Local Scoreboard
Alliance 14, Marlington 7
Archbishop Hoban 38, Parma Holy Name 33
Aurora 55, Kenston 0
Brunswick 42, Elyria 14
Canton South 35, West Branch 10
Canton Timken 38, Tusky Valley 0
Chippewa 28, Northwestern 7
Cloverleaf 21, Tallmadge 20
Coventry 14, Norton 6
Dalton 21, Hillsdale 19
Ellet 28, Firestone 14
Field 28, Springfield 7
Garfield 46, East 16
Garrettsville 55, Waterloo 7
Highland 37, Green 7
Hudson 21, Stow 17
Jackson 19, Austintown Fitch 6
Kent Roosevelt 42, Southeast 0
Louisville 55, Carrollton 13
Manchester 63, Indian Valley 0
Mogadore 40, Woodridge 21
Nordonia 45, Cuyahoga Falls 14
North Canton Hoover 20, Boardman 9
Northwest 33, Minera 27
Norwayne 52, Rittman 7
Orrville 51, Mansfield 18
Perry 30, Lake 27
Ravenna 41, Crestwood 25
Revere 17, Copley 14
Sandy Valley 47, Conotton Valley 16
St. Ignatius 49, Massillon 7
St. Thomas Aquinas 35, River View 13
St. Vincent-St. Mary 40, Canton Central Catholic 14
Streetsboro 55, East Canton 35
Strongsville 42, Medina 7
Triway 52, Fairless 7
Tuslaw 18, CVCA 13
Wadsworth 38, Barberton 13
Waynedale 35, Smithville 14
Windham 28, Rootstown 26
Wooster 40, Mansfield Madison 13

