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BOARDMAN OFFENSE BAFFLES BEARS

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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.

DEVILS STAY HOT

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CAMPBELL OH- Campbell continued their impressive program turnaround on Wednesday with a sweep over East at home. (25-15 25-14 25-15)

 

The Red Devils were led by Angeleah Matzye with 9 kills. Angeliz Diaz and Kendal Brunn each had 8 kills. Carla Ramirez-Ortiz set up the offense well with 23 assists.  Brunn led the defense with 5 digs.  Diaz also finished with 5 digs.

Campbell will get back to MVAC play on Thursday as they travel to Brookfield. East hits the road as well going to Ursuline.

DRAGONS FEELING GOOD AFTER MID-WEEK WIN

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Both teams were in need of a bounce back but only one could get the victory. That one would be the Lady Niles Red Dragons who won 3-0 sets against the Lady Bears of Youngstown East (25-10, 25-17 and 25-19).

Freshman Emily Marino finished the game with four aces. Alaina Thigpen finished the game with three aces, two blocks and four digs as well as assisted on the kills six times. Senior Abbey Reed also played a big impact in the game with two blocks and three aces. Freshman Caroline Cormell had two digs and a couple kills in which she assisted on one. Others who played big in the game were Mia Keeley with two aces and Lily Coupland with an ace.

East tried to come back in the second set scoring six unanswered points from players Zorian Rivera and Latena Savage. Unfortunately, it was a little too late as the Lady Red Dragons moved to two and three on the season while the Lady Golden Bears fell again.

Niles (2-3) will host the Lady Indians of Girard (5-1, 4-1 in NE8 conference) Thursday September 8th. East will play steel valley rival Chaney Cowgirls who are also looking for their first win the same day.

After the game, YSNs Ian O’Brien caught up with coach Taylor Pegg about the big win and what to expect against the Indians.

*contributed by YSNs Ian O’Brien*

LADY BULLDOGS BOUNCE BACK AGAINST EAST

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- It didn’t take long for the Bulldogs to warm up, and when they did- the EP motor was running at full capacity in a 3-set sweep of East (25-9, 25-6,25-5) on Wednesday.

The Bulldogs were paced by senior Mia Lee who filled up the stat sheet to the tune of 3 points, 3 aces, 4 blocks, and 15 kills.  Mackenzie Parker had a dozen points, 9 assists and 4 aces.  Leila Martin had 10 points, and an ace, while Gabby Andre lit up the service space with five aces, and seven points.  Marah Zimmerman also had 3 kills from the front row.

In JV action, Cami Kridler had 15 points, and Amara Wilson had 5 in their 2-set victory.

East Palestine (1-1) will celebrate their first victory quickly, as United comes to town on Thursday for an EOAC battle.

LEOPARDS SERVE UP SEASON OPENING SWEEP

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LIBERTY OH- It was time to get volleyball started in Liberty on Monday night. The experienced Leopard team matched their talents with Youngstown East in a backyard brawl. It was Liberty that proved too much for the Bears as they swept their way to victory (25-7 25-13 25-6)

 

It was at the service line that the Leopards did the most damage. They served up 27 aces as a team. Mia Parker finished with 8 by herself. As for the offense, Lexi Muck led the Leopards with 8 kills. Demi Watson finished with 5.

Liberty will start league play on Tuesday as they travel to Crestview.  East hits the road again on Wednesday as they travel to East Palestine.

HUBBARD HAILS SUPREME

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

For the first time since Youngstown East stole Hubbard’s perfect regular season on the last play of the game in week 10 of 2018, the Eagles and Golden Bears faced off on opening weekend of the 2022 high school football season.

Looking to replace their all-state running back from last year, T.C. Caffey, the Eagles started off the night with three different running backs who would find the endzone. Ben Wilcox, a familiar name to the Eagle backfield, would be the first to reach paydirt. Just over two minutes into the first quarter, Wilcox would take a handoff fifty yards to the house for the opening score of the 2022 season.

Next for the Eagles offense, it was Royal McConahy finding the endzone on another long Hubbard run, this one from fifty-three yards out in the closing seconds of the first quarter. Ahead 14-0, it was time for the third Eagle to score. Xzander Owens would put Hubbard ahead buy three scores with his twenty-five-yard touchdown scamper; the two-point conversion was failed.

All Hubbard to start this matchup, the Golden Bears showed signs of life, almost dominating the rest of the second quarter. Starting their drive from their own thirty-five-yard line, after a couple solid runs from Andrew Blackmon and a sloth of Golden Bear backs, East was into Hubbard territory. Blackmon would then find a wide-open Thomas Nickerson in the middle of the field, who would take the pass into the endzone for the score. Blackmon went on to punch in the two-point conversion to draw East within twelve.

Following the Bears score, a plethora of solid defense and sloppy offense ensued. Hubbard would have the ball in East territory multiple times, even starting a drive on the Golden Bearseleven-yard-line but could not muster a score. The drought would succumb however when Ben Wilcox would find the endzone with eight minutes remaining in the ballgame. Wilcox’s second touchdown of the night came from twelve yards out, on fourth down. The Eagles would run the exact same play they scored the touchdown with when going for two and would convert, bringing the score to where it would finish, 28-8.

