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Bombers Heading Back To Playoffs After Trouncing Gibsonburg, 40-21
By: Kent Hutchison
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GIBSONBURG - The task at hand was simple for the
Edon Bombers; win and clinch a playoff berth or lose
and have their fate dependent upon others. The
Bombers made the long bus ride to Gibsonburg and left
nothing to chance by pounding the Golden Bears 40-21.
The Bombers began the night on offense at their 18yard line. Immediately Edon headed in the right direc-
tion. Quarterback Kaden Sapp hit his favorite target
Connor Hug for eight yards, then called his own number
for 19 more. Sapp to Hug again for 27 left the ball at the
Gibsonburg 28. Trevor Green gained one yard on his
first carry, then Sapp connected with Brock Thiel to pickup 12 more. On first down with the ball resting at the
Bears 15 yard line, Sapp missed Hug. Green gained two,
then Sapp added six. Edon faced the first big decision of
the night as it was fourth and two at the Gibsonburg
seven. The Bombers decided to go for the touchdown
instead of the field goal. Sapp rolled right, but wasunable to find anyone and was dropped for a one yard
loss turning the ball over to the Bears.
Gibsonburg started their initial offensive possession
at their eight yard line. In thirteen plays and a little
under five minutes, the Golden Bears clawed their way92 yards, and added a two point conversion to take the
early lead 8-0 with 4:49 left in the first quarter.
On the ensuing kickoff, Hug had a nice return
advancing the ball from the twelve to the Bombers 38
yard line. Sapps pass to Landon Bloir was just out of
reach, then Hug gained five on the ground. Facing 3rdand 5, Sapp came up short after gaining three. With
another fourth down staring them in the face, Edondecided to punt this time. Mike Peeples and the rest of
the punt team assumed the formation. As the ball was
snapped Peeples jumped high in the air as the ball
apparently went over his head. Instead like a postHalloween trick, the snap went directly to Hug who
sprinted right past the Gibsonburg bench for a 22 yard
gain and a Bomber first down to advance the ball to the
Bears 32 yard line. Edon needed just one more play to
add six to the board as Sapp rolled right and hit Hug for
a 32 yard score. Peeples extra point attempt was wideright and the Bombers had narrowed the def icit to 8-6 as
3:07 remained in the opening period.
The Edon score did little to discourage the determina-
tion of the Bears. Gibsonburg extended their lead to
14-6 as they covered 73 yards in seven plays, in large
part due to the passing arm of quarterback Matt Tille.
Hug fielded the kickoff for the Bombers and returnedthe ball to the Edon 29 yard line. The Bombers field
position improved 15 yards after a late hit was assessed
to Gibsonburg. The drive started with Sapp hitting Bloir
for twelve yards. The quarter ended as Sapp raced
through the Bear defense for 29 yards leaving the ball atthe Bears 15. Sapp found Thiel again for nine more asthe ball rested at the Burg 6 yard line. Sapp covered the
remaining distance with his legs to cut the Bears lead to
14-12. It appeared the game was tied as Sapp laid the
ball across the goal line after a designed quarterback
sweep on the conversion attempt. However, the percep-
tion was a mirage when the side judge determined thesignal callers knee was down before the ball crossed into
the end zone.
The Edon defense wasnt on the field for long. On
first down Tyler Seaman tossed Josh Dyer for a one yard
loss. The Bombers regained possession when Hug
stepped in front of a pass from Tille and returned it tothe Edon 36 yard line. Hug got the ball again on offense
and gained four. Green had a nice gain on second down,
but it was for naught when the official walked the ball
back to the Bomber 20 yard line after signaling holding
on Edon. Faced with second and 26, the Bombers
picked up 25 when Sapp hit Thiel. On third and one
Sapp picked up the first down and more when the quar-terback draw resulted in a 55 yard touchdown scamper.
Peeples boot split the uprights and for the first time of
the night Edon led, 19-14 with 8:54 to go before half-
time.
If the Edon team and fans werent fired up enoughalready, they were in a total frenzy after three consecu-
tive pass attempts from Tille fell to the turf. The Bears
punted on fourth down and the ball came to rest with no
return at the Edon 33 yard line.
With lead in hand the Bombers marched back on the
field. Sapp to Hug moved the ball 17 yards to the mid-field stripe. Consecutive runs by Sapp netted one, then
11 yards. Sapp targeted another aerial in Hugs direc-
tion on first down, but the ball sailed out of bounds.
