Olmsted Falls nips Avon Lake 29-28

One week after losing a heartbreaker to Midview, the Olmsted Falls Bulldogs scored with 14 seconds remaining and ran in the two point conversion to win 29-28 over Avon Lake.

The Shoremen scored on a Tyler Nelson 6 yard touchdown run with 1:38 remaining to give Avon Lake a 28-21 lead.

Last week also trailing 28-21 against Midview, the Bulldogs turned it over on downs at the Middies eight yard line with two seconds left.

This week, Olmsted Falls was able to punch it in by driving 65 yards in 10 plays capped by a Brett Hutkay touchdown run from two yards out.

Olmsted Falls coach Tom DeLuca used his final timeout and decided to go for the win. Hutkay followed his running back Spencer Linville into the end zone.

Hutkay finished with 70 yards rushing and 59 yards passing. Linville ran the ball 28 times for 134 yards. Both are seniors playing in their final home game.

Avon Lake was led by quarterback Mark Pappas who had 295 yards passing and two touchdowns to fellow senior Carson Toy who had eight catches.

Olmsted Falls has now defeated Avon Lake three straight years.

Avon Lake (6-2, 5-2 SWC)	7	7	0	14	=28
Olmsted Falls (6-2, 5-2 SWC)	0	14	7	8	=29

Scoring

Avon Lake	1	:41	Carson Toy 6 pass from Mark Pappas (Noah Fowkes kick); 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:33; key plays: Toy 19 pass from Pappas + 15 facemask penalty, Caleb Burr 44 pass from Pappas
Olmsted Falls	2	10:25	Luke Lombardo 12 run (Ricky Castrigano kick); 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:10; key plays: Tyler Neely 22 pass from Brett Hutkay, Spencer Linville 21 run
Olmsted Falls	2	:28	Linville 2 run (Castrigano kick); 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:34
Avon Lake	2	:00	Toy 11 pass from Pappas (Fowkes kick); 3 plays, 60 yards, :21; key play: Jason Sullivan 40 pass from Pappas
Olmsted Falls	3	5:28	Josh Jaeckin 6 run (Castrigano kick); 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:27; key plays: Jaeckin 21 run; Linville 3 run on 4th and 3; Linville 3 run on 4th and 1 ;
Avon Lake	4	10:50	Jack Summers 1 run (Fowkes kick); 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:31;
Avon Lake	4	1:38	Tyler Nelson 6 run (Fowkes kick); 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:42; key play: Jason Sullivan interception to start the drive; Nelson 6 run on 4th and 1; Nelson 9-49 rushing on the drive.
Olmsted Falls	4	:14	Brett Hutkay 2 run (Hutkay run); 10 plays, 65 yards, 1:20; key plays: Hutkay 23 run; Lombardo 15 pass from Hutkay on 3rd and 9.

	Avon Lake	Olmsted Falls
Plays	59	60
Total Yards	375	350
Time	25:07	22:53
First Downs	22	23
3rd Down Conversions	6-10	6-12
4th Down Conversions	3-4	2-3
Penalties	4-33	5-50
Rushing	Tyler Nelson 21/61 TD, Mark Pappas 3/11, Jack Summers 3/4 TD, Caleb Burr 1/4	Spencer Linville 28/134 TD, Brett Hutkay 7/70 TD XP, Josh Jaeckin 7/58 TD, Luke Lombardo 3/20 TD, Nick Dailey 2/7, Michael Howard 1/4, Team 1/(-2)
Passing	Mark Pappas 19-31-2-2-295	Brett Hutkay 4-11-0-1-59
Receiving	Carson Toy 8-97 2 TDs, Jason Sullivan 5-99, Michael Davis 2-32, Caleb Burr 1-44, Denny Burns 1-10, Zachary Sabol 1-9, Hunter Bateman 1-4	Tyler Neely 1-22, Braden Galaska 1-18, Luke Lombardo 1-15, Jack Hamel 1-4
Turnovers forced	2	2
Points Off Turnovers	7	7
Red Zone Efficiency	4-6	4-4

