The guys of SOT talk High School Varsity Baseball (State Tournament District Champions), with the Brunswick Blue Devils Baseball Program. SOT talks to Head Coach Grant Relic, Senior Players, Pitcher Sean Kidd, and Catcher Josh Kross. Give it a listen below.
The guys of SOT talk High School Girls Softball (State Tournament Final Four), with the Cuyahoga Heights Softball Program. We talk to Head Coach Kyle Manfredonia, Pitcher Julia Harris, Third Baseman Sydney Dyer, and Center Fielder Maddie Vance. Give it a listen below.
HIGHLIGHTS: Brooklyn West District Championship- St. Edward versus Rocky River
St. Edward advances to Columbus with a 6-1 win over the Rocky River Pirates in the Brooklyn West District Finals.
Highlights from the 2021 Brooklyn East District Championship between Walsh Jesuit vs Mentor
The guys of SOT talks High School Hockey State Tournament District Finals with Head Coach of the Mentor Cardinals Paul McKito. They talk about this years season, Baron Cup Tournament, making it to the district finals, preparing for Walsh Jesuit, and much more! Give it a listen below.
SOT talks High School Hockey State Tournament District Finals with Head Coach of the Mentor Cardinals Paul McKito.
The guys of SOT talks High School Hockey State Tournament District Finals with Head Coach of the Rocky River Pirates Chris Cogan. They talk about this years Baron Cup Championship, making it to the district finals, preparing for St. Edward, and much more! Give it a listen below.
SOT talks High School Hockey State Tournament District Finals, with Head Coach of the Rocky River Pirates Chris Cogan.
Olmsted Falls hosted Westlake in boys basketball. The Bulldogs won 72-69 in another OT game. Here are some action photos from Julie Herzog who was at the game.
ALL Photos taken by Julie Herzog
Olmsted Falls 72 Westlake 69 FINAL in OT
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Olmsted Falls versus Westlake Photo’s
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The guys of SOT talk High School Hockey in the GCHSHL with Lakewood Rangers Head Coach Mark Ferfolia. They talk about the 50th Anniversary in the Baron Cup, the GCHSHL, Lakewood Rangers Hockey, Stories from his 42 year career (and still going), and much more. Give it a listen below.
SOT talks High School Hockey in the GCHSHL with Head Coach Mark Ferfolia of the Lakewood Rangers.
We are back tomorrow on Facebook LIVE! Joining us will be Lakewood Hockey Coach Mark Ferfolia. We will discuss all things Greater Cleveland High School Hockey including the 50th anniversary of the Baron Cup.
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Olmsted Falls hosted Avon in boys basketball. The Bulldogs won 75-70 in OT. Here are some action photos from Julie Herzog who was at the game.
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Olmsted Falls 75 Avon 70 FINAL in OT
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Olmsted Falls versus Avon Photo’s
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Olmsted Falls traveled Midview in boys basketball. The Bulldogs won 51-41. Here are some action packed photos from Julie Herzog who was at the game.
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Olmsted Falls 51 Midview 41 FINAL
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Olmsted Falls versus Midview Photo’s
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Olmsted Falls hosted Berea-Midpark in boys basketball. The Bulldogs won 61-33. Here are some action packed photos from Julie Herzog who was at the game.
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Olmsted Falls 61 Berea-Midpark 33 FINAL
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Olmsted Falls versus Berea-Midpark Photo’s
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Olmsted Falls hosted Amherst in boys basketball. The Bulldogs won 70-69 in OT. Here are some great photos from Julie Herzog who was at the game.
ALL Photos taken by Julie HerzogOlmsted Falls 70 Amherst 69 in OT
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Olmsted Falls versus Amherst Photo’s
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The guys of SOT talk High School Hockey in the GCHSHL. They interview Head Coach of the Rocky River Pirates Chris Cogan. Give it a listen below.
SOT talks High School Hockey in the GCHSHL with Head Coach Chris Cogan of the Rocky River Pirates.
