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REBELS ROCK LABRAE AND MOVE ON

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COLUMBIANA OH- Crestview secured its spot in a district championship on Tuesday with a stellar 9-0 rout of conference foe LaBrae. The Rebels haven’t lost since October 2nd.

Ryan Emch, and Noah Novak both were credited with a pair of goals. However, five other Rebels found the back of the net. Joining them was Carter Blakeman, Matt Deniro, Cutter Crane, Colt Crane, and Mitchell Auer.

Crestview advances to the district championship game, where they’ll meet up with Cardinal Mooney. That game is slated for Saturday at 11:00 at Niles.

VIKINGS HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH CAMPBELL

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LEAVITTSBURG OH- LaBrae has been a role since suffering their first loss to Garfield earlier in the season. After dramatically escaping Liberty last week, the Vikings needed no drama in beating Campbell with a 56-13 win.

Aiden Stephens had a trio of touchdowns before the end of the first quarter. He scored two with his legs, and connected on a monster 51 yard touchdown pass to Tre’von Drake. Devin Carter gained 88 yards on 6 carries, and a pair of touchdowns.

LaBrae virtually sealed the fact that they can have two home playoff games. They have only hosted two playoff games in their program’s history. Division 6 games will be played on Fridays. Stay tuned to YSN to find out who the Vikings get paired with.

LABRAE FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 2) WITH JOHN ARMENI

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*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

LEAVITTSBURG OH- Sound the Horns! Here Come The Vikings!

In a season that has certainly been one to remember, The LaBrae Vikings are going into week 10 as the number 1 seed in Region 21.

Head coach of The Vikings, John Armeni, joined Ty and Anthony on Running Point to recap the season for LaBrae. All while looking ahead towards their week 10 matchup with Campbell.

LaBrae has utilized a senior heavy squad this season, one that has proven that experience was all this team was lacking.

As the offense has been dynamic this year, similar to years past. However, the biggest change in The Vikings this year? The defense.
LaBrae’s defensive unit has a total of 3 shutouts this year, and holding all but two opponents to 21 points or less this season.

LaBrae looks to sound their horns and make a lot of noise in Region 21. As their matchup will be set after this weekend’s set of games conclude.

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VIKINGS UPSET ROOTSTOWN TO SECURE SPOT IN SEMIS

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KIRTLAND OH- It may not have been a major upset, but LaBrae came in to Thursday night’s game against Rootstown as the lower seed. The 7th seeded Vikings took down the 6th seeded Rovers in 4 sets to move on to the district semis. (26-24 22-25 25-18 25-11)

Riley McDonough led the Vikings with a double double finishing with 12 kills, and 12 digs. Ashley Monroe also earned a double double ending with 13 assists, and 10 aces. Summer Pumphrey led the Vikings defense with 24 digs. LaBrae had 96 digs as a team.

The Vikings advance to the district semifinals where they’ll lock horns with Kirtland. That match is slated for Wednesday at 6:00 at Medina.

VIKINGS NARROWLY ESCAPE LIBERTY

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LIBERTY OH- LaBrae was a streaking team coming in to Week 9, and so was Liberty in fact. It was promised to be an explosive matchup. The way the game developed it seemed that the last team who had the ball would surely win the game. Unfortunately for Liberty, even though they had a productive drive eating away the fourth quarter clock, the Vikings picked up a fumble and ran it all the way to the opposite endzone for one of the most dramatic endings to a football game you can imagine. LaBrae would win 41-34.

Aiden Stephens ran for 157 yards for the Vikings with 3 touchdowns on 20 carries. He also threw for 57 yards. Cameron Rabel scooped up the game winning fumble recovery and return for a touchdown.

DC Ferrell was impressive on the night. The freshman quarterback went 25/35 for 317 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Chris Cunningham secured his fourth straight game with 100 plus receiving yards. Cunningham had 7 catches for 160 yards and two touchdowns.

LaBrae will conclude their regular season on Friday as they welcome in Campbell. Liberty has another big chance for an upset as they travel to Garfield.

