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FITCH GRABS ANOTHER CONFERENCE WIN

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AUSTINTOWN OH-

The All-American Conference (AAC) has had its fair share of great volleyball teams, so when conference battles happen, a little extra attention tends to shift to the hardwood. This edition of an AAC showdown occurred between The Austintown Fitch Falcons and The Howland Tigers.

When it comes to conference play, Fitch has been incredibly strong. Going into Thursday evenings matchup with The Tigers, Austintown carried a eight match winning streak against Howland, dating back to October 3rd, 2017. Also carrying a 9 match winning streak against The AAC and a 16-1 conference record in the last three years, Fitch is additionally looking for their third straight AAC championship. 

Both teams brought back their top kill getters from a season ago, as both Howland’s Courtney Clark (290 Kills) and Fitch’s Jocelyn Jourdan (405 Kills) return as senior leaders for their respective teams. Both teams also sported a winning record heading into Thursday, the first time that has occurred since September 10th, 2020. 

Setting the tone early, Fitch grabbed an early lead in Set 1, and the freshmen play of both Rylie Simons and Kylie Folkwein helped close out the opening set victory by a convincing nine points. Creating a ton of excitement for not just the present, but the future of Falcon volleyball. By Set 2, Austintown had momentum, they also had Iso Jo! As Jocelyn Jourdan had her motor running on full speed, swinging with incredible accuracy and closing out the set victory. 

The Falcons, now leading in sets 2-0, were looking to grab the match victory. However, throughout the night, the play of sophomores Sianna Dykes and Sonia Pitts was huge! As Dykes grabbed multiple kills in Set 3 and forced the closest set of the night. As The Tigers look back to get to their winning tradition, as 11-13 a year ago would be the first sub .500 season Howland volleyball would have since 2015, winning 16 games in 2021 and 20 games in 2019. 

Despite a valiant effort, Fitch proved to be too much, clinching the third set in a close 25-19 victory. Extending their win streak in the conference, Fitch (5-1) will continue a conference slate, welcoming in Boardman (2-3) next Thursday, September 8th. 

Howland (4-3) will be on the road again, this time to face The Cardinal Mooney Cardinals (4-2) also on September 8th. 

Set Scores

Fitch 25 – 16 Howland

Fitch 25 – 11 Howland

Fitch 25 – 19 Howland

Stats (Fitch)

Jocelyn Jourdan – 15 Kills, 8 Digs, 1 Assist, 1 Ace. 

Jordan Smith – 2 Kills, 6 Digs, 1 Assist,  2 Aces, 12 Service PTS.

Afton Roby – 10 Kills, 1 Dig, 1 Block. 

Rylie Simons – 2 Kills, 26 Assists, 13 Digs, 2 Aces, 1 Block. 

Kylie Folkwein –  3 Kills, 7 Digs, 1 Assist, 14 Service PTS, 3 Aces. 

Lillie Dilts – 9 Digs, 3 Assists,  1 Ace. 

Jordan Binion – 4 Kills, 1 Dig, 1 Block.

Julia Jordan – 3 Digs. 

Cierra Cable – 3 Digs. 

Avery Rosko – 3 Kills, 

Isabella DiRenzo – 1 Ace.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell.

FALCONS SOAR AWAY FROM HARDING

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AUSTINTOWN OH- The Lady Falcons came out with the first win of their season on Tuesday night.

Senior Bailey Baker with a hat trick followed by a goal from senior Miranda Sherwood. Goals assisted tonight by Melina Carrabbia and Miranda Sherwood.

The Falcons prepare for GlenOak this Saturday.

*Contributed By Samantha Marscio at austintownathletics.com

FALCONS ESCAPE BATTLE WITH STRONGSVILLE

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AUSTINTOWN OH- The Falcons fought a tough 5 set battle with Strongsville winning in 5 sets (25-16, 19-25, 22-25, 25-18, 16-13).

Leaders for the Falcons were Jocelyn Jourdan with 27 kills, 15 digs and 12 service points, Jordan Smith and Cierra Cable with 14 digs each, Jordan Binion with 3 blocks and Rylie Simons with 47 assists.

The Falcons will host Howland this Thursday.