Southwestern Conference Avon (8-0, 7-0) Midview (7-1, 6-1) Avon Lake (6-2, 5-2) Olmsted Falls (6-2, 5-2) Westlake (5-3, 4-3) Berea-Midpark (3-5, 3-4) Amherst (2-6, 2-5) North Ridgeville (2-6, 2-5) North Olmsted (2-6, 1-6) Lakewood (0-8, 0-7)	Week 8 results Avon 30, Amherst 0 Berea-Midpark 45, North Olmsted 43 Midview 56, Lakewood 7 Olmsted Falls 29, Avon Lake 28 Westlake 52, North Ridgeville 37
Avon Lake Shoremen W 23-21 @Elyria (3-5) L 7-31 Avon (8-0) W 42-35 @Westlake (5-3) W 47-14 Lakewood (0-8) W 42-15 North Ridgeville (2-6) W 35-14 @Amherst Steele (2-6) W 49-6 Berea-Midpark (3-5) L 28-29 @Olmsted Falls (6-2) @Midview (7-1) North Olmsted (2-6)	Olmsted Falls Bulldogs W 33-18 Parma (5-3) L 31-34 Westlake (5-3) W 43-20 @Lakewood (0-8) W 20-0 @North Ridgeville (2-6) W 38-35 Amherst Steele (2-6) W 75-38 @Berea-Midpark (3-5) L 21-28 Midview (7-1) W 29-28 Avon Lake (6-2) @North Olmsted (2-6) @Avon (8-0)

Avon Lake vs. Olmsted Falls tonight

A lot on the line tonight between Avon Lake and Olmsted Falls.

1. Both teams are competing in Division 2, Region 6 in the high school play-offs. Avon Lake is 5th in the region while Olmsted Falls is 6th.
   
2. Both schools are chasing the undefeated Avon Eagles in the Southwestern Conference. The Bulldogs are two games out of first place and they play Avon in Week 10. Avon Lake just a game out of first place.

Avon Lake has won five straight games including last week's 49-6 over Berea-Midpark. Senior running back Tyler Nelson had 212 yards rushing with 4 touchdowns.

A week ago, Olmsted Falls lost a heartbreaker 28 to 21 against Midview. The Bulldogs turned it over on downs at the Middies eight yard line with two seconds left.

Both schools are longtime SWC rivals. Olmsted Falls have won the last two meetings.

Southwestern Conference Avon (7-0, 6-0) Avon Lake (6-1, 5-1) Midview (6-1, 5-1) Olmsted Falls (5-2, 4-2) Westlake (4-3, 3-3) Amherst (2-5, 2-4) Berea-Midpark (2-5, 2-4) North Ridgeville (2-5, 2-4) North Olmsted (2-5, 1-5) Lakewood (0-7, 0-6)	Week 8 Schedule Amherst (2-5, 2-4) at Avon (7-0, 6-0) Avon Lake (6-1, 5-1)  at Olmsted Falls (5-2, 4-2) Lakewood (0-7, 0-6) at Midview (6-1, 5-1) North Olmsted (2-5, 1-5) at Berea-Midpark (2-5, 2-4) North Ridgeville (2-5, 2-4) at Westlake (4-3, 3-3)
Avon Lake Shoremen W 23-21 @Elyria (3-4) L 7-31 Avon (7-0) W 42-35 @Westlake (4-3) W 47-14 Lakewood (0-7) W 42-15 North Ridgeville (2-5) W 35-14 @Amherst Steele (2-5) W 49-6 Berea-Midpark (2-5) @Olmsted Falls (5-2) @Midview (6-1) North Olmsted (2-5)	Olmsted Falls Bulldogs W 33-18 Parma (5-2) L 31-34 Westlake (4-3) W 43-20 @Lakewood (0-7) W 20-0 @North Ridgeville (2-5) W 38-35 Amherst Steele (2-5) W 75-38 @Berea-Midpark (2-5) L 21-28 Midview (6-1) Avon Lake (6-1) @North Olmsted (2-5) @Avon (7-0)

Bedford wins big over Avon Lake

The Bedford Bearcats used a dominating rushing attack to defeat the visiting Avon Lake Shoremen 34-0.

The backfield combination of junior Chawntez Moss (16 carries for 143 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns) and senior London Cloud (21 rushes for 82 yards, touchdown) led the way for Bedford as they outgained Avon Lake 346 yards to 114.

Tonight's game was the fifth shut-out in the last 12 games for Bedford:

9/13/2013	23-0	Benedictine
9/27/2013	50-0	Euclid
10/18/2013	35-0	@ Warrensville Hts.
11/2/2013	18-0	@ Maple Hts.
9/5/2014	34-0	Avon Lake

Last time Avon Lake was shut out: 11/3/12 play-off game at Toledo Whitmer 28-0. Last regular season shutout: 9/8/06 at Elyria, also 28-0

Avon Lake (0-2)	0	0	0	0	=0
Bedford (2-0)	7	14	7	6	=34

Scoring

Bedford	1	1:18	London Cloud 3 run (Neil Vilt kick)
Bedford	2	8:05	Chawntez Moss 45 run (Vilt kick)
Bedford	2	5:07	Moss 9 run (Vilt kick)
Bedford	3	11:48	Moss 27 run (Vilt kick)
Bedford	4	11:39	Carlin Colston 1 run (kick failed)

