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BULLDOGS CLINCH A SHARE OF THE TITLE

HUBBARD OH- Poland put themselves in position to at least share the NE8 championship on Thursday as they traveled to Hubbard. It was an absolute barrage of defense from Poland as they only allowed 1 point in the first half.  The Bulldogs didn’t need a massive offensive output this night as they got away with a 36-21 win.  The victory earned Poland a piece of the conference championship.

The offense was led by Brooke Rowe who rallied a total of 8 points.  Elliana Thompson contributed 6 points to the cause.  Ariana Daniels and Mary Brant both chipped in 5 pints.  Hubbard was led by Eleni Grillis with 6 points.

Poland can go for the outright NE8 championship on Monday as they host Lakeview on senior night.  Hubbard will make the trip to Jefferson on Monday.

 

LAKEVIEW FURIOUS IN THE FOURTH

HUBBARD, Ohio –

Led by seven Maggie Pavlanksy points, the Lakeview Bulldogs erased a fourteen point Hubbard lead in the final quarter to escape The Nest with a win.

The Hubbard Lady Eagles (3-14) had dominated most of the ball game, lighting in up from beyond the arc and stifling the Lakeview offense. However, the fourth quarter seemed as if there were two completely different teams on the floor.

Lakeview’s offense had only mustered eleven points through the first three quarters of play and trailing by fourteen, they would have to score more than double their previous output just to draw the game even.

The Bulldogs would ramp up the pressure defensively forcing turnover after turnover in the fourth turning the stolen possessions into five points off giveaways while holding Hubbard to just two points in the final quarter. An outstanding 14-0 would see the game drawn even before two Eagle free throws would give Hubbard the lead once again. Lakeview still had some left in the tank, finishing the game on another 4-0 run to complete the comeback and grab the win 29-27.

 

TOP PERFORMERS

HUBBARD:

Sophie Murphy 9 points

Mary Frangos7 points, 4/4 FTs

Livia Reese6 points, 2 made threes

LAKEVIEW:

Maggie Pavlansky15 points, 3 made threes

Mackenzie Stowe5 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Hubbard: Now losers of their last four matchupsthe Lady Eagles will look to get back on track with another NE8 conference foe in the likes of the Niles Red Dragons (3-13). These two schools last met on December 22nd, a matchup that went the way of the Eagles 51-21. Hubbard will host Niles Monday, January 26th at 7:00 pm.

 

Lakeview: Collecting their fourth road and ninth overall win of the season, the Bulldogs are back to .500 and will look to break above even for the fifth time this season when they travel to take on the South Range Raiders (8-8). The Bulldogs and Raiders matched up back on December 22nd, in a game that saw South Range leave Cortland with a 39-34 win. The game will take place on Monday, January 26th at 7 o’clock.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

RAIDERS WIN STREAK CONTINUES

HUBBARD, Ohio –

South Range (5-6) has four Raiders post double digits for their third straight conference road victory.

Winless on the season, the Hubbard Eagles (0-12) road the back of Gavin Rybicki’s strong first three minutes to take an early 7-2 lead. South Range’s Landon Moore would respond with a strong finish to the period, finishing with all seven of the South Range points to close the gap to just three at the end of one.

Moore would add four points to his total in the second quarter and would receive assistance from Luke Rohan and Ayden Leon, each adding in three points, sending the game into a tie of 17 all at the break.

Coming out of the break, the South Range Raiders would turn great defense into easy offense. Five different Raiders would score three or more points in the third quarter that saw South Range post 22.

Trailing by nine to start the fourth quarter, Hubbard went on multiple runs to draw the game within two possessions, but could never string together stops with scores to take back the lead. South Range would escape with the victory, 53-49.

TOP PERFORMERS

HUBBARD:

Nikolas Hendrix – 17 points

Braydon Songer – 12 points

Gavin Rybicki – 11 points

SOUTH RANGE:

Landon Moore – 14 points

Ayden Leon – 11 points

Dylan Turvey – 10 points

Luke Rohan – 10 points

WHAT’S NEXT –

Hubbard: Still winless on the year, the Hubbard Eagles will hit the road for a non-conference matchup against the Western Reserve Blue Devils (6-6) tonight at 7:00 pm. The Blue Devils come into the night off a road loss against Sebring McKinley last night, 49-39. Catch all the action only on YSN Live.

South Range: Now winners of four in a row, the Raiders will put their winning streak on the line against the Struthers Wildcats (7-5). The two clubs will meet at South Range this coming Tuesday the 17th, at 7:00 pm.