*Contributed By Jody Bartlett at austintownathletics.com

MIGHTY ARE THE BULLDOGS

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CORTLAND OH- In a matchup between volleyball titans on Saturday morning it was Lakeview that flexed the most muscles. After storming to a 2-0 on Austintown Fitch, Lakeview held on for a four set victory. ((26-24 25-19 17-25 25-16)

Tara Lytle continued to lead the Bulldogs offense gathering 20 kills on the day. Mallory Milach set up the offense with 28 assists.  Emma Schmader led the defense up front with 3 blocks. Maddie Bayus was the defensive star in the back row totaling in 31 digs.

For Austintown Fitch, Jocelyn Jourdan have everything she had to the cause. She finished with 22 kills.  Rylie Simons set her up quite a bit and collected 31 assists herself.  Simons completed a double double with 16 digs to lead the team.

Lakeview awaits their biggest test of the season on Tuesday as the travel to Girard, the defending NE8 Champions.  Fitch will try and bounce back from their first loss of the season as they host Strongsville on Tuesday.

 

FITCH EARNS PROGRAM’S 500TH WIN

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AUSTINTOWN OH- In a similar week 2 matchup from a season ago, The Austintown Fitch Falcons went to battle with The Canton McKinley Bulldogs! This time, the game was held at Greenwood Chevrolet Stadium in Austintown, as The McKinley faithful came down by the bus full for an expected big game. However, the momentum generated in week 1 by The Falcons was instantly carried over into this week. 

Opening the first offensive drive with a screen fake by Deshawn Vaughn to Cam Smith, who found Jayden Eley in open space, allowed Fitch to grab a 7-0 advantage. A lead they would not look back from in the game. The second offensive play of the game for Fitch came on their second drive, where a screen pass to Dan Evans III was all that was needed, as Evans made up the work and took it to the house for a 14-0 advantage. 

DeShawn Vaughn was present in the box score in more ways than run, as his rushing touchdown was good enough to put Fitch up 21-0 at the time, giving him a touchdown both on the ground and through the air. Not letting you forget about his defense, Vaughn also grabbed an interception of Keaton Rode to round out his great night. 

McKinley grabbed a pair of rushing touchdowns, one in each half, but it was a game that never felt in doubt for Fitch. An all-time career tying made field goal by Josiah Berni (15), was the last score Austintown had, as they came away victorious 38-14 over Canton McKinley to grab the program’s 500th win!

Both teams will be in action at home next week, as The Bulldogs (0-2) will square off against Dublin Coffman on Friday, September 2nd. Also on that date, The Falcons (2-0) will be home again for a matchup that never happened last year against Glen Oak. Stats can be found below.

Scoring by quarter

Q1: AF 28 – 0 CAN

Q2: AF 7 – 7 CAN

Q3: AF 0 – 0 CAN

Q4: AF 3 – 7 CAN

Final: AF 38 – 14 CAN

Stats (Austintown)

Passing

DeShawn Vaughn, Jr. : 5/7, 125 YDS, 1 TD.

Cam Smith: 1/1, 52 YDS, 1 TD.

Rushing 

D.J. Williams: 13 CAR, 114 YDS.

Jamell James: 12 CAR, 59 YDS, 2 TD.

DeShawn Vaughn, Jr. : 6 CAR, 40 YDS, 1 TD. 

Receiving 

Jayden Eley: 2 REC, 100 YDS, 1 TD.

Dan Evans III: 2 REC, 55 YDS, 1 TD.

Donovan Bell-Sullivan: 1 REC, 16 YDS.

Defense

Brian Robinson: 9 TKLs, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, 1 FF.

Christian Latone: 7 TKLs, 2 TFL, 0.5 Sacks, 1 FR. 

D.J. Williams: 5 TKLs, 0.5 Sacks. 

DeShawn Vaughn, Jr. : 4 TKLs, 1 INT.

Landen Bister: 1 TKL, 1 INT.

Kicking

Josiah Berni: XP 5/5, FG 1/1 (29 YDS).

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell.

Player Of The Game Jayden Eley:

HERE’S TO YOU, MR. ROBINSON

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AUSTINTOWN OH- Austintown Fitch has had an impressive last couple of seasons under the guidance of their skipper T.J. Parker. With multiple Fitch Falcons going on to play at the next level the past few seasons, the defensive anchor on the ship this season? None other than Brian Robinson, a 6’5” junior, listed as a defensive end and tight end. 

Already a force on the gridiron in week 1, B-Rob went to work against The Foothill Falcons from Las Vegas, grabbing 9 Tackles, 3.5 TFL and 2 Sacks on the night. Being a leader not just on the field, Robinson also spends his time supporting the youth football in The Austintown community in an effort to give back where he got his start. 

