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Maysville girls soccer kicking Philo volleyball squad fighting

it up a notch after troubled to gain ground on season

season start BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Philo team captain Olivia Fink returns the ball from a Maysville serve Matthew Dotson

Vs. John Glenn (9/9) trics to take a quick 25 – 10 win for the
On a trip out to New Concord on Tues- round. Philo worked hard for the win and
day, the Electrics were ready for their battled out every minute of the fourth
MVL competitors and made sure to start round, taking the score into overtime,
the match with every bit of momentum but narrowly winning 30 – 28 to force a
Maysville’s Kyrie Valentine maneuvers past the Coshocton defender to head downfield.
Matthew Dotson that they could. The first round was fifth and final round. With a shortened
one of the longest in recent history, as point limit in round five, the Electrics had
Vs. Coshocton (9/11) had one goal, senior Sydney Wilkes had Philo would not go down without a fight, to move fast to take the lead and just
The Lady Panthers hosted the Red- one assist, senior Afton Daniels had one pushing the normal 25-point round into squeezed out a 17 – 15 win over West
skins on Thursday for a conference show- goal, and senior J. Milatovich had one a battle that ended with the Electrics Muskingum to win the round and take
down at the Maysville Athletic Complex. goal and one assist. up 34 – 32 to win the round. The Lil’ the match with a 3 – 2 overall score.
Coshocton tried to hold Maysville back, Muskies answered back in the second Junior Ava White had 20 kills, two
but they were able to score a goal in Vs. New Lexington (9/4) round, overpowering the Electrics and aces, one block, and 11 digs. Senior
the first half while shutting out the Lady On the road in Nearby New Lexington taking a 25 – 12 win on the round. Olivia Fink had nine kills and 19 digs.
Redskins, to end the half up 1 – 0. on Thursday, it was a battle of the Pan- Philo bounced back in the third round Sophomores Lexie Charles and Chloe
After the interlude, the Panthers were thers. Maysville was coming off a rough but could not hold their ground as the Flynn each had seven kills for the match.
back at it, dominating the field, all the start to the season were hoping to take Muskies edged passed them 25 – 20
while planning their next attack. Near control of the ball early on, and they did in round three. The fourth round was a Vs. River View (9/4)
the end of the second half, Maysville just that. Despite New Lexington’s best similar battle to the third as Philo tried Thursday, the Lady Electrics took a
made a push for the goal and found the efforts, Maysville was ready to rebound, to hang on, but in the end fell 25 – 20 long bus ride to Warsaw to play the River
net with just minutes left on the clock to holding them to a one-score game while to give John Glenn the game win with a View Lady Black Bears. Definitely a for-
take a 2 – 0 victory over their visitors. throwing down the gauntlet of eight 3 – 1 overall. midable foe, the Lady Bears brought the
goals before the game ended, to take heat as they pounded out a 25 – 15 win
Vs. Shenandoah (9/6) the 8 – 1 victory. Vs. West Muskingum (9/6) in round one. Despite their best efforts,
The Zeps rolled into Zanesville on Sat- Junior Kerisa Brown had one assist, The Lady Electrics traveled over the the Electrics lost ground in round two
urday to face the Lady Panthers on their classmate Kyrie Valentine had two goals hills to West Muskingum High School and fell to the Bears 25 – 10. The last
home field. Maysville completely ruled and two assists, senior Miley Fulkerson on Saturday to face the Tornadoes. round saw the Electrics continue to slip
the match, controlling the ball almost had two goals and one assist, senior The match started out neck-and-neck as River View kept the heat on and took
the entire time, shutting out the Zeps Sydney Wilkes had two goals, classmate as the two teams got their footing, but a final round win of 25 – 9 for a full 3 – 0
completely. In the end, the Lady Pan- Afton Daniels had one assist, and sopho- the Tornadoes took round one 25 – 19. sweep over Philo.
thers took a 5 – 0 win. more M. Valentine had two goals for the Philo stepped it up in the second round, For the match, sophomore Chloe
Junior Kyrie Valentine had two goals Panthers. digging up a very close win at 26 – 24. Flynn had five kills, two aces, and three
for the Panthers, senior Miley Fulkerson West M grabbed a boost of momentum digs. Junior Dilyn Brown had 16 digs.
in the third round to blast past the Elec-

Tornadoes boys soccer team currently sits atop the MVL with a

5 – 1 conference record

Vs. Sheridan (9/16) the Tornadoes. nior Dylan Benitez had two goals, while ing the Electrics scoreless to take a big
The Tornadoes hosted the Sheridan classmates Aiden Metz and Raxston 10 – 0 win.
Generals on Tuesday at West Musking- Vs. Bishop Rosecrans (9/11) Bash each had one. Sophomore Gray Knowlton was the
um High School. West M took the upper West Muskingum headed downtown score leader for West M with three goals,
hand in the first half of the game as they to face the Bishops at Rosecrans on Vs. Philo (9/9) while classmates Dyllan Farmer had one
hit the net to take a 1 – 0 lead before Thursday. In the first few minutes of the The Tornadoes were on the road to goal, Austin Fink had one goal, Coby
the end of the first half. game, the Tornadoes were showing their nearby Duncan Falls on Tuesday to play Wright had one assist, Landan Frick had
With the teams back on the field, the resolve as they held the Bishops at zero the Philo Electrics. After stepping onto one assist, and Luther Johnson had two
Tornadoes went back to work, forcing while they built a three-point lead to end the field, the visitors brought with them goals. Junior Brooks McCune had one
their way back to goal time after time the first half. a complete blowout. The Electrics could goal, junior Dylan Benitez had one goal
to grab three more goals in the second The second half of the game had the not stop the onslaught of shots on the and one assist, junior Aiden Metz also
half while shutting out the Generals for same result for the Bishops as West M goal, and the Tornadoes took a furiously had one goal and one assist, and senior
a 4 – 0 victory. landed the ball in the goal three more fast 7 – 0 lead before halftime. Jaxson Prang had one assist for the Tor-
Junior Dylan Benitez had two goals, times to take a 6 – 0 win. The halftime huddle helped the Philo nadoes.
while classmate Aiden Metz had two Sophomores Dyllan Farmer and Aus- defenses, but only a little, as the Torna-
goals and two assists. Sophomore Lu- tin Fink each had a goal for the Torna- does stepped back onto the field and
ther Johnson had one assist, and junior does. Sophomores Gray Knowlton and continued their quest from the first pe-
Brooks McCune also had an assist for Luther Johnson each had two assists. Ju- riod, landing three more goals and hold-