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 lost this fall in VVC games.

Gaven Clouse led the Comets with two touchdowns and 169 rushing yards on 16 attempts. He scored two touchdowns and added one two-point conversion.

Quarterback Rhett Harrison connected on 7 of 8 passes for 113 yards. He tossed two TD passes and ran for one TD.

Elijah Harden hauled in two scoring strikes from Harrison, covering 5 and 19 yards respectively. The 5-yard reception accounted for the only points of the first period.

Harden is the ninth different Comet to score a touchdown this season.

Joe Lashuay converted two extra-point kicks.

Defensively, the Oakwood leaders were Blaine McCord with 11 tackles and Caide Borden with 10 stops.

“We played pretty well against a good Georgetown team,” Oakwood coach Al Craig said. “It’s always a really physical game every time you play those guys, so it is good to get a win.

“We are starting to play well offensively and we are starting to get healthy for the stretch run of the season.”

Oakwood Girls’ cross-country

Grace Davis placed ninth for Oakwood/Salt Fork in Saturday’s Oakwood Invitational at Kickapoo State Park.

Her 3-mile time was 21 minutes, 39 seconds.

The team champion was St. Thomas More. Oakwood/SF did not have enough runners to be scored as a team.

The other Comet finishers were Allie Morris (12th in 23:11) and Cassie Fugate (19th in 25:33).

Oakwood/Salt Fork returns to action on Tuesday at Kickapoo against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.

Oakwood Boys’ cross-country

Ethan Brewer was the top Oakwood/Salt Fork finisher in Saturday’s Oakwood Invitational at Kickapoo State Farm.

Brewer covered the 3-mile course in 20 minutes, 43 seconds and ended in 41st place.

Teammate Bryce Tucker was 63rd in 24:01.

The Comets return to action on Tuesday at Kickapoo against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.

Oakwood Volleyball

Milford dealt the Comets their first Vermilion Valley Conference setback on Thursday, handling the visiting Comets 25-18, 25-16.

Oakwood is 6-1 in VVC matches and 12-10 overall.

Oakwood returns to action tonight at home against Judah Christian.

Oakwood Boys’ Golf

Logen Hoshauer tied for sixth and Reed Sperry finished 10th on Thursday to earn all-league honors in the annual Vermilion Valley Conference Golf Tournament at Harrison Park.

Hoshauer fired an 89. Sperry carded a 94. Both are juniors.

In the team race, the Comets combined for a 405 and placed fourth. The meet champion was Schlarman Academy (357).

Travis Goodner, Kyle McFarland and Seth Halls were the team’s other competitors at the VVC meet.

Oakwood returns to action today in a 15-school Class 1A regional it will host at Harrison Park.

Oakwood Girls’ Golf

Senior Joie Sollers fired a 106 on Thursday, placing third individually and winning all-conference honors in the Vermilion Valley Conference meet at Harrison Park.

Milford took team honors in the tournament.

Oakwood returns to action on Thursday in a 16-school Class 1A regional hosted by St. Thomas More, which will be held at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club.

Oakwood Soccer

Reef Pacot’s second-half goal cut into Oakwood/Salt Fork’s deficit on Saturday, but visiting Judah Christian added four more goals thereafter to produce a 6-1 non-conference win.

Pacot’s goal was assisted by Brady Tevebaugh.

Aaron Dean recorded 11 saves.

Oakwood was shut out on Thursday at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 7-0, in a Vermilion Valley Conference game.

The Comets (5-12-1) return to action today at St. Thomas More, in Champaign.

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Oakwood Football

Five players scored touchdowns on Friday as Oakwood celebrated homecoming with a 54-12 football victory over Hoopeston Area.

Jack Carey, Gaven Clouse and Blaine McCord all scored two TDs.

McCord rushed for a game-high 122 yards on 13 carries. Clouse rushed for 64 yards and also hauled in a 12-yard scoring pass from Rhett Harrison. Carey rushed for 59 yards on eight attempts.

Harrison completed 3 of 9 passes for 47 yards and scored the game’s first TD on a 1-yard keeper.

Josh Young scored the Comets’ other touchdown on a 20-yard pass from Harrison.

Joe Lashuay converted six extra-point place kicks.

The Comets forced five turnovers. Leading the defense were McCord (nine tackles) and Caide Borden (eight tackles).

Oakwood (3-1 wit three consecutive wins) returns to action on Friday against Iroquois West in Gilman.

Oakwood Golf

Oakwood (10-5) dropped a 169-202 decision to Danville on Thursday at Turtle Run.

