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Finances will be top priority in 2011 By CARLA SMITH ThisWeek Community Newspapers Prairie Township trustees are bracing for a rocky start to 2011 when it comes to finances. More than likely the board will approach residents next year with some sort of financial request Trustee Steve Kennedy said the combination of low returns on the township’s investments and continued state cut-
backs to the local government fund will force the township to seek other alternatives to capture revenue. The board of trustees proposed three different scenarios that it will explore next year in order to bring the township more revenue. Their preferred option is to place a JEDD (Joint Economic Development District) on the ballot, which would allow residents to vote whether to re-
quire businesses in the West Broad Street Corridor to join. The JEDD is an ongoing initiative for the township, but the process has been hampered by the larger businesses, like OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, that don’t see the need to join. “This option would not be a tax increase for the residents unless they work in the West Broad Street corridor,” Kennedy said. “It is a way to redirect tax money back into the township. It
makes more sense to do this than to increase taxes.” If a JEDD is voted on and put in place, employees working in the JEDD would have tax dollars directed back to the township instead of following them back to the municipalities where they live. Other financial options proposed by the board included the possibility of collecting an available 1.6 mills of inside millage. The Franklin County Budget
Commission would have to approve the township’s request for the millage, which is not subject to voter approval. If approved, the township could pull in up to $470,000 annually and break even. “That would be a 1.6-mill increase,” Kennedy said. “That is not a good option for our residents at this time.” See FINANCES, page A2
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The race starts at 10 a.m. at Northbank Park, 300 W. Spring St. All are invited to attend, but registration is necessary and can be done at riverrun5k11.eventbrite.com. Registration for the marathon opens at noon. Special registration pricing is available through the end of June. Participants must meet age eligibility requirements. Should injury or illness befall Blackford, the offer is null and void. Blackford, a Clintonville resident, ran his first
Darbydale Elementary School students will have a shorter winter break than usual this year, but the rest of the South-Western City Schools, except for Findland Middle School, all have the full complement of this year’s calamity days remaining. Darbydale was shut down for eight days because of a November boiler room fire that injured no one, but filled the building with smoke. It took several days to make sure the school was safe. Ohio schools are allotted only three calamity days this school year, a reduction from the five allotted in the past. Darbydale students will have a minimum of five days to make up, assuming no further school days are cancelled. “They will be making up the first three days on Jan. 3, Jan. 4 and Feb. 21, 2011,” South-Western City Schools spokeswoman Sandy Nekoloff said. School districts are required to build five contingency days into their school calendars. This year, South-Western’s make-up dates are Feb. 21, June 3, 6, 7, and 8. Finland Middle School has used one calamity day, and the rest of South-Western’s buildings have not used any, Nekoloff said. The final decision on whether to close schools for inclement weather is made by superintendent Bill Wise with the advice of the transportation staff. “Around 4 a.m., various members of the transportation department begin driving the bus routes to provide information to the transportation supervisor on road conditions,” Nekoloff said. “We are also in contact with local police departments and monitor weather radar.” In addition, the district staff make an effort to clear district parking lots and sidewalks of snow. “Our maintenance staff is sometimes out all night clearing the parking lots and sidewalks to prepare for the opening of school in the morning,” Nekoloff said. Other factors the district considers include whether conditions are worsening or improving; building conditions such as electricity, heat and water; tem-
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‘Beat the Director’ wrinkle added to 5K By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers There’s no better way to shake off a hangover and begin that New Year’s diet than with a brisk trot along the frozen banks of the Scioto River. The Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon is sweetening the pot by holding a special “Beat the Director” event Jan. 1. The goal is to best Darris Blackford, the official race director, in the third annual River Run 5K along the multipurpose path.
Those who finish ahead of Blackford earn free entry into the 2011 marathon and half marathon. But watch out: Blackford is good. He said he recently clocked himself at 20:30 in the roughly 3-mile run. He said that Darris would have earned him 12th Blackford place in last year’s race. “I was pleased to be around 20 minutes with nobody chasing me,” he said.
