Ray Russ threw three touchdown passes and Kareem Hunt ran for a pair of 2-yard touchdowns as Willoughby South defeated Eastlake North, 34-21, in a Premier Athletic Conference football game Thursday night. Russ fired scoring passes of 25 yards to Aaron Lindgren, 19 yards to Josh Federico and 15 yards to Tyler Lindgren for the Rebels (7-1, 3-0), ranked...
Ray Russ threw three touchdown passes and Kareem Hunt ran for a pair of 2-yard touchdowns as Willoughby South defeated Eastlake North, 34-21, in a Premier Athletic Conference football game Thursday night.
Russ fired scoring passes of 25 yards to Aaron Lindgren, 19 yards to Josh Federico and 15 yards to Tyler Lindgren for the Rebels (7-1, 3-0), ranked eighth in The Plain Dealer Top 25. South is scoring 48.8 points per game. George Gresko threw two TD passes for North (4-4, 1-2).
Mentor 49, Shaker Heights 14
Mitch Trubisky completed 9 of 11 passes for 207 yards and scored the game's first touchdown on a 2-yard run as the host Cardinals (5-3, 2-0), ranked seventh in The Plain Dealer Top 25, romped to a 42-7 halftime lead and a Lake Erie League Lake Division win.
Colton Wallace caught four passes for 129 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown pass from Trubisky, and Mike Korecz rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns in 13 carries. Mentor's offense totaled 525 yards.
Madison 55, Lakeside 6
All of the game's points were scored in the first half, as the host Blue Streaks improved to 5-3, 2-1 in the Premier Athletic Conference.
Josh March gained 146 yards in 18 carries, and scored on 24- and 3-yard runs, and on a fumble return. Billy Skerkavich returned the opening kickoff 72 yards for a touchdown, and also scored on runs of 12 yards and 1 yard.
Girls tennis
Division II district
Lydia Colvin of Orange (6-3, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-2 wins) and Emily Mazzola of Chagrin Falls (6-0, 6-1; 6-4, 6-2) were among the singles players at Canton's Weis Park Courts to win two matches and advance to Saturday's semifinal and final rounds.
Doubles teams that advanced to Saturday were Hathaway Brown's Maya Ahuji and Pauline Martig (6-4, 6-1; 6-3, 6-3); Walsh Jesuit's Cristen Reed and Katelyn Hissong (6-0, 6-0; 6-2, 6-3); Hawken School's Taylor Johnson and Surya Khadlikar (6-0, 6-2; 6-2, 6-2); Laurel Academy's Alison Biltz and Allison Dorogi (6-2, 6-2; 6-2, 6-0).
Volleyball
Olmsted Falls 3, Westlake 1
Senior setter Dayna Roberts upped her school record for career assists to 2,500 as the host Bulldogs (17-4, 13-1) clinched a share of the Southwestern Conference championship with a 25-21, 29-31, 25-20, 25-15 decision. Roberts tallied 36 assists, 16 kills and seven blocks. Teammates Michaela Hawkins and Kelsey Snider had 15 and 13 kills, respectively.
Amherst 3, North Olmsted 0
The Comets (21-1, 13-1) share the SWC title with Olmsted Falls after their 25-9, 25-15, 25-10 win at home. Deme Morales had 17 kills.
Bay 3, Avon 0
Bridget Doughty (64-of-65 setting, 24 assists, 18-of-18 serving) and Rachel Vick (11 kills) led the West Shore Conference champion Rockets (20-2, 14-0) to a 25-15, 25-20, 25-12 win.
Boys soccer
Chagrin Falls 3, Walsh Jesuit 1
The host Tigers (9-0-5), the state's fourth-ranked Division II team, topped the second-ranked Warriors (13-3) as Quinn Malone scored the game's final two goals in a two-minute span of the second half. Matt Simon netted the first Tigers' goal.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 3, Western Reserve Academy 0
Jack Thompson scored two goals and Sachem Wilson netted one, and goalkeeper Nick Ciraldo (three saves) was supported by a strong defense as the Royals (11-3-1), ranked fifth in the state in Division III, won at WRA (11-4-1).
Mayfield 1, Shaker Heights 0
Nathan Shultz scored from the top of the box off a crossing pass with about seven minutes to go for the Wildcats (11-3-1), who got sparkling goalkeeping from Ryan Kristoff (six saves) and Drew Teller (seven saves) against the Raiders (8-4-3).