	Avon Lake	Bedford
Plays	30	55
Total Yards	114	346
Time	22:19	25:41
First Downs	6	25
3rd Down Conversions	1-7	7-10
4th Down Conversions	2-3	0-2
Penalties	3-25	9-95
Rushing	Brian Sharpe 10/21, Sam Klimkowski 4/18, Jeremiah Campo 3/16, Anthony Thielman 1/1, Danny Disbrow 1/0, Trey Rees 2/-14	Chawntez Moss 16/143 3TDs, London Cloud 21/82 TD, Carlin Colston 4/21 TD, Davion Johnson 1/8
Passing	Jeremiah Campo 4-6-0-0-54, Trey Rees 2-3-0-0-18	Carlin Colston 9-13-0-0-92
Receiving	Quinn Cantleberry 3-46, Logan Good 1-12, Nick Sacco 1-8, Dante Ettore 1-6	Trenton Cloud 2-27, Cameron Odum 2-23, Marquise Copeland 1-17, London Cloud 2-13, Chawntez Moss 1-7, Isaiah Carr 1-5
Turnovers forced	0	3
Points Off Turnovers	0	21
Red Zone Efficiency	0-1	3-4

Avon Lake at Bedford tonight

I will be covering high school football tonight in Bedford, Ohio as the Bearcats host the Avon Lake Shoremen. You can tune in to 1380 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well).

Both teams made the Ohio High School Football play-offs last year in Division 2 but started the year with different results.

Lorain County High School Football Results: 2012

Amherst

Week 1: Lost 63-28 at Elyria
Game story | 2nd story | 3rd story

Lorain County Football Team Rankings

Three weeks of high school football are complete. Six schools are looking for their first win while only two are still undefeated.

Get your updated school schedules and standings. Here are my team rankings with their overall and conference records:

1. Midview 3-0, 0-0 – The Middies have came up huge against Elyria last week. Cody Callaway-to-Eric Lauer is the most lethal passing combination in the county.
   
   
2. Avon Lake 2-1, 0-0 – When was the last time a Dave Dlugosz team blew a 24-point halftime lead in losing in double overtime against Massillon Jackson. North Olmsted is next. Be very afraid Eagles.
   
   
3. Elyria 2-1, 0-0 – Loss to Midview will bring the Pioneers back to earth. Still a lot of talent at the skills positions and defense to not have a successful season.

2011 Year in Review

This week is a series of posts recapping the 2011 season.

• Part 1: WOBL Radio Games
• Part 2: Final High School Football Regular Season Standings
• Part 3: Final Team Power Rankings
• Part 4: Top Players of 2011
• Part 5: Top Stories of 2011

Here are the top stories of the 2011 Lorain County Ohio football season:

1. Avon goes to State The Eagles made their first appearance in the football state championship game and the first Lorain-County school since 2004. Using a passing attack led by Justin O'Rourke (3168 yards passing, 40 touchdowns) and a running attack led by Ross Douglas (1019 yards rushing, 14 touchdowns), Avon was a well-balanced team offensively. Defensively, the team allowed 16 points average during their 15-game season. Head Coach Mike Elder in five years has an impressive 47-12 record and will likely to continue to win as long as Elder is around.
   
   
2. Firelands is the only team in Lorain County to go 10-0 The Falcons were by far the biggest feel-good story of the year - making their first play-off appearance in school history. The team had nine returning starters (all seniors) on both offense and defense so expectations were high. Still no one would have guessed Firelands running the table especially given this team won only nine games over the previous seven years (9-61 record from 2004-2010).

Top Players of 2011

This week is a series of stories recapping the 2011 high school football season in Lorain county Ohio.

• Part 1: WOBL Radio Games
• Part 2: Final High School Football Regular Season Standings
• Part 3: Final Team Power Rankings
• Part 4: Top Players of 2011
• Part 5: Top Stories of 2011

First Team
QB: Dustin Stolarkski, Sr., Elyria
RB: Clay Wright, Sr., Wellington
RB: Dontez Smith, Sr., Avon Lake
WR: Matt Eckhardt, Sr., Avon
WR: Demetrius Walton, Sr., Elyria
TE: Greg Harrison, Sr., Avon
OL: Matt Cox, Sr., Lorain
OL: Doug Church, Sr., Black River
OL: Tad France, Sr., Elyria
OL: Marshall Mayhugh, Sr., Black River
OL: Alex Neilsen, Sr., Elyria Catholic

