By Nathan Inniger
COURIER WEEK II GAME NOTES
Friday Games
Findlay TROJANS vs. Toledo St. Francis KNIGHTS
DATELINE: TOLEDO
LAST SEASON: St. Francis won 14-7
SERIES HISTORY: St. Francis has won two of three (not sure of any meetings before that)
SERIES WINNING STREAK: St. Francis has won one in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: St. Francis leads 2-1.
NOTES: The last time Findlay started 0-2 was in 2007… The Trojans turned the ball over five times in their opener… Although Matt Sprague threw four interceptions, he also threw two touchdown passes and ran for a TD… Findlay had three receivers with over 50 yards receiving… St. Francis gave up 22 fourth quarter points in its 36-26 loss to Sylvania Southview last week… Toledo St. Francis allowed 517 yards of offense last week in the loss… Andy Meinert had 91 rushing yards and 76 passing yards for the Knights.
BLANCHARD VALLEY CONFERENCE
McComb PANTHERS vs. Leipsic VIKINGS
DATELINE: LEIPSIC
LAST SEASON: Leipsic won 41-21.
SERIES HISTORY: McComb leads 32-13.
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Leipsic has won one in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Leipsic 3-2.
NOTES: This game will have some sort of say in what team wins the Blanchard Valley Conference championship… McComb has won 10 of its last 13 meetings with Leipsic… McComb beat Tiffin Calvert 56-0 last week and Leipsic beat Delphos Jefferson 35-7… The last time Leipsic started 2-0 was in 2003 when the Vikings beat Patrick Henry and Vanlue to start the season… Sonny Hernandez rushed for 87 yards last week for the Vikings… This game will feature the two top passers in the BVC from last week… McComb’s Andrew Dee was 21-24 for 354 yards, 5 TD’s and 1 interception… Leipsic’s Liam Nadler was 12-21 for 189 yards, 2 TD’s and 1 interception… Mason Roth had a huge receiving game for the Panthers with 11 receptions, 224 yards and 1 TD… Taylor Hanes had seven receptions for 119 yards and four touchdowns… McComb (543 yards) and Leipsic (360) were 1&2 offensively in the BVC after week 1… McComb only allowed 87 yards in week 1, while Leipsic allowed 180… Andrew Dee was injured during the first series of the game last year… Liam Nadler threw 3 TD passes last year and ran for another in the game.
Arcadia REDSKINS vs. Pandora-Gilboa ROCKETS
DATELINE: PANDORA
LAST SEASON: Pandora-Gilboa won 45-7
SERIES HISTORY: P-G leads 34-9-1
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Pandora-Gilboa has won four in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Pandora-Gilboa 4-1.
NOTES: The last time Pandora-Gilboa started 0-2 was in 2007; both losses were in overtime… The last time Arcadia started 2-0 was in 2007 when the Redskins defeated Fostoria St. Wendelin and Leipsic… Pandora-Gilboa has won 16 of its last 17 games against Arcadia… Lucas Whitta got off to a great start in Arcadia’s 14-6 victory over Newbury last week with 91 yards rushing and a touchdown… Casey Mock threw for 95 yards last week… Arcadia allowed only 65 yards last week, including only 10 through the air… In the game last season Josh Breece threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns, while P-G rushed for 221 yards… Arcadia was held to minus-3 yards rushing in the contest.
Arlington RED DEVILS vs. Cory-Rawson HORNETS
DATELINE: RAWSON
LAST SEASON: Arlington won 24-21.
SERIES HISTORY: Arlington leads 24-21.
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Arlington has won three in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Arlington 4-1.
NOTES: The last time Cory-Rawson started 2-0 was in 2003… the last time Arlington started 0-2 was in 1996 when the Red Devils lost to Riverdale and McComb… Jeremiah Alspach had a nice opener for Cory-Rawson in its 24-14 win over Bluffton… He threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns… His favorite target was Adam Rosendale, who had six catches for 129 yards and two TD’s… Cam Brown also had a good 2010 debut for the Red Devils in their 31-28 loss to Riverdale… He rushed for a BVC-high 202 yards and four touchdowns… Arlington gave up 367 passing yards last week.
Van Buren BLACK KNIGHTS vs. Liberty-Benton EAGLES
DATELINE: NONE
LAST SEASON: Liberty-Benton won 49-14.
SERIES HISTORY: Liberty-Benton leads 24-21.
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Liberty-Benton has won eight in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Liberty-Benton 5-0.
NOTES: Liberty-Benton has held Van Buren to 14 points or less in each of the last five meetings… Both of these teams were beaten last week… Liberty-Benton by Elida 21-7 and Van Buren by Mohawk 44-0… Mitch Linhart had a good varsity debut for L-B last week with 175 passing yards and 67 yards on the ground with a rushing TD… Seth Davis caught seven passes for 140 yards for Liberty-Benton… Ryan Adolph, who also made his quarterback debut for Van Buren, threw for 81 yards… Zane Kieffer had six catches for 56 yards for the Black Knights… Linhart had a rushing touchdown last season against Van Buren in L-B’s win.
