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Division II boys soccer state championship match

From Columbus Crew Stadium, Friday, November 11, 2011

Revere (18-0-4) vs. Dayton Carroll (22-0-0)

Coaches: Sandor Jakab of Revere and Scott Molfenter of Carroll.

Pregame notebook: The Minutemen and Patriots meet for the second year in a row in the final with the Patriots seeking to defend the state title they won last year 3-2. Each team enters with no losses and both squads were impressive in state semifinal matches on Tuesday. Revere defeated Lexington 5-1, and Carroll beat Columbus St. Francis DeSales 3-0. Minutemen senior Colin Romisher scored twice against Lexington and has 23 goals in 14 matches. “Colin is definitely a gamer,” Jakab said. “He has a tremendous amount of experience and he understands what the team needs and he is able to give that to us.” Freshman Luke Kasson, sophomore Nolan Dyko and junior CJ Hlay also scored a goal in that match for Revere. Junior Trae’ Collins scored two goals in Carroll’s state semifinal and senior Matthew Barnes added one goal. Barnes and Nicholas Braun are senior co-captains. Freshman Noah Kummer is Carroll’s goalkeeper. Seniors Max Palazzo and Matt Bezbatchenko are senior co-captains for Revere, and sophomore Joel Gerberich is the goalkeeper.

History: Carroll won state titles in 1980, 2008 and 2010. … The Patriots haven’t lost in 35 matches, with their last setback coming against Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller in a 3-1 match on Sept. 21, 2010. … Revere was state runner-up in 1995 and 2010. … Current Carroll junior Zach Zwiesler scored a goal in last year’s final and graduated seniors Carl Petkoff and Justin Chu also scored a goal. Revere’s goal scorers in that match were Romisher and graduated senior Ben Deighton.

Revere starting lineup

Goalkeeper: Sophomore Joel Gerberich.

Defenders: Senior Max Palazzo, senior Matt Bezbatchenko, junior Drew Kimberly, sophomore Brandon Taylor and freshman Brady Tieland.

Midfielders: Sophomore Adam Manteghi and freshman Luke Kasson.

Forwards: Senior Colin Romisher, junior Mike Santucci and sophomore Nolan Dyko.

FIRST HALF

We are underway. The match begins at 3:37 p.m.

Both teams are playing physical in the early moments.

Carroll is the No. 1 ranked team in the Division II state coaches poll and Revere is No. 2.

Sophomore midfielder Chase Somple and junior forward Hazem Najjar enter the Revere lineup in the fifth minute.

Junior forward Eric Zeno enters the Revere lineup in the seventh minute.

Senior forward Neil Taylor enters the Revere lineup in the 11th minute.

Carroll senior midfielder Austin Neumeier takes the first corner kick of the match in the 14th minute. Gerberich catches the ball on the fly in front of the goal.

Carroll sophomore forward Eric Austria takes a corner kick, but it results in nothing in the 20th minute.

Neither team has a shot on goal midway through the first half.

Kimberly kicks a shot for Revere over the top of the goal in the 21st minute.

Junior midfielder Clay Malyj enters the Revere lineup in the 27th minute.

Carroll has amped up its offensive attack. Senior Matthew Barnes takes a shot wide right in the 31st minute, junior Trae’ Collin boots a shot wide right in the 35th minute and sophomore Quincy Pope has a shot go off the right post in the 36th minute. Collins takes another shot wide left in the 37th minue.

GOAL … Carroll leads 1-0

Junior forward Trae’ Collins gives the Patriots a 1-0 lead with a goal in the 38th minute. Collins kicked the ball to the lower right of the goal from about 12 yards out. Junior midfielder Zach Zwiesler got the assist after displaying some fancy dribbling through a couple of Minutemen defenders.

HALFTIME … Carroll 1, Revere 0

SECOND HALF

The second is underway at 4:29 p.m.

Neumeier takes a corner kick in the 42nd minute and nothing comes of it.

Santucci puts a shot on goal for Revere in the 45th minute. That is the first shot on goal for the Minutemen.

Tieland take a shot on goal in the 48th minute, Revere’s second of the match.

Zwiesler puts a shot on goal in the 51st minute and senior Kyle O’Brien gets a shot on goal in the 52nd minute. Each are saved.