DL: John Guilford, Sr., Black River
DL: Arlington McClinton, Sr., Midview
DL: Tracy Sprinkle, Jr., Elyria
DL: Jared Williams, Sr., Elyria
LB: Joe Dempsey, Sr., Elyria Catholic
LB: Austin Jones, Sr., Black River
LB: Matt Tomlin, Sr., Avon
DB: Brett Bass, Sr., Avon Lake
DB: Jacob Mullins, Sr., Avon
DB: Alonso Southard, Sr., Clearview
DB: Christian Watkins, Sr., North Ridgeville
Kicker: Brad Young, Sr., Avon
Punter: Adam Horrocks, Sr., Avon

Second Team
QB: Justin O’Rourke, Sr., Avon
RB: Nick Deichler, Sr., Firelands
RB: Ross Douglas, Jr., Avon
WR: Jordan Altpater, Jr., Elyria Catholic
WR: Shane Lambert, Sr., Columbia
WR: Eric Lauer, Jr., Midview
OL: Ryan Byrne, Sr., Avon
OL: Frank Estep, Jr., Vermilion
OL: Dakota Tallman, So., Elyria Catholic
OL: David Gilchrist, Sr., Midview
OL: Foster Tucker, Jr., Columbia

DL: Jeremiah Burris, Jr., Avon
DL: Joe DeWitt, Sr., Firelands
DL: Cedric Peyton, Sr., Lorain
DL: Cody Sheets, Sr., Amherst
LB: Brandon Heidinger, Sr., Columbia
LB: Zack Hofecker, Jr., Firelands
LB: Collin Lucas, So., Avon Lake
LB: Matt Morgan, Sr., Elyria Catholic
DB: Zach Gilbert, Sr., Wellington
DB: Jason Moore, Jr., Oberlin
DB: Kyle Smith, Sr., Firelands
Kicker: Vincent Faraji, Sr., Elyria Catholic
Punter: Brad Bellman, So., Brookside

Receiving Consideration:
Chad Anderson, Clearview; Jason Anthony, Vermilion; Ryan Alspach, Wellington; James Baker, Elyria Catholic; John Banyasz, Columbia; Brad Brill, Avon Lake; Collin Bryant, Lorain; P.J. Bunevich, North Ridgeville; OL: T.K. Burk, Avon Lake; Cody Callaway, Midview; Brandon Davis, Lorain; Justin Dylan, Lorain; Holden Fasur, Elyria; Keyonte Francis, Brookside; Nathan Gray, Wellington; Tom Gula, Jr., Amherst; Jeremy Holley, Elyria Catholic; Quentin Horton, Clearview; Devin Hill, Lorain; Matt Jordan, Sr., Clearview; Joe Kudella, Sr., Firelands; Alec Medina, Lorain; Chad Metcalf, Brookside; Christian Nogueras, Lorain; Austin Phillips, Black River; Arin Pruitt, Brookside; Drew Randleman, Oberlin; Raeshaun Smith, Lorain; Nick Sutherland, Wellington; Gio Taw, Brookside; Andrew Vaughn, Black River; Holden Vazur, Elyria; Luke Williams, Elyria Catholic;

Coach of the Year: Kevin Fell, Elyria
Others: Mike Elder, Avon; Mike Passerello, Firelands; Matt Stoll, Wellington

Northeast Lakes All-District football teams | Northeastern Inland All-District football teams
All-Morning Journal Football Team

All-Ohio Football Honors:

• Divisions I and II  
• Divisions III and IV 
• Divisions V and VI

Final Lorain County Football Power Rankings

This week is a series of stories recapping the 2011 high school football season in Lorain county Ohio.

• Part 1: WOBL Radio Games
• Part 2: Final High School Football Regular Season Standings
• Part 3: Final Team Power Rankings
• Part 4: Top Players of 2011
• Part 5: Top Stories of 2011

Here are my team rankings with their records, pre-season and mid-season rankings:

1. Avon 13-2, (6-0 West Shore Conference), (1, 1) – The best school in Lorain County. The Eagles became the first Lorain-County school to play in a state championship game since 2004. The team used a 2010 week 11 loss to Sandusky and a 2011 week 10 loss to Lake Catholic as focus and motivation as they went through play-offs. Although the season ended in disappointment (42-28 loss to Trotwood-Madison), this Eagles team represented the city, county, and Northeast Ohio well.
   
   
2. Avon Lake 8-2, (7-0 in Southwestern Conference), (2, 6) – Tough to put a non-playoff qualifer as the #2 team in this ranking but Avon Lake deserves it. The Shoremen were bumped up to Division I status by one student (494 boys) and thus had to compete in the perennially strong Region 2.. They still earned 23 computer which would been enough to get in the post-season in regions 1, 3 and 4. This year Shoremen team did have some solid players like Dontez Smith, Collin Lucas and Brett Bass but no superstars. They accomplished in 2011 what they always do -  win the SWC, their 17th conference title in 20 years under head coach Dave Dlugosz.
   
