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■ NBA: Cavaliers fall on road to Pacers, Page C2 ■ NASCAR: Taking next step toward Cup, Page C7
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: MASSILLON AT McKINLEY
Getting stops Rivals’ defenses demonstrate abilities By Chris Easterling GateHouse Media Ohio
GATEHOUSE MEDIA OHIO KEVIN WHITLOCK
MASSILLON The offenses are going to be front-and-center as Massillon and McKinley prepare for the 130th meeting today in Canton. That’s not specific to this game, though, as much as it is to virtually every football game. The outcome between the Tigers and Bulldogs, however, might come down to the other side of the football. That, too, is a hallmark of most football games.
■ Massillon linebacker Ben Krichbaum makes a tackle
during the Tigers’ Week 8 win at Barberton.
Massillon at McKinley Today, 2 p.m. Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton TV WIVM RADIO WHBC-AM 1480, WDJQ-FM 92.5, WHOF-HD2 99.7 FM, ESPN-AM 990
SEE DEFENSES, C5
REPOSITORY RAY STEWART
■ McKinley Chamber Stokes-Williams (right) grabs Perry’s Joshua
Lemon as safety Harold Fanin comes in to help up during the Bulldogs’ Week 9 win over the Panthers.
H.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: DIVISION I REGIONAL FINAL
Transfer violation
OHSAA rules three Aquinas players must sit out second half of season By Joe Scalzo Repository sports writer
REPOSITORY JULIE VENNITTI
■ The Hoover High School boys soccer team gathers around head coach Neil Baasten (at right, in white hat) during the team’s 2-1 shootout win
over Jackson in the Division I district championship game at Perry High School. The Vikings will face Medina in a regional title game today in Green.
RIDE EXTENSION
Retiring Baasten has Hoover one step from state
Baasten said of the Vikings reaching the Division I regional finals Not too long ago, reach- following a 3-2 win ing a regional tournament over Shaker Heights on was one goal that had Wednesday. eluded Neil Baasten Hoover takes a 14-4-2 during his memorable record into the game soccer coaching career. against No. 1-ranked The last two seasons Medina at 3:30 p.m. at have changed that. And Green High School. the retiring Hoover High The 71-year-old BaasSchool boys head coach ten is retiring at the end of will be going out on top the season after a sucregardless of the result cessful career. He has won today when the Vikings more than 300 games at play in a regional champi- St. Thomas Aquinas and onship game for the first Hoover, with his Vikings time. SEE HOOVER, C5 “It’s a nice feeling,”
■ Hoover’s
By Cliff Hickman
Pedro Tula advances the ball upfield as Shaker Heights’ David Vahey (left) and Davis Belk (right) move in on the play during the Vikings’ 3-2 win at Solon High School on Wednesday.
Repository sports writer
REPOSITORY SCOTT HECKEL
The St. Thomas Aquinas basketball team suffered its first loss before the season even began. The Ohio High School Athletic Association ruled three Aquinas transfer students do not meet the requirements of any of the exceptions to the state’s transfer bylaw, which means they will only be eligible for the first half (11 games) of the regular season. They then must sit out the remainder of the season and the postseason. The three players — Addison Mucci, Erica Warren and Hayley Smith — were starters on the Golden Eagles’ 2018-19 team that advanced to the Division I state tournament, falling to eventual champion Cincinnati Mt. Notre Dame in the semifinals. All three are seniors. “Doug Bond has been retained to provide legal representation in this matter,” said Marc Mucci, the father of Addision Mucci. “We will appeal this decision at the Nov. 14 (OHSAA board meeting). We hope the OHSAA does the right thing and permits the girls to play the full season during their final year in high school.” The 6-foot-1 Smith was a first team all-district and third team all-Ohio selection last season after averaging 12.0 points per game. Mucci earned honorable mention all-district. The transfers stem from allegations Golden Eagles coach Paul Wackerly engaged in verbal, emotional and psychological abuse of GlenOak girls basketball SEE AQUINAS, C7
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: MOUNT UNION
McComb’s return strengthens Raiders’ ‘D’ By Tim Rogers Special to The Canton Repository
ALLIANCE Ethan McComb has returned, and that makes the Mount Union football team healthy, wealthy and if not wise, extremely happy. It had been a torturREPOSITORY RAY STEWART ■ Mount Union’s Ethan McComb (middle) teams up ous eight or nine weeks for McComb, his teammates on a tackle during a game against Heidelberg.
and the coaching staff after a mysterious intestinal illness knocked the 6-2, 255-pound defensive tackle to the sideline. McComb had been a solid contributor along the front line over the last two years, playing in 26 of a possible 30 games and producing impressive statistics. During
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the off-season it only stood to reason that he would return to his normal position after making 86 tackles that included 20 for lost yardage and 10 sacks. However, about one week before the team’s only preseason scrimmage against Washington & Jefferson in August, McComb began
feeling sick. He had a hard time keeping food down, lost weight and had little or no energy. He underwent a series of tests but said no one could come up with a pinpoint diagnosis or cause. “They said I had some gastro-intestinal inflammation SEE RETURN, C4
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TV, RADIO TODAY
NBA Denver at Orlando, 7 p.m., NBA TV; Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m., NBA TV NHL HOCKEY Calgary at Columbus, 7 p.m., Fox Sports Ohio, WARF-AM 1350; Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m., NHL Network PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER Manchester United at Bournemouth, 8:25 a.m., NBC Sports Network; Southampton at Manchester City, 10:55 a.m., NBC Sports Network; Wolverhampton at Arsenal, 11 a.m., CNBC; Chelsea at Watford, 1:25 p.m., NBC Sports Network BUNDESLIGA SOCCER Bayern Munich at Eintracht Frankfurt, 10:30 a.m., Fox Sports 1; VfL Wolfsburg at Borussia Dortmund, 10:30 a.m., Fox Sports 2; Hertha Berlin at FC Union Berlin, 1:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 SERIE A SOCCER Napoli at AS Roma, 9:55 a.m., ESPNEWS COLLEGE FOOTBALL Northern Illinois at Central Michigan, noon, CBS Sports Network; North Carolina State at Wake Forest, noon, ESPN; Houston at UCF, noon, ESPN2; Buffalo at Eastern Michigan, noon, ESPNU; UTSA at Texas A&M, noon, SEC Network; Michigan at Maryland, noon, WEWS; Nebraska at Purdue, noon, WJW; Ohio Wesleyan at Wooster, 1 p.m., WKVX-AM 960; Ohio Northern at Mount Union, 1:30 p.m., WDPN-AM 1310, WRMU-FM 91.1; Akron at Bowling Green, 2 p.m., WHKW-AM 1220, WARF-AM 1350, WHK-AM 1420; Virginia Tech at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m., WKYC; Rutgers at Illinois, 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network; Army at Air Force, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network; TCU at Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m., ESPN; Arkansas State at Louisiana-Monroe, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU; Kansas State at Kansas, 3:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1; UTEP at North Texas, 3:30 p.m., NFL Network; Miami (Fla.) at Florida State, 3:30 p.m., WEWS; Georgia at Florida, 3:30 p.m., WOIO, WKRK-FM 92.3; Tulsa at Tulane, 4 p.m., ESPN2; Mississippi State at Arkansas, 4 p.m., SEC Network; Pittsburgh vs. Georgia Tech, 4 p.m., SportsTime Ohio; Oregon State at Arizona, 4:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network; Cincinnati at East Carolina, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Mississippi at Auburn, 7 p.m., ESPN; UAB at Tennessee, 7 p.m., ESPNU; Northwestern at Indiana, 7 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network; SMU at Memphis, 7:30 p.m., WEWS; Kutztown vs. West Chester, 8 p.m., SportsTime Ohio; Oregon at USC, 8 p.m., WJW; Colorado at UCLA, 9 p.m., Pac-12 Network; BYU at Utah State, 10 p.m., ESPN2; Boise State at San Jose State, 10:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network; New Mexico at Nevada, 10:30 p.m., ESPNU WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Penn State at Nebraska, 8:30 p.m., Big Ten Network HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Alliance at Marlington, 9 a.m., WIVM; Massillon at McKinley, 2 p.m., WIVM, WHBCAM 1480, WDJQ-FM 92.5, WHOF-HD2 99.7 FM, ESPN-AM 990; Tusky Valley at Garaway, 8 p.m., WIVM AUTO RACING Formula One: The United States Grand Prix, practice session, 1:55 p.m., ESPNEWS; Formula One: The United States Grand Prix, qualifying, 4:55 p.m., ESPNEWS; NASCAR Xfinity: The O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, 8:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network BOXING Top Rank Main Card: Bercehlt vs. Sosa (junior lightweights), 10:30 p.m., ESPN; PBC Fight Night: Castano vs. Omotoso (super welterweights), 10:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 GOLF PGA: The Bermuda Championship, third round, 1:30 p.m., The Golf Channel; PGA Champions: The Invesco QQQ Championship, second round, 4:30 p.m., The Golf Channel; LPGA: The Swinging Skirts Taiwan Championship, third round, 8 p.m., The Golf Channel; PGA: The HSBC Champions, final round, 10:30 p.m., The Golf Channel HORSE RACING Breeders’ Cup, 3:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network and 8 p.m., WKYC MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UFC 244 Prelims: Undercard bouts, 8 p.m., ESPN2 RUGBY World Cup 2019, final, noon, WKYC TENNIS USTA: Men’s Pro Circuit Charlottesville and Women’s Pro Circuit Tyler, semifinals, 11 a.m., Tennis Channel; ATP: The Rolex Masters, semifinals, 11:30 a.m., Tennis Channel; WTA: The Shenzhen Open, finals pre-show and doubles final, 4 a.m. (Sunday), Tennis Channel; ATP-WTA: The Rolex Masters, doubles finals; The Shenzhen Open, singles finals, 6:30 a.m. (Sunday), Tennis Channel
COLLEGE SCHEDULE TODAY
CROSS COUNTRY Mount Union at Ohio Athletic Conference Championships (Twinsburg), 11 a.m. Akron, Kent State at Mid-American Conference Championships (DeKalb, Ill.) FOOTBALL Ohio Northern at Mount Union, 1:30 p.m. Akron at Bowling Green, 2 p.m. Kentucky Wesleyan at Walsh, 7:30 p.m. MEN’S BOWLING Walsh at Ohio Bowling Collegiate Conference (Columbus) MEN’S SOCCER Findlay at Walsh, 1 p.m. Tiffin at Malone, 2 p.m. Mount Union at Ohio Northern, 7 p.m. Northern Illinois at Akron, 7 p.m. SWIMMING AND DIVING Mount Union at John Carroll, 3 p.m. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Exhibition: Walsh at Ohio, 3:30 p.m. WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY Longwood at Kent State, Noon WOMEN’S BOWLING Walsh at Ohio Bowling Collegiate Conference (Columbus) WOMEN’S SOCCER Tiffin at Malone, 11:30 a.m. Findlay at Walsh, 3:30 p.m. Ohio Northern at Mount Union, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Alderson Broaddus at Malone, 1 p.m. Ohio Valley at Walsh, 1 p.m. Akron at Toledo, 5 p.m. Kent State at Miami, 5 p.m. WRESTLING Mount Union at Adrian Invitational, 10 a.m. Ashland, Edinboro, Mercyhurst North at Kent State Duals, 1 p.m.
H.S. TOURNEYS TODAY’S SCHEDULE BOYS SOCCER Division I regional final at Green High School Hoover vs. Medina, 3:30 p.m. VOLLEYBALL Division I regional final at Hudson High School GlenOak vs. Solon, 2
PRO SOCCER MLS PLAYOFF GLANCE
Times EST First Round Oct. 19 Eastern Conference Atlanta 1, New England 0 Toronto 5, D.C. 1, ET Western Conference Seattle 4, Dallas 3 Salt Lake 2, Portland 1 Oct. 20 Eastern Conference Philadelphia 4, New York Red Bulls 3, ET Western Conference LA Galaxy 2, Minnesota 1 Conference Semifinals Eastern Conference Oct. 23 Toronto 2, New York City 1 Oct. 24 Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 0 Western Conference Oct. 23 Seattle 2, Salt Lake 0 Oct. 24 Los Angeles 5, LA Galaxy 3 Conference Championships Oct. 29 Seattle 3, Los Angeles 1 Oct. 30 Toronto 2, Atlanta 1 MLS Cup Sunday, Nov. 10 Toronto at Seattle, 3 p.m.
