Minford wasted little time jumping out on Clay on Thursday. The Panthers, though, took all the time they needed to come back.
Nick Blanton battled through early problems and Clay scored six runs in the third inning as the Panthers defeated the Falcons 8-7.
“We just kept our heads and they battled back and I think that's through our senior leadership,” Clay coach Mark Robinson said. “This team didn't give up and came back. They proved something to me.”
Clay committed five errors and Blanton, who pitched a complete game, allowed four earned runs.
Justin Craft went 2 for 3 with two RBI and Steve Phillips scored two runs. Danny Frantz finished with two hits and Drew Oliver drove in two more runs.
Minford's Jared Farmer went 3 for 4 with two doubles, three runs scored and two RBI.
Clay plays Eastern Pike tonight at home.
Clay 006 200 0 - 8 10 5
Minford 330 100 0 - 7 6 3
WP: Nick Blanton (1-0); LP: Phillips.
Hitting Leaders
Clay - Steve Phillips 2-4, 2 R; Justin Craft 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Danny Frantz 2-2; Drew Oliver 2 RBI.
Minford - Farmer 3-4 2 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI.
Record - Clay 1-1, 0-1 SOC.
New Boston 16, East 1
John Moore, Matt Howell and Pat Spears combined for a no-hitter and the Tigers pounded out 15 hits as New Boston won in five innings.
“So far our pitching has been there,” New Boston coach John Estep said. “We're throwing strikes. (Thursday) we were able to bring all three aspects of the game together as far as pitching, hitting and defense. (Thursday) everything clicked for us. It was a nice way to open SOC play.”
Josh Holbrook helped get the scoring going in the first inning with a bases-loaded, two-run single in the first inning. Matt Horner added another two-run single in the fifth inning.
Tony Musick went 3 for 3 with a pair of RBI and Justin Bowling, Nick Lewis, Rocky Dunkin, Josh Moore and Matt Howell all had two hits.
East 001 00 - 1 0 1
New Boston 532 6 - 16 15 2
WP: John Moore (1-0); LP: J.R. Little
Hitting Leaders
New Boston - Tony Musick 3-3, 2 RBI; Justin Bowling 2-2, 2 R; Nick Lewis 2-3; Rocky Dunkin 2-3, 2 2B, 3 R; John Moore 2-4, 3 RBI; Matt Howell 2-3, 3 R; Josh Holbrook 1-1, 2 RBI; Matt Horner 1-2 2 RBI.
Record - New Boston 1-1, 1-0 SOC.
Softball
Symmes Valley 7, Green 2
Mandi Estep picked up her second win of the season and so did Symmes Valley.
After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the first inning, the Lady Vikings struck back with two of their own and didn't look back.
“We were a little shaky there in the first inning committing three errors and then we settled down and got hits up and down the lineup,” Symmes Valley coach Odie Estep said.
Mandi Estep also had a solid night at the plate. She went 3 for 4 with an RBI. Rebecca Capper finished with two RBI and Megan Coomes added another.
Green 200 000 0 - 2 1 3
Symmes Valley 201 040 X - 7 7 4
WP: Mandi Estep (2-0); LP: Ali Thompson.
Hitting Leaders
Green - Dee Perkins 1-3.
Symmes Valley - Mandi Estep 3-4, RBI; Emily Bowling 1-2; Rebecca Capper 1-4, 2 RBI; Megan Coomes 1-3, RBI; Kayla Justice 1-3.
Record - Symmes Valley 2-0, 2-0 SOC.
Rock Hill 7, Minford 0
Minford fell behind early and Rock Hill kept the Lady Falcons' offense in check.
Abby Figelstahler, Natasha Twynam, Haley Figelstahler and Latonia Phipps all had a hit for Minford.
Minford plays South Webster today at home.
Minford 000 000 0 - 0 4 5
Rock Hill 241 000 X - 7 8 1
WP: Harper; LP: Mault (0-1).
Hitting Leaders
Minford - Abby Figelstahler 1-2; Natasha Twynam 1-3; Haley Figelstahler 1-3; Latonia Phipps 1-2.
Record - Minford 0-2, 0-1 SOC.
Tennis
West 5, East 0
West singles players Devin Reiser, Jetty Jenkins and Alec Cunningham won their matches and dropped just one game between them.
