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WEEK 8 RESULTS
Playing for pride Trojans hope to finish off the year strong BY DAVID FONG Executive Editor fong@tdnpublishing.com At this point, the Troy football team is playing for pride. It’s chances at winning a Greater Western Ohio Conference North title and its hopes of making the Division I regional playoffs for a third year in a row are gone. The best the Trojans can hope to do is knock off Greenville and rival Piqua in its final two games and finish at .500. And the way coach Scot Brewer sees it, there’s still something to be said for that.
TROY “Our kids aren’t going to quit,” Brewer said after his team fell to 3-5 (1-2 in the GWOC North) with a loss to Trotwood-Madison Friday. “They’ve played hard all season long. They’ve worked hard all season long. I would expect that to continue.” Troy has played its final home game of the season. It will go on the road to take on the Wave and the Indians the final two games of the season. First, however, some final notes from Troy’s 4214 loss to Trotwood. • PLAYER OF THE GAME: Nick Zimmer took the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown, putting the Trojans up 7-0 and — unofficially — setting a school record in the
• UNSUNG HERO OF THE GAME: Sophomore tailback Brandon “The Crow” Lee got the first varsity start of his career and responded by carring the ball 17 times for 41. Lee runs the ball hard on every play and should figure to see plenty of more carries the rest of this season and beyond. • PLAY OF THE GAME: After Zimmer’s kickoff return, Troy recovered an onside kick. That drive went nowhere, but on the punt, Trotwood fumbled the ball and sophomore linebacker Anthony Shoop fell on it at the Ram 10 to set up the Trojans’ second touchdown of the night. WHAT WE • LEARNED: After an abysmal offensive performance against Butler two weeks ago, it looked as if the Trojans were starting to fold the tents. If the effort the Trojans gave against Trotwood is any indication, that is not the case. Troy fought from beginnning to end against the Rams. • WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: Troy faces off against a Greenville team that has won just one game all season — but put scare into Piqua Friday. a PHOTO COURTESY LEE WOOLERY/SPEEDSHOT PHOTO Troy’s Nick Zimmer returns the opening kickoff for a After that, the Trojans face touchdown during a game against Trotwood Friday off against Piqua in Ohio’s most prolific high school in Troy. football rivalry. Pride can process. The previous Mike had his kickoff be a powerful motivating record had been 96 yards, return against Northmont force — something the held by the Delwiche in 1985, while Larry had Trojans will need as they brothers, Mike and Larry. his against Piqua in 1976. close out the season.
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Troy’s Maci Wadsworth chases down the ball Saturday against Beavercreek. ■ CONTINUED FROM A7 look on goal, they made it count. Kasey Copas was awarded a direct kick from 20 yards out with 35:04 left in the first half, and she perfectly placed a shot in the back of the net to give Troy a 1-0 lead early on. Meanwhile, Maci Wadsworth and the Troy ‘D’ made it their mission to not give Beavercreek any good looks on the other end. Wadsworth was all over the place, chasing down everybody and everything before it got near the goal box. And as a result, Troy found itself clinging to a 1-0 lead at half. “A lot of credit goes to our defense,” Rasey said. “Maci cleaned up a lot of the mess being in the center. They had an AllAmerican in Micaela Powers in the middle, and I thought Catelyn Schmiedebusch did a phenomenal job of shutting her down. In the middle, Natasha Lucas and Courtney Mazzulla did a great job of marking their forwards. Then we had a great effort in goal by Mackenzie Schulz.” Creek went on attack offensively to open the second half, but goalie Mackenzie Schulz and the defense never broke. The Beavers’ best look came when Kethryn Mattingly hit the crossbar from 20 yards out on a direct kick with 25 minutes left in the second.
