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UNITED FORCES THREE WAY TIE ATOP EOAC

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HANOVERTON OH- United has to regroup quickly this week coming off of a tough loss to Southern in Week 5. They had no time to feel sorry for themselves as an undefeated Leetonia Bears team came to town wanting to win the outright EOAC championship. United has other plans however as they dominated Leetonia 41-8 to earn a share of the EOAC title. With Southern winning against Valley Christian, there is a three way tie at the top of the conference.

The United offense dropped 41 points and over 400 yards of offense on a Leetonia team that had allowed under 10 points a game in the season. Brutus Ogilvie went 15-26 for 252 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Leetonia ran for 148 yards on the night. The yards came from the tandem runners of Dylan Durick and Jacob McCool.

United has a bye in round 1 of the OHSAA playoffs and awaits the winner of Canton Central Catholic vs Tusky Valley. Leetonia will also have a bye in the playoffs in await the winner of Wellsville vs Buckeye Central.

DEES GRABS MILESTONE SOUTHERN GRABS UPSET

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SALINEVILLE OH- Haley Dees earned her 1,000th career assist on Thursday night against Southern, but it wasn’t enough as the Indians avenged a loss to the Eagles earlier in the season with a five set victory (18-25 25-16 17-25 25-15 15-11).

For Southern, Rylee Melott had a strong night in all statistical categories with 25 assists, 4 kills, 4 aces, 6 digs, and a block. Aleah Bach has 22 digs.

Savannah Burton led the Eagles offense with 13 kills, 8 digs, and 3 aces. Madison Boyle has a great night defensively with a team high 33 digs. Brooke Smith also has a strong night with 29 digs. Smith also added 5 kills, and 2 aces to her total. Dees finished with 26 assists en route to her 1,000th in her career.

Southern improves to 7-8 and will look to continue winning Monday when they host St John’s Central. United hits the road for a tough test against Heartland on Saturday.

 

EAGLES RESPOND AGAINST LEETONIA

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HANOVERTON OH- United was coming off a tough five set loss to Poland when they stepped into the gym on Tuesday night to face Leetonia. The Eagles regrouped and got back to winning with a four set victory over the Bears (25-15 25-19 18-25 25-7).

Tori Tschappatt led the Eagles with 12 kills, and 9 digs. Brooke Smith hit the ball well too with 7 kills. She also finished with 10 digs. Haley Dees had a strong double double with 24 assists, and 17 digs. Madison Boyle led the Eagles defense with 20 digs, she served up 4 aces.

United will return to action Thursday as they travel to Southern.

POLAND TAKES BIG STEP AGAINST UNITED

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POLAND OH- If you looked at the records coming in to Monday night in the match between United and Poland, you’d think it might be a mismatch. Then, if you also knew Poland was down two starters, you might not give the Bulldogs a shot. Well, Poland took a huge step in the growth of their program with a gritty five set victory (25-15 23-25 25-16 18-25 15-13). 

United took some time to find a rhythm. The first set was full of out of system points, and attack errors. Poland took advantage of the unsteady Eagles and dominated set 1.

The Eagles regrouped however, it was a much cleaner set two, but the Bulldogs has momentum. Kenzie Szolek had a great set swinging from the left side, and the back row. Sarah Forsyth also took some points from the right. United was up to the test as they started to get their big hitter Tori Tschappatt involved in the offense. They scrapped to a two point victory in set two.

The story of the third set was front row adjustments by Poland. Their blocks started to consistently get their hands on the Eagles swings. They either blocked the ball, or got enough of it to make life easier on their back row. When United tried to adjust to the big blocking, more attack errors followed. Poland would take another lopsided set 25-16.

United finally rolled on all cylinders in the fourth set when they needed it to keep the match alive. The started to get consistent contributions from multiple spots on the floor, making it much harder for the Bulldogs block to anticipate the United offense. United won their best played set of the night 25-18.

By the fifth set both teams had adjusted multiple times in the match. Both teams looked sharp, and it made for a thrilling finale. Down 11-8, Poland rattled off four in a row to take a 12-11 lead. Both teams traded points back and forth, until Poland finally made the push to clinch the match 15-13.

Lexi Kalicatzaros was a problem for the Eagles totaling 17 kills on the night. Maddie Wess led the way setting up 9 assists. Alyssa Glaros patrolled the back row leading the Bulldogs with 26 digs. Katie McDonald was big stepping up with 5 blocks. Sophia Dedo served 4 aces.

