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VALLEY PUTS ON A SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW

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CAMPBELL OH- An epic week five of high school football was capped off with style and power by the Valley Christian Eagles who continued their undefeated war path as they enforced a running clock for the entirety of the second half against Lisbon before taking home the win 45-18. Player of the game went to Ve’Shun Gurley as he pulled down to Randy Moss style catches and took them both to the endzone.

Lisbon had their struggles offensively for the majority of the game as the rush from the larger Valley Christian continued to blow through the line with relative ease and forced the Lisbon offense to minimal gains all night long. Lisbon did score two defensive touchdowns as Hunter Dailey intercepted a pass from Jon’Trell Mixon and returned it all the way early in the third quarter. Dailey would come up again in the fourth quarter as a fumble by the second unit of Valley Christian would open up a hole for Hunter Dailey to grab a scoop and score for their final points of the night.

Valley Christian through their first four plays from scrimmage on the night had three touchdowns, including two that came on 91-yard plays. Valley Christian had touchdowns from just about every single offensive player on the night. Their run blocking just proved too much for Lisbon all night long as they were able to do just about anything they wanted to.

Injuries have continued to hurt Lisbon along their three-game losing streak as they now move (2-3). They are going to look to get healthy over the next week as they prepare for their fourth home game of the season as they take on the Bulldogs of East Palestine (1-4). Valley Christian now (5-0) will continue to storm the beaches of the EOAC as they will play host to the (0-5) Leetonia Bears next Saturday.

*Contributed By YSN’s Alek Koberna

 

AUER BREAKS RECORD IN REBELS VICTORY

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MCDONALD OH- Both teams came in with winning records but only one could continue the streak.  That one would be Crestview who is still yet to lose a set after sweeping McDonald 3-0 on Wednesday night winning their sets (25-14, 25-20 and 25-15). 

 

Grace Auer was the star of the night with 19 kills, 10 assists, 17 digs and three aces.  She also made history with 188 aces as a junior.  Her teammates followed with Abbey Emch finishing with 13 kills, 5 assists and 14 digs.  

 

After the game, YSNs Ian O’Brien caught up with coach Alisha Auer about the big victory and Grace Auer on breaking the school record.  Undefeated Crestview will travel to play (6-4) Liberty Thursday.  McDonald (8-3) will play at Jackson Milton (6-4).

*Contributed By YSN’s Ian O’Brien.

RAMS RAMBLE THROUGH MCDONALD

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MCDONALD OH- It was another classic rivalry matchup on Friday night in Week 4 as heated conferences foes McDonald, and Mineral Ridge did battle. The Rams however made sure the home crowd had nothing to cheer about as they rolled their way to a 40-0 win.  It breaks the Rams 9 game losing streak to McDonald, and keeps them undefeated on the season.

Ian Erb did his usual thing running for 192 yards and 4 touchdowns.  Triston Valley eclipsed 100 yards through the air and threw a touchdown as well. His favorite target on the night was Brady Balestrino who gained 50 yards receiving.  The Rams defense held McDonald to just 39 yards total on offense.

Mineral Ridge looks to stay unbeaten in Week 5 as they host Springfield.  McDonald will hit the road as they try to bounce back against Sebring.

 

MCDONALD COMES AWAY WITH A 3 SET VICTORY

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SEBRING, OH- The McDonald Blue Devils came away with a 3 set sweep against Sebring on Tuesday night. The Blue Devils bounced back after their first loss of the season to Canfield last Saturday. Maria Rasile had a stellar performance, recording 19 kills and 7 serving aces. Behind Rasile was Megan Zajack, who had a double-double with 26 assists and 12 serving aces.

Set Results:

Set 1: 25-14 McDonald

Set 2: 25-12 McDonald

Set 3: 25-21 McDonald

The Blue Devils are now 7-1, and will play an undefeated Mineral Ridge team tomorrow night at 7 P.M. Sebring moves on to Jackson-Milton tomorrow night on the road.