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TODAY’S ODDS NBA
FAVORITE LINE at OKLA CITY 3 Brooklyn 1½ Denver 4 Phoenix 2 at WASHINGTON 1½ at MILWAUKEE 4½ at GOLDEN STATE 1 at PORTLAND 2½
PRO HOCKEY
O/U UNDERDOG (226½) N. Orleans (224) DETROIT (204½) ORLANDO (223½) MEMPHIS (224½) Minnesota (224½) Toronto (223½) Charlotte (219) Philadelphia
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE FAVORITE LINE at PITTSBURGH -170 at NASHVILLE -225 at BOSTON -344 Toronto -126 at FLORIDA -241 at CAROLINA -188 Calgary -134 at BUFFALO -114 at DALLAS -115 at MINNESOTA OFF at ARIZONA OFF at SAN JOSE OFF at VEGAS -210 at LOS ANGELES -112
COLLEGE FOOTBALL FAVORITE LINE at WAKE FOREST 7½ Liberty 23 at FIU 17½ Troy 1 Pittsburgh 7 Nebraska 3½ at UCF 22 Michigan 21½ at INDIANA 10½ at BOWLING GREEN 4½ at ILLINOIS 20 Cincinnati 24½ at SYRACUSE 3 Buffalo 1 at N. CAROLINA 2½ at UTAH ST 3 at NOTRE DAME 17½ Oregon 3½ at UCLA 6½ Kansas St 5½ at LA-LAFAYETTE 22½ at S. CAROLINA 15½ N Illinois 1½ Marshall 11½ at COLORADO ST 7 at MEMPHIS 5½ at TEXAS A&M 38½ at AIR FORCE 15 at ARIZONA 5½ at TENNESSEE 13½ at AUBURN 19 Georgia 6 at OKLAHOMA ST 2½ at NORTH TEXAS 23 at TULANE 10½ Mississippi St 7½ MID TENNESSEE 3 at W KENTUCKY 1½ Arkansas St 1½ at FLORIDA ST 3 at NEVADA 3½ Utah 3 Boise St 17 at HAWAII 2½
NFL
FAVORITE LINE Houston 1½ at BUFFALO 10 at CAROLINA 3½ at PHILADELPHIA 4 Minnesota 2 NY Jets 3 at PITTSBURGH 1 at OAKLAND 2½ at SEATTLE 5 Cleveland 4 Green Bay 3½ New England 3 Monday Dallas 7
UNDERDOG Edmonton NY Rangers Ottawa PHILA Detroit New Jersey COLUMBUS NY Islanders Montreal St. Louis Colorado Vancouver Winnipeg Chicago
LINE +158 +205 +314 +116 +221 +173 +124 +104 +105 OFF OFF OFF +190 +102
O/U UNDERDOG (60) NC State (69) UMASS (49) Old Dominion (60) COASTAL CAR. (42) GEO. TECH (58) PURDUE (71) Houston (55½) MARYLAND (43½) Northwestrn (51) Akron (49½) Rutgers (47½) E. CAROLINA (59½) Boston Coll. (49) E. MICHIGAN (47½) Virginia (50) BYU (58) Virginia Tech (62½) USC (65) Colorado (54½) KANSAS (55½) Texas State (51) Vanderbilt (50) CENT. MICH. (48½) RICE (65) UNLV (71½) SMU (53½) UTSA (45) Army (72) Oregon St (48) UAB (53½) Mississippi (45) Florida (58½) TCU (60½) UTEP (60) Tulsa (58½) ARKANSAS (65) CHARLOTTE (51) FAU (67) LA-MONROE (48½) Miami (58½) New Mexico (47½) WASH. (59½) SAN JOSE ST (69½) Fresno St O/U UNDERDOG (46½) Jacksonville (36) Washington (42) Tennessee (41½) Chicago (48½)KANSAS CITY (42½) MIAMI (41) Indianapolis (50½) Detroit (52½) Tampa Bay (39) DENVER (49) LA CHARGERS (44½) BALTIMORE (47½) NY GIANTS
PRO GOLF PGA HSBC CHAMPIONS Friday At Sheshan International GC Shanghai Purse: $10,250,000 Yardage: 7,264; Par: 72 Second Round Matthew Fitzpatrick Rory McIlroy Xander Schauffele Sungjae Im Adam Scott Haotong Li Victor Perez Louis Oosthuizen Paul Waring Matthias Schwab Bubba Watson Kevin Kisner Robert MacIntyre Tony Finau Justin Rose Abraham Ancer Jason Kokrak Jazz Janewattananond Yechun Yuan Billy Horschel Phil Mickelson Corey Conners Byeong Hun An Sergio Garcia Henrik Stenson Francesco Molinari Andrea Pavan Christiaan Bezuidenhout Xinjun Zhang Chan Kim Patrick Reed Mikumu Horikawa Jorge Campillo Andrew Putnam Matthew Millar Kurt Kitayama Jbe Kruger Neil Schietekat J. T. Poston Hideki Matsuyama Cameron Smith Romain Langasque Kevin Tway Bernd Wiesberger Lucas Glover Bryce Easton Jake McLeod Chez Reavie Jordan Spieth
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LPGA SWINGING SKIRTS Friday At Miramar Golf Country Club New Taipei City, Taiwan Purse: $2.2 million Yardage: 6,504; Par: 72 Second Round a-amateur Mi Jung Hur Nelly Korda In-Kyung Kim Minjee Lee Brooke M. Henderson Su Oh Hyo Joo Kim Caroline Masson Morgan Pressel Jessica Korda Angel Yin Jeongeun Lee6 Yu-Ju Chen Sei Young Kim Jenny Shin So Yeon Ryu Amy Yang Charley Hull Austin Ernst Inbee Park Kristen Gillman Alena Sharp Lizette Salas a-Yu-Sang Hou Ally McDonald Wei-Ling Hsu Gaby Lopez Ashleigh Buhai Chella Choi Sung Hyun Park Anna Nordqvist Azahara Munoz Amy Olson Ariya Jutanugarn Pei-Ying Tsai Pornanong Phatlum Georgia Hall Celine Boutier Hinako Shibuno Brittany Altomare Katherine Kirk Annie Park Teresa Lu In Gee Chun Nanna Koerstz Madsen Jennifer Kupcho Na Yeon Choi Moriya Jutanugarn Ssu-Chia Cheng Eun-Hee Ji Jodi Ewart Shadoff Chieh Jessica Peng Jaye Marie Green
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NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 12 9 1 2 20 41 25 Buffalo 14 9 3 2 20 45 39 Montreal 13 7 4 2 16 50 41 Florida 13 6 3 4 16 47 51 Toronto 14 6 5 3 15 49 49 Tampa Bay 13 6 5 2 14 44 47 Detroit 14 4 9 1 9 33 53 Ottawa 11 3 7 1 7 29 37 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 15 10 2 3 23 60 47 Carolina 13 9 3 1 19 46 33 N.Y. Islanders 12 9 3 0 18 39 29 Pittsburgh 13 8 5 0 16 46 31 Philadelphia 12 6 5 1 13 40 41 Columbus 13 5 5 3 13 34 47 N.Y. Rangers 10 4 5 1 9 33 35 New Jersey 11 2 5 4 8 31 47 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 14 8 3 3 19 43 43 Colorado 12 8 2 2 18 47 34 Nashville 13 8 3 2 18 53 40 Winnipeg 13 6 7 0 12 36 44 Dallas 14 5 8 1 11 31 39 Chicago 11 3 6 2 8 25 34 Minnesota 13 4 9 0 8 30 45 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 14 9 4 1 19 42 37 Vancouver 12 8 3 1 17 47 30 Vegas 14 8 5 1 17 46 41 Anaheim 14 8 6 0 16 39 35 Calgary 15 7 6 2 16 43 46 Arizona 12 7 4 1 15 35 28 San Jose 13 4 8 1 9 32 48 Los Angeles 13 4 9 0 8 34 54 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Thursday’s games Calgary 6, Nashville 5, OT Montreal 5, Vegas 4, OT Friday’s games N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 2 Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 3, SO Washington 6, Buffalo 1 Carolina 7, Detroit 3 St. Louis 4, Columbus 3, OT Dallas at Colorado, late Vancouver at Anaheim, late Winnipeg at San Jose, late Today’s games Edmonton at Pittsburgh, 1 N.Y. Rangers at Nashville, 2 N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 7 Ottawa at Boston, 7 Detroit at Florida, 7 Calgary at Columbus, 7 Montreal at Dallas, 7 New Jersey at Carolina, 7 Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 Colorado at Arizona, 9 Winnipeg at Vegas, 10 Vancouver at San Jose, 10 Chicago at Los Angeles, 10:30 Sunday’s games Calgary at Washington, 7 Chicago at Anaheim, 8
BLUES 4, BLUE JACKETS 3 (OT)
Columbus 1 2 0 0 —3 St. Louis 1 2 0 1 —4 First Period—1, St. Louis, Thomas 2 (Bozak, Sanford), 14:05. 2, Columbus, Dubois 6 (Nyquist, Atkinson), 19:54. Second Period—3, Columbus, Milano 3 (Bjorkstrand, Harrington), 5:41. 4, Columbus, Bjorkstrand 3 (Dubois, Wennberg), 10:36 (pp). 5, St. Louis, Schenn 10 (Perron, Schwartz), 12:07 (pp). 6, St. Louis, Sundqvist 3 (Barbashev, MacEachern), 12:33. Third Period—None. Overtime—7, St. Louis, Perron 7 (O’Reilly, Pietrangelo), 0:08 (pp). Shots on Goal—Columbus 11-11-830. St. Louis 8-9-9-127. Power-play opportunities—Columbus 1 of 3; St. Louis 2 of 4. Goalies—Columbus, Merzlikins 0-1-2 (27 shots-23 saves). St. Louis, Binnington 7-2-3 (30-27). A—18,096 (19,150). T—2:33. Referees—Jake Brenk, Tom Chmielewski. Linesmen—Ryan Galloway, Tony Sericolo.
PRO FOOTBALL NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 8 0 0 1.000 250 61 Buffalo 5 2 0 .714 134 122 N.Y. Jets 1 6 0 .143 78 185 Miami 0 7 0 .000 77 238 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 5 2 0 .714 158 151 Houston 5 3 0 .625 212 188 Jacksonville 4 4 0 .500 173 163 Tennessee 4 4 0 .500 148 135 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 214 156 Pittsburgh 3 4 0 .429 150 145 Cleveland 2 5 0 .286 133 181 Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 124 210 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 5 3 0 .625 226 181 Oakland 3 4 0 .429 151 192 L.A. Chargers 3 5 0 .375 157 157 Denver 2 6 0 .250 125 151 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 4 3 0 .571 190 124 Philadelphia 4 4 0 .500 202 199 N.Y. Giants 2 6 0 .250 158 218 Washington 1 7 0 .125 99 195 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 7 1 0 .875 195 156 Carolina 4 3 0 .571 179 184 Tampa Bay 2 5 0 .286 196 212 Atlanta 1 7 0 .125 165 250 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 7 1 0 .875 215 163 Minnesota 6 2 0 .750 211 132 Detroit 3 3 1 .500 180 186 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 128 122 West W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 7 0 0 1.000 207 77 Seattle 6 2 0 .750 208 196 L.A. Rams 5 3 0 .625 214 174 Arizona 3 4 1 .438 170 223 Thursday’s game San Francisco at Arizona, late Sunday’s games Houston vs Jacksonville at London, 9:30 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 Washington at Buffalo, 1 Tennessee at Carolina, 1 Minnesota at Kansas City, 1 Chicago at Philadelphia, 1 Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 1 Tampa Bay at Seattle, 4:05 Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 Green Bay at L.A. Chargers, 4:25 Cleveland at Denver, 4:25 New England at Baltimore, 8:20 Open: L.A. Rams, New Orleans, Atlanta, Cincinnati Monday’s game Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 8:15
49ERS 28, CARDINALS 25
late Thursday San Francisco 7 14 7 0 —28 Arizona 7 0 7 11 —25 First Quarter Ari—Drake 4 run (Gonzalez kick), 12:11. SF—Kittle 30 pass from Garoppolo (Gould kick), :04. Second Quarter SF—Bourne 7 pass from Garoppolo (Gould kick), 8:58. SF—Sanders 1 pass from Garoppolo (Gould kick), :00. Third Quarter Ari—K.Johnson 9 pass from K.Murray (Gonzalez kick), 9:01. SF—Pettis 21 pass from Garoppolo (Gould kick), 5:55. Fourth Quarter Ari—FG Gonzalez 36, 9:24. Ari—Isabella 88 pass from K.Murray (Drake pass from K.Murray), 4:53. A—60,986. SF Ari First downs 21 19 Total Net Yards 411 357 Rushes-yards 31-101 23-153 Passing 310 204 Punt Returns 3-25 3-17 Kickoff Returns 4-70 3-55 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 28-37-0 17-24-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 3-37 Punts 5-46.2 5-50.6 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 8-75 9-65 Time of Possession 34:31 25:29 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—San Francisco, Breida 15-78, Coleman 12-23, Garoppolo 3-2, Mostert 1-(minus 2). Arizona, Drake 15-110, K.Murray 5-34, Kirk 1-8, Morris 1-4, Zenner 1-(minus 3). PASSING—San Francisco, Garoppolo 28-37-0317. Arizona, K.Murray 17-24-0-241. RECEIVING—San Francisco, Sanders 7-112, Kittle 6-79, Samuel 4-40, Dwelley 4-29, Breida 2-14, Coleman 2-13, Pettis 1-21, Bourne 1-7, Wilson 1-2. Arizona, Drake 4-52, Fitzgerald 4-38, K.Johnson 2-22, Cooper 2-15, Kirk 2-8, Isabella 1-88, M.Williams 1-12, Clay 1-6. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
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PRO BASKETBALL NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 4 0 1.000 — Boston 4 1 .800 ½ Toronto 4 1 .800 ½ Brooklyn 2 3 .400 2½ New York 1 5 .167 4 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 4 1 .800 — Atlanta 2 3 .400 2 Charlotte 2 3 .400 2 Orlando 2 3 .400 2 Washington 1 3 .250 2½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 3 2 .600 — Cleveland 2 3 .400 1 Indiana 2 3 .400 1 Detroit 2 4 .333 1½ Chicago 2 4 .333 1½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 3 1 .750 — San Antonio 3 1 .750 — Houston 3 2 .600 ½ Memphis 1 3 .250 2 New Orleans 1 4 .200 2½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Utah 4 1 .800 — Minnesota 3 1 .750 ½ Denver 3 2 .600 1 Portland 3 2 .600 1 Oklahoma City 1 4 .200 3 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 3 1 .750 — L.A. Clippers 4 2 .667 — Phoenix 3 2 .600 ½ Golden State 1 3 .250 2 Sacramento 0 5 .000 3½ Thursday’s games Miami 106, Atlanta 97 New Orleans 122, Denver 107 L.A. Clippers 103, San Antonio 97 Friday’s games Brooklyn 123, Houston 116 Indiana 102, Cleveland 95 Milwaukee 123, Orlando 91 Boston 104, New York 102 Chicago 112, Detroit 106 L.A. Lakers at Dallas, late Utah at Sacramento, late San Antonio at Golden State, late Today’s games New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 5 Brooklyn at Detroit, 7 Denver at Orlando, 7 Minnesota at Washington, 8 Phoenix at Memphis, 8 Toronto at Milwaukee, 8 Charlotte at Golden State, 8:30 Philadelphia at Portland, 10 Sunday’s games Chicago at Indiana, 5 Houston at Miami, 6 Sacramento at New York, 6 L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 7 Dallas at Cleveland, 7:30 Utah at L.A. Clippers, 9 Monday’s games Detroit at Washington, 7 New Orleans at Brooklyn, 7:30 Houston at Memphis, 8 Milwaukee at Minnesota, 8 Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9 Portland at Golden State, 10:30
CAVALIERS 102, PACERS 95
FG FT Reb CLEVELAND Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Love 34:56 7-16 3-4 1-17 4 2 22 Osman 37:35 3-8 2-2 0-4 1 1 10 Thompson 31:28 3-8 1-2 1-10 4 6 7 Garland 25:31 0-10 2-4 0-1 3 0 2 Sexton 37:22 9-21 1-2 0-3 2 3 21 Clarkson 27:04 6-12 7-7 0-2 5 3 20 Nance Jr. 26:06 3-7 2-2 1-5 1 2 8 Porter Jr. 13:54 1-2 2-2 0-4 0 3 5 Knight 6:03 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Totals 240:00 32-87 20-25 3-46 20 21 95 Percentages: FG .368, FT .800. 3-Point Goals: 11-32, .344 (Love 5-11, Osman 2-4, Sexton 2-5, Porter Jr. 1-1, Clarkson 1-6, Nance Jr. 0-1, Garland 0-2, Knight 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 16 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 1 (Clarkson). Turnovers: 16 (Love 6, Nance Jr. 3, Porter Jr. 3, Clarkson 2, Knight, Osman). Steals: 8 (Osman 3, Sexton 2, Clarkson, Love, Thompson). Technical Fouls: Clarkson, 8:25 second. FG FT Reb INDIANA Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Leaf 8:03 0-4 0-0 1-3 0 2 0 Warren 27:50 1-8 1-2 1-3 0 3 3 Sabonis 37:17 9-15 0-0 3-17 4 4 18 Brogdon 33:02 8-16 8-8 2-8 6 2 25 Lamb 34:51 7-13 6-6 1-10 1 3 21 Bitadze 24:54 3-7 3-4 3-9 0 3 10 J.Holiday 22:57 3-6 0-0 0-4 1 1 8 McDermott 19:24 4-12 0-0 0-2 1 3 8 McConnell 14:58 2-4 1-1 0-0 6 1 5 Sampson 10:22 2-7 0-0 1-1 0 2 4 A.Holiday 6:21 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Totals 240:00 39-96 19-21 12-57 20 24 102 Percentages: FG .406, FT .905. 3-Point Goals: 5-27, .185 (J.Holiday 2-4, Bitadze 1-3, Brogdon 1-4, Lamb 1-5, A.Holiday 0-1, Leaf 0-2, Sampson 0-2, Warren 0-2, McDermott 0-4). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 12 (12 PTS). Blocked Shots: 10 (Bitadze 4, Sabonis 2, Brogdon, J.Holiday, Lamb, Sampson). Turnovers: 12 (Brogdon 5, Bitadze 2, Sabonis 2, J.Holiday, Lamb, McDermott). Steals: 8 (A.Holiday 2, Lamb 2, Brogdon, J.Holiday, Leaf, McDermott). Technical Fouls: A.Holiday, 8:25 second. Cleveland 26 11 24 34 — 95 Indiana 19 23 26 34 — 102 A—16,079 (20,000). Officials—Mitchell Ervin, Matt Myers, Sean Corbin
TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League TEXAS RANGERS — Declined their 2020 contract options for RHPs Shawn Kelley and Nate Jones and C Wellington Castillo. SEATTLE MARINERS — Claimed RHP Phillips Valdez off waivers from Texas. National League CINCINNATI REDS — Exercised their 2020 contract option on INF Freddy Galvis. COLORADO ROCKIES — Named Darryl Scott bullpen coach and Steve Merriman a minor league pitching coordinator. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Declined their 2020 mutual contract option on IB Matt Adams. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Transferred G Brandon Goodwin to College Park (NBAGL). CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Signed general manager Koby Altman to a multiyear contract extension. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed LB Zach Brown. Released RB Alfred Morris. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed TE Stephen Carlson from the practice squad. Placed DT Daniel Ekuale on IR. DENVER BRONCOS — Placed QB Joe Flacco on IR. Signed QB Brett Rypien from the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS — Signed RB Paul Perkins to the practice squad. Released OT Casey Tucker from the practice squad. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed QB Austin Appleby, LB T.J. Neal and WRs Malcolm Lewis, Isaiah Harper and Tyre McCants to 2020 futures contracts. HOCKEY National Hockey League WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled F Liam O’Brien from Hershey (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Signed D Alexander Büttner. COLLEGE OKLAHOMA — Announced soccer coach Matt Potter will not be retained after the 2019 season.