CRESTVIEW STANDS TALL IN OVERTIME

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COLUMBIANA OH- Last season, Champion and Crestview met in week 1 in a rainstorm. Then, it was the Flashes that got the last laugh as they handed the Rebels their only loss of the regular season. This time around the match up came in Week 9, and it lived up to the billing. Crestview made the last play in overtime for a 44-38 win.

Roclen Bettura was the definition of workhorse on the night for the Rebels. He got 36 carries and gained 251 yards. He accumulated 3 touchdowns as well. Anthony Cusick was 9/27 with 73 yards. He threw for two touchdowns, and ran for another.

Keegan McDermott led the Flashes with 177 yards on 10 carries. He crossed the goal line twice. Joey Fell threw for 98 yards and two touchdowns. He ran for a touchdown as well. McDermott hit a 49 yard field goal to tie the game in regulation.

Crestview will end their regular season Friday as they travel to Newton Falls. Champion continues their season Friday as they host Brookfield.

VIKINGS BEND BUT NEVER BREAK

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LEAVITTSBURG OH- The Vikings had been hearing for a couple of weeks that Garfield may have exposed holes in their defense. They put any talk of that nature to bed on Friday night though, as they shut out a 1 loss Brookfield team 28-0 on homecoming. Brookfield hasn’t been shutout since 2017.

Devin Carter was his normal self as he set the tone with a 44 yard touchdown in the Vikings first scoring drive. He finished with 106 yards on the ground, and 48 yards in the passing game. Aiden Stephens added to the offense with 141 yards through the air, and 88 yards with his legs.

Teandre Craig led the Warriors gaining 96 yards on the ground. The passing game was held in check though, as the Vikings held Donavan Pawlaski to just 32 yards passing.

LaBrae’s defense will be tested again in Week 9 as they play a Liberty team that is coming off a 53 point performance. Brookfield has another tall task in front of them as they play Garfield in Week 9.

REBELS SECURE AUER’S 300TH WIN

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COLUMBIANA OH- Crestview clinched the MVAC title on Tuesday, but they had another big milestone to complete on Wednesday in LaBrae. Not only did the Rebels earn their 20th win of the season, they also secured head coach Alisha Auer’s 300th career victory.

Lucy Montgomery earned a triple double on the night finishing with 13 kills, 13 assists, and 10 digs. Grace Auer joined her with a triple double herself. She finished with 12 kills, 17 assists, and 12 digs. Abbey Emch collected 7 kills, and a pair of blocks.

Crestview will return home with their 20-0 record to host Heartland Christian on Monday. LaBrae will host Niles on Tuesday.

VIKINGS WIN WILD MATCH AGAINST MCDONALD

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LEAVITTSBURG OH- It was a tightly contested marathon of a match on Monday night between LaBrae and McDonald. Featuring multiple volleys that went over 30 seconds. The Vikings were able to come out on top in four sets (25-16 25-23 22-25 25-22)

Summer Pumphrey shined bright for LaBrae. She landed a monster double double with 19 kills, and 26 digs. Rylee McDonough had a double double as well with 16 kills, and 15 assists. Ashley Monroe led the Vikings in assists with 27. She was the third Viking to complete a double double grabbing 27 digs. Taylor Burns led in digs with 29.

McDonald had a stat filled night as well. They were led by Maria Rasile who finished with a triple double. She had 11 kills, 23 digs, and 22 assists. Gianna Constantino had a double double with 17 kills, and 19 digs. Megan Klockner also grabbed a double double with 25 digs, and 21 assists. Sheryaliz Bonilla led the defense in digs with 29.

LaBrae will continue conference play on Tuesday as they travel to Champion. McDonald also hops back into their conference slate going to Mineral Ridge.

LABRAE LEAVES TIGERS IN THE DUST

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LEVITTSBURG OH- LaBrae had no trouble with Newton Falls on Friday night. The Vikings rolled past the Tigers 38-0 to move to 5-1 on the season.

Devin Carter went off on the Tigers. He ran for 179 yards on just 7 carries. That’s an average of over 25 yards per carry. He found the end zone 4 times. The Vikings were up 35-0 at the break.

LaBrae hits the road in Week 7 as they’ll travel to Crestview. Newton Falls will be on the road as well as they’ll make the trip to Brookfield.