   
3. Firelands 10-1, (7-0 in Patriot Athletic Conference, Stars Division), (14, 5) – The Falcons were by far the biggest feel-good story of the year. A team that won nine games over the previous seven years goes undefeated in the regular season and makes their first play-off appearance in school history. With nine seniors starting on offense and defense, several Falcon players such as QB Kyle Smith, RB Nick Deichler, WB Joe Kudela, DT Joe DeWitt, WR Cody Northeim, WR Jake Myers and TE Steve Bajcer had big seasons. The season ended abruptly in week 11 losing 66-14 at Chagrin Falls.

Boys High School Basketball Results: 2011-2012

Thursday June 7, 2012
Former Elyria Catholic coach pleads no contest to disorderly conduct charge

Girls High School Basketball Results: 2011-2012

Playoff Brackets

DIVISION I

Elyria Catholic District includes Amherst, Avon, Avon Lake, Elyria, Lorain, Midview and North Ridgeville

Wednesday February 29, 2012
Westlake 51, Lorain 31 | 2nd Story | Listen

Magnificat 64, Avon Lake 30

Saturday February 25, 2012
Avon Lake 51, Avon 49 | Listen
Avon Lake (12-10), (9 9 16 17--51): Disbrow 1-0-2, Kollias 2-0-5, LeDuc 10-4-25, LeDuc 2-0-5, Nicholas 1-5-7, Zelonis 2-2-6
Avon (12-7), (9 8 19 13--49): Conroy 3-2-8, Davidson 3-2-8, Janollari 0-1-1, Julius 7-4-19, Neumann 2-0-4, Smith 2-0-4, Wilden 1-2-5

Lorain-Westlake Matchup

Wednesday February 22, 2012
Lorain 64, Olmsted Falls 49 | 2nd story | Listen
Olmsted Falls (12-11), (13 13 10 13--49): Fossen 7-20, Gasper 4-8, Gerycz 4-11, Koch 2-4, S 3-6
Lorain (17-3), (17 20 9 18--64): Arnold 1-2, Farris 1-2-4, Fields 1-2, Flores 1-3, Fortney 6-15, Harris 8-2-18, Hawthorne 3-6, Stoyka 6-1-14

Monday February 20, 2012
Avon Lake 52, Elyria 51 | 2nd story
Elyria (11-11), (14 8 9 15 5--51): Christian 2-3-12, Darden 1-1-4, Mary Jones 10-4-27, Middlebrooks 3-1-7, Read 2-0-5
Avon Lake (11-10), (7 8 15 16 6--52): Disbrow 3-0-6, Kollias 1-0-2, Lacy LeDuc 6-12-24, LeDuc 2-1-5, Nicholas 3-0-6, Kim Zelonis 4-1-9

Saturday February 18, 2012
Westlake 71, Midview 24 | 2nd story
Midview (3-17), (0 10 8 6--24): Benetto 1-2, Dobbins 1-2, Eichenlaub 1-0-2, House 3-1-7, Linn 3-6, Reith 1-2, bowman 1-1, russ 1-2
Westlake (18-3), (25 14 22 10--71): Bronikowski 1-1, COLLINSA 2-5, Carroll 2-4, CollinsR 1-2-5, Furci 2-5, Kobe 1-2, Labroo 1-2, Trujillo 11-1-25, Wichman 1-4-6, Zimmerman 6-16

Olmsted Falls 41, North Ridgeville 25 | 2nd story
North Ridgeville (9-12), (8 10 0 7--25): Daveant 1-0-2, Kovach 1-1-3, Montgomery 3-3-9, Pecchia 4-8, Riley 1-3
Olmsted Falls (11-10), (17 8 8 8--41): Black 1-2, Duber 1-1, Fossen 2-1-5, Gasper 3-1-8, Gerycz 5-1-13, Jacobs 2-4, Koch 3-6, S 1-2

Lorain Preview 

DIVISION II

Elyria District includes Brookside, Clearview, Firelands, Keystone & Vermilion

Thursday March 1, 2012
Keystone 44, Holy Name 42, 2 OT | 2nd Story | Listen
Holy Name (16-7), (4 8 11 7 4 8--42): Corrigan 2-4-8, Erica Davis 7-2-17, Day 2-1-7, Kucharczyk 1-0-2, Pineiro 2-0-5
Keystone (22-1), (9 5 6 10 4 10--44): Conrad 2-0-4, Kolar 2-2-6, Nagy 0-1-1, Emily Nagy 4-5-15 (8 in Ots), Silva 3-2-8, Wilmoth 5-0-10
Last year, Keystone and Holy Name went into overtime before Keystone pulled off a 48-36 win, advancing the Wildcats to the regional semifinal, where they lost to Lima Bath, 40-33.

