Page 9 - The Buzz 10/30/2026

OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 12, 2026VEMBER 12, 2026 SPORTS |B1
OCTOBER 30 - NO

The
SECTION
SPORTS B

Philo eliminates two conference foes on

the way to the postseason debut against

West Muskingum BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ

Philo’s quarterback Bryce Sprankle hands the ball off to the running back earlier this season. Matthew Dotson

Vs. Maysville (10/23) down to increase their standing to 20 face the Electrics at Sam Hatfield from Audied Buchanan to K.J. Philip
The Electrics traveled to their – 7 before the end of the third quar- Stadium. Surging onto the field, the to increase the Philo lead to 28 – 13.
neighbor school to play the Maysville ter. The Panthers pushed hard in the Electrics didn’t waste any time, land- John Glenn was not able to get past
Panthers at the Mac on Friday. Right last minutes of the game, scoring a ing two touchdowns in the span of a the Electric’s defenses in the third
from the start, Philo had their sights touchdown, but Philo answered back few minutes to lead 15 – 0 over John quarter. Just inside the fourth quar-
on the win, grabbing a 16-yard touch- with one of their own and took the Glenn before the Muskies were able ter, Kole Cash ran 18 yards for a Phi-
down in the first quarter to lead the game with a final score of 27 – 13. to answer back with a touchdown to lo touchdown, 35- 13. The Muskies
game 7 – 0, and they held that lead The Electrics will head over to end the first quarter with Philo lead- answered back with a touchdown,
through the remainder of the period. West Muskingum on Friday, October ing 15 – 6. Philo started off scoring but still trailed 35 – 20. The Electrics
The Panthers did hit the end zone in 30th, for their first playoff matchup in the second quarter, pumping their put up another touchdown in the
the second quarter, but by halftime against the Tornadoes. Game time is lead up to 21 – 6. Before the end of fourth, 42 – 20. Just before time ran
the Electrics went into the break with set for 7 PM. the first half, the Muskies mustered out, the Muskies grabbed one more
a 14 – 7 advantage. another touchdown to limit their in- touchdown, but it was not enough as
When halftime finished, the Elec- Vs. John Glenn (10/16) termission deficit to 21 – 13. they fell 42 – 27 to Philo.
trics hit the field with continued The John Glenn Lil’ Muskies rode The second half of the game start-
momentum, landing another touch- the bus to Duncan Falls on Friday to ed off with a 34-yard touchdown pass

West Muskingum boys soccer locks in first District Title in 19 years

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ

Vs. River View (10/29) The second half of the game kept
On Thursday at Stewart Field in the pace going for West as they put
Coshocton, the Tornadoes faced the up three more goals to take an 8-0
River View Black Bears for the Divi- shutout victory over Morgan.
sion IV East District Championship.
West scored a goal with just around Vs. Indian Creek (10/20)
12 minutes left in the first half to The Redskins visited West Musking-
take a 1 – 0 lead over River View, um on Tuesday. West Muskingum
and held the lead through the end of quickly overwhelmed the visitors,
the half. scoring seven straight goals before
The second half of th game went the end of the first half to lead 7 – 0.
down without a score, giving the Tor- West scored a single goal in the sec-
nadoes the win and the Division IV ond half, but held Indian Creek to a
East District Title. The first District shutout for an 8 – 0 win.
Title for the Tornadoes since 2007.
The Tornadoes move on to face the Vs. Warren (10/15)
St. Clairsville Red Devils on Wednes- On the road in Warren, the War-
day, November 4th. riors fought hard to get past the Tor-
nadoes and just pushed past them
Vs. Morgan (10/27) with two goals in the game. West
In Tornado Country on Tuesday, gained one goal in the game, but
West Muskingum hosted the Morgan couldn’t tie the score with the hosts
Raiders for a boys soccer matchup. and left with a 2 – 1 loss, one of only
The Tornadoes stormed onto the two for their season so far.
field and took control of the entire Tornadoes Captain Brooks McCune charges downfield. Matthew Dotson
game, pumping out five goals in the
first half.