Hug added one on the ground, then Sapp had a nice run
negated by a holding penalty. The infraction sent the
ball back to the Edon 44 yard line. Thiel hauled inanother toss for eight yard, but the Bombers wisely
decided to punt on fourth down and 18 from theGibsonburg 46. Peeples first punt of the night was fair
caught at the Bears 13 yard line.
Gibsonburg was able to pick up one first down on the
possession, but thereafter the Bomber defense tightenedforcing another punt. This time Hug returned the ball to
the Edon 31 yard line.
The Bombers were stymied once again as Sapp was
unable to connect with Thiel on first down. Sapp hit Hug
for eight, but lost two on third down. This time Peepleskick sailed out of bounds at the Gibsonburg 40 yard line.
Following an incompletion from Tille, Sapp shifted
the momentum back in the favor of Edon when he
stepped in the path of a Tille pass. The pick gave Edon
the ball back on the Burg 40 yard line.
With only 1:05 to go before halftime, the Bombersshifted gears to full hurry up mode. Sapp directed
another toss in Hugs direction and the senior leaped
high above two defenders to grab the ball. However,
three consecutive incompletions left Edon facing fourth
and 10 from the Gibsonburg 33 with just over 30 sec-onds remaining. Sapp rolled right, but was unable tofind an open receiver. He raced all the way back across
the field left only to find a wide open Peeples for an
apparent Bomber score with just 22 seconds left in the
half. However, after a brief meeting between the officials
it was determined Sapp was beyond the line of scrim-
mage on the pass and the ball was turned over on downsto Gibsonburg at the Bears 38 yard line.
With little time left, Hayward gained 17 for the Bears.
However, Gibsonburg gave the ball right back to Edon
when Tille hit Thiel instead of another Bear at the Burg
45 yard line.
With just 4.9 seconds left on the clock Sapp pitchedto Hug, who in turn threw back to Sapp. The play
resulted in just a short gain as the clock ticked to zero
with Edon leading 19-14 at intermission.
Edon lined up to kick
off to start the second half.
As Hug was set to boot theball deep, instead he
caught the entire
Gibsonburg return team
off guard with a perfect
onside kick that was cov-
ered by Jordan Whittakerat the Bears 45 yard line.
The kick brought the visi-
tors sideline and stands to
life as the offense burst
back out on the field. Hug
got another shot andgained five, then Green
added 12 yards and anoth-
er first down. The next
play resulted in a seven
yard loss as the shotgun
snap was high and rico-cheted from Sapps hands
into Hugs. A strike from
Sapp to Hug gained 10
back, but on third and
seven the combo wereunable to connect. It was
decision time once again
for Edon on fourth and
seven from the Bears 25.
This time the choice paid
dividends as Sapp followedhis line through the middle
for just enough for the first
down. With the ball at the
Bears 18, Sapp gained six on first down, then Greengained three before being held to no gain on third. There
was no doubt the Bombers were going for it once again
with fourth down and one at the nine yard line. Sapp
sprinted all the way across the field left, then back right.
The quarterback stopped just enough to set his feet andfind Hug wide open in the back corner of the endzone.When Peeples boot was spot on once again, Edon was in
control 26-14 with 8:04 left in the third quarter.
If the score hadnt done enough to fire up the
Bombers even more, the next defensive ser ies did. A hold
sent the Bears back to their 26 yard line and an incom-
pletion followed. Consecutive sacks by Whittaker andGreen led to a fourth down punt from the Gibsonburg 20
yard line. The punt was shanked out of bounds and
marked at the Bears 43 yard line.
Sensing the win and impending playoff berth associ-
ated with it, Edon kicked it into high gear. Sapp hit
Peeples for nine and ran for another ten to move the ballto the Bears 24. Green added seven, but a false start
moved the ball back five yards. Undaunted, Sapp found
Hug again to cover the 22 yards needed for another
touchdown. The Peeples kick was true to move Edon
comfortably ahead 33-14 with 3:36 still left in the third
quarter.
A short kick return gave the beaten down Bears theball at their 28 yard line. A second down screen pass led
to a first down, but an incompletion and a Heath Brown
tackle led to a three yard loss. Now in desperation mode
facing third and 13, Gibsonburg resorted to a trick of
their own. A toss sweep to Heyward was a designedpass. However, the toss hung in the air for what seemed
to be an eternity before falling into Browns hands for
Edons fourth interception of the night.
With great field position once again the Bombers
looked poised to leave no doubt in the outcome of the
game. Green galloped for 16 yards to give Edon first andgoal at the five yard line. Green moved the Bombers two
yards closer on first down, but Thiel lost two on second.
