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Soccer season wrap-up CONTINUED FROM PAGE 25

for Muskingum teams Tri-Valley

sees multiple District The Rangers came out of halftime
determined to make things interesting,
Runner-Up Titles cutting into the lead with a touchdown
midway through the third quarter. But
Tri-Valley quickly answered. On the ensu-
BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ ing possession, the Scotties quarterback,
sophomore signal-caller Stone Spiker,
Tri-Valley Boys Soccer West Muskingum Girls Soccer rolled out and found junior WR/CB Liam
The Dawgs finished out their season The Lady Tornadoes were hot on Jamison for a clutch reception, then Doyle
with a 7-9-2 record overall and a fifth- the heels of their counterparts as they barreled into the end zone to extend the
place finish in the MVL. The final game pumped out a huge six-game winning advantage to 35–14 at the end of the
of the regular season was a 2 – 0 shut- streak to wrap up their regular season third quarter.
out against Coshocton before diving before heading into the postseason play- Defensively, the Scotties made key
headfirst into the playoffs. In playoff ac- offs, where they faced Cambridge after stops when it mattered most. Senior
tion, Dover came back for revenge after a bye week, only to upset the Bobcats FB/LB Lincoln Gundelfinger was all over
falling to the Scotties earlier in the sea- with a 5 – 2 win that showed that se- the field, combining with senior WR/
son. The Crimson Tornadoes pummeled niors K. Fountain, Aly Woodside, and DB Grayden Matthews to make multiple
Tri-Valley with a huge 7 – 1 victory that Grace Caton had something to say. The tackles for loss and disrupt passing lanes.
ended the Scotties’ playoff hopes deci- girls moved on to the District final, where The secondary came up with timely pass-
sively. they fought hard against the Tusky Val- breakups that kept Hamilton’s offense
ley Trojans, but ultimately lost the battle from gaining sustained momentum.
Tri-Valley Girls Soccer against Tuscarawas Valley in a tight 2 – In the fourth quarter, Hamilton Town-
The girls’ team for Tri-Valley wrapped 1 fight, and gained the District Runners ship managed to put together a pair of
up their season with a 9-7-2 record and Up Title. scoring drives and pulled closer, but Tri-
third place in the MVL lineup. The Lady Valley’s early cushion proved too much to
Dawgs finished regular-season play with Maysville Boys Soccer overcome. The Scotties added one more
a 1 – 1 tie against the Lady Redskins. The Panthers played their final games score down the stretch, a clever screen
The playoff stretch for the girls began of the regular season, taking a split with pass to junior WR/DB Kyle Newell, who
in Steubenville, where they took the Big a loss to Morgan in a 7 – 1 matchup, fol- slipped past the defense and dashed into
Reds to task with a 3 – 0 shutout victory. lowed by a 2 – 1 win over Genoa Chris- the end zone, sealing the 41–27 win.
The second playoff game was against tian Academy. In their first game of the With the victory, Tri-Valley improves its
the Dover Crimson Tornadoes, and the postseason, the West Holmes Knights record to 10–2 and sets up a much-antic-
matchup was oddly reminiscent of the came to visit and were quickly domi- ipated matchup next week as they con-
game earlier in the season where the nated on the field, landing four goals tinue their postseason run. With momen-
Lady Tornadoes took the Tri-Valley girls in the net right in the first half and five tum on their side and a confident group
through the paces 4 – 0. This time, the more goals in the second half to take a of veterans leading the way, the Scotties
Dover team put up three goals while 9 – 1 win. Junior Carson Shockley was are proving to be one of the most danger-
holding the Tri-Valley offense at bay to the star player with five goals that night, ous teams in the region.
win 3 – 0 and end the playoff run for the along with freshman Brady Parker with Luca Gargasz prepares to make an interception.
Scotties. two goals, and senior Trevor Hague and Matthew Dotson
freshman C. Henderson, each with one.
Zanesville Boys Soccer In the following battle against ‘the St.