SHE’S JUST BEING MILEY

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MCDONALD OH- when you talk to most varsity level athletes, they’ll tell you about all the time they’ve put in since they were little to get the varsity level they are at now. For McDonald freshman Miley Titus, she picked up volleyball in the eighth grade. Yet she has quickly climbed the ranks and become an immediate impact on the varsity team.  Her quick ride is not to say she hasn’t put in the work to get what she got. She entered club volleyball as soon as she got a love for the sport, and the exposure to top competition has done wonders to grow her skills.  Her natural athletic abilities also help. Miley is quick, and instinctive. Those are tremendous traits for a varsity level libero. Does she have room to grow? Yes. But truest us when we say, once you watch her live her energy and passion for the game, you won’t be able to wait until you see her again.

Miley took the time to sit down with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig to talk about her development to the varsity level. She also discusses the feeling of her first varsity match, what skill has been the hardest for her to grasp, and so much more. McDonald is at the top of the MVAC, make sure to get to know them with the latest McDonald Volleyball player profile, only on YSN.

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CANFIELD HANDS BLUE DEVILS THEIR FIRST LOSS

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CANFIELD OH- Canfield has an up and down week coming in to Saturday. With a big conference win over Boardman, a tough road loss to Mineral Ridge, and then another win against East, the Cardinals looked to end the week on a positive welcoming in McDonald.  The Cardinals took care of business and swept the undefeated Blue Devils. (25-14 25-16 25-20)

Abby Muckelroy led a very balanced Cardinals offense with 12 kills on the day. Maddy Cleevely was next in line with 9 kills out of the outside. Bella Bucciarelli wasn’t far behind with 8 kills. Carly Slaven chipped in 7 kills.  Riley Kinkade did a good job distributing the all and totaled 17 assists. She inches closer to her 1000th career assist.  Parker Wilkins led the back row with 22 digs.

McDonald’s offense was led by Gianna Constantino who led with 8 kills.  Maria Rasile had 6 kills, and 19 digs. Megan Klockner finished with 19 assists. Miley Titus shared the team lead in digs with 19.

Canfield will have a couple of days off before they return to league play Thursday against Warren Harding. McDonald will get back to MVAC action Tuesday traveling to Sebring.

EAGLES PUT THE HURT ON MCDONALD

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MCDONALD OH- The Valley Christian Eagles traveled to McDonald to face the Blue Devils. The Eagles came away with the victory. Scoring 5 touchdowns by 4 different players. Running Back Ja’Sean Lindsey scored twice and went over 100 yards rushing. Valley Christian wins 35-0.

The Eagles would score first with a 10 yard touchdown run by Lindsey making this game 7-0 in the first quarter. In the second quarter,  a pass by Blue Devil Zach Shobel found the hands of Valley Christian Tyree Washington for a pick-six interception to increase the eagle lead to 13. First half was mauled by interceptions by both teams. Both defenses able to take the ball away twice in passing game. They go into the locker room with Valley Christian ahead 13-0.
Valley took over in the second half. First play after haltime Lindsey found the endzone again. Two plays later Marquize Gibbs recovered a fumble and headed into the endzone to seal the victory. Eagles win 35-0. Valley Christian will host United next week while McDonald will host Mineral Ridge. Catch both games next week on YSNLIVE.com.
*Contributed By YSN’s Anthony Melone.

BLUE DEVILS WASH AWAY WATERLOO

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MCDONALD OH- McDonald volleyball is on some kind of tear. On Thursday night they showed no signs of slowing down as they swiftly dismantled Waterloo in straight sets. (25-11 25-8 25-8)

 

Leading the way for the offense was Gianna Constantino who finished with 12 kills.  She also had 7 digs, and 3 aces. Maria Rasile also had a solid night with 11 kills, and 7 digs.  Megan Klockner finished the night with 12 assists, and 7 digs.

McDonakd will put their 6-0 record to the test on Saturday as they travel to Canfield.  Waterloo will try to bounce back on Tuesday as they travel to Springfield.

MCDONALD GETS WIN IN KEY MVAC MATCHUP

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BERLIN CENTER OH-

On a wild Tuesday night of premier volleyball matchups across YSNs airwaves. There was a renewed rivalry, like there always seems to be when these two teams lock horns. Talking about The McDonald Blue Devils and The Western Reserve Blue Devils. Two programs so similar in the success they have had, that even the team name is not altered between them. 

The one notable difference amongst the McDonald and Western Reserve volleyball programs is the age. Western Reserve has had a long tradition of being a successful team. Capturing a winning season in five consecutive years and eight total winning seasons in the last nine years. McDonald, on the other hand, is entering the fourth year of the program under head Coach Mike Klockner. Getting four wins better each season since the birth of the team in 2019, going 8-15 in that campaign. 

Going into Tuesday evening, the highlight players came out to play! With girls like Angelina Cappabianca, Alyvia Hughes and Lisa Eichert leading the way for Reserve as a group of strong swingers. McDonald responds with a trio of Megan Klockner, Gianna Constantino and Maria Rasile!

Both teams went into the match fired up, as the first two sets were determined by a difference of just 2 points in each of them. The McDonald Blue Devils were able to capture Set 1, needing extra points to do so before following it up by grabbing a commanding lead in Set 2. However, Reserve was able to battle back and even take the lead at one point! McDonald stayed mentally tough, unwavered, they were able to grab another close set to go up 2-0 on Western Reserve. By Set 3, the confidence and momentum was heavily in the visitors court, as McDonald was able to keep the high energy and capture the match victory in straight sets. Miley Titus was a difference maker in the Tuesday matchup, neutralizing the heavy swingers of Western Reserve at various times throughout the game, making McDonald that much tougher to score against. 

McDonald has made the adjustments to continue improving and continue competing in a very tough Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC). Prior to Tuesday night’s battle, McDoanld had only captured a single match victory in their history, losing 15 consecutive sets to Western Reserve. That first win came last year on September 16th, where McDonald would defeat Reserve 3-2. The Tuesday night victory would mark the first time that McDonald has beaten Western Reserve in straight sets, continuing the development of the program. 

McDonald (5-0) will stay in the conference as they hit the road for Atwater on Thursday, September 1st to face off against Coach Franks’ Waterloo Vikings (2-2). Needing to keep pace, Reserve (4-2) will also play a MVAC conference matchup against The Lowellville Rockets (1-3) on Thursday. 

 

Set Scores

McDonald 27 – 25 W.R.

McDonald 25 – 23 W.R.

McDonald 25 – 15 W.R.

Stat Leaders (McDonald)

Megan Klockner – 22 Assists

Maria Rasile – 12 Kills

Miley Titus – 23 Digs

Stat Leaders (Western Reserve)

Raelyn Meyer – 11 Assists 

Lisa Eichert – 15 Kills

Alyvia Hughes – 3 Aces, 11 Kills.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell.

Postgame Interview With Michael Klockner:

Postgame Interview With Miley Titus:

BLUE DEVILS SILENCE SPRINGFIELD

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MCDONALD OH- McDonald plans on being a serious contender in the MVAC this season. The test of a hungry Springfield Tigers team stood in front of them on Thursday. It was a test they passed with flying colors as the Blue Devils win in sweeping fashion.  (25-13 25-12 25-18)

Maria Rasile led the Bkue Devils attack with 15 kills on the night.  She completed a double double with 15 digs as well. Megan Klockner continues to set well finishing with 25 assists.  Megan Zajack added 8 digs to the Blue Devil defense.

Jameka Brungard had a solid day for Springfield finishing with 8 kills.  Madi Lesnak added 5 kills, and 2 blocks. Sami McKim led the Tigers defense with a game-high 18 digs.  Baelynn Brungard set up 12 assists.

McDonald will return to the court on Tuesday as they travel to Western Reserve. Springfield will look to bounce back on Monday as they host Liberty.