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9/24/05

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Saturday, September 24, 2005


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CANTON — Jon Oberhauser didn’t need to wait for the referees to raise their arms. The celebration began as soon as the Jackson High School kicker put his golden shoe to the football.

Oberhauser drilled a 37-yard field goal in overtime, capping a remarkable 24-21 victory for the Polar Bears against GlenOak on Friday night at Fawcett Stadium.

The 5-foot-7, 145-pound junior — sporting gold kicking shoes — didn’t watch his kick pass through the uprights. He instead turned to the Jackson sideline in celebration, pumping his fists and screaming his lungs out as teammates rushed the field.


Oberhauser also connected on the game-tying extra point with 31 seconds left to send it to the extra session.

“He had the golden toe tonight,” Jackson coach Phil Mauro said. “We spend a lot of time on our kicking game. Obviously it’s a good thing we did.”

If it weren’t for James Craven, Oberhauser would have never had his golden moment. Craven ran for three second-half touchdowns and finished with 178 yards on 27 carries. He also had a 65-yard TD run called back in the first half because of a holding penalty.

“He’s a big leaguer,” Mauro said of his co-captain, who plays both ways and rarely comes off the field. “He’s been a starter since his sophomore year, and he just brings it. ... He’s the whole package.”

The Polar Bears (4-1, 2-0) likely threw up a few extra hallelujahs in their post-game prayers, because this was a game they had no business winning. GlenOak (2-3, 0-2) held leads of 14-0 and 21-7 and were ready to go in for the probable game clincher with 8:05 left in the fourth quarter when they fumbled it away on the 1.

“I don’t know,” GlenOak coach Jack Rose said on how his team can recover from the loss. “We’ll just have to see.”

“We obviously showed a lot of resilience,” Mauro said. “You play all 48 minutes, and I think that was evident tonight.”

As GlenOak quarterback Mike Hartline tried to stretch for the goal line, the ball was knocked loose, and Jackson’s Brandon Williams — in the game because of an injury to Phil Winnett — recovered.

Jackson’s second chance at life was flubbed when they gained only one first down. However, GlenOak was in a giving mood.

Jay Dupont’s punt hit GlenOak’s Eddie Freeze, who had been knocked to the ground, and Jackson’s Ryan Pfeiffer jumped on it.

“It’s just one of those things,” Rose said. “It’s just bad luck.”

This time, Jackson capitalized. Pfeiffer picked up 9 yards on fourth-and-5 to keep the drive alive. Six plays later, on another fourth-and-5, Craven took an option pitch from Brett Stefan and weaved his way for a 20-yard score with 31 seconds left. Oberhauser’s PAT knotted things at 21-21.

GlenOak got the ball first in overtime and threw four straight incompletions. That set up Oberhauser again.

“If it comes down to a field goal, we obviously feel pretty good,” Mauro said. “That’s why you love to go on defense first, because you know what you got to beat.”

Hartline’s fumble marred an otherwise sterling performance by the 6-6 senior. He completed 17-of-33 passes for 246 yards, three touchdowns and no picks.

He hit Pat Robbins on a 68-yard TD pass up the seam in the first quarter, then completed 5-of-6 passes during an 11-play, 75-yard drive in the second quarter, culminating in a 3-yard scoring pass to Brian McNew.

Carlin Isles got Jackson going by returning the second-half kickoff 63 yards. An 18-yard Craven run led to him barreling in from the 9, cutting Jackson’s deficit to 14-7.

Hartline answered with a 60-yard drive that ended in Pat Stoffer taking a slant pass 15 yards for a 21-7 lead with 4:11 left in the third. Jackson came back as Stefan and Craven led the Polar Bears downfield for a Craven 3-yard TD on the second play of the fourth quarter.
You can reach Repository sports writer Josh Weir at (330) 580-8426 or e-mail: [email protected]
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Hoover wins thriller
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Repository / Bob Rossiter North Canton Hoover running back Kevin Dahl (6) gained 112 yards on 20 carries Friday during a 14-10 win over GlenOak. Dahl scored both Viking touchdowns, including the game-winner in the fourth quarter on a 26-yard run.
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NORTH CANTON — Their raggedy Quad City CD with “The Train” on it has been lost. That’s OK. The North Canton Hoover football team is pulling, not riding, the train.
In its place after Friday night’s 14-10 win over GlenOak was a Michael Jackson CD. Michael Jackson in a high school football locker room?
“Hey, I don’t care what they play. All I know is the music is playing this season. It didn’t play very often last year,” Hoover head coach Don Hertler Jr. said.
The Vikings didn’t sing their way to Friday’s win that put them at a surprising 5-1. They ground their way to their fifth win of the season. This from a team that won a single game a year ago.
“Michael Jackson’s OK,” senior center Evan Merten said. “I guess whatever works is fine with me.”
Merten was on the field when running back Kevin Dahl — one of three sophomore starters — broke the biggest play of the game.
GlenOak had a tenuous 10-7 lead with 11:43 left in the game. On second-and-6 from the Golden Eagle 26, Dahl took a pitch around left end. Tackle Caleb Cross threw the block that sprung Dahl to the GlenOak 5, where Dahl broke a tackle and dived into the end zone.
Dahl’s score gave the Vikings a 14-10 lead. He finished with 112 yards on 20 carries.
“I didn’t get to see much of it, but I saw the end of it, and Kevin’s effort got us going,” Merten said. “This gives us a huge boost of confidence. ... I know everybody thought this would be the same 1-9 Hoover team, because we didn’t have seniors back. But everyone on this team is coming together, and we’re bonding. It feels like we could beat anybody.”
GlenOak went on a 12-play drive that could have won the game and salvaged its season. Quarterback Mike Hartline completed a 23-yard BB to Brian McNew that took the Golden Eagles to the Hoover 31.
A few minutes later, GlenOak had a fourth-and-goal at the Vikings 5, and the Golden Eagles’ season teetered on the outcome.
Hartline rolled right and looked for McNew, who lined up on the right and ran a route to the left. It didn’t fool sophomore defensive back Matt Wakulchik, who stayed in his safety position and intercepted the pass in the end zone.
“Matt may be a pretty good player someday if he keeps working,” Hertler said.
The loss dropped GlenOak to 2-4, and the Golden Eagles remain winless in the Federal League at 0-3.
“This was a big game for us,” GlenOak head coach Jack Rose said. “The kid made a nice play in the end zone. It was a tough throw, but we got to get it in there.”
It wasn’t an offensive blockbuster. The two teams combined for about 200 total yards before the fourth quarter.
“I don’t know if we’re any good, but the kids played as hard as they could,” Hertler said. “We couldn’t make plays, we couldn’t get in a flow on offense and we couldn’t do anything ... except win.
“Our kids are playing with heart. Our lines kept plugging away and kept playing, and finally they made something happen.”
Hoover’s offense had 7 total yards with 40 seconds left in the first quarter. Then, quarterback Josh Nettleton hit Wakulchik for 56 yards to the GlenOak 3. Wakulchik ran behind the defenders on third-and-15 from the Hoover 41.
It took the Vikings three more plays to score. Dahl carried all three times, gaining a yard each time. He went over the top on third-and-goal to give the Vikings a 7-3 lead.
GlenOak’s offense had a difficult time getting going as well. Its only touchdown came thanks to the defense. Nettleton was sacked and fumbled the ball at his own 15. By the GlenOak recovered it, the ball had bounced to the Hoover 2, where Mike Torrence recovered. Hartline scored on the next play.
The 10-7 deficit didn’t phase Hoover.
Not when a group of high school boys are standing bare chested dancing to “Beat It” and “I’m Bad.”
Hoover just may be bad.
“I think it’s down to a four-game season for us,” Hertler said. “We’ve got a tough game at Fitch next week. We’ve had a lot of emotional games, and we’re still without four starters. We didn’t do much offensively tonight, but we won the game.” You can reach Repository sports writer Todd Porter at (330) 580-8340 or e-mail:
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Lake at GlenOak

SITE: Fawcett Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

RECORDS: Lake 1-5; GlenOak 2-4.

LAST WEEK: Boardman 28, Lake 14; Hoover 14, GlenOak 10.