Dover finished up another local team’s Clairsville Red Devils, the boys fell short Zanesville Blue Devils Basketball
playoff track when they faced the Zanes- of pulling past their hosts, and the Devils
ville Blue Devils on October 21st in the took a 2 – 0 win, ending the Panthers’ teams up with Genesis
Devils’ first round of the playoff run after run in the Playoffs for this season. End-
ending their regular season 8-7-2. West ing up with an 8-10-1 record overall. HealthCare Foundation to
Muskingum ended the regular play sea-
son for Zanesville with a 3 – 0 upset after Maysville Girls Soccer
a four-game winning streak for the Blue For the Lady Panthers, they ended support local healthcare SUBMITTED
Devils. Zanesville was the fifth-ranked their regular season on a three-game
team in the LCL. Dover came down hard winning streak, beating Heath, Shenan- The Zanesville Blue Devils are host- On Saturday, Nov. 22, the varsity Lady
on the boys’ team with a massive 8 – 1 doah 5 – 0, with senior Miley Fulkerson ing girls’ and boys’ varsity basketball Devils take on the Trimble Tomcats at 6
victory, scoring four goals in each half. hitting two goals, and teammates Nat- games, with proceeds benefiting the p.m. Then, the varsity Boys Blue Devils
alie Temple, Raylee Dooley, and Khia Genesis HealthCare Foundation to sup- play the Coshocton Redskins at 7:30
Zanesville Girls Soccer Green each hitting one. Next, Morgan 5 port local healthcare. p.m. Both games take place at Zanes-
The girls’ team from Zanesville also – 1 with Raylee Dooley hitting two, while “We are excited for the opportunity to ville High School. In addition, there will
only dipped its toe into the playoff arena Natalie Temple, Kyrie Valentine, and Af- partner with the Zanesville High School be special halftime activities and ad-
on the road in Steubenville on October ton Daniels each had one goal. Unfor- basketball teams,” said Kelly Ashby, Ex- vanced raffle tickets for a unique Blue
13th, where the Big Reds’ Bailee Beall tunately, as the postseason started, so ecutive Director of the Genesis Health- Devil Quilt, with proceeds also benefit-
pumped out five goals on her own while it ended with Cambridge stepping up to Care Foundation. “It is a chance for our ing the Genesis HealthCare Foundation.
they held the Devils to two points in a big shut down the Panthers with a 1 – 0 win. community to support local girls’ and Details are at genesishcs.org/founda-
8 – 2 win. Zanesville ended the season The girls finished the season with a 9-8- boys’ teams while giving back to local tion.
at 6-10-1 in sixth place in the LCL. 1 record overall. healthcare.”
West Muskingum Boys Soccer Philo Boys Soccer
The regular season wrapped up for Following a rough season, the Philo
the Tornadoes on October 11th, when Electric lost their last three games Celebrate Life With Us!
they beat Zanesville 3 – 0 on their home of the season to Tri-Valley (9-1), John
field. They blew into the playoffs, facing Glenn(5-0), and Sheridan (6-0). When
Philo first and handily ending their sea- West Muskingum came over for the first
son with a dominating 8 – 1 score. They playoff game of the season, they came
moved on to play Sandy Valley, where packing the power to blow past the Elec-
a single goal from sophomore Dyllan trics (8 – 1), leaving the Electrics with a
Farmer, assisted by Aiden Metz, edged final record of 4-12-1 overall.
the Tornadoes past the Cardinals, and
sent West M to face St. Clairsville on the Philo Girls Soccer
road on October 23rd. The Tornadoes The Lady Electrics wrapped up their
lost their steam against the Red Devils, regular season with two big wins over
and they packed up their cleats for the Licking Valley (5-1), and Sheridan (2-1)
last time this season after losing 3 – 1, before hitting the playoff trail. Harrison
drawing their season up with a final re- Central was the first stop on the trail
cord of 14 – 6 overall and taking second as they hosted the Huskies in Duncan
place in the MVL and the District Run- Falls, and they took a blowout (10-0) win
ner-Up title. to move on and host West Holmes. The WEDDINGS • RECEPTIONS • SPECIAL EVENTS
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