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CRESTVIEW FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 1) WITH PAUL CUSICK

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COLUMBIANA, OH – Week one proved to be a great matchup for Coach Paul Cusick and the Crestview Rebels as they fought hard all night but came up just short against Champion. Coach Q and the Rebs will be back at it on Friday night as they welcome the Campbell Memorial Red Devils to town in what will be the first home game on the new field at Crestview Stadium!

YSN’s own, D.J. Yokley, was able to sit down with Coach Cusick this week to talk about their week one matchup against Champion, what the Rebels need to do moving forward, what the opening of the new field at Crestview means to the community, and the team, and much more!

Episode one of Crestview football Coach’s Corner with head coach, Paul Cusick is LIVE!

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WARRIORS CONTAIN LEOPARDS; START OFF 1-0

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BROOKFIELD, OH – The 2020 high school football season finally got underway Friday night with the Liberty Leopards traveling north to Brookfield to take on the Warriors but unfortunately the game was postponed until tonight with 1:21 left in the first quarter as the Warriors were leading 7-6.

Brookfield struck first Friday night thanks to a Haden Gibson touchdown run from eight yards out. Liberty then wasted no time answering on their next possession as Chris Cunningham took the handoff 80 yards to the house before the postponement occurred.

As we got back underway tonight, the Warriors took over and controlled the entire football game on both sides ball as they proceeded to score 28 unanswered points en route to a 35-12 victory. During that run, Teandre Craig had a rushing touchdown from one yard out and Isaiah Jones had a receiving touchdown on a 30 yard back shoulder fade.

Up next for Liberty (0-1) will be another road test as they will travel to Newton Falls (0-0) to take on the Tigers next Friday night.

Up next for Brookfield (1-0) will be the first road game of the year as they will travel up to Leavittsburg to take on the Vikings of LaBrae (1-0).

MCDONALD PASSES EARLY TEST WITH FLYING COLORS

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SEBRING, OH- McDonald looked to score the second their cleats hit the grass on Thursday night, as they took care of Sebring to the tune of 40-6 to open the season.

Blue Devil standout, Dom Schadl stole the show with a three-touchdown performance and 120 yards on the ground, while throwing a touchdown as well.

Sebring had trouble getting the bus started on their offense, the Trojans only racked up 145 yards and turned over the ball on five occasions.

The Trojans now gear up for Southington, while McDonald turns their attention to Lowellville.

FRANK THE TANK

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SEBRING, OH- On every team, there’s one player that gives it all for the greater good.  A player that will put his time in the spotlight on hold in order to help the team get stronger in other areas.  For the Sebring Trojans in 2020, that’s senior, Frankie Lozoya.

Lozoya is a converted offensive and defensive lineman who is versatile enough to be a slash player if the situation calls for it.  Originally a fullback and tight end, Coach Seidel asked Lozoya to move to the trenches to help bolster a line that needed size.  Quickly, Lozoya fell into the favor of his teammates who unanimously voted him as one of the team captains for the season.

We visited Frankie virtually and discussed his teammates, the Trojan Legacy, and his future plans.

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CLIPPERS BLOCK LOWELLVILLE

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LOWELLVILLE, OH- The Lady Clippers were back to form in their win over out of conference foe, Lowellville on Monday night.  Columbiana delivered a 3-1 winning performance against the Lady Rockets to move to 6-3 overall on the campaign.

Tori Long led the way with 8 kills, 11 digs, and a pair of aces while Madison Moser added seven kills and five points.  Grace Witmer had the most points on the evening with 15, but also chipped in 2 aces, 14 assists, and 18 digs.  Libero Maci Linhart was awarded the golden shovel with 22 digs, 4 points, and an ace while Marissa Makosky had 7 points, 4 aces, 3 kills and 10 helpers.

No rest for the Lady Clips as they return to action tonight against United at the Eagles Nest.

STRANK IS SINGLES QUEEN IN CRESTVIEW, REBS ROLL TO OVAC FINALS

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WHEELING, WV- Crestview traveled to Wheeling, West Virginia to compete on the OVAC semi-finals of the 3 A division playing Monroe Central and walked away with a 4-1 victory.

The Seminoles retired the first eight batters of the Lady Rebels until Taylor Mellington came up with 2 outs smashing a double off the fence for a double. The Rebels got back to the top of the order Haley Eskra worked the count to 2-2 before Mellington stole third base when the catcher went to throw to third when the ball went off Eskra’s helmet and going out play, Mellington was awarded home for Crestview’s first run.

With runners on first and second Kaedyn Sutton would come up hitting a rocket to left-center field scoring Eskra and Strank for a 2-RBI double. Monroe Central would put a run on the board with the help of the Rebels only error of the game.

Sutton led the Lady Rebels with a double, single and 3 RBI’s, Taylor Mellington added a double, Skyler Mattern a single, Olivia Strank had one hit, on that hit Strank broke the singles record in a season with 30. Sutton would also pick up the win striking out 10, giving up 5 hits and walking one batter.