Brother-sister BMX riders from Hilliard get a surprise at school By GARY BUDZAK ThisWeek Community Newspapers Brother and sister BMX riders Jesse and Megan Woodruff got the surprise of their lives Dec. 16 when a professional rider dropped by their schools to offer them a sponsorship from his team. Matt Pohlkamp, 34, had met the Woodruffs at a BMX camp in Columbus, and as one of the top racers in the country, he was instantly recognized by the brother and sister. Pohlkamp first went to Memorial Middle School, where he walked in on Jesse Woodruff — a 13-year-old sevent- grader who is ranked sixth in the country at his age group and experience level — while he was studying in the school’s library. “Hey everybody, I just want you to know this guy is one of the best BMX racers in
the country, and I just want to give him one of my jerseys,” Pohlkamp told the Memorial students and staff. “There’s just one problem — they misspelled my name, so I guess I have to give it to you.” Pohlkamp handed Jesse jersey with Woodruff’s name on it. “I’m on a team called Celly Smellys/Dan’s Comp and since Jesse had an awesome year, we want to invite him to the team,” he said. Following some applause, Pohlkamp said, “This guy is bad. Get back to work, stay in school.” “I like the feeling of riding and everybody you meet through it,” Jesse Woodruff said of the sport. “Everybody’s usually really cool, so it’s just really fun to be around those people and riding bikes.” Jesse said he’s been riding BMX for two years, racing his 20-inch bike on dirt tracks for the Columbus-based National Bicycle
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League statewide and nationally. The races have eight riders competing in intense, minute-long races on courses with jumps and banked turns, with the top finishers advancing to the next round. There are usually three heats and a main event in each class, depending on the number of entrants. Jesse said he practices at Municipal Park and at an indoor skate park in Dayton during the winter to work on his freestyle riding. Pohlkamp then travelled to Brown Elementary School and walked in on Megan Woodruff in her fifth-grade class. “Does everybody know that Megan races BMX?” Pohlkamp said as he presented Megan with her jersey. “I wanted to come here to give Megan a jersey because she got No. 4 in the country in her racing this past See BMX RIDERS, page A2
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Professional BMX racer Matt Pohlkamp presents Hilliard Memorial Middle School seventh-grader Jesse Woodruff with a team jersey Dec. 16 after offering him a sponsorship to ride for Polkamp’s team.
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Continued from page A1 year. That’s pretty awesome.” “She was racing all boys, so if any of you guys want to take a shot at her or if you want to learn how to ride a bike, she might be able to teach you,” proud father Eric Woodruff told the classroom. “She’s part of the team now, so she’s sponsored,” Pohlkamp said. “It’s a big deal. She’s going to represent the company that we ride for. The reason why people get sponsored is one they’re good at what they do, and another reason is that they’re good people, and the companies are proud that they represent the company. “She’s got everything we want,” he said. “We’re going to do our best to get her the equipment that she needs for her bike and uniform, and welcome to the team.” Marika Zahrndt of Gym Marika was in the classroom as well, since her school’s name was on Megan’s jersey. She said she’s Pohlkamp’s sister-in-law and Megan’s tumbling coach. “When I found out how great she had done in her BMX, I (wanted) to bring it all together and support her,” Zahrndt said. “To be able to do two sports really well, that’s a talent, really special.” A clearly surprised Megan
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Megan Woodruff, a fifth-grader at Brown Elementary, was offered a jersey and team sponsorship by professional BMX racer Matt Pohlkamp. Marika Zahrndt of Gym Marika was in the classroom as well, since her gymnastic school’s name was on Megan’s jersey. She said she is Pohlkamp’s sister-in-law and Megan’s tumbling coach.
Woodruff said she’s been riding for a year, after her brother’s suggestion “It’s just fun to be with my friends at the race track and to have the balance from gymnastics — that’s how I go through the gates,” Megan said. “When you start on your gate, you have to balance because nobody’s holding you and then when the gate drops you have to pedal as hard as you can.” Megan said she sings the National Anthem at the events before she races.
