HOWLAND OH- It was a cold and wet Monday evening in Howland as the Lady Tigers played host to the Boardman Lady Spartans. The Tigers got off to a quick start as Gracie Villwock snagged the first goal of the day within the first fifteen minutes of play. But from there it was a slow defensive battle for quite some time as neither team could get anything past midfield. Boardman in the middle of the first half was able to grab a goal thanks to a great run from Morgan Auck to even the contest back up. However, the Lady Tigers would quickly take another goal from Ava Yannucci to recapture the lead at the end of the first half. In the second half of play it was all Tigers, Kalliopi Liakaris would score the first goal and Villwock would take the second, which was also the second of the day for her.
The Howland Lady Tigers move to (6-4-1) on the season after they won 4-1. They will play host to the Fitch Falcons on Wednesday. Boardman drops to (3-7-1) and they will stay on the road on Wednesday as they travel to Canfield to take on the one-loss Lady Cardinals.
*Contributed By YSN’s Alek Koberna
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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Boardman could do no wrong on offense, as their scheme left East looking around on Saturday afternoon. When the smoke cleared it was the Spartans on top 42-8.
It was advantage Boardman from the start as the Spartans went right down the field on their first drive. They capped it off with a 10 yard touchdown run by Willy Torres. The next time the Spartans got the ball, lightning would strike fast. Thomas Andujar found KeJaun Robinson for a 60 yard burst through the air. There was no stopping the Spartans offense from that point on.
Biardman moves to 3-2 on the season and have a big test next week as they welcome in Benedictine. East will also be at home in Week 6 as they host Mooney.
BOARDMAN OH- The lady Spartans played a great match against Fitch beating them 183 to 233. Junior Sophia Rivera had the low score for the match of a 41 and senior Zoey Fick- Mills came in second place with a 45. Seniors Emily Choleva and Kate Pendleton shot a 48 and 49.
The Spartans take on the Canfield and Poland Thursday at Mill Creek
*Contributed By Lee Christman at boardmanathletics.org
BOARDMAN OH- Canfield travelled to Boardman and improved to 4-1-0 with a 6-1 win on Monday night.
Canfield got goals scored by:
Hanna Wahib with 2 , Maci Toporcer, Lexi Toporcer, Addy Masters and Kiara Reynolds had 1
Assists Maci Toporcer , Hanna Wahib 2, Lena Wahib , Kiara Reynolds
Boardman was contributed a goal by Megan Faubel
Canfield GK Lolo Padgett with 1 save
Boardman GK Faith Walston with 16 saves.
HOWLAND, OH – The Boardman Spartans had a rough couple of weeks where they have given up 40+ points twice in a row. They wanted to make sure to put that in the past going into their Week 4 matchup against Howland. In the end, the Spartans would completely flip the script. It was them that would score 40 points en route to a dominant 40-13 road victory over the Tigers.
It only took the Spartans 1:05 into the game to get things going. Willy Torres would get 3 nice runs on the drive, including his 23-yard touchdown run to make it 6-0 Boardman (missed PAT) with 10:55 to go in the first. The Howland Tigers, though, found a gameplan to try to rid their offensive woes from the first three weeks. Coach Steve Boyle implemented a wildcat-like offense led by their star wide receiver Nicholas Leasure. The plan would start off great for the Tigers as they marched slowly but surely down the field to set up a goal-line situation. Howland’s Nolan Rudesill then ran it in from 2 yards out, the Tigers’ first opening-drive touchdown of the season. They tried to take the lead, but the extra point was blocked to keep it a 6-6 draw after one.
Boardman then completely shifted momentum with three second-quarter touchdowns. It started off with the Spartans moving the ball by slowing the game down, completely opposite from their opening drive. With a goal-line situation of their own, Tomas Andujar ran it in from 2 yards out to make it a 13-6 Boardman game. Things really started heating up for the Spartans when Kejuan Robinson went off. He first hauled in a 57-yard touchdown pass from Andujar and then a 25-yard touchdown one as the Spartans led by three scores heading into the break at 27-6. Robinson caught 9 passes for 126 yards (14.0 average) and 2 touchdowns. Andujar, on the other hand, went 11/13 (84.6%) for 155 yards and 3 passing touchdowns while gaining 110 yards on 20 carries (5.5 average).
Howland, though, came storming out of the gates to start the second half with more controlling wildcat action. An offense that had their best performance of the season so far with 236 total yards, they would put themselves in another goal-line set, with Leasure scoring a 2-yard touchdown to pull it back within two scores at 27-13. The Tigers would also be aided by 10 Spartan penalties for 105 yards. However, the Tigers had a tough time converting fourth downs and keeping key drives alive as they went 0/4 on the night.
Despite the adversity and a tough Howland defense, the Spartans just needed one spark. Facing a 4th & Long on the first play of the fourth quarter, Andujar connected with Torres for a 17-yard touchdown catch to pull it back up to three scores at 33-13. Then on the next drive for Boardman, Torres scampered down the field for a 26-yard to all but seal the dominating win. He would finish the night with 106 yards on 11 carries (9.6 average) for two rushing touchdowns along with his touchdown reception.
