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SOUTHERN CLAIMS BIG WIN OVER WELLSVILLE

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SALINEVILLE, OH- Southern Local played host to Wellsville on a night that had a chill in the air, and the hospitality had a bit of the same in a 64-6 trouncing of the Tigers.

Let’s not forget that this rivalry goes back generations, and Southern emphatically made a point in the conference with 421 yards of offense while only allowing 66 total yards on defense.

It didn’t take long for Southern to get on the board with Wyatt Morris cruising in from 24 yards out to get things started.  The next Wellsville possession, Gavin Kountz’s pass was intercepted by Cameron Sloan and was taken back to the house to make the score 14-0.  The next possession, the Indians called on the Big Dog of the Valley winner again, and Morris scampered in from 40 yards away to make it a 22-0 affair.  The final score of the quarter would come from Noah Perfetto from the 4-yard line to put the Indians up 30-0.

The scoring in the second frame started with Wellsville when Gavin Kountz found Charlie Wilson in the back of the endzone for the Tiger’s only score of the night.

Southern would resume their push with Timmy Potts keeping the rock on a QB draw to put the Indians up 38-6.  The next drive for Wellsville, Kountz’ pass was intended for Eddie Stock, and was picked by Aiden Spahlinger and taken back for a score.  On the next offensive drive, Southern would get Colton Soukup involved with a connection from Potts on a 59-yard strike for 6, putting Southern up 51-6 with 3:57 to go in the half.

In the second half on a running clock, Southern would continue to showcase their weapons when Landen Heffner punched one in from 25 yards out, and Brody Brown would finalize the scoring on a 15 yard rush that found paydirt as well.

The Indians finished with 348 yards on the ground, with Wyatt Morris leading the way to 147 yards on 10 attempts with two scores.  Brody Brown toted the rock 9 times for 72 yards and a tuddy.  Landen Heffner had 4 carries for 38 stripes and a score, while Ryan Exline had 4 chances with 37 yards.

For Wellsville, Kasen Ramsey had six touches in the backfield for 25 yards to lead the Tigers.  Eddie Stock had one catch for 19 yards to lead the orange and black in receiving yards.

 

PERFECT VIEW FOR VANHORN

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SALEM OH- was able to meet up with defensive standout Brandon VanHorn of the Salem defense. Brandon talked about how his role on the defense has evolved over his three years as a starter and how being looked at as a leader is important to him.   He also broke down his week 1 interception and week 5 fumble recovery for a touchdown and how he just wants to do whatever is needed to win.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jarrod Niederhiser

 

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SALEM FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 4) WITH RON JOHNSON

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SALEM OH- Salem is flying high coming in to Week 6. In their last appearance the Quakers hit a walk off field goal to earn a victory over a Padua Franciscan. Week 6 is when the fun begins as Salem opens up EBC play with Alliance. The Aviators were able to beat Salem last season, so the Quakers will be looking for revenge. Alliance is coming off a dominant victory over the same Canton Central Catholic team that handed the Quakers their only loss. It should be interesting in Quaker Country for a Week 6 brawl.

YSN’s Jarrod Niederhiser had his weekly conversation with head coach Ron Johnson to go over the Quakers outlook in Week 6. Join the fun and check out the latest episode of Coach’s Corner with Ron Johnson.

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CAMPBELL OUTLASTS VIKINGS IN TOUGH SWEEP

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CAMPBELL OH- Campbell racked up another league victory on Thursday night as they fought through some tough sets to sweep LaBrae. (26-24 27-25 25-12)

Leading the Devils offense was Kendall Brunn who finished with 14 kills on the night.  Angeliz Diaz added 9 kills to offense. Carla Ramirez Ortiz continued to impress as the setter with 32 assists.  She completed a double double on the night be also leading the defense in digs with 23.  Diaz was also tough on defense with 17 digs.

Campbell keeps league play going on Tuesday as they travel to Champion.

HUGHES SHINES BRIGHT IN RESERVE VICTORY

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MCDONALD OH-

The Battle of The Blue Devils wrote another chapter in their storied rivalry on Thursday night. The McDonald Blue Devils were looking for a sequel to their straight set win in Berlin Center on August 30th.  The Western Reserve Blue Devils were looking for a rewrite all together, as they traveled to McDonald on Thursday, looking for some revenge. 

Revenge is what Western Reserve got in Set 1 with an emphatic 10 point win to capture their first set over McDonald in the 2022 season. However, knowing how hard it is to fight out of an 0-2 hole, McDonald showed their resilience by grinding out an 8 point Set 2 win. 

