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Nottingham’s service runs keep Arcanum unbeaten in WOAC play

Story and photos by Jim Freeman

ARCANUM — Preble Shawnee scored the first two points Tuesday night, but Arcanum quickly took control.

Junior Gabrielle Nottingham served 18 consecutive points to close the first set, setting the tone for the Trojans’ 25–5, 25–4, 25–8 sweep of the Arrows. The victory kept Arcanum unbeaten in Western Ohio Athletic Conference play at 4–0 and improved its overall record to 9–1.

Arcanum coach Jacie Holman said before the match that games against struggling opponents can make her nervous because her team might overlook them. The Trojans showed no sign of doing that Tuesday.

After Preble Shawnee’s early lead, Arcanum moved ahead 7–5. Nottingham then went to the service line and stayed there for the rest of the opening set, serving points eight through 25.

“She’s a strong server,” Holman said. “She’s probably one of our strongest players.”

Nottingham was already among the conference leaders in other parts of the game. Entering the match, she ranked fourth in the WOAC with 83 kills and second with 22 blocks.

Her serving continued to trouble the Arrows in the second set. Nottingham served six straight points as Arcanum built a 15–2 lead. Sophomore Harlow Etherington then served the final seven points of the set, finishing a 25–4 victory.

Preble Shawnee stayed closer early in the third, trailing 8–5 before Nottingham produced another long turn at the service line. She served nine consecutive points to stretch Arcanum’s lead to 17–5. The Trojans went on to close out the match 25–8.

The scorebook shows Arcanum scored 33 points during Nottingham’s service turns across the three sets. Those points include rallies won while she served; they are not an ace total.

Preble Shawnee came into the match after playing two five-set contests in four days. The Arrows won the first two sets against Stivers on Saturday before falling, then rallied from a two-set deficit against Madison on Monday before losing in the fifth.

Arcanum gave them little chance to mount another comeback Tuesday. The Trojans outscored the Arrows 75–17 and answered Holman’s pregame concern with a focused performance from start to finish. Preble Shawnee fell to 3–8 overall and 0–4 in conference play.

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Newton Rallies Past Twin Valley South, Takes Sole Possession of WOAC Lead

(Newton's Emma Fisher played a key role in the Indians win over Twin Valley South)

By Eddie Mowen Jr.

WEST ALEXANDRIA — Newton emerged from a battle of Western Ohio Athletic Conference unbeatens with sole possession of first place.
 
The Indians rallied from an early deficit to defeat host Twin Valley South 2-1 on Thursday, Sept. 10, handing the Panthers their first loss of the season.
 
Both teams entered the match unbeaten in conference play. Newton came in 4-0 in the WOAC and 5-1 overall, while Twin Valley South was 3-0 in the conference and 4-0 overall.
 
South struck first when freshman Adelyn Burkett scored off a corner kick with 34:22 remaining in the first half. Josey Butler assisted on the goal.
 
Newton answered less than 12 minutes later. Freshman Emma Fisher found the net with 22:50 remaining in the opening half, sending the teams into the break tied at 1.
 
The score remained deadlocked deep into the second half before sophomore Bentley Hess delivered the deciding goal with 9:25 remaining, giving Newton a 2-1 advantage.
 
Newton coach Madison Tebics said her team settled into the match after a tentative start and eventually began controlling play.
 
“We were playing very timid and kind of kickball at the beginning,” Tebics said. “Once we slowed down and controlled the entire game, I think we completely took over and played our game, calmed our nerves down a little bit, settled in, and then got the dub.”
 
(Newton's Bentley Hess scored the game-winning goal for the Indians against Twin Valley South)
 
Tebics said the matchup carried added pressure because the teams were running neck-and-neck in the conference standings.
 
“Just being able to tune that out and still get the win and still stay mentally and physically strong, it was a great win,” she said.
 
She also praised Hess for the effort that produced the game-winner.
 
“Bentley, out of anybody, is going to put her body on the line,” Tebics said. “When there’s a ball, you can expect Bentley’s foot to get on it. For her to get that touch in there and just misdirect it, she completely put her body on the line for that goal.”
 