State Scoreboard
Amherst Steele 41, Westlake 19
Anna 14, St. Henry 10
Ansonia 54, Tipp City Bethel 7
Ashtabula Lakeside 26, Painesville Riverside 7
Avon 41, Vermilion 18
Avon Lake 12, N. Olmsted 6
Bellevue 62, Norwalk 7
Berea 19, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 0
Bethel-Tate 41, Williamsburg 6
Beverly Ft. Frye 35, New Matamoras Frontier 12
Blanchester 20, Hillsboro 18
Bucyrus Wynford 47, New Washington Buckeye Cent. 0
Buffalo, W.Va. 40, Crown City S. Gallia 12
Burton Berkshire 36, Newbury 8
Cadiz Harrison Cent. 32, Bellaire 14
Canfield 14, Youngs. East 0
Cardington-Lincoln 28, Delaware Buckeye Valley 21
Castalia Margaretta 42, Oak Harbor 7
Chardon NDCL 29, Garfield Hts. Trinity 10
Chesterland W. Geauga 28, Wickliffe 21
Cin. Elder 33, Cin. St. Xavier 15
Cin. Hills Christian Academy 38, Hamilton New Miami 6
Cin. Indian Hill 34, Cin. Mariemont 14
Cin. Madeira 16, Reading 14
Cin. Moeller 24, Cin. La Salle 10
Cin. Turpin 35, Cin. Walnut Hills 0
Cin. Winton Woods 23, Cin. Anderson 13
Cin. Woodward 36, Cin. Withrow 6
Clarksville Clinton-Massie 26, London 21
Clayton Northmont 17, Huber Hts. Wayne 7
Cle. Glenville 37, Cle. John Adams 6
Cle. JFK 26, Cle. East 6
Cle. John Marshall 18, Cle. Collinwood 6
Cle. Rhodes 40, Cle. E. Tech 6
Cle. S. 38, Cle. Lincoln W. 0
Cle. VASJ 45, Elyria Cath. 25
Clyde 26, Huron 7
Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 27, Chesapeake 13
Cols. Franklin Hts. 28, Mt. Vernon 14
Coshocton 42, Uhrichsville Claymont 7
Cuyahoga Hts. 47, Gates Mills Hawken 28
Day. Northridge 40, Camden Preble Shawnee 14
Delphos Jefferson 49, Convoy Crestview 0
Dover 69, Cambridge 7
Dresden Tri-Valley 48, McConnelsville Morgan 0
Edon 34, Lakeside Danbury 7
Fairview 21, Oberlin Firelands 14
Findlay Liberty-Benton 55, Leipsic 0
Fostoria 35, Shelby 6
Fremont Ross 42, Lima Sr. 17
Gahanna Cols. Academy 20, Hebron Lakewood 2
Geneva 44, Ashtabula Edgewood 22
Genoa Area 49, Kansas Lakota 6
Gibsonburg 24, Bloomdale Elmwood 20
Hamilton 24, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 3
Hamilton Badin 40, Cin. Purcell Marian 14
Hanoverton United 32, Mineral Ridge 21
Harrison 14, Milford 0
Howard E. Knox 34, Johnstown Northridge 19
Hubbard 36, Brookfield 14
Kettering Alter 42, Day. Carroll 7
Kirtland 34, Independence 13
Lees Creek E. Clinton 34, Batavia Clermont NE 0
Lewistown Indian Lake 55, Spring. Greenon 20
Malvern 54, Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 0
Maria Stein Marion Local 42, Delphos St. John’s 0
Marysville 26, Westerville Cent. 23, OT
Mayfield 31, Garfield Hts. 0
Mechanicsburg 60, Jamestown Greeneview 7
Mentor 29, Euclid 7
Middlefield Cardinal 20, Orwell Grand Valley 14
Milford Center Fairbanks 21, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 20
Minford 42, Waverly 14
Monroe 13, Carlisle 9
Mt. Orab Western Brown 28, Goshen 7
N. Bend Taylor 14, Cin. Finneytown 9
N. Ridgeville 28, Bay Village Bay 7
New Albany 30, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 21
New Bremen 27, Ft. Recovery 26
New Philadelphia 48, Byesville Meadowbrook 20
New Richmond 48, Batavia 0
Newcomerstown 47, Strasburg-Franklin 12
Northwood 45, W. Unity Hilltop 19
Oberlin 41, Columbia Station Columbia 0
Olmsted Falls 35, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 28
Oxford Talawanda 28, Cin. Mt. Healthy 12
Pemberville Eastwood 49, Elmore Woodmore 0
Perry 49, Orange 14
Plain City Jonathan Alder 21, Cols. Ready 9
Rayland Buckeye 44, John Marshall, W.Va. 22
Richmond Hts. 62, Fairport Harbor Harding 28
Rocky River Lutheran W. 34, LaGrange Keystone 14
Sandusky Perkins 48, Sandusky St. Mary 7
Sarahsville Shenandoah 27, Lore City Buckeye Trail 0
Sherwood Fairview 50, Antwerp 21
Solon 42, Lakewood 7
Spring. Shawnee 42, Spring. Kenton Ridge 7
Springboro 14, Lebanon 0
Springfield 7, Centerville 0
St. Bernard Roger Bacon 41, Middletown Fenwick 21
St. Marys Memorial 21, Ottawa-Glandorf 20
St. Paris Graham 27, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 20
Steubenville 14, Cols. Watterson 0
Sycamore Mohawk 43, Fostoria St. Wendelin 14
Sylvania Southview 60, Holland Springfield 0
Thornville Sheridan 28, New Concord John Glenn 24
Tiffin Columbian 44, Upper Sandusky 0
Tol. Cent. Cath. 21, Tol. Start 0
Tol. Whitmer 48, Tol. Libbey 6
Trenton Edgewood 49, Cin. NW 7
Urbana 42, Spring. NW 0
Utica 21, Loudonville 7
Wapakoneta 21, Van Wert 7
Wauseon 42, Bryan 14
Wellston 24, McArthur Vinton County 8
Wellsville 21, Leetonia 6
Wheeling Central, W.Va. 26, Warren JFK 17
Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 28, Magnolia, W.Va. 0
Youngs. Liberty 35, Warren Champion 0
Youngs. Ursuline 33, Warren Harding 7

