Elyria Catholic rallied to defeat host Cleveland Central Catholic, 17-14, on Saturday afternoon at Stefanski Stadium in a North Coast League White Division football game. With the Panthers trailing, 14-9, senior quarterback Danny Reaser connected with wide receiver Zack Rogers on an 11-yard scoring pass with 8:05 to play.
Elyria Catholic rallied to defeat host Cleveland Central Catholic, 17-14, on Saturday afternoon at Stefanski Stadium in a North Coast League White Division football game.
With the Panthers trailing, 14-9, senior quarterback Danny Reaser connected with wide receiver Zack Rogers on an 11-yard scoring pass with 8:05 to play.
The Ironmen (6-2, 2-1) had taken the lead earlier in the quarter on a 14-yard pass from senior quarterback Darius Richard to senior wide receiver Marcel Caver.
The Panthers (7-1, 2-1), ranked No. 8 in Division IV and No. 20 by The Plain Dealer, secured the win on an interception by sophomore safety Jacob Moore with 3:11 to play.
Lake Catholic 21, Padua 7: Tommy Michaels ran for 140 yards and two touchdowns as the Cougars, No.5 in The Plain Dealer and No.7 in Division II, improved to 7-1 and 3-0 in the North Coast League Blue Division. The visiting Bruins fall to 5-3, 2-1.
St. Ignatius 47, St. Francis (N.Y.) 7: Senior quarterback Matt Hoyer passed for 190 yards and three touchdowns as the host Wildcats evened their record at 4-4.
University School 62, WRA 34: Junior John McKelvey ran for three touchdowns, and sophomore Kevin Smith ran for two as the visiting Preppers (6-2) put up 569 yards of offense against the Pioneers (1-6).
Shaw 22, Bedford 7: Senior quarterback Robert Small passed for 161 yards and three touchdowns to lead the host Cardinals (5-3, 2-1) to the Lake Erie League win against the Bearcats (1-7, 1-2).
Cross country
Northeast Ohio Conference: Lakewood junior Nick Jackosky had the top boys time of 16:04, and North Royalton senior Hannah Neczypor had the best girls clocking at 18:07 during the three-division combined meet at Strongsville.
The Medina boys, ranked No. 2 in Division I, won the Valley Division title with 28 points as it placed three of the top four finishers, with senior David Knack second in 16:18.
Stow won the River Division and Parma took the Lake Division.
Hudson, with sophomore Caroline Sauers finishing second in 19:14, won the girls Valley Division with 45 points. Brunswick was runner-up with 55 points.
Stow captured the River Division team title.
Brush sophomore Becky Rohwer was the Lake Division individual winner, with Normandy taking the team title.
Southwestern Conference: Michael Parsons covered 5 kilometers in 16:34 as the individual winner to help Avon Lake, No. 16 in Division I, win the team title at Lorain County Community College.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights won the girls team title as they placed five runners in the top 14.
Berea's Miranda DiBiasio was the girls individual champion in 19:27.
Chagrin Valley Conference: Defending Division III state champion Independence won the boys Valley Division team title and Kenston won the Chagrin Division championship.
Berkshire junior Matt Pelletier was the Valley Division individual champion in 16:09, with Aurora senior Scott Black taking Chagrin Division honors.
On the girls side, Chagrin Falls won the Chagrin Division and Berkshire took the Valley Division. Individual honors went to Perry senior Abbie Clifford (18:55) in the Chagrin, and Hawken sophomore Alexandra Markovic (19:23) in the Valley.
West Shore Conference: Senior Michael Brajdic had the best individual time of 15:58 to help Bay win the boys championship at Cahoon Park in Bay Village.
The Rockets, ranked No. 6 in Division II, placed three runners among the top five.
On the girls side, Rocky River lived up to its No. 2 ranking in Division II by posting five runners among the top eight, including the first three finishers, to win the title with an impressive 20 points.
Junior Maddy McDonough was the individual winner with a clocking of 19:00, holding off her Pirate teammate Elyse Bierut, also a junior, by three seconds. Rocky River sophomore Madi Connelly was third in 20:01.
North Coast League: Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin won the Blue Division and Elyria Catholic took the White Division in the boys meet at Squire Valleyvue Farm in Hunting Valley.
The Lions, ranked No. 8 in Division II, were paced by senior Mike Aquila, who won his division in 16:52.
Elyria Catholic, third in Division II, had 26 points to hold off Trinity, No. 3 in Division III, with 31 points.
NDCL won the girls Blue Division and Elyria Catholic triumphed in the White Division as both teams had the top four finishers in their respective divisions.
Suburban League: Wadsworth placed three runners among the top six finishers to claim the boys title at Akron's Goodyear Park.
Revere senior Josh Sabo took individual honors with a time of 16:21, besting Wadsworth senior Russell McCune by seven seconds.
Green won the girls championship as juniors Krista Roehlig (19:29) and Kristen Bergmeyer (20:12) were the top two finishers.
Patriot Athletic Conference: Buckeye's Ryan Gallagher (16:36) and Jerome Grzincic (17:04) turned in a 1-2 performance to lead the Bucks to the boys championship at LaGrange Equestrian Center.
The Bucks also won the girls title as Emma Franz was the top finisher in 21:15.
Portage Trail Conference: Defending Division III boys champion Woodridge won the County Division, and Field took Metro Division honors at the Portage County Fairground.
Woodridge's Vibushan Sivakumaran and Doug Miller of Kent Roosevelt were the individual champions.
Woodridge and Kent Roosevelt won their respective girls divisions.
Sim Earich Invitational: Walsh Jesuit had the top three finishers -- and four of the first five -- to run away with the boys division at Trumbull County Fairgrounds. Junior Tony Hawkins took individual honors with a time of 16:57.
The Warriors also had the girls winner in freshman Melinda Renuart at 19:51. Walsh was second to Canfield in the team race.
Boys soccer
St. Ignatius 7, Erie (Pa.) Prep 2: The top-ranked Wildcats completed the regular season 16-0, their third undefeated campaign in the past six years.
Valley Forge 5, Elyria 1: The Patriots (7-7-2) won their third straight Northeast Ohio Conference Lake Division title as five players scored.
Girls soccer
North Royalton 4, Sylvania Northview 3: The Bears (7-5-4) got goals from senior Amanda Tamerlano, juniors Sami Narducci and Allison Harbart and sophomore Allie Kall to upset the Wildcats (12-4) in the regular-season finale.
Shaker Heights 2, North Olmsted 1: Senior midfielder Karli Wise had both goals for the Raiders (11-2-3) on Senior Day. The Eagles dropped to 7-9.
Avon Lake 1, Hathaway Brown 0: Freshman Emily O'Connor had the only goal off a blocked shot as the Shoregals improved to 12-3-1. The Blazers end the regular season at 6-9-1.
Volleyball
Toledo St. Ursula 3, Magnificat 2: The Blue Streaks extended the Arrows (19-1), the No. 2 team in Division I, to five games before falling, 25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 22-25, 15-12.
Senior Brittney Balser had 21 kills, and junior Grace Conroy had 39 assists for the Blue Streaks (12-8), ranked No. 10.
Hawken 3, Columbia 2: Jessica Weiner had 37 assists, and Kennedy Clyde had 12 kills for the Hawks.