Clayton Northmont Thunderbolts

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"Thunderbolts"
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10/19/05

Coleman recovered a late onside kick in a 27-25 victory over Piqua.

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10/19/05

Belton was 19 of 26 passing for 326 yards and four TDs in a 27-25 win this past weekend.

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Dayton Daily News

Here's the Northmont team page from the DDN.

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10/21/05

Wayne (7-1) vs. Northmont (7-1)

When: 7:30 p.m. today

Where: Northmont Stadium, Clayton

Radio: WONE-AM (980), WOXR-FM (97.7)

2004 result: Did not play

Outlook: This game wraps up the Centerville-Wayne-Northmont regular-season trilogy. If Wayne's 38-0 win over Centerville is any indication, Northmont (which lost to the Elks, 20-7) could be in trouble. But not so fast, high school football fans. These games are all about matchups. The Warriors found a way to slow Centerville's running game and cashed in after two fumbles. This time, Wayne must slow Northmont's offense. QB Clay Belton (235 yards passing per game, 58 percent passing, 20 TDs and 10 INTs), RB A.J. Combest (94 yards rushing per game, 8 TDs) and WR Justin Watkins (104 yards receiving per game, 8 TDs) are the key cogs. OSU defensive back recruit Kurt Coleman adds a breakaway threat on special teams. While Centerville vs. Wayne may have been offense vs. defense, this one might be offense vs. offense. Wayne's defenders have improved, while the offense has diversified. QB Alex Earley (209 yards passing average, 66 rushing average) showed no effects of a shoulder injury against Centerville. He's thrown for 14 TDs and scored 7 himself. RBs Jon Johnson, Joe Gilford and Donnie Evege provide three different looks and WR Billy Viers (65 yards average, 6 TDs) is second only to Watkins in the GWOC. As always, special teams and turnovers will provide momentum swings. Northmont's defense must hang in early while its offense avoids the problems it had against Centerville. Wayne's DBs will be tested, but that will be lessened if the D-line can get to Belton. And remember, depending on the seedings, this may be a playoff preview.

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DDN

Northmont lost to Huber Heights Wayne (07 recruit Donnie Evege's team) 40-15. Donnie Evege had 2 TD runs. Clay Belton was 18-41 for 216 yards, 1 TD and 2 INT's.

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10/28/05

Northmont (7-2) vs. Troy (7-2)

When: 7:30 p.m. today

Where: Memorial Stadium, Troy

Radio/TV: WONE-AM (980), Ch. 13

2004 result: Northmont, 42-35

Outlook: Northmont (4-0) has more at stake than only the GWOC Western Division title. The Thunderbolts need a win to qualify for the D-I, Region 4 playoffs. Troy (3-1) is a longshot at No. 12. If Troy wins, a 3-way tie could result with a Piqua win over Butler. The Trojans need a big game from the defense to halt Northmont's air attack. The T-Bolts are the only GWOC offense with 2,000 yards passing (2,146). On the flip side, Troy has 528. But the Trojans get it done on the ground with a GWOC-best 2,675 yards. Northmont has playmakers in A.J. Combest, Justin Watkins and Kurt Coleman, who all rank among the leaders in the all-purpose yards. QB Clay Belton tops the GWOC in passing (2,119) and TDs (21), but also has a league-high 10 INTs. Troy's Daniel McCormick ranks fourth in the GWOC with 1,138 yards and leads with 16 rushing TDs.

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DDN

T-Bolts win spot in playoffs

By Eric Frantz
For The Dayton Daily News
TROY | A year after being shut out of the playoffs with a 9-1 record, Northmont can breathe easier. The T-Bolts are likely to be back in the postseason.
Riding the arm of quarterback Clay Belton, Northmont posted a 35-14 victory at Troy on Friday night, which all but secured the fourth playoff appearance for T-Bolts in five years. The victory also wrapped up Northmont's fourth consecutive Greater Western Ohio Conference West Division title.
"(Making the playoffs) is something this program expects to do every year," Northmont head coach Lance Schneider said. "Now we'll hopefully get a rematch with someone. I don't know who that is right now, but it's time to go home and burn the pencil to see who it's going to be."
Whoever hosts Northmont (8-2, 5-0) in a Division I, Region 4 quarterfinal next week will no doubt have to contain Belton.
The 6-foot-6 junior, who entered the game as the GWOC's top passer (2,119 yards and 21 TDs), completed 22-of-35 passes for 306 yards and five touchdowns. Belton's scores went to four different receivers with Justin Watkins catching two.
"Clay has really matured," Schneider said. "He's gotten tougher as the season's gone on, and he's starting to see things and feel comfortable."
Said Belton: "I came in this year taking over for Tyler (Horner), and I relied a lot on everyone else doing their job. I didn't want to come in and feel like I had to be the guy. I figured if I did my job and the receivers and line did theirs, we could get to the playoffs. Tonight wasn't about stats, it was about getting the victory."
Troy (7-3, 3-2) had a chance to make the postseason, but thosedistant dreams faded with each Belton bomb.
The Trojans fumbled on the game's second play, and Northmont recovered at the 32-yard line. Four plays later Belton hit Andy Wittman for a 16-yard touchdown. Belton added another TD to Ryan D'Arcy before hitting Justin Watkins with a backbreaking score 11 seconds before the half. The play followed another Troy fumble.
"That hurt," Troy coach Steve Nolan said. "We were just trying to run the clock out and we fumbled. But we knew it was going to be a tough game. We knew we were outmatched at a couple of positions. We just don't have enough athletes to stay with all those receivers."
Northmont scored on its first two possessions of the second half to pull away.
The Trojans scored on TD passes from A.J. Bush to Daniel McCormick and T.J. White, while McCormick gained 182 yards on 28 carries.

