COLUMBIANA OH- Three Rebel players combined for 42 points as Crestview defeated Champion 61-52 in Friday night basketball play.
The victory pushed the Rebel record to 2-4. Kirkland Miller and James Best each scored 15 points to pace the Rebels and Wyatt Miller added 12 points.
Champion was led by Juayon Edwards scoring a game-high 19 points.
Crestview returns to the courts Tuesday night as they travel to Brookfield.
*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger
WARREN OH- Sometimes the way you end a season can propel momentum into the next. The Champion boys team is hoping that is the case in 2021. After getting healthy as the year went on, the Flashes were playing really well the final month or so in the season. They return a lot of key members of that team as well. They will lean on those returning leaders to try and navigate what promises to be a high level of play in the MVAC.
Head Coach Dan Denman stopped by Running Point this week to give us a peak inside the boys program in Champion. He talks with Anthony Hartwig, and Ty Bartell about the end of last year’s season, what makes this Champion team so special, and much more. Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Dan Denman is live.
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WARREN OH- Brookfield had back to back tough weeks to swallow, as they dropped games to LaBrae, and Garfield. Despite their record, their Week 10 opponent in Champion was no slouch. The Warriors fought threw the night to earn a 20-7 victory.
Donavan Pawlowski continued to be a dual threat quarterback for the Warriors. He ran for 117 yards, and threw for 101. Teandre Craig was also a for e to be reckoned with running for 132 yards on the ground and scoring a pair of touchdowns.
Joey Fell was a bright spot for Champion. He threw for 92 yards on 11 completions.
Brookfield ends the season with a winning record of 6-4 and will qualify for the OHSAA state playoffs. Stay tuned to YSN for updates on schedules and pairings for postseason football.
NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- Springfield and Champion were matched up in a massive showdown on the pitch Monday night. Both teams were riding very successful seasons. The Tigers however, took down the Flashes 3-1 in what turned out to be a match that lived up to the billing.
The Tigers took a 2-0 lead into the locker room. The first goal of the night was scored by Ava Vecchione. Then with about 23 minutes to go in the half, Gracie Venturella put one in. Champion came out of the break and cut the lead in half with a goal from Taylor Huhn. However, Gracie Venturella struck again with what turned out to be the game sealing goal, and her second of the night.
Springfield will hit the road and travel to Newton Falls on Wednesday. Champion will travel to Badger on Thursday.
LIBERTY OH- The Leopards had just under four minutes to work with down the stretch on Friday night. Trailing Champion 24-20, the Leopards drove 70 yards and capped it off with a La’Breilyn Wilson four yard touchdown run. The Leopards would win 27-24.
Freshman quarterback DC Ferrell went 16/32 through the air with 205 yards, and a touchdown. He also ran for 165 yards and 2 touchdowns. Chris Cunningham got his second straight 100 yard receiving game, catching 9 passes for 129 yards.
The biggest highlight for Champion was their go ahead 65 yard touchdown pass from Joey Fell to Keegan McDermott. They trailed 13-0 at the the half before taking an 18-13 lead, and then a 24-19 lead.
Liberty will look to stretch their win streak to 3 in Week 8 as they travel to Newton Falls. Champion will host Campbell in Week 8. Both teams will be looking for their second win of the year.
BEAVER CREEK MEADOWS- Crestview standout Emily Hill continued her phenomenal season on the links leading her team with a 38 on Tuesday. Hill’s team backed her up on the course though, as Matt Wollett shot a 45, Luke Requardt a 49, and Jon Beveridge a 50 en route to a 182-184 victory over Champion.
For the Golden Flashes, Ken Williams had the score to beat with a 35. While Jacob Witherow shot a 42. Other scores for Champion included Dylan Howell’s 53 and Buddy Wilson’s 54.
Crestview will rest their clubs until next Tuesday when they Welcome Liberty to town.
*Story contributed by YSN’s Larry Scragg
POLAND OH- After a tough start to the season, Poland has now rattled off three wins in a row with a sweep of Champion on Monday night. (25-7 25-9 25-13)
Morgan Kluchar led the attack on the night for the Bulldogs finishing with 8 kills. Sophia Dedo also had a strong offensive night finishing with 7 kills. Sarah Forsyth finished with 5 kills. Both Maddie Tonus, and Morgan Bailey both finished with 7 assists.
Poland will look to continue their win streak on Tuesday as they travel to Struthers. Champion returns home to host Liberty.
CHAMPION, OH – The Warren JFK Eagles came into Friday night’s game attempting to match the ferocity of last season’s reign. Many wondered how they would adapt to new kids stepping up on the turf to take the place of superstars like Hollobaugh and Likens from last year’s past team. Well with the likes of Brown, Mauro, and Rivera, I don’t believe they’ll need to worry too much. Champion put up a great fight all game, however the blue storm’s defense was simply too powerful. The Eagles took the game 48-6, and scored 27 points in the first half.
Antwan Brown of the Eagles had three rushing touchdowns, along with one kickoff return touchdown after Champion’s only score of the day. Brown was the lead rusher for the team, and made quite the debut for the team. Midway through the game, he suffered an ankle injury that seemed like he would be out for the majority of the game. He proceeded to come back on the field for the kickoff from Champion, where he clutched the ball from the air and took it about 75 yards to the house. After the touchdown, he seemed to tweet it once again, and that is where he called it quits for the rest of the game. Michael Mauro of the Eagles and Abram Rivera had scores of their own, Rivera scoring a 2 point conversion after a Brown rush in the end zone. Mauro in the first half picked off QB Joey Fell, which led to a Brown TD. On the other side of the ball, the Golden Flashes’ Mason Sabo was the only one with points on the board for the day. Champion tried their hardest to swing momentum back into the game, but it was too little too late.
Champion will be playing Rootstown next Friday, August 27, and Warren JFK will be home playing Western Reserve that same day.
*Contributed By Dom O’Brien
WARREN OH- No feeling really compares to a high school football player lacing up for a Friday night game. The student athletes of the area are now ready to start a new season, complete with 10 regular season games. YSN’s Running Point went all the way with their previews of the 2021 season. Every team in the YSN family is represented. Champion still has a bad taste in their mouths from being denied a chance in the playoffs last season. However this destructive defense is going to wreck a ton of offenses inside the MVAC. Join Anthony Hartwig and Ty Bartell as they talk all things Champion football in the 2021 Champion Football Preview.
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COLUMBUS OH- With the OHSAA Softball season concluding with four state champions crowned over the weekend in Akron, the Ohio Softball Coaches Association has released their All-Ohio list for all divisions. Nine YSN athletes have been given the honor.
Division 1:
2nd Team: Lydia Spalding Austintown Fitch
Division 2:
1st Team: Camryn Latanzio Poland
2nd Team: Jordan Anderson West Branch
Division 3:
1st Team: Bree Kohler South Range
2nd Team: Alyssa Sheely Ursuline
Emma Gumont Champion
Cassidy Shaffer Champion
Honorable Mention: Emily Holland Ursuline
Kelly Szolek South Range.