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WEST BRANCH HOUSE CALL SENDS THEM TO NEXT ROUND

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BELOIT, OH- In a riveting matchup, the West Branch Warriors held off a determined Streetsboro Rockets team to claim a hard-fought 31-28 victory in a game that kept fans on the edge of their seats.

The Rockets were the first to make their mark on the scoreboard as Preston Hopperton powered through the Warriors’ defense for a 6-yard touchdown run, putting Streetsboro up 7-0 in the first quarter. Garrett Tiller’s successful kick added the extra point, giving the Rockets an early lead.

The Warriors, under the guidance of play-caller Tim Cooper, responded with a powerful second quarter. Beau Alazaus connected with Jeremiah Thomas for a 24-yard touchdown pass, and Eliza Hirst’s successful extra point brought the score level at 7-7. West Branch didn’t stop there. Boston Mulinix bulldozed through the Rockets’ defense for a 12-yard rushing touchdown, and Jeremiah Thomas added a 7-yard touchdown run, putting the Warriors ahead 21-7 at halftime.

Streetsboro refused to back down, with Cohen Klimak connecting with Jackson Gula for a 27-yard touchdown pass in the final minute of the second quarter. Garrett Tiller’s successful kick narrowed the gap to 21-14.

In the third quarter, Eliza Hirst extended the Warriors’ lead with a 25-yard field goal, making it 24-14. However, Streetsboro’s Preston Hopperton answered with a spectacular 58-yard touchdown run, and Garrett Tiller’s kick brought the Rockets within striking distance at 24-21.

The fourth quarter was a thrilling showdown. Preston Hopperton once again showcased his skills with another 58-yard touchdown run, giving Streetsboro a 28-24 lead.

With the game on the line, West Branch’s Joey Jackson delivered a game-changing play, returning the kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown. Eliza Hirst’s successful kick sealed the deal, and the Warriors regained the lead at 31-28.

Despite the Rockets’ efforts to mount a comeback, the Warriors’ defense stood strong, securing the narrow victory.

Both offenses put on a show, combining for nearly 1000 yards on the night.  West Branch gained a total of 454 yards, compared to Streetsboro’s 418.  Preston Hopperton led the Rockets’ rushing attack with 197 yards on 19 carries while Boston Mulinix led West Branch’s ground game with 170 yards on 20 carries.

Beau Alazaus completed 16 of 24 passes for 184 yards for the Warriors through the air while  Cohen Klimak passed for 103 yards for the Rockets.

The West Branch Warriors now set their sights on their next challenge in Week 13, while the Streetsboro Rockets displayed their fighting spirit in a game that will be remembered by both teams and their fans.

IRISH STEP OVER SECTIONALS AND ONTO DISTRICTS

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Number one seeded Ursuline opened up tournament play last night hosting Streetsboro and the Irish proved why they are the real deal! Ursuline walked away with an impressive 61-28 victory. 

 

Both teams started off sloppy with some turnovers and the Irish only led 12-10 after the first quarter. Coming into the second quarter, that’s when Ursuline ramped up the pressure and only allowed three points in the quarter. That defensive intensity carried over throughout the rest of the game forcing Streetsboro to continuously turn the ball over. 

 

For Ursuline Vinny Flauto was the star of the night! He was scorching hot from beyond the arch knocking down six three pointers and leading the team with 20 points. Jaden Payne also had a solid night with 14 points, and Will Burney contributed 7 points for the Irish. Ursuline is very gifted offensively and any player can light up the scoreboard on any given night. 

 

Streetsboro struggled all night to find their offense. Joey Hoffman, Micah Schuleter, and Jackson Gula all had 6 points. Turnovers really hurt the Rockets throughout the game. They handled the Irish pressure well in that first quarter, but struggled to keep up with Ursuline’s athleticism.

 

With the win, Ursuline will advance to play Edgewood in the District Semi-Finals. The Game will take place on March 1st at 7 p.m at NDCL.

*Contributed By YSN’s Michael Ginocchi

 

CARDINALS IMPRESS IN SEMIFINAL MATCHUP

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CANFIELD OH- Canfield continued their successful season in a District Semi-Final Match on Monday night against Streetsboro. It was a shutout victory for the Cardinals as they grounded the Rockets 4-0.

Canfield outshot Streetsboro 17-2. Canfield goals were scored by Maci Toporcer, Kiara Reynolds and Hanna Wahib who netted a pair.  Assists were made by Maci Toporcer with two of them, and Hanna Wahib. Canfield goalie Lol Padgett had 2 saves on the night.
Canfield punches their ticket to the district championship they’ll travel to Ravenna for that District Final vs Kenston at 6:00 on Thursday night.

