Trail Offense Too Much for TVS

Trail Offense Too Much for TVS

National Trail's spread offense made several big plays on Friday night against TVS.  South would seem to have Trail pinned back and then Trail would make a big play and put South on their heels.  And the Trail play calling was good - work the edges, then do a middle screen.  Work the short pass, then go deep.  But South showed their resiliency and fought back. The game was hard hitting, there were several stoppages for players who were shook up.  South kept the game close all night and had their chance at a comeback until late in the 4th quarter when South failed to convert on a 4th down and gave the ball up with about 3 minutes left.

South's game plan seemed to be to use their experienced line to churn out yardage on the ground, use the clock, and keep the ball away from the Trail offense.  And they were able to move the ball, but penalties stalled some drives and Trail made some good plays on defense to stop others.  Trail used every page in their playbook - half back option pass, onsides kicks (worked once, failed the second time), and several other inventive plays to keep South guessing.  South's defense, which had not allowed a score in 6 quarters, gave up 35 points to the Blazers.

It was South who scored first. After stopping Trail on 4th down, they marched the ball down the field and Wes Cole ran it in from about 35 yards out late in the first quarter.  But any momentum from the defensive stand and offensive success was shortlived as Trail took the ensuing kickoff 70 yards to the house to even up the score.  Then holding South to a 3 and out, they quickly positioned themselves for a second touchdown.  In the space of about 3 minutes, Trail had scored twice and created a lead that they would not give up.

And luck was with the Trail ball club as well.  Trails next TD before the half was set up by a tipped ball. Receivers ran deep and a South defender got a hand on the pass, deflecting it into the air.  An alert Trail receiver, Josh Lee, snagged the ball and ran it to the one yard line where Wes Cole tackled him.  But one quarterback carry later and Trail scored anyway.  South threatened just before the half and were on the Trail 26 with 12 seconds left but a Trail sack ended South's scoring chances.

After Trails second onsides kick failed, South took advantage of the short field and scored on a Joe Webb 9 yard run to make it a one score game 21 - 14.  But Trail scored again after using the half back option pass and a gutsy 4th down play to reach the endzone.   After exchanging the ball a few times.  South got the ball back at midfield due to a shanked punt. Josh Cottingim caught a Wes Cole pass to again make it a one score game 28-21.  Josh Lee caught a Garret Griffen pass for Trails last score of the night around the 4 minute mark.  And that was a critical touchdown as it now made it a 2 score game for South to pull even. South ran the two minute drill since they needed 2 scores. But Trails defense stepped it up and a quarterback sack put South into a 3rd and forever and that put the first down out of reach and South gave the ball up on downs.  Trail was the victor 35-21.

All in all it was a hard fought game - and an exciting game from a fans perspective. Lots of offense, a lot of big plays from both teams. Next week South travels to Ansonia and Trail travels to Bradford.

TVS off to 3-0 start

The Twin Valley South volleyball team continued their winning ways.  With decisive wins over Stivers and league opponent - Bradford.  Stivers went down  25-11, 25-15, 25-22 and Bradford was  25-17, 25-16, 25-23. In the Stivers win, Paris Gruber lead the Lady Panthers with ten kills. Stats for the Bradford game: Taylor Kirkpatrick (17 assists), Paris Gruber (9 kills) and Caitlyn Meyers (7 kills),Gentry Gates 9 assists, Skyler Lain chipped in with two aces, ten digs and four kills, Abby Beneke stepped up with an ace, 11 digs and 6 kills, and finally Kaylee Johnson charted three aces and defensively turned in her strongest performance of the season thus far with 19 of 24 in serve reception and 16 digs.

Coach Roberts commented after the Bradford game,  "...that Taylor Kirkpatrick did a nice job tonight of spreading the wealth, giving everyone an opportunity to put the ball down.  And Paris Gruber and Caitlyn Meyers  then went on a "Pay it Forward" campaign of their own by taking those sets [from Kirkpatrick] and putting them away in the scoring column." She went on,  "Bradford did a nice job of attacking the ball all night. They have a very athletic young group that is finding it's volleyball prowess."

South heads into a more difficult part of their schedule playing Arcanum at home (ccc),Brookville(swbl),TCN(ccc), and National Trail at home(ccc).  All of these matches should be closely contested.

South Surges Past Dixie

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South Surges Past Dixie

In the first half, the ball bounced Dixie's way as they took advantage of opportunities and gained an early lead.  But South was resilient and fought their way back to tie the ball game by the half.  In the second quarter they were down by two scores and could have folded up. But the team maintained their energy level, did not get down, and held Dixie scoreless for the rest of the game while scoring 31 unanswered points.

Dixie scored early in their first series on a 70 yard pass play.  Dixie has a new quarterback this year, southpaw Ethan Arnett; he connected with Logan Watts for the score.  South answered with a touchdown drive of their own, capped by a Zane Cottingim dive from about the one yard line. So we were back even again.

Then South gave Dixie two gifts - which to Dixie's credit they capitalized on.  Dixie punted to South and the ball hit the ground in front of the South return man.  He wheeled to get out of the way, but apparently not fast enough.  The ball touched the returner according to the referee and an alert Dixie player - Isaiah Prichard scooped up the live ball and ran it in for the score.  There was a Dixie offsides on the ensuing kickoff and South opted to redo the kick.  This time the ball squirted loose and Dixie recovered.  A few plays later and Arnett connected with Watts again to put Dixie up by two touchdowns 21-7.

First year coach Tyler Cates did a good job of keeping the team focussed.  After giving up two touchdowns in two minutes it would have been easy for the team to get down and fold up the rest of night.  But the team rallied at this point and the game was all South the remaining 2 and half quarters. A resolved South scored two more times in the second quarter - a quarterback keeper by Wes Cole (set up in part by a nice run by Zane Cottingim) and a 30 yard pass to Darren Brown.  This tied the game at 21 all at the half.

With a good sized roster, South has some latitude in the schemes they can put together for different situations.  They have a jumbo package for short yardage on offense, where they bring in some beefy boys on the line and put 3 backs in the back field.  They they can put in coverage defensive players for passing situations and so forth.  With the players going in and out, they are also getting rest on the sidelines.  And so I thought South had more gas in the tank in the second half. They seemed to grind down Dixie in the steamy heat of late August.

The defense bent some in the second half, but they mostly held Dixie to 3 plays and punt. The offense went to a clock chewing ground game.  Cole capped off two more drives with quarterback sneaks for scores and Zane Cottingim peeled off a 20 yard touchdown run. Cottingim also set up the first score of the half with a 40 yard run + a face mask. Jordan Burns deserves mention, he made a critical 4th down catch to set up South's second touchdown of the second half - which put them up by 2 scores. Cody Meyer who had missed a field goal earlier, redeemed himself and hit a 22 yarder to finish the scoring for South. All in all a good victory for South and a first win for coach Cates who got the water cooler treatment at the end of the game.

TVS Posts First Win Out of the Gate

TVS Posts First Win Out of the Gate

After a lackluster season last year, South's volleyball squad wanted to return to form this year.  Used to a winning tradition coach Roberts wanted to put last year behind and set the team on path.  And the team made a statement that they indeed were on their way back in their opener against Carlisle, dominating the match and winning in straight sets 25-6, 25-11, 25-6. The team maintained control throughout the match and never let the Indians have a sniff at a comeback.

Taylor Kirkpatrick lead the way for the Lady Panthers serving up ten aces, five digs and dishing out eleven assists. Paris Gruber knocked down eight kills and had a block assist with teammate Taylor Kirkpatrick. Skyler Lain stepped up with five aces and eight digs. Caitlyn Meyers chipped in with three digs, five kills and a block assist with teammate Gentry Gates, while Gentry posted eight assists and four kills. Kaylee Johnson turned in a solid performance of her own scoring ten service points,three aces and seven digs. And In her varsity debut Abby Beneke garnered four aces and three kills.

Coach Roberts commented after the match, “Even though it was a non-league contest it's a good first win. It was a nice way to ease into the season before things get challenging and chaotic in league play come the first two weeks of September.” 

This puts South at 1-0 for the week.  Their next matches are as follows: 8/26 Stivers (home)8/29 at Bradford 9/3 Arcanum (home)

South vs Preble Shawnee Scrimmage

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By my count South's varsity was on top 34 to 13 at tonights scrimmage when I left - and it looked like both squads had JV's on the field at that time. South was not domineering, but they were persistent. When I came home I told my wife that they weren't great, but they played good enough to win. And that sums things up, they are improved, but need to get better. Positives are that they kept coming back, taking advantage of opportunities, and stayed in the face of Shawnee.  I liked the enthusiasm on the sideline, the team had a good attitude.