Local Scoreboard
Alliance 24, Carrollton 10
Archbishop Hoban 63, Painesville Harvey 0
Aurora 46, Beachwood 12
Boardman 56, Perry 21
Brunswick 38, Parma Normandy 7
Buchtel 49, Ellet 27
Buckeye 34, Rocky River 18
Canton Central Catholic 19, Bedford Chanel 9
Canton McKinley 37, Jackson 13
Clearford 34, Mansfield 14
Cloverleaf 25, Copley 7
CVCA 35, Triway 12
Cuyahoga Falls 28, North Royalton 20
East 38, Firestone 21
East Canton 47, Rootstown 25
Field 44, Crestwood 13
Garaway 69, Bowerston Conotton Valley 7
GlenOak 27, Austintown-Fitch 0
Highland 34, Revere 7
Hillsdale 39, Chippewa 32
Kent Roosevelt 41, Coventry 6
Lexington 34, Orrville 20
Loraine Clearview 34, Black River 6
Louisville 45, West Branch 28
Manchester 57, Fairless 15
Massillon 34,. Garfield 0
Mayfield 16, Brush 0
Medina 31, Stow 28, OT
Minerva 18, Marlington 14
Mogadore 34, Garrettsville 6
Nordonia 17, Twinsburg 13
North Canton Hoover 27, Lake 7
Northwest 17, Canton South 14
Norton 24, Springfield 14
Norwayne 14, Northwestern 7
Ravenna 52, Southeast 34
Smithville 21, Dalton 20
Solon 38, Hudson 13
St. Thomas Aquinas 17, Elyria Catholic 13
St. Vincent-St. Mary 20, Napoleon 3
Streetsboro 35, Woodridge 6
Tallmadge 21, Barberton 14
Tuslaw 42, Tusky Valley 6
Wadsworth 17, Green 14
Walsh Jesuit 14, Parma Padua 10
Waterloo 27, Windham 19
Waynedale 49, Rittman 13
West Holmes 33, Mansfield Madison 22
Wooster 21, Ashland 14