Sean, and Josh recap and preview all the action from the HS Football Championship games. Give it a listen below.
Josh and Sean Recap and Previews HS Football Playoff Championships
Ed, Sean, and Josh recap all the action from the Regional Finals and Semifinals.
The Final Four is set for Division 1 state Football Playoffs. Medina’s magical run came to an end at the hands of GCC foe, Mentor. The Cardinals are marching on and continuing their journey in hopes of winning their first state championship. Below are the results of the D1 Regional Finals and the schedule of the State Semifinal games.
Regional Finals
Region 1: Mentor 49 Medina 14
Region 2: Springfield 19 Olentangy Liberty 0
Region 3: Pickerington Central 38 Westerville Central 7
Region 4: Cin. St. Xavier 10 West Chester Lakota West 7
State Semifinal: November 6, 2020 (sites TBD)
Mentor vs Pickerington Central
Cin. St. Xavier vs Springfield
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Division 3 Region 10 Quarterfinals
#6 Parma Heights Holy Name 24 #3 Bowling Green 21
Regular Season
Rocky River 46 Medina Buckeye 14
Bay 31 Parma 7
Lakewood 26 Fairview 14
Nonleague
North Ridgeville 66 Normandy 13
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By Sean Duffy
Brecksville, OH- On a dark and stormy night… we had a OHSAA Division II Region 6 quarterfinal match up between two teams from the Suburban League. The Barberton Magics came into this match up the 13th seed in the region and faced the high powered 5th seeded Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees.
The Bees were able to score first thanks in large part to the run game and RB Garrett Kubitz’s power running style led to a 1 yd TD run. a missed xp made the score 6-0 with 8:15 remaining in the first quarter. Bees would score again on 51 yd TD pass from QB Joe Labas to WR Luke Ganim, the 2pt conversion failed and the score at the end of the first quarter was 12-0 in favor of the Bees.
The second Quarter of the contest began with a 23 yd field goal from Aiden Minnick to give the Bees a 15-0 lead midway through the quarter. That is when mother nature cause a roughly 90 minute weather delay. After the weather delay the Bees picked up right where they left off with a 40 yd TD pass from Labas to WR Jeremy Jonozzo , a failed extra point made the score 21-0 in favor of the Bees. Barberton was finally able get on the board in the waning moments of the quarter thanks to a 41 yd TD pass from QB Chanden Lee to WR Charles Hornacek, a successful extra point made the score 21-7 after the second quarter.
The weather delay resulted in game moving right into the third quarter, and the Bees wasted no time methodically marching down the field, Garrett Kubitz would find the end zone from 20 yds out for his second rushing TD night, a successful extra point made the score 28-7 with 11:01 left in the third quarter. The Magics would answer with a score on the subsequent drive, Chanden Lee would find WR Hayden Macko for a 9 yd TD , a made extra point made the score 28-14 with 7:54 left in the quarter. Bees QB Joe Labas would find the end zone twice to close out the quarter; the first came on a 16 yd TD run, 2 pt attempt failed. The second came on a 52 yd TD pass to Jonozzo for his second TD of the night. at the end of the third quarter Brecksville held a 41-14 lead over Barberton.
Barberton would open the fourth quarter with a 55 yd TD Pass from Chanden Lee to WR Kaige Lowe, missed point made the score 41- 20 with 11:33 remaining in the game. Bees RB Garrett Kubitz took over from that point with two rushing TDs, once from 32 yds, the other from 47 yds. Kubitz finished the night with 4 TDs, and the Bees now led 55-20 with 7:44 and a running clock left in the game. The Magics would score TD, a 11 yd TD pass from Lee to Hornacek, and also secure a safety in the final quarter. However that would not be enough as Brecksville-Broadview Heights comes away with a 55-30 victory to move on in Divsion II Region 6.
The Magics were led offensively by QB Chanden Lee who finished the game with 4 TD passes. WR Charles Hornacek had 2 TD Receptions of the night for the Magics. Barberton is 3-6 on the year, and currently do not have a game scheduled for week 10.
