St. Joe handles Unity, Oakwood wins, Rogers breaks single-game goal record
By FRED KRONER
fred@sjodaily.com
Dwight Colvin scored three first-half touchdowns as St. Joseph-Ogden overpowered visiting Unity 38-14 Friday night in an Illini Prairie Conference game.
Colvin rushed for a game-high 191 yards on 22 carries.
SJ-O is 4-0 for the season. Unity is 0-4.
Colvin scored the game’s first three TDs on runs of 2, 5 and 3 yards.
The Spartans led, 25-0, at halftime.
Also scoring TDs for SJ-O were Brayden Weaver, Jack Cook (on a pass from Keanen Swanson) and Sam Wesley (on an interception return).
Aiden Coon added two conversion kicks.
Weaver completed 7 of 14 passes for 37 yards. Cook had 19 receiving yards. Joel Orcutt hauled in two receptions.
Wesley was one of three Spartans with interceptions. Teammates who also picked off passes were Cook and Swanson.
Weaver led the defensive effort with 14 tackles, 10 of which were solos. Kaden Jacobs had nine stops, and one sack.
Head coach Shawn Skinner lauded the play of his defensive brigade.
“Our defense played a huge roll in our victory,” he said. “Up until the third quarter, Unity did not cross our 40-yard line.
“That’s a testimony to the job Coach (Bob) Glazier (31st-year assistant) and the entire defense did.”
SJ-O forced the Rockets into four turnovers.
Besides the interceptions, special teams player Jarrett Stevenson recovered a fumble.
“Brayden Weaver and Kaden Jacobs continued their great play in the middle of that defense and Jack Cook and Keanen Swanson both played very well at the cornerback spots,” Skinner said.
SJ-O plays another 4-0 opponent, Pontiac, at 7 p.m. on Friday in a road game.
“Pontiac will be a true test,” Skinner said. “A hostile environment, as we like to call it, and a long bus trip.
“Two similar teams. We want to establish the run, control thde line of scrimmage and time of possession.”
In some ways, the teams are mirror images.
“They are 4-0 for many of the same reasons we are,” Skinner added. “Solid special teams and really try not to beat themselves.
“They are physical, and tackle as well as any team we see in the conference.”
Oakwood 48, Hoopeston Area/Schlarman Academy/Armstrong-Potomac 21
Colby Smiley, Nick Grubb and Cody Hansbraugh combined for 542 rushing yards as the Comets posted their first football victory of the season in a Friday game played at Hoopeston.
Smiley gained 214 yards while Grubb’s 193-yard effort raised his season rushing total to a team-best 673 yards.
Oakwood returns to action on Friday at home against Iroquois West (0-4).
Soccer
Dawson Rogers broke the Oakwood/Salt Fork record for goals in a match, with six, as the Comets shut out Georgetown-Ridge Farm 7-0 on Thursday.
He had all four first-half goals as the Comets built a 4-0 lead.
Also scoring for Oakwood was Caleb Lashuay. He also had an assist.
Joe Lashuay had two assists while teammates Sam Howie and Ayden Hanson each had one.
Goalkeeper Chris Winkler had five saves.
Volleyball
Oakwood (11-6) won its third consecutive match, 25-23, 22-25, 25-18, over Georgetown-Ridge Farm on Thursday. Oakwood’s McKenzie Doan had 10 kills and nine assists.
Golf
Teammates Ryan Hicks (41) and Logan Hoshauer (43) swept the top two spots as Oakwood topped Danville, 191-214 in a Thursday dual meet at Turtle Run, in Danville.