State Scoreboard
Ada 44, Bluffton 7
Albany Alexander 27, Stewart Federal Hocking 0
Amherst Steele 15, N. Olmsted 12
Archbold 41, Swanton 21
Athens 25, McArthur Vinton County 7
Avon 41, Rocky River 16
Bainbridge Paint Valley 34, Frankfort Adena 25
Baltimore Liberty Union 37, Cols. Grandview Hts. 0
Batavia 15, Cin. Clark Montessori 13
Bay Village Bay 35, Oberlin Firelands 20
Beavercreek 35, Xenia 7
Bedford 29, Chardon NDCL 28
Bellaire St. John 27, Bishop Donahue, W.Va. 26
Bellevue 48, Upper Sandusky 7
Berea 14, Westlake 13
Berlin Center Western Reserve 27, Wellsville 24
Bethel-Tate 23, Blanchester 6
Bloomdale Elmwood 28, Kansas Lakota 27, OT
Bowling Green 26, Holland Springfield 24
Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 34, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 7
Bridgeport 40, Paden City, W.Va. 16
Brookville 34, New Lebanon Dixie 0
Bucyrus 31, Lucas 6
Bucyrus Wynford 40, N. Robinson Col. Crawford 7
Cadiz Harrison Cent. 43, Richmond Edison 13
Cambridge 58, Warsaw River View 21
Canal Winchester 24, Circleville 0
Canfield 31, Struthers 0
Cardington-Lincoln 13, Marion Elgin 6
Carey 42, Fostoria St. Wendelin 0
Carlisle 75, Day. Northridge 22
Casstown Miami E. 48, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 19
Centerville 54, Miamisburg 0
Chagrin Falls 42, Orange 13
Chesterland W. Geauga 31, Chagrin Falls Kenston 6
Chillicothe 34, Portsmouth 14
Chillicothe Zane Trace 48, Chillicothe Huntington 0
Cin. Anderson 65, Batavia Amelia 0
Cin. Colerain 35, Cin. Sycamore 14
Cin. Country Day 51, Cin. Christian 27
Cin. Deer Park 37, N. Bend Taylor 20
Cin. Glen Este 38, Cin. NW 7
Cin. Hills Christian Academy 35, Day. Christian 7
Cin. Indian Hill 35, Reading 17
Cin. La Salle 15, Lex. Henry Clay, Ky. 14
Cin. Madeira 20, Cin. Mariemont 14
Cin. Princeton 27, Cin. Oak Hills 21
Cin. Shroder 39, Day. Jefferson 6
Cin. Turpin 42, Hamilton Ross 14
Cin. Winton Woods 55, Kings Mills Kings 21
Cin. Withrow 42, Cin. Hughes 6
Cin. Wyoming 21, Cin. Finneytown 0
Circleville Logan Elm 21, Amanda-Clearcreek 7
Clarksville Clinton-Massie 34, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 6
Clayton Northmont 48, Fairborn 7
Cle. Glenville 40, Cle. Lincoln W. 0
Cle. JFK 33, Cle. E. Tech 7
Cle. John Adams 34, Cle. Rhodes 6
Cle. John Marshall 32, Cle. East 12
Cle. S. 30, Cle. Collinwood 20
Clyde 63, Port Clinton 6
Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 29, Newport, Ky. 14
Coldwater 23, Anna 0
Cols. Bexley 20, Whitehall-Yearling 10
Cols. DeSales 38, Findlay 7
Cols. Franklin Hts. 49, Waverly 27
Cols. Hamilton Twp. 26, Bloom-Carroll 10
Cols. Harvest Prep 69, Millersport 0
Cols. St. Charles 38, Sandusky 0
Cols. Upper Arlington 34, Worthington Kilbourne 9
Cols. Watterson 28, Cle. Benedictine 7
Columbiana 14, Hanoverton United 3
Columbiana Crestview 34, E. Palestine 28
Conneaut 12, Cle. Cent. Cath. 10
Cory-Rawson 53, Vanlue 14
Cuyahoga Hts. 55, Newbury 14
Day. Carroll 24, Cin. Purcell Marian 12
Day. Chaminade-Julienne 21, Middletown Fenwick 20
Defiance 35, Van Wert 18
Defiance Ayersville 28, Edgerton 7
Defiance Tinora 56, Antwerp 10
Delaware Buckeye Valley 48, Caledonia River Valley 0
Delaware Hayes 28, Mt. Vernon 7
Delphos St. John’s 14, Versailles 8
Dover 53, Coshocton 14
Dresden Tri-Valley 27, Philo 7
Dublin Coffman 55, Galloway Westland 0
Dublin Jerome 14, Powell Olentangy Liberty 10
Edon 14, Tol. Ottawa Hills 10
Euclid 13, Eastlake N. 0
Findlay Liberty-Benton 69, Arcadia 7
Fostoria 45, Galion 22
Franklin 27, Bellbrook 8
Fredericktown 21, Danville 7
Fremont Ross 41, Lorain Southview 7
Ft. Recovery 26, Rockford Parkway 12
Gallipolis Gallia 36, Jackson 28
Gates Mills Gilmour 41, Warrensville Hts. 6
Gates Mills Hawken 49, Orwell Grand Valley 14
Genoa Area 63, Elmore Woodmore 12
Germantown Valley View 44, Milton-Union 0
Gibsonburg 43, Millbury Lake 7
Girard 42, Warren Champion 13
Greenwich S. Cent. 54, Ashland Mapleton 32
Grove City 14, Groveport-Madison 7
Hamilton 32, Mason 7
Hamler Patrick Henry 48, Metamora Evergreen 14
Hannibal River 14, Caldwell 7
Harrison 42, Trenton Edgewood 28
Hicksville 60, Haviland Wayne Trace 13
Hilliard Darby 45, Grove City Cent. Crossing 7
Hilliard Davidson 35, Thomas Worthington 7
Howard E. Knox 46, Centerburg 19
Hubbard 23, Cortland Lakeview 21
Huber Hts. Wayne 35, Troy 16
Huron 41, Milan Edison 14
Independence 37, Burton Berkshire 13
Jeromesville Hillsdale 39, Doylestown Chippewa 32
Johnstown-Monroe 32, Loudonville 0
Kenton 40, Lima Bath 8
Kettering Fairmont 20, Vandalia Butler 0
Kirtland 33, Richmond Hts. 6
Lafayette Allen E. 14, Convoy Crestview 10
Lakewood 7, Garfield Hts. 0
Lancaster Fairfield Union 34, Ashville Teays Valley 32
Leavittsburg LaBrae 42, Campbell Memorial 0
Lees Creek E. Clinton 47, Goshen 24
Leetonia 32, Salineville Southern 26
