8B THE DAILY STANDARD, Celina, Ohio GOAL LINE
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THE DAILY STANDARD, Celina, Ohio
Thursday evening, September 1, 2016
GOAL
LINE
The Weekly Area High School Football Preview Section
Celina looks to rebound at Elida
By GARY R. RASBERRY
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Two sets of Bulldogs on opposite sides of the spectrum will
meet Friday night at Kraft Stadium in Allen County to open
Western Buckeye League play.
While Celina allowed Versailles to score 13 unanswered
points in the second half in a 13-7
loss to the Tigers in last Friday¡¯s
season lidlifter, Elida took the
lead over Lima Central Catholic
late in the third and held off several LCC drives late to pick up a
40-33 win on Saturday night at
Spartan Stadium in Lima.
The victory was an emotional
one for the Elida program. In early
August, a car accident had taken
the lives of Elida football players
Drew Duhlebon and Jakob Sexton. Bill Speller, who takes over
as Elida coach this season after 14
seasons at Wayne Trace, had just
one scrimmage before starting the
season with the Thunderbirds.
¡°They bring a lot of players
back from last year¡¯s game (a 35-34
Celina win) that came down to the
end,¡± Celina coach Trent Temple
said. ¡°Hopefully, we can put ourselves in position again to win at
the end and find a way to keep the
drives going.
¡°They¡¯re physical on defense.
That¡¯s for sure,¡± Temple said. ¡°I
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don¡¯t remember (lineman Noah
Meeker) last year, but when I
watched them Saturday night, he
stood out. A physical player that
we have to know where he¡¯s at all
times on the defensive line. He
also plays center. He¡¯s a physical
presence out there.
¡°They changed their defense to
a 4-3. We¡¯ve seen that a couple of
times this year. They made some
mistakes like everyone else did in
Week One. I¡¯m sure they¡¯ll get that
corrected. We¡¯ll have our hands
full.¡±
Speller has a veteran group
returning. Quarterback Isaac McAdams and versatile back Cole Harmon
are the main cogs of the offense.
Baylen Stinson, Peyton Smith and
Sam Quaintance are also potential
offensive threats.
¡°They do a lot of different
things and a lot of different things
well,¡± Temple said. ¡°They¡¯re going
to go hurry-up most of the time.
We just have to make sure we¡¯re
sound on defense and on offense
take care of the ball.¡±
Celina struggled after its best
offensive drive of the game last
week. Ryan Harter completed an
eight-play, 80-yard drive with a
25-yard scamper for six with just
under three minutes left in the first
quarter to put Celina up 7-0. However, on the ensuing kickoff, offensive guard Austin Boeckman, the
leader of the offensive line, went
down with a leg injury and never
returned. Boeckman¡¯s loss, as
well as an injury
to wide receiver/
defensive back
Dillon Hoying,
hampered Celina¡¯s offense the
rest of the game.
The team had
just 43 yards of
Huston
offense and one
first down over
the final 27 minutes of the game.
Boeckman is out for this week
pending further diagnosis. After
having had to fill the spot on the
fly last Friday, Temple and his staff
will platoon the spot this week.
Rob Delgado, the regular backup
at all five line spots, will share
time with Seth Huston, who will
play some while also starting on
the defensive line.
¡°When you have a young quarterback like we do (in Bret Schwieterman), he¡¯s trying to develop
that faith and trust of his line.
When you have a person out like
Austin, that plays a key factor,¡±
Temple said. ¡°This week, we¡¯ve
Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard
Celina¡¯s Ryan Harter, 5, and Bret Schwieterman, 1, will look for a stronger effort from their team
this week as they open Western Buckeye League play at Kraft Stadium against 1-0 Elida.
been able to put someone in there
all week so that person¡¯s got all the
reps and everything that you need
to be productive on Friday night.¡±
The Celina defense did all it
could against the Tigers. Versailles
quarterback Alex Wendel was
sacked seven times, four by Lance
Orick, and Isaac Daniels picked
off a pass to end another Tiger
drive. But the defense wore down
as Celina¡¯s offense was unable to
stay on the field for more than
four plays per series, allowing the
Tigers to come back for the win.