Both teams were 3 and out on their first possessions.  And it made you wonder if this was going to be a long night with both teams struggling to get a first down.  But on their second possession Shawnee hit their stride. They used both the pass and run to go to about the 30 yard line where they tossed one into the end zone to go up by a score.  South was plagued with penalties and an inconsistent running game. They finally put together a drive where they scored from 26 yards out to even up the scoring. 

Then South intercepted a pass and Wes Cole fired up a hail mary pass that was tipped and caught in the endzone to put South up by a score.  Later he would find the endzone again - this time carrying in the ball from 16 yards out to put South up by two scores.  South's defense really stepped up at this point in the scrimmage.  They stuffed Shawnee and kept their varsity offense contained.  They would not score again until late in the scrimmage. South would score again from 41 yards out and 20 yards out. 

 Cole did a good job at quarterback, he is elusive and if you get by the line he is hard to sack.  And when he has the time, he can throw a decent ball.  And he used several different receivers, not focussing on one target. Running game was sporadic. There were times when the backs were running downhill and raced for decent gains.  Other times they were tentative.  The blocking was decent but not great.  The defense did a fair job.  They bent several times but rallied back to get a stop. Tackling was better, and the pass defense did an OK job, and the line did get in on some sacks.  Penalties were a problem, Shawnee had their fair share, but South gave away the most yardage in penalties. 

South had good numbers on the sidelines, and when their JV's were in the game, they played well.  I saw several good pops by the JV defense and the offense moved the ball and scored.  On the other hand, Shawnee's numbers looked to be down this season.  They are playing against some bigger schools and that lack of depth is going to catch up to them. Their spread offense was able to move the ball, just not consistently.  Their defense was good against the run, but South was able to complete some long passes for big gains.  South should be able to improve on their 3 wins of last season.  

August 18th Sports Wrap Up

Next week I am intending to watch the South vs Shawnee Scrimmage.  So stop back for comments next weekend.

Butler Play for a Cure Game Set (football)

New Pieces Could Help Ohio State Take Off(football)

Bradford Offers Reserved Seats in New Bleachers(football)

MV Grad Coaching at Mount Union (basketball)

Wave Wins(Golf)

Versailles Wins Invite(golf)

Wave Looks Good in Scrimmage(football)

Bengals 2-0 in preseason

CJ Shuts out Butler (soccer)

Springfield Football Preview

Hamilton Football Preview

Eaton Looking to Improve (soccer)

Panthers Look to return to .500 (soccer)

Shawnee New Look, Same Goals(soccer)

Macy's Strikes Deal with Lids

Bengals Last Training Camp Practice at Springboro

Don't Look Back (Reds)

GCL Announces 18 Team Alignment

Scrimmage Northmont at Piqua(football)

Transfers

Any school coach in Ohio has to pass a test from OHSAA.  While studying for this, I was amazed at the volume of the rule book that dealt with eligibility and transfers.  I would guess that about half of the rules dealt with just these two topics. And you have to put on your amateur lawyer hat to understand parts of it. And the rules have evolved over the years. People keep finding loopholes and work arounds.  It is hard to distinguish between a family that legitimately moves from one district to another or a family that moves an athlete into a district for sports.

But why do athletes transfer?  One of the biggest reasons is to get your kid on a competitive team and try to get recognition for a college scholarship. Sometimes there are conflicts or problems with a coach, but those cases are a lot fewer. With the cost of college skyrocketing, I can see where parents would want to give their kids a chance (however slim) to improve their chances.  I still maintain that if Penn State could find Curtis Enis in Mississinewa Valley then it proves that if you are good, scouts are going to find you. So if your kid is a blue chip athlete then I don't know if it is worth the effort to try to move them around. And if your kid can't carry a team on their back at the high school level, then they probably won't be getting a free ride. But I can see where parents want to try and take that chance at getting a free ride for their athlete. Free vs $40,000+ for tuition is a big incentive.

So instead of fighting it why not have OHSAA make a workable plan where students can transfer and streamline the rules.  So maybe some districts can become 'sports magnet districts' where students can openly transfer in and play - maybe for a fee.  These schools can become part of a different class of schools that have their own leagues and play off systems. So they do not compete against schools that keep their district closed to sports transfers and have an unfair advantage. And this could go towards ending the private vs public debate.  I can see a lot of the private schools opting into a system like this.  Its the rough frame work of an idea, but it is a different way of addressing the problem. Don't fight it - find a way to make it workable.