Lewis Center Olentangy 24, Marysville 21
Lewistown Indian Lake 14, Bellefontaine 7
Liberty Center 41, Wauseon 21
Lockland 34, Cin. Summit Country Day 9
Logan 35, Ironton 10
London Madison Plains 28, Greenfield McClain 0
Lorain Admiral King 41, Marion Harding 7
Lorain Clearview 34, Sullivan Black River 6
Lou. Trinity, Ky. 17, Cin. St. Xavier 6
Loveland 35, Wilmington 14
Lowellville 34, Sebring McKinley 8
Malvern 55, Newcomerstown 7
Maple Hts. 27, E. Liverpool 0
Maria Stein Marion Local 17, St. Henry 10
Marietta 42, Parkersburg South, W.Va. 21
Marion Pleasant 28, Sparta Highland 7
Maumee 28, Perrysburg 21
McComb 30, Arlington 28
McDonald 61, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 30
McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 43, Marion Cath. 0
Mechanicsburg 48, Spring. NE 21
Middlefield Cardinal 24, Fairport Harbor Harding 6
Middletown 46, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 24
Milford 32, Cin. Mt. Healthy 14
Milford Center Fairbanks 35, Lima Perry 14
Millersburg W. Holmes 33, Mansfield Madison 22
Mineral Ridge 13, New Middletown Spring. 7
Minford 41, Oak Hill 0
Monroe 34, Middletown Madison 14
Morrow Little Miami 24, Norwood 21
Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 17, Ontario 6
Mt. Orab Western Brown 61, Williamsburg 14
N. Lima S. Range 53, Lisbon David Anderson 7
New Albany 20, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 6
New Carlisle Tecumseh 28, St. Paris Graham 6
New Concord John Glenn 28, Zanesville W. Muskingum 21
New Lexington 35, Zanesville Maysville 0
New London 20, Monroeville 13
New Richmond 63, Batavia Clermont NE 0
New Washington Buckeye Cent. 16, Crestline 6
Newark Cath. 21, Hebron Lakewood 6
Newark Licking Valley 45, Heath 17
Northwood 52, Troy Christian 13
Oak Glen, W.Va. 53, Toronto 29
Oberlin 20, LaGrange Keystone 17
Oregon Stritch 48, Lakeside Danbury 20
Ottawa-Glandorf 42, Elida 0
Oxford Talawanda 42, Cin. Walnut Hills 28
Painesville Riverside 41, Jefferson Area 21
Pandora-Gilboa 24, Leipsic 21
Parma Hts. Holy Name 28, Garfield Hts. Trinity 14
Pataskala Licking Hts. 38, Lancaster Fisher Cath. 7
Paulding 41, Delta 21
Pemberville Eastwood 76, Tontogany Otsego 0
Perry 55, Wickliffe 14
Pickerington Cent. 38, Pickerington N. 7
Piketon 46, Chillicothe Unioto 10
Piqua 26, Lebanon 21
Plain City Jonathan Alder 31, London 6
Poland Seminary 36, Niles McKinley 8
Portsmouth Notre Dame 35, Crown City S. Gallia 6
Portsmouth Sciotoville 72, Manchester 38
Portsmouth W. 49, Chesapeake 20
Rayland Buckeye 46, Wintersville Indian Creek 15
Reynoldsburg 10, Newark 3
Richwood N. Union 41, Galion Northmor 0
Sandusky Perkins 41, Oak Harbor 13
Sarahsville Shenandoah 27, Barnesville 6
Shelby 42, Norwalk 14
Sherwood Fairview 62, Holgate 8
Sidney Lehman 26, W. Carrollton 6
Spencerville 24, Columbus Grove 21
Spring. Kenton Ridge 32, Spring. NW 14
Spring. Shawnee 12, Spring. Greenon 11
Springfield 18, Trotwood-Madison 12
St. Bernard Roger Bacon 13, Cin. McNicholas 3
St. Clairsville 35, Weir, W.Va. 17
St. Marys Memorial 46, Wapakoneta 23
Steubenville 42, Lisbon Beaver 7
Sunbury Big Walnut 28, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 7
Sycamore Mohawk 33, Attica Seneca E. 27
Sylvania Southview 73, Rossford 6
Thornville Sheridan 42, Crooksville 10
Tiffin Columbian 38, Willard 7
Tipp City Bethel 24, New Paris National Trail 21
Tol. Cent. Cath. 42, Oregon Clay 7
Tol. Scott 44, Tol. Woodward 6
Tol. St. John’s 41, Tol. Rogers 6
Tol. Start 29, Tol. Bowsher 10
Tol. Whitmer 14, Tol. St. Francis 7
Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 35, Strasburg-Franklin 12
Uhrichsville Claymont 32, Byesville Meadowbrook 13
Urbana 60, Riverside Stebbins 6
Utica 41, Johnstown Northridge 0
Van Buren 21, Dola Hardin Northern 14
Vermilion 42, Grafton Midview 34
W. Chester Lakota W. 45, Fairfield 0
W. Jefferson 41, Sugar Grove Berne Union 7
W. Liberty-Salem 14, N. Lewisburg Triad 6
W. Unity Hilltop 40, Tol. Christian 17
Wahama, W.Va. 28, Lore City Buckeye Trail 27
Warren Harding 35, Lima Sr. 0
Warren Howland 35, Youngs. Chaney 7
Washington C.H. 7, Hillsboro 6
Waynesville 41, Camden Preble Shawnee 13
Wellston 28, Belpre 13
Westerville S. 24, Dublin Scioto 20
Wheelersburg 52, Ironton Rock Hill 7
Wheeling Central, W.Va. 43, McConnelsville Morgan 13
Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 59, Sylvania Northview 17
Williamsport Westfall 56, Southeastern 0
Willow Wood Symmes Valley 28, McDermott Scioto NW 6
Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 45, Beverly Ft. Frye 7
Yellow Springs 23, Ridgeway Ridgemont 22
Youngs. Christian 17, Vienna Mathews 0
Youngs. Liberty 42, Salem 7
Youngs. Mooney 35, Mentor Lake Cath. 14
Youngs. Ursuline 41, Chardon 0
Zanesville 49, Vincent Warren 3