BIG PERFORMERS

HUBBARD:

Ben Wilcox: 20 carries, 110 rushing yards, 2 TDs

Royal McConahy: 3 carries, 67 rushing yards, 1 TD

Xzander Owens: 2 carries, 39 rushing yards, 1 TD

YOUNGSTOWN EAST:

Andrew Blackmon: 68 passing yards, 1 passing TD, 32 rushing yards

Thomas Nickerson: 1 catch, 41 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD

UP NEXT

Hubbard: Following their victory, the Eagles will face their first road test of the season next Friday night when they travel East into the Keystone state, to take on the Greenville Trojans (0-0). Friday nights matchup will be the first time these two schools have faced since 1949. Greenville leads the all-time series, 2-1-1.

Youngstown East: With their loss, East has now dropped eight straight games dating back to last season. The Golden Bears will look the rebound with the only team they defeated in 2021, the East Cleveland Shaw Cardinals (0-1).

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson.

TIGERS CLAW INTO NEXT ROUND

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WARREN OH-  Evan McBane threw a gem on Tuesday for Howland, allowing zero runs and besting Youngstown East in the sectional semifinals by a score of 12-0.

Howland got things moving in the first inning, when Marco Massucci doubled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run.

The Tigers notched five runs in the third inning. Dominic Santee, Robert Gumino, and Massucci all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.

McBane led the Howland to victory on the mound. The righthander lasted five innings, allowing two hits and zero runs while striking out eight.

The Tigers collected nine hits on the day. Massucci, Luca Massucci, Mason Bayus, and Anthony Massucci all managed multiple hits. Massucci went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Howland Tigers in hits.

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MOONEY MUSCLES THEIR WAY PAST EAST

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STRUTHERS OH-

A 16-run first inning led Cardinal Mooney to a 19-1 victory over East on Tuesday. The offensive firepower by the Cardinals was led by Cam Sweeney, Cole Litman, Jim Campbell, Jack Desmond, Bronson Ferencak, and Tim Reardon, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.

Cardinal Mooney fired up the offense in the first inning. Sweeney drove in one when he singled.

Reardon led the Cardinal Mooney to victory on the mound. The pitcher allowed one hit and one run over three innings, striking out five. Jack Pepperney threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen.

The Cardinals racked up 19 hits. Nolan Radinsky, Matt Kay, Ferencak, Sweeney, Pepperney, and Desmond all managed multiple hits. Radinsky led with three hits in four at bats. Jeff Brenner led with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with six as a team.

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LADY BULLDOGS OFFENSE EXPLODES IN FIRST WIN

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NEW WATERFORD, OH- Even though the East Palestine Bulldogs gave up four runs in the second inning, they still defeated Youngstown East 22-4 on Saturday. The big inning for East came thanks to a groundout by Maldando and a double by Lopez.

The Bulldogs got things moving in the first inning. Gabby Andre singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.  Anna Yonker led things off in her first-ever Varsity start for East Palestine. The ace surrendered four runs on five hits over three innings, striking out seven and walking one.

Mela was in the circle for East. The pitcher surrendered 22 runs on nine hits over four innings, striking out three.

EP racked up nine hits in the game. Andre and Alexus Robb each collected multiple hits for the Bulldogs. Andre went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the Brown and White in hits. EP tore up the base paths, as four players stole at least two bases. Ceci Foster led the way with three.

 

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CHANEY MAKES IT A CLEAN SWEEP OF EAST

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Since the return of Chaney (16-8) basketball, the Cowboys have dominated their crosstown rival East Golden Bears (1-18), winning the last eleven matchups. In those games, Chaney has outscored East 788 – 516, with an average margin of victory of 25 points.

Rolling through East 72-24 and 67-38 in the regular season, Chaney came out with a purpose in round three of Chaney vs East, exploding for twenty-seven first quarter points. D’Juan Waller and Clive Wilson led the way through the first, each scoring seven.

Despite an early double-digit deficit, the Golden Bears would not go away without a fight. East scored ten second quarter points, six of which came from beyond the arc, thanks to three balls from both Sean Hall and Bryce McDowell.Unfortunately for East, they had no answer for Chaney on the defensive side. Chaney put up another twenty plus points in the second quarter of play and bullied the Bears on the glass.

Before the night was over, every Chaney Cowboy that graced the floor (12), would score at least one point, leading Chaney to a victory, 74-29.

CHANEY:

Clive Wilson – 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block

DJ Waller – 13 points, 5 rebounds

Josiah Gonzalez – 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists

EAST:

Luther Bell – 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist

Yosniel Pagan-Santos – 6 points, 2 rebounds

Chaney – The Cowboys march for a three-peat continues next Thursday, March 3rd, at Boardman High School. The number one seeded Cowboys will face off with the #13 seed Chagrin Falls Tigers (12-10). The Tigers earned their spot in the district semi’s with a 39-28 victory over Geneva.

East – Finishing the season at 1-18, the Golden Bears finish shy of double digit wins for the fifth year in a row. The last winning season came in 2013.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson