HUDSON — It’s not over. Elyria’s playoff quest took a giant step forward Friday night as the Pioneers simply wore down the Explorers 26-16 in Northeast Ohio Conference River Division play. “That’s the first time since I’ve been here we’ve beaten a team just as good if not better than we are,” Kevin Fell said. [...]
Midview QB Cody Callaway commits to Bowling Green
Cody Callaway knows something about big numbers. In 23 high school games, the Midview junior quarterback has thrown for 4,326 yards and 42 touchdowns. So it was no surprise Callaway had a long list of reasons why he chose Bowling Green to continue his football career. “I love the coaches, I love the school … [...]
Avon Lake lineman finds Northwestern a perfect fit
AVON LAKE — At 6-foot-6 and 270 pounds, Avon Lake junior two-way lineman Ben Oxley was having no problem attracting interest from Division I football programs. But along with his size and athleticism, the football, basketball and track and field athlete also happens to excel in the classroom, ranking among the top five students in [...]
H.S. Football: Avon’s defense dominates North Ridgeville
AVON – Avon didn’t let a little thing like an early interception return for a touchdown keep it from clearing a big hurdle on its quest to win the West Shore Conference and make the playoffs. The Eagles came back from that mistake to manhandled North Ridgeville 35-7 Friday night. Avon wouldn’t let the Rangers [...]
H.S. Football: Midview welcomes EC into WSC with rout
EATON TWP. – Midview passed well in the first half, ran well in the second half and played defense superbly throughout the evening. All that good stuff added up to the Middies giving new West Shore Conference member Elyria Catholic a rude welcome to the league Friday. Midview pounded the Panthers 34-7. “What we coaches [...]
H.S. Football: Clay Wright, defense’s big plays lead Wellington
COLUMBIA STATION – In a game that for a while looked as though neither offense would be stopped, Wellington’s defense made two plays that helped the Dukes turn a nail-biter into a runaway. After Columbia scored 28 first-quarter points Friday, the Dukes held the Raiders without another point until a final-minute touchdown. While Wellington’s defense [...]
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H.S. Football: Midview’s depth wears down Elyria Catholic
EATON TWP. — It was expected to be a battle between Lorain County’s top two quarterbacks, but Elyria Catholic’s Jeremy Holley was lost for the season weeks ago and Midview’s Cody Callaway went down in the second quarter Friday night. So the defenses waged war and it was the Middies who were able to find [...]
H.S. Football: Keystone stuns Buckeye with late rally
YORK TWP. — A couple of huge plays changed momentum for Keystone on Friday night. And they kept alive its title hopes. The Wildcats rallied for a 15-14 win, coming from 11 points down in the final 7:59 to stay in the hunt for the Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division title. They play Black River [...]
H.S. Football: Avon Lake avoids upset at hands of Olmsted Falls
AVON LAKE — The best thing to happen to Avon Lake on Friday night was Olmsted Falls kicker Chris Fox booting a 29-yard field goal with 2:22 left in the third quarter. Three points, after a drop in the end zone halted the Bulldogs’ growing momentum, turned out to be the opening the Shoremen needed [...]
H.S. Football: Avon and Douglas have answer to Rocky River’s test
ROCKY RIVER — Avon got tested Friday night. The Eagles passed. Not so much literally. Avon went to the air only 13 times against West Shore Conference foe Rocky River. The Eagles passed in the figurative sense. “This was a good experience for our kids, because we have bigger goals down the road,” said Mike [...]
H.S. Football: Elyria puts together complete game, looks ready for stretch drive
ELYRIA — Kevin Fell has waited all year for his Elyria Pioneers to play a complete game. Friday may have been as good as it’s been as Elyria rolled past Stow-Monroe Falls 49-13 in Northeast Ohio Conference River Division play. The Pioneers improved to 6-2 and will set sail for Hudson next week and Mayfield [...]
H.S. Football: Elyria Catholic turns back North Ridgeville
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The Rangers did almost everything right against Elyria Catholic. They controlled the ball and came up with timely turnovers. North Ridgeville just couldn’t score. The Panthers stuffed the Rangers twice inside the 5-yard line on fourth down and escaped with a 23-13 win over their West Shore Conference rival Friday night. “We [...]
H.S. Football: Keystone’s Conrad dominates in victory over Wellington
WELLINGTON — No one was going to stop Keystone receiver C.J. Conrad. The sophomore caught 12 passes for 207 yards and three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 27-14 victory Friday night, but it was one particular play — a 30-yard fourth-down pass from Marcus Gunter to Conrad — that sealed the deal for Keystone. After the [...]
H.S. Football: Ace Jimmy Hessel leads Avon Lake over Brecksville
BRECKSVILLE — When you have an ace on your staff, everyone’s job becomes easier. Confidence grows. When you need a win, you can count on him. Think Justin Verlander and CC Sabathia in this week’s Major League Baseball divisional playoffs. And as he showed Friday night and all season, think Avon Lake’s Jimmy Hessel. Hessel [...]
H.S. Football: Midview defense sets tone for bounce-back win
LAKEWOOD — Eric Lauer made the play about which most people who attended Friday night’s game at Lakewood Stadium will be talking. Lauer, Midview’s all-district receiver, had a fantastic catch of a line-drive pass from Cody Callaway for a 72-yard touchdown. Lauer got two steps ahead of the Lakewood defensive backs, pulled down the ball [...]