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EDISON FOOTBALL COACHES CORNER (EP. 9) WITH SHANE O’BRIEN

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Week nine saw Coach Shane O’Brien and the Edison Wildcats host the Buckeye Local Panthers to town last Friday night but unfortunately the Wildcats fell a little short. Week ten however will be another great opportunity Coach O as his Wildcats will close out the 2019 regular season at home against the Redskins of Indian Creek.

YSN’s Ty Ward, sat down with Coach O’Brien this week to talk about the ‘Cats football season and to see what he has thought about his team all year as we wrap up the 2019 football season.

 

All that and more in this week’s episode of Edison Wildcats football coach’s corner with head coach, Shane O’Brien!

 

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RAIDERS HOIST THE COLORS AGAINST STRUTHERS

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STRUTHERS, OH- Friday night was a big night for the Raider football program. With a win, they keep their playoff hopes alive, but a loss would all but end their hopes. Standing in front of them was a high powered offense in the Struthers Wildcats.

The Raiders took the opening drive down the field and looked to be in a good position to score first, but then the turn over bug struck. Isaac Allegretto dropped back and threw a pass to the sidelines and was intercepted for a pick-six. The extra point was blocked, so the Wildcats had just a 6-0 lead. But the lead would not last for long. The Raider offense would drive again all the way down the field for a touchdown. The Raiders would take the lead on the extra point, and the scoring began. The teams would exchange blows all night. The Raiders would score, then the Wildcats would score. The largest lead by any team was 8 when the Raiders took that into halftime. Struthers scored after halftime on a 69-yard run by QB, Aiden Hall.  The ‘Cats would go for 2 and get it to tie things at 35.  The Raiders would be able to get a stop on a failed fourth-down conversion by Struthers. They turned that into points and regained the lead, which they never relinquished. Both teams would score one more time but the Raiders closed things out with a 49-42 win.

The standout for the Wildcats was Big Dog of the Valley winner, Aiden Hall. He finished with 197 yards rushing and 2 TD’s on 14 carries. Hall also was 4-10 with 135 yards through the air and 2 touchdown strikes. Adding to the offense was Adrian Brown who rushed for 120 yards and 1 score. The Raiders offense was well balanced. Isaac Allegretto led the way with 216 yards passing with 2 TD’s, and 40 yards on the ground with 2 scores. Dylan Dominquez lead all Raider rushers with 139 yards and 2 scores.

The Raiders return home next week for Senior Parent night vs Hubbard Eagles. Raiders need a win to secure a place in the playoffs in Div 5. Struthers goes on the road to Poland for an important game for them as well, as both teams are jockeying for position in Div 4. Wildcats and Raiders are both sitting 7th in the computer rankings and could use a win next week to be in position to see week 11.

*Story contributed by YSN’s Paul Munson

EDISON FOOTBALL COACHES CORNER (EP. 8) WITH SHANE O’BRIEN

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Week eight saw Coach Shane O’Brien and the Edison Wildcats welcome the Weir Red Riders to town and unfortunately, the Wildcats came up just a little short. Week nine however will provide Edison with another great opportunity to get back in the win column as they will welcome Buckeye Local to town this Friday night.

YSN’s Ty Ward, sat down with Coach O this week to discuss what his Wildcats need to do on both sides of the ball this week to get the win but also what his takeaways have been from the 2019 football season.

 

All that and more in this week’s episode of Edison Wildcats football coach’s corner with head coach, Shane O’Brien!

 

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BIG DOGS ANNOUNCED FOR WEEK 7

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- With only a few weeks to go, our contenders for our weekly prize of Baird Brothers Big Dogs of the Valley continue to sizzle and impress with their statistics, and their votes.  This week two VERY deserving candidates were crowned and will now be in the running for the Baird Brothers Big Dog of the Year in their respective sports.