Crestview improves to 17-3 on the season and will play Magnolia, WV in the OVAC Championship on Friday at 7:00 pm at JB Chambers Complex in Wheeling, WV.

 

*Contributed by Greg Eskra

TIGERS POUNCE ON LISBON EARLY TO SNAP STREAK

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NEW MIDDLETOWN, OH- Lisbon watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 10-5 loss to Springfield on Friday. Springfield scored on a double by Chris Thompson in the first inning and a groundout by Brannon Brungard in the second inning.  Springfield pulled away for good with two runs in the second inning. In the second Brungard contributed an RBI groundout to keep the Devils at bay.

It was Springfield scoring five runs in the third inning that sealed the deal for the Tigers. The offensive firepower by Springfield was led by Drew Clark, John Slike, Brungard, and AJ Stallsmith, who each had RBIs in the inning.

Clark was the winning pitcher for Springfield. He went three innings, allowing two runs on five hits and striking out three. Noah Barrett, Mitchell Seymour, and Ryan McFadden all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory.  Garrett Cox took the loss for Lisbon. He surrendered one run on one hit over one and one-third innings, walking zero.  Tyler Graham started the game for The Devils. He lasted three innings, allowing eight hits and nine runs while striking out one

Lisbon did have some offensive pop and socked one home run on the day. Blake Reynolds went deep in the seventh inning.   The Blue Devils saw the ball well on the day, racking up eight hits in the game.  Reynolds, Logan Bell, and Tyler Toot each had multiple hits for Lisbon. Reynolds led the team with three hits in four at-bats.  Springfield totaled ten hits. Stallsmith, Slike, and Thompson each racked up multiple hits for Springfield.

 

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EOAC AND MVAC SPLIT SENIOR GAMES IN LISBON

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LISBON, OH- The Annual Senior EOAC- Gray /MVAC-Red All-Star game held at Lisbon David Anderson High School Kicked off with the senior ladies. Red came out strong in the first half but the Gray fought back and held on 23-21 at the half. Southern Local’s Riley Felton made a dominating statement under the hoop scoring 12 points and collecting numerous rebounds. Columbiana’s Tessa Liggitt threw in 11 for the Gray. Springfield’s Marlie Applegarth and Jackson Milton’s Ashley Cameron both led Red with 10 points. Team Gray’s fast-paced ball movement and aggressiveness were too much for the Red. Final EOAC Gray 52 -MVAC 36 

On the senior boy’s side, MVAC Red team came out on top 77-68 over the EOAC Gray. A fast-paced game of all local outstanding seniors did not disappoint the crowd, the game was close the entire 2 halves. For the EOAC Gray,  Lisbon’s Justin Sweeney, wasted no time showing why he’s a Big Dog of the Valley, leading the Gray with 12 points, followed by Wellsville’s Garett Scott with 11 points, United’s Landon Baker, another Big Dog of the Valley, made a statement battling under the hoop and ended the game with 8 points and cleaned the glass all evening for the EOAC.
MVAC Red leading scorers Springfield’s Shane Eynon scored 17 points, and Sebring’s Joey Clark hit 5 from beyond the arc finishing with 17.

The brother-sister duo, Western Reserve’s Kennedy and Riley Miller both won the 3 point shoot out, East Palestine’s Joclyn Fristik finished third in the event.

LADY EAGLES SCRATCHED BY SPRINGFIELD

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HANOVERTON, OH- The Lady Eagles came out with a strong “united” front defensively in the first tournament round at United High School against the Springfield Lady Tigers.  It was the The Lady Eagles’ missed scoring opportunities that cost them in the end as they fell 38-31 to Springfield.

For the Eagles Celeste Hofmeister had 13 points, Celeste Powers had a great game defensively and also scored 13 points with 6 rebounds. Makenzy Capouellez posted 13 points of the Lady Tigers.

Springfield now heads to Salem to take on the EBC Champion Lady Quakers on Saturday.

TIGERS TAME CLIPPERS

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COLUMBIANA, OH- After a fairly competitive first half, the Springfield Tigers took total control in the third quarter to handily defeat the Columbiana Clippers 41-7 here Friday night.  The Tigers took momentum into the locker room after thwarting a Clipper drive in the end zone as they sought to make it a one-score game just before intermission.

Springfield roared through the third stanza with a dominant performance on both sides of the ball outscoring the Clips 20-0.  Brannon Brungard threw two touchdowns and ran for another while Luke Snyder rushed for two scores of his own. Garrett Walker had a touchdown receiving and rushing as well.  Evan Ohlin also caught a TD pass.

The lone highlight for the Clippers was a 78-yard strike from Jakob Cross to Chase Franken in the second quarter.  

The Tigers (3-0) stay on the road to face Jackson-Milton next week, while Columbiana (0-3) opens Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play at undefeated Leetonia.

 

**Story reported by the Voice of the Columbiana Clippers- Mark Franken