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ALLIANCE KNOCKS DOWN THE QUAKERS

After a thrilling victory in week 5, the Quakers returned home to open EBC play and were greeted by the high-powered Alliance Aviators, whose offense would score often en route to a 41-30 win over the Quakers.

The Aviators would jump out to a 14-0 first quarter lead on two touchdown passes by quarterback Brendan Zurbrugg, and continue to push their lead, which would be 27-9 at the half.
Salem would come out with a long drive to start the 3rd, capped off by a 1-yd touchdown score by quarterback Jackson Johnson, cutting the lead to 27-16. The Quakers, however, would never get closer than eleven the rest of the way as Alliance would continue to answer with scores of their own.
For Alliance, they used their balanced offensive attack led by Zurbrugg, who threw for 223 yard and three touchdowns (Davis-2, Hawkins). Kayden Davis ran for 113 and another score. For Salem, Jackson Johnson threw the ball over 50 times on the night for 385 yards and two scores (Davidson-2). Leading the way receiving was Caden Swiger (12-117), Donnie Oesch (8-94) and Dillon Monroy (6-78). Ross Davidson had over 50 yards and both receiving scores on the night.
Salem (4-2, 0-1) looks to bounce back next week as the play host to Minerva at Sebo Stadium. Alliance (5-1, 1-0) travels to Carrollton to clash with the Warriors (5-1, 1-0).

*Contributed By Jarrod Niederhiser

WARRIORS STAY ON THEIR STREAK

BELOIT OH- The #13th ranked Lady Warriors soccer team earned a hard fought 1-0 victory over Alliance today.  The win pushes the Warriors record to 8-0-1 on the season and 3-0 in the EBC.  Alliance falls to 8-3 and 1-2 in the EBC.

Scoring for West Branch was Daphne Snyder.  Earning the shutout victory for the Warriors was Zoe Sanders with 1 save.

The Warriors will play next on Saturday heading to South Range for a 10 AM start.

*Contributed By Ryan Wolf at wbathletics.org

NILES CANT KEEP UP IN HIGH SCORING AFFAIR

NILES OH- Last season Niles came away with a 19-16 defensive victory.  This year the tide turned as a big scoring offense in the first half turned into a one sided second half match.  The biggest story in this game was how would Niles’ run game be as Antuan Gardner was out with an injury and taking his place would be Joe Smith.  Same with the offensive and defensive line without Matt Keeley. 

 

A week ago, the Red Dragons of Niles got a big rivalry victory against Howland 21 to 7, while Alliance needed a rebound after a tough 41 to 14 loss against Lake. 

 

Alliance started out the game strong with just a few plays as Brendan Zurbrugg connected with Ramir Hawkins on a big play.  Few plays later, Kayden Davis got the first score on the board making it 7-0.  Niles would strike right back however as Anthony Budak hooked up with Keyshon Talley for a 75-yard touchdown tying it at seven.  The Aviators would get back on the board once again however as Davis went 44-yards to pay dirt. going up 14-7 and then another run this time from 58-yards out making it 21-7. Joe Smith also had two touchdowns, one from 50 and four yards out.  

 

However, the momentum changed as Budak was rolling out, he was picked off by Carter Bugara who took it all the way back for a pick six. After that, Alliance never looked back as the Aviators had two more touchdowns by Davis, and a touchdown reception from Tyion Matthew’s who went 39-yards out from Zurbrugg.  Ex’Ziriaun Williamson got reps of running back later on and scored a 53-yard touchdown too as Alliance got their first win against an old fashioned rival in Niles McKinley for the first time since 2004.  

 

Brendan Zurbrugg finished with 161 yards passing and two touchdowns.  Kayden Davis finished with 13 carris for 185 yards on the ground and four touchdowns. 

 

For Niles, Joe Smith rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns.  

 

Next week, Niles (1-1) will host the LaBrae Vikings (0-2) who are coming off of a 40 to 12 loss against Valley Christian.  Alliance (1-1) will host Bedford (0-2).  

 

 After the game, YSNs Ian O’Brien caught up with coach Tim Goodman about the big win and what to expect next week. 

 

*contributed by YSNs Ian O’Brien*

WARRIORS STAY IN EBC HUNT

BELOIT OH- The dream is still alive for West Branch to try and grab a share of the EBC. The Warriors beat Alliance 9-4 .

Ryley Pittman gave up 8 hits, and got 6 strikeouts to get the win in the circle.

Sydney Mercer finished with 3 hits to lead the Warriors offense, Skyler Greeneisen had a single, a double and 1 RBI.  Pittman finished with a single and 3 RBI, Addi Craven notched a triple, and Ragan Greeneisen got a double and 1 RBI.

The Warriors will stay in EBC play on Tuesday as they travel to Minerva. First pitch is slated for 5:30.

SALEM PUTS THE CHILL ON THE AVIATORS

SALEM OH- It may have felt like the middle of February but the Quaker offense was red hot Wednesday night at Ray Reasbeck Field putting up ten runs to take down the Alliance Aviators in 6 innings and earn their 9th straight victory.After starting pitcher Carson Rhodes wriggled out of a first inning bases loaded jam without surrendering a run, the offense went to work. Blaize Exline led off the game with a base hit to left field. After stealing second base and advancing to third on a wild pitch, Darius Beck drove him home with a fielder’s choice to the shortstop.

The Quakers weren’t done though as with two outs, Gavin Wilms had a base hit, and then went first to third on a base hit from left hander Corey Riesen and would score on a base hit by Carson Rhodes to make it 2-0 good guys.

Exline would provide another jolt of offense in the second as he hit a laser beam home run over the left field fence to make it 3-0 Salem.

