Midview holds off Olmsted Falls

The Midview Middies took the lead late, held on for dear life and escaped with a 28-21 win against Olmsted Falls.

Olmsted Falls was in a position to tie or win late in the game. After driving 62 yards in 18 plays in the final two minutes, the Bulldogs were denied on 4th and goal from the Midview 8 yard line. With two seconds left, quarterback Brett Hutkay's pass to Josh Jaeckin was knocked away by Luke Hunt.

A week after setting the Lorain County school record for passing yards, Midview senior quarterback Dustin Crum was responsible for four touchdowns on the evening. First he ran for two scores in the first half and finished with 183 yards rushing on 21 attempts. Throwing the ball, he was 12 for 23 for 155 yards and two TDs.

Olmsted Falls senior running back Spencer Linville led Olmsted Falls with 151 yards rushing on 24 carries including a TD and a 2 point conversion. QB Brett Hutkay chipped in with 78 yards on the ground and 72 through the air.

The Bulldogs down 7 to start the 4th quarter, denied the Middies on 4th down at their own 23 yard line. Olmsted Falls marched 67 yards in 12 plays to score with 5:11 left on a Hutkay QB sneak from a yard out on 4th and goal.

Midview responded. After Keith Johnson returned the kickoff to the Bulldog 33, Crum converted a 4th down and then found Johnson again on a bubble screen to score the go ahead touchdown with 2:05 left.

Midview has won 3 straight, 14 of 15 Southwestern Conference games and 4 straight vs. Olmsted Falls. With the win, the Middies remain one game behind Avon in the SWC.

Midview (6-1, 5-1 SWC)	7	7	7	7	=28
Olmsted Falls (5-2, 4-2 SWC)	0	6	8	7	=21

Scoring

Midview	1	3:21	Dustin Crum 14 run (Kellen McGuire kick); 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:49; key plays: Crum 45 run; Crum 14 run on 4th and 3.
Olmsted Falls	2	6:53	Luke Lombardo 27 run (run failed); 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:07; key play: Tyler Neely 21 pass from Brett Hutkay on 3rd and 18
Midview	2	1:52	Crum 10 run (McGuire kick); 15 plays, 74 yards, 4:54
Olmsted Falls	3	8:54	Spencer Linville 1 run (Linville run); 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:58; key play: Linville 40 run
Midview	3	5:45	Seth Frambach 11 pass from Crum (McGuire kick); 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:02
Olmsted Falls	4	5:11	Hutkay 1 run (Ricky Castrigano kick); 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:52; key play: Andrew Turski 25 pass from Hutkay
Midview	4	2:05	Keith Johnson 22 pass from Crum (McGuire kick); 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:54; key play: Johnson 54 kickoff return, Crum 4 run on 4th and 3

	Midview	Olmsted Falls
Plays	61	66
Total Yards	382	397
Time	22:02	25:58
First Downs	22	24
3rd Down Conversions	3-11	7-12
4th Down Conversions	4-5	2-3
Penalties	3-30	3-25
Rushing	Alec Forrer (C) 7/19, Connor Wolfe 9/26, Dustin Crum (C) 21/183 2 TDs, 0 0/0, 0 0/0, 0 0/0, Team 1/-1	Spencer Linville 24/151 TD XP, Luke Lombardo 5/41 TD, Brett Hutkay 10/78 TD, Josh Jaeckin 5/42, Andrew Turski 3/9, Nick Dailey 1/4, Michael Howard 1-(-2), Team 2/2
Passing	Dustin Crum (C) 12-23-2-1-155	Brett Hutkay 5-15-0-1-72
Receiving	Seth Sanders 1-46, Luke Hunt 4-29, Alec Forrer (C) 3-26, Seth Frambach 1-11 TD, Seth Sanders 1-8, Keith Johnson 2-35 TD	Tyler Neely 1-21, Andrew Turski 2-34, Josh Jaeckin 2-17
Turnovers forced	3	1
Points Off Turnovers	7	0
Red Zone Efficiency	3-4	2-4

Midview against Olmsted Falls tonight

Two schools just 10 miles apart hadn't really played each other much until the Southwestern and the West Shore Conference merged a couple of years ago. Now Midview and Olmsted Falls will play each other tonight for the 4th time in two years. Midview has won all three meetings.

Last year, the two teams met in week 7 and week 11. Both of those meetings were in Grafton, Ohio. Tonight, the scene shifts to Olmsted Falls and both teams find themselves with identical 5 and 1 records and a 4 and 1 mark in the Southwestern Conference.

Midview features a tremendous passing attack led by senior Dustin Crum (1426 passing yards, 16 TDs; 771 rushing yards, 5 TDs), Lorain County’s all-time leading passer. While Olmsted Falls is a running team with running backs Spencer Linville, Luke Lombardo and quarterback Brett Hutkay.

Midview has won two games in a row after defeating Westlake 35-14 last week. Olmsted Falls has won four straight including a 75-38 win over Berea-Midpark.

Both schools need a win tonight to keep pace with Avon in the SWC.