Twin Valley South coach Chad Newport credited his team for continuing to battle despite the loss.
“Our girls worked really hard and left it all on the field tonight,” Newport said. “A few things didn’t go our way, but that didn’t stop our team’s fight till the end.”
 
Newport singled out Burkett and freshman Emma Owen for their performances, noting Burkett’s work in the midfield and Owen’s play along the back line. He also credited Butler for the pass that helped set up Burkett’s goal.
 
“Unfortunately, Newton just had our number tonight,” Newport said.
 
(Twin Valley South's Adelyn Burkett scored the Panthers lone goal)
 
South goalkeeper Grace Childers recorded 10 saves in the loss.
 
With the victory, Newton improved to 6-1 overall and 5-0 in the WOAC, putting the Indians alone atop the conference standings at the midway point of the league schedule. Newton is scheduled to visit Botkins on Tuesday before hosting National Trail on Thursday to begin the second half of WOAC play.
 
Tebics said the Indians know there is still plenty of work ahead with every WOAC opponent appearing twice on the schedule.
 
“We have to obviously take this game into consideration and celebrate it for a little bit, and then plan for the next game ahead because we’ve got to stay on top,” she said. “I think every single person played phenomenal tonight. It was a great team win overall.”

Physical Arrows Overwhelm Dixie, Roll to 60-19 WOAC Win

(Kody Clark carried 14 times for 156 yards. He scored three touchdowns, including two rushing touchdowns and a kickoff return.)

By Eddie Mowen Jr. 

CAMDEN — Preble Shawnee is beginning to look like a football team finding its identity.

The Arrows put together their most convincing performance of the season Friday night, Sept. 11, overwhelming visiting Dixie 60-19 behind a physical defensive effort and a running game that repeatedly turned short opportunities into big plays.

The victory improved Preble Shawnee to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the Western Ohio Athletic Conference. Dixie dropped to 2-2 overall and 1-2 in the WOAC.

For Preble Shawnee coach Dave Maddox, the performance was about more than the final score. It was about the way his team played.

“I thought we played very physical, and that's kind of what we're wanting to really focus on is coming off the ball and controlling the line of scrimmage,” Maddox said. “I thought we did that defensively.”

That physicality was especially important against a Dixie offense built around option concepts.

“We were concerned they run some option stuff, and that can be difficult to prepare for because it's hard to practice it,” Maddox said. “But I thought we did a pretty good job again on defensive line controlling the line of scrimmage, and they weren't able to get going.”

The statistics backed up that assessment.

Preble Shawnee held Dixie to two first downs and 142 rushing yards while forcing six turnovers. The Arrows finished with 15 first downs, 234 rushing yards and eight touchdowns.

Dixie managed only one completion on six attempts, with Ayden Hipp connecting with Colt Himan for a 75-yard touchdown on a tipped pass in the first quarter.

That score briefly cut Preble Shawnee's lead to 13-7 with 2:27 remaining in the opening quarter.

It did not take long for the Arrows to answer.

Kody Clark returned the ensuing kickoff 76 yards for a touchdown, restoring a 20-7 lead with 2:12 left in the quarter. After another Dixie interception, Preble Shawnee needed just one play to score again, with Jasper Sizemore running five yards for a touchdown.

The Arrows led 27-7 after one quarter. Sizemore added another 5-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter, followed by Ethan Mauller's 2-yard touchdown run and another Clark touchdown — this one a 50-yard burst.

Preble Shawnee took a 47-7 lead into halftime.

The Arrows continued to control the game after halftime with a running clock. Cole Deaton scored on a 2-yard run in the third quarter, and Bronx Runyan followed with a 25-yard touchdown run in the fourth.

Dixie continued to battle, however, scoring twice late.

Wyatt Kayler broke free for a 60-yard touchdown run, and after Dixie recovered an onside kick, Nathan Metcalf ran 38 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the game.

The two scores provided a fitting example of the approach Dixie coach Sean Schooley wants from his young team.

“Our kids never give up,” Schooley said. “That’s the one thing that’s great about Dixie and this team is that no matter what the score, our motto is always to finish. Finish the way we want to finish.”

Preble Shawnee's offensive production was led by Clark, who carried 14 times for 156 yards. He scored three touchdowns, including two rushing touchdowns and the kickoff return.