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Troy’s Ashley Rector avoids an attempted slide tackle by a Beavercreek player Saturday night at Troy Memorial Stadium. But Troy delivered the back-breaker moments later. Leah Soutar skipped a pass up field to Madison Burchfield, who skated past the defense and launched a shot just past the Beavercreek goalie to put Troy up 2-0 with 20:46 left to play. “I thought we needed at least two goals to win this game,” Rasey said. “Knowing Beavercreek had as potent an offense as we did, I felt relieved when we scored that final goal. Leah delivered a great pass to Madison. Up to that point, I felt with the way our defense had played that we would be able to hold on. “ The win couldn’t have been more key as the Trojans prepare to embark on a tournament run. When asked if he thought his team could play with anybody, Rasey made it clear that has been his team’s belief all season. “Yes, we do,” Rasey said.
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“That’s been our mindset all year. When we are on, we are as good or better than most teams we play. Playing Beavercreek, who is the No. 2 team in the state and the top team in our area, it was kind of a barometer for where we are.” Troy opens tournament play against Stebbins on Oct. 20 at home. • Girls Piqua 2, Lehman 1 PIQUA — Piqua played host to Lehman and was able to secure a 2-1 victory. The loss drops Lehman’s season record to 14-2-0. Piqua improves to 7-9-0 with the victory. • Boys Lehman 6, Milton-Union 0 SIDNEY — Lehman defeated Milton-Union with ease on Saturday with a 6-0 shutout. The win moves Lehman’s record on the season to 7-3-4. MiltonUnion falls to 1-13-0 with the loss.
Tecumseh 24, Tippecanoe 21 OT
Trotwood 42, Troy 14 Trotwood Troy 20 First Downs 9 321 Yards Rushing 59 50 Yards Passing 29 4-9 Comp.-Att. 6-16 0 Interceptions Thrown 1 4-4 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 5-40 Penalties-Yards 3-40 2-43.0 Punts-Average8-33.4 Scoring Summary Troy – Nick Zimmer 97-yard kickoff return (Zach Thompson kick). Troy – Ian Nadolny 12-yard pass from Matt Barr (Thomspon kick). Trotwood — Kieran Winn 55-yard interception return (kick failed). Trotwood — Ashton Jackson 10-yard run (De’Shawn Gay pass from Messiah DeWeaver) Trotwood — Jackson 1yard run (Eric Cospy kick). Trotwood — Israel Green 4-yard run (Cospy kick). Trotwood — Green 31-yard run (Cospy kick). Trotwood — Jackson 6yard run (Cospy kick). Score by Quarters Trotwood ......6 8 14 14 – 42 Troy..............14 0 0 6 – 14 Individual Statistics ■ Rushing: Trotwood — Weaver 1-6, Green 19-121, Jackson 32-183, Mark RayeRedmond 3-11. Troy — Matt Barr 1-(-20), Fred Whitson 33, Zimmer 2-5, Blake Williams 2-(-2), Miles Hibbler 9-35, Brandon Lee 17-41. ■ Receiving: Trotwood — Mike McCray 4-50. Troy — DeVante Bush 2-14, Williams 1-0, Nadolny 2-39, Kurtis Johnson 1-3. ■ Passing: Trotwood — Weaver 4-9-0 50. Troy — Barr 5-15-1 29, Zimmer 1-1-0 27. ■ Records:Trotwood 6-2, 30; Troy 3-5, 1-2.
Tecumseh Stebbins 22 First Downs 12 303 Yards Rushing 274 72 Yards Passing 11 4-5 Comp.-Att. 1-7 0 Interceptions Thrown 1 2-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-15 Penalties-Yards 0-0 0-0.0 Punts-Average 1-40.0 Scoring Summary Tipp – Jacob Hall 82-yard run (Taylor Clark kick). Tec – Christian Evans 1-yard run (Jeffrey Helt kick). Tipp – Cameron Johnson 56yard run (Clark kick). Tec – Tony Evans 1-yard run (Helt kick). Tec – Christian Evans 3-yard run (Helt kick). Tipp – Johnson 2-yard run (Clark kick). Tec – Helt 24-yard field goal. Score by Quarters Tec ...............0 14 0 7 3 – 24 Tipp..............7 7 0 7 0 – 21 Individual Statistics ■ Rushing: Tecumseh — Christian Evans 31-149, Chuck Buchanan 19-91, Tony Evans 951, Jimmy Rowland 4-12. Tippecanoe — Hall 20-161, Johnson 12-110, Ben Hughes 4-(-1), Nick Fischer 1-4. ■ Receiving: Tecumseh — Buchanan 3-56, Morgan Clark 1-16. Tippecanoe — Matt Davis 1-11. ■ Passing: Tecumseh — Tony Evans 4-5-0 72. Tippecanoe — Hughes 1-7-1 11 ■ Records: Tecumseh 6-2, 3-0; Tippecanoe 7-1, 2-1.