The Bees were led by RB Garrett Kubitz who had 4 rushing TDs on the night. QB Joe Labas finished the night with 3 passing TDs and 1 Rush TD, WR Jeremy Jonozzo had 2 TD receptions on the night. Brecksville-Broadview Heights will move on to the Division II Region 6 Semifinals and will face the winner of the Highland/Avon quarterfinal match up.
Here is the Suburban League Playoff and Non Playoff FINAL:
Division II Region
#6 Painesville Riverside 28 / #3 Hudson 35 (OT)
Division II Region 6
#8 Highland vs #1 Avon (10/24 7 PM)
#13 Barberton 30 / #5 Brecksville-Broadview Heights 55
#22 North Royalton 7 / #3 Avon Lake 54
Division III Region 9
#5 Aurora 17 / #4 New Philadelphia 38
Division III Region 10
#8 Revere 21 / #1 Tiffin Columbian 28
Non Playoff Games
Kent Roosevelt 35 / Cuyahoga Falls 0
Tallmadge 36 / Coventry 30 (OT)
Copley 28 / Woodridge 0
Kenston 14 / Twinsburg 28
Stow vs Stubenville – CANCELLED
Wadsworth 28 / Wooster 39
Cleveland Heights 26 / Nordonia 42
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Division II Region 6
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Olmsted Falls hosted North Royalton in the Second Round of the High School Football Playoffs. The Bulldogs lost 33-27 in OT. Here are some great photos from Julie Herzog who was at the game.
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North Royalton 33 versus Olmsted Falls 27 in OT
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Four GCC teams played a Division 1 Region 1 playoff game. Two teams played in a regular season matchup. Below are the scores and the schedule for next week.
D1 R1- Regional Quarter Finals
Medina 35 St. Edwards 31
Mentor 31 Stow-Munroe Falls 14
Brunswick 27 Canton-McKinley 14
St. Ignatius 30 Euclid 20
Regular Season
Solon 28 Shaker Hts. 27 (OT)
Berea-Midpark 51 Elyria 48
Friday October 23 Schedule
Regional Semifinals
Brunswick at Mentor
Medina at St. Ignatius (site TBD)
Regular Season
Midview at Elyria
Berea-Midpark at Solon
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By Rick Shultz
Olmsted Falls, OH- A second season was all the twenty-two seed North Royalton Bears needed to get going as they find themselves heading into the quarterfinals of the Division 2 Region 6 OHSAA playoffs. The Bears entered the playoffs with an 0-6 record and last week traveled to tenth seeded Amherst Comets and shocked them in triple overtime 48-45. It was their first playoff win in school history. Last night the Bears just needed two overtimes to knock off another Southwestern Conference team on the road when they defeated the sixth seeded Olmsted Falls Bulldogs 33-27.
North Royalton and Olmsted Falls were once non-conference opponents for an 8-year stretch from 1994 to 2001 when the Bears were in the Pioneer Conference. The Bulldogs won seven of those eight meetings with the Bears ironically winning their only meeting in the 1995 season, 10-6 in overtime of course.
The game started out fast as the Bears received the opening kick and only took five plays to score as 6’2” 205-pound Junior running back Zadan Abuhamdeh broke free for a 61-yard touchdown. The Bulldogs needed just three plays as Sophomore running back Jack Pinchek made some nice cuts and outrunning the defense for a 51-yard scamper. A missed extra point had North Royalton leading 7-6. After a three and out and a short punt, Olmsted Falls looked to be locked in as they ran the ball five times and hit paydirt on a 25-yard run by another Sophomore Rocco Conti. This time the extra point by Senior Drew Kanaba was good, and the Bulldogs lead 13-7. Olmsted Falls defense held North Royalton once again to a punt, but this time the Bears defense held and got a stop that they needed to halt the momentum.