Maddox said Clark has continued to develop within the Arrows' system.

“Cody's, he's a tough runner, hard-nosed, and you can't arm tackle him,” Maddox said. “So he's going to break tackles and keeps his feet going just like a good running back should, and he's dangerous when he gets the ball.”

Clark was not the only Arrows running back to make an impact. Runyan finished with 34 yards and a touchdown on three carries. Mauller rushed four times for 21 yards and a touchdown, while Sizemore carried three times for 21 yards and two touchdowns. Deaton added two yards and a touchdown on one carry.

Preble Shawnee finished with 234 rushing yards on 27 attempts, averaging 8.7 yards per carry.

Defensively, the Arrows were led by Miller Berter and Foster Jewell with seven tackles apiece. Berter also recorded two forced fumbles and recovered two fumbles. Jewell had an interception and a pass breakup.

Mauller added six tackles, an interception and two pass breakups. Gavin Finch had five tackles, one sack and two tackles for loss. Clark had five tackles and two tackles for loss.

The Arrows finished with 10 tackles for loss and forced six turnovers, recovering four fumbles and intercepting two passes.

Maddox said the defensive improvement has come while several young players have been learning new positions.

“Defense played lights out,” he said. “And again, I think it's a lot guys that are playing spots that they hadn't played before. Our D line is a lot of new guys and they're starting to figure it out and starting to feel a little more comfortable. They're not thinking quite as much. They're able to play fast and play hard.”

That growth has been particularly important for a team dealing with injuries and a lack of varsity experience.

“We've got a lot of guys that are playing that don't have a whole lot of varsity experience and we've had a lot of injuries the last couple weeks, so it's been kind of crazy, just moving guys around and putting guys in different spots,” Maddox said. “But that's small school football. That's what you have to do.”

The Arrows, he said, have responded to the challenge.

“Our guys have been good about accepting that and changing roles and still playing hard,” Maddox said. “But everybody else is starting to feel a little more comfortable. I thought it looked like we clicked a little bit better tonight than what we did last week.”

Schooley saw a similar challenge facing Dixie.

“We're still young,” he said. “We played two seniors. We got a lot of juniors, sophomores, and freshmen playing. So it's tough. So we've got to make sure that we just stay together. Trust our motto. Know what's going on, and we'll be all right at the end.”

Dixie's offense was led by Metcalf, who carried 16 times for 52 yards and a touchdown. Jason Myers rushed three times for 71 yards and a touchdown, including a 60-yard run. Hipp carried 12 times for 14 yards.

Himan's lone reception went for 75 yards and a touchdown.

Schooley said the Greyhounds' next step is to improve their fundamentals and execution.

“We just need to work on the fundamentals,” he said. “A lot of teams give us a lot of different fronts and trying to stop what we got. We just got to hone in on what we do, making sure we make the right reads.”

He said the offense can be successful when those reads are made correctly.

“That's the one main thing about our offense: is if we make the right reads, we're in a ball game,” Schooley said.

The Greyhounds also need to bring the same intensity to practice that they need on Friday nights.

“It's hard when you have a limited amount of guys, and so we got to understand that no matter who we go against, if it's our own scout team or whoever, we need to go full go,” Schooley said. “And we need to make sure we get to our assignments and know what's going on.”

Despite the loss, Schooley remains confident in the direction of the program.

“We're headed in the right direction,” he said. “The kids are bought in; they know what's going on.”

He pointed to the team's motto as the foundation for that process: “Chop wood, carry water.”

“Just got to trust the process,” Schooley said. “It's not an overnight thing. We're not going to turn this around in one year, but we got the talent to do it. They just got to make sure that we come prepared.”

For Preble Shawnee, the immediate goal is to build on a night when the pieces began fitting together.

“I think we're taking steps in the right direction,” Maddox said. “The more these young guys get more experience they get a little bit better. They're playing a little bit faster.”

The Arrows will return to action Friday, Sept. 18, at Arcanum in a key WOAC matchup. The Trojans enter the game 3-1 overall and 3-0 in the conference.

Dixie will host National Trail on Sept. 18. The Blazers enter the matchup 2-2 overall and 1-2 in the WOAC.