Of course the one danger is that with open transfers, will schools openly recruit junior high and freshman athletes to their schools?  Right now that is against the rules. Is this going to change the landscape of high school sports?   And there is the danger that we are putting too much emphasis on the athlete and forgetting about the student part of going to school.  You go to any high school graduation and the number of academic scholarships dwarfs the athletic scholarships. But parents are still going to chase that dream, this is the way to satisfy their desires and let the rest of the students focus on academics.  And who knows - opening this door for athletics could open the door for robotics magnet school districts, or college prep school districts, healthcare, etc.  Transferring for the right reasons can be a good thing.


weekend sports wrapup:

Troy Football 2013

Ansonia Loses (golf)

Green Wave 12th (golf)

Edgewood relying on Tradition (football)

Richmond Red Devils new turf

Improvement in Springfield(football)

Urbana Hungry to Exceed

August 04 Update

Football Division Realignment

Urban Meyer Sets Tone with Suspension

Brody Hoying at Coldwater (football)

New Look to 2 a Days

Jackson Gets Early Start

Junior League 4th in State (little league)

Ohio State Prospectus

Chris Carter Brings Middletown Friends with Him (pro football)

Time to Watch Wildcards? (pro baseball)

July 28th Sports Blog - Can you feel it?

Can you  feel it?  This weeks abnormally cool temps makes you think of fall.  And fall in Ohio means football. Looking forward to another season of high school, college, and professional football. There will be a new division this fall for Ohio as they have expanded the number of divisions. So even more teams will now have a shot at the playoffs.  Ohio State should have another shot at an undefeated season - if they can keep their players out of the jailhouse.  Lots of off field antics have put some starters in jeopardy.  Bengals seem primed for a good season.  Browns still have to pull themselves off the floor, but at this point in the season - they are all winners.


The Master of Starting Over (CCC Football)

Bengals Training Camp Kickoff

Cav's Reach Title Game

AJ Green Twists Knee (Bengals)

Meyer Furious Over Turmoil (Buckeyes)

Red's Outfielder Headed to Dayton

Butler Football Golf Scramble

Bengals Set for Another Round of Hard Knocks

Elks Send 5 to Nationals

Travel Fastpitch team holding tryouts

Tri-Village Team Wins Little League Championship

History Will be Key as Middies Hire New Coach (Basketball)

Eaton 9-10 Team goes 2-1 in Tournament

Browns - Major Changes to Defense

Micah to Join Brother at OSU (Wrestling)

Sports Roundup July 7th

Great Choice in Choo (Reds)

Varsity Rivals TV Show to feature Versailles vs Coldwater

GTI Over Russia

Ally Russell Named All-American

Lady Trojans win Tourament

Middies Hoops Coach Leaves

Game/Home Run derby to honor fallen player

Eaton All-Star Season Kicking Off

Lynch Named to All-Ohio Team(fastpitch)

Brother Reunite on Wittenberg Diamond

Meyer Worked Hard to Mentor Herendez

Cincy Rookies Listen to Jones (Bengals)

All Star Game Special for Chapman (Reds)

Sports Round up June 2

Track: State Qualifiers

Summer Football in the Miami Valley

Tipp Falls in Regional Final

Where are Jay Bruce Haters Now? (Reds)

Deer Season Changes to be Voted

Public vs Private Debate Continues

Elks Bats go Cold(baseball)

Lady Elks District Champs

Elks 8 Straight

North Dayton Athletes Headed to State

Xenia Captures GWOC Championship(fast pitch)

Uy Returning to State in 3 Events

Xenia Sweeps Districts (track)

Versailles Wins Regional(track)

Lady Wave Makes Final 8

Arcanum Moves on (baseball)

Versailles Wins District(track)

Franklin Monroe Loses to Covington(fastpitch)

Dark County Athlete Qualify for Regional Meet

Deaton Leads Blazers(track)

South Qualifies 7 to Regional Meet

Shawnee Track

New Coach at TVS

Tyler Cates has been offered the TVS head coach position pending approval of the school board is the word on the street.  He has been an assistant at Greenville, Versailles, and Arcanum.  He is a teacher at TVS who did the middle school track program this last school year.  So he has an advantage as far as knowing the players already and being familiar with the school as opposed to an outside candidate.  With the school levy failing there are rumblings that the play to pay fee's will be increased.  If this is the case, it could be a factor as far as numbers - if the fee's go up too much then it could prevent some kids from participating if their families simply don't have the money.

