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Maysville ends regular season on high note John Glenn

taking down Crooksville BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ girls soccer

postseason

halted by the

Crimson

Tornadoes

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Landon Iden reaches to pick off a pass intended for Crooksville. Matthew Dotson
Maddie Paisley maneuvered the ball for John
Vs. Crooksville (10/24) folded. Tri-Valley kept on target, piling fore the end of the first half. Glenn. Matthew Dotson
South Zanesville hosted the Ceramics on two more touchdowns while Crooks- After the break, Maysville tried to tie
from nearby Crooksville on Friday night. ville added one to trail 27 – 14. By the up the score, but the Colts just kept On Monday evening, the John Glenn
Maysville set out from the start of the time the game came to a close, the Pan- moving the mark, leading 20 – 13 in the Lil’ Muskies girls varsity soccer team
game to prove that they could beat their thers had amassed a 40 – 20 win over third quarter. Maysville was only able to battled hard at home but came up just
rivals as they pumped out a 7 – 0 lead the Ceramics, wrapping up their regular land one more touchdown for the night, short, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Do-
as the first to hit the scoreboard. The season of play. as they fell to the Colts 34 – 26. ver Crimson Tornadoes.
Ceramics were able to score in the sec- Dover was the first to strike with a goal
ond quarter, but not before the Panthers Vs. Meadowbrook (10/17) by Birdget McCrate with 24:58 left on
tacked on another of their own to lead Friday night in Byesville, the Panthers ADVERTISE IN THE DRESDEN BUZZ. the clock. The Muskies tried to answer
before halftime, 14 – 7. challenged the Colts on their home field. 740-270-2408 back, but couldn’t get past the Crimson
Back on the field, the two teams Meadowbrook took control of the game Tornadoes’ defense to make a break for
fought ferociously as the second half un- early on, building up a 14 – 6 lead be- the net, and they went to halftime down
1 – 0.
Quakers visit ends John Glenn boys soccer After the break, the Muskies piled
on the effort, tight passing, aggressive
season BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ runs, and control through midfield. Anna
Wolfe found the net for the Lil’ Muskies
with 30:19 left in the game to even the
It was a night of bold effort and nar- field, but the Tornadoes countered with
row margins for the John Glenn Little resolve. Dover’s second goal, scored by
Muskies as they hosted the New Phila- Miley Patton, came at just the moment
delphia Quakers on Tuesday evening, John Glenn believed they had the tide
coming up just short in a 4-3 decision. shifting. From that point, the Muskies
John Glenn came out energized pressed, seeking another tie, but the fin-
and took control early, pushing ish eluded them.
the pace and connecting passes in The Muskies ended their season with
the midfield that shifted the Quak- a Sectional Title and the Knowledge that
ers off balance. The Muskies broke the team that ended their run went on to
through and led 2-1 at the half. be the District Champion
The second half opened with New Faith Lemon had six saves out of eight
Philadelphia rallying. They tied the shots for the Lil’ Muskies. Dover’s Sa-
game and then took a brief lead at 3-2. vannah Blind had four saves out of five
John Glenn responded determinedly to shots.
tie it 3-3, setting off a tense back-and-
forth for the closing minutes. In the final
stretch, the Muskies had a few chances
to regain the edge but couldn’t convert.
The Quakers struck the decisive goal,
and despite John Glenn’s late surges,
there was no tie. When the final whistle
blew, the scoreboard stood at 4-3 in fa- New Puzzles
vor of New Philadelphia.
Gavin Lawrence settles the ball before turning it away from a defender earlier this season. on page 18!
Matthew Dotson