Patriots junior Patrick Raiff places a shot over the top of the cross bar in the 60th minute.

Senior Nicholas Braun puts a shot on goal in the 66th minute following a corner kick.

GOAL … Carroll leads 2-0

Senior defender Matthew Barnes extends the Patriots lead to 2-0 with a goal off of a penalty kick in the 68th minute. Revere was called for a hand ball inside the box.

GOAL … Carroll leads 3-0

Senior midfielder Austin Neumeier makes the score 3-0 with a goal in the 77th minute.

FINAL … Carroll wins 3-0.

The Walsh Jesuit girls’ soccer team is ranked No. 14 nationally by the ESPN Rise Powerade Fab 50 rankings this week. Walsh had been ranked No. 19.

Medina is ranked No. 45 nationally in the poll.

In the state girls’ coaches’ poll this week, Walsh is ranked No. 2 in the Division II state poll.

In the Division III state poll, Chippewa is ranked No. 6.

In Division I, Medina is ranked No. 9.

In the boys’ soccer state coaches’ poll, Hudson is ranked No. 6. Austintown Fitch is ranked No. 9.

In Division II, Revere is No. 3. In Division III, Western Reserve Academy is No. 6 and St. Thomas Aquinas is No. 9.

When Revere senior Larry Nance signed a national letter of intent Saturday to play at the University of Wyoming it was a bit of a surprise, but Cowboys coach Larry Shyatt does have area connections.

Shyatt, 60, played at the College of Wooster and earned a bachelors degree in 1973. He received his masters degree from the University of Akron in 1975.

Shyatt is entering his second stint as Wyoming’s coach after leading the Cowboys to a 19-9 record in 1997-1998. He was Clemson’s coach from 1998-2003, and then was an assistant at Florida under Billy Donovan from 2004-2011. The Gators won national titles in 2006 and 2007. From 1975-1997 he was an assistant at Utah, Cleveland State, New Mexico, Providence and Clemson.

Wyoming Athletic Director Tom Burman hired Shyatt on March 31 to resurrect the Cowboys basketball program that was 20-42 overall and 6-26 in the Mountain West Conference the past two seasons under Heath Schroyer, who was fired on Feb. 8, and interim coach Fred Langley.

“Larry liked the staff, the campus and everything they have to offer,´´ Rahas said. “They are basically starting from scratch. He is going to be part of a rebuilding process.´´

Nance, a 6-foot-7 and 205-pound forward, averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and two steals per game. He chose Wyoming over scholarship offers from Central Michigan, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Ohio, Bradley and James Madison.

The Casper Star-Tribune in Wyoming reported that Nance, Lekan Ajayi (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Riley Grabau (Boulder, Col.), Derrious Gilmore (Baltimore, Md.) and Tyrone Marshall (Denver, Col.) have committed to Shyatt.

“I am definitely looking forward to being a part of a class that turns that program around,´´ Nance said. “Coach Shyatt and his staff just seemed very genuine in everything they said. They know what they want to do with the program.´´

The Cowboys recently had three players transfer away from the team, Daylen Harrison (St. Vincent-St. Mary), Desmar Jackson (Warren Harding) and Amath M’Baye.

Harrison and Jackson were recruited to Laramie by former assistant Anthony Stewart who was hired last month to be an assistant at Southern Illinois. Jackson has transferred to Southern Illinois and Harrison has not decided where he will go next.

Stewart was a basketball and baseball standout. He graduated from Archbishop Hoban, received a bachelor’s degree in business management from Mount Union and completed an MBA from the Chancellor University College of Business in Cleveland.

Revere coach Dean Rahas said seniors DJ Bettinger and Connor Edel have made their college selections to continue their basketball and academic careers.

Bettinger is headed to Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind. and Edel is bound for Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

“I am very proud that they are able to continue their athletic and academic carrers at the next level,´´ Rahas said. “We expect them to be very successful both on and off the court.

“Indiana Wesleyan has been in the Elite Eight in four out of the past five years. They are one of the top NAIA schools in the country and DJ is looking forward to playing there. For Connor, this is a great opportunity. He plans to major in engineering and they are one of the top engineering schools in the country. And they have a great basketall program too.´´

Bettinger and Edel helped the Minutemen to a Division I district final in each of the past two seasons. Revere went 21-2 this season, and over the past two seasons posted a 40-6 overall record and a 28-0 mark in the Surbuban League.