Oakwood’s top scorers for the day were Logen Hoshauer, Reed Sperry, Travis Goodner and Kyle McFarland.

The Comets return to action today at Harrison Park against Bismarck-Henning/Rossvville-Alvin and Westville.

Oakwood Volleyball

Katelyn Young had six kills, Aaliyah Denius had five kills and Addie Wright added four on Thursday as Oakwood improved to 3-0 in Vermilion Valley Conference matches with a 25-25, 25-17 sweep at Georgetown-Ridge Farm.

Karsen Rupp had nine assists. Young added eight assists to go with two blocks.

The Comets (8-9 overall) return to action on Tuesday at home against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.

Oakwood Soccer

Brady Tevebaugh and Reef Pacot hit first-half goals to boost the Comet into a 2-0 lead on Thursday in a match where they beat Georgetown-Ridge Farm 3-1.

Tevebaugh’s goal was assisted by Carlie Thompson. Pacot was aided by Sam Howie.

The only scoring of the second half was a goal by Joe Lashuay, who was assisted by Tevebaugh.

Goalkeeper Chris Winkler had three assists.

O/SF (4-8-1) returns to action on Tuesday at Arthur/Lovington. The Comets are 2-2 in Vermilion Valley Conference matches.

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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.

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Oakwood lost its season-opening football game on Friday when Watseka scored a tie-breaking touchdown in the final two minutes at home to claim a 28-21 triumph.

Colby Smiley rushed for 239 yards on 29 carries for the Comets. He scored two touchdowns, each pulling Oakwood into a tie.

Quarterback Rhett Harrison completed 4 of 10 passes for 96 yards, including a 68-yard score to Jack Carey.

Caleb Lashuay kicked the extra-point conversion after each TD.

Defensively, the team leaders were Caide Borden (12 tackles) and Bryce Harrison (11 tackles).

Oakwood returns to action on Friday at home against Warrensburg-Latham (1-0).

Soccer

Colin Merritt and Brady Tevebaugh each scored two goals on Thursday as the Comets topped Unity 6-1.

Caleb Lashuay scored the first goal of the match, on an assist by Tevebaugh.

Sam Howie hit a goal that lifted the Comets into a 2-0 halftime lead. Grant Powell assisted Howie.

Other second-half goals were assisted by Caleb Lashuay and Joe Lashuay.

Overall, Oakwood had 14 shots on goal, while Unity had six. Comets’ goalkeeper Chris Winkler had five saves.

Oakwood (2-0-1) returns to action today at home (Oakwood Grade School) against Monticello.

Girls’ cross-country

Oakwood finished eighth in the 14-school Saber Corn Classic, on Saturday at St. Thomas More.

The Comets’ top placer was Grace Davis, who was 34th in a field of 96 competitors. Her 3-mile time was 21 minutes, 27.1 seconds.

Other team leaders were Mackenzie Russell (42nd in 22:40.2), Ally Morris (56th in 24:03.5), Katie Fritz (64th in 24:56.8) and Cassie Fugate (77th in 27:31.8).

Oakwood returns to action on Saturday at Chrisman’s Cowchip Classic.

Boys’ cross-country

The Comets had two runners who participated in the Saber Corn Classic, on Saturday at St. Thomas More.

Ethan Brewer was 103rd with a 3-mile time of 21 minutes, 47.0 seconds. Teammate Bryce Tucker was 110th in 24:11.1.

Oakwood, which didn’t have enough runners to be scored as a team, returns to action on Saturday at Chrisman’s Cowchip Classic.

Volleyball

Oakwood senior Katelyn Young was chosen for the Cissna Park Timberwolf All-tournament Team after helping the Comets to the title in the third-place pool.

In the season’s first week, Oakwood played seven matches, winning four.

On Saturday, the team dispatched Cissna Park (25-17, 25-23) and Fisher (25-11, 25-12).

Oakwood totaled 18 kills and 14 assists against Cissna Park, and 16 kills and 12 assists against Fisher.

On Thursday, in a non-tournament match, Rantoul topped the Comets 25-19, 25-8. The Comets were limited to nine kills.

On Wednesday, Oakwood rallied to beat Watseka 15-25, 25-23, 15-3. In that match, Young and Alyssa Romito combined for 39 kills. Young collected five blocks.

“The whole team brought the energy,” coach Lynn Anderson said.

Oakwood returns to action on Tuesday for its home-opener, against Heritage. The Comets’ lineup includes two seniors, one freshman and, Anderson said, “five with just one year (experience) under their belt.”

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