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John Glenn football team regroups to prepare for Morgan

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

came to an end, John Glenn stepped
up again to get a short touchdown and
pulled within a field goal of their hosts
at 17 – 14. Sheridan wouldn’t let that
stand, as they pulled out a 28-yard pass
for a touchdown to end the first half up
24 – 14.
The Lil’ Muskies battled out the first
half of the third quarter, trying to keep
Sheridan down as they pushed to gain
ground. With six minutes left in the
quarter, the Generals moved into the
endzone for another touchdown, lead-
ing the Muskies 31 – 14. The Muskies
answered back with just under a minute
left in the third to cut the lead down to
31 – 21. At the beginning of the fourth
quarter, Sheridan was at it again, driv-
ing all the way to the one-yard line and
then punching the ball through on the
very next play to light the board up 38 –
21. After kicking off to John Glenn and
the Muskies losing moment on a drive
downfield, Sheridan picked up the ball
again, driving halfway downfield be-
fore landing a 38-yard touchdown pass
and an increased score of 45 – 21 that
Lil’ Muskie senior Owen Edwards hands off the ball to classmate Reese Metzger to gain positive yardage against Meadowbrook. Matthew Dotson would ultimately be the last score of the
game, giving them the win.
Vs. Meadowbrook (9/26) Glenn’s Carter Merry made a 13-yard Vs. Sheridan (9/19)
The Colts made their way to New Con- touchdown pass to put the Muskies on On the road in Thornville on Friday, the
cord on Friday; it wasn’t a long trip! In the board, still in a hole, down 20 – 7 to Lil’ Muskies were taken aback when the
the first few minutes of the game, the finish out the first half. Generals came out of the gate with a field
Colts made a touchdown, but were un- Things continued to go downhill for goal to lead 3 – 0. As the first quarter
able to get the extra point to take a 6 the Lil’ Muskies after the break. Mead- slipped away, Sheridan drove downfield FOLLOW
– 0 lead into the second quarter. With owbrook came back out onto the field to gain a short-yardage touchdown, put-
just over eight minutes left in the second and kicked it into overdrive, pushing ting them in the lead 10 – 0. With John
quarter, Cooper McManaway jumped their lead up to 41 – 7 to put the clock Glenn backed against the goal, Sheridan
over the line for the Colts to take a one- in running mode. John Glenn kept fight- grabbed an interception on the four-yard THE BUZZ
yard touchdown run with an extra point ing for position with the ball and finally line and then ran the ball in on the next
to increase their lead to 13 – 0. The Lil’ pulled off another touchdown to shove play to grab a touchdown, increasing
Muskies were within two yards of the the clock back into normal mode, but by their advantage to 17 – 0 to end the first @DRESDENBUZZ
goal, and Brady Arnold from the Colts then it was too late. As soon as the Colts quarter. A few minutes into the second
grabbed an interception to return it for got hold of the ball, they let the clock run quarter, the Muskies put themselves
a 99-yard touchdown, followed by the out to end the game for the take-home on the board with an 18-yard touch-
extra point kick by Hailey Arnold to put victory. down pass, followed by the extra point
Meadowbrook up 20 – 0. With under a to come within 10 points of Sheridan
minute left in the second quarter, John at 17 – 7. As the first half of the game

Zanesville tennis team wrapped up regular season with Jarrett

swinging her way into Districts BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

East District Sectional (9/29) Vs. Logan (9/27) Ellen Tillman, 7-5, 4-6, 10 -5 in a Super Karns, 6-1, 6-2. The Lone win for Frank-
Zanesville had a good showing in the The Blue Devils got another 4-1 win Tiebreaker. At No.3 singles, Jersey Nut- lin Heights was at No. 1 doubles, where
sectionals with No.1 singles player Bella over Logan Saturday. Winners for Zanes- ter defeated Bren Ordonez, 6- 2, 6- 3. At Maria Salgado, Ki Wu edged Hope Black-
Jarrett making it to the Districts next ville at No.1 singles: Bella Jarrett defeat- No. 2 doubles, Aliyah Cornell, Adrianna ford, Cysily Dalrymple, 6-4, 6-2.
week in Columbus. Bella defeated three ed. Adrianna Williams, 6-1, 6-1. Sara Hayes won over Anna Eastman, Iga
opponents. In her opening match, she Jarrett won at No.2 singles over Jasmine
defeated Beaver Locals Jiaqi Lin 6-0, Elick, 6-1, 6-2. Jersey Nutter took No.3
6-0. In the 2nd round, she downed Cam- singles, 6-1, 6-1, over Kaitlan Coffman.
bridge’s Madi Peoples 6-0, 6-2. She then At No.1 doubles, the team of Tru Camp-
went on to defeat Claymont’s Madelyn bell and Hope Blackford downed Logan’s
Dean 6-3, 6-4, to reach the Districts. Ashlyn Schlup, Nevaeh Rittenhouse 6-2,
In other action, Sara Jarrett won two 6-2. The No.2 doubles team for ZHS of
matches over Claire Drazazga of West Cysily Dalrymple, Kiley Macon dropped a
Holmes 6-0, 6-1, then in the next round hard-fought 6-4, 3-6, 11-9, in a third-set
she downed Claymont’s Brinley Poland Super Tiebreaker.
6-4, 6-1. Sara just missed qualifying
for Districts, losing a tight 7-6, 7-5 in a Vs. Logan (9/20)
tiebreaker 6-3 to Cambridge’s Miranda Zanesville picked up a win at Logan
Cole. The doubles team of Tru Camp- 3-2, Saturday afternoon. Blue Devils’
bell and Hope Blackford won their first winners, No. 1 singles Bella Jarrett 6-0,
match 6 -2, 6-2, over West Holmes Nata- 6-0 over Adrianna Williams. No. 2 sin-
lie Lint, Delani Vaughn. Then got beaten gles, Sara Jarrett downed Jasmine Elick,
in semi-finals by Emily Wain, Kara Wain 6-0, 6-1. No. 3 Jersey Nutter defeated
6-2, 6-3. The second doubles team, Caitlyn Goffrill, 6-1, 6-2. Lone wins for
Aliyah Cornell, Audriona Hayes, lost to Logan, we’re at No.1 and No. 3 doubles.
eventual champion Lana Le, LaNease
Andrews, 6-1, 6-2, in the opening round. Vs. Franklin Hts. (9/18)
The District Championship will be Zanesville High School girls’ ten-
played at 9 am. Wednesday, October nis team got a 4 -1 win over Franklin
8th, at Columbus Academy High School. Heights. Winners for ZHS. at No. 1 sin-
gles, Bella Jarrett over Vivian Crum 7-5,
6-3. No. 2 singles, Sara Jarrett downed Sara Jarrett was prepared to volley the ball back to her Logan opponent. Matthew Dotson