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No. 4 Clemson vs. Wofford, 4 p.m. No. 6 Florida vs. No. 8 Georgia at Jacksonville, Fla., 3:30 p.m. No. 7 Oregon at Southern Cal, 8 p.m. No. 9 Utah at Washington, 4 p.m. No. 11 Auburn vs. Mississippi, 7 p.m. No. 14 Michigan at Maryland, Noon No. 15 SMU at No. 24 Memphis, 7:30 p.m. No. 16 Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech, 2:30 p.m. No. 17 Cincinnati at East Carolina, 7 p.m. No. 22 Boise State at San Jose State, 10:30 p.m. No. 22 Kansas State at Kansas, 3:30 p.m. No. 23 Wake Forest vs. N.C. State, Noon
Brogdon, Pacers outscore Cavaliers come. With their defense tightening and the bench INDIANAPOLIS Malcolm finally finding its stride Brogdon is putting up Friday, the Pacers have some big numbers for the won two straight games Indiana Pacers. after starting 0-3. The newcomer filled In avenging a 110-99 the box score loss in CleveMavs at Cavs land last again Friday night with 25 weekend, Sunday, 7:30 p.m. points, eight Indiana held Rocket Mortgage rebounds and the Cavaliers Fieldhouse, six assists to 37% shootCleveland to push the ing and forced TV FSO injury-rid16 turnovers in dled Pacers a low-scoring to their first home win of game. the season, 102-95 over Jeremy Lamb totaled 21 the Cleveland Cavaliers. points and 10 rebounds “I love it. This is a for Indiana, and Domanbasketball city, a basket- tas Sabonis added 18 ball state,” Brogdon said. points and 17 rebounds, “People show me a lot of but it was the second love. I’m going to enjoy unit that broke open a playing here.” close game in the fourth Especially as victories quarter.
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Akr. East 14, Akr. Buchtel 0 Akr. Hoban 38, Chardon NDCL 13 Akr. Manchester 27, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 7 Amanda-Clearcreek 28, Circleville Logan Elm 6 Andover Pymatuning Valley 42, Windham 0 Anna 56, Delphos St. John’s 7 Ansonia 31, New Madison Tri-Village 8 Archbold 38, Wauseon 0 Ashland Crestview 34, Plymouth 0 Ashtabula Edgewood 28, Ashtabula Lakeside 12 Attica Seneca E. 48, New Washington Buckeye Cent. 12 Aurora 42, Copley 0 Austintown Fitch 27, Youngs. Mooney 14 Avon 49, Amherst Steele 21 Avon Lake 31, Olmsted Falls 7 Bainbridge Paint Valley 35, Williamsport Westfall 0 Barberton 26, Kent Roosevelt 0 Barnesville 31, Belmont Union Local 13 Beachwood 70, Gates Mills Hawken 26 Beaver Eastern 26, Franklin Furnace Green 6 Bellbrook 45, Monroe 0 Bellefontaine 48, New Carlisle Tecumseh 13 Berea-Midpark 40, N. Olmsted 35 Berlin Center Western Reserve 41, Mineral Ridge 0 Beverly Ft. Frye 69, Magnolia, W.Va. 8 Bidwell River Valley 29, Crown City S. Gallia 12 Blanchester 38, Lees Creek E. Clinton 14 Bloom-Carroll 24, Ashville Teays Valley 9 Bloomdale Elmwood 30, Millbury Lake 27 Brookfield 33, Warren Champion 0 Bryan 52, Swanton 3 Bucyrus Wynford 40, Bucyrus 7 Byesville Meadowbrook 36, Cambridge 7 Cadiz Harrison Cent. 39, Rayland Buckeye 6 Camden Preble Shawnee 49, Day. Northridge 14 Campbell Memorial 48, Newton Falls 31 Can. Cent. Cath. 26, Louisville 22 Can. South 17, Louisville Aquinas 14 Canal Winchester 35, Sunbury Big Walnut 13 Canfield 30, Youngs. Boardman 14 Canfield S. Range 36, Hubbard 13 Carey 28, N. Robinson Col. Crawford 20 Carrollton 28, Minerva 7 Casstown Miami E. 50, W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 6 Chardon 47, Eastlake N. 7 Chillicothe Unioto 41, Chillicothe Huntington 8 Cin. Anderson 63, Loveland 8 Cin. Colerain 16, Fairfield 10, OT Cin. Deer Park 48, Reading 7 Cin. Hills Christian Academy 53, Day. Meadowdale 0 Cin. La Salle 27, Cin. Elder 25 Cin. Madeira 21, Cin. Mariemont 20 Cin. Mt. Healthy 41, Trenton Edgewood 21 Cin. Purcell Marian 39, Norwood 13 Cin. Sycamore 35, Cin. Oak Hills 0 Cin. Taft 32, Cin. Aiken 0 Cin. Turpin 42, Milford 13 Cin. Walnut Hills 35, Cin. Withrow 14 Cin. West Clermont 35, Kings Mills Kings 19 Cin. Wyoming 21, Cin. Indian Hill 18 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 63, Wilmington 24 Cle. Benedictine 62, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 24 Cle. Collinwood def. Cle. Lincoln W., forfeit Cle. Glenville 56, Cle. Rhodes 0 Cle. Hay 39, Cle. JFK 6 Cle. John Adams 20, Cle. John Marshall 6 Clyde 28, Bellevue 20 Collins Western Reserve 42, Ashland Mapleton 21 Cols. Beechcroft 27, Cols. Northland 0 Cols. Centennial 55, Cols. Whetstone 7 Cols. Eastmoor 33, Cols. Africentric 0 Cols. Hamilton Twp. 14, Logan 7 Cols. Ready 27, Cols. Grandview Hts. 14 Cols. Walnut Ridge 35, Cols. Independence 0 Cols. Watterson 17, Cols. St. Charles 3 Columbia Station Columbia 35, Sullivan Black River 12 Columbiana 82, E. Palestine 0 Columbiana Crestview 16, Leavittsburg LaBrae 7 Columbus Grove 49, Bluffton 0 Convoy Crestview 41, Paulding 6 Corning Miller def. Stewart Federal Hocking, forfeit Cortland Lakeview 15, Jefferson Area 6 Cory-Rawson 12, Van Buren 7 Covington 47, Tipp City Bethel 6 Crestline 42, Vanlue 14 Creston Norwayne 46, Doylestown Chippewa 14 Cuyahoga Hts. 31, Independence 7 Dalton 41, Rittman 7 Day. Christian 44, Day. Jefferson 0 Defiance Tinora 42, Antwerp 8 Delaware Olentangy Berlin 36, Thomas Worthington 13 Dola Hardin Northern 21, Waynesfield-Goshen 14 Dover 34, New Philadelphia 28 Dresden Tri-Valley 71, Zanesville Maysville 20 Dublin Coffman 28, Cols. Upper Arlington 14 Dublin Jerome 56, Worthington Kilbourne 0 Eaton 54, New Lebanon Dixie 6 Edon 62, Stryker 18 Elyria Cath. 35, Rocky River 7 Findlay Liberty-Benton 52, McComb 35 Fostoria 48, Elmore Woodmore 13 Franklin 35, Day. Oakwood 0 Ft. Loramie 82, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 8 Ft. Recovery 41, Versailles 22 Gahanna Cols. Academy 41, Cols. Bexley 0 Galion Northmor 49, Sparta Highland 7 Gallipolis Gallia 57, S. Point 26 Garrettsville Garfield 55, Youngs. Valley Christian 6 Geneva 42, Chagrin Falls 24 Germantown Valley View 35, Brookville 0 Gibsonburg 48, Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 26 Glouster Trimble 79, Wahama, W.Va. 0 Goshen 26, New Richmond 12 Grafton Midview 42, Westlake 0 Granville 35, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 14 Greenville 19, Sidney 14 Greenwich S. Cent. 34, New London 27 Hamilton Badin 27, Cin. McNicholas 3 Hamilton New Miami 49, Lockland 14 Hamilton Ross 34, Oxford Talawanda 21 Hamler Patrick Henry 34, Delta 14 Hannibal River 48, New Matamoras Frontier 12 Hanoverton United 40, Lisbon David Anderson 13 Harrison 49, Cin. NW 0 Harrod Allen E. 50, Ada 8 Heath 17, Johnstown-Monroe 13 Hicksville 41, Haviland Wayne Trace 13 Hilliard Bradley 21, Delaware Hayes 17 Hilliard Darby 35, Dublin Scioto 14 Hilliard Davidson 31, Galloway Westland 13 Howard E. Knox 41, Danville 7 Ironton 48, Portsmouth 7 Jackson 49, Chillicothe 2 Jeromesville Hillsdale 15, Apple Creek Waynedale 8 John Marshall, W.Va. 34, Vincent Warren 17 Kenton 35, Elida 14 Kettering Alter 35, Day. Chaminade Julienne
28 Kettering Fairmont 28, Lebanon 8 Kirtland 48, Burton Berkshire 13 Lancaster Fairfield Union 35, Circleville 14 Leipsic 30, Arlington 7 Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 42, Westerville S. 24 Lewistown Indian Lake 49, Urbana 13 Lexington 28, Caledonia River Valley 0 Liberty Center 49, Metamora Evergreen 21 Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 21, Hamilton 14 Lima Bath 21, Lima Shawnee 20, OT Lima Cent. Cath. 14, Lucas 7 Lima Perry 30, Sidney Lehman 24 Lisbon Beaver 44, Youngs. Liberty 22 Lodi Cloverleaf 40, Akr. Coventry 7 London Madison Plains 76, Spring. Cath. Cent. 0 Lorain 40, E. Cle. Shaw 0 Lorain Clearview 36, Sheffield Brookside 0 Lore City Buckeye Trail 20, E. Can. 18, OT Madison 50, Lyndhurst Brush 12, OT Mansfield Sr. 49, Mansfield Madison 7 Maria Stein Marion Local 24, Coldwater 0 Marion Pleasant 54, Galion 44 Marysville 35, Grove City Cent. Crossing 0 Mason 35, Cin. Princeton 19 Massillon Jackson 29, N. Can. Hoover 23 Massillon Perry 48, Can. Glenoak 14 Mayfield 24, Chagrin Falls Kenston 21 McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 32, Marion Elgin 24 Medina 45, Brunswick 35 Medina Highland 42, Tallmadge 14 Mentor 56, Strongsville 21 Miamisburg 21, Beavercreek 6 Milton-Union 49, Carlisle 13 Minster 42, New Bremen 2 Mogadore 45, Mantua Crestwood 24 Montpelier 41, W. Unity Hilltop 18 Morrow Little Miami 48, Simon Kenton, Ky. 35 Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 54, N. Baltimore 13 Mt. Orab Western Brown 41, Batavia 0 Mt. Vernon 32, Millersburg W. Holmes 24 N. Bend (Cleves) Taylor 20, Cin. Finneytown 12 N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 42, Sebring McKinley 0 N. Ridgeville 37, Lakewood 6 Napoleon 28, Bowling Green 7 Navarre Fairless 21, Massillon Tuslaw 20 New Albany 35, Groveport-Madison 7 New Lexington 26, Philo 8 New Middletown Spring. 