Akron Beacon Journal sports writers David Lee Morgan Jr., Jonas Forturne and Michael Beaven break down this week’s top high school football games. (In both HTML and Javascript format)

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By David Lee Morgan Jr.
Beacon Journal sports writer

Green boys golf coach Dan Gorley is a gracious winner.

His team won the Suburban League postseason golf tournament Wednesday afternoon at Good Park Golf Course by edging Revere 323-327. Revere was the preseason and regular-season champion and, as a result, claimed the overall Suburban League title.

”They had a great team,” Gorley said of Revere.

Green was right up there with the Minutemen all season, and on Wednesday, the leaders for the Bulldogs were senior Charlie Miller (79), juniors Justin Grunstein (80) and Alex Hinkle (80), and senior Sean Myer (84).

”I was very happy with our guys,” Gorley said. ”They have played well all year.”

And Gorley said the roaring noise emanating from a huge chipper, used to mangle and grind fallen branches from the recent storm, wasn’t an issue.

”The course was in great shape,” Gorley said. ”There may have been a few times when it took some time to find a ball because it was underneath some leaves or a branch or something, but it wasn’t a problem at all. They did a nice job on the course.”

Larry Zimmerman, the course manager, appreciated Gorley’s compliments. He said his regular crew of 12 workers was up for the challenge.

”They came in Monday morning at 7 a.m., and they went right at it,” Zimmerman said. ”They got the fairways cleaned off and hauled away all the debris. Then we mowed all day Monday and rented a chipper for the debris and we’re continuing the [chipper] process now.

”My crew did a heck of a job getting the course ready for not only the [Suburban League] tournament, but for everyone,” Zimmerman said. ”They busted their tails.”
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David Lee Morgan Jr. can be reachedat dlmorgan@thebeaconjournal.com.

By David Lee Morgan Jr.
Beacon Journal sports writer

Katie Gillespie’s favorite school period of the day? Lunch, of course.

Her next favorite?

Study hall, naturally.

Then there’s her other favorites like religion, German and physics.

The point is that Gillespie, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy’s standout senior distance runner, loves being in high school and wants to soak up every second of her last year.

She’s proud of her accomplishments on the cross country course and on the track. Last year during the cross country season, she finished fourth at the Division II state meet.

And during the track season, Gillespie, wearing her trademark bright yellow sunglasses, won four state championships as the team won the overall title. Gillespie ran as a member of the winning 3,200 relay team and won individual state championships in the 1,600 and 3,200.

This year, Gillespie said, she is trying to hold on to as many memories as possible.

”I don’t want high school to end,” she said. ”I love my school. I love my classes. I love my friends and I love my teammates.”