*Contributed by YSN’s Jamie Thomson

SOUTH RANGE BACK TO WINNING WAYS

CANFIELD OH- After having back to back close battles with top tier conference opponents not go their way, South Range was chomping at the big to be back at home.  They hoped that the friendly confines of the Raiders gym would get them back to winning.  They welcomed in a Hubbard team they only beat by three points in their first meeting.  This one was just as tough as the last as the Eagles and Raiders jockeyed for position all night. After a 10-8 first quarter, the Raiders got some space before halftime leading 20-14.  Hubbard had one chance in the third where they made a run and took a 22-21 lead in the third quarter.  Almost immediately Emma Cunningham buried a three to put the Raiders back ahead. The Raiders lead was pushed back to six, 28-22 by the end of the third.  They’d win the final frame 10-7 and get away with a 38-29 win.

Cunningham had a great night for the Raiders as she led the way with 16 points.  Taylor McClish got the Raiders on the board early, and finished with 8 points. She hit a pair of threes.  Sydney Penick chipped in 7 points.

Hubbard was led by a great effort from Eleni Grillis who broke in to double figures with 10 points.  Sophie Murphy worked hard to get 7 points to help out the Eagles cause.

South Range will look to build on the win on Thursday as they host Jefferson. Hubbard is also back in action on Thursday as they hit the road to Struthers.

NILES SEES RED IN ANOTHER CONFERENCE WIN

NILES OH- coming into the game, the Niles Red Dragons had a winning streak going, but in order to continue it, they would have to get past a Hubbard team that was looking to get their first win of the season and in 2023.  Unfortunately for the Eagles that did not happen as Niles walked away with a big 79 to 61 victory over rival Hubbard.  

 

Leading the squad was Sam Perrone, Stefan Dorsey and Anthony Budak, all three having 13 points. Matthew Kozak finished with 12 and had a triple double.  Keyshon Talley would finish with 10 points, seven for Robert Strickland, five for Alex Fernandez, Yaunsene Blackmond with four and Nate Coots with a layup.  

 

For Hubbard, Nikolas Hendrix and Javon Greene combined for 30 points and Gavin Rybicki finished with 30 points too. 

 

Niles (8-3) will travel down to Jefferson to take on the Falcons while Hubbard will try to get their first win against Girard. After the game, Ian O’Brien caught up with coach Doug Foster and Matt Kozak. 

 

*Contributed by YSNs Ian O’Brien*

POLAND WINS WITH SIGNATURE DEFENSE

POLAND OH- Poland has been headlined by their defense over the years, especially during their time atop the NE8.  They needed every ounce of their vaunted pressure on Thursday as Hubbard came in to their field house. The Eagles have a formidable defense in their own right. They gave the Bulldogs fits all night. After scoring 13 points in the first quarter, the Bulldogs never scored more than ten in a frame.  Unfortunately for Hubbard, the Dogs defense was even more suffocating on their way to a 36-22 win.

Sarah Forsyth was the only Bulldog in double figures as she led the way with 10. Brooke Rowe got the start tonight, and was one bucket away from double digits with 8 points total.  Leanne Williams scored all six of her points down the final 2:00 of the third quarter.

Sophie Murphy was the leader for the Eagles. She tied the game-high total with 10 points.  Livia Reese chipped in a solid 6 point performance for Hubbard as well.

Both teams are back in action on Monday as they end the first half of NE8 play.  Poland will hit the road and travel to Lakeview. Hubbard goes back home and will host Jefferson.

HUBBARD ALUM TO COMPETE IN NCAA ELITE EIGHT

COLUMBUS OH- The high school volleyball season is over in the state of Ohio. However, Hubbard fans still have a pretty good reason to be in the volleyball spirit. Former Eagle stand out Adria Powell is a senior at Ohio State and has advanced to the Elite Eight.

As an Eagle Powell led the Eagles in blocks, and kills in each of the seasons she played.  She helped Hubbard win a AAC Red Tier title. In 2017 Adria was named the OHSVCA Player of the Year.  She finished that season with 540 kills, and 62 blocks. To put that in perspective, this season’s YSN Player of the Year Jocelyn Jourdan finished with 495 kills which was by far the most in the area. Add about 50 more to that in just as many games to get an idea of how dominant Powell was in the area.

This season at Ohio State after missing her junior season Powell is having the best statistical season of her career as a Buckeye.  So far Powell has 133 kills on the season.  That brings her career total at Ohio State to 401.  She also has had 132 total blocks this season.  In the Buckeyes Sweet 16 win against Minnesota in 4 sets (22-25 25-21 25-21 25-19) Powell was tied for a team lead with 4 blocks.