“I was really pleased because I put in Alec Cunningham and he is a freshmen,” West coach Carolyn Callihan said. “He got in some varsity experience and he did real well. East has got a young team but a good coach and I'm sure they'll improve as the season goes on.”
No. 1 Singles Devin Reiser (W) def. Chase Mault (E) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Singles Jetty Jenkins (W) def. Joey Reinhart (E) 6-0. 6-0
No. 3 Singles Alec Cunningham (W) def. Matt Woodrum (E) 6-0, 6-1
No. 1 Doubles Sean Bower/Colton Adkins (W) def. Courtney Cheeks/Sammie Jordan (E) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Doubles Emily Sparks/Alex Bloomfield (W) def. Zack Harris/Katelyn McGuire (E) 6-0, 6-0
Record - West 2-0
JV: Gretchen Graham (W) won 10-0
Portsmouth 4, Jackson 1
Drew Throckmorton made the most of his first chance at No. 1 singles. He outlasted Cody Gray 6-4, 6-4 for his third straight win.
Senior Jeff Covert also won for the Trojans, getting the victory in three sets.
“The No. 1 singles was tough and Jeff Covert came from behind in the No. 3 singles match,” said Portsmouth assistant coach Jim Ramey.
The Trojans play Athens on Monday.
No. 1 Singles Drew Throckmorton (P) def. Cody Gray (J) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 Singles Brad Profitt def. Chris Burke (P) 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 Singles Jeff Covert (P) def. Evan Stacey (J) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 1 Doubles Zach Bedard/Adam Tatum (P) def. Chad Osborne/Zack Leach (J) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 Doubles Blake Porter/Mike Ratliff (P) def. Greg Deinert/Scotty Webb (J) 6-1, 6-3
Record - Portsmouth 2-1.
Valley 5, Clay 0
As the weather got warmer, so too did Valley.
Tyler Mains, Matt Adkins and Kyle Boldman all won their singles matches handily.
“They all felt like they played pretty well,” said. Valley coach Ken Wells. “With the temperature being 70-something, they should play better. We're still trying to figure out who to play where. We have pretty good depth.”
Valley plays at New Boston today.
No. 1 Singles - Tyler Mains def. Aaron Bihl 6-1, 6-1.
No. 2 Singles - Matt Adkins def. Joey Waldron 6-0, 6-2.
No. 3 Singles - Kyle Boldman def. Janae LaGrange 6-0, 6-1.
No. 1 Doubles - Alan Baughman and Trent Burchett def. Kenny Gable and Cam Thoroughman 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
No. 2 Doubles - Amy Nordrum and Greg Trusz def. Tim Burns and Sean Craft 6-1, 6-0.
Record - Valley 3-0.
Minford 3, Ironton 1
Minford won the darkness-shortened match with a strong showing by the Falcons' No. 2 and No. 3 singles and the No. 2 doubles.
What made the singles victories even sweeter is that Levi Lester and Shaz Malone are both freshmen.
“All the kids played well,” Minford coach Jim Parkes said. “I think that our two freshmen in singles had big matches tonight, Lester and Malone. Both came up big in their victories tonight.”
No. 1 Singles - Lovell Medcalf (I) def. Zach Stimpert (M) 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2 Singles - Levi Lester (M) def. Austin Cornett 6-0, 6-1.
No. 3 Singles - Shaz Malone (M) def. J.C. Kinney 6-3, 6-3.
No. 1 Doubles - Caleb Thiel and Kyla Gampp (M) vs. Robbie Downs and Joe Crow 7-5, 3-2 (called because of darkness).
No. 2 Doubles - Jordan Dodge and Thomas Khoury (M) def. Demetrius Gibbons and Matt Jones 6-5, 6-1.
Record - Minford 2-1.
Track
Boys
Wheelersburg 179, Valley 127, Portsmouth 99, Minford 48, Eastern Pike 18, East 9
Girls
Wheelersburg 120, Valley 106.5, Minford 98, Portsmouth 86, Eastern Pike 52, East 10.5
Wheelersburg swept the Valley track meet, but the host school kept it close.
For the Pirates, it was Jacob Ruggles, Chris Pyles and Nick Warner who shined. Those three combined for six first-place finishes.
Portsmouth was solid in the relay races, winning two of them.
Valley, meanwhile, was consistent, placing several boys in each event.
Valley coach Andy Hall was particularly pleased with his team's showing.
