Columbia runs past Fairview 40-15

Led by sophomore running back Brandon Coleman, the Columbia Raiders won convincingly 40-15 over the Fairview Warriors.

The match-up featured the two teams at the top of the Stripes Division of the Patriot Athletic Conference. With the win the Raiders (7-2, 4-0 PAC) are one win away from their 5th straight Stripes Division crown. The Warriors fall to 3-6 and 3-1 in the PAC.

Columbia raced out to a 21-0 lead in the 2nd quarter courtesy of Coleman's 5 TD run, Austin Sahlica 60 interception return and Lance Boise TD catch from quarterback Cody Schwartz.

Fairview got on the board when Josh Filkill found John McQuate along the Columbia sideline, then took it back toward the middle of the field and outraced the Columbia defense to the endzone. The Warriors was successful on their two point conversion when Filkill's jump pass was complete to a wide open Ryan Grealis.

On the next play from scrimmage, Fairview's Jack Provenza intercepted Schwartz and ran 35 yards to paydirt to get the Warriors closer 21-15 going into halftime.

After the break, Columbia took control of the game with two Coleman TD runs in the 3rd quarter. The first covered 70 yards in six plays and the second covered 41 yards in seven plays. All but one play were Coleman runs. After Fairview punted, Columbia put the game away. With Coleman on the bench, Mike Jacobucci took over at running back and then Schwartz threw his 2nd touchdown of the game finding Sahlica on and out route and turning upfield for a 59 yard touchdown.

Coleman finished with 245 yards rushing on 20 carries for a whooping 10 plus yards per attempt.

Fairview (3-6, 3-1 PAC)	0	15	0	0	=15
Columbia (7-2, 4-0 PAC)	14	7	13	6	=40

Scoring

Columbia	1	3:54	Brandon Coleman 5 run (Cody Schwartz kick); 2 plays, 13 yards, :25; key play: Austin Sahlica 27 punt return
Columbia	1	2:09	Austin Sahlica 60 interception return (Schwartz kick)
Columbia	2	3:13	Lance Boise 8 pass from Schwartz (Schwartz kick); 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:46; key plays: Coleman 24 run, Coleman 33 run
Fairview	2	1:27	John McQuate 43 pass from Josh Filkill (Ryan Grealis pass from Filkill); 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:17
Fairview	2	:20	Jack Provenza 35 interception return (Elion Bendo kick)
Columbia	3	9:38	Coleman 4 run (Schwartz kick); 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:18; key plays: Coleman 25 run, Coleman 22 run
Columbia	3	6:31	Coleman 4 run (kick blocked); 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:02; key plays: Columbia recovery of muffed kickoff; Coleman 25 run
Columbia	4	11:31	Sahlica 59 pass from Schwartz (kick blocked); 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:25; key play: Mike Jacobucci 12 run on 4th and 1

	Fairview	Columbia
Plays	54	59
Total Yards	192	429
Time	24:02	23:58
First Downs	13	21
3rd Down Conversions	7-14	7-10
4th Down Conversions	0-3	1-1
Penalties	2-10	5-50
Rushing	Josh Filkill 22/69, Jack Provenza 2/7, Jason Sassano 1/2, Marty Rehor 1/0, Team 2/-11	Brandon Coleman 24/245 3 TDs, Mike Jacobucci 6/39, Cody Schwartz 6/35, Adam Alten 7/27, Team 1/-3
Passing	Josh Filkill 10-26-1-2-125	Cody Schwartz 5-15-2-3-86
Receiving	John McQuate 5-86 TD, Ryan Provenza 2-32, Jason Sassano 1-3, Jack Provenza 1-2, Marty Rehor 1-2	Austin Sahlica 3-71 TD, Lance Boise 1-8 TD, Brandon Coleman 1-7
Turnovers forced	4	2
Points Off Turnovers	7	7
Red Zone Efficiency	0-3	4-5

Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division Columbia (7-2, 4-0) Fairview (3-6, 3-1) Oberlin (4-5, 2-2) Clearview (3-6, 2-2) Lutheran West (2-7, 1-3) Brooklyn (0-9, 0-4)	PAC Stripes Champions 2016 ???? 2015 Columbia 2014 Columbia 2013 Columbia 2012 Columbia 2011 Fairview 2010 Columbia 2009 Clearview 2008 Clearview 2007 Clearview 2006 Clearview 2005 Lutheran West
Fairview Warriors L 13-53 Rocky River (5-4) L 13-35 @Vermilion (2-7) L 7-35 Bay (6-3) L 7-43 Buckeye (8-1) L 7-35 @Keystone (6-3) W 6-0 ot @Brooklyn (0-9) W 20-19 Oberlin (4-5) W 40-20 Clearview (3-6) L 15-40 @Columbia (7-2) @Lutheran West (2-7)	Columbia Raiders W 29-21 ot @Independence (7-2) W 27-26 Wellington (5-4) L 7-22 @Northwestern (8-1) W 42-7 Brookside (1-8) L 31-49 @Black River (6-3) W 41-7 Lutheran West (2-7) W 30-21 @Clearview (3-6) W 35-0 @Brooklyn (0-9) W 40-15 Fairview (3-6) Oberlin (4-5)

Fairview vs. Columbia tonight

Tonight is the game of the year in the Patriot Athletic Stripes Division. The Fairview Warriors and Columbia Raiders represent the two top teams who face each other.