38, McDonald 21 New Paris National Trail 56, Bradford 6 Newark 41, Cols. Franklin Hts. 30 Newark Cath. 35, Johnstown Northridge 14 Newark Licking Valley 42, Pataskala Licking Hts. 21 Newbury 32, Vienna Mathews 8 Niles McKinley 45, Girard 35 Northwood 61, Oregon Stritch 24 Norton 35, Mogadore Field 14 Oak Harbor 48, Port Clinton 8 Ontario 35, Marion Harding 17 Oregon Clay 43, Fremont Ross 7 Orrville 38, Wooster Triway 20 Orwell Grand Valley 21, Fairport Harbor Harding 6 Pandora-Gilboa 42, Arcadia 14 Parma Hts. Holy Name 42, Fairview 7 Parma Hts. Valley Forge 63, Parma Normandy 0 Parma Padua 26, Mentor Lake Cath. 22 Pemberville Eastwood 35, Rossford 33 Perry 48, Chesterland W. Geauga 7 Perrysburg 56, Maumee 8 Pickerington Cent. 42, Grove City 6 Pickerington N. 21, Gahanna Lincoln 9 Piketon 50, Chillicothe Zane Trace 28 Plain City Jonathan Alder 24, London 23 Poland Seminary 14, Struthers 12 Powell Olentangy Liberty 35, Westerville N. 7 Ravenna SE 33, Rootstown 20 Reynoldsburg 55, Lancaster 20 Richfield Revere 23, Bay Village Bay 21 Rockford Parkway 33, St. Henry 6 Rocky River Lutheran W. 23, Garfield Hts. Trinity 7 Salineville Southern 50, Leetonia 7 Sandusky 49, Sandusky Perkins 14 Sarahsville Shenandoah 14, Caldwell 6 Shadyside 49, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 24 Shelby 35, Bellville Clear Fork 25 Sherwood Fairview 49, Tol. Ottawa Hills 0 Smithville 42, West Salem Northwestern 20 Solon 38, Elyria 15 Southeastern 66, Frankfort Adena 37 Spencerville 55, Delphos Jefferson 0 Spring. NW 27, St. Paris Graham 12 Springboro 37, Centerville 6 Springfield 21, Trotwood-Madison 20 St. Bernard Roger Bacon 49, Cin. Summit Country Day 20 St. Marys Memorial 48, Defiance 6 Steubenville 48, Linsly, W.Va. 28 Stow-Munroe Falls 43, Cuyahoga Falls 7 Streetsboro 41, Akr. Springfield 0 Sugar Grove Berne Union 33, Grove City Christian 2 Sycamore Mohawk 46, Upper Sandusky 7 Sylvania Northview 24, Sylvania Southview 7 Thornville Sheridan 46, McConnelsville Morgan 0 Tiffin Columbian 29, Norwalk 14 Tipp City Tippecanoe 41, Vandalia Butler 3 Tol. Cent. Cath. 42, Findlay 21 Tol. St. John’s 46, Lima Sr. 28 Tol. Waite 38, Tol. Rogers 14 Tol. Whitmer 35, Tol. St. Francis 18 Tol. Woodward 28, Tol. Start 14 Tontogany Otsego 36, Genoa Area 0 Troy 35, Piqua 9 Union City Mississinawa Valley 22, Arcanum 12 Uniontown Lake 10, Green 7 Van Wert 45, Celina 14 W. Chester Lakota W. 41, Middletown 14 W. Lafayette Ridgewood 50, Newcomerstown 21 W. Liberty-Salem 35, Mechanicsburg 15 Wadsworth 35, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 34 Wapakoneta 7, Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Warren Harding 28, Warren Howland 6 Warsaw River View 31, Coshocton 6 Waverly 27, Oak Hill 14 Waynesville 24, Middletown Madison Senior 21 Wellington 43, Oberlin Firelands 14 Westerville Cent. 41, Lewis Center Olentangy 7 Wheelersburg 41, Portsmouth W. 7 Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 56, Holland Springfield 7 Wickliffe 36, Middlefield Cardinal 3 Willard 26, Vermilion 14 Willoughby S. 27, Painesville Riverside 21 Willow Wood Symmes Valley 22, McDermott Scioto NW 16 Wintersville Indian Creek 43, Richmond Edison 6 Wooster 37, Ashland 16 Zanesville 52, Marietta 28 Zanesville W. Muskingum 47, Morral Ridgedale 0
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPORT 8-0 No. 12 Baylor beats West Virginia Charlie Brewer threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns and John Mayers kicked a go-ahead 36-yard field goal to help No. 12 Baylor win its 10th game in a row, 17-14 over West Virginia on Thursday night. The Bears (8-0, 5-0 Big 12), who two seasons ago won only one game, are the league’s only undefeated team — and one of eight remaining among FBS teams. Mayers’ kick with 10:19 left broke a 14-all tie and put Baylor ahead to stay after a 13-play drive that took more than 6 minutes off the clock on an often frustrating night. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 24, NO. 20 APPALACHIAN STATE 21 At Boone, N.C., Wesley
Kennedy ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns and Georgia Southern upset Appalachian State for the second straight season. The Eagles (5-3, 3-1 Sun Belt) ran for 335 yards and held the country’s ninthhighest scoring offense in check most of the nigh, ending Appalachian State’s 13-game winning streak, handing the Mountaineers their first loss since the Eagles knocked off them out of the Top 25 more than a year ago with a 34-14 victory. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Win at Denver made 2018 season By Steve Doerschuk Repository sports writer
BEREA Part of a win at Denver last Dec. 15 is of use to the Browns for amusement purposes only. As Freddie Kitchens tried to sell it, the Broncos who fell to the Browns 17-16 are “not even remotely the same” as the ones who get a rematch against Cleveland on Sunday. But don’t undersell amusement. With a 2-5 record, the Browns need all the good cheer they can get. And that overflowed in December when they improved to 6-7-1 in a Mile High thriller. A case can be made that it was the best win of the last 10 years, given the time of year, the fact the Broncos were a respectable foe, and the never-ending quest for culture change. “I still remember Jabrill Peppers making the sack to really seal the game,” wideout Jarvis Landry said. “It was a very, very emotional game. Winning kept us still kind of in the hunt. “We had to win out, and we needed a couple of people to lose, but our whole mantra at that time was control what you can control. And we controlled that. “And it kept our spirits up.” The Browns have played two Saturday night games in a history that dates to 1946, and this was one of them. Denver arrived with a 6-7 record but had been playing well, beating the Chargers in the only loss during the latter’s 10-1 hot streak. The TV ratings were part of what encouraged moguls to make the Browns prime-time regulars this year. The Broncos got the ball first and soon
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■ Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield passes as during
the first half of last year’s game against the Broncos in Denver.
punted after a tackle for loss by Joe Schobert. The Browns took over near midfield and soon scored on a 31-yard pass from Baker Mayfield to Breshad Perriman. Denver rallied to a 10-7 lead. Greg Joseph’s 40-yard field goal for the Browns tied the game 10-10. Denver was driving toward a halftime lead before Peppers picked off a pass in the end zone intended for rookie wideout Courtland Sutton. The Browns quickly reached Denver territory in the third quarter on Nick Chubb’s running and Mayfield’s passing, but a taunting flag on Antonio Callaway helped kill the series. Denver took a 13-10 lead and had the ball before T.J. Carrie picked off Keenum. A long completion to Rashard Higgins led to a short TD pass to Callaway and a 17-13 Browns lead. One play after a field goal cut it to 17-16 with 4:35 left, Chubb broke a 40-yard run, leading to a fourth-and-1 “go for it” from the 10 on which Chubb lost yardage.
Keenum had the Broncos at midfield with a minute left. It became fourth-and-10 at the 0:43 mark. “Jabrill makes that sack, and we win,” said J.C. Tretter, who on the next play snapped to Mayfield for the game-ending kneel-down. “It was a great overall game in all phases. “We were on a roll. We were playing good, clean football.” The 2019 Browns are roughly where the 2018 Browns were after seven games, 2-5 as opposed to 2-4-1. The 2018 team fell to 2-6-1 before getting hot. The high point of the season may have been the plane ride home from Denver. Even after beating the Bengals in Game 15, the Browns were mathematically eliminated. The 2019 Browns can improve to 3-5 with a win at Denver, heading into home games against the Bills, Steelers and Dolphins. “They have new players, a new head coach, new coordinators ... it’s a new team,” Schobert said. “But I remember that we played well up there last year. “It was a big morale boost for the team.” Mayfield recalls “a tight game” but avoids waxing nostalgic. “Right now it’s about doing everything we can to find a way to win at Denver (this year),” he said. The way the season has gone, no one assumes anything. In a recent home game against Tennessee, the Broncos beat the Titans 16-0. Between last year at Denver and this year at Denver, the Browns lost to the Titans 43-13. Brother do they need another morale boost.
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BROWNS NOTEBOOK Safety Murray has knee surgery Browns safety Eric Murray suffered a knee injury in Wednesday’s practice and had arthroscopic surgery on Friday. The team is optimistic about his chances to return this season. The Browns announced the surgery, performed by Dr. James Voos at University Hospitals, was successful. Murray’s status will be evaluated on a week-by-week basis, according to the team. The Browns ruled out Murray, starting free safety Damarious Randall (hamstring) and backup tight end Pharaoh Brown (concussion) for Sunday’s road game against the Denver Broncos. The Browns also listed backup offensive tackle Kendall Lamm (knee) as questionable to play. Starting wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr.
(groin) and Jarvis Landry (shoulder) were limited practice participants throughout the week for the Browns, but both will face the Broncos. Murray played 50 of the defense’s 69 snaps (72 percent) in Sunday’s 27-13 loss to the New England Patriots and had four tackles, including a sack. Although he has started just three of seven games this season, he has logged 316 of 485 snaps (65.2 percent) and registered 22 tackles, a sack and a pass defensed. On April 1, General Manager John Dorsey traded defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah to the Kansas City Chiefs for Murray, 25, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent in March. The Broncos placed starting quarterback Joe Flacco (neck) and backup linebacker Corey Nelson (biceps) on injured reserve and ruled out four players for Sunday: starting cornerback
Bryce Callahan (foot), starting tight end Jeff Heuerman (knee), starting right offensive tackle Ja’Waun James (knee) and backup safety Will Parks (hand). They listed backup defensive lineman DeMarcus Walker (shoulder) as questionable.
Other roster moves The Browns promoted tight end Stephen Carlson from their practice squad to active roster because Brown is in concussion protocol. He had 125 receptions for 1,632 yards and 16 touchdowns in college. The Browns also placed backup defensive tackle Daniel Ekuale on injured reserve. He appeared in seven games and had four tackles this season. NATE ULRICH, GATEHOUSE MEDIA OHIO
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TODAY’S AREA COLLEGE FOOTBALL Kentucky Wesleyan (0-8, 0-5) at Walsh (1-7, 1-4) WHEN 7:30 p.m. WHERE Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium LAST WEEK Hillsdale 41, Kentucky Wesleyan 14; Ohio
Dominican 7, Walsh 0 THE MATCHUP Walsh looks for its first home win of the season in its home finale. … The Cavs suffered their third shutout of the season last week. They totaled 251 yards of offense. … Kentucky Wesleyan is next to last in the G-MAC in scoring (15.1) and points allowed (37.4). Walsh is last in the nation in scoring (10.5). … Kentucky Wesleyan has been outscored a combined 185-40 the previous four games. … Walsh leads the all-time series against Kentucky Wesleyan 3-0. UP NEXT Walsh at Alderson Broaddus, Nov. 9, 1 p.m.