Saturday February 26, 2012
Keystone 51, Cleveland Central Catholic 16 | Listen
Keystone (21-1), (16 13 16 6--51): Conrad 3-0-7, Kolar 2-0-6, Nagy 5-3-16, Nagy 3-4-8, Peters 1-0-2, Silva 2-1-6, Wilmoth 3-0-6
Cleveland Central Catholic (12-9), (5 4 2 5--16): Freely 1-0-2, Fuller 1-4-6, Holmes 3-0-8

Holy Name 64, Firelands 29
Holy Name (16-6), (20 13 17 14--64): Adams 1-0-2, Bode 3-0-6, Corrigan 3-2-8, Davis 6-2-14, Day 4-0-10, Day 1-0-2, DiGeronimo 2-0-4, Kucharczyk 3-2-11, Pineiro 2-1-5, Verba 1-0-2
Firelands (15-7), (9 8 6 6--29): Bari 1-2-4, Holowecky 2-2-7, Kelley 1-0-2, Lahetta 0-2-2, Melendez 2-0-4, Morrissette 3-0-6, Muniga 0-1-1, Samples 1-1-3

Thursday February 24, 2012
Bay 57, Clearview 31 | 2nd Story
Bay (14-8), (18 17 14 8--57): Grubach 1-0-2, Passalacqua 1-0-3, Taylor Seton 5-1-11, Kaleigh Sima 3-1-9, Steyns 1-0-2, Werblak 1-2-5, White 3-0-6, Williams 1-1-3, Claire Wilson 7-2-16
Clearview (16-5), (8 9 11 3--31): Blakely 2-1-5, Kokinda 1-1-3, Tamara McCoy 5-3-13, Mielcarek 0-2-2, Ray 3-0-6, Younkin 1-0-2

Wednesday February 22, 2012
Firelands 41, Fairview 38, OT
Fairview (12-9, 8-8), (10 0 7 19 2--38): Bilak 0-2-2, Coyne 2-1-5, King 1-2-5, Morrison 4-0-9, Smith 6-2-17
Firelands (15-6, 12-4), (10 8 4 14 5--41): Holowecky 1-2-4, Kudela 3-1-7, Lahetta 1-0-2, Melendez 2-0-4, Morrissette 3-6-12, Samples 4-4-12

Monday February 20, 2012
Keystone 72, Vermilion 31 | 2nd story
Vermilion (6-14), (3 12 9 7--31): Bartlome 2-0-6, Bonner 2-0-5, Cunningham 3-0-6, Dillon 1-0-2, Kowal 1-0-2, LaForce 2-0-6, Stainbrook 1-2-4
Keystone (20-1), (16 20 11 24--71): Mackenzie Conrad 4-3-11, Emily Kolar 4-1-11, Emily Nagy 8-5-26 (five 3-pointers), Nagy 1-2-5, Peters 1-0-2, Schaffer 1-1-3, Silva 1-1-3, Danielle Wilmoth 5-0-10

Rocky River 48, Brookside 23
Brookside, (4 11 6 2--23): Andorka 0-1-1, Elias 1-0-2, Gerding 1-2-5, Musall 4-1-9, O'Neal 0-1-1, Piwowar 1-0-3, Sanchez 1-0-2
Rocky River (14-6), (11 21 8 8--48): Helleis 1-2-4, Ciarra Kessler 6-2-14, Kocher 1-0-2, Krajcer 0-1-1, Hannah McCue 6-5-18, McNally 4-0-9

DIVISION III

Barberton District includes Black River, Columbia, Elyria Catholic, Oberlin & Wellington

Thursday March 1, 2012
Rootstown 54, Columbia 32: Listen

Saturday February 26, 2012
Columbia 42, Elyria Catholic 38

DIVISION IV

Norwayne District includes Open Door

Lorain County Football Power Rankings

Six weeks of high school football are complete and six Lorain County teams have more wins in 2011 then all of last year.

Here are my team rankings with their records and pre-season rankings:

1. Avon 6-0, 3-0 (1) – The best school in Lorain County. The Eagles have dominated the competition including a 42-7 win last week vs. Rocky River. Senior quarterback Justin O’Rourke has 906 passing yards and 13 touchdowns.
   
   
2. Elyria 5-1, 2-1 (10) – If the season ended today, head coach Kevin Fell is coach-of-the-year. Dustin Stolarski has every school passing record this year.
   
   
3. North Ridgeville 5-1, 2-1 (6) – Only loss was to Avon. Have a shot at their 2nd ever post-season appearance despite moving up to Division 1 for the first time this season.

