There isn’t much scarier than being a freshman in high school. New surroundings, new classes, new circles of friends. For Crestview’s Drake Golden, he’s maximizing his opportunity for Varsity minutes on the hardwood, and performing at a VERY high level.
YSN’s Rocky Brown sat down with ‘The Golden Boy’ Drake Golden in this week’s Rebel Player Profile.
In our initial episode of Wellsville’s Player Profile for basketball season, YSN’s Michael Reiner sits down with Darien Suggs.
They discuss the benefits of having a sibling to play alongside, as well as what Darian would like Santa to bring him this year!
All that, and more on this week’s Tiger Player Profile: Darien Suggs.
After a 1-1 week, the Rebels look to bounce back to form. Head Skipper, Jeff Wilson sits down with YSN’s Rocky Brown to discuss what the plan is moving forward, and how the Black and Gold can push toward a few holiday victories before 2018 arrives.
Check up on Coach Wilson, and the status of the Reb’s on this week’s Crestview Coach’s Corner.
YSN’S Voice of Wellsville, Michael Reiner caught up with Coach Thompson to discuss the roller coaster ride the Tigers have been on. Coach ‘Bug’ and the Tigers look to get back on track before Santa comes down the chimney with match-ups against East Palestine, and Beaver Local.
Get ready for those games with this week’s Wellsville Coach’s Corner on YSN!
In our Week 2 Edition of ‘Raider Player Profile,’ we catch up with South Range Senior, Brady White.
White introduces us to his experience over the past four years as a Raider, and how things continue to look bright in Raiderland. He also discusses some of the personal trials he’s gone through and grown through (literally, he’s tall.) As well as how his teammates and classmates have embraced winning ways all across the school.
All that, and more on this edition of Raider Player Profile with Brady White.
On the second edition of the Coach Cullen Show, we dive into the week that was for the Raiders. 2 big wins against formidable opponents on the road puts this team 2 steps closer to the big goal. Coach walks us through where he thinks his squad is in development in regards to where they should be days before Christmas Break.
All that and more, on this week’s Coach’s Corner!
The Lady Raiders returned to play from some time off with their first rematch of the season at Carrollton, it would also be their first loss of the season as the Raiders fell 56-42.
The game started off as a defensive grudge match. Both teams made it clear how much they wanted to win with the tight, physical defense forcing plenty of turnovers. The end of the 1st quarter came and the two teams combined for only 15 points. The Raiders trailed 9-6.
While Carrollton was able to free up some offense in the 2nd quarter the 10-day layover was still affecting the Raiders. Izzy Lamparty put in two free throws at the end of the half just to avoid a double-digit halftime deficit. The Raiders trailed at the break 23-14.
Bree Kohler came out swinging in the third quarter find a softness in the middle of the Warrior defense. She was able to score 11 points in 5 minutes of the 3rd quarter to spark the Raiders back into the game. Then Bri Modic and Samantha Patrone hit back to back threes to tie the game at 34-34 with 1:30 left in the 3rd quarter. But the Warriors would not back down. They found ways to get points and lead the Raiders 38-35 at the end of 3.
The Raiders fought hard to keep it close as the 4th quarter started as Dani Vuletich scored 6 of her 9 points in the fourth frame but the Warriors were able to answer every bucket the Raiders scratched to get. With 5:00 minutes left in the game the Raiders trailed 45-40. Unfortunately, their offense ran out of gas and the Warriors outscored the Raiders 11-2 in the final 5 minutes to hand the Raiders their first loss 56-42.
Bree Kohler lead the Raiders with a career-high 12 points. Dani Vuletich and Izzy Lamparty both finished with 9. The Lady Raiders return to action Saturday hosting Lakeview. JV tips at 1:00.
The Raiders boys team stayed perfect holding off a late Mooney run for a 54-46 victory.
The Raiders started off very fast on both defense and offense, holding Mooney to just 6 points in the first frame and ending it with a 17-6 lead.
The Mooney offense did settle in a bit in the second frame and it seemed like they were poised for a run but threes from Brady White and Mike Cunningham put the Raiders up 28-14 with 2:00 left in the half. The Raiders carried a 30-17 lead into the locker room.
Cunningham stayed hot in the 3rd quarter putting down a three that put the Raider lead at 37-22. A Jaxon Anderson bucket a the buzzer of the frame would give the Raiders a 44-27 lead going into the 4th. That is when things got interesting.
Mooney would outscore the Raiders 16-5 in the first 6 and half minutes of the fourth quarter cutting the Raider lead to just 49-43 with 1:30 to go. The Raiders at this point had only shot 5/12 from the free throw line and it seemed they would have to hit big free throws to win the game down the stretch. When Mooney hit a three to make it a 49-46 game. Jaxon Anderson hit two huge free throws to make it a 51-46 game with 28 seconds left the Raiders would hit 3 more free throws and allow no further Cardinal points to put the game away and walk out of Mooney with a 54-46 win.
Mike Cunningham lead the way with 19 while Jaxon Anderson contributed 13. Brady White was also in double figures with 10. The Raiders return to action Friday as they host Western Reserve.
Columbiana, OH- The Columbiana Clippers 5th Grade Girls flew through their competition this past weekend and were awarded Co-Champions in the JGITCL Tournament held on the Columbiana Jr/High School Campus. The girls successfully defended their home-court both Saturday, and Sunday and the two teams were set to square off in the title game. The two teams consisted of the following girls: Alivia Bell, Ellie Church, Ella Dota, Danica Halas, Ava Heinrich, Maryn Hepler, Hannah Hitchcock, Lilly Hoschar, Nora Ineman, Ellie Jackson, Averi Marshall, Alaina McBurney, Haylee Muntean, Annaka Patrick, Cameron Perkins, Jessyka Philips, Catilynn Pleska, Ellie Venezia, and Leah Yarwood.
YSN’s Rocky Brown sits down with the lone Senior of the Crestview Rebel Boy’s Basketball Team: Scott Murray.
Murray talks about his time at Crestview and his plans for making his mark for years to come. Tune into the first episode of Crestview Rebels Player Profile.