“I like best that I have a whole bunch of friends, and it’s not about winning — it’s about having fun,” Megan said. Mother Christine Woodruff said her brother used to do some BMX riding. She was fine with Jesse and Megan getting into the sport. “They’re both pretty smart kids so I’m not too worried about them,” Christine said. “There’s a little risk involved, but they’ve got a good head on their shoulders.” gbudzak@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNEWS.com
FINANCES Continued from page A1 The final option is to place a levy on the ballot in order to help pay for police protection and township operating expenses. Once again, Kennedy said he believes that this is another option that he would rather avoid. Kennedy said with the new West Broad Streetscape project in the works, funds will be needed to maintain it once it’s complete. The township has also wanted to increase police protection and help to establish a new multigenerational recreation center. “All this could happen if a JEDD is implemented,” Kennedy said. “The only way this would be a new tax is if the resident physically worked in the corridor.” Kennedy said if nothing is done, there will be cuts in services that no one wants to make. Of the $13-million in the township budget, only $8-million is money that can be spent. The rest is invested at a very low interest rate, he said.
In 2008 the township received $920,000 in local government funds that was put towards the township general fund. In 2010, that sum has dropped by more than $200,000. The amount of return on township investments has also dramatically dropped, Kennedy said. In 2007 the township captured $357,000 on its investments; as of this week, the township has only collected $107,000 on $5-million it has invested. Last year Kennedy predicted that trustees would have to dip into the township’s rainy day fund for the next few years in order to maintain the same service level that residents expect. “We have lost almost $400,000 a year,” Kennedy said. “Something has got to happen to change this.” If nothing is done, obvious cuts to the township budget would be the senior center, zoning department and yearly road work, he said. “We owe the residents to give them this opportunity first before we make cuts,” Kennedy said.
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New Year’s Day. “It just brings so much more color and excitement to the Columbus Marathon,” he said. “I think it’s a great idea. I think it’s awesome that Darris is putting himself on the line as director.” gseman@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNEWS.com
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Christmas 1910: Everyone enjoyed the Sunday holiday There was a nice blanket of snow across Columbus on Christmas morning in 1910. Almost everyone was able to enjoy the holiday because in this year, as was the case every seven years, Christmas fell on a Sunday. For many people, an extra day off from work was taken on Monday. But even for the people who didn’t do this, a Christmas Sunday was a special day. The Columbus of 100 years ago was different in a number of ways from the sprawling capital city of 2010. For one thing, it had only about a quarter of the population it does today and those people took up a lot less space. The old “walking city” of the 19th century had given way to the “streetcar city” of 1910, but people still lived only a mile or two from where they worked, and most people worked in or near downtown Columbus. Downtown was where people came to shop and spend their leisure time as well. As the Christmas season approached, shopping became more and more centered on preparations for the holiday. In a time before supermarkets, that meant almost daily shopping at one of the several public markets scattered around the city. Today we can visit North Market near the convention center and get some sense of what it must have been like to shop in those days. A local newspaper described North Market at Christmas time in 1910: “The North Market is a particularly attractive one just now … It is a clean and comfortable place with many stalls filled with appetizing edibles. “Here is one where the proprietor calls out cheerfully, ‘Right this way, folks; right this way for fancy apples.’ Another cries his cabbages and celery; another oranges, nuts and cranberries, in a wheedling, coaxing tone that is irresistible. “The hubbub made by all of these calls, by the quacking, clucking and crowing of the ducks, turkeys and chickens, and by the merry patrons, adds to the gayety and picturesqueness of the scene … An eager crowd surrounds the place where Christmas trees, wreaths and greens are for sale, and many a well-filled basket is topped with a holly garland.” But not every home and hearth had a fresh-cut Christmas tree. For more than a few families, something new was being tried: “Reports seem to indicate that that fewer large Christmas trees are being employed than formerly. This is due to the fact that the price of wood has advanced enormously within recent years and every tree cut down before it has gained its full growth means that the forest of the future has been denuded of a commercially valuable tree … As a result, there has been a tendency to substitute artificial trees for the old-fashioned Tannenbaum … “These artificial trees are made of soft iron wire. A piece of stout wire comprises the trunk and smaller wires are placed around the upright standard to represent the branches. The tree is then wrapped with paper colored so as to represent natural bark and to the bark is pasted strips of fringed paper to represent the green of the
well-known Christmas tree. “While these trees are stout enough to support candles of various sizes, they’ll hardly ED do as yet to hold presents, LENTZ but those who are employing them say they answer the purpose of the Tannenbaum very well.” This description is a reminder that Christmas was celebrated somewhat differently than it is today. In an age before widespread use of electric tree lights, lighting the tree was a careful exercise. Some people lit their tree on Christmas Eve. Others waited until Christmas morning. But in either case, the ritual was the same. While father carefully lighted the tree’s candles, two other family members stood close by — one with a bucket of water and the other with a bucket of sand, ready to put out the flames if the tree caught fire. It was an unfortunately common occurrence in those days. The family enjoyed the lighted tree for a few precious minutes. Then the candles were extinguished and presents could be exchanged. Later in the day, family and friends would gather for a traditional Christmas dinner. For each family, that traditional dinner varied a bit, but usually included favorite dishes and specially prepared desserts and other comestibles. Most people enjoyed Christmas then as we do now — at home. Some people were not so fortunate. But many, if not most of these people celebrated Christmas. The poor and destitute of the city received shelter and dinner from organizations like the Salvation Army. Other newer volunteer organizations like Charity Newsies solicited funds in the days before Christmas in order to provide clothing for children in need. Other people were confined to institutions of one sort or another for one reason or another. But even in these places, Christmas was celebrated. More than 1,600 prisoners and 400 guests at the Ohio Penitentiary in downtown Columbus enjoyed a special Christmas dinner and a musical variety show presented by 60 inmates of the prison. Employees of the State Institution
for the Insane entertained the inmates of the asylum with a farce on the day after Christmas, titled, “The Persecuted Dutchman.” A local paper reported, “The characters will be in costume, electrical effects will be used and a full orchestra will stationed in the pit to render overtures between acts.” At the County Children’s Home, “there were two large trees loaded down with presents for the children. A great fireplace had been rigged up with a chimney big enough for a live Santa to come down it, and he came down in good form, with a bag of toys on his back.” And so it went at all of the major institutions in the city where the blind, the deaf, the aged and the infirm were all treated to a special day. Even the patrol barn of the Columbus Police Department had a celebration of sorts on a day when the police and their horses still had to work. Wagonmen Sells and Smith topped off a nice dinner with a plum pudding they had prepared especially for Christmas. Other popular desserts after a large Christmas dinner included various cakes, pies and ice creams. Some of the more elaborate ice cream creations available for sale in town included: “Christmas Neapolitan — a blending of maple cream, orange ice and vanilla glace; a combination of frozen desserts pretty to look at and very good to eat. A quart will make six good size portions. Per quart, 60 cents.” “Santa Claus Ice Cream — Nothing pleases the children more or makes a prettier showing on a Christmas table than Santa Claus molded in ice cream. These are individual portions and made to your order. Per dozen, $2.” Of course, many people liked to make their own dessert. Here is one from a local paper. “Edinburgh Fog — Mix half a pint of cream with two tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and whip to a thick froth. Stir in half a cupful of finely crumbled macaroons, flavor with vanilla to taste and serve very cold in individual dishes. If desired, garnish with blanched almonds just before sending this dessert to the table.” Happy Holidays. Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek.