“I thought it was a very competitive meet,” Hall said. “That's the most points we've scored in a long time. Tuesday to Thursday, we've gotten a lot better. I think we have a lot more depth, this is the most depth that I've ever had. I'm just really pleased with the way the kids are working. I think we have a chance to do some good things. I think track in this area, all the high schools, the numbers are up and it's a lot more competitive. At the league meet, we're going to see a lot of good schools.”
On the girls side, three times Wheelersburg had two athletes finish in the top three and the Lady Pirates' consistency lifted them to a victory.
While Wheelersburg won by 13.5 points, almost every event was close, with several races decided by only seconds. Also, while Eastern Pike finished fifth, the Lady Eagles had a first-place finish.
“All of the schools are pretty competitive,” Valley coach Ellen Shope said. “There's some some really good athletes in all of them. The kids are all pretty competitive. You can tell they all have a drive to be successful.”
Wheelersburg's Amber Bussa finished in the top three four times to lead Wheelersburg.
Valley had a good showing by its relay teams and Courtnie Merritt. The Lady Indians' relay teams finished first twice and second twice more. Merritt was on two of those teams and finished first in the high jump and the long jump.
“This was our first night of running relays and we wanted a little more time to work on handoffs, so to get the times we did is really good,” Shope said.
Boys Results
Wheelersburg 179, Valley 127, Portsmouth 99, Minford 48, Eastern Pike 18, East 9
High Jump - Brian Zimmer (V) 5-10; Newsome (M) 5-6, Powell (V) 5-2
3,200M Relay - Portsmouth 9:11; Wheelersburg 9:24; Minford 10:05
100M Hurdle - Pyles (W) 17.4; Chandler (P) 18.4; Messer (EP) 19.1
100M Dash - Rigsby (P) 11.5; Jenkins (W) 11.5; B. Williams (V) 11.6.
Discus - Warner (W) 149-6; Crabtree (V) 141-2 1/2; Rippenhoff (W) 111.
Long Jump - Jenkins (W) 18-11; Hickerson (V) 18-10 1/2; J. Williams 18-2.
800M Relay - Wheelersburg 1:38; Valley 1:40; Portsmouth 1:42.
Mile - Ruggles (W) 4:47; Bell (W) 4:48; Arbaugh (V) 5:07
400M Relay - Valley 45.8; Wheelersburg 46.8; Portsmouth 47.1.
400M Run - Fannin (W) 55.3; Hickerson (V) 55.3; Link (P) 56.2.
Shot Put - Warner (W) 47-6; Crabtree 44-8 1/s; Campbell 43-1.
300M Hurdles - Pyles (W) 45.5; Messer (EP) 47.0; Latrambraise (W) 48.4.
800M Run - Arbaugh 2:09.7; Spradlin (P) 2:09.8; Hadsell (W) 2:13.
200M Dash - Rigsby (P) 23.6; B. Williams 23.8; Tackett (P) 23.9.
2-Mile Run - Ruggles (W) 10:35; Bell (W) 11:19; Smith (M) 12:00.
1,600M Relay - Portsmouth 3:46; Wheelersburg 3:53; Valley 4:00.
Girls Results
Wheelersburg 120, Valley 106.5, Minford 98, Portsmouth 86, Eastern Pike 52, East 10.5
High Jump - Courtnie Merritt (V) 5-4; Chelsea Howard (EP) 4-10; Tori Williams (W) 4-8.
3,200M Relay - Valley 11:43; Wheelersburg 12:15; Portsmouth 13:49.
100M Hurdle - Bussa (W) 17.3; Wines (W) 19.2; Martin (M) 20.0
100M Dash - Coleman (P) 13.2; Ison (EP) 13.3; Jordan (P) 13.8.
Discus - Beth Martin (V) 80-6; Stanley (P) 80-4; Holcomb (V) 77-4 1/2.
Long Jump - Courtnie Merritt (V) 16-5 1/2; Coleman (P) 15-10; Bussa (W) 14-2.
800M Relay - Valley 2:00; Portsmouth 2:01; Wheelersburg 2:03.
Mile - Hayward (M) 6:13; Blackburn (M) 6:25; Ison (EP) 6:33.
400M Relay - Portsmouth 54.3; Valley 54.5; Wheelersburg 57.2.