Ohio Northern (4-3, 4-2) at Mount Union (7-0, 6-0) WHEN: 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Mount Union Stadium Clark Ave., Alliance BROADCAST: WDPN (1310-AM), Joe Mertens, Chris
Golian; WRMU (91.1 FM), Billy Beebe, Will Brienza and Ben Johnson-Bowers. SERIES: This is the 62d meeting. Mount Union leads, 47-13-1 and has won 13 in a row. COACHES: Vince Kehres, Mount Union, seventh season, 91-5; Garrettsville native and Mount Union grad Dean Paul, 16th season, 105-56. LAST WEEK: Mount Union defeated Heidelberg 27-0; Ohio Northern defeated FULFORD Capital 49-0. LAST YEAR: Mount Union 55, ONU 24. ABOUT MOUNT UNION: The nation’s second-ranked team inches closer to its 30th OAC title and 28th in the last 29 years as a prolific offense, led by QB D’Angelo Fulford, WR Justin Hill, RB Josh Petruccelli and a defense that takes no prisoners continues to overwhelm opponents. The Raiders are nationally-ranked in the top five in 13 of the NCAA’s 25 offensive and defensive team statistics. Fulford leads the nation in passing efficiency with a 224.8 rating as he has completed 104 of 147 passes with one interception and 27 TD passes and 1,659 yards. Hill leads the OAC in receiving yards per game (129.4) and TDs (15) and Petruccelli is second in rushing (113.9 yards per game) and leads with 10 TDs. ABOUT OHIO NORTHERN: The Polar Bears have won three of their last four games and are tied for fourth place with Heidelberg in the OAC. They are averaging 32.1 points per game but are allowing 28. QB Anthony McFadden, WR Chase Rose and RB Christiaan Williams are the catalysts on offense while senior LB Mark Niles and DL Josh Bever key the defense. Niles is a former classmate of Fulford’s from Miramar, Fla. He leads the OAC by averaging 12.1 tackles per game. Bever, from Ashland, leads the OAC in sacks with eight. WHAT TO WATCH: Mount Union has the best defense in the OAC, holding opponents to a paltry 5.9 points and 74.6 rushing yards. It will face Williams, a junior who leads the OAC in rushing with 145.1 yards per game after missing all of 2018 with an injury. He is the only ONU player to rush for more than 1,000 yards in three different seasons. FROM STAFF, WIRE REPORTS
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because it felt like I was “That was cool to see,” we were able to get some right where I should be, he said. “You could tell younger guys some expeFrom Page C1 that I belonged,” said that Ethan was getting rience that will benefit McComb, a smile peekfrustrated at not being everyone down the road.” but they didn’t know what ing through his beard. able to play. Our team saw With two regular was causing it and they “Andrew made a great how productive he can be season games remaining couldn’t identify it,” said play and I was just in the and getting a player like after Saturday’s visit by McComb, a two-time all- right place at the right that is a big morale boost Ohio Northern (4-3, 4-2) Ohio Athletic Conference time. That definitely felt for our team. He is a vetKehres is anxious to see academic student. “They good to be one of the first eran presence.” how fast McComb can told me it could have been plays I was able to make.” McComb’s return only return to his pre-illness some bacteria went wrong McComb went on to enhances what already self. and that there would be earn the team’s defenwas the best defense in the “Ethan’s kind of the times it could be really sive Highest Efficiency OAC and one of the best total defensive lineman,” bad and then maybe it Award, a productivity in the country in Division said Kehres. “He is big would clear itself up.” formula that takes into III. The Raiders are ranked and strong enough to hold McComb, a political account many actions third nationally in total science major from Hun- and awards and subtracts defense and have given up down interior gaps but he also has enough quickness tingtown, Md., missed points for positive and the fewest points (41). and agility to get on the Mount Union’s first seven negative actions against “You can’t play just games. He was unable to the number of plays in three guys on the D-line,” edge of linemen and genpractice until he began which a player particisaid Kehres, who won four erate some pass rush. He’s feeling better about two a real intelligent young pates. McComb earned a letters as a defensive end weeks ago. As a precauman so he understands unit high of 18 points on 17 and served eight seasons tion, coach Vince Kehres plays. as the defensive coordina- our scheme and how to kept him on the sideline Mention of McComb’s tor under his father. “You play within that scheme. for the Capital game on It will take some time for triumphant return have to rotate guys in Oct. 19, but he started last brought a smile to Kehres’ and keep everyone fresh him to get back to 100 week’s 27-0 victory at face for a number of and we’re able to do that. percent, but he is getting Heidelberg. reasons. While Ethan was gone better every day.” “When it was at its worst it was demoralizing, just because I was not able to do what I love doing and that’s playing football,” said McComb, who has regained about 12 of the 20 pounds he lost during his illness. “I started feeling better about two weeks ago and I was able to run and lift Downtown Canton Muggswigz heavy. I don’t know what happened, I’m just glad is featuring a Nitro Cold Brew Coffee it’s over with. The most on tap. Fresh roasted coffee brewed frustrating part was not and infused with nitrogen gas, to knowing what was happening, just knowing that create a creamy bubbly texture with something was wrong.” a chocolaty-coffee flavor. It did not take long for McComb to make his presence felt. During Heidelberg’s second possession, teammate Andrew Roesch stripsacked quarterback Jimmy Gephart and McComb pounced on the loose ball. 137 Walnut Ave NE, Canton, OH Mount Union scored nine (330) 452-6336 plays later and went on to 5854 Fulton Dr NW, Canton, OH post its third shutout in (330) 754-1017 the last four games. “I don’t know if that 3452 Manchester Rd., Akron, OH was the best fumble (234) 900-8101 recovery I ever had but it definitely felt good
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in school history. “A funny thing is I From Page C1 had a friend that was an assistant at St. Thomas winning the first two dis- Aquinas on my staff text trict titles of his career the me this week,” Baaslast two seasons. ten said. “He told me According to unofficial I might be retiring too OHSAA records, he is soon because I had finally one of less than a dozen figured out how to win active coaches in state district tournaments. We history with that many had a laugh about that. wins. Adding to his total Wednesday means he still It’s been a great run.” It’s a season that has is experiencing new things come with challenges: as a coach, with Hoover replacing key players making its first appearance in the regional finals lost to graduation; and
finding substitutes after big injuries. Through it all, Hoover still is here. The Vikings are hoping to find a way to stick around against the Bees. The numbers for Medina are impressive. The defending state champions are 19-0-1 and were ranked No. 1 in the state in the final coaches’ poll. The Bees also beat Hoover 3-0 in the regular season. But don’t expect that to bother these Vikings.
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aggressive in goal and often came well out of the box to make stops against Shaker Heights. He saved seven shots. “We’re going to be talking a little bit about that tendency before the next game,” Baasten said with a laugh. “I talked to him a little bit about it during halftime. You can’t fault his effort, and he certainly came through with big stops when he had to do so. I REPOSITORY SCOTT HECKEL just might ask him to take a few less big chances for n Hoover’s head soccer coach the next one.” Neil Baasten leads his team No matter what hapduring the first half of a September match against Lake. pens, this is going to go Baasten is retiring following down as a wildly sucthis season. cessful year for Hoover, something Viking fans “It’s a really good team, no doubt,” Hoover had perhaps thought not possible after winning a senior midfielder Pedro school-record 15 games Tula said of Medina. “We last fall and graduatdidn’t pack it in in that ing several top players, first game on defense. including Canton ReposWe tried to win and there itory Stark County were some times we had Player of the Year Aaron some chances. Against McFeaters. any team there are going “It’s been kind of to be chances. We just a crazy experience,” need to convert on them Hoover junior forward this time. We always go Josh Ray said. “It’s into these games with the something that a lot of expectation that we are people thought might going to win.” not be possible for us If Hoover is to win this year, especially after again, they will have to the early loss to Jackson do so with reserve senior (4-2). goalkeeper Keith Nickas. “We really came Nickas helped Hoover together as one big defeat Shaker Heights group, one big family after starter Zach Fowler over the course of the was lost for the season year. It’s all kind of come following a big collision together perfectly for in the first half of the us.” district finals against Reach Cliff at 330-580-8494 or Jackson. cliff.hickman@cantonrep.com On Twitter: @chickmanREP Nickas is extremely
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For Massillon and McKinley, though, those defenses have been a major reason why both come into this game with sparkling records: 9-0 for the Tigers and 8-1 for the Bulldogs. “People talk about their offense, but they have a really good defense,” McKinley head coach Marcus Wattley said of Massillon. “They play really sound and they get after you. We know we have our hands full. We know they’re going to be coming for us.” That defense Wattley refers to comes into the game off of its second shutout of the season, as the Tigers defeated Louisville 24-0 last week. While Massillon has two shutouts, it also had just two games when an opponent scored more than two touchdowns. For the season, the Tigers’ defense has allowing 98 total points, an average of 10.9 points per game. On top of that, opposing teams are averaging just 207.8 total yards. There’s a reason, as he watches Massillon on film, that Wattley believes that group has been so successful. It’s something he knows the Bulldogs are going to have to overcome today. “They’re good up front,” Wattley said. “They tackle well. They play hard. You can see they’re comfortable and confident in what they do, and they should be.” Part of that is because of the continuity Massillon has seen on the defensive side of the ball, starting with its scheme. The Tigers are in their third season with Craig McConnell, with help from co-coordinator Spencer Leno, running the defense. That continuity in scheme is one thing that McKinley’s defense may have started the season without, as Wattley brought with him the defensive philosophy he ran as both the defensive coordinator and head coach at St. Vincent-St. Mary. It’s a scheme, however, the Bulldogs have more than adapted to as the season has progressed. “When you turn on the film, the biggest difference is definitely defensively,” Massillon head coach Nate Moore said. “Their offense looks like the continuing progression of what (offensive coordinator) Badre (Bardawil has) been doing. ... Defensively, they’re an under front mostly. Two high (safeties), quarter coverage based. It’s similar to what St. Vincent-St. Mary has done forever.” McKinley has allowed 19.6 points a game this season, a number that is heavily skewed by its first three games. That’s especially true of the lone loss on the Bulldogs’ record, a 49-48 loss to Euclid in Week 3. Of the 176 points McKinley has allowed, 96 came in the first three weeks. Over the last six games, the Bulldogs are only allowing 13.3 points a game, as only Hoover — which scored 31 points in Week 5 — has managed more than 19 points. Like Massillon’s defensive performance, Moore believes there’s something to be said for the collaborative effort put in by McKinley’s group. While the front seven certainly is capable of being disruptive — see the 79 tackles for loss by the team — the back end is anchored by an experienced secondary. “Personnel-wise, I think they’re really good,” Moore said. “I think there’s a lot of length, really across the board.”
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What could have been ...
Bosa, Young playing together in 2018 might have put Buckeyes into playoff By Joey Kaufman GateHouse Media Ohio
COLUMBUS Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson has seen eight of his players drafted into the NFL since he arrived at the university in 2014. It’s a large enough collection of prospects that Johnson at times muses about hypothetical pairings. “There are so many examples,” he said. Some are farfetched, like a Bosa brothers tandem, a scenario that involves Joey Bosa remaining for his senior season in 2016 to play with his younger brother, Nick, instead of turning pro — he became the third overall pick. Others are more plausible. Including one last fall. Had Nick Bosa not suffered a core muscle injury after three games, ending his junior season, he would have lined up as a defensive end opposite Chase Young, then a sophomore. After undergoing surgery, Bosa withdrew from school and prepared for the NFL Draft. The premier pass rushers never started together for a full season. “It would’ve been special,” Johnson said, “but it wasn’t meant to be. All we can do is dream about it.” It remains one of the great “what if” questions surrounding Ohio State football this decade, one with only heightened intrigue following their sack showings last weekend. Last Saturday, Young tied a school record with four sacks in a rout of Wisconsin, an eye-popping performance that ignited a flurry of chatter about his case to win the Heisman Trophy. Then Sunday, Bosa, with the San Francisco 49ers, became the first player in the franchise’s history to total three sacks and an interception in a win over the Carolina Panthers. Veteran cornerback Richard Sherman touted Bosa for the league’s defensive MVP award afterward. Over the past year, OSU players have pondered the possibility. It’s a tantalizing thought. “We talk about it all the
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■ Ohio State defensive end Chase Young sacks Northwestern quarterback Aidan
■ Ohio State defensive lineman Nick Bosa eyes the qwuarterback during a Sep-
Smith during the first half of the Oct. 18 game in Evanston, Ill. Young’s play has put him in Heisman Trophy talk this season
tember 2018 game againdt Rutgers. Bosa, who missed most of last season due to injury, declared for the NFL Draft and is now with the San Francisco 49ers.
time,” Young said, “how crazy it could’ve been.” It likely would have been an unprecedented combination of talent in this era of college football. There is no instance over the past two decades when one team boasted two future top-five NFL Draft picks on the same defensive line. Young, a draft-eligible junior, is widely projected as a topthree selection in the draft next spring. Bosa was picked No. 2 overall by the 49ers in April. “It would have made a vast difference on the success of that defense,” said former Ohio State linebacker Joshua Perry, now an analyst for the Big Ten Network. “Last year, they struggled a lot with explosive runs, and I don’t know how big of a difference two great (pass rushers) make in run situations, but any time those quarterbacks had to drop back last year, it becomes a different game.” The Buckeyes, who allowed eight runs of 50 or more yards last season, the third-most in the Football Bowl Subdivision, had a number of well-documented struggles on defense, pronounced enough that Ryan Day overhauled the staff before his first full season as coach. Johnson was the only defensive assistant retained. An improved defense might have bolstered OSU’s case to make the College Football Playoff last December. Though
realistically double-team one of them, leaving the other in a 1-on-1 matchup against an offensive tackle. If they double-teamed both, it likely meant their offense was using as many as seven of the 11 offensive players as blockers, with only three possible pass catchers. “It’s a little bit of chess,” Perry said. And a game that didn’t favor offensive coordinators. “If you have one (elite) pass rusher, then you can do a lot of rollouts and (bootlegs) and get to the opposite side of the field, away from that pass rusher,” Brugler said. “You can scheme different things. But when you’ve got two of those guys, it just becomes much, much tougher.” Like most teams, the Buckeyes also rotate defensive linemen. Even this season, Young, who has 13.5 sacks in eight games and is one shy of breaking the school single-season record, occasionally comes off the field, as Bosa did during his college career. With both on the roster, they could have often kept at least one on the field. Instances of them together on opposite ends of the defensive line, though, were likely to have produced the most highlights. “From a casual college football viewer, it just would have been really fun to watch,”
Ohio State won the Big Ten, the selection committee raised concerns about an inconsistent defense, which surrendered a school-worst 25.5 points per game, including 49 points when it was upset at Purdue, its sole loss. The Buckeyes ultimately landed at No. 6 in the final Playoff ranking and ended up in the Rose Bowl. The presence of Bosa, had he stayed healthy, paired with Young, would have been a boon to the defense. Though he never missed a game, Young was hobbled by sprained ankles last season. “Having those two guys would certainly help everybody else,” said Dane Brugler, a draft analyst for The Athletic, who has studied both players. “It’d be a ripple effect that would affect the corners, the linebackers, the safeties. There’s no question.” Brugler then went into specifics. Cornerbacks could have played tighter coverage, and safeties could have lined up closer to the line of scrimmage. All could have been more aggressive with opposing quarterbacks under heightened duress while facing a fast pass rush. More turnovers might have ensued. The challenge of blocking a Bosa-Young pairing would involve a numbers game. Perry thinks teams could only
THIS WEEK’S BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS 1. OHIO STATE: The Buckeyes have the next three weeks off before hosting Penn State — sort of. They are idle this week, then play Maryland and Rutgers. 2. PENN STATE: Still mostly off the national radar — and fine with it — the sneaky good Nittany Lions hold the runner-up spot entering an off week. 3. MICHIGAN: M stands for Mojo. The Wolverines whipped on Notre Dame and may have found the missing juice to make this a November to remember. 4. MINNESOTA: Playoffs? Playoffs? Well, it’s possible. Win the West, then the Big Ten championship game and the Golden Gophers could shock the world. 5. WISCONSIN: It was wrong to judge these Badgers by their cover. They looked exceptional on the
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outside but really are an average read. 6. IOWA: The Hawkeyes have taken a page from Wisconsin fans and reworked the song’s title to “Hang Around.” Winning the West remains a possibility. 7. INDIANA: The Hoosiers are bowl bound and should add to an already hugely successful season (by IU standards) with a win against Northwestern. 8. ILLINOIS: If Minnesota is the surprise of the Big Ten, the Illini are surprise 1A. A trip to Michigan State offers a chance to carve out a winning record. 9. MICHIGAN STATE: The Spartans only win games they are supposed to. The scary question in East Lansing is, “Are we supposed to beat Illinois?” Uh … 10. NEBRASKA: Dazed and
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confused describes the mood in Lincoln, where the Cornhuskers are looking more and more like a reclamation project. 11. MARYLAND: Right about now is when fans of the Terrapins are wondering if there is a bottom to a season that has gone off a cliff. 12. PURDUE: Too many injuries and the Boilermakers continue to insult the high expectations they brought into the season. It’s been a bad look for Jeff Brohm. 13. NORTHWESTERN: No offense but … well, no offense. The Wildcats can’t find the end zone, which makes it tough to find any wins. 14. RUTGERS: Given a choice between Liberty and death, the Scarlet Knights held off the former to avoid another date with the latter. GATEHOUSE MEDIA OHIO
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Fields’ back improving Like most quarterbacks, Justin Fields would prefer to throw than run. But Fields is gifted as a runner and passer, and sometimes Ohio State needs him to do both. That was the case against Wisconsin. Fields ran 13 times, including a 10-yard touchdown that answered Wisconsin’s only score in the third quarter. Fields took a big hit on that score and had to go into the medical tent. “My back’s kind of sore,” Fields said Tuesday, “but I think I should be good in a few days so nothing really major.” He said he had no issue with being used as a runner. The Buckeyes used Fields carefully in the run game because of the lack of depth at quarterback. “My attitude for every game really is just to do whatever I need to help the team win,” Fields said. “So whether it’s run 100 times a game, throw the ball 100 times a game — whatever the team needs me to do to win.” Day said he checked in with Fields during the game to make sure his back was OK. “He said, ‘I’ll be fine. I’m hurting, but I’ll be all right,’ ” Day said.