The second quarter was all North Royalton as the Bears took over at their own 40 after a nearly blocked punt. They then methodically marched down the field as it took 12 plays to go 60 yards where Abuhamdeh punched it in from the 1-yard line and the extra point was good by Sophomore Aleksandar Rajcevic making it a 14-13 advantage. The Bulldogs next possession was stopped after nine plays at the North Royalton 37 where they were forced to punt. North Royalton needed just three plays this time as Junior quarterback Mike Piazza found Senior wide receiver Omar Abuhamdeh for a 68-yard strike bring the score to 20-13 after the extra point was missed. Falls tried to answer as they were driving at the end of the quarter getting to the Bears 23-yard line but getting stopped on three consecutive plays to force a 39-yard field goal attempt. The Bears made sure the Bulldogs could not capitalize as several defenders got through and blocked the attempt.
The second half opened with Olmsted Falls driving down the field as Senior running back Andrew Parkowski powered his way into the endzone from the 3-yard line and with a good point after, the score knotted up 20-20. It seemed the Bulldogs had the edge in the half as they drove down the field on their next two drives but turned it over on downs at the Bears 25-yard line. Their next possession they drove the ball down to the North Royalton 25-yard line once again where they missed the go-ahead field goal with 1:26 remaining. As their offense only mustered 71 total yards in the half, the Bears defense refused to give up any big plays and kept their team in position to win.
North Royalton got the ball to start the first overtime where they took just four plays to score as quarterback Piazza snuck it in to take the 27-20 advantage. Olmsted Falls’ Conti evened up the score at 27 with a 6-yard run of his own, his second of the game.
The Bears’ defense was certainly the difference in the game as they intercepted Olmsted Falls Junior quarterback Charlie Ciolek after forcing them into a third and long and put their offense in position to make their second upset in consecutive weeks. The Bears needed just four plays as Piazza found Matthew Vansteenlandt for a 7-yard touchdown. The Bears win 33-27 in OT.
The 2-6 Bears will travel to 6-1 Avon Lake next week to take on the Shoremen who are coming off a 30-7 winner over Wadsworth. The Bears find themselves as one of the final 32 teams left in the Division 2 playoffs and will also be looking to go 3-0 against the SWC in this postseason.
Division 3 Region 10
#8 Richfield Revere 27 #9 Medina Buckeye 0 *SOT Podcast Featured Game
#4 Parma Padua 28 #13 Rocky River 9
#6 Parma Heights Holy Name 44 #11 Caledonia River Valley 6
Regular Season
Lakewood 35 Parma 6
Western Reserve Academy 44 Parma Normandy 7
Parma Heights Valley Forge 48 Fairview 13
Sandusky Perkins 28 Bay 24
In Division 5 Region 18, #4 Elyria Catholic forfeited their contest against #13 Oak Harbor due to COVID-19.
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By Sean Duffy
Avon Lake, OH- It is the second round of the Division II OHSAA High School Football playoff tournament. Region Six of Division II is always a highly competitive region featuring hard hitting action. This week’s spotlight playoff game is no different as #14 seed Wadsworth travels to face #3 seed Avon Lake. Wadsworth (2-4) advanced to the second round with a win over Westlake in the first round, Avon Lake earned a first round bye. Each of these teams look to keep their playoff journey on track with a win and trip to the Division II Region 6 Quarterfinals .
The First quarter was a battle of defenses as each team’s defense would force a turnover on downs. The turning point came on a Shoremen interception of Wadsworth QB Mitchell Evans deep in Grizzlies Territory. Wadsworth was able to keep the Shoremen out of the end zone, settling for a 32 yd field goal from Avon Lake kicker Owen Wiley. at the end of the first quarter Avon Lake led Wadsworth 3-0.
The Shoremen would find the endzone early in the second half as RB Gage Duesler would get loose for a 66 yd touchdown run, the successful point after gave Avon Lake a 10-0 lead with 11:34 remaining in the first half. Wadsworth would respond with a touchdown on their next offensive possession when QB Mitchell Evans connected with WR Garrett Labus for a 28 yd TD , Wadsworth cut the lead to 10-7 with 8:42 left in the first half. Avon Lake’s Owen Wiley would add another field goal, this time from 34 yds to give the Shoremen a 13-7 lead as the first half came to a close.