400M Run - Martin (M) 1:05; Howard (EP) 1:07; Albrecht (E) 1:10.
Shot Put - Jenkins (M) 29-3; Messer (W) 28-6; Larrigan (W) 27-6.
300M Hurdles - Bussa (W) 53.4; Wines (W) 57.3; Redoutey (V) 59.0.
800M Run - Ison (EP) 2:44; Denning (M) 2:47; Blackburn (M) 2:48.
200M Dash - Martin (M) 28.6; Bussa (W) 29.3; Jordan (P) 30.0.
2-Mile Run - Hayward (M) 13:21; Johnson (V) 14:33; Ray (V) 16:50.
1,600M Relay - Minford 4:47; Valley 5:01; Wheelersburg 5:09.
Wednesday
Baseball
Green 19, Eastern Pike 0
Green scored in every inning but the fourth on its way to a 19-0 win over Eastern Pike.
Dustin Williams and Brian Ramey each went 4 for 5 for the Bobcats, with Williams hitting a home, two doubles and driving in two runs. Ramey drove in six runs in the win. Mark Castro was 3 for 4 with a home run, two doubles and three RBIs. Odie Kelly, who had seven strikeouts in a three-inning performance, went 2 for 4.
Williams struck out three in two innings of work.
“We were able to put the ball in play early and get a lead,” said Green coach David Shope. “Odie Kelly and Dustin Williams were able to throw strikes and set a good tempo. We've been practicing with a lot of intensity and are happy to get the season started with a win.”
Green 444 07 - 19 16 0
E. Pike 000 00 - 0 1 5
WP: Odie Kelly. LP: Alexander.
Hitting Leaders
Green - Dustin Williams 4-5 HR, 2 2B, 2 RBI; Brian Ramey 4-5 2B, 6 RBI; Mark Castro 3-4 HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI; Odie Kelly 2-4 2B.
Record - Green 1-0 (1-0).
Track
Boys team scores
1. Waverly 141, 2. Valley 89, 3. Piketon 56.5, 4. Western Pike 35, 5. Eastern Pike 6.
Waverly was the big winner in Wednesday's track meet at Piketon, with the Tigers taking both the boys and girls competition.
In boys events, Waverly topped Valley 141-89. The girls competition was closer, as the Lady Tigers held off the Lady Indians by a score of 96-92.
Individual results
Long jump - 1. Tackett (WA) 20-9.5, 2. Hickerson (VA) 19-7.5, 3. Conley (WA) 19-5; 110-meter hurdles - 1. Klinker (WA) 16.7, 2. Williams (WA) 17.4, 3. Reed (PI) 18.6; Shot Put - 1. Crabtree (VA) 46-11, 2. Woodruff (PI) 42-5.5, 3. Moore (PI) 39-5; 100-meter dash - 1. Tackett (WA) 11.4, 2. B. Williams (VA) 11.6, 3. C. Williams (VA) 11.7; 1,600-meter run - 1. Eversole (WA) 4:59.8, 2. Howard (PI) 5:03.6, 3. Roberts (PI) 5:11.7; Discus - 1. Crabtree (VA) 137-9, 2. Hettinger (VA) 126-3, 3. Woodruff (PI) 123-9; 400-meter dash - 1. Bryant (WA) 53.2, 2. Conley (WA) 54.6, 3. Whitmore (WA) 55.7; High jump - 1. Obetz (WA) 5-8, 2. Zimmer (VA) 5-8, 3. White (WP) 5-8; 300-meter hurdles - 1. Klinker (WA) 45.2, 2. Reed (PI) 46.2, 3. Messer (EP) 46.2; 800-meter run - 1. Eversole (WA) 2:08, 2. Arbaugh (VA) 2:08.9, 3. Lilly (WA) 2:16.6; 200-meter dash - 1. B. Williams (VA) 23.7, 2. J. Williams (VA) 24.7, 3. Conley (WA) 25.1; 3,200-meter run - 1. Husk (WA) 11:35.7, 2. Ferguson (PI) 11:53, 3. See (VA) 12:18; 4 x 800-meter relay - 1. Waverly 9:07, 2. Piketon 10:24.9, 3. Valley 10:53.8; 4 x 200-meter relay - 1. Waverly 1:39.6; 4 x 100-meter relay - 1. Valley 46.4, 2. Western Pike 50.7; 4 x 400-meter relay - 1. Waverly 3:43.2, 2. Valley 4:00, 3. Piketon 4:09.
