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MOONEY OWNS THE NIGHT IN YOUNGSTOWN

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YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO- Cardinal Mooney traveled on the road tonight to take on the Chaney Cowgirls. The Cowgirls kept pace with the Lady Cardinals during the first half as the score was 26-16.

The Cardinals took off during the second half scoring 15 points in the third quarter and 17 points in the fourth quarter.

The Cardinals were led by Maria Fire, who dropped 16 points. Mooney’s defense held the Cowgirls to just 7 points in the second half as they pulled away to win 58-23. Cardinal Mooney will finish the season off with two home games against Ursuline and Poland. 

*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison

URSULINE’S TRIUMPH OVER COWBOYS GETS GUNTHER TO THE TOP

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Terrance Pankey and Jaden Payne combined for twenty-five points to move Keith Gunther into first place as Ursuline’s all-time winningest head coach. The win is number 278 in coach Gunther’s incredible career.  

Ursuline (15-1) dominated the first half holding a double digit lead for half of the first and almost all of the second quarter. The Irish held a fifteen point lead on two separate occasions, and would end the half of a 6-0 run to take a 36-21 lead into half.

Coming out of the break, Chaney (9-7) would start the third on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to ten. After an Ursuline bucket, the Cowboys would respond with a 13-0 run to take their first lead of the game with a little more than a minute to play in the quarter. The two teams would trade buckets and Chaney would take a one-point lead into the final quarter. Chaney outscored Ursuline 20-4 in the third.

Just seventeen seconds into the fourth, Jayden Payne would hit a pair of free throws to give Ursuline the lead, which they would never relinquish. The Irish would go on to outscore Chaney 22-13 in the final seven minutes and forty-three seconds to give Ursuline the win, 66-54.

TOP PERFORMERS –

URSULINE:

Terrance Pankey – 19 points

Jaden Payne – 16 points

Vinny Flauto – 14 points

CHANEY:

Jason Hewlett – 21 points

Jashaun Holcomb – 11 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Ursuline: Now winners of their last eleven, the Irish will travel to take on the Howland Tigers (9-8). Howland won last season’s matchup 59-50, but the Irish have won 5 of the last 7.

Chaney: Following their second loss of the season to the Ursuline Irish, the Cowboys will look to bounce back with a home matchup against another SVC foe, in the rival East Golden Bears (8-8). Chaney dominated the Bears earlier this month, winning 61-34 on the east side. The Golden Bears will come in on a three-game losing streak.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson.

COWBOYS ROPE IN THE RAIDERS

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Back in action for the first time since last Friday, the Chaney Cowboys (9-6) saw three players reach double digits in their 61-52 victory over the visiting South Range Raiders (9-8).

Six different Cowboys would score in the opening quarter of play to jumpstart Chaney to a five point lead at the end of one. Matt Jones led the way with six first quarter points.

South Range would close the gap to just one by the break, thanks to lights out shooting by sophomore guard, Luke Rohan. Rohan scored 12 first half points, knocking down a pair of threes in the first as well as another duo in the second.

The two teams would trade blows throughout the third quarter trading the lead back and forth before Chaney would close the period on a run to take a four-point lead into the fourth.

Rohan would start the fourth blazing hot, knocking down another pair of three’s to evaporate and take the lead from Chaney. The Cowboys would respond by ramping up the pressure defensively, forcing turnovers to get out and run. Matt Jones and Jason Hewlett would combine for 11 of the Cowboy’s 18 fourth quarter points to close out the Chaney victory.

TOP PERFORMERS –

CHANEY:

Matt Jones – 17 points

Jason Hewlett – 14 points

Josiah Gonzalez – 10 points

SOUTH RANGE:

Luke Rohan – 21 points, 7 made three’s

Landon Moore – 14 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Chaney: Grabbing a much-needed win, the Chaney Cowboys will look to build upon their momentum in a rematch with the Ursuline Irish (14-1). Ursuline took the opening matchup on the westside, 80-65. The SVC conference foes will face off this coming Tuesday, January 31st, catch all the action on YSN Live @ 7:00 pm.

