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West Muskingum boys soccer had two straight wins before

falling to St. Clairsville to end regular season

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ
Vs. St. Clairsville (10/23) Junior Brooks McCune had 10 saves
The Tornadoes traveled out to St. for the Tornadoes.
Clairsville on Thursday to face the Red
Devils. Despite the Devils setting the Vs. Philo (10/16)
pace early, West landed a goal in the The Philo team made a visit to Kimes
first half that was answered and dou- Road on Thursday to play the Tornadoes.
bled by the Red Devils to lead at the half West dominated the game from start
2 – 1. to finish, landing four goals in the first
Back on the field after a short break, half while shutting down the Electrics’
the Tornadoes were hoping to even out offense.
the score, but they were held back by St. Philo stepped up for a goal in the sec-
Clairsville’s defense. The Devils found ond half, but they were not able to rally,
the net one more time for the evening especially against the West Muskingum
and kept the 3 – 1 victory for them- lineup, which landed goal after goal to
selves. win the matchup 8 – 1.
West Muskingum sophomore Dyllan For the match, sophomore Dyllan
Farmer hit the sole goal for the Torna- Farmer had two goals, sophomore
does with an assist by junior Aiden Metz. Austin Fink had one assist, as well as
For West M, freshman Weston Ritchie classmate Gray Knowlon. Junior Brooks
had seven saves for the Tornadoes, and McCune had a goal, junior Aiden Metz
junior Brooks McCune had five saves. followed suit, along with one assist, se-
nior Jaxson Prang had two goals, and
Vs. Sandy Valley (10/21) sophomores Ronin Swope and Gavyn
Tuesday night in West Zanesville, the Johnson each had a goal. Junior Dylan
Tornadoes hosted the Cardinals. It was Benitez had three assists in the game.
a matchup that felt like it was not go- Weston Ritchie had one save for the
ing to end anytime soon, with the two Tornadoes, while Books McCune had
defenses battling it out while holding three saves.
back shots. In the end, the Tornadoes
landed the only score for the game with
the team up of Dyllan Farmer scoring off
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Bishop Rosecrans dive into playoffs Friday against

Conotton Valley

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Rosecrans freshman Frankie Palandrani tries to clear a Lakers defender. Matthew Dotson

Vs. Berne Union (10/24) ston, Ohio, on Friday, October 31st, to
The Bishops had a long bus ride on play the Conotton Valley Rockets. Game
Friday to Sugar Grove to face the Berne time is set for 7 PM.
Union Rockets. Berne Union jumped out
to the lead by the end of the first quar- Vs. Millersport (10/17)
ter, up 14 – 7 against Rosecrans. In the Zanesville hosted the Millersport Lak-
second quarter, the Bishops turned the ers on Friday. The Bishops dominated
tables, landing 14 points of their own as the game from start to finish, taking an
the Rockets finished the half with one 8 – 0 lead by the end of the first quar-
more touchdown to tie the score at 21 ter. In the second quarter, the Bishops
– 21 as the two teams headed to the heated up the contest, throwing down
break. two more touchdowns while stifling the
After the half was over, the Bishops Lakers’ offense to lead 22 – 0 at half-
came back charged and ready to play, time.
pumping out two touchdowns in the Back on the field, the Lakers couldn’t
third quarter while holding back the do much to slow down Rosecrans, and
Rockets’ offense to jump out ahead 35 the Bishops added a touchdown with
– 21 entering the final play period. The a two-point conversion, increasing the
last minutes of the game were a wash deficit for Millersport to 30 – 0 and im-
as each team nabbed a touchdown to plementing a running clock. Despite the
put seven points on the board, but the expedited period, Rosecrans still capital-
damage was done by the Bishops in the ized on a drive in the fourth quarter to
third quarter, and they took home the 42 take a touchdown and complete the PAT
– 28 victory. for another seven points to reach a 37 –
The Bishops will head off to Bower- 0 victory over the Lakers.