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PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Player No. J. Fields, OSU 24 S. Clifford, PSU 20 T. Morgan, MINN 18 B. Peters, ILL 12 Two tied at ... 11 RUSHING YARDS Player Yds. J.K. Dobbins, OSU 1,110 J. Taylor, WIS 1,009
R. Smith, MINN 889 S. Scott III, IND 621 M. Teague III, OSU 588 RECEIVING YARDS Player Yds. W. Philyor, IND 737 D. Stewart Jr., MSU 694 D. Bell, PUR 653 R. Bateman, MINN 644 T. Johnson, MINN 626 SCORING Player J. Taylor, WIS K. Duncan, IOWA B. Haubeil, OSU J.K. Dobbins, OSU L. Justus, IND
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A trio of Ohio State football players — DE Chase Young, CB Jeff Okudah and QB Justin Fields — took another step forward as national award candidates. The Maxwell Football Club named Fields and Young as semifinalists for the Maxwell Award as the collegiate player of the year, and Young and Okudah as semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which goes to the nation’s most outstanding defensive player. Young, who leads the nation in sacks (13.5) and is second in tackles-for-loss (15.5) and forced fumbles (five), is one of only two defensive players to be a Maxwell Award semifinalist (Derrick Brown of Auburn is the other). The last Ohio State player to win the Maxwell Award was Eddie George in 1995. The Buckeyes have had five winners in their history. THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
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H.S. RUNNERS OF THE WEEK
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TEXAS
SPEED FREAKS A few questions we had to ask ourselves Has your championship pick changed? GODSPEAK: I hope I picked Martin Truex Jr. because he looks like he’s all business these days. KEN’S CALL: I’m sticking with my most recent, which is about 6 weeks old. Denny Hamlin. It helps that he’s angry. Does Chase Elliott get another miracle and advance to Homestead? GODSPEAK: A win and Chase gets in. He always seems to find a way, so I’m betting he goes to Victory Lane at Texas. KEN’S CALL: If one of the next two races was at a road course, I’d like his chances better. I’ll put it at about a 25% chance.
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THREE THINGS TO WATCH BOYS DIVISION I
Blaze Fichter Hoover, sophomore n Placed 41st in 16:56 in the Division I race at the Boardman regional. ... One of the top runners for a Vikings team that won the Federal League meet and was runner-up at the district meet.
FEUD OF THE WEEK
BOYS DIVISION II-III
DENNY HAMLIN VS. JOEY LOGANO: Logano approached Hamlin on pit road about their contact on the track. After he was finished talking, Logano shoved Hamlin, causing a pitroad scuffle. GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: Logano said Hamlin pushed his car into the wall on purpose. Hamlin said, “We were having a discussion, everything was civil, and then like Joey does, he does a little push and then runs away.”
Ian Paul Central Catholic, sophomore n Finished 17th in the Division III race at the Boardman regional to help the Crusaders place sixth as a team. Missed an individual state berth by just one spot. ... Returned for the postseason after missing three weeks with an injury. ... Placed in three events at last spring’s district track and field meet.
GIRLS DIVISION I
GODWIN’S PICKS FOR TEXAS WINNER: Chase Elliott REST OF TOP 5: Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Erik Jones, William Byron FIRST ONE OUT: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. DARK HORSE: Jimmie Johnson DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: You see millennial madness at Texas with all drivers under 30 leading the charge.
WHAT’S ON TAP CUP SERIES: AAA Texas 500 SITE: Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile tri-oval) SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (NBC Sports Network, 3 p.m.). Saturday, qualifying (CNBC, 7 p.m.). Sunday, race (NBCSN, coverage begins at 2:30 p.m., green flag, 3 p.m.) XFINITY: O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 SITE: Texas Motor Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (NBCSN, 2 p.m.). Saturday, qualifying (CNBC, 5:30 p.m.), race (NBCSN, 8:30 p.m.)
Kailey Zagst Jackson, freshman NEWS-JOURNAL NIGEL CLARK
n All eyes are on Joey Logano after his mini-brawl with Denny Hamlin at Martinsville. Logano is on the bubble in playoff
points with two races left in Round 3.
1. Texas two-step
2. Bad blood
3. No parallels
Seven drivers now have two races to qualify for the three vacancies left for Championship Round at Homestead. Joey Logano is the man on the bubble, currently fourth in the standings. He is three points behind third-place Kyle Busch and 14 ahead of fifth-place Kevin Harvick. The driver who needs to win to get in right now is Chase Elliott, who finished 36th at Martinsville after early mechanical woes. “Frustrating,” he said.
There were several incidents at Martinsville that fostered bad blood between drivers, which could carry over into the rest of the playoffs. Of course, there was the pit-road brouhaha between Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin. Earlier in the race, Aric Almirola and Kyle Busch tangled. Almirola said Busch could expect payback. These altercations could factor into the NASCAR championship.
There has been no connection between the Texas race winner and championship outcome since NASCAR’s knockout playoff system was introduced in 2014. Over those five years, the Texas race winner and the NASCAR champion have been different drivers. Four drivers still alive in the title hunt are former Cup champions, and all won their championships in the current playoff format.
Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com
MARTINSVILLE
THREE THINGS WE LEARNED
n Top three runner for Jackson who has helped lead the Polar Bears to Stark County, Federal League and district titles and a state meet berth. ... First team All-Federal League selection as a freshman. ... Owns a personal-best time of 19:03.
GIRLS DIVISION II-III
Ryley Kling Central Catholic, senior n Finished eighth in the Division III race at the Boardman regional to qualify for the state meet. Ran a season-best time of 20:12. ... Placed third at this year’s district meet and helped lead the Crusaders to their second straight team title. ... Member of the Central Catholic track team’s statequalifying 3,200-meter relay the past two seasons.
Runners of the week are selected by county coaches
1. Short-track genius
NASCAR CUP STANDINGS 1. Martin Truex Jr. 2. Denny Hamlin 3. Kyle Busch 4. Joey Logano 5. Kevin Harvick 6. Ryan Blaney 7. Kyle Larson 8. Chase Elliott 9. Brad Keselowski 10. William Byron 11. Clint Bowyer 12. Alex Bowman 13. Kurt Busch 14. Aric Almirola 15. Ryan Newman 16. Erik Jones 17. Jimmie Johnson 18. Daniel Suarez 19. Paul Menard 20. Chris Buescher
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Martin Truex Jr. never won a short-track race before the 2019 season and now has three bullring victories. “I guess sometimes it’s your day,” he said. “It’s your time, and we work hard, we put everything into it, and sometimes things work the way you want them to.”
2. Punched ticket
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Truex’s win at Martinsville sends him straight into the title final at Homestead. His team has two weeks to work strictly on that stock car. “We’ve kind of been working on Homestead already,” crew chief Cole Pearn said. “But now we’ll be able to kind of dive into it deeper.”
3. Bad to worse You have to feel just a little bad for Jimmie
n Former GlenOak player
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n Martin Truex Jr. does a victory burnout after winning at Martinsville.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 10 JACKSON beats HOOVER
INSTANT CLASSIC GATEHOUSE OHIO KEVIN WHITLOCK
n Fairless’ Hunter Campbell
jumps into the end zone for a second half touchdown as Tuslaw’s Dylan Workman can’t reach him in time Friday.
One is enough Falcons squeak by Mustangs with last-second, goal-line stand By Chris Easterling GateHouse Media Ohio
SUGAR CREEK TWP. It had been a season’s worth of adversity of Fairless. After nine games of it, though, what was one more yard’s worth. Or, more specifically, one less yard. The Falcons closed out their season with a heartstopping 21-20 victory over archrival Tuslaw on Friday night at Brideweser Stadium. Fairless, which finishes 4-6, needed a goal-line stand over the final 12 seconds. Specifically, it needed a low snap by the Mustangs to get away, allowing the last ticks to run off the clock and setting off a massive celebration on the field. “We just came together as a team,” said Falcon sophomore running back Hunter Campbell, who ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries. “We could’ve been doing this all year, but it’s a rivalry game, anything SEE ENOUGH, CC3
Blair hits big time QB throws 5 TDs to lead Cardinals to IVC crown
REPOSITORY RAY STEWART
n Jackson running back Ethan Adkins celebrates the Polar Bears’ win over Hoover on Friday night. See a photo gallery from the game at FridayNightOhio.com.
Polar Bears use goal-line stand to stop Vikings By Joe Scalzo Repository sports writer
NORTH CANTON On the night after Halloween, things got downright eerie at Memorial Stadium. Two years after stuffing Hoover at the 1 in a double overtime road victory in Week 10, the Jackson football team did it again in front of the same end zone, making a huge
Budd had visions of last year’s rivalry game, when Griguolo took a screen pass 44 yards with 75 seconds left to lift Hoover. “That’s how they beat us last year,” Budd said. “We practiced it, but the kid almost got in anyway.” Ethan Adkins carried 41 times for 236yards and four SEE CLASSIC, CC2
Aviators air it out
Golden Eagles look for the silver lining By Steve Doerschuk Repository sports writer
MAGNOLIA Brodie Kelly’s second touchdown pass on Senior Night epitomized how well things are going for the Sandy Valley football team. About 30 yards downfield, Kelly went up for Cameron Blair’s pass and was hit by Malvern defender Kenneth Martin. The ball deflected high, fell into Kelly’s hands, and the wide receiver quickly ran to the end zone for a 50-yard score in Friday’s 41-0 victory. SEE IVC, CC4
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goal line. But he was ruled down at the 1 with 11 seconds left. “I thought he was in,” Vikings coach Brian Baum said. “The football gods should have had us get that one.” While the stop brought to mind the game-ending play from two years ago when Jackson stopped Brady Nist at the 1 and eventually popped the ball out, Jackson coach Tim
Panthers let loose PERRY TWP. It was 37 degrees at kickoff, with the crowd dressed like South Pole explorers. The Perry coaching staff came out in shorts. The start of the expedition left Keith Wakefield hot under the collar. GlenOak, ending a difficult first season under head coach Beau Balderson, made a long advance on offense to start the game. Perry, bound for the playoffs, lost an early 50-yard run to a holding penalty. It didn’t take the Panthers long to come alive and parade to a 48-14 victory. They advanced to the Division II postseason (first-round home
By Tom Williams
goal line stand to hold on for a 29-23 victory on Friday night. On fourth-and-goal at the 5, Vikings quarterback Connor Ashby hit running back Adam Griguolo on a screen pass on the left side. Griguolo caught it at the 6, turned up field and was sandwiched by Brett Blauner in front and Joe Ackerman from behind. Griguolo fell forward and landed on Blauner, sliding just past the
REPOSITORY SCOTT HECKEL
n Alliance’s Brandon Alexander (3) hauls in a touchdown pass
while being covered by Marlington’s Ryan Cooley on Friday at Marlington on Friday. More photos at FridayNightOhio.com.
Alliance earns title outright By Cliff Hickman Repository sports writer
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n Perry quarterback Hayden Vinas plunges ahead for a few yards
before GlenOak defenders, including Luke Wiery (10), make the tackle Friday.