Avon Lake got the ball to start the third quarter and put together a drive that went 75 yds and took over seven minutes off of the clock. Avon Lake QB Micheal Corbo would cap the drive off with a 1 yd TD plunge. that would be the only points scored, at the end of the third quarter Avon Lake led 20-7.
Avon Lake would again put together a drive that ate up a lot of time early in the fourth quarter, Owen Wiley’s 36 yd field goal would increase the Shoremen lead to 23-7 midway through the fourth quarter. Wadsworth QB Mitchell Evans would be picked off twice in this quarter, the second being the most costly as Shoremen DB Nathan Cikalo would take the interception 53 yds for the TD. That interception proved to be the final nail in the Wadsworth coffin as they lose to Avon Lake by a final score of 30-7.
Avon Lake is now on to the Division II Region 6 Quarter Finals against #22 seed North Royalton. North Royalton defeated #6 Seed Olmsted Falls in 2OT in the second round.
Below are the Suburban League Round 2 Final Scores:
Division 1 Region 1
#7 Stow-Munroe Falls 14 / #2 Mentor 31
Division 2 Region 5
#16 Kent Roosevelt 0 / #1 Akron Archbishop Hoban 63
#9 Nordonia 25 / #8 Mayfield 45
#18 Twinsburg 0 / #2 Austintown Fitch 35
#14 Bedford 0 / #3 Hudson 42
Division 2 Region 6
#9 Freemont Ross 21 / #8 Highland 41
#13 Barberton 21 / #4 Toledo St. Johns 14
#21 Oregon Clay 33 / #5 Brecksville Broadview Heights 49
#14 Wadsworth 7 / #3 Avon Lake 30
#22 North Royalton 33 / #6 Olmsted Falls 27 OT
Division 3 Region 9
#21 Notre Dame Cathedral Latin 24 / #5 Aurora 41
Division 3 Region 10
#9 Buckeye 0 / #8 Revere 27
#10 Copley 10 / #7 Norwalk 17
Non-Playoff Games:
Tallmadge 50 / Cuyahoga Falls 12
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Buckeye at Revere: Josh Jeffi
North Royalton at Olmsted Falls: Rick Schultz
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Round one of the 2020 High School Football Playoffs started last night. All seven GCC teams opted in. Below are the scores from yesterday’s games
#8 Medina 37 #9 Strongsville 7
#4 Euclid 21 #13 Elyria 0
#5 St. Ignatius 42 #12 Solon 14
#2 Mentor 69 #15 Shaker Hts. 13
#6 Brunswick 42 #11 Massillon Jackson 28
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By Rob Trautman
North Olmsted, OH- If you don’t like offense, stop right here. This game produced excitement, big plays, and a first round matchup that scored 93 points between the two teams. On this night North Olmsted would make history by winning their first ever post season win 48-45.
In the first quarter we got a glimpse at what this night could be like. With 9:51 left in the first quarter North Olmsted quarterback Anthony Guercio started the scoring with a 43 yard touchdown pass too wide receiver Jared Kelley.
On the next series Midview quarterback Ethan Surdock was intercepted by Eagles defensive back Eric Wasen who took it to the house from 24 yards out. Quickly, North Olmsted jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead. Midview would answer back as quarterback Ethan Surdock would connect with wide receiver Connor Awad from 17 yards out. The score was 14-7. After a North Olmsted punt, the Middies would drive down the field and settle for a 27 yard field goal from kicker Kaiden Koch who hit a 27 yard field goal.
After 1 quarter of play North Olmsted led Midview 14-10.
In the Second quarter Midview would turn the ball over on an intercepted pass. The Eagles would put a nice drive together that would lead to a 5 yard touchdown run by Jio Rodriguez. The extra point was no good and North Olmsted led 20-10.
