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JEFFERSON BEATS BENGALS IN OVERTIME THRILLER

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Photo Credit: Joclyn Nicholas

Jefferson, OH- In a nail-biting showdown, the Jefferson Falcons soared to victory over the Benedictine Bengals in a thrilling overtime battle, clinching a hard-fought win with a final score of 71-59.

QUARTER SCORES
Jefferson Falcons: 19 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 17 = 71
Benedictine Bengals: 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 = 59

Jefferson Falcons Total Points:

  • Anthony Covetta: 27
  • Joey DeGeorge: 25
  • Joel Navarro: 13
  • Robbie Pisano: 3
  • Dylan Beebe: 2
  • Terry Brown: 1

Benedictine Bengals Total Points:

  • Kris Smith: 23
  • John Horn: 16
  • Makell Byrd: 13
  • Damone Darmond: 5
  • Bryce Meitan: 3
  • Noah Whistler: 2
  • Matthew Torres: 2

The Falcons’ victory was marked by an incredible display of determination and resilience, with senior Joey DeGeorge delivering a clutch performance when it mattered most. DeGeorge’s last-second three-pointer at the end of regulation sent the game into overtime, igniting the crowd and propelling the Falcons to victory.

Leading the charge for the Falcons were Anthony Covetta and Joey DeGeorge, who combined for an impressive 52 points. Their stellar offensive contributions, coupled with Joel Navarro’s 13 points, proved instrumental in securing the win for the Falcons.

Despite the Bengals’ formidable efforts, led by Kris Smith with 23 points and John Horn with 16 points, they ultimately fell short in overtime. The Falcons’ relentless determination and clutch performances proved to be the deciding factor in this intense playoff matchup.

With this thrilling victory, the Jefferson Falcons advance to the district semifinals of the OHSAA playoffs, where they will face the Lutheran West Longhorns. Riding high on the momentum of their overtime triumph, the Falcons look to continue their postseason success and advance further in the playoffs.

As for the Benedictine Bengals, their season comes to an end with this hard-fought loss in the sectional final.

BENEDICTINE FINISHES STRONG TO BEAT SPARTANS

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EUCLID OH- It was a close game at the half on Friday night between Boardman and Benedictine. At the break, the Spartans trailed 10-7. However, a flurry of second half points for Benedictine would spell doom for the Spartans. The Bengals outscored Boardman 28-13 in the second half to walk away with a 38-20 win.

Benedictine remains undefeated on the season at 5-0 while Boardman drops to 4-2.

Boardman’s schedule doesn’t get any easier. The Spartans will stay on the road in Week 7 heading to Warren Harding.

FALCONS GRAB VICTORY IN SLUGFEST WITH BENEDICTINE

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CLEVELAND OH-

Jefferson Area snatched the lead late in the game in a 20-12 victory over Benedictine on Monday. The game was tied at 12 with Jefferson Area batting in the top of the sixth when Marc Wood singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run.

The Falcons was boosted by Wood who went 5-for-6 at the plate. Wood singled in the first, doubled in the third, doubled in the fifth, singled in the sixth, and homered in the seventh.

Jefferson Area got things started in the first inning when Braydon Throop grounded out, scoring one run.

The Falcon tallied eight runs in the fifth inning. Seve Cantini, Kirkland Lambert, Dylan Cotton, PJ Modzelewski, Wood, and Cantini all drove in runs in the frame.

Cantini led the Falcons to victory on the pitcher’s mound. The hurler lasted two and a third innings, allowing zero hits and zero runs while striking out five and walking zero. Lambert and Modzelewski entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.

Dawson Williams started the game for Benedictine. The bulldog allowed nine hits and eight runs over four innings, striking out four.

Throop started the game for Jefferson Area. The bulldog surrendered eight runs on six hits over one-third of an inning, walking one

The Falcons socked one home run on the day. Wood had a long ball in the seventh inning.

Jefferson Area saw the ball well today, racking up 18 hits in the game. Wood, Lambert, Cantini, Cotton, and Modzelewski all managed multiple hits. Wood went 5-for-6 at the plate to lead.

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FALCONS MAKE A STATEMENT

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EUCLID OH- Looking to avenge their 27-42 loss almost a year ago, the Austintown Fitch Falcons headed north to face off against the Cleveland Benedictine Bengals at Euclid High School.

After receiving the opening kick, the Falcons immediately went to work. Almost 8 minutes and 14 plays into the game, quarterback Devin Sherwood got his boys on the board first, curtesy a 14-yard touchdown scamper.

While the Falcons first scoring drive was perfectly sustained, they have the ability to strike quickly as well. On their very first offensive play of the second quarter, Sherwood connected with senior Nate Leskovac for a 66-yard touchdown, boosting the Falcon lead to 14-0.

Already ahead by two scores, Fitch could smell blood in the water. Thanks to the alignment of the Bengals on the ensuing kickoff, Head coach T.J. Parker gave the green light for an onside kick, and his special teams unit produced.

Taking over on the Benedictine 46, Sherwood’s offense looked to strike again. The Falcons needed just 7 plays from plus territory to get into the endzone and make it a three-score game off Sherwood’s 29-yard pass to a wide-open Todd Simons in the front of the endzone.

With the score standing at 20-0, after a failed fake field goal by Fitch on the extra point, quarterback Ronnie Schultz and the Benedictine Bengals would start their drive at their own 25. With the first sign of life seen by the Bengals all night long, a mix of air and ground attack pushed the Bengals down to the Fitch 1 yard line before running back, Duane Jackson, was able to power it in for the score.

Back to a two-score game, the Falcons needed a little under 3 minutes to respond. In just 8 plays, T.J. Parker’s high powered offense was back into the endzone with Nate Leskovac now doing it himself with a 4-yard touchdown run from a wildcat formation, pushing the score to 28-7 after Fitch went for and converted their 2 point conversion.

Coming out of the half and trailing by 3 scores, Benedictine needed to strike quickly, and they did. Just 1 minute and 35 seconds into the half, Duane Jackson had his second rushing touchdown of the game from 4 yards out.

Unfortunately for the Bengals, their scoring would end, there while the Falcons were just getting started. Another Nate Leskovac touchdown run from a wildcat set, this time from 1 yard out pushed the lead back out to 3 scores with just 3 minutes and 43 second remaining in the third quarter. Then Sherwood’s final touchdown pass of the evening to Tyler Evans from 15 yards out would put a cap on the scoring for the night, moving the score to 42-14.

BIG PERFORMERS

Austintown-Fitch:

Devin Sherwood: 16 completions on 27 attemptsfor 262 yards, 16 carries 81 yards, 3 total TDs

Todd Simons: 6 catches 111 yards 1 TD

Nate Leskovac: 2 catches 72 yards, 5 carries 13 yards 3 total TDs

Cleveland Benedictine:

Duane Jackson: 14 carries 94 yards 2 TDs

Andre Rodgers: 7 carries 50 yards

 

UP NEXT

Fitch: T.J. Parker and his men will head home to take on Coach Reno and his Steubenville Big Red (3-1).

Benedictine:  It’s been a tough schedule for the Bengals and it doesn’t get any easier in week 6, the Bengals will plays host to Saint Ed’s (3-1) on Friday night.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson