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ROCKETS DON’T WAIVER ONE BIT

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MCDONALD, OH- With Lowellville still unbeaten and almost no one to stop them, they’re sitting comfortably up at the top heading into the last few weeks of the regular season. But, they did have a tall task in front of them in McDonald Friday night as the Blue Devils hosted the Rockets in week 8 action. Lowellville came into Friday night’s matchup looking for their first win at McDonald since 2002. McDonald made the opening portion of the passing game tough for Lowellville by keeping that in check. But just like any other great balanced team does, the Rockets found success in their running game to roll past McDonald with a 36-13 victory.

The Rockets came out firing quickly on the ground with scores by Marcus Dubos, and Santino Rivera-Ocasio. Vinny Ballone then added a quick passing touchdown to Brady Bunofsky to push their lead to 21-0. A safety forced by Bunofsky and an immediate Ballone rushing touchdown then put the Rockets up by 29 going into half. Although McDonald would have some push back in the second half, the rolling offense and tough defense for Lowellville secured the victory.

For Lowellville, Ballone was 16/27 for 185 yards in the air and 33 on the ground with 2 TDs. Rivera-Ocasio finished with 27 yards on 8 carries. Marcus Dubos had 44 rushing yards on 5 carries. Bunofsky came down with 7 receptions for 84 yards and 2 TDs.
Lowellville will move to 8-0 on the season going into week 9 as they will travel to Mineral Ridge on Friday. McDonald will move to 2-6 and will host Waterloo Friday night.

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller

RASILE BECOMES FIRST MCDONALD PLAYER TO 1000 DIGS

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MCDONALD OH- The McDonald program may be fairly new, but that hadn’t stopped them from finding instant success. Maria Rasile has been a big reason why the Blue Devils have been so good so fast.  On Thursday she became the program’s first player to reach 1000 digs in their win over Lowellville.  (25-11 25-14 25-10)

Gianna Constantino shined with a triple double for McDonald. She finished with 17 kills, 12 digs, and 10 assists.  Rasile was a dig away from a triple double. She finished with 11 kills, 21 assists, and 9 digs.  Juliana Krumpak contributed to the defense with 10 digs.

McDonald ends the season at 17-5. They will await their postseason fate when the tournament draw comes out on Sunday.

MCDONALD BOUNCES BACK AGAINST THE LIONS

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COLUMBIANA OH- McDonald quickly responded to their tough loss against Mineral Ridge on Wednesday as they matched up with the Lions of Heartland Christian.  The Blue Devils dropped set one, but got right back to winning and walked away with a four set victory. (23-25 25-9 25-14 25-22)

Giana Constantino led the Blue Devils on offense with a burst of 15 kills.  She notched a double double by grabbing 11 digs. She also set up 8 assists.  Maria Rasile led the Devils in assists with 12.  She also liked the team in digs with 24 to earn a double double.  She was one kill away from a triple double with 9 kills.  Juliana Krumpak also put in good defensive numbers with 22 digs.

McDonald closes out their season on Thursday as they cap off their MVAC slate hosting Lowellville.  Heartland is off until Tuesday when they’ll host Jackson Milton.

RAMS EARN MVAC CROWN

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MINERAL RIDGE OH- Mineral Ridge has been laser focused on winning a MVAC championship all year.  Plenty of talented teams put their will to the test. It was a fight all year but Tuesday the Rams clinched their MVAC Championship and completed their first goal on their long list. The Rams swept McDonald in three sets to earn the title. (25-20 25-19 25-9)

The Rams were led by Olivia Booth who finished the night with 8 kills. Her biggest attribute to the win though was her serve receiving. Faith Schneider led the teams in kills with 17 kills, she earned a double double with 20 kills.  Ava Hulett also managed a double double with 11 kills, and 18 digs.  Samantha Aulet flew around the court setting up her hitters for 33 assists.

Mineral Ridge returns to action on Thursday as they hit the road to take on Springfield.  McDonald returns home to to host Lowellville on Thursday.

HENNING CARRIES RESERVE TO VICTORY

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Western Reserve has had enough heartbreak for three seasons this year. They were not about to add to that list on Friday as they sent McDonald’s would be game tying drive away and won 27-19.  After falling behind 13-0, Reserve didn’t panic and won the rest of the game 27-6.  Luke Henning was able to find the promised land four times in the Blue Devil win to lead them to victory.

Western Reserve will try to carry their momentum in to Week 8 when they stay home to host Springfield. McDonald has no time to lament the loss as they have to give their all to a game at home against Lowellville.

MCDONALD CONTINUES STRIDE FORWARD

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SEBRING OH- McDonald didn’t let their impressive season slide on Thursday as they went to Sebring and swept the up and coming Trojans. (25-5 25-13 25-6)

Maria Rasile capped off a double double to lead the Blue Devils finishing with 13 kills and 14 assists. Gianna Constantino was 2 kills away from a double double with 15 assists and 8 kills.  Kayla Helco led the Blue Devils defense with 17 digs.

McDonald will put themselves to the test on Saturday as they host Columbiana. The Blue Devils won the first matchup between the two in four sets.  Sebring is now 8-11 and will move on to host Jackson Milton on Tuesday.

MCDONALD TAKES CARE OF THE VIKINGS

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MCDONALD OH- McDonald kept pushing their way through the MVAC Scarlett conference on Tuesday as they dominated Waterloo in a straight set victory. (25-8 25-9 25-6)

 

Gianna Constantino led the offense with 14 kills. It was a balanced offense for the Blue Devils, as Maria Rasile was also in double figures with 13 kills.  Constantino and Rasike both also finished with double doubles with 16 assists for Constantino and 13 assists for Rasile.  Kayla Heico led the defense with 12 digs in the back row.

McDonald will stay at home on Thursday as they host Sebring.  Waterloo will return home on Thursday to host Springfield.

TIGERS RALLY TO WIN SECOND STRAIGHT

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SPRINGFIELD, OH- The Goonies never say die.  Neither do the Springfield Tigers.

The Tigers trailed by three scores to start the game and stormed back in the second half to defeat their MVAC foe, McDonald Blue Devils 37-21 on Homecoming.

For the Tigers, Kolten Ruark had a standout night with three touchdowns, and 154 yards through the air.  Ryan Carcelli led the ground attack with 130 yards on the night, while Dylan Sheely was feeling it, hauling in 3 touchdown receptions and 63 yards to go with them.

The Tigers advance to 2-4 and will lock horns with Waterloo next week, while McDonald drops to the same record and will travel to Western Reserve in Week 7.

 

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

WATERLOO WINS MVAC LEAGUE; MCDONALD TAKES TOURNAMENT IN TIE BREAKER

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SALEM OH- It was a big day for the 19-3 Waterloo Vikings as they competed in the MVAC tournament in Salem Hills on Wednesday.  Although the Vikings won the MVAC league championship throughout the regular season, they’d drop a 5th card playoff to McDonald in the tournament.  Both teams shot a 347.  Trevor Simons led the Vikings shooting an 80.  Jackson Eichler, and Noah Hughes were behind him with a 87.

For McDonald, they were led by Caleb Domitrovich who shot an 81.  Chris Ragazzine was behind him with a 84.  Next for the Blue Devils was Avery Maley with a 87.   Springfield’s Jackson Ensley shot the lowest score of the day with a 76.

All teams now look ahead to sectional tournament play which starts Wednesday. For Waterloo they will compete at Riverview in Newton Falls.