Without further ado, here are the King and Queen of Week 7:

 

VOLLEYBALL

PHOTO CREDIT: GARY LEININGER

Emma Ludwig -East Liverpool

(vs. Steubenville) 28 kills/3 blocks/2 aces

 

FOOTBALL

PHOTO CREDIT: JOSH WORKMAN

Aiden Hall -Struthers

9-11 Pass/164 yards/2 TD/10 Rush/72 Yards

 

Congratulations to this week’s winners, you have made your family, friends, fans, school, and communities proud!  Best of luck this week!

EDISON FOOTBALL COACHES CORNER (EP. 7) WITH SHANE O’BRIEN

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Week seven saw Coach Shane O’Brien and the Edison Wildcats take on the East Liverpool Potters. Unfortunately, the Wildcats fell short. Week eight will see Coach O travel down Route 7 to Weirton to take on the Red Riders of Weir High School.

YSN’s Ty Ward, sat down with Coach O’Brien this week to talk Wildcats football, to see what his takeaways were from the game last week, but also to see what Coach O and his staff are looking to accomplish in the last three games of the 2019 football season.

 

All that and more in this week’s episode of Edison Wildcats football coach’s corner with head coach, Shane O’Brien!

 

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MOONEY FLIES HIGH, ADVANCE PAST CANTON SOUTH

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Cardinal Mooney started their tournament run on the right foot with a first round sweep of Canton South (26-24 25-20 25-10).

The night began quicker than usual as technical difficulties bypassed the announcement of starting lineups. Canton South was ready to give the favored Cardinals all they could handle. The first set of the night was very competitive. Canton South held a small lead for most of the set. That was until the score reached into the twenties. It was at that point Mooney flexed their muscles and were able to come up with clutch points down the stretch. The Cardinals hit a modest .181 in the set helping them secure a 26-24 victory.

In set 2 the Cardinals would have to navigate some struggles hitting the ball. Their hitting percentage for the set dipped well into the negatives. At -.100 they weren’t going to win it with their attack. So the Cardinals made adjustments. They played solid defense and blocked extremely well in the front row. Mooney survived the tough hitting to take set two 25-20.

The Cardinals straightened everything out in set three. They had control from the very start. Rolling out to an 11-1 lead, they took away any momentum the already tired Wildcats had.  The Cardinals also had their best hitting set of the match. Only commuting two attack errors and finishing with a .269 percentage. Mooney rolled to a 25-10 match sealing set three win.

Katie Hough led the Mooney offense with 10 kills and 3 digs. Angelina Rotunno and Angela Proia split the setting duties tallying 8 assists each. CJ Sapp finished with 14 digs.

Mooney advances to play Salem on Saturday October 19th. That match will start at 6:30 at West Branch High School.

POTTERS OFFENSE EXPLODES ON SENIOR NIGHT

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- It was Senior night at Patterson Field for the Potters final home game of the 2019 campaign and they left it all on the field with a 54-7 victory over Buckeye 8 rival the Edison Wildcats.

The Potter defense was solid as it’s been all year as the Edison Wildcats only score came on a 75-yard kickoff return late in the first quarter. After that East Liverpool didn’t look back as the offense exploded for 521 yards of total offense led by senior running back Derek “CUTBACK” Carter toted the rock 17 times for a total of 263 yards and 2 scores. The Potters now (3-4) will look to continue their Buckeye 8 dominance as they travel down river next week to take on the Buckeye Local Panthers.