Lorain County Football Preseason Top Players

Top 10 Offensive Players:

• Justin O'Rourke (Sr) – QB, Avon
• Brennan Hosier (Sr) — QB, Amherst
• John Banyasz (Sr) – QB, Columbia
• Joe Dempsey (Sr) – RB / LB, Elyria Catholic
• Dontez Smith (Sr) - RB, Avon Lake
• James Baker (Sr) - WR, Elyria Catholic
• Matt Eckhardt (Sr) - WR, Avon

Lorain County Football Preseason Team Rankings

Here are my pre-season rankings with their predicted final records:

1. Avon 10-0, 6-0 – The Eagles graduated several players from last year's 10-0 team. There's still a lot of talent remaining. Will finish 2011 with 22 regular season wins.
   
   
2. Avon Lake 8-2, 7-0 – Meet the new Shoremen superstars: QB/P Chris Jedlicka, RB Dontez Smith, FB/LB Nick Skuggen, TE/DT Jake Young, OT T.K. Burk, OG/NT Nick Stueber, C/DE Ryan Pivcevich and CB Brett Bass. Avon Lake will make it 13 play-off appearances in 14 years despite moving up to Division 1 in 2011.
   
   
3. Elyria Catholic 8-2, 5-1 – Another team that will re-load after graduating several superstars. They should make an easy transition to a new offense and a new conference. Jeremy Holley replaces record-setting QB Danny Reaser. Panthers fans don't worry. Holley is 6-5 and has an arm every bit as strong as Reaser.

Avon Lake, North Ridgeville and Brookside moving up

Ohio High School Athletic Association released its divisional changes for football last year. In Lorain county, there were three teams affected. Avon Lake and North Ridgeville were moved from Division 2 to Division 1. Brookside moved from Division 4 to Division 3. All Ohio High School Regions (.pdf)

Final High School Basketball stats

GIRLS SCORING
Player, school	g	pts	avg
Ashley Montgomery, North Ridgeville	19	433	22.8
Lacy LeDuc, Avon Lake	20	369	18.5
Shanique Ogle, Lorain	19	343	18.1
Emily Julius, Avon	17	241	14.2
Ashley Shuster, Elyria Catholic	18	235	13.1
REBOUNDING
Player, school	g	pts	avg
Ashley Shuster, Elyria Catholic	18	209	11.6
Alexis McGhee, North Ridgeville	19	213	11.2
Emily Julius, Avon	17	183	10.8
Shanique Ogle, Lorain	19	202	10.6
Alexandria Harris, Lorain	19	156	8.2
Christine Lyzen, Columbia	19	148	7.8
ASSISTS
Player, school	g	pts	avg
Emily Taylor, Elyria Catholic	18	125	6.9
Hailey Schroeder, North Ridgeville	19	86	4.5
Martha Thompson, Lake Ridge	17	70	4.1
Natalie Wilden, Avon	18	72	4
Danielle Riolo, Columbia	17	58	3.4
STEALS
Player, school	g	pts	avg
Briana Rogers, Open Door	13	86	6.6
Ashley Montgomery, North Ridgeville	19	97	5.1
Lacy LeDuc, Avon Lake	20	96	4.8
Martha Thompson, Lake Ridge	17	68	4
Shanique Ogle, Lorain	19	63	3.3
Emily Taylor, Elyria Catholic	18	55	3.1
BLOCKS
Player, school	g	pts	avg
Alexis McGhee, North Ridgeville	19	68	3.6
Alexandria Harris, Lorain	19	63	3.3
Ashley Shuster, Elyria Catholic	18	58	3.2
BOYS SCORING
Player, school	g	pts	avg
Ron Willoughby, Avon Lake	18	324	18
R.J. Kauffman, Avon	20	325	16.3
Kody Bender, Elyria	20	320	16
Shakeem Jones, Amherst	19	304	16
Marvin Coleman, Avon	20	278	13.9
Chase Farris, Elyria	18	250	13.9
Michael Davila, Lorain	18	239	13.3
REBOUNDING
Player, school	g	pts	avg
Chase Farris, Elyria	18	184	10.2
Jerome Golson, Lorain	20	185	9.3
Claude Gray, Avon	20	173	8.7
Cody Northeim, Firelands	19	156	8.2
ASSISTS
Player, school	g	pts	avg
Brandon Murway, Avon Lake	18	83	4.6
R.J. Kauffman, Avon	20	85	4.3
Garrett Klekota, Amherst	19	76	4
STEALS
Player, school	g	pts	avg
Kyle Smith, Firelands	19	80	4.2