As Gillespie and her teammates look
toward the PAC-7 cross country championship and the postseason, the Royals (5-0) have established themselves as one of the top teams in the state — in any division — with the likes of Gillespie, senior Carolyn Case, sophomore Joy Talbott, freshman Laura Rybka, sophomore Irene Frangos, senior Brittany Fabris, senior Brianna Jones.

The Royals have put together an incredible streak. Since joining the PAC-7 in 2001, they have never been beaten in a league race and have won the championship each year.

”The team (concept) has always been strong at the school in past years and kids like Katie and Carolyn just picked up what the seniors before them had done,” CVCA coach George Hallis said. ”A lot of teams say they have close teams and I know we do.

”The ones who have left and gone to college always come back and say their college teams aren’t the same as it was here.”

Hallis said Case stepped up as one of the top senior leaders as well, which has taken some burden off Gillespie. The senior leadership has become a responsibility within the program over the years that isn’t taken lightly.

As Gillespie talks about her athletic family and all that it has and still wants to accomplish, she said the team feels no pressure to win every meet.

”We’re always talking and laughing when we’re together,” Gillespie said. ”We try to keep a lively and fun environment. If we’re running against a good team, that will show us where we need to be, so we just pray for strength to get through it. And coach Hallis does a great job of keeping us focused.”

CVCA will be competing in the Malone College Invitational this weekend, a meet that will include a majority of Division I teams.

”That will be good for us,” Hallis said. ”We’ll get a chance to run against a few Division I teams we haven’t faced before, like North Royalton and Mason, which are strong teams [in the state].”

The district, regional and state meets will be run Oct. 18, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, respectively.
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David Lee Morgan Jr. can be reachedat dlmorgan@thebeaconjournal.com.

1.) Louisville (II, 4-0): The Leopards’ balanced offensive attack and aggressive defense led to a 33-7 win against previously unbeaten Northwest. Next: West Branch.
2.) Highland (III, 4-0): It took a fourth-quarter field goal to edge Tallmadge 3-2 in a key Suburban League matchup. Next: Revere.
3.) Brunswick (I, 4-0): The Blue Devils’ defense stood strong in a 30-7 win against Nordonia, which lost for the first time. Next: at Parma Normandy.
4.) GlenOak (I, 4-0): Quarterback Brandon Martin rushed for two touchdowns as the Golden Eagles defeated Jackson 31-13 in a Federal League matchup. Next: Austintown Fitch.
5.) Mogadore (VI, 4-0): The Wildcats racked up 257 rushing yards in a 35-7 win against Rootstown. Next: at Garrettsville.
6.) Northwest (III, 3-1): Louisville, ranked in the Top 10 in the state in Division II, handed the Indians, also state ranked in Division III, their first defeat last week 33-7. Next: at Canton South.
7.) St. Vincent-St. Mary (IV, 3-1): Thanks to two defensive touchdowns by Doran Grant late in the game, the Irish rallied for a 20-12 win against rival Archbishop Hoban. Next: at Napoleon.
8.) Nordonia (I, 3-1): Brunswick was just too strong as the Knights dropped a 30-7 decision. Next: Twinsburg.
9.) Walsh Jesuit (III, 3-1): Armand Dehaney, a Ball State recruit, scored two second-half touchdowns as the Warriors held off Mentor Lake Catholic 14-7. Next: Parma Padua Franciscan.
10.) Alliance (II, 4-0): The Aviators had an easier time than many expected in beating West Branch 21-7. Dominique Wright returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown. Next: Carrollton.
11.) Cloverleaf (II, 4-0): The Colts are a team that takes advantage of opportunities. Last week, they used a late touchdown to defeat Green 14-13. Next: at Copley.
12.) Wadsworth (I, 3-1): The Grizzlies were able to overcome five turnovers with strong defense in a 13-9 win at Revere. Wadsworth receiver Anthony Schrock had 10 catches for 170 yards. Next: Green.
13.) Archbishop Hoban (II, 2-2): The Knights jumped to a 12-0 lead, but St. Vincent-St. Mary rallied for 20 unanswered points. Next: Painesville Harvey.
14.) Garfield (I, 3-1): Tyson Gulley rushed for 188 yards, and receiver James Barnett scored twice in a 25-21 win against City Series opponent North. Next: at Massillon.
15.) Ravenna (III, 3-1): The Ravens needed a late touchdown off a fake field-goal attempt to turn back Norton 28-24. Next: Southeast.
16.) CVCA (IV, 3-1): Running back John Pettigrew rushed for 234 yards and Derek Utley rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns in a win last week over Tusky Valley. Next: Triway.
17.) North Canton Hoover (I, 3-1): The Vikings got three touchdowns from Erick Howard and the defense was tough in a 21-0 win at previously unbeaten Perry. Next: Lake.
18.) Tuslaw (IV, 4-0): The Mustangs held Indian Valley to 54 total yards in a 27-7 win to move into the poll. Next: Tusky Valley.
19.) Triway (IV, 3-1): One week after handing Waynedale its first loss, the Titans did the same to PAC-7 foe Manchester. Ben Cline racked up 173 yards on 21 carries and had two touchdowns. Next: at CVCA.
20. Revere (II, 3-1): The Minutemen had a tough time with Wadsworth’s defense in a 13-9 loss. Next: at Highland.
Others: Aurora, Canton McKinley, Canton South, East Canton, Fairless, Jackson, Lake, Manchester, Massillon, North, Norwayne, Orrville, Perry, Streetsboro, Twinsburg, Waynedale.