WARRIORS SEE SEASON END AGAINST STREETSBORO

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BELOIT OH- The Warriors soccer team (9-7-1) fell to Streetsboro (8-9-1) by a 2-0 score at West Branch High School on a brisk and chilly night in an OHSAA Sectional Tournament game on Monday.

The Rockets got on the board in the 31st minute with a goal and took a 1-0 halftime lead.  The Warriors were pressed for most of the game, but held strong.  The back breaking goal came just 13 seconds into the second half when the Rockets were able to get their second goal and effectively put the game away.

Streetsboro peppered Warrior goalie Will Weingart with shots all night but Weingart was up to the task stopping 14 of them and keeping his squad in the game.  Unfortunately, the Warriors didn’t have quite enough offensively and were unable to put mount much of an attack on the Rockets end.

The season comes to an end, but it was a season that saw a lot of growth with only one senior on the squad.  The team finished the year winning seven of its last nine games including a six game winning streak.

*Contributed By Ryan Wolf at wbathletics.org

ROCKETS LAUNCH STALLED BY GARFIELD

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GARRETTSVILLE OH- In a renewed rivalry from the old Portage Trail Conference (PTC) days, The Streetsboro Lady Rockets met The Garretsville Garfield Lady G-Men on the volleyball court, Saturday morning, for the first time since 2014!

Since that time, Streetsboro had stayed in The PTC, when it added The Metro Division. Nowadays it is now being called The Metro Athletic Conference (MAC). Garretsville, ended up joining The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference’s (MVAC) Gray Tier in 2021. 

At the start, The Rockets jumped ahead early on Garfield and maintained their lead over The Lady G-Men throughout Set 1.  Garrettsville attempted a comeback several times, but some key serving and hitting errors put The Lady G-Men behind the eight ball. Unable to overcome the mistakes, Streetsboro capitalized and took a 1-0 set lead, with The Rockets winning by 8 points. 

Set 2 was a back-and-forth battle from the jump. With the urgency from Garfield trying to avoid falling behind in sets 0-2. On the other side, Streetsboro was trying to ride a wave of momentum to take a commanding set lead on the road. Working on a short staff, Garfield’s Lily Shay and Mandy Cardinal stepped up big time in the middle, while Montana McGranahan was a smooth operator on the outside. A combined team effort willed Garrettsville to a 4 point set victory to draw the match even 1-1. 

Momentum being as powerful as it is in sports, was harnessed and used in the coming sets for The Lady G-Men. Streetsboro had the hustle and heart on the defensive side of the ball, with nothing coming easy for Garfield. However, some mistakes behind the service line derailed The Lady Rockets, allowing Garrettsville to win the following two sets in convincing fashion. After drawing even 

The loss will now set Streetsboro (10-10) up with a matchup against conference rival Ravenna (1-12) on Tuesday, September 27th. While the win for Garrettsville Garfield (11-4) will keep the home to host “The Cardiac Cats” in The Liberty Leopards (7-6) also on Tuesday. 

Set Scores 

S1: Streetsboro 25 – 17 Garfield

S2: Garfield 25 – 21 Streetsboro

S3: Garfield 25 – 16 Streetsboro

S4: Garfield 25 – 13 Streetsboro 

Match: Garfield 3 – 1 Streetsboro 

Stats (Garrettsville) 

Montana McGranahan: 23 Kills, 2 Aces, 2 Blocks, 10 Digs. (Player of the Game)

Gabby Barnard: 20 Kills, 2 Aces, 1 Block, 7 Digs.

Madeline Shirkey: 7 Kills, 2 Aces, 4 Blocks, 12 Digs, 42 Assists. 

Mandy Cardinal: 7 Kills, 2 Aces, 7 Blocks, 6 Digs.

Kyla Grace: 1 Ace, 23 Digs.

Hannah Warren: 1 Kill.

Lily Shay: 1 Kill, 3 Digs. 

Addisyn Miller: 2 Aces, 7 Digs.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

GIRARD OPENS SEASON WITH A BLAST

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STREETSBORO OH- The Girard Indians beat the Streetsboro Rockets 42-24 in an inter conference showdown at Streetsboro. Girard had a lot to prove going into this Friday night matchup after being moved up in the rankings and after last years disappointing loss at home in their week one matchup versus these same Rockets.

Girard got off to a hot start after receiving the ball first in the first half. The Indians put up 14 against the Rockets in the first quarter and the defense was able to keep the Rockets off the board. While it looked like the Indians were going to run away with this one very early on the Rockets did have a response come the second Quarter.

Streetsboro was able to keep Girard off the board in the second quarter thanks to some Great defensive plays. The Rockets got an early touchdown in the quarter but was only able to get a field goal late which allowed Girard to take a 14-10 lead into halftime.

Streetsboro received the ball to start off the second half but didn’t get far as The Indians defense made the proper adjustments and came out ready for the third. Girard was able to put 14 more points up on the board in the third and keep the Rockets out of the end zone much like they did in the first quarter.
The fourth quarter was much more close as both teams defenses and offense seemed very similar by this point. We also had a good number of stoppage for kids going down with heat cramps. Both teams were able to put 14 up on the board but Girard’s offense through the the game combined with some great defensive plays allowed them to come out on top in this week one matchup.

While the team as a whole looked great, Senior Nic Bengala stole the show. Bengala was Girards starting quarterback for this game and also played, it seemed, in multiple different positions defensively as well. Bengala offensively made 16 throwing attempts and completed 14 which totaled 176 yards for the game. He was also able to find one of his teams many touchdowns via throwing as well. Bengala’s rushing yards totaled 67 (he really liked to run the ball himself too). Bengala finished the game with 243 yards which was far and away the most on the team.

For Streetsboro the best player was easily the running back Preston Hopperton. While I unfortunately don’t have any exact numbers for him it seemed like any time Streetsboro wanted to run the ball or had a short pass it found the hands of Hopperton and he made the absolute most of every play he had the ball for.

The Girard Indians start the season off the right way with a 42-24 victory over Streetsboro and go into next week with a 1-0 record. The Indians are back in action in a big home game versus close by rival Liberty on Friday August 26th. Kickoff is at 7pm but make sure you tune in to YSN a few minutes early for pre-game coverage by Matt Maher and Liberty alum, Jordan Barber.

*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Maher.

STREETSBORO UNLEASHES ONSLAUGHT ON INDIANS

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GIRARD OH- Thursday night, we saw a high school football game like any other going into the 60s in scoring. Well, how about we repeat that but have a team go into the 70. That is exactly what we saw once again at Arrowhead Stadium on Friday when the Girard Indians who were ranked 66th in the DIV preseason poll took on the Streetsboro Rockets who were ranked in the top 10 in DIII preseason poll.

The first half was back and forth and the two powered offenses traded points. Girard opened their first scoring drive as Triston Valley threw a lob 8-yard pass to star wide receiver Dominic Malito making it seven to nothing. However, Streetsboro blasted off on their first drive led by star players in Lafayette commit Hunter Hopperton and Maysun Klimak. Klimak ended their drive with a two yard touchdown tying it at seven.

Later on in the second quarter just before halftime after a controversial call where coach Pat Pearson and the Indians thought that the clock hit zero after a halfback toss which led the Rockets all the way down to the Girard 10 yard line. The refs said that there was still one second left and the Rockets used that to their advantage as Klimak found Hunter Hopperton for a 10-yard touchdown tying it all at 28 going into the half.

Second half
However, what seemed like a big time shootout, became a one sided game fast. After a turnover on downs and a fumble by the Indians, there was no going back as the Rockets went to another Hopperton brother in Preston Hopperton where he scored two big touchdowns which were a 45-yard touchdown and a 20-yard touchdown in the third quarter. However even though the Rockets were now up by 21, Streetsboro would suffer a big loss in star quarterback and defensive back Maysun Klimak who limped off the field.

In the fourth quarter, the Rockets brought in quarterback Colby Benjamin who got his first touchdown pass of the evening off of an 80-yard touchdown to Preston Hopperton, making the final score 70-35.

Stats
First downs: Streetsboro 23
Girard: 22

Maysun Klimak: two rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown (left game in second half).

Colby Benjamin: 3-3 for 123 yards
Triston Valley: 13-23 for 160 yards two passing touchdowns, and a rushing touchdown.

Chad McCrae: 13 rushing attempts for 134 yards. Hunter Hopperton 18 carries for 108 yards and three touchdowns.

Up Next
Girard faces an old familiar rival as they will face the Liberty Leopards in the Battle of Belmonts return. Liberty (1-0) under new coach Joe Simon got their first win against Western Reserve 30-12. This is the first time the teams have met each other since 2018 where the Indians under Mark Waid beat the Leopards 42-12.

For Streetsboro, they host the West Geauga Wolverines (0-1) next Friday, who are coming off of a 24-17 loss to Bay.

*Contributed by YSN’s Ian O’Brien*

SALEM SECURES TRIP TO SECTIONAL FINAL

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Back in 2019 young freshman Rylie Troy got the nickname “Soldi”, for the clutch catches she made in left field saving some key ball games. Soldi means “money” in Italian and Ry Ry was absolutely “money” on the evening. She struck out 15 batters including 13 in the first 5 innings with the only other two outs in that stretch being bunt attempts. Now I’d like to give a pat on the back of the pitcher caller but the same pitch was called on each of the 112 pitches Miss Troy threw on the evening, at different locations. She was absolutely dominating her locations with movement. The bigger the stage – the bigger the performance from Soldi. In striking out the last two batters in the game for the 6-3 win in the sectional round, it marked the 6 straight season played (no season last year) that Salem has advanced past the first round and played in the sectional finals.

Cleanup hitter Chase Toy doubled to the right-center gap for a clutch 2 out RBI in the third inning stretching the Quakes lead to 2-0. Jenna Bear McClish talked prior to the game about how much the seniors mean and playing the game for them. Well, Senior Hannah Kelm set the tone on the second pitch of the game roping a line drive single to left. With the score tightened to 4-3 after six innings, leadoff hitter Kelm began the top of the 7th inning with another single. Kelm and McClish each would score insurance runs with one of them on Senior Dorothy Moore’s clutch RBI single. That’s how these seniors roll.

Rylie Troy had two hits. Jenna McClish and Lauryn Barton had a hit a piece. Freshman Sami Gainor laid down a nice sac bunt and fellow freshman friend Laila Murray scored a run. Troy swiped two more bases giving her 22 on the season. Kelm 2 stolen bases, McClish stole one and freshman Avery Carr stole a base as well as scoring a run. Savannah Schaff also scored a run.

In the 6th inning rally for Streetsboro the “Deuces Wild” outfield of #22 Skinner, #12 McClish and #2 Barton came through. Kylie Skinner made a nice catch on a deep shot to left and Freshman Lo-Dawg Barton stayed with a towering fly to right with the sun blinding her at every squint. Love those visors. It gets lost sometimes when you’re doing your job but Freshman catcher Bella Brant did exceptional behind the dish especially with the movement on pitches. A total team victory with a loud dugout throughout the game.

Salem is at Canfield this Thursday for the sectional final game.

*Contributed By Michael Thorpe at salemathletics.org

SALEM SWIRLS BY STREETSBORO ON TO DISTRICTS

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SALEM OH- The Salem Lady Quakers opened up their Division II tournament quest as they rolled over the visiting Streetsboro Rockets 49-30 in Saturday’s action. Salem came out red hot as they jumped out to a quick 15-0 advantage with sharp shooter Case Johnson draining 3 1st quarter 3-pointers. The Rockets had trouble breaking Salem press which caused numerous turn-overs. The Quakers tooka  to a  17-6 1st period lead as coach Sarah Hamilton played 10 girls in the opening frame.

Salem’s entire roster of 14 Lady Quakers saw minutes in the contest. Johnson paced the Quakers as she finished with a game high 17 points hitting on 5 shots from beyond the arc. Abbie Davidson nailed down 11 points followed by Kyla Jamison with 10 scores.

Salem returns to the hardwood with a big game Monday with Alliance. A Quakers victory would mean that they will share the EBC title with the Dukes of Marlington. Salem will return to tournament action on Wednesday as they will host Kenston with tip-off at 7 o’clock.

*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger

CANFIELD GETS BACK TO REGIONAL FINAL

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STREETSBORO OH- The Canfield Cardinals traveled to take on the Streetsboro Rockets in a battle for the regional semifinal. The Cardinals battled all night long, and continued their dominant 2020 season.

Broc Lowry got the ball rolling for the Cardinals as he danced into the end zone from five yards out in the second quarter, to give Canfield the first lead of the night. With time running down in the first half, Lowry connected with Ethan Fletcher for a touchdown pass right near the pylon. This touchdown would give the Cardinals a 14 point lead with just 6 seconds left in the first half.

Streetsboro couldn’t get any points on the board in the first half, after a terrific defensive effort from the Cardinals. Streetsboro was not used to getting shut down offensively, coming in averaging over 53 points a game.

In the second half, the Cardinals continued to push forward. An 80 yard drive was capped off by another Lowry touchdown run, and the Cardinals were up 21 to 0 to start the 3rd quarter. Canfield’s place kicker Jonathan Schmidt would later knock in a 31 yard field goal to make it 24-0. Streetsboro would score late in the 4th, but were unable to convert the 2 point conversion.

Canfield would come away with the victory by a final score of 24-6. Canfield remains unbeaten at 9-0, and will take on Chardon next Friday in the Regional Final.

*Contributed By YSN’s Richie Juliano