Southwestern Conference
Avon (6-0, 5-0)
Avon Lake (5-1, 4-1)
Midview (5-1, 4-1)
Olmsted Falls (5-1, 4-1)
Berea-Midpark (2-4, 2-3)
North Ridgeville (2-4, 2-3)
Westlake (3-3, 2-3)
Amherst (1-5, 1-4)
North Olmsted (2-4, 1-4)
Lakewood (0-6, 0-5)

Midview Middies W 29-26 Lorain (3-2) W 41-6 @North Olmsted (2-3) W 34-15 @Amherst Steele (1-4) L 28-45 Avon (5-0) W 56-30 Berea-Midpark (2-4) W 35-14 @Westlake (3-3) @Olmsted Falls (5-1) Lakewood (0-6) Avon Lake (5-1) @North Ridgeville (2-4)

Olmsted Falls Bulldogs W 33-18 Parma (4-1) L 31-34 Westlake (3-2) W 43-20 @Lakewood (0-5) W 20-0 @North Ridgeville (2-4) W 38-35 Amherst Steele (1-5) W 75-38 @Berea-Midpark (2-4) Midview (5-1) Avon Lake (5-1) @North Olmsted (2-4) @Avon (6-0)

Central Catholic rocks Midview and wins big

The Toledo Central Catholic Fighting Irish raced out to a big lead and never looked back in winning 50-7. You can listen to the replay online.

The Irish jumped out to 43-0 halftime lead and never looked back.

Junior quarterback DeShone Kizer ran the ball 7 times for 32 yards and two touchdowns. He also was 10-14 throwing the ball for 197 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Midview vs. Toledo Central Catholic Tonight

The @MiddieUpdates make their 6th high school post-season appearance tonight as they travel to the Glass City to take on the Toledo Central Catholic Fighting Irish. 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.

Both teams under into this game with 9-1 records. The Middies are the #7 seed while the Irish at the #2 seed in Division 2, Region 6.

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

Midview 41, North Ridgeville 0

Visiting Midview used a punishing defense and a balanced offensive attack to rock their arch rivals North Ridgeville 41-0. You can listen to the replay online.

Both teams finished the year 8-2 and out of the OHSAA play-offs. The Middies bounce back from a 14-10 loss last week against Avon while the Rangers see their 5-game winning streak snapped. North Ridgeville had a 3-game winning streak against Midview come to an end.

Midview vs. North Ridgeville tonight

Tonight is the final regular season game of the high school football season 2011. I will be North Ridgeville, Ohio as the Rangers host the Midview Middies. 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 Darrin Goats.

These two teams are very familiar with each other. After facing off as rivals in the old Lakeland and Erie Shore Conferences, the two schools, only 8 miles apart from each other, are now foes in the West Shore Conference. North Ridgeville has won 3 straight and is 4-2 vs. Midview as WSC opponents. In 5 of the 6 meetings, the game has been decided as by one score including last year's 19-14 Ranger victory in which Ridgeville's Christian Watkins scored the game-winner on an interception return.

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 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)

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

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.

Lorain County High School Football – Team Rankings

Only two weeks left of high school football, seven schools in Lorain County have a chance to make the play-offs. Those are included in these rankings along with the rest of the county:

1. Avon 8-0 – The Eagles are the best of the county thanks to their record and a win against Avon Lake who are the kings of the county. Will look forward to seeing the two teams meet again in the play-offs.
   
   
2. Avon Lake 7-1 – Since losing to Avon in the opener, Avon Lake has been on a roll. All signs are pointing to the week 10 match-up with Amherst. The Shoremen are listed here slightly ahead of the Comets since Avon Lake historically has come out on top but it should be a great match-up.
   
   
3. Amherst 8-0 – The Comets have had a great year from quarterback Brennan Hosier and their strong defense. Regardless of the outcome of the Avon Lake game, Amherst will be home in week 11.
   
   
4. Elyria Catholic 7-1 – The loss to Padua has exposed the Panthers to their shortcomings especially on defense. Sometimes getting punched in the nose can serve as a wake-up call. QB Danny Reaser has more passing yards than Clearview, Oberlin, Vermilion, Brookside, Lorain, Midview, and Firelands COMBINED.
   
   
5. Columbia 7-1 – The best Raider team in a long time. This club is balanced offensively, can win a high scoring game, can win a defensive struggle, have several players that always seem to be in the right place at the right time. Columbia has broken Clearview’s stranglehold on the Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division.
   
   
6. North Ridgeville 6-2 – Need to win out. Big showdown game against Rocky River this week. The loss to Westlake in week 1 could haunt the Rangers as both teams are looking to qualify for the play-offs in Division 2, Region 6.
   
   
7. Clearview 5-3 – Disappointing loss to Lutheran West last week ensures they will not make the post-season. The Clippers didn’t qualify last year with an 8-2 record.
   
   
8. Elyria 3-5 – Loss to Stow last week snaps a modest two game winning streak. A win this week against Lakewood could equal their win total from last year.
   
