Big night for Oakwood Football, Young named to All-Tournament team, Hoshauer medals
By FRED KRONER
fred@mahometnews.com
Oakwood piled up 64 first-half points on Friday and blitzed Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville 84-0 in a non-conference football road game.
The Comets (2-1) reached the end zone on an interception, a fumble recovery and return, a kickoff return as well as on passing and running plays.
Eight squad members were part of the scoring either via touchdowns or conversions.
Colby Smiley, who rushed for 92 yards, scored four TDs. One of his scores was after an interception. Smiley finished with 26 points, also adding one two-point conversion.
Gaven Clouse, who rushed for 74 yards, added three TDs. One of his was on a 90-yard kickoff return.
Jack Carey scored two TDs, one on a 78-yard pass from Rhett Harrison. Carey also converted an extra-point kick and had a pair of two-point conversions.
Blaine McCord, who rushed for a game-high 124 yards, added one TD as well as three two-point conversions.
Harrison, who completed 3 of 4 passes for 141 yards, had one two-point conversion.
Bryce Harrison rambled 38 yards to the end zone after recovering a fumble.
The team’s other points came on a two-point conversion by Josh Young and an extra-point kick by Caide Borden.
Oakwood returns to action on Friday at home against Hoopeston Area/Armstrong-Potomac (0-3).
Oakwood Volleyball
Katelyn Young was named to the all-tournament team after Oakwood placed 12th in Mahomet-Seymour’s Bulldog Invitational on Saturday.
The Comets (6-9 overall) were 1-4 in the tournament. In pool play, Oakwood lost to M-S 25-10, 25-12 and Williamsville 25-13, 25-2 before upending the Pleasant Plains JV team 25-20, 20-25, 15-13.
In the consolation semifinals, Rantoul handed Oakwood a 25-15, 25-15 setback before Springfield Southeast won the 11th-place match 25-19, 23-25, 15-13.
Young posted seven kills against Rantoul, six assists against Williamsville and five kills against M-S.
Aaliyah Denius had six kills against Rantoul. Karsen Rupp had six assists against Williamsville.
On Thursday, the Comets opened Vermilion Valley Conference action with a 25-17, 8-25, 25-21 victory at Chrisman.
Alyssa Romito had seven kills. Denius and Young each supplied six kills.
Denius and Maria Adams each served two aces. Young handed out 12 assists and Rupp had eight.
Oakwood returns to action on Tuesday at home against Westville.
Through 15 matches, Young has a team-high 92 kills, Rupp leads with 78 assists and Denius is tops with 18 blocks and 10 service aces.
Oakwood Soccer
For the second time this season, the Oakwood/Salt Fork squad battled St. Joseph-Ogden to a 0-0 tie through regulation.
However, Friday’s match in the Hoopeston Area Cornjerker Classic was settled on penalty kicks rather than with a draw and the Comets suffered a 3-2 loss on PKs.
It was one of two tournament matches the team lost on PKs. Oakwood/SF fought Iroquois West to a 1-1 draw, but fell in PKs, 1-0.
In the team’s other tourney match, eventual champion Monticello blanked the Comets 5-0. It was the sixth match this season where the Comets (3-7-1) were held scoreless.
On Thursday, in a non-tournament match at home, Hoopeston Area shut out Oakwood/Salt Fork 5-0.
O/SF returns to action on Tuesday at the Oakwood Grade School against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.
Oakwood Golf
For the sixth time this season, Logen Hoshauer posted the best score for Oakwood. On Thursday at Danville’s Harrison Park, he earned medalist honors by three strokes, with a 39.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin was the meet winner with a 175. Oakwood (202) was next, followed by Judah Christian (227).
The Comets return to action today at Danville Country Club against Schlarman Academy and Judah Christian.