Bettinger, a 6-foot-1 and 160-pound point guard, averaged 14 points, five assists and two steals per game as a senior.

Edel, a 6-foot-8 and 215-pound forward, contributed seven points and five rebounds per game.

“Connor and DJ are both very strong academically,´´ Rahas said. “Connor has a 3.9 grade point average and DJ has a 3.5 gpa.´´

Revere senior Larry Nance decided this past weekend to play basketball at the University of Wyoming on scholarship.

Revere High School senior Larry Nance has committed to continue his basketball and academic careers at the University of Wyoming.

Revere coach Dean Rahas confirmed Sunday that Nance will play for the Cowboys.

Rahas also said Minutemen seniors DJ Bettinger and Connor Edel will play basketball in college. Bettinger is headed to Indiana-Wesleyan University and Edel is bound for Case Western Reserve University.

Nance committed to play at Wyoming by signing a national letter of intent Saturday.

”It’s very random,” Nance said. ”I never really thought I would end up going that far away from home, but it is a great fit. The coaching is great, the campus is excellent and the guys are really cool.”

Nance, son of a former NBA All-Star, is excited to play for Wyoming coach Larry Shyatt, who was hired on March 31 by Athletic Director Tom Burman. The Cowboys were 20-42 overall and 6-26 in the Mountain West Conference the past two seasons under Heath Schroyer, who was fired on Feb. 8, and interim coach Fred Langley.

”My AAU coach [Chad Bentz] talked to Coach Shyatt when he was an assistant coach at Florida,” Nance said. ”He saw me play and he liked me. Obviously, they didn’t pursue me. They were looking at other guys. But when he took the job at Wyoming, he immediately talked to me, flew me there and offered me a scholarship. I loved it.”

Nance, a 6-foot-7, 205-pound forward, helped the Minutemen advance to a Division I district final the past two seasons. Revere went 21-2 this season. Revere had a 40-6 record, including a 28-0 mark in the Suburban League, the past two years.

”As a coach you are always proud when one of your kids is able to play at the next level,” Rahas said. ”This is a special accomplishment that not many people get to do. He has worked hard for it.

”In the same breath you wish it was a little closer. It would be nice for family and friends if it was a little closer because we could see him play more often.”

Nance also considered offers from Central Michigan, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Ohio, Bradley and James Madison.

Revere senior boys basketball players Larry Nance and DJ Bettinger are continuing to draw interest from several colleges.

Michigan coach John Beilein was in attendance Tuesday at Buchtel to watch Nance help Revere win 67-58.

“I have talked to him quite a bit,´´ Nance said. “They are definitely showing interest and I hope it continues.´´

Nance, 6-foot-7, said Duquesne and Wake Forest are also interested along with most of the Mid-American Conference schools, especially Toledo and Central Michigan.

Bettinger, 6-foot, said he is considering John Carroll University, Indiana Wesleyan, College of Wooster, Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio Northern University, Marietta and Lake Erie College.

Here are some additional thoughts, facts and quotes from Revere’s boys basketball win at Buchtel on Tuesday night:

The Revere boys basketball team won its school-record 19th game of the season Tuesday with a 67-58 victory over host Buchtel.

Revere (19-1) handled the Buchtel (17-3) defensive pressure with poise and never trailed in the regular season finale for each team.

“The kids knew it was a big game, but we didn’t want to make it bigger than it was,´´ Revere coach Dean Rahas said. “Different guys stepped up.´´

Senior Eric Smith led the Minutemen with 19 points, and senior Larry Nance scored 18 points and grabbed 14 points.

“Coach told us to focus on the fundamentals,´´ Nance said. “We needed to make sharp passes, box out and rebound.´´

The Minutemen held a 38-29 rebounding advantage due to the height of senior Connor Edel (6-foot-8), Nance (6-foot-7) and Smith (6-foot-5).

Seniors DJ Bettinger and Ryan Wonders provided steady guard play for Revere, scoring 13 points and 10 points, respectively.