The Spartans will snap their two-game losing streak and improve to 2-2 on the year. They will look for two straight next week as they will travel to East. The Golden Bears (0-4) are coming off a 74-28 defeat to Akron Ellet.
The Tigers will drop to 0-4 loss as they have now lost nine straight dating back to September 24th of last year. They will now welcome the West Branch Warriors to town next Friday night in a rematch of a thrilling 37-34 heartbreaking defeat last season. The Warriors (3-1) are coming off a convincing 38-14 victory over Ridgewood.
*Contributed By YSN’s Noah Ricks
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AUSTINTOWN OH- The Austintown Fitch Falcons have sat, perched atop The All-American Conference (AAC) for the past two years. Staking claim to two consecutive conference championships in 2020 and 2021, Fitch goes into the year looking for a three-peat. Going into Thursday evening, The Falcons were 2-0 in conference play, winning both matches having not dropped a set in the conference this year.
The Thursday evening matchup? None other than the age-old rival in The Boardman Spartans, who were coming off a straight set victory against The Warren Harding Raiders on Wednesday. With the high energy rolling around, both teams came out with a fire! Exchanging blows in the early going, both teams battled in a back-and-forth affair in the beginning of Set 1, drawing even 13-13 at one point. However, Fitch grabbed a lead and flew away with it, going on a set-clinching run to emerge victorious by ten points!
Leading 1-0 in sets, Austintown looked to bring out the same intensity they used to end the previous set. But similar to Set 1, The Spartans were filled with a ton of fight to start Set 2. THis time around, it was the freshman play of Rylie Simons behind the service line that catapulted The Falcons to a 25-13 Set 2 win.
With a big lead in sets 2-0, Fitch was looking to close out the victory. Girls like Jocelyn Jourdan were great per usual, slamming down multiple kills per set to help her team throughout the night. For Boardman in Set 3, The Spartans were determined to avoid a big Falcons run, and did they ever! Putting up a great fight with girls like Gia Triveri and Gianna Cicchillo stepping up and battling the entire set. Austintown ultimately emerged the four point victors in Set 3, but not without a great battle with Boardman.
Kylie Folkwein was another Falcon freshman that was very impressive! Stepping up big on both offense and defense with great efficiency was more than enough to earn her Player of the Game!
Both teams will travel into The Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) in the coming days. Fitch (6-1) set for a battle of the birds, as they take on Hubbard (1-5) on Saturday, September 10th at 1:00 p.m. As for Boardman (3-4) they will hit the road down 224 to Poland (4-3) next Monday, September 12th at 7:00 p.m. in a matchup with The Bulldogs!
Set Scores
Fitch 25 – 15 Boardman
Fitch 25 – 13 Boardman
Fitch 25 – 21 Boardman
Match: Fitch 3 – 0 Boardman
Stats (Austintown)
Kylie Folkwein (Player of the Game) : 11 Kills, 1 Ace, 9 Digs, 10 Receptions, 55.0 Kill%, .400 Hit%.
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BOARDMAN OH- The Boardman girls golf team had a great win against Howland on Tuesday 184-237.
Zoey Fick- Mills was the low score for the day with a 39 and coming in with the second lowest score was Sophia Rivera who shot a 43. Emily Choleva shot a 49 and Senior Kate Pendleton shot a 53.
Spartans are back on the course on Saturday as they’ll compete in the Mahoning Valley Girls Golf Classic at Yankee Run Golf Course in Brookfield. It is set to start at 12:00.
*Contributed By Lee Christman at boardmanathletics.org
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WARREN OH- The Spartans won on the road Wednesday and improved their record to 3-3 on the season, gaining their first conference win against Warren Harding.
It was libero Gianna Cicchillo who lead the Spartans to the sweep, picking up 11 digs and 5 aces. Cami Goske had 4 blocks at the net, while her and teammate MC Werth each had 4 kills. Kamryn Duritza and Maddie Mraz shared running the offense, Duritza with 12 assists, Mraz with 8. Sydney Yauger, Gia Triveri, CiCi Johnson and Ava Bosnjak all ended the night with 3 kills a piece while Jasmine Graham picked up 6 digs.
The Spartan will hit the road again tomorrow as they travel to Austintown Fitch in back to back AAC conference nights.
*Contributed By Alyssa Birch at boardmanathletics.org
BOARDMAN OH- Boardman’s boys golf team got another tight win Wednesday by defeating the Poland Bulldogs 176 to 177.
Zack Ganser shot the low round for the Spartans with a 40. Luke DeJoseph carded a 44. Cooper Mraz scored a 45. Jake Zenko finished with a 47 and Matthew Smalley had a 48.
With the victory, Boardman earned their 5th win of the season.
*Contributed By Jeff Hammerton at boardmanathletics.org
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BOARDMAN OH- The Boardman Lady Spartans beat Edison 184-216 on Saturday to stay undefeated on the season.
The low score this match went to Senior Emily Choleva who shot a 43. Senior Zoey Fick-Mills came in second with a 45 and Junior Haily Rusnak shot a 47. Sophia Rivera shot a 49 and Senior Kate Pendleton shot a 51.
Boardman will host Howland on Tuesday at Mill Creek Golf Course.
*Contributed By Lee Christman at boardmanathletics.com
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