FINAL SCORE – East Liverpool 54, Edison 7
SCORE BY QUARTER
Edison: 7-0-0-0–7
East Liverpool: 20-14-14-7–54
SCORING PLAYS
EL: Timmy Neal 37 pass from Nick Woodyard (Austin Deering kick) 4:19
EL: Howie Williams 25 blocked punt return (Deering kick) 2:09
ED: Damean Flenniken 75 kickoff return (Carter Montgomery kick) 1:56
EL: Derek Carter 1 run (kick failed) 1:01
EL: Nick Woodyard 2 run (Deering kick) 10:15
EL: Logan Bennett 48 pass from Nick Woodyard (Deering kick) 3:20
EL: Nick Woodyard 2 run (kick failed) 10:58
EL: Derek Carter 61 run (Deering kick) 6:11
EL: Antoine Moman 29 run (Deering kick) 9:22
PASSING: Edison 9-22-86-0-2 (Cline 8-22-80-0-2; Flenniken 1-1-6-0-0); East Liverpool 6-8-101-2-1 (Woodyard 4-6-100-2-1; Slappy 2-2-1-0-0).
RUSHING: Edison 32-128-0 (Griffith 22-95; Cline 4-12; Marcino 3-12; Flenniken 2-6; Shrieve 1-3); East Liverpool 32-421 (Carter 17-263-2; Woodyard 9-81-2; Moman 3-32-1; Bailey 2-42; Williams 1-3)
RECEIVING: Edison 9-86 (Woods 5-62; Hanchin 2-15; Jackson 1-6; McClurg 1-3); East Liverpool 6-101-2 (Neal 2-48-1; Bennett 1-48-1; Wright 1-4; Cameron 1-4)
FIRST DOWNS: Edison 9; East Liverpool 12.
FUMBLES: none
PENALTIES-YARDS: Edison 2-30; East Liverpool 3-35.
PUNTS: Edison 2-20; East Liverpool none.

EDISON FOOTBALL COACHES CORNER (EP. 6) WITH SHANE O’BRIEN

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Coach Shane O’Brien and the Edison Wildcats welcomed the Oak Glen Golden Bears to town last Friday night but unfortunately fell just a bit short. Like always, this is a new week, and for Coach O, his Wildcats will hit the road and travel to East Liverpool for a great week seven match up with the Potters.

YSN’s Ty Ward, caught up with Coach O’Brien this week to talk Wildcats football and to see what his takeaways from the Oak Glen game were but also his outlook is as the 2019 football season begins to wrap up.

 

Episode six of Edison Wildcats football coach’s corner with head coach, Shane O’Brien is LIVE!

 

RAIDERS TAME WILDCATS

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CANFIELD, OH- South Range has a tough end to last week with a three set loss to Jefferson. They bounced back with an impressive sweep of Struthers on Tuesday night (25-21 25-12 25-13)

The Raiders were shaky to begin the match, both teams were trading errors back in forth in set one. With the set tied at 12-12, the Raiders got in sync and grabbed control of the set with a 7-0 run. They took set one 25-21.

After that 7-0 rally in set one the Raiders had complete control of the match. Led by Izzy Lamparty the Raider offense was masterful in sets two and three. They were extremely efficient hitting above .200 in each, and .480 in set three. Another big key to their win was their effort on the service line. The Raiders had 7 aces on the night and plenty more serves that got the Wildcats out of system. Emily Irons led the team in aces with 3.

Izzy Lamparty had a big night with 10 kills and an ace. Anna Primavera had 7 kills and 7 digs. Emily Irons finished with 24 assists, 4 digs, 3 aces, and 3 kills. Reagan Irons led in digs with 9.

The Raiders close out their regular season by hosting Niles on Thursday night.

EDISON FOOTBALL COACHES CORNER (EP. 5) WITH SHANE O’BRIEN

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Week five saw the Wildcats hit the road and travel to Beaver Local to take on the Beavers, unfortunately, Coach Shane O’Brien and the ‘Cats came up short and fell. Week six will provide the Wildcats another chance to get a win under their belt as they welcome the Oak Glen Golden Bears to town.

YSN’s own, Ty Ward, had the opportunity to sit down with Coach O this week to discuss the first half of the season for the Wildcats and also talk about what the Wildcats need to do to start off strong in week six to lead to a solid second half of the 2019 season.

 

All that and more in this week’s episode of Edison Wildcats football coach’s corner with head coach, Shane O’Brien!