 

South Range: Falling short in their last came of the week, the Raiders still made some noise in the NE8 with their wins on Tuesday and Friday, and will look to continue their conference run hosting the Lakeview Bulldogs (2-16) Tuesday the 31st. The Raiders handled Lakeview earlier this season in Cortland, 61-37.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

CARDS DEAL A FINAL BLOW

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Canfield’s star trio of juniors all reach double digits in the Cardinals road victory over Chaney, 66-58.

Canfield jumped out to an early lead by as many as fourteen in the first half thanks to Dom Cruz’s 8 first quarter points and Jake Schneider’s 7 in the second period. An impressive 10-0 run to end the half however would close the Cardinal lead to just four heading into the break.

Both teams would continue to trade blows through the third quarter before Chaney would tie things up on a Josiah Gonzalez free throw. The Cardinals would never let Chaney take the lead, closing the third on a 16-8 run. The Canfield third would be highlighted by Dom Cruz’s 5 made shots from beyond the arc, Cruz would make 7 in the ballgame.

A slow start to the final quarter saw Chaney trail by double digits in the fourth while the Canfield offense was looking to drain as much clock as possible. After cutting the lead to 8 and a controversial 5-second call, the Cowboys would rally to get to within a possession.

After a front end miss on a Canfield one and one, Chaney had possession and a chance to take the lead. However, the Cowboys would turn the ball over on the ensuing drive. Another trip to the line for Canfield saw Chaney trail by 3. A missed Cowboy three pointer and a late whistle for a foot out of bounds on a baseline drive would see the Cowboys turn the ball over yet again trailing by a possession.

Canfield’s Tony Russo would proceed to put the game on ice, connecting on 4 free throws to give the Cardinals the 66-58 victory.

TOP PERFORMERS –

CHANEY:

Josiah Gonzalez – 27 points

Jason Hewlett – 20 points

CANFIELD:

Dom Cruz – 25 points

Jake Schneider – 17 points

Tony Russo – 10 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Chaney: Finishing their three game home stand at 2-1, the Cowboys will now travel north to take on Grand River Academy. Chaney has taken the previous two matchups by a combined total of 141-67.

Canfield: After adding yet another impressive road win to their resume, the Cardinals will have the opportunity to collect another against the rival Poland Bulldogs (5-9). The Bulldogs swept last year’s season series, while Canfield dominatedboth matchups in 2020.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

 

URSULINE OUTSHOOTS COWBOYS

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Youngstown Ursuline improved to 8-1 with a 80-65 victory Friday evening with a win over Youngstown Chaney (4-5) in the West side.

IRISH ROLLING

The Irish’s eight victories this season have come by an average margin of 24 points with wins by as many as 35 and twice 32. The dominance of the Green and Gold shows no signs of slowing down as they head into a difficult stretch of their schedule. After another SVC matchup in East this coming Tuesday, the Irish host the holy war against Mooney before seeing the Austintown-Fitch Falcons come to town. Ursuline will then make the trip to Louisville to take on St. Thomas Aquinas, followed by a two-game home stand against Massillon Washington and again the Chaney Cowboys.

In their win last night, the Irish took an early lead and would never look back. While the Cowboys would go on a few big runs, cutting the margin to just two possessions a few times, the Irish were able to respond every time.

Jaden Payne paced the Irish with 24 and DashaunWill added 18. Terrance Pankey had 17 with a chunk of the late third and early fourth quartersspent on the bench with four fouls.

A DIFFERENT WEST SIDE STORY

Dropping their first game to the Irish since the return of athletics in 2018, the Cowboys have now lost back-to-back games the second time this season.

The road doesn’t get much easier for the Cowboyseither. Chaney will hit the road for a pair of Steel Valley matchups at Mooney and East before a very difficult home stand against the likes of Kennedy Catholic, North Canton Hoover, Grand River Academy, and South Range. Another round of Steel Valley play looms large along with non-conference bouts against the always talented Mentor and Poland programs.