With things all evened up at a set a piece, both teams knew how critical it was to have Set 3. A close back and forth battle ensued, but Western Reserve proved to be too much, taking the set by a slim 3 points and regaining the advantage in the match. Utilizing that momentum, Western Reserve continued to roll in the next set, running away from McDonald 25-16 in Set 4 to win the match! 

Alyvia Hughes had an incredible night, tallying 33 Kills against McDonald to help secure a big conference win for Western Reserve. The win for Reserve will result in a season tie 1-1 in matches between McDonald and Western Reserve, with a tournament matchup being the only potential way of settling the season.

McDonald (11-4) after dropping their second conference game of the season, will now have their sights set on Waterloo (3-8) when they host The Vikings on Tuesday, September 27th. Western Reserve (10-4) after improving their record, will now host a very good Cardinal Mooney (6-6) in their one and only battle this season with The Cardinals! 

 

Set Scores

S1: W.R. 25 – 15 McDonald

S2: McDonald 25 – 17 W.R.

S3: W.R. 25 – 22 McDonald

S4: W.R. 25 – 16 McDonald

Partial Stats (Western Reserve)

Alyvia Hughes: 33 Kills, 4 Aces, 18 Digs. 

Lisa Eichert: 17 Kills, 14 Digs. 

Raelynn Meyer: 34 Assists. 

Angelina Cappabianca: 10 Blocks. 

Ally Jones: 21 Digs.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

GARFIELD KEEPS PACE IN THE MVAC

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WARREN OH-

Following back-to-back losses to Crestview and a heartbreaker to Berkshire, The Garrettsville Garfield Lady G-Men have now won 9 of their last 10 sets, all of which have come in their conference. There is no doubt that as long as The Crestview Lady Rebels are in The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference’s (MVAC) Gray Tier, they will be the team to beat. 

However, The Lady G-Men are the same team that came in second place last year with a chance at first. This season is much of the same, with Garfield’s hopes of a conference championship still alive. Speaking of champions, Garretsville had to make the conference trip out to Warren, Ohio on Thursday to face The Flashes.

The previous meeting between Garfield and Champion went to The Lady G-Men, but not without a tough fight from The Flashes. However, this time around Garfield made very few mistakes throughout the night. With an incredible team hitting percentage of .576, Garfield left little on the table in way of offense. Taking Set 1 by a convincing 9 points, Garretsville set the tone early on. 

Despite the scrappiness and fight The Flashes brought, The Lady G-Men took the succeeding two sets by 5 points in Set 2 and 6 points in Set 3 respectively. Madeline Shirkey, coming off her 1500th career assist, added 30 more in Garfield’s straight set win over Champion. 

Champion (6-8), looking to get back on their feet, will face off with Waterloo (3-8) when they travel to Atwater on Monday, September 26th. Garrettsville (10-4) will now entertain Streetsboro (6-9) on Saturday, September 24th when they welcome in The Rockets!

Set Scores

Garfield 25 – 14 Champion 

Garfield 25 – 20 Champion

Garfield 25 – 19 Champion

Stats (Garfield)

Montana McGranahan: 13 Kills, 2 Aces, 1 Block, 5 Digs. 

Gabby Barnard: 10 Kills, 2 Aces, 6 Digs.

Hannah Kernig: 7 Kills, 1 Ace, 3 Blocks, 1 Dig. 

Madeline Shirkey: 1 Kill, 3 Aces, 1 Block, 30 Assists, 11 Digs. 

Mandy Cardinal: 5 Kills.

Lily Shay: 2 Kills, 2 Assists, 3 Digs.

Hannah Warren: 1 Kill, 4 Aces, 1 Block, 1 Assist, 1 Dig.

Kyla Grace: 2 Aces, 16 Digs. 

Addisyn Miller: 6 Digs.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell.

FALCONS TOP MOONEY IN STRAIGHT SETS

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Coming off a thrilling and dramatic five set win against The Louisville Leopards the night prior, The Austintown Fitch Falcons welcomed in Cardinal Mooney for their first and only match with The Cardinals this season! Mooney came in with a mix of experience and new faces, one name that always shines bright is, multiple sport athlete, Maria Fire! Along with Fire, Mooney brought in some good height that has caused issues for so many offenses at the net this year.

However, a motivated and determined Falcons squad would not be denied on Thursday. Coming in with supreme focus, Fitch looked sharp from the first serve. Speaking of which, Austintown compiled some phenomenal serves across the board, making all the difference against The Cardinals. Wisely, in an attempt to counteract the height the Mooney possesses, The Falcons worked the ball to the outsides with Rylie Simons setting up dimes to the tune of 23 assists, forcing Mooney’s block attempts to fall out of bounds. 

