A tough week for the Cards in Week 2, Cardinal Mooney looks to bounce back to form against an opponent across the state lines in Carrick.
YSN’s own legend, Steve Leslie sat down with head coach PJ Fecko in this episode of Cardinal Mooney football coach’s corner!
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Youngstown, Ohio – The Youngstown State football team rushed for 454 yards and scored six touchdowns on the ground in a 54-28 victory over Howard on Saturday afternoon from Stambaugh Stadium.
The Penguins (2-0) finished the game with 640 yards of total offense, the sixth most in program history, while the 454 yards compiled on the ground was the fourth most all-time.
For the game, Braxton Chapman finished with 132 yards and a score on eight carries, London Pearson ran for 126 yards and score on six carries, Christian Turner carried the ball six times for 86 yards with a score and Joe Alessi had 70 yards on eight carries with a pair of touchdowns. Nate Mays finished 8-of-14 with for 182 yards and pair of touchdowns while also picking up 30 yards on the ground.
The defense finished with the contest with five sacks and two turnovers. Ma’lik Richmond led the way with eight tackles and sack while DeMarko Craig finished the game with seven tackles and a pair of sacks.
After forcing Howard to punt on their opening drive, YSU marched down right down the field to take a 6-0 lead with 7:11 left in the first quarter. The Penguins moved the ball 82 yards on just eight plays as Alessi capped off the drive with a six-yard touchdown run.
Howard answered with a touchdown drive of their own to take a 7-6 lead after Caylin Newton connected with Kyle Anthony on a 50-yard touchdown pass with 4:19 remaining in the opening quarter.
After returning a Nate Mays interception to the YSU 29-yard line, the Bison extended their lead to 14-6 after Dedrick Parson ran in the touchdown from just two yards out.
The Penguins opened the second quarter with a scoring drive to bring the score to 14-13 with 13:04 remaining in the half. Mays connected with Jermiah Braswell who made a diving catch in the end zone for a 38-yard score.
With the Bison threatening to extend their lead, Richmond forced a fumble which was recovered by Antoine Cook at the YSU 17-yard line. The Penguins turned the Bison turnover into seven points after Christian Tuner punched in a five-yard touchdown run to finish off a nine-play, 83-yard drive with 7:52 left in the second quarter.
YSU pushed their lead to 27-14 with just 39 seconds remaining in the half as Mays connected with Ryan Emans for a 15-yard touchdown. The Penguins took the ball 63 yards on three plays with the scoring drive highlighted by a 38-yard pick up from Braswell on the first play. Heading into halftime, Justus Reed blocked a 44-yard field goal attempt by Howard’s Nick Ferris.
In the first half, YSU produced 319 yards of offense while Howard had 267 yards. The Penguins were efficient on the ground gaining 175 yards on just 23 carries. Turner led the ground game with 56 yards on five carries and a touchdown.
After forcing the Penguins into a three and out to open the half, the Bison went on a seven-play, 45-yard drive to bring the score to 27-21. Newton found Anthony for the second time of the afternoon on a 22-yard strike with 10:02 remaining in the third quarter.
The Penguins pushed their lead back to 13 points on the following drive as Mays scampered in from two yards out. On the first play of the drive, Turner picked up 26 yards which was followed by a 36-yard completion to from Samuel St. Surin down to the Howard six-yard line.
After a DJ Smalls interception return for a touchdown was negated due to a penalty, YSU extended their lead just one play later when Alessi busted through the line for a 40-yard touchdown. After the PAT was blocked, the Penguins took a 40-21 lead with 7:25 remaining in the third.
Following a defensive stand on fourth down for the Penguins, Chapman took the ball untouched for an 87-yard touchdown to give YSU a 47-21 lead.
Pearson continued the rushing assault for the Penguins with a 75-yard touchdown run to give YSU a 54-21 lead with 11:25 remaining in the game. Kyle Anthony picked up his third touchdown of the afternoon on a 16-yard pass and catch with just 4:20 left in the contest to bring the score to 54-28.