“We just wanted to make sure we brought a lot of energy to the game,´´ Bettinger said. “Buchtel brings a lot of energy and we knew we had to too. They play really tough defense. We didn’t want to get rattled while handling the ball and we tried to make plays.´´

Revere, the No. 2 seed in the Division I Brecksville District, opens postseason play on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against the winner of Middleburg Heights Midpark-Parma Heights Valley Forge.

Buchtel, the No. 1 seed in the Division II Stow District, will play Friday at 6 p.m. against Pepper Pike Orange.

CANTON: Walsh Jesuit sophomore swimmer Danielle Margheret concluded her record setting postseason tour Friday night in C.T. Branin Natatorium with a state championship.

Margheret won the Division II state title in the 100-yard breast stroke in a meet record time of 1:02.74. Her performance Friday followed meet record setting times in the district meet last weekend at Cleveland State University and in the sectional meet two weekends ago at the University of Akron.

“I am just proud of myself and what I accomplished,´´ Margheret said. “I had no idea I had a record time going until I was finished. When you’re swimming you just keep going and pushing as hard as you can.

“I realized as I got toward the end I had a good chance to win it. I knew I had to focus and win it.´´

Columbus Bishop Hartley sophomore Andrea Cottrell finished second in 1:03.02.

Margheret, a 15-year-old Solon resident, has been busy in Canton. She sang the national anthem Thursday and Friday nights at C.T. Branin Natatorium.

“I have been working hard all season,´´ Margheret said. “I knew I had to focus on myself and make it happen. This is a great way to end the season.´´

Walsh 12th-year coach Wally Lutkus said Margheret is the first state champion — boy or girl — in swimming at Walsh.

“When we came here we looked at the state meet record,´´ Lutkus said. “The automatic All-American time is 1:04.03 and she qualified for that status yesterday in the prelims.

“This is a great swim she put together. She is a very good student. My wife [Sue] gave her swim lessons when she was a kid and I have known her since she was 6 or 7 years of age at Chagrin Valley Country Club. She just has a lot of talent.´´

Junior Maggie Harris, sophomore Emma Gresser, junior Alex Poitinger and senior Katie Kimberly guided Revere to a fourth place finish in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:34.76.

Poitinger, Kimberly, Gresser and Harris combined to take seventh in the 200 medley relay in 1:51.30.

“I am so proud of them,´´ Revere coach Steve Marshall said. “They did a great job. The relays were amazing. We dropped time and I expected us to do that. We improved on what we did at district. As a first year coach, I am pleased and surprised how well they swam.´´

Kimberly also finished sixth in the 100 freestyle in 52.49 seconds.

“That was really big for her,´´ Marshall said. “She started the season strong. She was ready to work and she was there everyday.´´

Warriors senior Brittany Geyer placed eighth in the 100 breast stroke in 1:06.41.

Geyer and Margheret swam the first two legs of Walsh’s 200 medley relay that took sixth in 1:50.65. Senior Rosalie Woolf and sophomore Lauren Tullis rounded out the relay.

Margheret earned the girls swimmer of the meet honor and Hunting Valley University School senior Andrew Malone won the boys honor.

“She has just kept developing and gotten stronger,´´ Lutkus said of Margheret.

“You gotta think that down the line, is she one of these kids that can maybe make an Olympic Trial cut? Is she able to move in that direction? And will she swim in college?

“She still has two more years of high school.´´

Gates Mills Hawken continued its reign over the girls meet, winning its 21st girls state title, scoring 334 points.

Hawken has won 12 consecutive Division II titles after winning nine Division I titles.

Revere finished ninth in the team standing with 76 points and Walsh took 13th with 64 points.

University School won its third consecutive Division II boys state title, posting 377 points. Walsh Jesuit placed 37th with eight points and Revere was 46th with five points.

The Division I state meet will be held today in Canton, with the finals starting at 4 p.m. in C.T. Branin Natatorium.

Revere High School has named Jason Cottrell its varsity baseball coach.

Cottrell replaces Phil Heyn, who decided to concentrate solely on his job as Revere’s football coach.

Cottrell is a 1994 graduate of Field High School where he earned two letters in baseball. He played at Mount Union College, earned three letters with the Purple Raiders and received his degree in elementary education.