After a fumble by the Middies at 4:38 in the second quarter, the Eagles would drive into Middies territory where they would try for a 27 yard field goal. The ball sailed wide left. Midview would take over and establish a drive that took almost 3 minutes off of the clock. That would lead to a Surdock 3 yard touchdown run. The Middies cut the Eagles lead to 20-17 before half. North Olmsted wasn’t done as they got what looked to be a big score by Guercio to his wide receiver Macguire Savarino for 47 yards, but they got caught with an illegal man down field that wiped the touchdown away before half. North Olmsted would lead 20-17 at halftime.
The third quarter would start and it was the Eagles who would score first as Guercio would run it in from 4 yards out. North Olmsted now took a 27-17 lead.
The third quarter went back in forth with a flurry of scoring. Below are highlights from the third quarter. Midview captured the SportCenter Top Play with Surdock connecting with his wide receiver Bryce Newton. Take a look!
North Olmsted quarterback Anthony Guercio would run a touchdown in from 1 yard out to give the Eagles a 34-24 lead in the 3 quarter with 4:57 left.
The third quarter would end with Midview trailing North Olmsted 34-31.
The fourth quarter would start with both teams trading big play after big play. Neither team wanted to give up in this game. North Olmsted would strike on a 2 yard touchdown run by Guercio who extended their lead back to 10 points with a 48-38 lead with 7:25 left.
Once again the Middies were down but not out, scoring on a 1 yard touchdown run by Surdock that would cut the Eagles lead to 48-45.
Finally we saw some key defensive plays. Midview’s defense got the stop they needed to give them the ball back and a chance to tie or take the lead with 2:24 left in the game. The Middies would get a great drive, deep into North Olmsted Territory, but with :21 left in the game defensive back Daniel Davis would seal the deal with an interception that would give the Eagles their first ever postseason win.
Eagles win, 48-45 over the Middies in the First Round Playoffs! North Olmsted improves to 2-4 and will now face the Avon Eagles in the next round of the playoffs. Avon won the first matchup in Week 4, 42-14. Midview falls to 1-6.
STATS:
Both teams– 13 Combined touchdowns
North Olmsted
QB Anthony Guercio- 234 yards passing 1 TD, 172 yards rushing 4 TDs
Midview
QB Ethan Surdock- 321 yards passing 3 TDs 3 INT, 128 yards rushing 2 TDs
5 Turnovers in the game as a team for Midview
Player of the Game
Anthony Guercio of North Olmsted. He talked to WOBL/WDLW Radio after the game about an incredible night.
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Division II Region 6
#21 Oregon Clay (0-5) at #12 Parma Heights Valley Forge (3-1)
#20 Lakewood (1-5) at #13 Barberton (1-5)
#24 Parma Normandy (0-4) at #9 Fremont Ross (3-3)
Division III Region 10
#20 Lexington (0-5) at #13 Rocky River (3-1)
#19 Defiance (0-6) at #14 Bay (1-3)
Division V Region 18
#19 Fairview (1-3) at #14 Orrville (2-3)
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Round one of the Ohio High School Football playoffs starts this week. Rob Trautman will be in North Olmsted as the Eagles host the Midview Middies. Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@SOTPodcast) for in-game updates, video highlights, and more. This game will also be featured on our website.
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Avon Lake hosted Olmsted Falls in Week 6 of the High School Football season in 2020. The Bulldogs lost 38-3. Here are some great photos from Julie Herzog who was at the game.
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Olmsted Falls 4-2 (4-2) 3 versus Avon Lake 5-1 (5-1) 38
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By: Josh Jeffi
Solon was looking to notch its first victory of the season as the Comets traveled to Medina to face the Bees in their first Greater Cleveland Conference game. On the opening drive, the Comets used a heavy dose of Khalil Eichelberger to drive down the field. Eichelberger would score the games first touchdown on a six yard run to put Solon up 7-0. Medina would answer on their next offensive possession when Nathan Spatny ran the ball into the end zone from seven yards out. The game was tied at seven after one quarter.