On third and goal at the five Sapp sent another pass to
Hug. Unfortunately Hug slipped on the moist turf dur-
ing his cut and the ball landed in the hands of the
Gibsonburg cornerback who fell to the ground at the ten.The Bomber defense rose to the occasion once again
forcing a three and out with 11:21 remaining in thegame. The Bears punter booted the ball to the Edon 42
where it was downed.
With the game well in hand Coach Scott Staten
decided to milk the clock and go almost exclusively tothe ground game burning 7:40 seconds off in thirteen
plays. Sapp for three, then Hug for a loss of one pro-
ceeded an eight yard scamper by Sapp which resulted in
a first down. Green gained four, then five on two succes-
sive carries, but Sapp lost one. In the only pass of theseries Sapp hit Thiel for a big 19 yard gain. Green for
another four, then Sapp added one then nine to move
the chains to the Gibsonburg seven yard line. Hug
moved the ball to the one yard line with another run,
then Sapp left no doubt the Bombers were heading back
to the playoffs when he plunged in for the score. Peepleshit his fourth straight PAT for the 40-14 advantage.
The Golden Bears added a score in their last posses-
sion as the Bombers substituted freely on defense. Edon
got the ball back with 2:13 left and continued to run out
the clock. As the scoreboard ticked to zero the Bomberplayers, coaches, cheerleaders and fans erupted onto thefield to take part in the celebration.
Kaden Sapp had another huge night for Edon. The
junior signal caller finished 16-25 passing for 259 yards
with three touchdown passes and one interception. He
also was the leading rusher for the Bombers with 22 car-
ries for 172 yards and three more scores. Hug had anexceptional night as well hauling in 9 catches for 165
yards and 3 TDs. For the second week in a row Hug
lined up more frequently in the backfield as the senior
had 8 totes for 36 yards. After just two first half carries,
Green picked up the majority of the workload in the sec-
ond half and ended with 14 totes for 55 yards. Otherreceptions included Thiel who had 5 catches for 73
yards, Bloir hauled in one pass for 12 yards and Peeples
had one catch for nine yards.
Following the game Coach Staten shared his feelings
on the win. Im super excited for our kids, for our
seniors, our community and everyone who has ralliedbehind us. When asked how the team has responded
the last two weeks to falling behind early and coming
back to dominate the game the coach replied, We talked
about it before the game and halftime that hard work
and dedication pays off. Our kids have worked their tails
off, especially in the off season, to get to this point. Theoverall resiliency of our kids is amazing. They fight real
hard and have exceptional mental toughness. We talk
all the time about mental toughness and being able to
handle adversity. Our kids continue to fight like crazy
and never get rattled. Im very proud of them for that.
Now that the Bombers are guaranteed to be in the play-offs Coach Staten was asked about potential matchups.
The projections prior to the game indicated we would
play Tiffin Calvert at Tiffin if we both won tonight. Three
out of the four times we have made the playoffs it has
been against Calvert at Tiffin. Whatever ...
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
PHOTOS BY KENT HUTCHISON, STAFF
A LITTLE HELP HERE? ... A Gibsonburg defender hangs
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the matchup is we will get our kids as
prepared as possible and see where it
takes us. The coaches prediction was
spot on as the 8-2 Bombers ended up
fifth in Division VII Region 24 and will
once again travel to Tiffin to take on
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Bombers Heading Back To Playoffs ...
Y'ALL WANT SOME OF THIS ... Kaden Sapp of Edon puts the challenge to a Gibsonburg
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Danbury Holds Off A Furious Hilltop RallyTo Win A TAAC Slobberknocker, 38-35
LAKESIDE MARBLE-HEAD - The Hilltop Cadets
have been affiliated withthe Toledo Area AthleticConference since 2005.
After eight years, theDanbury Lakers of the
TAAC have a streak run-ning against the Cadet
Cadre. In eight games,
Danbury had yet to crackthe win column against the
running red.On November 1, Hilltop
made the arduous trek tothe Lake Erie shores of
Ottawa County for their
annual tilt with the Lakers.Looking to win back-to-
back games for the firsttime this season, the
Cadets once again dug
themselves into a deep holeearly. This time around,
Danbury was able to holdoff a late Hilltop charge, as
the Lakers got their firstever win over the Cadets,
38-35.