I know that the program was starting to move in the right direction under the previous head coach - and participation has been up. So the hope is that the new coach can build on that momentum. Lots has to happen in a short period of time - fall is not that far away,  get assistant coaches lined up, introduce the players to the new system - and the new offense and defense.  It will be interesting to see if the coach will stay with a spread offense or switch gears to a wing T option defense, pro set or ???

Time off

Well folks I took some time off for my wife who has thyroid cancer. She goes back into surgery in June.  But I am going to resume posting highlights here to keep the site alive.  It has been nice to have some time off and  take a break.

TVS is searching for a new football coach. Lance Engleka's position was eliminated with the failure of the levy and so he is being released.  South was hoping to have someone else before the end of the school year but no announcements as of yet.

The latest competitive balance proposal by OSHAA was voted down.  I think that they are making the formulas too complicated and then penalizing schools for being successful. Something about that doesn't seem right.  If I run a successful program and my kids work harder in the off season than my competitors then my reward is to be moved up to a bigger division?  I wonder if they will try a new direction - separate public and private school playoffs?

Hal McCoy - do you know this man?  (Reds)

Minster Bounced by Crestview (baseball)

Bellbrook and Beavercreek compete at Districts (track)

Three no charm for Bellbrook against ValleyView (fastpitch)

Arcanum Mounts comeback for Win (baseball)

Franklin-Monroe wins 12 Inning Game (fastpitch)

Brookville knocks Arcanum out of tournament (fastpitch)

Ansonia Beats Bradford (fastpitch)

March 3 Roundup

Kenton Ridge to Face CJ (Girls BB)

Jackson Center Charming

Greg Hoard and Bobby Knight (college BB)

Hal McCoy in AZ(Reds)

Alter knocks off Marshal

Fairmont Drops Butler (girls bb)

Local Players Help UD (college)

Tri-Village downs Jets

Versailles State Run Ends(wrestling)

Madison Girls Ease into SemiFinals

Fenwick Falls to Stivers

District Crown to Patriots(girls bb)

Lady Eagles Fall

Arrows Lose Close Final(girls bb)

Trail Toppled by East(girls bb)

Wayne - Centerville Advance to District Finals

Feb. 17th Roundup

Monroe over Eaton

Madison Girls Hit Century Mark

Middletown over Big Blue

Jerry Lucas Grateful

Bellbrook Girls Over Monroe

Waynesville Wins Division with win over Dixie

Northmont Upsets Wayne

Marion Local Flyers Bury Panthers

Three Aviators Sign for College Football

Student Honored, but Lady Aviators 
Fall on Senior Night

North - South Game Coming to Dayton

WildCats Pounce on Tippecanoe

Tigers Too Much for Wave

TriVillage Finishes Undefeated

Enis Honored as Football Coach

Thomas Named Player of the Year

Lady Tigers Win Tournament Opener

Arrows Hit Bullseye 

Eaton Rides 2 Game Win Streak

South in 2 Close Wins

Trail Over North Girls

Changes in Deer Season for Next Year

Hal McCoy - Homer Bailey at Spring Training

Fairlawn Spoils Senior Night for Jackson Center

Patriots Give Clinic

Prize Fight between Anna and Fort Loramie

SouthEastern Edges South

SouthEastern Edged out South in a defensive battle in the opening round of the girls basketball state tournament. It was a low scoring affair as both teams were tentative in their offense but strong on defense.  Which isn't too unusual in tournament play as both schools are meeting for the first time and so like a boxing match, they feel out their opponent to see what will work.  Then you have the tournament factor where both teams are intense and playing tight. Which is not conducive for offensive production.

SouthEastern had an early edge with their half court trap.  It seemed to keep South from getting into an offensive flow and did create turnovers - over 10 in the second half alone.  On the other hand, South seemed to do a good job rebounding and limited SouthEastern to just one shot per possession. Katie Strazheim had a productive second quarter and in a low scoring game, gave South the lead going into the locker room - 10 to 8.  But the third quarter was not productive for South, they could only muster a single basket.  And as the game went on, they were cold from the foul line - only hitting on 2 foul shots for the game and bricking 6 foul shots in the 4th quarter alone.