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Here is the playoff pairing for Northmont....7:00pm Saturday.

(6) Clayton Northmont (8-2) at (3) Centerville (9-1)

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Northmont and Centerville are tied at halftime, I think the score was 7-7.

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Originally Posted by X Buckeyes07 X

Northmont and Centerville are tied at halftime, I think the score was 7-7.

according to jjhuddle it's 20-7 Northmont up.

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Yeah I heard Northmont was taking control in the 2nd half.

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11/6/05

Centerville wins 35-33 thriller over T-Bolts

Elks rally from 20-7 halftime deficit, survive late scores

By Mark Gokavi
Dayton Daily News
CENTERVILLE | All the Elks raised their hands in victory Saturday night after an amazing comeback and heart-pumping finish. The packed Centerville Stadium crowd saw four scores in the final 3:43, two by Centerville and two by Northmont.

Despite leading by nine points with 1:36 left, the Elks didn't clinch their 35-33 win until the final two seconds. Northmont quarterback Clay Belton spiked the ball on fourth down after a short completion.

"It feels amazing," Centerville defensive lineman Brad Hull said. "It feels like you're on top of the world."

The Elks (10-1) defeated Northmont in a rematch of a 20-7 win in Clayton. Now Centerville will get a rematch against Wayne (10-1) next Saturday at Paul Brown Stadium in the Division I, Region 4 semifinals.

"Nobody gave us this win," Centerville coach Ron Ullery said. "No fumbles lost by Northmont, no interceptions by Northmont so, by God, the second game, nobody's saying that they gave it to us."

The difference could have been two raised hands earlier in the game. Northmont (8-3) scored on its first three possessions, but Cole Sillaman blocked the Thunderbolts' extra point attempt.

"(Simon) Abboud pushed out his guy," Sillaman said. "I had no problem getting through a big hole. It was just a matter of getting back there and getting my hands up."

Trailing 20-7 at half, Sillaman's block may not have mattered. But the Elks started the third quarter with a 17-play, 66-yard drive that took 7:15. Elks quarterback Dan Drake scored on a 4-yard run to make it 20-14. The drive included two fourth-down conversions.

"You've got to take your hat off to them," Northmont coach Lance Schneider said. "They made a drive to start the second half that they had to make. If they didn't, it might have been game over."

After a stop, Centerville's Tony Folino went 80 yards on first down for a TD and a 21-20 lead.

The Elks played without former quarterback Ben Hemenway in uniform. But Chaminade-Julienne transfer Will Johnson — ineligible until now — ran for 103 yards and a score.

When James Cravens (111 yards, two TDs) scored with 3:43 left, Centerville led 28-26.

But Belton (22 of 38 for 289 yards and four TDs) got hot and A.J. Combest scored on a 44-yard run. That's when Hull batted down a 2-point conversion pass.

After Cravens' second score, Northmont scored in 19 seconds and got the onside kick but couldn't get a first down.

"I feel for these kids," Schneider said. "They played their hearts out. We just ran out of time."

Contact Mark Gokavi at 225-6951.

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Central Catholic cruises to victory - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Tricia Lafferty
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, September 3, 2007


CINCINNATI - Central Catholic coach Terry Totten said he thought his injury-plagued team was in trouble heading into the Kirk Herbstreit Challenge III.
But despite entering the game without three two-way starters and their No. 1 tailback, the Vikings defeated Clayton Northmont (Ohio), 34-6, on Sunday at Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium, leaving Totten with little to worry about.
"I don't know how good we are, but I told the kids after the game that this is a win for our program," Totten said. "A lot of young players had to step up. Northmont came in with a good plan, and our kids held up against it." After trailing, 6-0, following Clayton Northmont's first drive of the game, which was televised live on ESPNU, Central Catholic responded with 34 unanswered points. The Vikings used a 17-point second quarter to build a 17-6 lead at halftime, and they held a 31-6 advantage after three quarters.
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Northmont 28, Mason 17

Solid effort, but upset eludes the Comets

By Chris DeLotell ? Enquirer contributor ? August 24, 2008

For the first three quarters of Saturday's Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown game against Clayton Northmont, Mason took advantage of Thunderbolt mistakes, benefited from lucky bounces and placed itself in position to pull a season-opening upset.
Then the fourth quarter started.
Northmont claimed its first lead of the game with two touchdowns in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter, and then added another a few minutes later to salt away a 28-17 victory over the Comets.

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08/23

From SuperPrep.com...Article about the Northmont vs Mason.