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Cap City Senior Bowl
East all-stars hold on for victory over West By SCOTT GERFEN ThisWeek Community Newspapers
To watch Grove City High School graduate Luke Smurthwaite scramble and make a play seemingly out of nothing, it looked like more was on the line than the outcome of an allstar football game. One of central Ohio’s top quarterbacks, Smurthwaite made sure his team didn’t lose without putting up a fight in the Cap City Senior Bowl on June 18 at Westerville Central. The Kent State recruit completed three of five passes for 36 yards during the West all-stars’ final drive, which ended at midfield with a fumble as time expired. A strong defensive effort led by Independence lineman Tim Dysart (Morehead State) helped the East allstars win 14-7. “It was really great to just be playing football again and getting the rust out of my system before I head off to college,” said Smurthwaite, who was named the West’s Offensive Player of the Game. “I’ve grown up scrambling around like that and I guess that’s why
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Westerville South graduate Jayshon Jackson of the East eyes West defender Chris Osbun of Dublin Jerome during the Cap City Senior Bowl on June 18 at Westerville Central. Jackson scored the East’s first touchdown in a 14-7 win.
I’ve gotten good at it.” Smurthwaite, who passed for more than 2,300 yards last fall and played in the Ohio North-South All-Star Classic in April, didn’t have big numbers,
but his abilities gave the West a chance to come back. It was no surprise to West coach Derek Katris, who coached Smurthwaite on junior varsity at Grove City.
“Luke’s going to give you everything he’s got,” said Katris, who is now the head coach at Briggs. “He’s going to play with all the heart he has. We had a lot of penalties and missed assignments, but what are you going to do when you only have (the players) for a week?” Marion-Franklin’s Jeremy McCoy, who also will play at Kent State, slipped past defenders and caught a 70-yard touchdown pass from Beechcroft quarterback Sheldon Akin (Mesabi Range Community & Technical College) with 1 minute, 36 seconds left in the first half to give the East a 14-0 lead. The East also scored on its opening drive. Westerville South’s Jayshon Jackson (Grand Rapids Community College), the district’s Division I Offensive Player of the Year, capped the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run. “We really executed our offense in the first half, but I think we got a little bit too conservative in the second half,” said East coach Jeff Pharion, who is the head coach at St. Charles. “We kept it simple with schemes and blitzes defensively, and we executed
very well.” The West only crossed midfield twice in the first half. Whetstone running back Jordan Mitchell (Urbana) made it 14-7 when he reversed field and scored on an 18yard run with 11:35 left in the fourth quarter. The Cap City game began as the City League All-Star game in 2008, but Anthony Murphy, one of the organizers in conjunction with Capcitypreps.com, wanted to get players throughout central Ohio involved. Players from the City, Central Catholic and Mid-State leagues and the OCC were added, with Interstate 71 as a dividing line. The name of the game was changed last summer, when the East beat the West 22-0. “Last year we had kids from Olentangy Orange becoming friends with kids who live on (Columbus’) west side in the ‘Bottoms’ and picking them up for practice,” Murphy said. “The guys really build relationships out of this and it goes deeper than football.” www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
Sports briefs Seven receive OHSAA scholarships Seven students from the Central District were selected to receive Ohio High School Athletic Association scholarships at the 19th annual OHSAA scholar-athlete banquet held June 17 in Columbus. The recipients were Robert Daulton (Dublin Coffman; cross country, swimming and diving, track and field), Sean Hughes, (Newark Catholic; football, basketball, baseball), Brady Hutchins (Canal Winchester; golf, wrestling), Graham Johnston, (Jonathan Alder; football, basketball, baseball), Channing McNeal (DeSales; football, track and field),
Allyssa Neer (Galion Northmor; cross country, track and field) and Chris Quinn (St. Charles; cross country, track and field).
Classes offered in football officiating The Reynoldsburg Parks & Recreation Department is offering high school football officiating classes from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays and Sundays, beginning July 5, in the city’s police building, 7240 E. Main St. The classes will be taught by Phil Kiser, an Ohio High School Athletic Association approved instructor. Students who successfully complete the requirements will be certified for
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the coming high school season. For additional information and to receive registration material, contact the Reynoldsburg rec department at (614) 322-6806.
GCSTO holding swim tryouts The Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio (GCSTO) is looking for new athletes. New swimmers are allowed a week with the team to see what it has to offer before deciding to commit. The team practices at Columbus Academy, the Concourse Hotel Fitness Club and St. Charles Preparatory School, and the Gahanna swimming pool during the
summer. The team also has started a scholarship program for students in Columbus City Schools. Athletes who have competed only for summer and high school teams, or those new to swimming, are eligible for the scholarships. For more information, contact GCSTO coach Steve Nye at (614) 478-5445 or stevenye@sbcglobal.net. More information also is available at www.gcsto.com.
Girls basketball camps set for OWU Ohio Wesleyan will hold girls basketball camps from 9 a.m. to noon June 27-29 in the university’s Branch Rickey Arena. The schedule includes
a skills camp for girls entering grades 3-8 and a position camp for girls entering grades 9-12. To register, go to http://sportscamps.owu.edu. For more information, contact coach Stacey Ungashick Reed at sjreed@owu.edu or (740) 368-3986.
OWU holding baseball camp Ohio Wesleyan baseball coach Tyler Mott will lead a “skills-n-drills” camp at the university’s Littick Field on June 28-30. Sessions are scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon for ages 11-14 and 1 to 4 p.m. for ages 7-10. For more information, call (740) 368-3743 or email tamott@owu.edu.
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