LAST MEETING: Lake won 28-14 last year.
WHAT TO WATCH: Both of these teams need a win. The Blue Streaks are a young team that is fighting injuries. But this is the seventh week of the season, and youth has to be gaining experience. Lake lost to Boardman a week ago, and it was the Spartans’ first win in 17 games. GlenOak has talent, but the Golden Eagles are beating themselves. QB Mike Hartline needs to take over games. However, he can’t do it by himself. GlenOak lacks a ground game to take pressure off Hartline. In fact, Hartline was the team’s best ballcarrier last week. GlenOak should expect a Lake team that is hell-bent on winning. The Streaks lost to Boardman because of special-teams breakdowns and turnovers, including one that led to a 14-point swing inside Boardman’s 5. Lake is throwing the ball more with QB T.J. Viscuso, but don’t be surprised if the Blue get back to physical football and run with RB Brent Maclean.
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Golden Eagles shut out Lake; Hartline has 3 TDs

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CANTON
Victory appeared certain for the GlenOak High football team late in the second half Friday, but the Golden Eagles wanted something more. They wanted a shutout.
And, when zero is the goal, who better to turn to than a guy named Freeze?
Junior defensive back Eddie Freeze intercepted two passes as part of a solid overall defensive effort as GlenOak picked up its first Federal League victory by shutting down Lake, 21-0, at Fawcett Stadium.
“It meant a lot to us,” Freeze said. “Our defense has been taking so much heat. People were saying we can’t stop the run. Then they were saying we can’t stop the pass. Tonight, the coaches called all the right plays, the players executed, and we got a win ... finally.”
Freeze snuffed out Lake’s best scoring opportunity when he stretched out to pick off a pass at the 4-yard line with 8:49 remaining. That play, which began at the 16, marked the only time all night the Blue Streaks penetrated the GlenOak 20.
“Our defense has put together three really good games,” GlenOak Head Coach Jack Rose said. “But we let two of those games slip away from us. When you do, doubts come in, and then everyone has an idea for you. We needed a win badly. That’s why at halftime, I said, ‘Let’s go out and finish this thing.’ And the defense finished it for us.”
The Blue Streaks drove past midfield twice — their first drive and their next-to-last. GlenOak allowed 109 yards total offense, 9 on 1-for-12 passing, and forced a fumble recovered by Alex Robbins. Four players — Freeze, Sam Sprankle, Ryan Palmer and Emmanuel Makris — had sacks. Dave DeMarco batted away a fourth-down pass deep in Eagles territory on Lake’s first drive.
“GlenOak really loads up,” Lake Head Coach Jeff Durbin said. “We had a game plan to take advantage of that, but we just couldn’t execute well enough to do it.”
Quarterback Mike Hartline ran for three first-half touchdowns for GlenOak (3-4 overall, 1-3 Federal League), giving him nine rushing TDs this fall. Hartline was also 7-for-11 passing for 87 yards.
“Mike has always run the quarterback draw and the counter up the middle, but we also feel like we can be successful if we get to the edge with him,” Rose said.
Hartline bumped into one of his teammates but maintained his balance to sprint down the left sideline for a 52-yard TD on GlenOak’s second possession. He also scored on runs of 8 and 23 yards when he faked handoffs and threaded his way through defenders in the middle of the field.
The Eagles accumulated 294 yards of offense. Running back Kevin Pratt added 63 yards on 16 carries. Lake’s Brent Maclean led his team with 59 yards.
The Blue Streaks (1-6, 0-5) are entering uncharted waters. The school began playing football in 1958 and has experienced only two seasons of similar struggles — 1963 (1-8) and 1967 (2-7-1). “We talk a lot about our tradition and our history,” Durbin said. “It’s difficult to hang your hat on that some days. But we’re going to keep working. We expect our players to keep working. That’s all we ask. And, hopefully, the execution will come.” Reach Repository sports writer Andy Call at (330) 580-8346 or e-mail: [email protected]
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Boardman at GlenOak

SITE Fawcett Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

RECORDS Boardman 1-6, 1-3; GlenOak 3-4, 1-3.

LAST WEEK McKinley 28, Boardman 7; GlenOak 28, Lake 0.

LAST MEETING GlenOak won 21-6 last year.
WHAT TO WATCH There aren’t too many who would have thought after seven weeks, GlenOak and Boardman would have the same Federal League record. The Golden Eagles need to put Boardman away early. The Spartans are improving and didn’t play poorly against No. 4 McKinley last week. Boardman could have played the Bulldogs closer, but the Spartans made too many mistakes. There are times when the Spartans play well, then a mental lapse will cause them to give up a big play. GlenOak finally got back on track last week in shutting out Lake. QB Mike Hartline scored three TDs on the ground. His line, led by Ryan Palmer, did a nice job of protecting him. RB Kevin Pratt was improved, and Hartline was able to have a good night because there were other threats. Assume Boardman will come into this game looking to take Hartline away, forcing someone else to step up and play big.
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