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LEXINGTON TWP. The Aviators were an appropriate nickname for the Alliance football team Friday. The Aviator offense took to the air to down rival Marlington 48-35 on the road. The win guaranteed Alliance the outright Eastern Buckeye Conference championship and
a playoff spot in Division II, Region 5 (four-time defending state champ Hoban is the likely opponent). It was the way Alliance (7-3, 6-0) won Friday that opened some eyes. Junior quarterback Braidyn Hartsoe threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns to lead the way. The strong-armed SEE OUTRIGHT, CC4
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game) with an 8-2 record. Wakefield, after some animated coaching moments at first, credited his team for pulling itself together. “It was a tough week for us at practice,” Wakefield said. “We felt we didn’t play very well last week (in a home loss to McKinley). GlenOak’s record ... you know how kids are. Social media. They know the records. “Yeah, I was concerned whether we’d come out and play well. We needed some confidence.” GlenOak played out a 1-9 campaign and then heard a final life-lessons speech from Balderson while kneeling near a goalpost. At one point, Balderson looked from the faces of one senior to the next and said, “You guys who stuck it out four years. You don’t know how much that means in your life right now. But in five years. Ten years. Twenty years ... you will understand it meant a lot. “It did.” Perry gets to keep playing. After losing the 50-yard gain, the Panthers methodically ground down the field to a Kyle Middaugh touchdown. Maybe methodical is the wrong word. Perry’s runs in the 10-yard range were frequent by the time the Panthers’ second series ended with a Dion Cundoff touchdown run. It was 14-0 barely into the second quarter. Balderson alternated quarterbacks, using senior Kindel Richardson for a series, then sophomore Isaiah Knox for a
REPOSITORY RAY STEWART
n Perry’s Kyle MIddaugh gets a block from Kameron Gill and
heads for a touchdown against GlenOak in the first quarter.
series, and then sticking with the senior. Operating out of the shotgun, Richardson moved the team on each of his first two chances, the second of which ended on a fourth-down sack by Perry junior Anthony Jones. On the next play, Devonte Armstrong got behind GlenOak’s secondary and caught a bomb from Hayden Vinas that went for a 43-yard touchdown. The Panthers pass so infrequently that opponents can be stunned when they do, and Vinas has had some success with the occasional deep ball. Perry soon had the ball back on an interception, and Amir Betts was soon back in the end zone, giving Perry a 27-0 lead. Another interception, by senior Jack Nelligan, gave Perry a chance to force a running clock to start the second half. The Panthers’ next four plays were passes, resulting in turning over the ball on downs and leaving playoff opponents with something to think about. This passing experiment backfired when GlenOak got the ball back and, on the last play of the half, Richardson
scrambled and threw into the end zone, where Logan Scott was waiting for a 39-yard touchdown. A big focus was on positioning for the postseason. Perry’s Vinny Sciury, one of the region’s best linemen, and Joshua Lemon, one of the top backs, both were held out of the game in a nod to having them as healthy as possible for the tournament. Perry got back to its accustomed all-running series to start the second half. Cundiff’s 6-yard TD produced a 34-7 lead. The Panthers went for it on fourth-and-2 from their own 38. Dominic Vinas ran up the gut from there and scored to make it 41-7 with 7:13 left in the third quarter. At one point, the words, “Uh oh ... iso” came from the GlenOak coaching box. And there went Cundiff on a 34-yard gain. Sophomore Mitchell Allen scored midway through the fourth to make it 48-7. Balderson used never-surrender timeouts. GlenOak’s Luke Tyler scored with 15 seconds left. Reach Steve at 330-580-8347 or steve.doerschuk@cantonrep.com On Twitter: @sdoerschukREP
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n Hoover running back Adam Griguolo out runs Jackson safety Jake Ryan for a a third-quarter touch-
down in Friday’s Polar Bear victory.
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touchdowns for Jackson (8-2, 4-2), which clinched a Division I playoff spot. Adkins needed 101 yards to pass Ricky Spradling for the school’s singleseason rushing record and reached it before halftime. (He also missed a pair of plays in the second quarter getting up-close and personal with a large black trash can.) “I’m feeling good,” Akins said afterward. “I was under the weather this week, but I’m happy to get the dub (win).” When asked how he felt after last year’s loss, Adkins said, “I remember saying we’ll be back — with a chip on my shoulder.” Hunter Geissinger completed 12 of 18 passes for 154 yards and carried for the game-clinching quarterback sneak on the final play for the Polar Bears. Afterward, Budd’s teeth and gums were crusted over with blood, a consequence of his habit of
biting his cheek during big games. “These games take it out of you,” Budd said. “You want it so bad for your kids but it’s out of your control. They’ve got to make plays at the end and they did.” Griguolo carried 22 times for 164 yards and two TDs for Hoover (5-5, 2-4), which finished ninth in the Division II, Region 5 standings. The Vikings finished 10th in Region 7 last season and have not made the postseason since 2012. Hoover fell behind 23-7 early in the third quarter, but Griguolo scored on runs of 64 and 7 yards and Ashby converted two two-point conversions to tie the game on the first play of the fourth quarter. After the teams traded punts, Jackson took the 29-23 lead on Adkins’ 11-yard touchdown run with 4:03 left. Hoover started the ensuing drive at its own 25 and drove down the field over the next 14 plays before the game-winning stop on fourth down.
“Five years Coach Baum and I have been in this rivalry and five years it’s come right down to the end,” Budd said. “I said we were going to win or lose with our defense. It’s been our backbone all year and they (manned) up and got the job done. It’s a gritty group.” Ashby completed 8 of 17 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown and ran 10 times for 58 yards for Hoover, which earned a share of last year’s Federal League title but dropped to 23-27 in Baum’s five years with the program. “I’m real proud of the kids’ effort,” Baum said. “I know people talk about our defense (struggles) and I understand, but we lost a lot of guys off our defense and the next guy comes up each week and we get a little better. We shuffled some guys around and I’m proud of the way we came out tonight and fought. I hope the community is proud of the effort, too.” Reach Joe at 330-580-8573 or joe.scalzo@cantonrep.com On Twitter: @jscalzoREP
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REPORT: WEEK 10
H.S. FOOTBALL SUMMARIES
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Hornets, who outgained Buckeye Trail 309 yards to 152 overall. Jack Parry scored two touchdowns for the Warriors, one on a 67-yard kickoff return and one on a 1-yard run.
Lake 10, Green 7 GREEN Vincent Garro scored on a 97-yard touchdown run late in the first half and finished with a gamehigh 174 yards rushing as Lake edged Green on Friday night. Chase Abdul kicked a 22-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to give Lake a 10-0 lead. The Blue Streaks held on after Trevor Van Horn threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Michael Mullin to get the Bulldogs within a field goal. Van Horn threw for 132 yards. Quinn Simmer had five catches for a game-high 66 yards for Green.
Garaway 62, Tusky Valley 7 SUGARCREEK Quarterback
OTHER STARK
Central Catholic 26, Louisville 22 LOUISVILLE Chase Miller scored twice in the fourth quarter to rally the Crusaders to a road win. Miller caught a 12-yard TD pass from Austin Beck with 10:20 left to pull Central to within 22-20. Central’s 2-point pass failed. Four minutes later, Miller ran for a 4-yard touchdown to provide the difference. Miller scored three TDs overall, two of them rushing, and totaled 82 yards rushing and receiving. Beck completed 17 of 25 passes for 181 yards, two TDs and two interceptions. Riley Campbell added four receptions for 46 yards and a TD for Central (6-4). Colton Jones led Louisville (5-5) with 21-of-31 passing for 239 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Grayson Beamer caught six passes for 131 yards and a TD.
Canton South 17, St. Thomas Aquinas 14 CANTON TWP. A fourthdown touchdown pass by Gavin Moses to Trent Chavers with less than two minutes left lifted Canton South to a surprising 17-14 win over visiting St. Thomas Aquinas.
REPOSITORY CORRESPONDENT BOB ROSSITER
n Canton South’s Cole Burch stops St. Thomas Aquinas’ Vinny
Zeren short of the goal line on the last play of the first half during Friday’s game. See more photos at FridayNightOhio.com.
The loss cost the Knights (6-3) a chance to host a first-round playoff game in Division VII. South (3-7) rallied from a 14-7 deficit in the fourth quarter for the win. Braydon Noll’s 24-yard field goal cut the deficit to 14-10 in the fourth. Later on, it was Moses throwing a 36-yard TD pass to Chavers on a fourth-and-7. It was one of just three completions by Moses, with Chavers catching two of them for 67 total yards. The Wildcats did much of their damage on the ground, rushing for 220 yards on 51 carries. Moses gained 79 yards on 16 carries, scoring South’s first TD on a 18-yard run in the second quarter. Hunter Holcomb ran for 79 yards on 18 carries. The 14 points by Aquinas equaled its season low, as the Knights were coming off a bye last week. Elijah Chungu wasted no time getting the Knights going, returning the opening kickoff 70 yards for a TD. But the Knights didn’t generate enough offense after that. Alex Hawkins threw for 205 yards, but was held without a
TD pass for the first time this season. Chungu caught six passes for 98 yards. A’sian Burt added three catches for 66 yards. Av’ion Culler led the Knights on the ground with 62 yards and a TD on 10 carries.
Garrett Newsome combined for 323 yards of total offense as Garaway cruised to a 62-7 win over Tusky Valley to finish the regular season at 8-2. Newsome completed 16 of 17 passes for 203 yards and two TDs. He also rushed for a game-high 120 yards and a touchdown. The TD came on an 81-yard run. The Pirates built a 56-7 halftime lead and finished with 520 total yards. Tusky Valley’s lone score came in the second quarter when Tristan Tesch caught a 15-yard TD pass from Tanner Phillips.
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Manchester 27, CVCA 7
Jackson 7 9 7 6 — 29 Hoover 7 0 8 8 — 23 HOO — Brock Henne 17 pass from Ashby (Volas kick) JAC — Adkins 10 run (Maddern kick) JAC — Maddern 28 field goal JAC — Adkins 1 run (kick blocked) JAC — Adkins 13 run (Maddern kick) HOO — Griguolo 64 run (Logan pass from Ashby) HOO — Griguolo 7 run (Drew Johnson pass from Ashby) JAC — Adkins 11 run (kick blocked) JAC HOO First Downs 25 14 Rushes-Yards 51-242 32-222 Comp-Att-Int 12-18-0 8-17-0 Passing Yards 154 64 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalty Yards 6-50 1-15 Records 8-2, 5-1 5-5, 3-3 Total Yards 396 286 Punts-Avg. 2-40.5 5-37.0
PERRY 48, GLENOAK 14
GlenOak 0 7 0 7 — 14 Perry 7 20 14 7 — 48 PER — Middaugh 8 run (Warstler kick) PER — Cundiff 20 run (Warstler kick) PER — Armstrong 43 pass from Hayden Vinas (Warstler kick) PER — Betts 3 run (kick failed) GLE — Logan Scott 39 pass from Richardson (Mucci kick) PER — Cundiff 6 run (Warstler kick) PER — Dominic Vinas 39 run (Warstler kick) PER — Allen 7 run (Warstler kick) GLE — Tyler 5 run (Mucci kick) GLE PER First Downs 12 22 Rushes-Yards 26-63 39-392 Comp-Att-Int 13-24-1 2-5-0 Passing Yards 196 51 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalty Yards 1-5 2-15 Records 1-9, 0-6 8-2, 4-2 Total Yards 259 443 Punts-Avg. 1-42 0
LAKE 10, GREEN 7
NEW FRANKLIN Ethan Wright ran for 207 yards and three TDs as the host Panthers won for the fourth IVC NORTH straight time to close the regular season. Buckeye Trail 20, Hunter Foster added 72 East Canton 18 (OT) yards and a TD for Manchester (7-3, 5-2), which likely EAST CANTON Nathanael clinched a home playoff Suntheimer was stopped game next week. short on a two-point converThe Panthers, who were sion run in overtime, giving denied a piece of the PAC-7 Buckeye Trail the road win. championship with Orrville Isaac Hickman scored a beating Triway, didn’t com1-yard TD run for Buckeye plete a pass. Trail (7-3, 4-1) on the first CVCA (7-3, 5-2) didn’t get possession of OT. Franko on the scoreboard until 4:30 Romo scored on a two-point remained. Michael Bevingconversion run to put the ton found Kyle Atwood on an Warriors up 20-12. 18-yard TD pass. Bevington Suntheimer answered with completed 8 of 18 passes for a 3-yard TD run for the Hor- 82 yards, a TD and a pick. nets (4-6, 2-3) but could not convert the two-point try. Suntheimer accounted for Northwest 49, all three East Canton TDs. Loudonville 21 He ran for 156 yards and LAWRENCE TWP. Senior two scores on 29 carries. He Collin Houser ran for 199 added a 25-yard TD pass to yards and three TDs on 19 Tyler Hoover. carries, while junior Jordan Jaron Molla ran for 75 Mick threw three TD passes yards on 14 carries for the to help lead the Indians to a PAC-7 win to close out the regular season. Houser’s TD runs of 43 and 39 yards in the second half helped the Indians (7-3, 4-3) pull away. Mick threw for 132 yards, as two of his TD passes went to his brother, freshman Braden Mick. Braden Mick made three catches for 72 yards.