At 9:41 in the second quarter, Medina gained the lead, 10-7, when Ryan Miller kicked a 21 yard field goal. The score would stay that way until just before the half when Eichelberger scored his second touchdown of the game. The two point conversion attempt was no good and Solon took a 13-10 lead at the half.
Medina opened the second half with the ball and attempted to go for it on fourth down but could not convert. Solon took over on the Bees 37 yard line. It only took a couple of plays when Eichelberger scored his third touchdown of the game to put the Comets up 20-10 after the extra point with 9:59 left in the third quarter. Later in the quarter, Solon’s Pat McQuaide was back to return a Medina punt. The kicked landed and bounced extremely close to McQuaide. So close that the Bees thought he touched it and recovered the ball. After some discussion, the referees ruled McQuaide did not touch the ball. The call seemed to fire up everyone on the Medina side from the fans to the players.
The score would remain 20-10 into the final quarter. At the 9:26 mark Drew Allar hit Drew Hensley from 15 yards to cut the Comet lead to 20-17
After the score, the Medina defense upped their intensity forcing Solon to punt with 8:19 left in the game. Using short to intermediate passes and a stacked formation running game, Medina was able to drive down the field to the half yard line. A false start penalty took the ball back to the six yard line. On the next play, Allar found Dorian Boyland on a nice play action fake in the end zone for the go ahead touchdown. The Bees led 24-20 with over three minutes left in the game.
Solon, behind Eichelberger and McQuaide, was able to drive down to the Medina 35 yard line. On fourth down, the Bees were able to stop McQuaide short of the first down marker sealing the victory for the Bees.
Dorian Boyland led the Bees with 65 total yards and a score. Drew Allar was 14-25 for 128 yards and two scores. Medina finishes the regular season with a 3-3 record and will host Strongsville in a Division 1 first round playoff matchup.
Khalil Eichelberger led the Comets with 32 carries and a total of 238 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns. Solon drops to 0-3 on the season and will travel play St. Ignatius (1-2) in their first round playoff game.
Below is the highlights from the game.
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By Rob Trautman
Lakewood, OH- There was a chill in the air for our Friday Night High School Football game, between the Rocky River Pirates (2-1), and the host Lakewood Rangers (1-4). A GLC matchup that was a rivalry game for the Battle of the Bridge.
The First quarter had early momentum for the Lakewood Rangers as Rocky River running back John Bebie fumbled in their own territory giving the ball to Lakewood at the Rocky River 28 yard line. The Rangers couldn’t capitalize getting their field goal try blocked with three minutes left in the first quarter. Both teams couldn’t get much offense going, punting back and forth before the first quarter would end at 0-0.
In the Second quarter, momentum would swing to Rocky River and the Pirates finally would get a big run from QB Braedon Spies to set up a first and goal. Then, from there it was running back John BeBie as he would punch it in from 2 yards out. The Pirates would go for a two point conversion and get it to make their lead 8-0 with 10:53 left in the second quarter.
Then, a key Interception returned for a touchdown by once again John Bebie. This would be a key play that kept the Pirates rolling. The extra point was no good and Rocky River led 14-0 with 4:58 left in the second quarter. Turnovers would play a big part in this game as the Pirates would get another interception with 2:11 left in the second quarter. Rocky River would get down the the Lakewood 11 yard line where they would get a 28 yard field goal from kicker Mack Massad. At halftime the score was now 17-0.
After half the Pirates received the ball to open the third quarter where they would go on a 14 play 75 yard drive that would be capped off by a 1 yard touchdown run by John Bebie, who did everything on this night. The extra point was good and the score was 24-0 after three quarters. On this drive it was a heavy dose of running back John Bebie and a great connection with quarter Braedon Spies and wide receiver David Rosenberg. After three quarters it was Rocky River leading 24-0.
In the fourth quarter there was a lot of running the ball , but with 8:56 left in the game the Pirates would throw as quarterback Braedon Spies would connect with wide receiver Stan Heuler for a 12 yard touchdown pass. The extra point was good and Rocky River would sail to a 31-0 GLC win over Lakewood.