Early benefits for non-league victories
High school football season
is finally underway, and with it
begins the 10-week long pursuit of
the playoffs.
Though much still has to happen before we can identify individual teams who will make the
postseason, the first week offers
some hints as to how many teams
from each conference will still be
playing during week eleven.
The WBL won just four of their
10 games during the first week
of the season in 2014 and only
earned two spots in the playoffs.
Last year, the league went 7-3 and
earned three postseason berths.
This year, the league went 5-5. Best
early guess? The WBL gets either
two or three teams (I lean towards
three) finishing in the top eight of
their regions once again.
After going 3-7 in Week One
three years ago and earning three
CM
YK
playoff spots, the MAC bounced
back the next two seasons with
matching 7-3 opening weeks and
sent six teams to the playoffs in
2014 and four teams in 2015 (the
difference being the MAC had a
better second week of non-conference play in 2014). With another 7-3
mark this year in Week One, the
MAC should have between four
to six playoff qualifiers, depending
on next week¡¯s results.
However, another factor in
making the postseason is the quality of the competition in the individual regions. Celina, St. Marys
and Wapakoneta¡¯s region 12 saw
15 teams win and only 12 lose in
week one, giving the impression
it will be a tougher than average
region. In contrast, Coldwater, Versailles and Anna¡¯s region 20 had
only 11 winners while 16 teams
suffered setbacks.
Computer
Points
In Review
By Bruce Monnin
In looking at Divisions VI and
VII, area teams each year seem
to battle for the playoffs against
teams from the Northwest Central
Conference (Lehman Catholic, Fort
Loramie, etc.) and the Cross County Conference (Covington, Miami
East, Tri-County North, etc.). In
good news for the locals, both
leagues were under .500 last week,
with the NWCC going 3-5 and the
CCC going 3-6. Those teams in
Region 24 had a combined record
of 2-4 while the schools in Region
28 went 3-7.
We will start listing actual computer point numbers next week.
This week we will highlight how
many winners were found in each
region. The computer points for the
four regions involving most area
teams can be found throughout
the season at .
net/bdmonnin/football.htm
the 15 teams that had won their opener
in 2014). That means Celina once again
needs at least seven wins in WBL play,
while St. Marys and Wapakoneta have a
slightly larger margin for error.
Region 14
Winners - Lima Bath, Ottawa-Glandorf
Losers - Kenton, Van Wert
Here is another region where 15 teams
won their first game, up from the 12 wins
last year. It will be a little tougher, therefore,
to find a WBL playoff team or two here.
Region 10
Winners - Elida
Losers - Defiance, Shawnee
Under half (11 of 27) of the teams won
their opening game in this region. This
gives Defiance and Shawnee a decent
chance to recover from their opening game
losses.
Region 20
Winners - Coldwater, Versailles, Anna
Losers - None
Only 11 winners were in this region.
Non-MAC teams only won eight and lost 16
Week-One contests. This is great news for
Coldwater, Versailles and Anna, who will
be hoping to see good runs this season by
Kenton, Celina and Arlington, respectively.
Region 12
Winners - St. Marys, Wapakoneta
Losers - Celina
Unfortunately, 15 of the 27 teams in this
region were victorious, but this number is
two fewer wins than last year (and it equals
Region 24
Winners - Marion Local
Losers - Parkway, St. Henry
A little under half, 12 of 26, of the teams
won in this region, which provides no special advantage or disadvantage for these
squads. Marion Local will hope Chaminade-Julienne improves on last year¡¯s
2-8 record, while Parkway and St. Henry
will need to grab that first win this week.
Region 26
Winners - None
Losers - Delphos St. John¡¯s
In an unusual show of strength, 11 of 28
schools won their opener (only eight teams
had won in the first week last year). This
historically weak region will give the Blue
Jays the opportunity to move into contention quickly with a few wins.
