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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Northmont DB Johnson won’t play Saturday
Northmont High School starting defensive back Xavior Johnson — a 6-foot, 186-pound junior — won’t play in Saturday’s Division I, Region 4 semifinal football game against Cincinnati Elder.
Northmont Athletics Director Robin Spiller said Thursday, Nov. 6 that disciplinary action had been taken by the school against a student, but would not elaborate nor confirm the name of the student.
Thunderbolts coach Lance Schneider spoke only about his football team, saying of Johnson: “He violated team rules, so he’s done.”
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Alter beats Hartley, advances to state volleyball championship
Alter defeated Columbus Bishop Hartley in four games in Thursday’s Division II state volleyball tournament semifinals at the Nutter Center.
Ahead 2-1, Alter defeated Hartley 26-24 in Game 4 to advance to Saturday’s state final against Parma Padua Franciscan at 11 a.m.
Hartley won Game 2 and had game point, 24-20, in Game 4, but Alter rallied to close out the match. Knights sophomore Kelly Westerkamp rattled off a pair of points to spark the Alter comeback.
Alter defeated Hartley 25-20 in the third game. The Knights saw a 14-10 lead disappear as the Hawks went on a 7-2 run to lead 17-16 and force Alter to burn a timeout. But blocking came up big for the Knights: middle hitter Monica Lachey sparked the defense at the net.
Alter outside hitter Annalyse Schmitt sparked the offense with a pair of late kills. Hartley won the second game 25-21. The Hawks rallied in Game 2, taking an early lead and keeping it. That leveled the match at 1-all after two games in the best-of-5 match.
In the opener, Alter lit up the scoreboard first and never trailed. The Hawks burned their second timeout trailing 12-18 and quickly rattled off three straight points but could not close the gap.
The tournament began at noon today. Four Division I and II semifinals are today and four Division III and IV semifinals will be played on Friday. The winners return for Saturday’s state championship matches.
Division II
• Parma Padua Franciscan d. Mansfield Madison Comprehensive 25-23, 25-22, 25-18 in Thursday’s opener.
In their first trip to state, the Bruins (25-3) eliminated the Rams (26-3) in a little more than an hour. Junior Kaitlyn Leary led the Padua offensive attack with 16 kills. Bruins teammate Jaklyn Veres pounded four kills in the match.
Division I
• Olmsted Falls d. Brecksville-Broadview Heights 25-17, 25-22, 25-16.
The Bulldogs (28-0) advance to Saturday’s D-I final at 1 p.m. vs. the Cincinnati Ursuline Academy (27-0)/Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame (23-4) winner.
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