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When Hugo Quint returned as coach of the Westland High School girls basketball team this season, he realized it would probably take some time before success was achieved. The Cougars remain winless as they prepare to play in the Yule Classic at Liberty Union on Tuesday and Wednesday. Westland will face the host Lions on Tuesday, with Amanda-Clearcreek and Heath playing in the other first-round game. The winners and losers will meet on Wednesday. The Cougars are 0-7 overall and 05 in the OCC-Central Division after last Tuesday’s 63-22 loss at Thomas Worthington. “One of the things that we have to learn is how to play hard and that’s a process,” said Quint, who coached the Cougars for 10 seasons beginning in 1995-96 before stepping down. “It’s not going to be done overnight. In order to play hard, it’s an attitude. We lack some fundamental skills.” Thomas is 6-1 overall and tied with Hilliard Davidson atop the OCC-Central at 4-1. The Cardinals’ superiority was evident from the start against Westland, as they jumped out to a 10-2 lead midway through the first quarter. Junior point guard Taylor Horn led the Cougars with 10 points. “We’re playing more as a team than we have in the past,” Horn said. “We’re scoring more than we did last year and every game we get better. It’s definitely a learning process because every day in practice we learn something new. (Quint) teaches us something new. It’s just something you have to take in one step at a time.” Westland has lost its seven games by an average score of 64-28. Against Thomas, Quint started freshmen Tanesha Dixon, Celeste Lewis and Christina Simpson. “We’re very young at very vital positions,” Quint said. “We have kids who have not played basketball on a regular basis in a sense of doing more than just the basketball season. In order to be successful, you have to have people who are going to put a little more into the game.” To provide additional playing time, Quint decided to make each player on varsity except senior center Logan Horn available for the junior varsity game. The strategy helped lead to a 35-22 win, the j.v. team’s first victory this
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season. OHSAA rules state that each player is allowed to participate in five quarters on game night, Quint said. “They’re allowed to play those quarters, so we might as well use them,” he said. •The wrestling team will look to carry the momentum of a strong showing in the 10-team Wolfpack Classic at Worthington Kilbourne on Dec. 18 into the West Jefferson Invitational on Tuesday and Wednesday. “It’s a huge two-day tournament that I’m sure we’re going to get tested in, but our kids are excited and we’re ready take what comes at us,” coach Bret Busby said. Led by senior Scottie Haslam, the Cougars were fifth (134.5 points) at
“The fundamentals are coming,” Busby said. “The philosophy of team is coming. City beat Westland 83-59 and 65-53 last seaOur kids have such great fight. I was son. really happy. I thought a couple of those Wednesday — Franklin Heights in South-Westteams were pretty loaded. I have no ern City Schools Classic at Central Crossing. complaints.” Franklin Heights defeated Westland 69-57 last season. Last season at West Jefferson, Grove *Jan. 3 — Home vs. Upper Arlington City (210) finished ahead of Circleville Of note: The Cougars are 0-5 overall and 0-4 (148) in the large-school division and in the OCC-Central. the host Roughriders (417) topped Nel*OCC-Central game sonville-York (269) in the small-school GYMNASTICS division. Jan. 6 — At Miami Trace with Central Crossing and Grove City Westland did not participate. West Jefferson went on to finish Jesse Carmack (171) was third, Eric fourth (56) in the Division III state Byers (140) and Zach Hall (215) were tournament behind champion Monfourth, Tyler Thomas (135) finished roeville (116). fifth and Alec Morstadt (160) and Eric www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com Holbrook (189) placed sixth.
At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Westland boys basketball and gymnastics teams: BOYS BASKETBALL *Dec. 17 — Lost to Worthington Kilbourne 53-41. The game was tied 21-all at the half. James Wilson led Westland with 11 points and J.J. Smith had 10. *Last Tuesday — Lost to Thomas Worthington 64-40. Smith scored 16 points and Kris Carius added 12. Monday — Grove City in South-Western City Schools Classic at Central Crossing. Grove
the tournament won by the host Wolves (239). Haslam finished first at 125 pounds. Teammates Jacob Ball (112) and Cameron Ray (119) placed second,
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Miami defensive lineman Will Diaz, a 2007 Westland graduate, chases Buffalo quarterback Alex Zordich during a game earlier this season. Diaz and the RedHawks will play Middle Tennessee State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl on Jan. 6 in Mobile, Ala.
