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Tri-Valley ends regular-season play with two big wins and aims

for a repeat against Sheridan in first postseason showdown

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ
Scotties 34 – 28, to end their regular
season.
Tri-Valley will move on to their first
playoff game against Sheridan in
Thornville on Friday, where they hope
to have a repeat performance, start-
ing at 7 PM.
Vs. Sheridan (10/16)
The Generals stepped onto the
field Friday at Jack Anderson Stadi-
um to face the Scotties, in what on
paper looked like an easy win. Tri-Val-
ley showed up in a big way right from
the start, taking a 7 – 0 lead in the
first quarter and defensively stifling
the Sheridan drive for the goal. Be-
fore Sheridan could get a handle
on what went wrong for them, the
Dawgs pumped out two more touch-
downs in the second period to lead
21 – 0. The Generals came back
with a touchdown before the end of
the first half, but still trailed at half-
time 21 – 7.
Back on the field, Tri-Valley start-
ed off the third quarter gaining good
field position to put up a field goal for
three more points, 24 – 7. Sheridan
pulled out all of the stops in the final
minutes of the period to grab another
touchdown but still were behind the
Scotties 24 – 14 as the final quarter
started. Tri-Valley didn’t slow in the
final minutes, building their lead to
the point of no return for Sheridan
as they led 38 – 14 halfway through
the final quarter. The Generals went
down fighting, though, as they land-
ed one more touchdown to end the
game with Tri-Valley taking the 38 –
21 victory.

TV quarterback Stone Spiker finds and open receiver downfield earlier this season. Matthew Dotson
Vs. John Glenn (10/23) the pace in the second quarter as at 21 – 21 midway through the third
The Scotties spent Friday night in they held the Muskies to those sev- period, but Tri-Valley answered back
New Concord, where they faced off en points and pumped out two more with another touchdown to end the
against their neighboring rivals, the touchdowns to take a 21 – 7 advan- third up 28 – 21. Early into the fourth Made with
Lil’ Muskies. Tri-Valley hit the score- tage to the halftime break. quarter, the Scotties did it again with
board early to take a 7 – 0 lead, and As play resumed, the Muskies a touchdown that increased their 100%%
held onto that lead for the majority found the end zone for their sec- lead to 34 – 21. The game was all local news.
of the first period before John Glenn ond touchdown of the game, but but over when the Lil’ Muskies added
answered back to end the quarter still trailed Tri-Valley 21 – 14. John another touchdown to come a little
tied at 7 – 7. The Dawgs picked up Glenn was able to tie the game up closer to the lead, but still fell to the

John Glenn girls soccer end

postseason as Division III East
Voters keep asking me

which side I’m on. 1 Sectional Runners-Up

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ
That’s easy. I’m on

the side of everyday

Ohioans like you and me.

Maddie Paisley advances the ball downfield for the Lil’ Muskies earlier this season. Matthew Dotson

Vs. Steubenville (10/21)
On Wednesday, the Lil’ Muskies Vs. Tri-Valley (10/17)
headed to Steubenville to face the Tri-Valley hosted the John Glenn Lil’
Big Reds at Harding Stadium for the Muskies at the Lacrone Soccer Com-
OHSAA Division III East 1 Sectional plex in Dresden on Saturday. With
Championship match. The Big Red breakneck pace, Tri-Valley started
SirotForOhio.org came out with high pressure, blow- hitting goals in what would end up
ing past the John Glenn defense and being a powerful 5 – 0 shutout vic-
finding the net six times before the tory over John Glenn to finish out the
Finding common ground halftime break to lead 6 – 0. Muskies regular season.
In the second half, the Reds added
for the common good two goals to invoke the mercy rule
to end the game with 25 minutes
remaining, ending the John Glenn
Paid for by Laura Sirot for Ohio postseason run.