Jason Hewlett led the Cowboys in their loss with 22 points, 16 of which came in the first half. Josiah Gonzalez was the second highest scorer with 20, leading the team with his second half 13. D’Juan Waller added 11, all coming in half number one.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

CHANEY IS RAMPING UP MOMENTUM

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Jason Hewlett dropped twenty-two points in three quarters as Chaney handed Liberty its fourth loss of the season, 63-20.

Liberty (1-4) started the game handling the patented Chaney pressure well and were able to score with the Cowboy’s. KJ Turner and Evan Bates both hit from beyond the arc to keep the Leopard’s within striking distance at the end of one, trailing 16-12.

The Chaney Cowboys (3-1) responded with an explosive second quarter to take a 47-18 lead into halftime. Jason Hewlett paced the showtime Cowboys with an impressive 14 second quarter points. Ga’Mior Jackson added 5 points for the quarter, including a buzzer beater three, the only made basket from beyond the arc for Chaney in the half.

After a few minutes of third quarter play, the running clock was in effect and would never be called off. The Cowboys dominated Liberty in the second half, holding the Leopards scoreless in the third quarter, and allowing just one basket in the fourth.

LEADING SCORERS –

CHANEY:

Jason Hewlett – 22 points

Jashaun Holcomb – 10 points

Ga’Mior Jackson – 9 points

LIBERTY:

KJ Turner – 5 points

Evan Bates – 5 points

Chaney – Extending their streak to three in a row, the Cowboys will hit the road for a neutral site contest against the Walsh Jesuit Warriors. The Warriors come in with an undefeated 5-0 record, boasting impressive wins over Brush, St. Ignatius, Gilmour Academy, and Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s.

Liberty – Dropping their second game in a row to a top Northeast Ohio team, the Liberty Leopards will look to regroup with a road matchup against Crestview (3-2). Liberty has won their previous five matchups against the Rebels.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

DIVISION TWO AND THREE ALL-OHIO FOOTBALL TEAMS

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COLUMBUS, OH- The The Division two and three football All-Ohio teams were announced this afternoon by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. The teams consist of multiple YSN players in both divisions two and three.

Starting in division two, the Austintown Fitch Falcons had six players represented. On the first team all offense list was offensive linemen Josh Fitzgerald. On the second team defense was defensive back Davion Pritchard. Falcons quarterback DeShawn Vaughn made the third team all offense team. On the third team defensive team was Brian Robinson and Cam Smith. Austintown running back Jamell James also made the honorable mention team. For the Lakeside Dragons, both Angelo Collazo and Malachi Donahue made third team all defensive team.

In division three, 19 players under the YSN umbrella were honored from four different schools. Those schools include, Canfield, Ursuline, Louisville and Chaney. On the first team all offensive team was Canfield quarterback Broc Lowry and offensive linemen AJ Murphy. For Ursuline, wide receiver D.C. Ferrell, offensive linemen Brian Frasco, and defensive linemen Ty’Req Donlow made the list as first team selections. For Chaney on the first team all defensive team was Jason Hewlett and DJ Waller.

On the second team all offensive team was Ursuline running back Christian Lynch and offensive linemen Isaac Lucas. The Cardinals had a second team all defensive selection with linebacker Danny Inglis.

On the honorable mention team was nine student athletes in division three. Those nine include: Jacob Davide, Landon Charles, Will Burney, Mike Branch, Elijah Carter, Jack Davis, Santino Cocca, Hunter Kanotz and Dom Marzano. Congratulations to all 19 athletes that made the 2022 All-Ohio Football Teams.

 

DRAGONS PUT A CLAMP ON CHANEY

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CHANEY OH- First year coach Dwight Berry and the lady Chaney Cowgirls came into action at the veterans memorial stadium, looking to get their revenge against the lady McKinley Red Dragons on Monday as both teams came into the game with one win and two losses.  For Chaney, new coach Berry won championships in Colorado, a year of improvement is necessary and in this game, they showed how much GRIT has come into the Lady Cowgirls program.  For Niles, they faced Chaney’s Steel Valley Rival east and were in need of a comeback.  They would get that victory by winning with a final score of 38 to 25. 