The Quakers would add 4 in the third inning on the strength of a another RBI single by Rhodes, a throwing error from the catcher that let Riesen score, an RBI double by Lance Bailey and a fielders choice by Cayden Burt that scored Brock Young making it 7-0 Salem.

That was plenty of support for Carson Rhodes as he threw all 6 innings punching out 8 Alliance batters allowing 3 hits and zero runs to earn his 4th win of the year.

The Quakers would walk it off in the 6th as Rhodes continued his impressive day with a 2 run single to right field to give him 3 RBI’s on the day. The game would come to an end on a Cayden Burt single to left field scoring Corey Riesen.

The Quakers are now 10-3 overall and 5-3 in the EBC. The Quakers will try and make it 10 in a row tomorrow as they will host Minerva with the first pitch set for 5 pm.

*Contributed By Mike DeBarr at salemathletics.org

SALEM SUSPENDS AVIATORS FLIGHTPLAN

ALLIANCE OH- The Quakers scoreless innings streak did come to an end Tuesday night in Alliance at 24 innings but it wasn’t because of poor pitching. Gavin Wilms followed up his no hit performance from last week with a 1 hit, 1 run, 10 strikeout performance against the Aviators to help get Salem its 8th straight victory.

It wasn’t easy for Wilms as he gave up 6 walks on the day and had 3 errors behind him but the big right hander made the pitches when he needed them and was able to go the distance to earn his 3rd EBC victory of the year.

Despite the cold temperatures, the Quaker offense stayed warm racking up 7 hits along with some loud outs on nice defensive plays by Alliance.

Jackson Johnson got the Quakers started with an RBI single in the third that scored Lance Bailey who reached base with a single of his own before stealing second base to get into scoring position for Johnson.

Wilms helped his own cause with 2 hits including a double to lead off the 6th inning that would eventually give the Quakers an insurance run and a 2 run lead when Wilms would be waved home on a Corey Riesen RBI single.

Darius Beck and Blaize Exline each added hits of their own and Exline added a steal to his total as well.

The Quakers are now 9-3 (4-3 in the EBC) and will host the Aviators at Ray Reasbeck field tomorrow with the first pitch scheduled for 5pm.

*Contributed By Mike DeBarr at salemathletics.org

LEOPARDS STAND FIRM AGAINST ALLIANCE

LOUISVILLE OH- They had to hold back a late rally, but Louisville was able to pick up a big 7-6 win over Alliance on Wednesday. It makes the Leopards 20-1 against the Aviators in their last 21 meetings. They lead the all time series 28-6.

Matti Benson had a day to remember at the plate. She went 4-4 with 5 RBI. Shelby Mayle also put in a solid day with a 2-3 showing at the dish, and a RBI. She also scored a run. Brooke Brendle went 1-3 with a RBI. Kenzie Denzer went 1-3 with a walk, and 2 runs scored.

Kendra Thomas got the start in the circle for the Leopards. She went 4.2 IP, and gave up 3 earned runs on 6 hits. Katie Heath pitched a strong relief outing going 2.1 IP and gave up 0 runs on 2 hits, and striking out 3.

Louisville will return to action Thursday as they host Waynedale. First pitch is set for 5:00.

SALEM CLOSES OUT EBC WITH ROAD VICTORY

ALLIANCE OH- The Salem Lady Quakers finished off their EBC series with a 48-30 road win against the Alliance Aviators finishing league play 10-2.

For the Quakers Abbie Davidson added 14 points, Kami Rohm added 10, and senior twins Alanee and Alivia Davidson-Chuck each added 7 and 6 points respectively. Rylee Hutton also added 7 points and 4 assists while Rohm made a strong showing on the board ripping down 8.

The Quakers move to 16-3 overall and end their regular season play on the road at Division 1 Powerhouse Massillon Jackson Thursday at 6/7:30.

In JV action the Salem girls dominated with a 54-8 win and move to 18-1 on the season.

*Contributed by Sarah Hamilton at salemathletics.org

 

QUAKERS DROP A TOUGH ONE TO ALLIANCE

SALEM, OH – Salem and Alliance squared off in an Eastern Buckeye Conference matchup Tuesday night and it was a good one! The Quakers were determined to get their season back on track as they started out strong and either led or were tied with the Aviators for the majority of the game. The pace picked up in the fourth as Alliance was crawling back in, the Aviators eventually took the lead with two minutes to go in the game. That is when Salem’s Drew Weir would tie the game up at 52 with just seconds to go. But, Gage Ford and Alliance had other plans as Ford managed to knock down a mid range dagger shot at the buzzer to win the game, 54-52 over Salem. 

 

For Alliance, Brendan Zurbrugg led the way with 19 points on the night. Behind him was Diego Allen with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

 

For Salem, Cam Sampson led the way with 20 points. Behind him was Drew Weir who added 14 on the night.

 

Alliance will be back in action on Friday, as they will travel to West Branch. Salem will also be back in action on Friday on the road, as they travel to Minerva. Don’t miss it on YSN!

 

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller

WARRIORS ALTER ALLIANCE’S UPSET PLANS

BELOIT OH- The Alliance Aviators are a different team this season, much improved from years past. They already have more wins this year than the last three seasons combined. They came into Saturday primed for a program defining win. This day however belonged to West Branch. They used their suffocating defense to run away with the game 66-28.

The Warriors had four different players reach in double figures. Sophie Gregory led the way for them with 13. Sydney Mercer was right behind her with 12. Mikayla Fitts had a solid day at the office with 11 points, and finally Anna Lippiatt contributed 10.

West Branch hits the floor again on Wednesday as they travel to Carrollton.