By Fred Kroner Oakwood senior Gaven Clouse had a memorable final home game on Friday (Oct. 15). Clouse scored touchdowns on four of his eight rushing attempts, leading the Comets to a Senior Night victory over Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 47-6. The home finale also marked the official naming of the field […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood High School endured yet another close football loss on Friday (Oct. 8) when visiting Hoopeston Area/Armstrong-Potomac pulled out a 29-27 triumph in overtime. The loss was the third of the season for Oakwood by two points, or less. “It’s like we’re living in ‘Groundhog Day,’” Oakwood […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood came up short on Friday (Oct. 1) in a historic high school football game in Vermilion County. The Comets dropped a 14-12 decision at Westville in the first game played in Vermilion County on artificial turf. For Westville, it was the first home game since October, […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood Comets scored the game’s first and last touchdowns on Saturday (Sept. 25) in their homecoming game. Gaven Clouse, who rushed for a team-high 236 yards on 31 carries, opened the scoring in the first quarter, exploding for a 71-yard scoring burst. He also added the […]
By Fred Kroner The Comets dropped a heartbreaking 33-32 loss in overtime to unbeaten Iroquois West in their home-opener on Friday (Sept. 3). Iroquois West nailed a 42-yard field goal with 16 seconds to play in regulation to force the extra session. Dalton Hobick scored his second touchdown for Oakwood […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Area high schools are in the process of preparing their athletes to return to competition. The IHSA permitted limited participation last week, allowing districts to conduct conditioning, agility and strength training exercises in small groups. Oakwood chose to wait until this week in order to get […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jack Carey is one of those athletes who is at home on a football field, regardless of where he is positioned. He might be a running back, a slot or a receiver on offense. On defense, he might be in the secondary or even an outside […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood football There has not been a change in offensive philosophy within the Oakwood football program. The Comets are a run-first team which boasts two players with more than 800 yards rushing for the season. And yet, on Friday when the school ended a 31-year streak […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood’s football team became playoff-eligible on Friday as it raced past Georgetown-Ridge Farm 34-20 in its homecoming game at Fithian. Oakwood is 5-1 overall and faces the other 5-1 team from the Vermilion Valley Conference on Friday when it plays host to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. Neither team has […]
