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INDIANS SPOIL THE UNITED PARTY

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SALINEVILLE OH- It was all set up on Friday for United to have a chance to compete for an EOAC title in Week 6 against Leetonia, but Southern made them pump the breaks, as they jumped ahead early and never let go. The Indians ended United’s undefeated hopes with a 34-21 win in Week 5.

It was the ground game for the Indians doing most of the damage. They ran for 305 yards on 44 carries. Brad Sloan had 180 yards on 12 carries for Southern. Josh Pratt was efficient through the air when they needed him. He went 5-9 with 79 yards and a TD.

Brutus Ogilvie went 24-38 with 266 yards 1 TD and 3 INT. Grant Knight caught 9 balls for 183 yards.

United will move on to try to finish strong in Week 6 as they play Leetonia. Southern now can cause a tie for the EOAC title if they win against Valley Christian in Youngstown.

CLIPPERS SURVIVE SCARE FROM SOUTHERN

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COLUMBIANA OH- Columbiana narrowly escaped their first defeat on Tuesday winning a five set thriller against Southern (25-14 26-28 25-12 11-25 15-7).

Tori Long led the attack once again grabbing a double double with  11 kills, and 22 digs. She also served 2 aces and a block. Maci Linhart also kept plenty of balls in the air accumulating 18 digs. Grace Witmer has 14 assists, 4 kills, and 2 aces.

Columbiana looks to keep winning on Thursday as they host Lisbon.

BLUE DEVILS RUN OUT OF GAS; FALL TO SOUTHERN

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LISBON, OH – Last time these two teams met, the Southern Indians emerged victorious with a 64-50 win down in Salineville. The Blue Devils came into this game with plenty of things to be fighting for, such as, a revenge game against Southern, a tie for at least second place in the EOAC standings, and also improving their own record for seeding purposes when the records are submitted for voting for the statewide playoffs at the end of the season. Unfortunately for the Lisbon Blue Devils, they ran out of gas just a little too early in the fourth quarter as Southern held on to leave Lisbon victorious, 52-44, on Friday night.

Southern was led by Cameren Grodhaus who finished with 22 points and Jayce Sloan with 9 points.

The Lisbon Blue Devils were led by Ryan McCullough with 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists, as well as, Blayne Brownfield with 6 points and 9 rebounds. Michael Davis also chipped in 8 points.

Up next for Lisbon (6-9) is another tough EOAC test, as the Blue Devils will travel down to Wellsville to take on the Tigers on Tuesday, January 28th.

INDIANS FAIR WELL AGAINST BEARS

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SALINEVILLE, OH- Leetonia came into tonight’s contest (6-3) after a big win against United. Southern Local came into the game undefeated (9-0) after beating Wellsville.

The first quarter belonged all to Southern as they put up 31 points. During the first, the Indian’s quarterback Jayce Sloan would throw three touchdowns and Cam Grodhaus would rush for one touchdown. The second quarter would still be scoreless for the Bears as Grodhaus would take a punt 40 yards for a touchdown to end the half and put the Indians up 43-0.

To start the second half, both teams would score only once. Leetonia’s Marco Ferry would have a 59-yard rushing touchdown to give the Bears their only score on the night. For the Indians, H. Morris would have a 65-yard rushing touchdown to end the game 50-7 as Southern wins.

Southern will end their seasons undefeated (10-0) as Leetonia will lose and end with a season record of (6-4).

Contributed by YSN’s Derrick Grossen

INDIANS OUTPACE REBELS, RENEW RIVALRY

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COLUMBIANA, OH – Crestview was coming off their first win of the season after beating Newton Falls but this week, the Rebels ran into a powerful Southern Indians run offense that controlled the game for most of the night. Crestview would make it interesting in the second half trimming Southern’s lead by 10 but the Indians would prove too much. The Indians would remain unbeaten with a 41-24 victory.

The Rebels got on the board first with a 20 yard Field Goal by Kicker Brandon Yanssens to give them the lead 3-0. Indians would answer quickly on their second play of the game when Quarterback Jayce Sloan found the endzone with a 70-yard touchdown run to make the game, 6-3. The Rebels would score their own touchdown on the next drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Cusick to Yanssens to regain the lead 10-6. Sloan would score on the impending drive again after a 3-yard touchdown run gives the Indians a 14-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Southern would increase their lead in the second quarter after a 50-yard touchdown pass from Sloan to Running Back Bradly Sloan made the game 22-10. The Indians would continue their run success after Wide Receiver Cam Grodhaus would score a 15-yard touchdown to increase their lead to 28-10 before halftime.
Crestview would own the third quarter after a safety committed by Southern and a 4-yard touchdown run by Cusick cut the Indians lead to ten making the game 28-18. Southern’s Grodhaus would score again in the fourth quarter from 2 yards out to increase the Indians lead, 34-18. Rebels Running Back Ethan Powell brought Crestview closer with a 5-yard touchdown run to make the game 34-24 but the Indians would continue run on the Rebels after Running Back Dylan Milhoan would give the Indians one more touchdown to beat the Rebels 41-24.
Crestview(1-4) will face Brookfield next week at home. Southern(5-0) will travel to Lisbon for week 6 of the 2019 season.
*Story contributed by YSN’s Anthony Melone

SOUTHERN SNEAKS BY CLIPPERS, FRANKEN CLAIMS RECORD

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COLUMBIANA, OH- Southern Local played keep away all night long and ground out a 26-21 victory over Columbiana here Friday night. The Indians were able to control the line of scrimmage and the clock scoring on three long drives in the first half, the last of which was 95 yards chewing up eight minutes to take an 18-7 lead into the locker room. They limited the potent Clipper offense to just two possessions in the half. Clippers actually took a 7-6 lead in the first quarter when Jakob Cross found Chase Franken on a crossing pattern which Franken took down the sideline for his first of two touchdown receptions.