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There might not have been a more dramatic turnaround in college football this fall than the one that occurred at Miami University. After losing to Central Michigan 35-10 in the 2007 Mid-American Conference title game to finish 6-7, the RedHawks slipped to 2-10 in 2008 and coach Shane Montgomery was forced to resign. Another rough season occurred in 2009 as Miami went 111 under first-year coach Michael Haywood. It took what two-year Miami captain Jordan Gafford calls a “change in the culture” to bring about what happened this fall. After splitting their first six
games, the RedHawks bounced back and advanced to the MAC championship game in Detroit, where they beat Northern Illinois 26-21 on Dec. 3 to improve to 9-4. The win sent Miami, which features a pair of fifth-year seniors and central Ohio natives in Armand Robinson and Gafford, to the GoDaddy.com Bowl at 8 p.m. Jan. 6 in Mobile,Ala., against Middle Tennessee State. Gafford, a 2006 Worthington Kilbourne High School graduate and defensive back, and Robinson, a 2006 Reynoldsburg graduate and wide receiver, both were key players along with 2007 Westland graduate Will Diaz (DL) and 2006 Whetstone graduate Seth Philip (kickoff specialist). Haywood left Dec. 16 to coach
the University of Pittsburgh. Lance Guidry is serving as interim coach. “It’s been a rough four years for Armand and I to be a part of the team’s struggles, so this year has been exciting,” said Gafford, the ThisWeek Super 25 captain in 2005. “To win a lot of close games and win the MAC championship, it was all worth it. I think a lot of it was that (Haywood) came in and cleaned house. We’ve been playing our best football at the end of the season.” Gafford played in 10 games as a freshman in 2006 and was the team’s top tackler among nonlinebackers in 2007 before suffering a fractured tibia in the second game of 2008, ending his season. See BOWLS, page A6
There appears to be a fine line for the Ready High School boys basketball team this season between its biggest strength and what could be too much of a good thing. With several key players who showed an ability during their first four games to make jump shots, the Silver Knights went just 1-3 but made an average of six 3-pointers per game. Ready finished with nine 3s and was within eight points of defending CCL champion DeSales midway through the third quarter Dec. 17 before losing 60-40. The expected return of junior guard Derek Farmer when the Silver Knights travel to Hartley today should only enhance an outside shooting unit that has seen contributions from juniors Ross Etgen and Bo Hardy and sophomores Kris Clarke, Kyle Wilgus and Doug Strickler. What Ready needs, according to coach Don Worstell, is to figure out when to shoot from long range and when to move the ball inside the arc. “We have a lot of kids that can make perimeter shots, but right now I think we’re too perimeter oriented,” Worstell said. “We’ve got to have more dribble penetration and post entrance because we’re not doing enough attacking.” The Silver Knights’ improving health should help. Against the Stallions, 6-foot-
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Ready’s Ross Etgen tries to break through a double-team by Sam Borghese (left) and Marcus Harris of DeSales during the host Silver Knights’ 60-40 loss Dec. 17.
4 junior post player Brandon Gutheil saw his first action of the season after suffering a foot injury midway through the football season. Farmer averaged 4.8 points over the first 12 games last year before going down with a season-ending shoulder injury. Farmer had shoulder surgery
in July and missed the first four games of this season. He made a team-best 16 3-pointers a year ago. “Derek’s our most seasoned basketball player,” Worstell said. “He played a little varsity as a freshman. He’s not very big, See READY, page A6