Local Scoreboard
Alliance 21, West Branch 7
Aurora 38, Lake County Perry 24
Austintown Fitch 27, Canton Timken 23
Black River 28, Oberline 8
Boardman 24, Lake 10
Brunswick 30, Nordonia 7
Canton South 42, Minerva 6
Clearview 14, Buckeye 7
Cloverleaf 14, Green 13
Columbus Bishop Hartley 33, St. Thomas Aquinas 14
Copley 20, Barberton 17
Coventry 28, Crestwood 26
CVCA 42, Tusky Valley 7
East Canton 13, Garrettsville 2
Ellet 33, Kenmore 21
Fairless 13, Canton Timken 12
Garaway 55, Sandy Valley 7
GlenOak 31, Jackson 13
Highland 3, Tallmadge 2
Louisville 33, Northwest 7
Marlington 35, Carrollton 0
Medina 22, Brush 0
Mogadore 35, Rootstown 7
North Canton Hoover 21, Perry 0
Northwest 28, Rittman 14
Norwayne 31, Hillsdale 12
Orrville 29, Clear Fork 13
Parma Holy Name 27, Canton Central Catholic 17
Parma Normandy 27, Cuyahoga Falls 23
Ravenna 28, Norton 24
Smithville 16, Chippewa 0
Southeast 20, Springfield 7
Streetsboro 40, Waterloo 14
Strongsville 28, Hudson 0
St. Vincent-St. Mary 20, Archbishop Hoban 12
Triway 26, Manchester 13
Tuslaw 27, Indian Valley 7
Twinsburg 21, Stow 7
Wadsworth 13, Revere 9
Walsh Jesuit 14, Mentor Lake Catholic 7
Waynedale 12, Dalton 6
Woodridge 41, Windham 21
Wooster 21, West Holmes 13
Youngstown Ursuline 23, Massillon 13

A trio of Walsh Jesuit baseball players recently traveled to historic Wrigley Field and two got the opportunity to play where the Chicago Cubs play, Walsh coach Chris Kaczmar said.

Walsh juniors Tyler Skulina and Johnny Fasola played for the St. Louis Cardinals scout team, the Midwest Redbirds, who lost a game 4-2. Warriors senior catcher James Toland made the trip to Chicago, but did not play because of an injury (broken foot).

Skulina pitched one inning and struck out two batters. The 6-foot-6 right-hander allowed no hits, no runs and walked one.

Fasola made some solid defensive plays at third base, but went 0-for-4 at bat. He did walk and get an RBI.

The Redbirds program provides players the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of college scouts in a professional atmosphere. The team will get the chance to play games at major college baseball stadiums including Louisville, Kentucky, Miami (Ohio) and Notre Dame.

The Redbirds are a select team of players from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Western Pennsylvania. Cardinals area scout Brian Hopkins is the coach.

Walsh Jesuit’s 2009 baseball team is slated to return eight position-playing starters and three-fifth’s of its pitching staff from the 2008 Division II Ohio state champions. The Warriors finished with a record of 30-3 in 2008.

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