Archive for November 24th, 2007
Elyria Catholic finds its stride for OT win over Midview
ELYRIA — Late was better than never.
Elyria Catholic found its touch from the free-throw line in time to come away with a 75-67 overtime victory over Midview in the basketball opener at the Coliseum on Friday night.
It was more than a win for the Panthers, it was a relief. EC dropped its last nine games […]
Vermilion wears down Clearview in boys’ season opener
SHEFFIELD TWP. — John Szalay was right when he said after the game, “The final score looked like a romp, but it wasn’t really indicative of how the game really was.”
His Clearview team, with no lettermen back from last year, lost to visiting Vermilion by a lopsided 60-38 score Friday night in a non-conference season […]
Drew McGhee sparks North Ridgeville past Westlake
WESTLAKE — North Ridgeville and Westlake opened the season with new head coaches Friday night.
Former assistant coach Bill Noggle was taking over for the Rangers while Bob Patton was in charge of the Demons.
Both were looking at a lot of inexperience at several positions and both were looking to see who would step up and […]
Browns defensive line still trying to fix itself
BEREA — Defensive end Robaire Smith will line up next to his third starting nose tackle in 11 games Sunday — and that’s if the Browns are lucky.
The defensive line, the team’s biggest concern entering the season, remains an issue three months later as injuries continue to force the lineup to be juggled. Shaun Smith, […]
Browns notes: Rookie Wright out vs. Texans
BEREA — Rookie cornerback Eric Wright won’t play Sunday vs. the Texans and could miss a month, but he said the knee injury suffered last week in Baltimore could’ve been worse.
“When I watch the play, it looks pretty bad. I felt pretty bad,” he said Friday. “But once I got up I realized that it […]
Texas A&M pounds Ohio State in NIT championship game
NEW YORK — Joseph Jones and Dominique Kirk gave answers any coach would be elated to hear.
“We love to play defense,” the Texas A&M seniors said.
They and their teammates had already proven that.
The 16th-ranked Aggies held Ohio State to one field goal over the first 11 1/2 minutes of the second half in a 70-47 […]