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Below are area natives who are listed on rosters of college football teams that are competing in 2010-11 bowl games: PLAYER (HIGH SCHOOL) Mike Adams (Dublin Coffman) Rob Anzuini (Hilliard Darby) Chi Chi Ariguzo (DeSales) Ike Ariguzo (DeSales) Nic Barber (Newark) Le’Veon Bell (Groveport) Eric Benjamin (Grove City) John Blevins (Upper Arlington) Justin Boren (Pickerington Central) Zach Boren (Pickerington Central) Ben Buchanan (Westerville Central) Samuel Cherry (Gahanna) Zac Clark (Grove City) Kyle Clifton (Dublin Coffman) Steven Crane (Pickerington North) Ricky Crawford (Olentangy) B.J. Cunningham (Westerville South) Bo Delande (Hilliard Davidson) Will Diaz (Westland) Connor Dietz (Hilliard Davidson) Mario Dovell (Whetstone) Nate Ebner (Hilliard Davidson) Ross Fleming (Olentangy Liberty) Josh Fitzpatrick (DeSales) Jordan Gafford (Worth. Kilbourne) Steve Gardiner (Dublin Coffman) Cavin Green (Columbus Academy) Adam Griffin (DeSales) Josh Hendershot (Newark Catholic) Travis Jackson (DeSales) Antonio Jeremiah (Hilliard Darby) Chris Johann (Pickerington North) Quentin Jones (Northland) Zac Kerin (Olentangy) Ricky Kovatch (Dublin Jerome) Kyle Kozak (Pickerington Central) Josh Kusan (DeSales) Andy Leffler (Columbus Academy) B.J. Machen (Hilliard Darby) Danny Miller (Westerville North) Julian Miller (Beechcroft) Keith Moore (Grove City) Patrick Omameh (DeSales) A.J. Oxley (Pickerington North) Seth Philip (Whetstone) Grant Pleasant (Dublin Scioto) Darius Reeves (Gahanna) Rob Rhodeback (Northridge) Armand Robinson (Reynoldsburg) Skyler Schofner (Big Walnut) Kenny Stafford (DeSales) Drew Stevens (Olentangy) Jeramie Stump (Grove City) Justin Stumph (St. Charles) Chase Swisher (Olentangy Orange) Storm Timson (Licking Heights) Ibrahim Yayah (Brookhaven)
ner Mark Ingram. “It’s really exciting, especially coming off a 6-7 year last year,” said Gardiner, who has played on special teams the last two years and split time between middle linebacker and outside linebacker this season. “Playing against last year’s national champions and Heisman winner adds a little bit of motivation, plus it’s the Big Ten against the SEC.” •ALSO BOUND FOR ORLANDO — The Wolfpack’s opponent in the Champs Sports Bowl is West Virginia, which starts
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Beechcroft graduate Julian Miller on its defensive line. Miller, a redshirt junior in his second season as a starter, was a Rivals.com second-team all-Big East honoree after finishing with 13 tackles for losses and eight sacks. He has one year of college eligibility remaining. “I feel like each year I’ve gotten better,” said Miller, whose team is 9-3. “With my situation, I’d really like to pursue a pro career.” julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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Continued from page A5 but he’s got a big-moment mentality.” Ready trailed 22-8 midway through the second quarter against DeSales but got a pair of 3-pointers by Strickler and cut the deficit to 28-16 by halftime. In the third quarter, Etgen made a 3-pointer and a threepoint play to cut it to 32-24, but DeSales stretched the lead to 46-32 by the end of the quarter and led by as many as 23. “DeSales has a very nice basketball team and they’re very athletic,” Worstell said. “We had two lapses, and the lead went from eight to 22. It was just us losing track of the defensive principles we work on. I was happy with our toughness, and I thought we were strong with the basketball.” •The girls basketball team got an emotional boost from its 44-39 victory over Marion Pleasant on Dec. 15. After shooting 24 percent from the floor during a 52-30 loss to Watterson on Dec. 11, the Silver Knights got 24 points from senior forward Dani Pugh against the Spartans. Sophomore Kim Lloyd added 14 points for Ready, which outscored Pleasant 20-11 during the middle quarters. “After the way we played at Watterson, things were at that point where they were pretty low,” coach Joe Lang said. “We turned it over 25 times and shot 10 of 42 from the field and it looked like we didn’t have any identity. We came back in practice with better concentration and attention to detail.”