By the time that QuinnSmith hit Chad Champion
with a 38-yard touchdownpass with 6:34 left in the
first half, the Lakers werealready up by two touch-
downs. Danbury scored
again with 3:36 left in thehalf to take a 21-7 lead into
the intermission.The Lakers added two
third period touchdowns to
open a 35-7 lead. The
hometown faithful mighthave sensed a blowout in
the making, but the Cadetssaw something different...the Lakers were dropping
anchor way too soon.The Cadet salvos began
to hit home just prior to theend of the third period as
Smith and Champion con-
nected on a touchdownpass to bring Hilltop to
within three touchdowns at35-14. The final frame had
the Lakers fan base look-ing for their Maalox.
Smith found Austin
Batt for a 13-yard strikewith 10:59 left in the game
to close the deficit to twotouchdowns. Two minutes
later Smith and Champion
hooked up again to bringHilltop to within a touch-
down at 35-28. All that wasneeded was for the Cadet
defense to shut down theLakers, but they were not
up to the task.
What proved to be theinsurance points came
from the foot of JamesDorko, as he connected on
a 20-yard field goal with4:20 left in the game to
reestablish Danburys dou-
ble-digit lead at 38-28.With 2:12 left in the con-
test, Hilltop drew closerwhen Smith called his own
number and ran six yards
for a touchdown. Trailing
by three with all three time-outs and better than two
minutes to play, the Cadetstried to get the ball backvia the onside kick.
Danbury was ready though,and they smothered the
ball to retain possessionand run out the clock.
Smith had the most
prolific night of his youngcareer, going 12 of 30 for
168 yards, four scores anda pick. Miklo Abner com-
pleted his only pass for 18yards.
Champion hauled in 7
passes for 111 yards and 3touchdowns; Smith caught
one for 18, and LoganBrooker grabbed one for 16
yards. Abner caught a pass
for 14 yards, Zack VanDykehad 2 for 14, and Batt
snared a pass for 13 yardsand a score.
Abner ran the ball 7times for 52 yards, Smith
gained the same amount
and a score on 11 tries,and Champion went twice
for 5 yards. Champion had17 stops on defense,
including 1.5 for loss.Abner had 2.5 hits for loss
with a sack, Brooker got
six stops, three for a loss,and Mikel Burlew had a
pickoff for the Cadets whoclose out their 2013 cam-
paign with a 2-8 / 1-6
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Locomoties Out Muscled B DeltaTo Close Out The Seaso, 47-7
By: Mark Mercer
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
DELTA - The Montpelier Locomotives
traveled to Delta on Friday, November 1
in the season finale, and when the finalgun sounded to close out the season,
the Locos dropped another hard fought
game to a tough Delta squad 47-7. The
loss drops the Locomotives to 2-8 on theseason and 1-7 in NWOAL action.
Delta opened up the scoring on the
evening at 5:54 in the 1stquarter whenthe Panthers connected on a 42 yard
scoring strike and following the extra
point, Delta moved to a 7-0 lead. TheLocomotive defense stood solid through-
out the 1st, but Deltas powerful ground
attack took control and kept the Loco
offense off the field. Delta added anoth-er score with 31 seconds remaining in
the quarter on a 49 TD run to make the
score 14-0 at the end of the 1st.Each team traded possessions in the
opening minutes of the second quarter,
but once again, the powerful Pantherground attack took control and at 8:04
punched the ball into the end zone to
move to a 21-0 lead following the extrapoint. Delta added another scoring runat the 4:51 mark with a 5 yard run,
closing out the half at 28-0.
To open the 3rd quarter, theLocomotive ground game got a feisty
Locomotive squad on the scoreboard
when Quarterback Keegan Hitzeman
plunged into the end zone from 1 yardout, and following the successful extra
point, the Locos closed the gap to 28-7.
But as the Locomotives found somesuccess on the ground, the Panther
defense stood tall and shut down any
come back the Locos had in mind,
while adding to their lead on a 8 yardpower run at the 5:54 mark in the quar-
ter, bringing the score to 34-7 and clos-
ing out the quarter.Into the 4th quarter, the Panther
defense continued to stymie the
Locomotive attack with an athletic andfast group of defenders. Delta punched
the ball into the end zone with another
scoring strike from 24 yards out on a
catch and determined run through the
Loco defense, bringing the score to
40-7. The Panthers then rounded out
the scoring for the evening when at the
4:05 mark, the Panther offensive line
paved the way for a powerful 90 yard
burst though the Montpelier defense,
bringing the score to 47-7 and closing
out a tough season for the young
Locomotives.On the night for the Locomotives,
Hitzeman gained 67 yards through the
air, going 4-20 with 1 interception.
Receiving for the Locos, Alex Zuver
hauled in 2 catches for 20 yards, while
Cody Caudill snagged 2 catches for 47
yards.