Franken caught another TD on the Clippers first possession of the third quarter, which made him Columbiana’s all-time leader in touchdown receptions with 23. It was a record held by former Clipper great Troy Berdine for 35 years. But it wasn’t enough as Rich Wright’s Indians converted on six fourth downs on the evening, two of which resulted in touchdowns. Cam Grodhaus hauled in a pass that was deflected high in the air before he was able to make a twisting catch as he hit paydirt with :06 to play in the first half. Then, on 4th and goal from the 15, Jayce Sloan fired a strike to Bradley Sloan who was able to secure it just across the goal line as he was hit to the ground.

It was that kind of night for the Clippers. Coach Spaite’s crew responded well after the shellacking at the hands of Springfield last week. But a few fortuitous bounces went the way of the Indians on this night leading to defeat. Southern was able to maintain possession despite
fumbling three times before the Groudhaus catch just ahead of intermission. Grodhaus, Dylan Milhoan, and the two Sloans shared the load for the Indians. Franken had 7 catches for 170 yards. Cross threw three TDs, the last of which was a 16-yarder to Joey Bable who refused to go down carrying three Indians into the end zone from the five with 2:47 to play.

The Clippers(1-3) look to bounce back hosting Leetonia(3-1) next week. As usual, you can catch the action on YSNLive.com.

A LONG NIGHT FOR SOUTHERN, LADY CLIPPERS SWEEP BY INDIANS

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COLUMBIANA, OH- The Lady Clippers busted out the brooms against Southern 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-14) in EOAC action Tuesday.

For the Lady Clips, Tori Long had 13 points, eight kills, and 10 digs, while Madison Moser set the tone with 12 kills.  Libero-Maci Linhart had 20 digs. Marissa Makosky finished with 19 assists. Grace Witmer had 18 assists while scoring 14. Maddie Witherow held down the front of the net with 10 kills.

For Southern, Maddie Paxson contributed four aces and five digs, while Ryleigh Ketchum added eight assists.

The Clippers improve to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the EOAC.  The Clippers will take the court next at Lisbon on Thursday night.

TIGERS CLAW BACK, WIN OVER RIVAL SOUTHERN

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WELLSVILLE, OH- Don’t call it a comeback.  Wellsville stole the lead late and defeated Southern 8-7 on Tuesday. Wellsville was down 7-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Justin Thirtyacre tripled on the first pitch of the at-bat, clearing the loaded bases with 3 RBI.

The Tigers earned the victory despite allowing Southern to score four runs in the second inning. The offensive firepower by Southern Indians Varsity was led by Sam May, Mark Soukup, Brock Smalley, and Caleb Glover, who all drove in runs.

The Indians opened up quickly by scoring in the second inning. An error scored one run.  In the bottom of the second inning, the Tigers Varsity tied things up at four when Seth Kerner doubled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs.

PHOTO CREDIT: MANDY CORBIN

Kerner also earned the victory on the hill for Wellsville. He surrendered seven runs on seven hits over six innings, striking out seven. Cole Corbin threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen. Corbin recorded the last three outs to earn the save for the Tigers.

Timmy West took the loss for Southern. He lasted three and two-thirds innings, allowing eight hits and four runs while striking out four and walking one.

Glover started the game for the Tribe. He lasted one and one-third innings, allowing one hit and four runs while striking out four

Wellsville totaled ten hits in the game. Troy Carter and Thirtyacre each had multiple hits to lead the Tiger attack.

 

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COLUMBIANA RECEIVES SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY

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COLUMBIANA, OH-  After a gift-wrapped run in the first inning, the Columbiana Clippers (2-1) scored nine unanswered runs to defeat the Southern Local Indians 9-1 here at Firestone Park Tuesday afternoon.

Chase Franken went the distance on the hill, which was a six-inning affair due to darkness.   He struck out 15 and walked two while scattering five hits. Southern’s leadoff batter, Smalley, reached on a passed ball and scored on a dropped popup in the first for the lone Indians run.  

The Clippers also took advantage of shaky defense in the first scoring two runs on three ground balls in the infield.  After getting two quick outs in the second, starter Timmy West looked to settle in, but a two-strike single by Seth Ross and a Ryan Fahs walk set the plate for a two-run triple by Franken giving the Clips a 4-1 lead after two.  Fahs then broke it open with a three-run double in the fifth. Ross, Fahs, and Zach Pleska had multiple hit games for the Clippers. Utt had two hits for the Indians.

 

**Written by YSN’s Voice of the Clippers-Mark Franken**