Boys High School Basketball Results: 2010-2011

Saturday March 12
Berea 64, Lorain 59 | 2nd story
Lorain hungry for more

(6) Lorain (15-9) (19 9 11 20--59): Cheers 3-0-6, Craighead 3-0-6, Mike Davila 7-6-23, Davis 3-0-7, Jerome Golson 4-3-11 (18 rebounds), Wilson 0-1-1, Winbush 2-1-5
(9) Berea (16-8) (12 16 21 15--64): Bates 1-0-2, Javon Cook 2-12-16 (12-14 FT, 4 steals, 5 assists), Hayes 2-5-9, Jared Paster 6-2-20 (18 pts. on 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 2 steals), Perry 5-0-13, Swinnerton 1-0-2, Wade 1-0-2

The Best of Lorain County High School Football

Congratulations to the following players for earning all-Ohio honors.

Division 1
1st team: Chase Farris, Elyria, DE, Sr.

3rd team: Tyler Parris, Amherst, WR, Sr.; Marty Thomas, Amherst, LB, Sr.; Mat Malloy, Amherst, DB, Sr.

Division 2
2nd team: Brian Mihalik, Avon Lake, DE, Sr.; Patrick Furnas, Avon, LB, Sr.

3rd team: Ronnie Willoughby, Avon Lake, WR, Sr.; Matt Eckhardt, Avon, WR, Jr.; Andrew Bohan, Avon Lake, OL, Sr.

Division 3
2nd team: Anthoney Budka, Vermilion, RB, Sr.; Joey Kudella, Firelands, LB, Jr.

3rd team: Carlton Watkins, Buckeye, WR, Sr.; Kyle Smith, Firelands, QB, Jr.; Nick Deichler, Firelands, RB, Jr.

Girls High School Basketball Results: 2010-2011

Girls Hoops Co-Players of the year
Westlake's Kalpana Beach and Lorain's Shanique Ogle
Girls Hoops Coach of the Year, Scott Terry
All Morning Journal Girls Basketball Teams
3 area players All-Ohio for girls basketball
Lorain's Shanique Ogle & Alexandria Harris; Avon's Emily Julius


Friday March 18
Oak Hill 53, Elyria Catholic 49 | 2nd story | 3rd story | 4th story
Elyria Catholic seniors finish excellent careers at state

Elyria Catholic vs. Oak Hill preview
EC's Rothgery is coaching girls because of daughters
Eight seniors look to go out as state champions
Shining stars: Schuster and Taylor
EC's Emily Taylor tough to deal with
EC should stay calm, play basketball
EC scouting report
EC coach Eric Rothgery's Panther pride has pedigree
Praise, support for EC girls hoops
Pep rally


Saturday March 12
Elyria Catholic 50, Youngstown Ursline 41 | 2nd story | 3rd story
Elyria Catholic heading to state | EC bench makes difference in win | EC seniors came together early

Youngstown Ursuline (17-8) (9 9 11 12--41): Beasley 3-1-8, Curd 1-0-2, Irizzary 7-0-18, Powell 1-3-5, Whitehead 2-4-8
Elyria Catholic (24-2) (10 8 15 17--50): Flowers 1-0-2, McGrath 4-0-8, McNamara 2-2-7, O'Malley 1-3-5, Schuster 4-4-12, Taylor 4-6-14, Tremont 1-0-2


Elyria Catholic eager for shot at state
EC is trying to become the first team in school history to play in the state tournament and the first in Lorain County since Amy Manco's Avon Lake Shoregals won it all in 1994. Other than Avon Lake's back-to-back appearances in 1993-94, the 1979 Elyria Pioneers are the only other county team to make state.

Area claims district basketball awards
Eric Rothgery, Emily Taylor, Shanique Ogle, Ashley Schuster, Kourtni Taylor

A season to remember
Lorain, Avon Lake, Amherst, North Ridgeville, Keystone, Avon, Elyria Catholic, Lake Ridge Academy

Final Lorain County High School Football Rankings

Here is the final Lorain County high school football power rankings:

1. Avon 10-1 (7-0 West Shore Conference) The Eagles had a 10-0 season for the 2nd time in three seasons. Unfortunately, they played their worst half of football in week 11 against Sandusky. Still a great year and coach Mike Elder has plenty of talent returning.
   
   
2. Elyria Catholic 10-2 (4-1 North Coast League, White Division) The Panthers showed me something with their win over Huron in week 11. A team that throws the football all over the place had faced bad weather on a bad field. EC won the game with defense and running game. Unfortunately, the next week against Orville, the Panthers reverted to old form: too many mistakes, not enough defense and questionable play-calling. Still EC played their first home play-off game this year and won their first play-off game since 1992.