On the ground, Jordan Birdsall led
the Locos with 58 yards on 15 carries,
Levi Croft added 9 yards on 5 carries.
Wyatt Beck toughed out 5 yards on 9
carries and QB Hitzeman added 4 yards.
Defensively for the Locomotives,
Birdsall led all defenders with 11.5
stops on the night while Nate McCord
chipped in 4 tackles. Caudill added 3.5
hits along with Simon Wang, Jared
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tributed 2.5 take downs. Max Hulbertand Zuver had 2 stops with Hitzeman
adding 1.5 tackles. Morrissey was cred-
ited with 1 stop and Ivan Moore along
with Austin Cook rounded out the
defensive effort with .5 tackles credited
on the night.
Also for the Locomotives, Caudill
chipped in an extra point on the evening
and punter Hulbert kicked 8 times for
188 yards averaging 23.5 yards per
punt.
In closing out what was a brutal
schedule on the season, the Locomotives
showed toughness and promise for next
season, and with 20 letterman return-
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Taylor Vernot Of Wauseon Runs To TheD-II State Individual Championship
COLUMBUS - Th Wauson Indiansfinishd sixth at th D-II Girls CrossCountry Stat Finals on Novmbr 2.
Facing thir toughst tst of th2013 sason, th Lady Indians wr in
th fild facing 15 stat-rankd tams.Th Octobr 31 OATCCC poll found th
Lady Indians finally gtting somrspct as thy movd up to #7 in thpolls. Th top fiv tams all finishd
ahad of th Trib in Columbus, butth Lady Lumbrjacks of Oakwood,
rankd #6 and ld by dfnding D-IIStat Champion Mary Kat Vaughn, fllto th ighth plac tam finish. Vaughn
and Wausons own Taylor Vrnot wrinvolvd in a battl for th front of th
pack for th ntir rac. At th ndthough, whn th tim cam to shift itinto high gar, Vaughn found hrslf
with clutch problms. Vrnot found hrovrdriv though, ovrtook Vaughn,
and capturd th D-II IndividualChampionship by 5.3 sconds ovr
Vaughn, and 16.9 sconds ovr ththird plac finishr.
At th nd of th first mil, Vaughn
had a 0.4 scond lad ovr Allison
Sinning of Tippcano for first plac,with Hannah Campbll of CaldoniaRivr Vally in third by 0.1 sconds,and Vrnot in fourth, 0.2 sconds
bhind Campbll. Th conditioning ofVrnot bgan to com to th for in th
scond mil as Vrnot ovrtookCampbll for third plac, 0.9 scondsbhind first plac Vaughn, and 0.6 sc-
onds in back of Sinning.In th final mil, Vrnot found hr
ovrdriv with a third mil tim of5:49.1, hr bst on-mil timing sinc
sh clockd 5:41.6 in mil on. Sinningfll off th mark by 4.2 sconds com-pard to hr mil two timing. Sinning
fll into third plac, laving Vaughnand Vrnot vying for th gold. Aftr
posting a 5:40.9 in th first mil and
5:50.0 in th scond, Vaughn could notmaintain th pac of Vrnot who grw
strongr as th rac nard its nd. Atth finish lin, Vrnot was th only
mmbr of th top four finishrs thatwas abl to rgain a spd of undr5:50. Th conditioning, dtrmination
and skill of Taylor Vrnot was th kyto hr finally passing Vaughn in th
final lg of th rac, nvr looking backon hr way to bcoming th nw
Division-II Stat Champion. Hr finaltim of 18:04.40 was th fastst rgis-trd by any girl, Divisions I, II or III, at
th 2013 Stat Finals.
I still cant bliv it, said thnwly crownd champ. Coming intoth rac this yar, I flt mor confidnt
sinc this was my third trip down, andI knw xactly what to xpct. I knw
on of th most important things to doin ordr to hav a good shot at placing
in th top fw was to gt out fast rightaway, and stick on th lad pack for aslong as possibl, and I think I did just
that. My start was th bst start Ivhad at th stat mt, and right away I
was sid by sid with th ladrs.Our littl pack stuck prtty clos
togthr through th two-mil mark,
Vrnot continud, ..and thn it startdto gt tough. On by on th othr girls
driftd off, but I was still fairly clos toMary Kat Vaughn in front of m, thdfnding stat champion. With about
half a mil to go, I was right up nxt tohr, and I bgan to try to pass hr, but
sh wasnt going down without a fight.W hit th long hom strtch and I was
vn closr yt to hr. At that point Ithought to myslf, This is th closstchanc I will vr hav to win a stat
titl; I hav to do this.
