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TIGERS, KLINE MAKE THE COMEBACK, BEAT THE CARDINALS IN SEASON OPENER

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Basketball is a game of makes and misses, scoring runs and defensive stands. And in the first game of the season, the Tigers of Newton Falls and Cardinal Mooney gave fans all of the above.

After a very slow start, with plenty of turnovers from both sides, the second quarter saw Mooney go on a 10-0 run. Led by senior Devon Jenkins and junior Mike Pelini, the front court of the Cardinals combined for 14 points in the second quarter to give Mooney a 10 point lead at the half, 23-13.

But the Tigers point guard Joey Kline would take the game over in the second half. After going 0-5 from long range, Kline would hit 3 big three point shots, as well as a wild left handed layup that drew a foul. Kline finished with 24, and brought the Tigers all the way back to take the lead in the fourth. Despite the sensational game from Pelini, who would finish 25 points and a couple rebounds short of a double double, Mooney could not answer down the stretch and fell to the Tigers 45-43.

REBELS PROPEL TO FIRST VICTORY, DOWN THE TIGERS

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NEWTON FALLS, OH- The Crestview Rebels entered week 4 looking for their first win of the season facing the Newton Falls Tigers. Crestview’s versatile offense led the Rebels to take off in the second half and achieving their first win 49-14.

The first half was one highlight play after another for both teams. The Tigers Jacob Wright intercepted Crestview’s Anthony Cusick for an 82-yard touchdown. Soon after, Crestview’s William Hardenbrook picked off the Tiger’s quarterback Nick Oyster for a 27 touchdown return. The only points the Tigers would score would come in the first half down to Crestview 28-14.

Once the second half started there was no looking back for the Rebels as they outscored the Tigers 21-0. As Crestview lit up the Tigers defense from ground and pound to airing it out on the field. Crestview’s defense shut down Newton Falls offense by not letting them cross into Crestview’s territory. Cusick helped his team opening up the field with his arm so running back Ethan Powell could take charge to help Crestview get their first win of the season.

Crestview’s Cusick was 15/24 for 282 yards and 3 touchdowns through the air while adding 14 yards on one carry.  Ethan Powell was ground control as he rushed 16 times for 143 yards and three scores.  Jack Yerkey had 3 catches for 90 yards and a score.

Crestview’s first win leads them to 1-3 as Newton Falls drops to 1-3 on the season.

*Story contributed by YSN’s Derrick Grossen

LADY BULLDOGS DROP NEWTON FALLS

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POLAND, OH- It wasn’t tournament play, but the Lady Bulldogs of Poland kept the same intensity as Poland coasted to an easy victory over Newton Falls 10-2 on Saturday.

In the second inning, Poland got their offense started. Abby Farber singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.  The Lady Dogs put up five runs in the fifth inning. Poland’s big bats were led by Cami Lattanzio, Ally Nittoli, Lauren Sienkiewicz, and Farber, all knocking in runs in the inning.

Brooke Bobbey led Poland to victory on the rubber. She lasted seven innings, allowing four hits and two runs while striking out three.

Tara Backherms took the loss for Newton Falls. She surrendered three runs on four hits over three innings, striking out one and walking one.

Poland tallied 12 hits on the day. Sienkiewicz, Ashley Wire, Farber, Bobbey, and Nittoli each managed multiple hits for the Lady Bulldogs. Nittoli, Bobbey, Farber, Wire, and Sienkiewicz each collected two hits to lead Poland. The Lady Bulldogs tore up the base paths, as four players stole at least two bases. Wire led the way with five.

 

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LADY REBS GO EXTRAS, PULL OUT ANOTHER VICTORY

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NEWTON FALLS, OH- The Lady Rebels love putting in overtime during the softball season.  Crestview won 6-5 in 12 innings at Newton Falls on Monday Night.

Newton Falls would score 3 runs in the bottom of the 4th and 1 in the 5th making the score 4-0. For the Rebels in the top of the 6th, Olivia Strank would get walked then Kaedyn Sutton would hit a line drive to the fence scoring Strank from 1st. Skyler Mattern would lay down a sac bunt scoring Shianna Mathes from third, cutting the score in half, 4-2.

In the top of the 7th, Baylie Bettura would lead off the inning with a single, with one out Ashton Hughes would lay down a perfect bunt advancing Bettura to second base. Bettura would score on an overthrow and Hughes would end up on third. Haley Eskra then would get hit by the pitch.  Then with runners on second and third base with no outs, Sutton would then hit another rocket-scoring Hughes and Eskra giving the Rebels a 5-4 lead. That lead didn’t last long as Newton Falls would tie the score in the bottom of the inning.

Both teams would go scoreless till the top of the 12th. With two outs in the top of the 12th Karsyn Moore would draw a walk then Mattern would hit a line drive advancing Moore to third.  With the count 2-2 with 2 outs Moore would score the eventual winning run on a passed ball.

Sutton would end up with 2 hits and 3 RBI’s, Bettura had 2 hits, Moore, Mattern, and Hughes each added a hit. For Newton Falls, Tara Bacherms had 3 hits, Zoe McElrath and Joel Hood each added two hits. Sutton picked up the win for the Lady Rebels.

Crestview improves to 19-4 on the season and will host Newton Falls on Wednesday.

 

 

*Contributed by Greg Eskra

LADY RAIDERS REMAIN PERFECT

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The Lady Raiders moved to 4-0 with a dramatic 52-49 win over Newton Falls.

Both offenses started pretty slowly taking 2 minutes to get a point on the board, with the Raiders taking an early lead 7-4 with 5:00 left. Newton Falls would take their first lead of the game at 9-7 with 2 minutes left in the frame, but Bree Kohler made sure that lead didn’t last long making it a tie game at 9-9 with a steal and fast-break layup. Newton Falls would hit a 3 to go up 12-9 but then Marlaina Slabach answered with a three of her own to tie the game back up at 12 and that would be the score after 1.

Senior guard Samantha Patrone had missed the last 2 games with an illness but in the opening seconds of the second frame, she would bury a three to put the Raiders ahead 15-12. For the next couple minutes, the two teams went back and forth with 4 and a half minutes left in the half the Raiders were holding on to a 21-18 lead when Bree Kohler’s suffocating defense struck again. Back to back steals and fast break layups by Kohler put the Raiders up 25-18 with just under 4 minutes in the half. Newton Falls, however, would fight back lead by Izzy Kline the Tigers fought back to get the game to a 25-23 Raider lead but Maddie Durkin hit a big three to make it 28-23. The Raiders would take a 28-26 lead into the half

The third frame started as slow as the first, with 2 minutes gone the only point scored was a Tiger free throw, but Maddie Durkin broke the Raider scoring drought to give the Raiders a 30-27 lead, which the Raiders would only grow throughout the quarter. Bree Kohler would put in a shot at the buzzer of the third to give the Raiders a 39-32 lead after 3.

To open the final frame of the game the Tigers hit a three to make it 39-35, but Samantha Patrone answered quickly with a three of her own to put it at 42-35 Raiders. Newton Falls would not stop fighting, getting the Raider lead back down to 2 at 44-42 but once again Patrone stepped up with a big three to put the Raiders up 47-42. Maddie Durkin went 4/4 from the line down the stretch to help the Raiders hold on and beat the Tigers 52-49.

The Raiders had 3 scorers in double figures. They were lead by Maddie Durkin who scored 15, Samantha Patrone added 11, and Bree Kohler got herself in double figures for the first time in her freshman season with 10. The Raiders move to 4-0 and will host Carrollton on Monday. JV will begin at 5:30