United was led by Tschappatt who finished with a double double with 11 kills, 12 digs, and 2 blocks. Taylor Cope was also strong in the middle, collecting 10 kills. Haley Dees also grabbed a double double with 33 assists, and 12 digs. Madison Boyle led the defense with 23 digs.

Poland will try to use this momentum and carry it to Girard on Tuesday. United will get back to league play on Tuesday as they host Leetonia.

INDIANS SPOIL THE UNITED PARTY

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SALINEVILLE OH- It was all set up on Friday for United to have a chance to compete for an EOAC title in Week 6 against Leetonia, but Southern made them pump the breaks, as they jumped ahead early and never let go. The Indians ended United’s undefeated hopes with a 34-21 win in Week 5.

It was the ground game for the Indians doing most of the damage. They ran for 305 yards on 44 carries. Brad Sloan had 180 yards on 12 carries for Southern. Josh Pratt was efficient through the air when they needed him. He went 5-9 with 79 yards and a TD.

Brutus Ogilvie went 24-38 with 266 yards 1 TD and 3 INT. Grant Knight caught 9 balls for 183 yards.

United will move on to try to finish strong in Week 6 as they play Leetonia. Southern now can cause a tie for the EOAC title if they win against Valley Christian in Youngstown.

UNITED FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH DJ OGILVIE

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HANOVERTON OH- HANOVERTON OH- United has been soaring all season long. They come in with an impressive record of 4-0 after a 21-0 win over Valley Christian. Their offense struggled through the wind, but their defense had it on lockdown as they shut down Valley’s offense. Now United heads for a clash with 3-1 Southern in one of the marquee matchups of Week 5.

The Eagle’s Head Coach DJ Ogilvie got on Running Point this week to talk about his program with Ron Potesta. They discuss the Eagles success this season, the challenge ahead against Southern, and so much more. United fans wont want to miss this inside look into Eagles football. Check out episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with DJ Ogilvie

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UNITED STAYS SHARP

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HANOVERTON OH- United kept their winning ways going on Thursday night as they made quick work of Warren JFK in a sweep (25-4 25-11 25-17).

Leading the Eagles was Tori Tschappatt who had another double digit night in kills. She finished with 15 kills, and 4 digs. Madison Boyle led the Eagles in digs with 11. Savannah Burton was solid with 8 kills, 7 digs, and 4 aces. Brooke Smith had a nice night with 7 digs, 3 aces, and 3 kills. Haley Dees set up 25 assists. She also collected 7 digs.

United will take the weekend off before they travel to Poland on Monday for a non conference match.

UNITED VICTORIOUS ON SPECIAL NIGHT

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LISBON OH- More than just a volleyball game was on the line Tuesday night as United and Lisbon played “Volley For Melina” night fighting against childhood cancer. United took home the win on the court, but everyone won off the court. The Eagles took the match in four sets (25-15 25-15 26-28 29-27).

Tori Tschappatt had a stellar night for the Eagles tallying 16 kills, and 6 aces. Savannah Burton, and Hannah Congo both finished with 7 kills. Haley Dees was crucial to the Eagles offensive success. She set up 33 assists.

United looks to keep their momentum and moves on to host Warren JFK on Thursday. Lisbon will have a day to regroup before they host East Palestine on Thursday.

EAGLES A CLASS ABOVE LORDSTOWN

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LORDSTOWN OH- United got their ninth win of the season Monday night with a sweep of Lordstown on the road (25-21 25-21 25-21).

Tori Tschappatt once again led the Eagles in kills with 15. Savannah Burton served well racking up 4 aces, and also finishing with 5 kills. Taylor Cope had 3 aces, and she totaled 4 kills. Haley Dees ran the offense to perfection as she set up 25 assists.

United will look for double digit wins on Tuesday as they travel to Lisbon.

EAGLES SOAR AGAINST THE WIND

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HANOVERTON OH- United has to fight some strong winds on Friday night. It slowed down their vaunted pass attack, especially in the first half. But the Eagles defense picked up the slack and shut down Valley’s offense to help United glide to a 21-0 victory.

Brutus Ogilvie went 22/34 with 248 yards and 1 TD.  Lincoln Urmson ran 12 times and gained 74 yards. Keaton Baker had 9 catches for 100 yards.

United will now test their undefeated record in week 5 as they travel to Southern to take on the 3-1 Indians.

Valley Christian will look to get back on track as they travel to Lisbon.