It flt lik I was sprinting fastrthan Id vr gon bfor, but I fltstrong, sh rcalld. Th finish linwas approaching quickly, and I mad
my mov around Mary Kat, still sur-prisd that sh hadnt bgun hr own
kick to th finish. Whn I passd hr,and sh didnt rspond and I hard thscraming crowd, it was thn that I
ralizd I was going to win it. I gav itall that I had, and th fling whn I
crossd th lin first was unblivabl.I nvr, vr thought that I would win
th stat mt, but I know that all of myhard work paid off in that momnt.
This is truly a blssing, and I am so
thankful for vrybody that had a partof it. Not many popl can say thyv
ran at th stat mt, but thn to win
it? Thats somthing I will nvr forgt.Nithr will Wauson High School,
Taylor...not by a long shot.Th following Wauson finishs wr
rcordd by plac and tim...
6 - WAUSeON - 179
1 - Taylor Vrnot - 18:04.40
* Ohio D-II Girls State Champion *
53 - Snca Wys - 19:55.60
61 - Ansa Volkman - 20:04.20
65 - Kyli Archibqu - 20:07.60
76 - Lindsy Archibqu - 20:20.90
103 - Mgan Bck - 20:51.30
125 - Ala Volkman - 21:39.60
Varsity Cross Country ActionTHE HOMETOWN HUDDLE
PHOTO BY MICHAEL NOFZIGER, STAFF
ALL SMILeS ... Assistant coach Tom Vrnot, Taylor Vrnot and coach Jo Alln pos fora championship pictur as Taylor won th Division II stat cross country titl Saturday
in Columbus.
By: Bill BrayTHE VILLAGE REPORTER
Th Wauson Indians hlpd thmslvsto an xtndd football sason Friday night
with a 35-14 NWOAL victory ovr PatrickHnry.
Patrick Hnry was looking to advanc to
thir 12th conscutiv playoff apparancundr coach Bill Inslmann. Th Wauson
Indians playoff drought dats back to 1999and thy had not batn th Patriots sinc
2007.Th rst quartr was a tst of wills as ni-
thr tam could 'gt off th ground' grinding
out short yardag and sing drivs stall foralmost th ntir quartr.
With 11 sconds rmaining in th opn-ing stanza, and th Indians on thir own
nin-yard lin, th sa partd and through it
ran Kris Boysl. Boysl had rcivd a 'pitchand catch' rcption from his quartrback
Ty Suntkn. Boysl gathrd th ball on th12 yard lin. From thr th talntd snior
rcivr gallopd 91 yards for th gam'srst scor. Suntkn found Axl Butr in
th front cornr of th nd zon for th xtra
points and th Indians wr up 8-0.Butr, valuabl on both sids of th lin,
intrcptd a pass on Patrick Hnry's nxtdriv and rturnd th ball to th Wauson
36. On th rst play from scrimmag it wasButr again, this tim rciving th ball
from Suntkn and sprinting 53 yards down
to th Patriot's 11. From thr it was ZacRobinson for a v yard gain, an incomplt
Suntkn pass, thn a six-yard Suntkn toNoah Castl pass that put th Indians up
14-0 with 7:34 lft in th rst half. JoshWhitcomb addd th kick and Wauson had
a suprising 15-0 lad.
Patrick Hnry suffrd much of th rst
half with ball control. Quartrback DrkKolpin fumbld numrous snaps from hiscntr. Th sam was tru on th Patriot's
nxt possssion. Two straight cntr x-chang fumbls wr rcovrd by Patrick
Hnry, th scond on a fourth and on that
turnd th ball back ovr to th Indians atth Wauson 44.
Wauson wastd littl tim again asButr skirtd for 33 yards to th Patrick
Hnry 24 thn Boysl hauld in a Suntknpass for th rmaindr of th distanc and
with 5:01 lft in th half Wauson was pull-
ing away 21-0.With Patrick Hnry running thr tims
as many offnsiv plays as Wauson, thstats would say that th Patriot's wr domi-
nating. But big plays wr part of Wauson'soffns ovr thr quartrs of th gam.
Thir fourth scor was no diffrnt. Taking
ovr on thir own 27, Suntkn found But-r with a scrn pass that turnd into a 73
yard touchdown run to start th third quar-tr. Whitcomb addd th xtra point and at
th 7:28 mark th Trib continud to pull
away 28-0.To that point th four Indians scor
drivs rad lik this. On play, 91 yards.Four plays, 64 yards. Four plays, 56 yards.