Region 28
Winners - Minster, New Bremen, Fort
Recovery
Losers - None
For the second year in a row, this region
saw 14 of its 28 teams earn a victory in their
opener, including all three MAC teams.
New Bremen may not earn many computer
points from its win over Bradford, but Minster and Fort Recovery should from defeating Fort Loramie and Lehman, respectively.
Judging from scores, several teams in this
region look to be improved, so six wins
looks to be the magic number to reach the
playoffs.
THE DAILY STANDARD, Celina, Ohio
Thursday evening, September 1, 2016
FORT LORAMIE AT
FORT RECOVERY
Last meeting: Fort Recovery, 34-6. Running back Kyle Schroer went over the 100yard mark and scored three times as the
Indians lit up the scoreboard for 27 points
in the second quarter en route to victory.
About the Redskins: Coach Whit
Parks¡¯s squad has bought into his singlewing offense. Running back Jake Ward
ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns as
Loramie had 222 rushing yards as a team in
last week¡¯s loss to Minster. Last season, Fort
Loramie started 0-4 and
then won six straight
games to earn the last
playoff spot in Region
26 before having its season ended with a loss to
Minster in Week 11.
Homan
About the Indians:
The Indians had a battle
last week against Lehman at Sidney Memorial Stadium. The Cavaliers led 20-14 late in
the game before Will Homan punched
in from a yard out to finish an eight-play,
58-yard scoring drive with Jason Roessner¡¯s PAT providing the game-winning
point. Homan, who became the primary
back in the postseason when Kyle Schroer
went down with a broken leg, picked up
from where he had left off with 122 yards
rushing and a score. Toledo-bound quarterback Caleb Martin was 12-of-24 for 183
yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore
wideout Payton Jutte had six catches for
100 yards and a score for the Indians.
McCOMB AT
MARION LOCAL
Last meeting: Marion Local, 24-22. Cole
Griesdorn hit Hunter Wilker for the gamedeciding 92-yard strike to extend the Flyers¡¯ winning streak to 38 games. Marion
Local ended up in the state final (Division
VI) for the fifth consecutive season and
McComb marched on to the state semifinal (Division VII), where it fell to Fort
Recovery.
About the Panthers: Veteran coach
Chris Alge¡¯s squad opened the season
with a 45-0 win at Carey. Quarterback
Malachi Abbott rushed
for 107 yards and threw
for 116 yards and two
touchdowns. Backup
running back Kheaghan
Loe rushed for 104 yards
and starting running
back Jake Crouse rushed
for 83 yards and two
touchdowns. The Panthers held the Blue DevLeugers
ils to just five first downs
and 118 yards of total offense.
The Panthers have plenty of size on the
offensive line, highlighted by twin brothers Matt Cherry (6-foot-4, 295 pounds) and
Mike Cherry (6-5, 296) bookended at the
tackle spots.
About the Flyers: Quarterback Duane
Leugers had touchdown runs of one, 15,
27 and 35 yards and Marion Local opened
the season with a victory over ChaminadeJulienne in the debut game at Roger Glass
Stadium in Dayton. Henry Keller rushed
for 98 yards and Nate Moeller contributed
Two
Minute
Drill
51 yards on the ground. The line of scrimmage matchup will be big, literally. Both
teams boast sizable offensive/defensive
lines for small-school football. McComb
has the Cherry twins, and on the line
Marion has the highly-recruited John Dirksen (6-6, 295), along with returnees Luke
Moorman (5-11, 235) and Nick Heckman
(6-1, 195).
COLDWATER AT
DELPHOS JEFFERSON
Last meeting: Coldwater, 35-6. Jack
Hemmelgarn threw for 289 and four TDs
as the Cavs beat the Wildcats in the first
meeting between the teams since 1945.