Fairview is on a roll. After losing their first five games by three or more touchdowns, the Warriors have won three straight including a 40-20 win last week over Clearview.  Head Coach Tom Narducci has announced the 2016 season will be his last; he is resigning at the end of his 6th season.

Columbia has also won three straight as well including a 35-0 triumph against Brooklyn. The Raiders are fighting for a play-off spot in Division 6, Region 21.

Columbia has won the Stripes Division each of the last four years. The last team to win the Stripes other than Columbia was Fairview in 2011.

Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division Columbia (6-2, 3-0) Fairview (3-5, 3-0) Oberlin (3-5, 1-2) Clearview (2-6, 1-2) Lutheran West (2-6, 1-2) Brooklyn (0-8, 0-3)	Week 9 schedule Brooklyn (0-8) at Oberlin (3-5) Fairview (3-5) at Columbia (6-2) Lutheran West (2-6) at Clearview (2-6) Week 8 results Columbia 35, Brooklyn 0 Fairview 40, Clearview 20 Oberlin 30, Lutheran West 29
Fairview Warriors L 13-53 Rocky River (5-3) L 13-35 @Vermilion (2-6) L 7-35 Bay (5-3) L 7-43 Buckeye (7-1) L 7-35 @Keystone (6-2) W 6-0 ot @Brooklyn (0-8) W 20-19 Oberlin (3-5) W 40-20 Clearview (2-6) @Columbia (6-2) @Lutheran West (2-6)	Columbia Raiders W 29-21 OT @Independence (6-2) W 27-26 Wellington (4-4) L 7-22 @Northwestern (7-1) W 42-7 Brookside (1-7) L 31-49 @Black River (5-3) W 41-7 Lutheran West (2-6) W 30-21 @Clearview (2-6) W 35-0 @Brooklyn (0-8) Fairview (3-5) Oberlin (3-5)	PAC Stripes Champions 2016 ???? 2015 Columbia 2014 Columbia 2013 Columbia 2012 Columbia 2011 Fairview 2010 Columbia 2009 Clearview 2008 Clearview 2007 Clearview 2006 Clearview 2005 Lutheran West

Fairview

Rushing

5	Josh Filkill (Sr.)	91	368	4	3
15	Jack Provenza (So.)	70	327	4.7	3
11	Tommy McNamara (So.)	37	143	3.9	1
40	Adam Perkins (Jr.)	19	68	3.6
44	Michael Gallagher (Sr.)	17	54	3.2
12	Jason Sassano (Sr.)	9	24	2.7
20	Demetrius Allen (Jr.)	3	16	5.3
23	Marty Rehor (So.)	12	13	1.1
31	Nate Mittendorf (Jr.)	2	4	2
21	Luke Howes (Fr.)	1	-2	-2
	Totals	261	1015	3.9	7

Passing

No.	Player	Comp	Att	Yds	TD	Int
5	Josh Filkill (Sr.)	36	68	447	3	2
11	Tommy McNamara (So.)	14	24	181	2	4
21	Luke Howes (Fr.)	4	5	12	0	0
	Totals	54	97	640	5	6

Receiving

No.	Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
24	John McQuate (Sr.)	25	360	14.4	4
8	Ryan Provenza (Sr.)	8	106	13.3	1
15	Jack Provenza (So.)	7	50	7.1
42	Ryan Grealis (Jr.)	5	61	12.2
12	Jason Sassano (Sr.)	3	61	20.3
40	Adam Perkins (Jr.)	2	5	2.5
23	Marty Rehor (So.)	1	-2	-2
44	Michael Gallagher (Sr.)	1	-1	-1
	Totals	52	640	12.3	5

Columbia

Rushing

No.	Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
23	Brandon Coleman (So.)	166	1217	7.3	16
4	Cody Schwartz (Sr.)	31	193	6.2
25	Mike Jacobucci (Sr.)	21	181	8.6	2
3	Austin Sahlica (Sr.)	32	156	4.9	3
45	Adam Alten (Jr.)	19	125	6.6	1
21	Ben Alten (So.)	14	66	4.7
81	Lance Boise (Sr.)	1	15	15
2	Mike Lovell (So.)	2	8	4
35	Billy Turner (So.)	1	2	2
5	Joe Janke (So.)	1	1	1
36	Kevin Barta (8th)	1	1	1
24	Dylan Risdon (Sr.)	2	0	0
16	Jared Bycznski (So.)	2	-4	-2
	Totals	293	1961	6.7	22