Rocky River would improve to 3-1 on the season as Lakewood falls to 1-4. Next up for the Pirates is playoff football as they host Lexington. Lakewood travels to Barberton to take on the Magics.
Player of the Game
Rocky River RB John Bebie– He scored 2 TDs on the ground and scored another touchdown on a pick six.
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By Sean Duffy
Brecksville, OH– Crazy that it is the last week of the regular season for the 2020 Northeast Ohio High School Football campaign, and playoff football begins in earnest next week. However, it is 2020 and crazy is the best and most accurate way to describe things. Crazy is also the proper term for the matchup that was our game of the week between the Wadsworth Grizzlies (1-3) and the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees ( 4-1).
The Bees were the first to score thanks to a 40 yd TD pass from Bees QB Joe Labas to Jeremy Jonozzo, the extra point made the score 7-0 in favor of the Bees with 7:50 remaining in the first quarter. Wadsworth would not be down for long as WR Anthony Cirino took the ensuing kickoff over 80 yards for a TD, and just like that the score was 7-7 with 7:35 remaining, the first quarter would end with a score of 7-7.
The second quarter was all about the defenses as both teams settled into a bend but don’t break type of effort. The Grizzlies defense was able to stop the Bees on fourth down multiple times forcing a turnover on downs. The Bees defense was equally up to the challenge forcing either a Wadsworth punt or turnover on downs for the entire quarter. Wadsworth’s defense would surrender a TD late in the half as Bees RB Garrett Kubitz would score on a 17 yd run, a missed extra point would give the Bees a 13-7 lead at half time.
The third quarter of this game saw an offensive explosion for both teams. The Bees scored first on a 33 yd TD pass from Joe Labas to Luke Gonim, a failed 2 pt conversion increased the Bees Lead 19-7 with 7:38 remaining in the third. Wadsworth’s offense finally found the end zone with a 67 yd TD pass from QB Mitchell Evans to WR Barret Labus, a made extra point cut the Bees’ lead to 19-14 with 7:13 left in the third. The Bees would respond with an explosive play of their own, a 68 yd TD pass from Labas to WR Luke Buckley, a made extra point made the score 26-14 with 5:13 remaining in the third quarter. Wadsworth QB Mitchell Evans would throw two more touchdown passes, a 20 yd pass to Cirino and a 27 yd pass to Labus, to end the third quarter with the Grizzlies leading 29-26.
Garrett Kubitz would add two rushing TDs to his nightly total. The First came from 3 yds out to make the score 32-29 with 9:50 remaining in the game . Kubitz would find pay dirt again from 15 yds to give the Bees a 38-29 lead with 5:00 remaining in the game. Wadsworth would not go away quietly as Mitchell Evans would connect with Carston Marshall for a 41 yd TD, a failed 2pt conversion made the score 38-35 with 4:02 left in the game. The Grizzlies would attempt an unsuccessful onside kick that set the bees up at midfield. A few plays later QB Joe Labas would score on a 31 yd touchdown run. it would prove to be the final nail in the Grizzlies coffin as Brecksville-Broadview Heights would beat Wadsworth 45-35
Wadsworth falls to 1-4 on the year and were led by QB Mitchell Evans who had 4 passing TDs and WRs Barrett Labus and Anthony Cirino who each scored 2 TDs . The Grizzlies begin their playoff journey next week as they host Westlake in the first round.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights improve to 5-1 and were led offensively by QB Joe Labas and RB Garrett Kubitz both combining for 7 touchdowns in the game. the Bees will get a first round bye and await the winner of the first round contest between Parma Valley Forge and Oregon Clay.
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Below is this week’s schedule!
Playoffs
Division II Region 5
#3 Hudson 14 / #1 Akron Archbishop Hoban 31
Non Playoff
Nordonia 7 / Massillon Jackson 40
Lakwood vs Twinsburg
Western Reserve 36 / Cuyahoga Falls 21
Ravenna7 / Roosevelt 37
American Division
Revere 28 / Copley 12