The Penguins return to Stambaugh Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 14 when they host Duquense at 2 p.m.
YOUNGSTOWN, OH- When the clock finally counted down to 00:00 on the scoreboard and all the pomp and circumstance settled, football was truly back in the land of the Chaney Cowboys. The efforts of so many different alumni, outlets, supporters, donors, coaches, fans, and family were happy to see the traditional red helmets flying around once again.
It was Cardinal Mooney that would hold their helmets high at the end of the evening, though. Spoiling the celebration 13-6.
For the first half, Coach Amill and the Cowboys had exactly what they had put so much time and effort into; a lead against their rival, Cardinal Mooney. However, in the second half, Mooney solved the puzzle and exploded on the ground. Led by Zyere Rodgers’ 155 yards on 25 carries, Mooney controlled the tempo and the trenches in the second half to land the Week 1 victory, and take an early lead in the newly-formed Steel Valley Conference.
Pat Guerrieri came up big for the Cards when he pushed his way into the paint from 2-yards out to give Mooney the lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
For Chaney, Marshall Herron led the rushing attack with four carries totaling 33 yards, while Delshawn Petrosky went 11-18 for 67 yards and an interception through the air as well as balanced the rushing attack for 37 yards.
Chaney will return to action at home next week against Beachwood while Mooney keeps the road trip going against Akron Hoban.
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Coach Reardon is BACK! One of the most successful leaders in the area has come back to take the reigns for the Ursuline Irish Football Team once again. The Irish are looking to have a bounceback year in 2019 behind their new coaching staff, and face a tall task with a difficult schedule.
Can the Irish return to the top of the OHSAA Football Mountain?
We have ten weeks to find out, but it all starts now as YSN’s Steve Leslie sits down with the Head Ball Coach, Dan Reardon for our first 2019 edition of Ursuline Football Coach’s Corner.
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The much-anticipated return to the gridiron is among us, and the Lead Cowboy, Chris Amill will be heading the charge for Chaney.
The history of the Chaney program is documented in the hallways the student-athletes walk through each day, and with dreams and ambitions of one day being one of the faces of this NEW generation of Chaney High.
Our Steve Leslie caught up with Coach Amill for our first edition of Chaney Football Coach’s Corner!
SALEM, OH- The Quakers opened up at home beating Ursuline 3-0 in straight sets. For the Lady Quakers, Elly Exline had 4 aces and 10 kills, Rylie Troy had 6 aces and 3 kills, and Jaden Hamilton added 10 kills and 2 blocks.
The Quakers will travel to Boardman on Saturday.
*Story contributed by Sarah Hamilton and Salemathletics.org
SALEM, OH- The Salem Quakers suffered an early-season defeat at the hands of the Ursuline Irish on Wednesday.
Salem takes a loss from Ursuline 6-0. For Salem, Tommy Goodchild was credited 12 saves in goal. Max Kemets was also in goal with 3 saves.
Ursuline’s offensive attack was led by Mario Ruano, Jacob Coman, Patrick Fallon, Cam Forsyth, Ryan Coman and Alex LaPlante who all tallied goals while Calder Lenhart had two saves in net.
Salem’s next game will be home on Thursday, August 22nd vs South Range at 7pm while Ursuline (2-0) is scheduled to play Hubbard Saturday at 10am.
*Story Contributed by Travis Zeigler and Salemathletics.org
SALEM, OH- The Lady Quakers dropped their home opener 2-1 to Youngstown Ursuline. The Lady Quakers opened the scoring with a goal by Abby Perry.
After Ursuline put two on the board in the second half the Lady Quakers played an intense 20 minutes in an attempt to equalize.
While the Lady Quakers were able to generate multiple opportunities, they came up short in finding the back of the net. Sam Moore recorded 7 saves in goal. The team returns to action Monday 8/26 at home against Howland. Kickoff is at 7 pm.
*Story Contributed by Kent Paulini and Salemathletics.org