Still South staying within striking distance when Whitney White connected on a three point shot late in the fourth quarter.  South was fouling in the last minute and SouthEastern connected when it counted to keep their lead. When the horn blew it was SouthEastern 22 TVS 19 in a closely contested game.  Scoring for TVS: Whitney White 3, Gentry Gates 3, Kara Mackie 4, Timberlynn Donaldson 3, Katie Strazheim 6.

TVS - Shawnee Split Games

Saturday night was an 'All the Basketball You Can Eat' night at Preble Shawnee high school.  The two schools matched up both girls and boys squads from freshman to varsity.  It was an eventful evening - thanks to 'Hoops for Hope' there was a proliferation of pink t-shirts in the stands and both varsity teams wore the the shirts during warm ups. The Hoops for Hope shirts were for raising cancer awareness.  It was also senior night, so in between varsity games the seniors were recognized.

Ladies were up first.  Shawnee took off of with an early lead.  They used their basketball skills well - passing, rebounding and a stubborn defense.  They mixed in some full court pressure and kept South off balance.  It was 9-2 in favor of the Arrows about half into the first quarter  South did find some traction with their inside game, but were still down 19-10 at the end of the quarter.

South had accumulated several early fouls and early in the second quarter they were giving up bonus to the Arrows.  But that was the least of their worries as Shawnee dialed up the pressure - trapping South for turnovers. It was a frustrating quarter for South, if Shawnee didn't get a steal - then a pass out of bounds, or a travel would likewise give the ball right back to the Arrows.  South took a time out to try to turn the tide, but it was to no avail - Shawnee went into the locker room with a 42-15 lead.  Holding South to just 5 points while scoring 23 themselves to break the game wide open.

In the second half, South tried to do a little trapping of their own and switched up defenses - but Shawnee shook off any attempt by South at a comeback.  They kept up the pace and cruised to an easy 74-29 victory.  Scoring for South: Taylor Clark 2, Beth Foust 1, Kara Mackie 7, Timberlynn Donaldson 15, Katie Strazheim 4.  Scoring for Shawnee: Woodard 6, Edwards 20, Brown 10, Moore 16, Klamm 6, Lakes 16.

South girls will play SouthEastern next Saturday morning at Brookville. 15-5 Shawnee will make up a league game against Waynesville, but they are runners up in their division of the SWBL.

Next up were the boys varsity teams.  They had met earlier in the year at the Shawnee holiday tournament and South was able to win that time. Again the Panthers found themselves in hostile territory - playing as the visitors. But this did not phase them as they hit some big shots to go out in front early.  Shawnee played zone in the early going and South took advantage with Wysong and Cole chucking in treys. During this period, South was doing a good job rebounding as well.  Shawnee took a timeout to adjust their defense when South had a 10-2 lead. Shawnee closed the gap with a buzzer beater and were down 12-17 after one quarter.

Shawnee pressed some in the second quarter and South responded with some trapping of their own. With the flurry of action from both aggressive defenses, the teams accumulated a lot of fouls.  South was able to go into the locker room with a 26-34 lead.  Inexplicably they came out of the locker room cold as the team couldn't hit a shot in the first 4 minutes of the quarter. And when things aren't working of offense you strain to make things happen on defense.  But when you overplay, you get called for fouls. Innis picked up his third foul early in the quarter and the Panthers were accumulating fouls at a rate of one a minute as Shawnee thundered down the comeback trail.

Shawnee actually took a 2 point lead during their 10-0 run. The drought was finally broken for South when Wes Cole drained a three to allow South to regain the lead, then Anthony Augspurger made a shot on the next possession to provide a cushion.  The South defense was generating turnovers at this time and so it was hard for Shawnee to make any headway.

It was a 4 point game as the teams entered the final quarter of play. South, who had been so cold in the third quarter, found their mark in the 4th quarter.  Extending their lead to 9 points and forcing Shawnee to take a time out at the 5 minute mark to adjust.   With three minutes to go South was very deliberate in their offense, chewing precious seconds off the clock.  Shawnee went to the press to make a run - and they did close to 6 points with 34 seconds left where they sunk a three to make it a three point game. But they had to foul to get the ball back and Mike Green iced the game for South at the free throw line for a 56-51 victory. Scoring for South: Wes Cole 20, Jesse Wysong 12, Mike Green 12, Anthony Augspurger 8, Jordan Burns 5, Seth Baker 6.

Tvs 34 shawnee 26 at half

Girls tvs 29 shawnee 74

Half girls tvs 15 shawnee 42