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Redskin Defense Proves Too Much for Meridian
Run game produces, but O-line loses yet another
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Do you want the good news or the bad news first?
SOV’s home opener was in fact marked with the “W” this past Friday, as they defeated Meridian 14-8, evening up their record at 1-1.
As for the bad?
SOV lost yet another offensive/defensive lineman, their third of the year as well as their fourth senior in Brock Cook, who went down on Meridian’s first drive of the game, with an apparent knee injury and would later be taken to the hospital. Read More
Knights Drop 40 on Oakwood for Win
Photo by RR Best
ALAH’s quarterback Tyler Schuring tries to escape an Oakwood defender. Schuring passed for 153 yards and four touchdowns.
LOVC title implications this week as Broncos loom
Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
The first two weeks of football have been eventful to say the least for the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights.
But here’s some food for thought: two games; 99 points; two opening kickoffs taken back to the house; two games in which senior Jordan Faegin scored at least two touchdowns, and junior quarterback Tyler Schuring had over 150 yards of total offense; two games of running clock, JV-in-by-the-end-of-the-third-quarter-football.
You should get the picture by now.
The Knights drubbed Oakwood-Fithian/Armstrong-Potomac 40-7 last week, and the beat down started early and continued often throughout the game.
As at Hoopston the week before, the Knights received the kickoff and returned it for the opening score—this time senior wideout Curtis Plank was the beneficiary of the lanes set up by the AL-AH kickoff return team—and Schuring added the PAT for a 7-0 lead 13 seconds into the game.
With the home crowd in frenzy, Schuring kicked the ball away, and and the Knights kickoff team stormed down the field. Senior linebacker Logan West lit up the Oakwood returner at the 30 yard line. Read More
Lancers Pass Through Villa Grove with Ease to Start Conference Slate
Solid passing leads to fluid attacks
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
If history were to predict anything last Thursday, it was that the Lancers would pull out their first LOVC victory with relative ease.
They didn’t disappoint.
AL won in straight sets, 25-6, 25-13, in Villa Grove Thursday behind five Aces and 13 assists from Sherelle Coller, five kills from Emily Seegmiller, and four kills from Karly Goodman.
“I thought our passing was better tonight than it has been before, and that helped us get a smoother offense going,” said head coach Val Cornwell.
The Lancers started off the first game hot, obtaining a 9-2 lead before consecutive points from Villa Grove. The Blue Devils tried to get back into the contest and brought the deficit to four at 10-6. The advantage was stretched to six and when the score was 12-6, Coller came to serve for the Lancers.
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Lancers Knock Off Warriors for Third Straight Season
Coller's 15 assists and Seegmiller's 6 aces, just a few highlights in win
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
“Everyone was pumped for the game,” Arthur senior Sherelle Coller commented, “We all wanted to get off to a good start, not only for each other, but to get Coach’s last season started off well.” Read More
Knights Run Over, Through, and Around Cornjerkers For Opening Win
Friday night lightning reschedules game for Tuesday night
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Atwood senior Jordan Feagan and the rest of the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond kickoff return team brought new meaning to the phrase, ‘it was over before it started’ Friday night, when the senior scooped up the opening kickoff and scampered 75 yards untouched for the first score of the season, 13 seconds into the game.
“It set a good tone for us and gave us confidence and it showed we could score,” Knights Head Coach Dale Schuring said, “We were ready to play and anytime we can get an early seven points it’s a good feeling and if the kids weren’t already motivated it gave them even further motivaton.” Read More
SOV Girls Edge T-Town in Home Meet Opener
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SOV’s Tori Murphy tries to cool off during the three mile run at Tabor Park last Thursday. The SOV girls’ cross country team was hot on the trail, beating both T-Town and Tuscola for first place.
Boys take third behind Tuscola and Wooden Shoes on hot opening day
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Opening the season at home last Thursday, the SOV cross country team hosted Teutopolis and Tuscola, as well as several runners from Riverton.
The SOV ladies took the quad meet with 30 points, followed by T-town with 43, and Tuscola with 65.
Minus the top three finishes, the Lady Red rounded out the rest of the top 10 with sisters Cadisen and Carlin Nuzzo finishing fourth (24:41) and fifth (24:42) respectively. Junior Elissa Stewart took sixth with a time of 24:55 and was followed by Bailee Pratt (25:24), Annie Hogan (25:13), Drew Lehman (25:26), and Holly Lamb (25:31). Read More
Narrow Week One Loss Leaves Redskins Fuming
Hot and humid Friday night a battle in and of itself
Photo by Keith Stewart
SOV senior linebacker Kainan Bushert goes to strip the ball from Tuscola quarterback Zach Bates Friday night. Bushert’s defensive showing included one fumble recovery.
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Failing to convert on their second two-point conversion late in the third quarter, SOV stood just two points behind heading into the fourth quarter Friday night in Tuscola. But it was a combination of a hot night, cramping muscles, and a diligent fourth quarter Warrior run game, which chiseled away at the clock that paved the way to a 23-14 Tuscola win.
“You put your next person in, and you hope that you’ve prepared them well, and we did. What we got hurt on is something we don’t have, an incredible amount of speed,” said SOV head coach Charles Brown. “That’s not a shocking thing; everyone can see that. But we’ll work better on stopping some of those sweeps, but when they were able to manage the clock, that’s what they were doing, and we just don’t have the speed to counteract that. That’s not faulting effort, that’s not faulting the kids, that’s not faulting anything but the fact that they found something they were a little bit better at than we were defensively.” Read More
ALAH Soccer Cracks Open Season with 7-2 Win
Photo by Keith Stewart
ALAH sweeper Natalie Bicknell chases the ball out of the Knight’s territory as Mt. Pulaski forward Eli Grieshiem chases her down Saturday. The Knights dismantled the Hilltoppers 7-2.
Mt. Pulaski unable to counter Knights’ speed and footwork
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
The visiting Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers may have been the first to strike Saturday morning, not even five minutes in, but it was the ALAH Knights who not only served up an equalizer 50 seconds later but went onto break open the game to win 7-2.
“I’ve coached teams where if the other team scored on you, you knew you were done because they just went down,” said ALAH head coach Jeff Trower, “but these guys weren’t going to do that. They just kept saying, ‘We’re going to win this game.’ “
After sophomore Jovanny Martinez scored from just a few yards out to tie the game, co-captain and brother Omar put a shot on just outside the 18, scoring to take a 2-1 lead with 30:23 remaining in the half. Read More
Scrambler Results for August 26
The team taking first at Monday night’s scrambler at Timberlake with a combined 8-under par consisted of Brett “B-Money” Marshall, Scott “T. Rex” Ohm, Seth “Soy Sauce” and Tim “Soy Bean” Sawyer. Read More