On play, 73 yards.Th Patriots, bhind th running of thir
workhors, Toby Hrnandz, wr abl to
put six points on th board as th fourthquartr startd. On th 14 play, 74 yard
driv, Hrnandz carrid svn tims. JoshPtrson's v yard run put th Patriot's into
th scoring column as th scor rad 28-7with 10:27 rmaining in th contst.
Wauson, again wastd littl tim inanswring back with a thr play, 58 yarddriv. Aftr a short four-yard pass to Zac
Robinson, Suntkn found a hol on th rightsid and rambld 57 yards to th Patriot's
two. Thr h was hit hard and fumbld th
ball forward. An alrt Zach Johnson dovonto th ball giving th Indians thir fth
and nal tally of th gam at th 9:03 mark.Whitcomb's kick was good and th lopsidd
scor rad 35-7.A Ptrson to Hoops pass supplid Pat-
rick Hnry with a consolation touchdown
at th 6:04 mark as th nal scor nddWauson 35, Patrick Hnry 14.
"Our sniors wr phnomnal tonight,"coach Travis Coopr said. "Our dfns has
bn suprb all sason long. W just wrn'tabl to run th football vry wll on thm.
Thy ar good up front. All thos big plays
w mad tonight is what sticks out to m."Ty Suntkn, who now has on mor
chanc to gain 1,000 yards rushing for hisscond straight sason from his quartr-
back position, continud to scap qus-tions about himslf and his wll bing. "I'm
not thinking about myslf at this point. I am
just so happy that w can now rprsnt ourcommunity in th playoffs for th rst tim
in 14 yars. I fl vry blssd that I havbn abl to com back and play for coach
Coopr and all th coachs and my tam-mats."
Wauson's dfnsiv coordinator, J.D.
Schnitky was a mmbr of th 1999 tam,th last Indians tam to mak th playoffs. "I
think both tams ar similar in th way thatw play as a tam," Schnitky said. "You
can tll that th playrs on our tam ar not
only tammats but thy ar frinds. Thisis how w wr in '99. Whn playrs want
th 'w' mor for th prson bsid thm thanthmslvs you can achiv grat things as
a tam."Th sason continus on for th Indi-
ans as thy will mak th trc to Woostr totak on th Triway Titans Friday. Triway is
a mmbr of th Principals Athltic Confr-
nc and nishd thir rgular sason ratdthird in Rgion 12 of Division IV. Thy sport
an 8-2 rcord.
Bill Bray may be reached at
Wauseons 14 Year Playoff Hiatus ComesTo An End With 35-14 Win Over P.H.
PHOTOS BY BILL BRAY, STAFF
ON THe LOOSe ... Wausons Zac Robinson lld in for Ty Suntkn for on play Fri-
day night and rippd off a 36 yard sprint down to th Patrick Hnry 15 yard lin.
PLAYING LIKe ITS 1999 ... With his xp-
rinc at playing in Wausons last playoff
gam in 1999, prhaps coach J.D. Schnit-ky is giving Noah Castl advic on how to
handl it.
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COLUMBUS - To make
the D-III State Finals as a
freshman is quite an
accomplishment, and a
potentially overwhelming
one at that for someone
in their first year of
Varsity competition.
If there was any over-
whelming done on
November 2 though,
Alexa Leppelmeier of
Pettisville was the one
doing it.
Leppelmeier finished
36th overall at the D-III
competition with a time of
19:58.09. She was the
sixth freshman to cross
the finish line, but thestory goes well beyond
the number. Of the five
frosh finishing ahead of
her, four of them did not
take the course alone...
they were running with
their teams. The only
freshmen competing as
individuals to finish in
the top 40 in Columbus
were Leppelmeier, and
Ashleigh Rowley of B.C.
Western, who was slightly
over five seconds faster
than the pride of
Pettisville.
The anchor of the BBC
Champion Ladybirds has
three more years in whichto sharpen her skills, and
Columbus will be calling
for each of those three
years.
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Quintin Reiser Of Wauseon Takes To
The Podium At The D-II State Finals
COLUMBUS - With a final time of16:27.18, Quintin Reiser of Wauseon fin-ished fourteenth at the Ohio D-II StateBoys Cross Country Finals on November2. Reiser earned his place in the final fieldby taking the D-II Tiffin RegionalChampionship on October 26.
Through the first mile, Reiser was inthe lead pack, running sixth with a time of5:02.1. The second and third miles sawthe lone Indian beginning to fall backthough. He posted a time of 5:15.9 in thesecond mile, falling from sixth to seventh.The third mile saw his time slip to 5:17.8,where he finished 0.02 seconds behindAlex Barrientos of Defiance who fell fromfourth to thirteenth in the final mile.