Vanlue WILDCATS vs. Hardin Northern POLAR BEARS
DATELINE: DOLA
LAST SEASON: Hardin Northern won 47-6.
SERIES HISTORY: Hardin Northern leads 39-4-2
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Hardin Northern has won 27 in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Hardin Northern 5-0.
NOTES: The last time Vanlue beat Hardin Northern was October 1, 1982 when the Wildcats beat the Polar Bears 14-12… Vanlue has not started 2-0 since the BVC was formed in 1965… Vanlue beat Ridgemont 26-7 last week, while Hardin Northern fell 69-7 to Ada… Dillon Kliesch threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns last week for the Wildcats… Tommy Wheeler threw for 110 yards and a score last week for the Polar Bears… Hardin Northern gave up 600 yards in its loss to Ada… Last season Tommy Wheeler rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns for Hardin Northern against Vanlue… Kliesch threw for 131 yards and three interceptions in the game last season.
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE
Ada BULLDOGS vs. Spencerville BEARCATS
DATELINE: SPENCERVILLE
LAST SEASON: Ada won 51-7.
SERIES HISTORY: Ada is 6-3 in the last nine meetings between the teams
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Ada has won four in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Ada 4-1.
NOTES: In Ada’s opening week 69-7 win over Hardin Northern, Konnor Baker threw for 375 yards, six touchdown passes and ran for another TD… Alex Weber caught four touchdown passes… The Bulldogs had a 49-0 lead at halftime… Indian Lake scored nine points in the fourth quarter to defeat Spencerville 16-13… Ada led Spencerville 41-0 at halftime last season.
Allen East MUSTANGS vs. Columbus Grove BULLDOGS
DATELINE: COLUMBUS GROVE
LAST SEASON: Columbus Grove won 28-0.
SERIES HISTORY: Columbus Grove is 7-2 in the last nine meetings between the teams
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Columbus Grove has won two in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Columbus Grove 3-2.
NOTES: When Columbus Grove has scored more than 10 points, it has beaten Allen East seven times in a row… Columbus Grove had 398 yards of offense last week… Jacob Miller had 96 yards and scored two touchdowns for the Bulldogs in their 43-21 victory over Pandora-Gilboa… The Bulldogs allowed only 59 yards against Allen East in their win last season… Miller had two rushing touchdowns in the game.
NORTHWEST OHIO ATHLETIC LEAGUE
Patrick Henry PATRIOTS vs. Swanton BULLDOGS
DATELINE: SWANTON
LAST SEASON: Patrick Henry beat Swanton 47-0.
SERIES HISTORY: Patrick Henry is 10-0 over the last ten seasons.
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Patrick Henry has won at least ten in a row against Swanton
LAST FIVE YEARS: Patrick Henry 5-0
NOTES: Over the last five meetings, Patrick Henry has outscored Swanton 244-0 with five shutouts… The Patriots have shutout the Bulldogs in eight of the last nine meetings… In his quarterback debut, Gabe Jones accounted for 359 yards of offense five touchdowns (3 passing, 2 rushing)… Patrick Henry finished with 431 total yards of offense… Patrick Henry led Swanton 40-0 at halftime last season.
WESTERN BUCKEYE LEAGUE
Ottawa-Glandorf TITANS vs. Lima Shawnee INDIANS
DATELINE: LIMA
LAST SEASON: Ottawa-Glandorf won 10-7.
SERIES HISTORY: Ottawa-Glandorf is 5-4 over the last nine seasons.
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Ottawa-Glandorf has won one in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Ottawa-Glandorf 3-2.
NOTES: This has been a balanced series with Ottawa-Glandorf winning five of the last nine meetings… Nathan Kahle rushed for 161 yards and Brandon Kuhlman added 130 yards for Ottawa-Glandorf in its 48-0 win over Fostoria… Lima Shawnee gave up 325 rushing yards in its 34-13 opening night loss to Marion Local… Jamiil Williams had 130 rushing yards for the Indians, however… Ottawa-Glandorf used a Mike Bendele 20-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to upend Shawnee last year.
NON-CONFERENCE GAMES
Carey BLUE DEVILS vs. Bluffton PIRATES
DATELINE: BLUFFTON
LAST SEASON: Carey won 28-7.
SERIES HISTORY: Carey has won the last two.
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Carey has won two in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Carey 2-0.
NOTES: Bluffton has dominated this series, which started in 2008, with two wins by at least 21 points… Tyler Cusac stepped it up for Carey with 158 yards and two touchdowns in Carey’s 30-0 win over Upper Sandusky… Carey rushed for 405 yards in the win… Bluffton was able to muster just 159 yards of offense in its 24-14 loss to Cory-Rawson… The Pirates allowed 293 yards… Last season, Carey rushed for 186 yards in the game… The Blue Devils kicked two field goals and had a safety in last season’s game.