Bethel 38, Ansonia 18 Score by Quarters Bethel.............0 7 17 14 – 38 Ansonia .........0 6 6 6 – 18 Scoring Summary Bethel — Mason Kretzer 4yard run (Brandon Garlough kick) Ansonia — Jordan Newman 3-yard run (Conversion failed) Bethel — Garlough 68-yard kickoff return (Garlough kick) Bethel — Garlough 27-yard field goal Ansonia — Kaleb Earick 3yard pass from Max Muir (Conversion failed) Bethel — Derrick Diddle 50yard kickoff return (Garlough kick) Bethel — Kretzer 5-yard run (Garlough kick) Ansonia — Newman 2-yard run (Conversion failed Bethel — Kretzer 27-yard run (Garlough kick) ■ Records: Bethel 3-5, 2-5; Ansonia 1-7, 1-6.
Miami East 33, Bradford 14 Bradford Miami East 12 First Downs 10 262 Yards Rushing 217 85 Yards Passing 88 5-15 Comp.-Att. 4-5 2 Interceptions Thrown 0 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-31 Penalties-Yards 3-30 2-33.5 Punts-Average4-33.5 Scoring Summary ME — Dalton Allen 55-yard pass from Braxton Donaldson (Michael Fellers kick) Bradford — James Canan 80-yard run (Brandon Wysong kick) Bradford — Dallas Cassel 33-yard pass from Wysong (Wysong kick) ME — Fellers 80-yard kickoff return (Fellers kick failed) ME — Robbie Adams 74yard run (Two-point conversion failed) ME — Adams 4-yard run (Fellers kick) ME — Allen 45-yard interception return (Fellers kicks) Score by Quarters Bradford .......0 7 7 0 – 14 Miami East ...7 0 12 14 – 33 Individual Statistics ■ Rushing: Bradford — Canan 28-241, Jake Cline 722, Wysong 2-(-5), Corey Rench 2-4. Miami East — Adams 24-193, Fellers 6-23, Colton McKinney 5-10, Donaldson 6-(-9). ■ Receiving: Bradford — Cassel 2-54, Canan 3-31. Miami East — Allen 3-81, Fellers 1-7. ■ Passing: Bradford — Wysong 5-14-2-85, Canan 01-0. Miami East — Donaldson 4-5-0-88. ■ Records: Bradford 6-2, 52. Miami East 5-3, 5-2.
Covington 84, National Trail 6 Scoring Summary Covington — A.J. Ouellette 3-yard run (Bobby Alexander kick) Covington — Oullette 66yard run (Alexander kick) Covington — Trent Tobias 37-yard pass to Kyler Deeter (Alexander kick) Covington — Ouellette 37yard run (Alexander kick) Covington — Ouellette 35yard run (Alexander kick) Covington — Oullette 51yard run (Alexander kick) Covington — Tobias 2-yard run (Alexander kick) Covington — Justin Williams 24-yard run (Alexander kick) Covington — Brandon Magee 15-yard run (Alexander kick) Covington — Jared Williams 10-yard (Alexander kick) Covington — Magee 44-yard run (Alexander kick) National Trail — Corey Harmon 30-yard pass from Garrett Griffin (PAT failed) Covington — Magee 63-yard run (Barnes kick failed) Score by Quarters Covington.....14 34 30 6 – 84 National Trail .0 0 0 6 – 6 Individual Statistics ■ Records: Covington 8-0, 70; NT 6-2, 5-2.
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