Passing

No.	Player	Comp	Att	Yds	TD	Int
4	Cody Schwartz (Sr.)	75	130	1179	12	6
16	Jared Bycznski (So.)	2	8	76		2
3	Austin Sahlica (Sr.)	0	1

Receiving

No.	Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
3	Austin Sahlica (Sr.)	25	552	22.1	7
25	Mike Jacobucci (Sr.)	24	236	9.8	1
81	Lance Boise (Sr.)	13	216	16.6	3
23	Brandon Coleman (So.)	12	112	9.3
11	Jared Heidecker (Sr.)	10	102	10.2
24	Dylan Risdon (Sr.)	2	10	5	1
83	Drew Saki (Fr.)	1	27	27
	Totals	87	1255	14.4	12

Columbia outlasts Independence in overtime

Columbia (0-0, 0-0 PAC)	7	0	7	15	=29
Independence (0-0, 0-0 CVC)	0	21	0	0	=21

Scoring

Columbia	1	6:38	Brandon Coleman 5 run (Cody Schwartz kick); 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:59; key plays: Coleman 20 run, Schwartz 20 run
Independence	2	9:19	Adrian Pope 18 pass from Kyle Stefanski (Ian Smith kick); 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:31;
Independence	2	6:37	Owen Ramm 51 pass from Stefanski (Smith kick); 2 plays, 53 yards, :35
Independence	2	3:47	Jason Bianco 39 pass from Stefanski (Smith kick); 4 plays, 55 yards, :53
Columbia	3	1:01	Austin Sahlica 27 pass from Schwartz (Schwartz kick); 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:28; key play: Coleman 5 run on 4th and 3.
Columbia	4	7:03	Sahlica 5 run (Schwartz kick); 7 plays, 95 yards, 3:33; key play: Schwartz 71 run
Columbia	OT		Sahlica 20 pass from Schwartz (Jared Heidecker pass from Schwartz); 4 plays, 20 yards;

	Columbia	Independence
Plays	66	41
Total Yards	343	232
Time	31:45	16:15
First Downs	0	0
3rd Down Conversions	;0-0	;0-0
4th Down Conversions	;0-0	;0-0
Penalties	;0-0	;0-0
Rushing	Brandon Coleman 34/142, Dylan Risdon 0/0, Cody Schwartz 11/93, Austin Sahlica 6/34, Bailey Coleman 0/0, Bailey Coleman 0/0, Team 0/0	Ben Artrip (C) 4/12, Kevin Clymer (C) 12/38, Stephen Molchan (C) 3/13, Kyle Stefanski 6/-11, Adrian Pope 1/5, Jack Gigante 1/5, Team 0/0
Passing	Cody Schwartz 10-15-2-1-74, Jared Bycznski 0-0-0-0-0	Ben Artrip (C) 2-5-0-0-26, Kyle Stefanski 6-9-3-0-144
Receiving	Dylan Risdon 1-4, Mike Jacobucci 4-14, Austin Sahlica 4-61, Jared Heidecker 1--5, Bailey Coleman 0-0, Bailey Coleman 0-0, Bailey Coleman 0-0	Stephen Molchan (C) 2-25, Trevor Thompson 1-9, Jason Bianco 2-53, Adrian Pope 1-18, Owen Ramm 1-51, Kevin Clymer (C) 1-14, Adrian Pope 0-0
Turnovers forced	0	0
Points Off Turnovers	0	0
Red Zone Efficiency	;0-0	;0-0

Columbia at Independence tonight

High School Football returns tonight and I will be in Independence, Ohio as the Blue Devils host the Columbia Raiders.

The game resumes a week one rivalry that started in 2013 and the home team has won every match-up:

• 2013: @ Columbia 34, Independence 33, 
• 2014: @ Independence 40,  Columbia 35,
• 2015: @ Columbia 48, Independence 7, 

Columbia falls in District Semi-Finals

Columbia's magical season has come to crashing finish as the Patrick Henry Patriots throttle the Raiders 56-15 at Don Paul Stadium in Fremont, Ohio in a Division V Region 18 Semifinal. You can listen to the replay online.

Patrick Henry scored early. Taking the opening kickoff, the Patriots drove 80 yards in six plays capped by senior quarterback Gabe Jones 7-yard touchdown run. The subsequent kickoff bounced off a Columbia player before Patrick Henry's Brandon Cole recovered. The Patriots struck again on the next play when Jones found Josh Petersen for a 37-yard touchdown pass.