"I started out at about my averagepace, which kept with the front pack for
the first two miles," Reiser said. "Then Ifound myself getting more tired thanusual in the last mile and fell back fromthe lead pack as they were pulling away. Ithen found myself in a big group of run-ners and just tried to tough it out until theend. It was definitely the toughest race I 'veran all year, and the conditions werepretty tough, but overall I was satisfiedwith my race and hopefully I'll have a bet-ter outcome next year!"
The fourteenth place finish put Reiseron the podium with the top sixteen finish-ers after the race. With a postseason pushlike he displayed on his way to the capitolcity this year, it will come as little surpriseto anyone if he his name should appear onthe qualifier roster for Columbus in 2014.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL NAFZIGER, STAFF
STATE CONTENDER ... Quintin Reiser is pictured with his coaches, Tom Vernot (left)
and Joe Allen (right) after placing 14th at the Division II State Cross Country meet.
Alexa Leppelmeier Of Pettisville Places36th At The Division-III State Finals
AlexA leppelmeier
Donkey Basketball games Held atPettisville Hih School gymnasium
IT'S MINE! ... Chris Lee takes the ball from the announcer to try to nd a two-legged
team member to pass it to.
NO HORSIN' AROUND ... 10-month old Landri Rufenacht
and white-team player Justin Rufenacht enjoy meetingone of the "other" players during halftime of the game.
RIDING TO THE FINISH LINE ... Pettisville student EvieHeising claimed a ride atop "Spot" during the halftime
free-for-all donkey ride
PHOTOS BY ANGI WALKUP, STAFF
SHE SHOOTS..DID SHE SCORE? ... Members of their re-spective teams rally around Kayla King to see if she actu-
ally makes the rst scoring basket. Pictured are BradyAvina, Ryan Wyse, Kayla King, Tyler Roth, and Jeff Kauff-
man.
As a fund raising favorite,
the Pettisville Blackbirds la-
dies basketball team sold over
550 tickets to watch local fa-
vorites brave the basketball
court on the backs of feisty
donkeys. As the game between
the orange, gold, black and
white teams carried on, so didtheir 4-legged friends.
The evening was hosted
by Buckeye Donkey Ball Llc.
from Mt. Sterling, Ohio.
Team members consisted
of Coach Greg Nafziger, spe-
cial education teacher Sarah
Frankenfield, 30-year bus
driver Diane Nafziger, Pastor
Jeff Kauffman, of Zion Men-
nonite Church, school secre-
tary Christi Miller, Pettisville
alumni Tim Klopfenstein,
Pastor Kent Norr of Pettisville
Missionary Church, "Lunch
Lady Band", accounts re-
ceivable Natalie King, Pastor
Trey Sonnenberg of Archbold
Evangelical Church, Feed Mill
man Ryan Wyse, Mr. Archi-
tect Rick Graber, Tyler Roth,co-owner of RD Custom Ap-
parel, "broke-college student"
Brady Avina, student Kaitlin
Nofziger, teachers aide Mary
Sauder, teacher Jim Hoops,
teacher Shannon Borton,
teacher Lacee Lovins, Pastor
Jess Engle of West Clinton
Mennonite Church, teacher
Barb Stuckey, teacher Lisa
Aeschliman, teacher Jason
Mansfield, bus driver Tammy
Burkholder, Phil King, Mar-
keting Coordinator at Rupp
Seeds, Justin Rufenacht of
Tri-Flo Propane and Fertil-
izer, teacher Kendra Stahl,
Coach Scott Rupp, "poor col-
lege student" Kayla King,
school board member ChrisLee and Ashlyn Bontrag-
er, special needs caregiver.
As the game commenced,
the announcer of Buckeye
Donkey Ball Llc. asked the
audience to "help" the players
by being rowdy. Loud cheers
"help" the donkeys: either for
the players, or against them.
Little did the players know,
the announcer did little to
help the players achieve their
goal. But, it did make for
some fantastic water cooler
talk at work the next day!
Some players had a hard
time staying on their respec-
tive donkey as it seemed that
not all of the donkeys wanted
to play. Some slid off their
back sides, a few were bowedoff of the tops of their heads,
some simply just could not
stay on. And a few just didn't
try to brave the ride. Either
way, fun was had by all,
whether at their expense or
just plain comical relief by the
donkeys that seemed to have
their job down to a science.
With every folly of the bas-
ketball pass, with every roar
of laughter from the crowd, the
event was a supreme success.
By: Ang WakuThe VillAGe reporTer
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