Girls team scores
1. Waverly 96, 2. Valley 92, 3. Piketon 42, 4. Western Pike 40, 5. Eastern Pike 28.
Individual results
Long jump - 1. Merritt (VA) 17-1, 2. Smith (PI) 14-8, 3. Spradlin (WA) 14-7; 100-meter hurdles - 1. Spradlin (WA) 18.1, 2. Redoutey (VA) 20.4, 3. Harbet (VA) 21.4; Shot put - 1. Skaggs (VA) 28-0, 2. Buckler (VA) 27-4, 3. Overly (PI) 25-5.5; 100-meter dash - 1. Ison (EP) 13.4, 2. Francis (WA) 13.4, 3. McMahan (WP) 13.9; 1,600-meter run - 1. Morgan (WA) 6:10, 2. Ison (EP) 6:38.5, 3. Johnson (VA) 6:42; Discus - 1. Martin (VA) 80-2, 2. Overly (PI) 75-8, 3. McCulty (VA) 71-7; 400-meter dash - 1. Shilling (WA) 1:07.8, 2. Smith (PI) 1:10, 3. Harris (WA) 1:13; High jump - 1. Merritt (VA) 5-3, 2. Howard (EP) 4-10, 3. Ison (WP) 4-6; 300-meter hurdles - 1. Spradlin (WA) 58.1, 2. Redoutey (VA) 1:02, 3. Starkey (PI) 1:03; 800-meter run - 1. Morgan (WA) 2:45.3, 2. Ison (EP) 2:50.6, 3. Hoover (VA) 2:50.9; 200-meter dash - 1. Francis (WA) 28.0, 2. McMahan (WP) 30.2, 3. Cutlip (WA) 30.5; 3,200-meter run - 1. Taylor (WA) 14:12; 4 x 800 relay - 1. Valley 12:07, 2. Western Pike 13:15; 4 x 200 relay - 1. Waverly 1:59.2, 2. Western Pike 2:01.5, 3. Piketon 2:15.6; 4 x 100 relay - 1. Western Pike 57.1, 2. Waverly 59.6, 3. Piketon 1:03.7; 4 x 400 relay - 1. Waverly 4:40, 2. Western Pike 5:28, 3. Piketon 5:48.
Northwest Meet from Tuesday
Wheelersburg 152, Portsmouth 125, Northwest 110, Notre Dame 53, West 16, East 8
4x800-meter - Northwest 11:31.8, Wheelersburg 12:42, Portsmouth 13:22.4; High Jump - Williams (WB) 4-6.00, Hammer (ND) 4-4.00, Thayer 4-4.00; 100-meter hurdles - Bussa (WB) 18.02, Wines (WB) 20.00, Payton (PO) 20.1; 100-meter dash - Lewis (PO) 13.6, Coleman 13.7 (PO), Griffiths (NW) 14.1; Discus - Larrigan (WB) 86-00, Stanley (PO) 84-7.00, Sanders (Northwest) 82-5.00; 4x200-meter relay - Portsmouth 1:57.9, Northwest 2:06.9, Wheelersburg 2:07.6; 4x100-meter relay - Portsmouth 54.5, Northwest 56.8, West 1:00.06; Long Jump - Coleman (PO) 15-4.00, Clausing (ND) 13-10.00, Bussa (WB) 13-10.00; 600-meter run - Kremin (NW) 6:10.08, Zack (West) 6:42, Bihl (WB) 6:53.9; 400-meter dash - Clausing (ND) 1:08.6, Beinrch (NW) 1:12.6, Colley (PO) 1:12.8; Shot Put - Detuly (ND) 30-4.00, Kristain (PO) 29-1.00, Stanley (PO) 27-1.00; 300-meter hurdles - Bussa (WB)_ 53.5, Wines (Wb) 60.3, Canter (ND) 60.4; 800-meter run - Kremin (NW) 2:44.5, Spaulding (WB) 3:03.6, Cartee (PO) 3:16.9; 200-meter dash - Griffiths (NW) 29.3, Bussa (WB) 29.9, Pickles (PO) 30.1; 4x400-meter relay - Northwest, Notre Dame, Wheelersburg; 3200-meter run - White (NW) 12:53, Swick (WB) 14:04, Allen (WB) 15:40.
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