Down 13-0 with 9:31 left in the first quarter and Columbia hasn't run a play from scrimmage.

Patrick Henry vs. Columbia tonight

The @_CHSFootball play-off football journey continues tonight as they travel to Fremont Ross High School's Harmon Field at Don Paul Stadium to face the Patrick Henry. It's a Division V, Region 18 semifinal with Columbia ranked No. 3 with a 10-1 record against the No. 7 seed Patriots at 9-2. I will be covering the high school football game for WOBL. You can tune in to 1320 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well). I'll be working with play-by-play announcer Bob Karlovec and color commentator Don Vincent.

Columbia's Jay Banyasz runs past the competition

@_CHSFootball play the first Week 12 game in school history tomorrow and @JBanyasz8 has played a big role in making that happen.

It's been a special year for the Raiders, after losing the first game of the season 20-14 to Cleveland Central Catholic, Columbia has now won 10 straight which is the most in school history. 

Particularly the last three weeks have been special: (1) a dominating 35-7 victory against Fairview, (2) a 51-25 win at Clearview to clinch the Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division and (3) a 39-34 triumph in the first ever home play-off game in school history.

Banyasz leads Columbia to a historic win

@JBanyasz8 leads @_CHSFootball to victory once again. The 6-2, 170 pound junior quarterback Jay Banyasz ran 34 times for 271 yards and four touchdowns plus he completed 11 of 15 passes for another 168 yards and two more touchdowns. You can listen to the replay online.

Banyasz now on the season is over 1000 yard mark rushing having carried 160 times for 1009 yards and 17 touchdowns.

He has particularly turned it on in the last three weeks. In the victories over Fairview, Clearview and Archbold, Banyasz has 634 yards rushing and 13 of those touchdowns.

Archbold vs. Columbia tonight

The @_CHSFootball will host the first post-season football game in school history as they take on the Archbold Blue Streaks. I will be covering the high school football game for WOBL. You can tune in to 1320 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well). I'll be working with play-by-play announcer Bob Karlovec and sideline reporter Dave Andrews.

Columbia earns their Stripes

The Raiders used a dominating rushing attack in the 2nd half blowing open a close game and defeating the Clearview Clippers 51-25. You can listen to the replay online.

Columbia led by junior quarterback Jay Banyasz (23-161 and five touchdowns rushing, 132 yards and one touchdown passing) and junior Jacob Kleinhenz (17-80 one touchdown rushing).

The victory in the mud and rain at Tom Hoch field in Lorain Ohio gave the Raiders their 2nd Stripes Division title of the Patriot Athletic Conference. The win also assures Columbia of hosting their first play-off game in school history in Division V, Region 18.

Columbia vs. Clearview: The Names and Numbers

@_CHSFootball and @chsclippers play tonight with the PAC Stripes Division on the line. Here is your guide to the game as you listen online. 

PAC STRIPES STANDINGS

Columbia (8-1, 6-0, 10 points)
Clearview (7-2, 5-1, 9 points)
Lutheran West (4-5, 3-3, 5 points)
Fairview (3-6, 3-3, 5 points)
Oberlin (5-4, 2-4, 2 points)
Brooklyn (0-9, 0-6, 0 points)

Columbia 20, Wellington 6

Junior QB/FS Jay Banyasz did a little of everything in leading Columbia to a 20-6 victory over Wellington. You can listen to the replay online.

In the 2nd half, Banyasz ran for a touchdown, passed for a touchdown, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble.

After trailing 6-3 at halftime, Banyasz went to work leading a 9-play 68-yard drive culminating with a touchdown run from 8-yards out. After intercepting a Dylan Weidrick pass, Banyasz found Ben Verbus for 26-yard gain deep in Wellington territory leading to a Matt Zelinsky 31-yard field goal. Banyasz recovered a Weidrick fumble and later iced the game with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Verbus with 6:13 remaining.

Columbia at Wellington tonight

I will be covering high school football tonight in Wellington, Ohio as the Dukes host the Columbia Raiders. You can tune in to 1320 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well). I'll be working with play-by-play announcer Bob Karlovec and sideline reporter Dave Andrews.

Both teams begin Patriot Athletic Conference play this evening and neither team is sure how good they are.

Columbia is 2-1 for the 4th straight season. From 2009 to 2011, the non-conference portion of their schedule is identical:

• loss in week 1 to Cleveland Central Catholic (20-14 this year), 
• win in week 2 vs. South Central (40-0)
• win in week 3 vs. Chippewa (28-7).

Wellington is 0-3 in their non-conference schedule dropping games against Norwayne (47-7), Avon (33-0) and Edison (35-20). Norwayne won the Division IV state championship last season while Avon finished as runners-up in Division II.

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.

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.