 

For Niles, Abbey Reed finished with 19 points, Aliana Thigpen finished with eight points, three points for Gianna Wagner, Hannah Grimm with five points, and Barrell had a free throw.  On Chaney’s side, Lexi Pete hit back to back threes early and finished with eight. But it was Madonna Jones who finished the highest with 10 points.  That would be followed up by Anjelisa McKinney with three points and two points for Elsha Perkins and Saniya McNeil.  

 

Their next game will be against Heartland Christian while Niles will take on Lakeview Thursday.  After the game, Ian O’Brien caught up with coach Bolha and player of the game, Abbey Reed. 

 

*Contributed by YSNs Ian O’Brien*

 

 

TIP YOUR HAT TO THE COWBOYS

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH- Usually a slow start in a playoff game doesn’t turn into something good, but in the Division III, Region 9 matchup between Chaney and Alliance, the Cowboys were able to turn their slow start into something positive. Chaney was looking for their first postseason victory since 2003. A big momentum swing on defense right before half was all it took for Chaney to get back into the game and come away with the victory, 35-21.

Alliance’s offense was rolling from the start, led by QB Brendan Zurbrugg who started perfect in the air for 126 yards and 3 touchdowns. But right before half, Chaney’s DJ Waller picked off Zurbrugg that led to a score for the Cowboys to make it 21-17 Alliance at half. After the break, Chaney unleashed on offense and kept Alliance off the board for the remainder of the game. Matt Jones was able to find the endzone two times and the night was capped off with Jawan Freeman punching one in from a yard out to finish off the scoring for the Cowboys

Looking ahead, Chaney will advance to round 2 as they will host 13-seeded Kenston next Friday night. Don’t miss it on YSN!

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller

CHANEY CHARGES INTO POSTSEASON

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- The final week of the regular season saw a lot of great rivalry matchups across the network. The Steel Valley Conference didn’t skip out on that either as all four teams were in action against one another. Mooney and Ursuline fought tooth and nail in the Holy War and Chaney and East met in the Youngstown City Classic at Rayen Field. The Cowboys came in with a near perfect season and a top-four spot in the postseason on the line and the Golden Bears came in with a singular win on the season coming via a Mooney forfeit earlier in the season. The postseason was still in reach if East could pull of the week 10 upset.

That would not be the case as the Chaney Cowboys showed their dominance once again this season over their city rivals. Chaney never blinked and got out to an early 21-0 lead in the game and turned on the cruise control in route to a 34-0 shutout for the Cowboys defense. They were led offensively by backup quarterback No. 16 Drew Gault who was able to control the game both through the air and on the ground against the Golden Bears. He grabbed a handful of yards on the ground but shined through the air as he connected with DJ Waller and Jaquan Johnson on a pair of 25-plus yard touchdown throws. Future Bearcat Jason Hewlett also pulled in a pick-six on the defensive side of the football field. Justin Amill-Austin and Jawan Freeman both punched in rushing touchdowns as well. The Cowboys won the battle on the scoreboard, but they had their problems holding on to the football as a pair of fumbles both landed in the lap of the Golden Bears.

While East had struggles scoring Friday night, they were able to put together a few nice drives against one of the top defenses in the region. Thomas Davis was a workhorse all night long getting every big play on the ground for the Golden Bears offense. They didn’t have a drive of over twenty yards until the fourth quarter against the Cowboys as they drove down the field before failing to convert on a fourth and long.

East falls to (1-9) in week 10 for the second time in as many years under Head Coach Mark Assion. Their season comes to a close as they needed a win to sneak in as the 16-seed for the postseason. Chaney moves to (9-1) after their rivalry win. This is the first time they’ve had home field advantage in the postseason in over twenty years. Their week 11 matchup will be announced on Sunday.

*Contributed By YSN’s Alek Koberna