   
9. Wellington 3-5 – Three game winning streak comes to an end against Black River. The Dukes appeared to have righted the ship but the third varsity start for sophomore QB Dylan Weidrick was not a good one.
   
   
10. Keystone 3-5 – Defeated Brookside 28-7 last week snapping a four game losing streak. Their missing offense re-appeared after being MIA. Still could finish 5-5 with Wellington and Buckeye remaining.
    
    
11. Brookside 3-5 - Seemed like they were a couple of plays from being 5-1. Now, they’re on a three game losing streak and getting worse each week. Still, winning their final two games would be a huge improvement for 2nd-year coach Keenan Leichty's program.
    
    
12. Lorain 2-6 – The Titans started the season with a Hollywood scripted victory against Midview. After that came six straight losses – a streak snapped last week against Warrensville Hts. Although Lorain faces a difficult opponent this week against Maple Hts., they do have a winnable game against Bedford to close the season. A 3-7 record would match the number of wins combined on the field for both Admiral King and Southview last year.
    
    
13. Midview 2-6 – Shut out last week for the 2nd time this year. The Firelands game couldn’t come any sooner.
    
    
14. Vermilion 0-8 – Anthony Budka has done everything this year, running back, quarterback, receiver, kicker, punter, drove the bus, filled the Gatorade containers, and pumped up the footballs.
    
    
15. Firelands 1-7 – Team is still fighting despite all of the struggles on the field and the adversity off the field. They finish the season against Midview and Vermilion which provide good opportunities for interim head coach Mike Passerello to notch his first win.
    
    
16. Oberlin 0-8 – Hard to believe this team was 6-4 last year and in contention for the play-offs. Now they’re back to being a bottom-feeder. Coach Fred Howery seems like a great guy – let’s hope he has adequate time to turn things around.

Lorain County High School Football – Team Rankings

After six weeks of high school, here are the best and the worst of Lorain County:

1. Elyria Catholic 6-0 – Trying to start the year 7-0 for the 2nd time in school history. Quarterback Danny Reaser continues to hum along averaging 377 yards passing and almost four touchdowns per game.
   
   
2. Avon 6-0 – The Eagles can already place their order for West Shore Conference Championship rings. With the WSC having a down year, Avon won’t be tested again until the first round of the play-offs.
   
   
3. Amherst 6-0 – The Comets will try to avoid a repeat of 2008 when they started 8-0 only to lose their final three games. Recently handed Westlake their first loss of the season.
   
   
4. Avon Lake 5-1 – Have won five in a row – soon to be six as the Shoremen travel to Berea. Then Avon Lake finishes with Westlake, Brecksville, and Amherst.
   
   
5. North Ridgeville 4-2 – The Rangers bounced back from a loss to Avon with a dominating win against Bay. Next two opponents are Vermilion and Firelands so expect North Ridgeville to have a 6-2 record leading to the showdown with Rocky River in week 9. Strong finish will be needed to make the play-offs.
   
   
6. Columbia 5-1 – The win last Friday against Clearview was the biggest in school history since 2003. The Raiders are another team that could run the table and finish the regular season 9-1.
   
   
7. Clearview 4-2 – The Clippers find themselves outside of the play-offs for the 2nd straight year. Major special teams errors led to the loss against Columbia and almost cost Clearview a win against Buckeye.
   
   
8. Elyria 2-4 – The Pioneers four losses are against Amherst (6-0), Elyria Catholic (6-0), Mayfield (4-2), and Parma (5-1). Schedule turns very favorable with winnable games against Hudson, Stow-Munroe Falls, and Lakewood coming up.
   
   
9. Midview 2-4 – Blown out last week against Rocky River in a game that was not as close as the 44-30 score would indicate. Still have difficult games remaining against Avon in week 8 and North Ridgeville in week 10.
   
   
10. Wellington 2-4 – Have won 2 in a row and apparently have settled on sophomore Dylan Weidrick at quarterback.
    
    
11. Brookside 3-3 - Seems like everyone in the PAC is 2-4 so the Cardinals stand out a little. This team could easily be 5-1.
    
    
12. Keystone 2-4 – The Wildcats can play defense with anybody in the county. Unfortunately, they have had trouble scoring points. WB Ryan Clement is one of the most exciting players in the county you’ve never heard of.
    
    
13. Lorain 1-5 – Travel to Columbus this week to face off against the Bishop Watterson Eagles. Had a break-out game offensively scoring 41 points against Marion Harding but allowed 47 to lose. Have scored 27 total points in their other 5 games.
    
    
14. Vermilion 0-6 – Showed huge improvement this week losing only 42-19 to Avon. Anthony Budka has been moved back to tailback and had a huge game against the Eagles: 20 carries for 185 yards rushing and three TDs.
    
    
15. Firelands 1-5 – Team still struggles on offense: bad snaps to quarterback, missed assignments, and forgetting the snap count - all signs that show the team is still in disarray.
    
    
16. Oberlin 0-6 – Five teams (South, McDonald, Kenmore, Buckeye, and Black River) got off the snide with wins against the Phoenix. Doesn’t get any easier with Columbia coming to town.