Toledo Woodward POLAR BEARS vs. North Baltimore TIGERS
DATELINE: NORTH BALTIMORE
LAST SEASON: The two teams didn’t play.
SERIES HISTORY: None
NOTES: North Baltimore is playing Division II Toledo Woodward, because Danbury decided to cancel on the Tigers, because they didn’t have enough healthy players… Toledo Woodward was 0-9 last season and lost eight of those games by at least 36 points… The Polar Bears have lost 24 straight games… North Baltimore is 9-7 in its last 16 non-conference games… North Baltimore rushed for 250 yards last week in its 22-13 win over Holgate… Dalton Ishmael had 184 yards rushing and a touchdown… Toledo Woodward gave up 52 first half points in its opening week 58-8 loss to Mansfield Senior.
Otsego KNIGHTS vs. Hopewell-Loudon CHIEFTAINS
DATELINE: BASCOM
LAST SEASON: Hopewell-Loudon won 41-0.
SERIES HISTORY: Hopewell-Loudon is 1-0 over the last 10 years.
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Hopewell-Loudon has won one in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Hopewell-Loudon 1-0.
NOTES: New Hopewell-Loudon coach Jeremy Nutter got his first win for the Chieftains last week in a 35-21 victory over Elmwood… Otsego has lost 20 games in a row… Hopewell-Loudon has won its last 18 games against Suburban Lakes League teams (It’s last loss against a SLL team was on Sept. 5, 2003 (14-7 against Gibsonburg)…The last time Hopewell-Loudon did not start 2-0 was in 2001 when it lost to Elmwood in week one…Tyler Tyree accounted for 285 (174 passing, 111 rushing) yards and two rushing touchdowns last week… Otsego turned the ball over four times in its 27-20 loss to Evergreen last week… Otsego did pick up 244 yards in the loss… Hopewell-Loudon rolled to a 27-0 halftime lead last year.
Bucyrus REDMEN vs. Upper Sandusky RAMS
DATELINE: UPPER SANDUSKY
LAST SEASON: Bucyrus beat Upper Sandusky 42-27.
SERIES HISTORY: Upper Sandusky has won seven of the last nine.
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Bucyrus has won one in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Upper Sandusky 3-2.
NOTES: Upper Sandusky has scored at least 20 points in eight of its last nine games against Bucyrus and won seven of those games… Upper Sandusky fumbled twice and only gained 117 yards of total offense in its 30-0 loss to Carey… Bucyrus needed a 12-play, 73 yard drive to come from behind and beat Elgin 21-20 last week… Britt Cox had 113 all-purpose yards for Bucyrus.
Bowling Green BOBCATS vs. Fostoria REDMEN
DATELINE: FOSTORIA
LAST SEASON: Fostoria defeated Bowling Green 22-14.
SERIES HISTORY: Fostoria is 6-1 over the last seven years.
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Fostoria has won four in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Fostoria 4-1.
NOTES: Fostoria has scored at least 20 points in the last seven meetings… The last time Bowling Green did not start the season 0-2 was in 2007… Fostoria allowed two 100-yard rushers last week in its 48-0 loss to Ottawa-Glandorf… Bowling Green only gained 91 yards in its 30-0 opening night loss to Toledo Central Catholic… Bowling Green allowed 234 rushing yards in the contest.
Upper Scioto Valley RAMS vs. Riverdale FALCONS
DATELINE: MOUNT BLANCHARD
LAST SEASON: Upper Scioto Valley won 33-13.
SERIES HISTORY: The two teams have split 1-1 over the last nine years.
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Upper Scioto Valley has won one in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Upper Scioto Valley 1-0.
NOTES: Not sure when the last time Riverdale started 2-0 was… It was at least over eight seasons ago… Brady Weber was 20-42 for 367 yards and four touchdowns last week in Riverdale’s 31-28 win over Arlington… Four Riverdale receivers had at least 70 receiving yards in the win… Brandon Overs ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns and Trey Williams had 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns in Upper Scioto Valley’s 42-20 win over Danbury… Weber threw for 232 yard in the loss to USV last season… USV scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to clinch the win.
Lakota RAIDERS vs. Elmwood ROYALS
DATELINE: BLOOMDALE
LAST SEASON: Lakota beat Elmwood 58-14.
SERIES HISTORY: Elmwood has won eight of the last nine meetings between the two teams that used to both be members of the Suburban Lakes League
SERIES WINNING STREAK: Lakota has won one in a row.
LAST FIVE YEARS: Elmwood 4-1.
NOTES: Prior to last season’s loss to Lakota, Elmwood had won seven straight games between the two teams… Lakota trailed Northwood 30-0 at halftime last week in its 36-0 loss… T.J. Waldock caught six passes for 179 yards in Elmwood’s 35-21 opening night loss to Hopewell-Loudon… Last season, Lakota scored two defensive touchdowns and cruised to a 44-0 halftime lead in its 58-14 win.