From the brutal schedule that Austintown is set to face, to the origins of “B-Rob” and where his love for football started, to the relationship with Coach Parker and so much more! You will not want to miss this YSN EXCLUSIVE interview with one of the area’s hottest commodities as Brian Robisnon stopped by on Running Point!

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell.

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JEFFERSON IMPRESSES IN SWEEP OF POLAND

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POLAND OH- In a NE8 clash on Thursday, Jefferson came back to win set three and secure a sweep over Poland. (25-18 25-10 26-24) The Falcons came back from being down 23-18 in the final set.

Chloe O’Rourke led the charge for the Falcons with 15 kills on the night.  She also led in service points with 21.  Healing Edgar was setting up everyone and led the Falcons with 24 assists.  Jefferson’s lone senior Remi Ryan held down the back row defense with 15 digs.

Sarah Forsyth led the Bulldogs with 7 kills.  Madelyn Ray served up 3 aces, all of which came in set 3. Katie McDonald finished with 3 blocks.  Ray also was in double figures with 10 digs. Morgan Bailey led that category with 11.

Jefferson looks ahead to a matchup with in county rival Edgewood on Friday. Poland returns to action as well on Monday traveling to Champion.

Postgame Interview with Don Palm:

JEFFERSON FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH BRANDON HANNA

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JEFFERSON OH-  The Jefferson Falcons, a team that showed a lot of promise a year ago, has returned key starters from the 2021 campaign. Featuring names such as the speedy senior receiver Trent Hodge and dual-threat senior quarterback Grant Hitchcock. Being the only Ashtabula County team in The Northeast 8 Athletic Conference, Jefferson is looking to make a big splash in their last year with the conference.

With discussions about competing inside The NE8 this season, the team goals for the 2022 season, the keys and challenges in inspiring young people today and what originally inspired Coach Hanna. All while looking ahead to week two of the season.

All that and more as The Running Point gang got in on this fun filled, jam packed EXCLUSIVE Coaches Corners, with none other than Brandon Hanna!

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AIR JOURDAN

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AUSTINTOWN OH- This year features a ton of elite volleyball talent in the YSN family. One of the most exciting players coming into the year is Fitch’s Jocelyn Jourdan.

Jocelyn has broken records at Fitch like it’s her job. In fact, some of her personal goals this season are to break her own records. We’ve seen Jourdan transition from a middle blocker to an outside hitter, and it’s done nothing but elevate her game even further. A scary question for anyone who has to face the Falcons this year is how can Jourdan get better? Well, like all great players Jocelyn finds ways to improve. Volleyball season is back. And Jocelyn Jourdan may be better than ever.

In the 2021 campaign, Jocelyn tallied 405 kills. She averaged just over 5 kills per set, and finished with a hitting percentage of .288.  If you thought Jourdan was only effective when she was on the attack, you’d be wrong. Last season she also excelled in defense racking up 220 digs.  Plus, as a constant presence at the net she added 14 blocks.

Jourdan caught up with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig to talk about her final season as a Falcon. They also discuss the moment in her career she fell in love with volleyball, a solid rapid fire segment, and much more! New season, new number for Jourdan , check out the latest number 23 with this Fitch Volleyball Player Profile only on YSN.

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FITCH POSTS WIN OVER LIONS

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AUSTINTOWN OH-

The boys soccer team was victorious in their first match of the season, securing a 2-1 victory over Notre Dame Cathedral Latin on Saturday afternoon at Greenwood Chevrolet Falcon Stadium.  In the process they provided new head coach, Anthony James with his first career at Fitch

Senior Nick Tibolla opened up the scoring for the Falcons sneaking a well-placed shot past the opposing goalkeeper for a 1-0 lead that Fitch took into halftime.

Cathedral Latin capitalized on an equalizer on a multi-shot sequence in the second half that saw Ftich turn away ptential goals before the Lions found the back of the net.

A Lion foul in the penalty area late in the game awarded the Falcons with a penalty kick.  Senior Josiah Berni took the penalty kick and was intially denied by the Lion goalkeeper, but followed up the deflected rebound and scored to give the Falcons a 2-1 advantage that they held onto for the final margin of victory.

The Falcons will be back at Greenwood Chevrolet Falcon Stadium on Tuesday, August 23 when they host Canton Glenoak at 7:15 PM in their next match.

*Contributed By Russel Houser at austintownathletics.org