Jocelyn Jourdan had double figures in kills once again, putting her 44 away from breaking the program’s all time record (989, Sarah Obradavich). However, the phenomenal freshman play of Kylie Folkwein made all the difference. With a total of 11 aces behind the service line, Folkwein  now has 17 in two games, bringing her season total to 34! 

Mooney (6-6) will have an opportunity to get back in the win column; however, the task will not come easy with The Cardinals taking the bus ride down to Berlin Center to do battle with The Western Reserve Blue Devils (8-4). That matchup is slated for Monday, September 26th. 

The win keeps Fitch (12-1) rolling, but no rest for the weary, as Austintown travels to Girard (11-2) who is coming off a big win against Lakeview. That match will also occur on Monday, September 26th and will be on YSN! 

 

Set Scores 

Fitch 25 – 13 Mooney

Fitch 25 – 9 Mooney

Fitch 25 – 3 Mooney

Match: Fitch 3 –0 Mooney

Stats (Austintown)

Kylie Folkwein: 6 Kills, 11 Aces, 9 Digs, 2 Assists. (Player of the Game)

Jocelyn Jourdan: 15 Kills, 1 Ace, 6 Digs, 6 Receptions.

Afton Roby: 8 Kills, 1 Dig.

Rylie Simons: 1 Kill, 1 Ace, 8 Digs, 23 Assists.

Julia Jordan: 4 Kills, 1 Dig, 1 Assist.

Jordan Binion: 3 Kills, 1 Dig, 1 Reception. 

Avery Rosko: 1 Kill, 2 Aces, 2 Receptions. 

Lillie Dilts: 1 Ace, 2 Digs, 2 Assists, 10 Receptions. 

Cierra Cable: 3 Digs, 2 Assists, 3 Receptions.

Izzy DiRenzo: 1 Assist.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

CRESTVIEW OFFENSE OVERWHELMS WARRIORS

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BROOKFIELD OH- On Thursday night the Crestview Rebels took on the Brookfield Warriors in Brookfield for MVAC play. The Rebels had been perfect this season and came in ranked inside the top 100 for the state of Ohio. Brookfield was coming in off to tough road losses to Liberty and Springfield and were trying to get back to winning as they had only lost once at home this season.

The undefeated Rebels got right to work as Abbey Emch waisted no time adding on to her kill numbers this season as she absolutely dominated the first set of the night, The Lady Rebels were the first on the board and they would not allow the Warriors to hold a lead in the first set as they went on to win 25-8 Set two was no different as once again the Rebels jumped out in front early on thanks to some phenomenal serves by Grace Auer and Alyssa Smotherman. The Rebels won set two 25-14. To start the third set the Warriors immediately got out to their only lead of the night as they scored first. Crestview would tie the game back up on the following serve and they would trade blows with Crestview staying on top and after one big run to end it the Rebels won their thirty-sixth set of the season 25-12 over the Warriors.

Abbey Emch was named player of the game as she dropped in 15 kills with a success rate of 65% on the night and four blocks. Grace Auer was next in line for the award as she hit double digits in aces with 10. Crestview’s unblemished record remained perfect as they moved to (12-0) and have still yet to lose a set on the season. They play next Tuesday back at home as they host the Newton Falls Tigers.  Brookfield lost their third straight game and fall to (6-9) and will visit LaBrae next Tuesday.

*Contributed By YSN’s Alek Koberna

RIDGE ENDS REGULAR SEASON WITH A WIN

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MINERAL RIDGE OH- Mineral Ridge got the season under wraps on Thursday as they beat Heartland Christian to end their regular season. The final tally was 178-188.

Trey Rigley led the way shooting a 39.  Jack Gillie was also impressive with a 42. Chas Colantone swung his way to a 48. AJ Sandy was one stroke off Chas with a 49. Rounding out the scoring for Ridge was Keaton Kucera with a 50, and Hayden Lengyel with a 54.

Mineral Ridge will now look ahead to sectionals which begins next Wednesday.

JACKSON MILTON HANDLES ROCKETS

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NORTH JACKSON OH-

Tonight the Lady Jays evened up their conference record taking down the Lady Rockets of Lowellville in three straight sets.

Emily Fultz had a career night with 16 kills from the outside position.  Riley Headley added 7 kills tonight also from the outside.  Paige Grope had 13 service points with 2 aces, adding a season high of 25 assists to her stat sheet. Grace Johns had 10 service points with 3 aces and 13 digs.

The Lady Jays return to action on Tuesday September 27th as they travel to Springfield Local to continue conference play.

*Contributed By Stephen Mohr at jacksonmiltonathletics.org