Both teams marched on to the playoffs ¡ª
Coldwater claimed the Division V state
title for the fourth consecutive season and
Jefferson was ousted by Mechanicsburg
in the second round of the Division VI
playoffs.
About the Cavaliers:
Dylan Thobe¡¯s debut at
starting quarterback was
rather solid to say the
least. Thobe ran for 116
yards and five touchdowns and threw for 317
yards and three more
scores in the Cavaliers
58-39 shootout win over
Kenton at Robinson
Field. Neal Muhlenkamp Muhlenkamp
had three receptions for
130 yards and two touchdowns and was
6-of-6 on PATs. The Cavaliers will go from
defending the pass-oriented spread offense
of Kenton to the Wing-T of Jefferson this
week and then face another run-based
squad in Week Three at Marion Local.
About the Wildcats: Hunter Binkley
rushed for 195 yards and a touchdown in
the Wildcats¡¯ 34-6 win over Shawnee on
Saturday night at Stadium Park. Fellow
back Brenen Auer carried the ball 22 times
for 179 yards and two rushing touchdowns
and caught two Jace Stockwell passes for
118 yards and two more TDs. The Jefferson defense held Shawnee to just 31 yards
rushing and 160 passing.
EATON AT ST. HENRY
Last meeting: St. Henry, 28-6. Lightning
postponed the game on Friday night but
the Redskins came back to finish the job
the following morning, thanks to a stout
effort from the defense and four touchdowns by running back Jesse Niekamp.
About the Eagles: Eaton spotted Greenville a 20-0 lead on Friday night before
storms suspended play. On Saturday, the
Eagles scored twice but still fell 20-14. Lew
Bowsher threw for 249 yards and both
Eagle touchdowns and led the team with
49 rushing yards. Ghye Wilson had 10
catches for 101 yards and a score.
About the Redskins:
St. Henry took the lead
on Covington when play
resumed on Saturday,
but the Buccs scored 21
unanswered points and
ended a two-game losing streak in the series.
Jarren Fishbaugh had a
second-half touchdown
against the Buccs. The
Fishbaugh
Redskins totaled 316
yards of total offense in the loss. Covington
totaled 326 yards on offense and outscored
St. Henry 14-0 in the fourth quarter. The
Redskins have won their last three of four
over Eaton and enter on a two-game winning streak in the series.
SPENCERVILLE AT
PARKWAY
Last meeting: Spencerville, 35-12. Two
running backs rushed for more than 100
yards for the Bearcats as they rolled to
a win in the first meeting between the
schools in 20 years.
About the Bearcats: The Bearcats will
bring a heavy-duty running game to Panther Stadium. All 314 yards of offense
by Spencerville in last
week¡¯s 34-7 loss to Patrick Henry came on the
ground. Kenton Lotz
rushed for 89 yards
and Calvin Wilson had
88 yards and the lone
Bearcat score. Spencerville allowed 318 rushing yards to the Patriots
last week.
Baker
About the Panthers:
Parkway and Crestview were tied at
20-apiece at halftime of Friday¡¯s opener,
but the Knights outscored the Panthers
20-7 in the final half for a 40-27 victory. The
Panthers had just 158 yards of offense and
allowed the Knights 423 yards of offense,
with 304 coming via the ground. West
Point-bound Justin Barna and Andrew
Baker each threw for touchdown passes
in the game as Parkway had just 75 yards
rushing in the contest.
ST. MARYS AT
VAN WERT
Last meeting: St. Marys, 21-20. The
Roughriders rallied from a 20-point deficit
for the victory. Dustin
Howell¡¯s
two-yard
TD plunge and Gabe
Vandever¡¯s PAT with
32 seconds left gave the
Roughriders the win.