Ohio State moves on to play top seeded Texas in the Elite Eight on Saturday at 6:00. Be sure tune in and support one of the best volleyball players to come out of the area!

SPRINGFIELD EARNS ANOTHER OUT OF CONFERENCE WIN

NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- Springfield hasn’t even opened up Conference play yet, but they’ve already seen a slew of high caliber opponents cross their vision. With what promises to be a highly contested MVAC season, Springfield is earning their stripes in the non conference schedule.  On Monday they past their latest test in Hubbard. The Tigers were able to lock down on defense and come away with a 44-35 win.

Jacey Mullen continued her impressive start to the season leading the Tigers with 19 points.  Ava Vecchione also contributed 8 points to the Tigers offense. The Eagles were led by Mary Frangos who finished in double figures with 11 points.

Springfield looks ahead to opening their conference schedule on Thursday as they host McDonald. Hubbard also wil open their conference schedule on Thursday as they host South Range.

DIVISION FOUR ALL-OHIO FOOTBALL TEAMS

COLUMBUS, OH- This morning, the The Division IV and V football All-Ohio teams were announced by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. YSN has a ton of mentions in division four, with 35 local players making the list.

Jefferson Falcons Head Football Coach Brandon Hanna got selected as one of two coaches of the year in division four after winning the regional championship for the first time in program history.

On the first team All-Ohio offense team was West Branch quarterback Dru DeShields and offensive linemen Mitchell Coffee. The other offensive linemen on the list was East Liverpool senior Mason Ludwig. Senior quarterback from Salem Jackson Johnson received first team offensive awards.

On the second team all offensive team was Jefferson quarterback Grant Hitchcock, Struthers running back Alex Grzyb, and West Branch wide receiver Christian Martig. On the second team defensive team was West Branch linebacker Michael Kanagy and defensive linemen Thomas Egli.

On the third team all offensive team was Girard running back Mike Palmer, Edgewood wide receiver Christian Cunningham, Jeffferson and Hubbard offensive linemen Mason Pawloski and Ben Chaney. Also on the list is Jefferson kicker Jensen Yarosh. The third team all defensive team included five guys. Three linebackers made the list with Seth Enos, Wade Woodworth and Devin Braham. Two defensive backs from Girard and Struthers made the team with Bobby Alejars and Anthony Carter getting the third team nod.

The honorable mention team includes 16 student-athletes. Two quarterbacks made the list with Austin Cline and Stephen Sims. Poland Bulldogs running back Cole Fulton and Beaver Local wide receiver Caleb White made the list. The offensive line was well represented with Zane McCoy, Ryan Kamperman, Jordan Fedor, and Stephen Solic on the list. The defensive line has three players which included: Nick Bowser, Connor Mayle and Blake Lucas. Girard and Hubbard linebackers Jake Dohy and Mason Hodge made the list as well. Three more defensive backs rounded out the bunch with Ross Davidson, Nico Farina and Ben Wilcox concluding the 16 all honorable mention players.

 

GIRARD WINS SECOND IN A ROW OVER HUBBARD

GIRARD, OH- As we begin to roll deeper into the playoffs, no other team has had a more up and down season than Girard. The Indians have had to deal with injuries and tough losses as they were on their way to a great regular season. But in their Division IV, Region 13 matchup against a familiar foe in Hubbard, Girard looked back to Stephen Sims to lead them. A low scoring first half transitioned into a more back and forth second half, with both teams trading blows. But eventually possession time was a factor against the Eagles as Girard walked away with a 30-20 victory. 

Hubbard struck first early with a touchdown by Ben Wilcox, but Girard answered right back with a connection from Dominick Tollone to Anthony Bengala to tie it up at 7 a piece. A blocked punt by the Indians would allow them to settle for a field goal to go up 10-7 at the half. In the second half, just like the first, Hubbard scored out the gate, but Girard answered and regained the lead at 16-14. Girard slowly started taking over after another score to go up 23-14 going into the final stanza. Girard would keep Hubbard off the board again and Sims would extend the lead to make it 30-14 with a 41-yard run. Hubbard would eventually find the endzone one last time, but ran out of time to make a comeback.

Hubbard’s season will come to an end with a 6-5 record. Congratulations to the Eagles on a tremendous season. Girard will advance to the second round as they will host another familiar foe, Jefferson Area next Friday. Don’t miss it on YSN!

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller