BOARDMAN, OH- Week 10 brought us a PHENOMENAL slate of action on YSN, and none better than the last game played at Sebo Stadium on Saturday evening.
With a big victory on the road in East Palestine, Valley Christian Head Coach Andy Hake invited West Branch’s Ken Harris to Kufleitner’s Dealership to discuss the year that has been- as well as what’s left to do in Beloit!
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EAST PALESTINE OH- Valley Christian got some major traction to head into the postseason on Friday night. The Eagles offense who had been struggling for a couple weeks caught fire to beat the Bulldogs 37-0.
It took a quarter of the game to find a rhythm, the Eagles only led 7-0 after one quarter. Two blocked punts for touchdowns in the second quarter seemed to be what struck the match for the Eagles though. It gave them a 22-0 lead. Joey Battista then found Jon’Trell Mixon for a score to make it 29-0 and let the Eagles run away with it.
Valley Christian will qualify for the OHSAA playoffs and await a Week 11 matchup. Stay tuned to YSN for further updates on schedules and pairings for postseason football.
BOARDMAN, OH- As we ride into the final week of the regular season for most teams in football, we had the great fortune of sitting down with a couple of the Valley’s BEST leaders on and off the gridiron.
Andy Hake invited us into Kufleitner’s Christler Dodge Jeep Ram in Boardman again this week to talk X’s and O’s alongside South Range’s Dan Yeagley. As both of these coach’s prepare for daunting week 10 experiences, they chop it up with each other and YSN’s DJ Yokley prior to the regular-season finale.
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BROOKFIELD OH- Brookfield was rewarded for their hard work all season with a home tournament game on Tuesday night. They took full advantage of the advantage and swept Valley Christian. (25-16 25-14 25-13)
Anna Reichart led the Warrior offense with 7 kills on the night. LAUREN Shingledecker was right behind her with 6 kills. Bailey O’Brien set up the offense well with 17 assists. Logan Shingledecker held down the back row securing 7 digs to lead the team. Calley Wellman was a force in front row defense finishing with 4 blocks.
Brookfield advances to the sectional final where they’ll meet 13th seeded Sebring. That game will be held at Western Reserve on Thursday. Start time is slated for 7:30.
CAMPBELL, OHIO. The Valley Christain Eagles took on the visiting Wellsville Tigers at John Knapick Field.
The first half was all defense for both sides as both offenses were plagued by penalties and turnovers and the score stood at 0-0 going into halftime. After an inspirational speech by Head Coach Andy Hake, the Eagles stormed the field and took control of the games as the defense remained strong as the combination of Jon’trell Mixon and Jon’qual Pabellon was just too dominant for the Tigers offense to handle.
The Eagles offense took off as multiple players including runningback, Cameron Davenport and wideout, Raquan Bell showed off their speed as the Eagles shutout the Tigers winning 19 to 0.
The Eagles now improve to 5-3 and will finish off their season next week against East Palestine.
*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison
BOARDMAN, OH- Coming off a tough week against Southern Local, Valley Christian will look to rebound against EOAC foe, Wellsville on Saturday. We sat down with VC Head Coach, Andy Hake as we do every week to discuss the X’s and O’s and Jimmy’s and Joe’s of the week.
Also, there’s an appearance from a special guest, John Kufleitner, to discuss the importance of sports, leadership, and why it’s so important to be a part of local sports from his perspective.
All that, and more on this week’s episode of Valley Christian Coach’s Corner on YSN.
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CAMPBELL, OHIO. The Southern Indians traveled to John Knapick Field to take on the Valley Christian Eagles. Southern flexed to stay atop the EOAC with a 46-22 win.
In the first half in was all Southern as they blanked the Eagles 46 to 0 in the first half as the eagles offense struggled to get moving and had and couple of turnovers that were returned for touchdowns.
The eagles led by veteran head coach Andy Hake came out in the second half and blanked the Indians 22 to 0 as the offense led by quarter back Joey Battista, wide receiver Veshun Gurley, and running back Cameron Davenport scored on multiple drives in the second half.
Unfortunately as the Eagles were down by more than 30 points at half the running clock began and time just simply ran out of the Eagles as they fall 46-22 to the Southern Indians.
*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison
BOARDMAN, OH- Week seven saw head coach Andy Hake and the Valley Christian Eagles host Columbiana. The Eagles came out flying on offense to take care of business with another EOAC victory. Up next for the Eagles will be a tough EOAC home test against the Indians on Saturday night.
YSN’s own, DJ Yokley, had the opportunity to sit down with Coach Hake and a couple special guests at Kufleitner Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Boardman this week to discuss the week seven battle with Columbiana, what the Eagles need to focus on this week to keep the focus and get another big conference win, what he and his staff have in store for us Saturday night, and what Coach is doing to maintain focus as the playoffs are approaching fast as the Eagles are currently in the 8th seed in Region 25 for Division VII. All that and much more in this week’s episode of Valley Christian football coach’s corner with head coach, Andy Hake!
LISBON OH- Lisbon put an end to their three game losing streak on Tuesday night as they beat Valley Christian in straight sets. (25-22 25-16 25-9)
Eliza Baker secured another double double on the season finishing with 13 kills, and 18 digs. Parker Henthorne, and Kelsi Burns both finished with 5 kills. McKenna Dailey continued to play great defense finishing the night with 26 digs.
Lisbon will try to make it two in a row on Thursday as they travel to Leetonia. Valley Christian will host Columbiana on Thursday.
CAMPBELL, OH- It was a rough night for the Columbiana Clippers and company, however for Valley Christian not so much. Led by senior QB Joey Battista, the Eagles got off to a good start and found themselves up at half 14-6. The second half saw more of the same from Valley Christian which consisted of big runs from Cameron Davenport and Ja’Sean Lindsey.