Lake 0 7 0 3 — 10 Green 0 0 0 7 — 7 LAK — Garro 97 run (Abdul kick) LAK — Abdul 22 field goal GRE — Mullin 8 pass from Van Horn (Ethan Keith kick) LAK GRE First Downs 21 9 Rushes-Yards 51-265 20-61 Comp-Att-Int 13-21-1 14-25-0 Passing Yards 91 132 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0 Penalty Yards 30 39 Records 6-4, 2-4 2-8, 1-5 Total Yards 356 193 Punts-Avg. 3-33.0 6-32.2
CENTRAL CATHOLIC 26, LOUISVILLE 22
Central Catholic 7 7 0 12 — 26 Louisville 8 7 7 0 — 22 LOU — Goard 3 pass from Jones (Jones pass from Burick) CC — Chase Miller 1 run (Kling kick) CC — Riley Campbell 25 pass from Beck (Kling kick) LOU — Beamer 24 pass from Jones (Lab kick) LOU — Pukys 14 pass from Jones (Lab kick) CC — Chase Miller 12 pass from Beck (pass failed) CC — Chase Miller 4 run (run failed) CC LOU First Downs 21 14 Rushes-Yards 37-151 19-61 Comp-Att-Int 17-25-2 21-31-1 Passing Yards 181 253 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalty Yards 5-34 11-109 Records 6-4 5-5 Total Yards 332 314 Punts-Avg. 1-35 2-34.0
CANTON SOUTH 17, ST THOMAS AQUINAS 14
Aquinas 7 0 7 0 — 14 Canton South 0 7 0 10 — 17 STA — Elijah Chungu 70 kickoff return (Sedmock kick) CS — Moses 18 run (Braydon Noll kick) STA — Culler 1 run (Sedmock kick) CS — Braydon Noll 24 field goal CS — Chavers 36 pass from Moses (Braydon Noll kick) STA CS First Downs 10 16 Rushes-Yards 17-93 51-220 Comp-Att-Int 13-28-0 3-10-0 Passing Yards 205 75 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalty Yards 5 48 Records 6-3 3-7 Total Yards 298 295 Punts-Avg. 3-40.0 4-28.0
BUCKEYE TRAIL 20, EAST CANTON 18
McCort kick) SV — Evans 61 pass from Blair (Jamon McCort kick) SV — Evans 80 pass from Blair (Jamon McCort kick) SV — Petro 1 run (Jamon McCort kick) MAL SV First Downs 12 12 Rushes-Yards 117 150 Comp-Att-Int 10-24-2 12-17-1 Passing Yards 88 313 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1 Penalty Yards 3-20 6-70 Records 5-5, 2-3 9-1, 5-0 Total Yards 205 463
GARAWAY 62, TUSKY VALLEY 7
Tusky Valley 0 7 0 0 — 7 Garaway 21 35 0 6 — 62 GAR — Fehr 12 pass from Newsome (Neal kick) GAR — Wallick 3 run (kick failed) GAR — Mullen 1 run (Dylan Hershberger pass from Newsome) TV — Tesch 15 pass from Phillips (n/a kick) GAR — Mullen 3 run (Neal kick) GAR — Newsome 81 run (Neal kick) GAR — Jaydon Miller 43 pass from Newsome (Neal kick) GAR — Jaydon Miller 10 run (Neal kick) GAR — Braden Yoder 12 run (Neal kick) GAR — Ethan Miller 3 run (kick failed) TV GAR First Downs 12 31 Rushes-Yards 31-130 31-302 Comp-Att-Int 10-24-3 17-20-0 Passing Yards 122 218 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Penalty Yards 40 25 Records 2-8, 1-4 8-2, 3-2 Total Yards 252 520 Punts-Avg. 3-23.7 2-14.5
FAIRLESS 21, TUSLAW 20
Tuslaw 0 7 7 6 — 20 Fairless 0 6 15 0 — 21 F — Campbell 2 run (kick failed) T — Lau 17 pass from Cordeiro (Ohm kick) F — Campbell 27 run (Lanier pass from Brindley) T — Arnold 20 pass from Cordeiro (Ohm kick) F — Campbell 24 run (Hunter kick) T — Marthey 9 run (kick failed) T F First Downs 24 14 Rushes-Yards 52-263 26-144 Comp-Att-Int 10-19-1 8-10-0 Passing Yards 144 107 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalty Yards 12-101 7-59 Records 4-6, 2-5 4-6, 2-5 Total Yards 407 288 Punts-Avg. 3-29.7 3-31.7
NORTHWEST 49, LOUDONVILLE 21
Loudonville 0 0 14 7 — 21 Northwest 7 14 21 7 — 49 NOR — Grossnickle 14 pass from Jordan Mick (LaFay kick) NOR — Braden Mick 23 pass from Jordan Mick (LaFay kick) NOR — Houser 2 run (LaFay kick) LOU — Fisher 18 pass from Huffman (kick failed) NOR — Weber 12 run (LaFay kick) NOR — Braden Mick 18 pass from Jordan Mick (LaFay kick) LOU — Fisher 12 run (Huffman run) NOR — Houser 43 run (LaFay kick) NOR — Houser 39 run (LaFay kick) LOU — Eldridge 20 run (Weiser kick) LOU NOR First Downs 13 15 Rushes-Yards 45-108 29-211 Comp-Att-Int 6-14-0 7-20-1 Passing Yards 113 132 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalty Yards 3-26 8-70 Records 1-9, 0-7 7-3, 4-3 Total Yards 221 343 Punts-Avg. 3-26.0 3-38.0
MANCHESTER 27, CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 7
CVCA 0 0 0 7 — 7 Manchester 7 0 7 13 — 27 MAN — Wright 3 run (Pierce Adey kick) MAN — Foster 7 run (Pierce Adey kick) MAN — Wright 5 run (Pierce Adey kick) MAN — Wright 57 run (kick failed) CVC — Atwood 18 pass from Bevington (kick good) CVC MAN First Downs 16 13 Rushes-Yards 40-205 37-255 Comp-Att-Int 8-18-1 0-3-0 Passing Yards 82 0 Penalty Yards 11-105 10-90 Records 7-3, 5-2 7-3, 5-2 Total Yards 287 255 Punts-Avg. 1-28 1-43
ALLIANCE 48, MARLINGTON 35
Malvern 0 0 0 0 — 0 Sandy Valley 14 20 0 7 — 41 SV — Kelly 5 pass from Blair (Jamon McCort kick) SV — Evans 73 pass from Blair (Jamon McCort kick) SV — Kelly 50 pass from Blair (Jamon
Alliance 7 17 10 14 — 48 Marlington 7 7 7 14 — 35 ALL — Hancock 2 run (Deack kick) MAR — Sabatino 24 run (Laure kick) ALL — Alexander 22 pass from Hartsoe (Deack kick) ALL — Deack 40 field goal MAR — Sabatino 2 run (Laure kick) ALL — Hartsoe 3 run (Deack kick) ALL — Deack 28 field goal ALL — Edwards 54 pass from Hartsoe (Deack kick) MAR — Sabatino 7 run (Laure kick) ALL — Salah Edwards 38 pass from Hartsoe (Deack kick) MAR — Cooley 10 pass from Greiner (Laure kick) MAR — Sabatino 4 run (Laure kick) ALL — Talbert 48 pass from Hartsoe (Deack kick) ALL MAR First Downs 15 18 Rushes-Yards 37-127 31-145 Comp-Att-Int 11-21-1 13-22-3 Passing Yards 387 250 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2 Penalty Yards 11-90 5-50 Records 7-3, 6-0 7-3, 5-1 Total Yards 514 395
run on a counter play, put the Falcons ahead 21-14 From Page CC1 with 12 seconds remaining in the third quarter. can happen. ... I’m just Kyle Hunter added the glad we got the win.” critical extra point. A bad As Campbell spoke, he snap on the Falcons’ first stood gingerly on his right score, a 2-yard Campbell ankle, which he hurt when run in the second quarter, it got caught in the turf prevented him from getwhile trying to go down to ting off his initial PAT try. keep the clock running on On that go-ahead the Falcons’ final drive. scoring drive, Fairless It was almost fitting in converted a fourth-and-3 some ways, considering from its own 48 — after the number of injuries having been in thirdthey had battled through and-28 — as well as a during the season. second-and-27 from its However, in the end, own 38. That last one saw those injuries weren’t Ethan Brindley complete enough to prevent Faira 38-yard pass to Justin less from easily its most Yoder one play before satisfying win. Campbell’s third score. “We’ve got eight start“We finally got a ers out,” Falcons head bounce to go our way,” coach A.J. Sarbaugh said. said Sarbaugh, whose “Hunter Campbell then team led 14-7 30 seconds goes down. Maybe we into the second half on get the first down, I don’t Campbell’s 26-yard run. know, but it completely “I’m just happy for these changes what we were seniors. They get to go out doing offensively. Then winners.” we have to find a replaceThe Mustangs battled ment on defense for him back from three oneagain and we’re playing touchdown deficits, but two freshmen.” took only one lead on Campbell’s three scores the night. That came gave Fairless three leads. with 29 seconds left in The final one, a 24-yard the first half when Noah
Arkwright’s PAT following Austin Cordeiro’s 17-yard touchdown pass to Kaden Lau made it 7-6. Cordeiro threw a pair of touchdown passes, with the other going to Michael Arnold to tie the game at 14. However, while the senior was 10-of-19 for 145 yards, it was the Brier Marthey show. Marthey capped his record-setting Tuslaw career with a 50-carry, 261-yard performance. His final carry as a Mustang, a 9-yard touchdown run, helped pull them within 21-20 with 2:35 remaining. “He’s been a workhorse for his career,” said Tuslaw head coach Matt Gulling, whose first season ends with a 4-6 record. “He’ll go down as the all-time leading rusher in Tuslaw history for a reason. He’s tough. He wants the ball. I told the guy, I don’t know if I’ve been more proud of a football team than I was this year.” The problem for Tuslaw came on the point-after kick, which bounced off the crossbar.
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Carrollton 28, Minerva 7 MINERVA Brady Benner scored two touchdowns to lead the Warriors to their second straight win. Benner scored on an 82-yard kickoff return and a 9-yard reception, and added an interception. Austin Colletti threw the TD pass to Benner. Carrollton finishes the season 2-8, while Minerva wraps up the year 1-9. REPOSITORY STAFF REPORT
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JACKSON 29, HOOVER 23
Buckeye Trail 0 12 0 8 — 20 East Canton 0 6 6 0 6 — 18 EC — Tyler Hoover 25 pass from Suntheimer (kick failed) BT — Parry 67 kickoff return (pass failed) EC — Suntheimer 9 run (pass failed) BT — Parry 1 run (pass failed) BT — Hickman 1 run (Rome run) EC — Suntheimer 3 run (run failed) BT EC First Downs 15 19 Rushes-Yards 35-84 54-257 Comp-Att-Int 8-15-0 3-7-0 Passing Yards 68 52 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalty Yards 2-20 3-30 Records 7-3, 4-1 4-6, 2-3 Total Yards 152 309 Punts-Avg. 3-28.0 1-24.0
SANDY VALLEY 41, MALVERN 0
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“I saw him go up and tip the ball, it’s the kind of play you see on ESPN,” Blair said of his view from about 35 yards away. “He always wants to go and make those type of plays.” Kelly would not confirm that he saw the ball all the way. “When I tipped it into the air, I saw it go up and I just knew I had to catch it,” Kelly said. “I was amazed — I couldn’t believe the ball landed right into my hands. I just kept running with it.” Kelly also made an interception in the end zone as the Cardinals (9-1, 5-0 IVC North) clinched their second straight league crown. “I think it just shows how far we’ve come,” said Blair, who threw five touchdown passes in the first half. “Coach (Brian) Gamble has changed the culture. He’s pushed us because he knows our potential.” Gamble speculated that the Cardinals will be the seventh or eighth playoff seed in Division V, Region 17. Before the game, Sandy Valley was ninth in the region. “Maybe the eight,” Gamble said. “Every program’s ultimate goal is to win the league and get to the dance. It doesn’t matter who you dance with — it might be the prom queen. “At the same time, we’re going to the dance and that is our ultimate goal.” Afterward, the website JoeEitel.com listed the Cardinals as one of the eight teams that have clinched playoff berths in Region 17. The loss might knock the Hornets (5-5, 2-3) from the eight spot in Division VII Region 25. Official playoff pairings will be announced Sunday. Blair passed for 304 yards in the first half alone, completing 8 of 11 passes.
The Stark County all-time leader in touchdown passes finished 10 of 14 for 310 yards. He now has 31 this season and 85 overall. Demetrius Evans’ three touchdown receptions in the first half covered 77, 61 and 80 yards. The Hornets drove deep on their opening possession before stalling at the Sandy Valley 28. Three plays later, Blair broke loose for a 56-yard run to the 5, setting up his first scoring toss to Kelly. One play after the Hornets’ first punt, Blair found Evans along the sideline and he escaped two defenders for a 77-yard score and 13-0 lead. After Kelly’s juggling score, Blair found Evans near the Malvern 20 and he escaped from Hornets defender Johnny Walker to cap a 61-yard score. Quarterback Derk Hutchison drove the Hornets deep late in the second quarter, but Kelly stole his fourthdown pass in the end zone to keep the shutout going. “Our defense has gotten a lot better,” Kelly said. “We know how to stop the run this year. A shutout is always nice.” Kelly’s interception set up Blair’s 80-yard bomb to Evans that was caught at the 40, and followed with a sprint to the end zone. The Cardinals limited the Hornets to 115 yards on 34 carries. Hutchison completed eight passes for 74 yards. He threw two interceptions. “Our defense is playing really well,” Gamble said. “Our offense is electric. Cameron has been unbelievable. We have been playing at a different level.” Gamble said his players needed little inspiration. “Malvern, that’s our rival for these guys growing up,” Gamble said. “Being that we had to win to get in, we were self-motivated.”
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n Alliance’s Braidyn Hartsoe intercepts a pass before being taken down by Marlington’s Nik Tortola during the first quarter of
their game at Marlington on Friday.
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“Salah has been biding his time and has been patient all year. We From Page CC1 did everything by the book and when they told us he was good to and accurate Hartsoe, who took go, he played.” over as the starter four weeks Andrew Datz caught two ago after an injury to Brandon passes for 89 yards and J’Dynn Alexander, completed six passes Seals hauled in two passes for for 30 yards or more. 76 yards. RB Jeff Talbert also “There is a perception out caught a 48-yard touchdown for there that we are unable to throw Alliance. the ball for whatever reason,” “It felt good,” Hartsoe said. Alliance head coach Seth Whiting “Getting the receivers back said. “We can, but we always try helped me out so much. It was a to take what the defense gives us. great win for us.” Tonight, Marlington stacked the That offense was helped by an box so we wanted to take advan- opportunistic defense. Alliance tage of that.” forced three interceptions and Hartsoe got some help from recovered two fumbles. Alexanreinforcements. der, Hartsoe and Seals all picked Alexander was well enough to off passes for the Aviators. play for the first time in three “I thought the guys battled,” weeks and caught two passes Marlington (7-3, 5-1) head coach for 49 yards and a TD. Salah Mark Gulling said. “We just made Edwards was eligible for the first too many mistakes. You aren’t time this season and caught four going to be able to beat a team passes for 110 yards and two TDs. that good doing that.” Edwards is a transfer student Alliance was able to survive a from Georgia. strong effort from Marlington “Brandon was healthy enough running back Anthony Sabatino. to play so we were glad he could He ran for 132 yards and four TDs get some snaps,” Whiting said. on 28 carries.
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“Sometimes life doesn’t go your way,” Gulling said. “We got beat. Alliance was the better team tonight. That’s unfortunate for us but life goes on. It may sting at the moment but I’m proud of our seniors. They are all great kids. We may not be going to the playoffs but getting seven wins is still a great year. A new day starts tomorrow.” It was the third straight year Alliance has defeated Marlington with a league title on the line. The Aviators have never lost an EBC game in the league’s two years. “It’s great for the kids,” Whiting said. “We’ve won this game on the road twice on their field during this run. I thought we played well. We had some hiccups on special teams that we will be looking to iron out but I’m happy. We’ve been banged up on the offensive line. We’ve got six to eight guys rotating in and out and they have really jelled over the last three weeks. It’s been nice.” Reach Cliff at 330-580-8494 or cliff.hickman@cantonrep.com On Twitter: @chickmanREP
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