About the Roughriders: St. Marys battled
Sidney right down
to the wire in Friday¡¯s
62nd meeting between
Fisher
the traditional openinggame rivals. The Yellow Jackets were up
as many as 19 points in the third quarter
before the Roughriders came back with
touchdowns by Julius Fisher, Eric Spicer
and Dustin Howell to put St. Marys in
front 36-33. After Sidney scored with 4:14
left, Fisher scored his second TD of the
night with just 68 seconds left to make
it 43-39. Spicer ended the game with an
interception of Sidney QB Andre Gordon.
Fisher rushed for 151 yards and Spicer
added 141 in the victory.
About the Cougars: Key turnovers hampered Van Wert in its 28-19 loss to Bryan at
Eggerss Stadium on Friday. Sophomore
quarterback Lawson Blackmore threw for
210 yards and a touchdown but had three
interceptions. Running back Jacoby Kelly
had just 37 yards rushing but snagged 11
catches for 81 yards.
7B
Players of
the Week
OFFENSE
HOLGATE AT
NEW BREMEN
Last meeting: Holgate, 25-14. Dylan
Szabo threw for 271 yards and accounted
for four touchdowns (two passing, two
rushing) as Holgate knocked New Bremen
from the unbeaten peg.
About the Tigers: Holgate was held to
just a third-quarter touchdown in Friday¡¯s
40-6 loss to North Baltimore. Jacob Harris,
who plays running back, split end and
defensive back, rushed for 112 yards on
14 carries. Tallon Meyer added 60 yards
and the lone Tiger score.
Coach Jesse Santos¡¯ team
has just 22 players on the
roster.
About the Cardinals:
The first 10 points for
the Cardinals came via
the defense thanks to
two safeties (by Logan
Dicke and Max Messick)
and a pick-six by Jake
Alig
Hemmelgarn made it
10-0 early. The Railroaders got as close
as 10-7 before the Cardinals¡¯ Caleb Alig
caught back-to-back touchdown passes
from Nolan Bornhorst and Avery Powers. Powers rushed for 72 yards and two
touchdowns.
Dylan Thobe, QB
Coldwater
¡ª¡ª¡ª
16-of-23 for 317 yards and three
touchdowns, 18 carries for 116
yards and five touchdowns
in the Cavaliers¡¯ 58-39 win at
Kenton.
DEFENSE
LEHMAN AT MINSTER
Last meeting: Minster, 31-13. The
Wildcats¡¯ defense was suffocating, holding the Cavaliers to 188 yards in the win.
About the Cavaliers: Lehman is coming off a near upset of defending state
champion Fort Recovery. In that game,
two Lehman players went over the 100yard rushing mark in Jacob Earhart (16
carries, 141 yards) and Elliott Gilardi (14
carries, 125 yards). The Cavaliers lost
despite having outgained the Indians
in total offense, 443-323. Gilardi, a firstyear starter at QB, also proved capable
with his arm, throwing
for 169 yards.
About the Wildcats: Minster dug deep
last week to defeat Fort
Loramie 26-20 in overtime. Jared Huelsman
shined in his debut at
quarterback, passing
for 130 yards and two
touchdowns and rushHuelsman
ing for 211 yards. His
one-yard run in OT was the game-winner.
Minster surrendered 317 yards of offense
in the win. The Wildcats have won the previous two games with Lehman by two or
more touchdowns. Lehman¡¯s last win was
a 33-18 result in 2013.
Lance Orick, LB
Celina
¡ª¡ª¡ª
Four sacks in the Bulldogs¡¯ 13-7
loss to Versailles
This Week¡¯s
Schedule
WBL (7 p.m. starts)
Celina at Elida
St. Marys at Van Wert
Shawnee at Wapakoneta
Ottawa-Glandorf at Bath
Kenton at Defiance
Non-Conference
(7:30 p.m. starts unless indicated)
Delphos St. John¡¯s at LCC
Coldwater at
Delphos Jefferson (7 p.m.)
Fort Loramie at Fort Recovery
McComb at Marion Local
Minster at Lehman
Holgate at New Bremen
Spencerville at Parkway
Eaton at St. Henry
Valley View at Versailles
Brookville at Anna
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