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Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Ready boys basketball, girls basketball, boys and girls bowling and wrestling teams: BOYS BASKETBALL *Dec. 17 — Lost to DeSales 6040 *Last Thursday — Played Hartley Wednesday-Thursday — At Celina HALLiday Shootout. The Silver Knights will play Bryan at 6 p.m. Wednesday, with the loser playing in the consolation (6 p.m.) and the winner advancing to the championship (7:45 p.m.) Dec. 30 against host Celina or Greenville. *Jan. 5 — Home vs. Fairbanks. Last season, Ready beat the Panthers 67-47. Of note: The Silver Knights were 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the CCL before last Thursday. GIRLS BASKETBALL *Dec. 11 — Lost to Watterson 52-30 Dec. 15 — Def. Marion Pleasant 4439 *Dec. 18 — Game vs. Hartley was postponed because of a power outage. No makeup date has been announced. Tuesday — At Watterson Classic vs. Cincinnati Mother of Mercy (4:15 p.m.) Wednesday — At Watterson Classic vs. Dublin Jerome (5:45 p.m.) Of note: The Silver Knights are 3-2 overall and 0-1 in the CCL. *CCL game
BOWLING *Dec. 7 — Boys: Lost to Watterson 1,784-1,708 in Central Ohio High School Bowling Conference opener; Girls: Lost to Watterson 1,691-1,544 in opener *Dec. 8 — Boys: Def. Grandview 1,678-1,514; Girls: Def. Grandview 1,679-975 *Dec. 10 — Boys: Lost to Beechcroft 1,790-1,785; Girls: Def. Beechcroft 1,501-1,205 *Dec. 13 — Boys: Def. Mifflin 1,7111,661; Girls: Def. Mifflin 1,667-1,245 *Dec. 14 — Boys: Lost to St. Charles 1,968-1,706 Dec. 17 — Boys: Def. Dublin Coffman 1,796-1,370; Girls: Def. Coffman 1,648-1,336 Of note: The boys team is 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the Central Ohio High School Bowling Conference-Central Division and the girls are 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the COHSBC-Central. *COHSBC-Central match WRESTLING Dec. 18 — Finished ninth (109) in 13-team Pickerington North Invitational behind champion Bedford Chanel (282.5). Bobby Smith (112) and Josh Hall (119) both won championships and Brandon Cooper (heavyweight) was third. Wednesday-Thursday — Ready Winter Classic. Last season, Ready finished third (189) in 21-team tournament behind Dresden Tri-Valley (209.5) and Marion-Franklin (195.5).
Against Pleasant, Ready shot 16 of 36 from the floor and also got strong play from junior point guard Ciarra Carr. The Silver Knights face a pair of Division I teams over the holiday break in Cincinnati Mother of Mercy on Tuesday and Dublin Jerome on Wednesday at the Watterson Classic. Mother of Mercy coach Mary Jo Huismann won her 600th career game earlier this season. “We’ve been doing a good job of screening for each other,” Lang said. “We’re also trying to get them to understand what a good shot it. It should be ‘let’s
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Gafford came back as a co-captain in 2009 and started the first eight games before going down with a torn nerve in his neck. Gafford missed two games this season with a concussion but finished with 32 tackles, one interception and a fumble recovery while playing safety. Robinson had 76 receptions for 805 yards and five touchdowns this season. He had 14 catches in the MAC title game, including the game-winning 33-yard score with 33 seconds to go. “This is unbelievable because this is the first time I’ve ever been on a team that won a championship,” Robinson said. •LEFFLER FINDS ROLE — Although it wouldn’t have seemed likely after he graduated from Columbus Academy in 2007, Andy Leffler will be traveling to Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 28 to play for North Carolina State in the Champs Sports Bowl. A linebacker, wide receiver, kicker and punter for the Vikings, Leffler discovered Elon University on a family vacation and eventually became a walk-on punter. After punting just eight times for the Phoenix in 2009, Leffler transferred to N.C. State. This season, the Dublin native punted 31 times for a 38.7 average while splitting duties with senior Jeff Ruiz (36.4 average). “I wanted to just focus on my academics this year, but I just decided to give it a shot and in the third game this year I got my first punt,” said Leffler, a junior. “It’s something I never would have dreamed of. The most enjoyable part has been getting the second opportunity.” •FROM THE BIG TEN — Eighteen players with local ties are on rosters of Big Ten teams, including nine from Ohio State, which plays Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 4. Michigan State has seven players from central Ohio, including three who played significantly this season in Le’Veon Bell (RB, Groveport), B.J. Cunningham (WR, Westerville South) and Steve Gardiner (LB, Dublin Coffman). The Spartans play Alabama in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1. The Crimson Tide won the BCS national title game last year and feature 2009 Heisman Trophy win-
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