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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With medalist Logen Hoshauer setting the pace, the Oakwood Comets claimed team honors on Monday in a five-school golf meet at Ironhorse Golf Course, in Tuscola.

Hoshauer fired a 38.

Hoshauer, Reed Sperry, Travis Goodner and Kyle McFarland teamed up for a composite total of 189 for the Comets.

Runner-up Shelbyville finished at 197. Other team scores were: Tuscola (202), Tri-County (204) and Decatur St. Teresa (207).

On Tuesday, Hoshauer was again the team’s medalist (48) in a dual meet against Salt Fork at Harrison Park.

Salt Fork earned the team win, 172-218.

The Comets return to action today against Danville at Turtle Run.

Oakwood Volleyball

The Comets (7-9) stayed unbeaten in Vermilion Valley Conference action thanks to a two-set sweep over visiting Westville on Tuesday, 25-17, 25-18.

Oakwood is 2-0 in league matches and returns to action tonight at Georgetown-Ridge Farm.

Oakwood Soccer

Brady Tevebaugh scored his team’s lone goal on Tuesday as the Comets suffered a 7-1 Vermilion Valley Conference loss at home to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.

Tevebaugh has a team-high nine goals.

The assist was courtesy of Colin Merritt, who leads the Comets with five helpers.

Goalkeeper Chris Winkler had eight saves.

Oakwood is 3-8-1 overall and 1-2 in VVC action. The team returns to action tonight at Georgetown-Ridge Farm.

Oakwood Girls’ cross-country

The Comets ended eighth in Saturday’s 13-school Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational.

Grace Davis led the Comets, finishing in 27th place with a 3-mile time of 22 minutes, 20 seconds.

Mackenzie Russell was the next Oakwood runner, taking 31st in 22:30. Ally Morris placed 47th in 24:23, Cassie Fugate was 51st in 24:42 and Katie Fritz was 78th in 29:57.

Meet champion Unity had a team score of 21 points. Oakwood’s tally was 197.

The Comets return to action today in the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Invitational.

Oakwood Boys’ cross-country

Two Comets participated in Saturday’s Paxton-Buckley-Loda Invitational.

Ethan Brewer was the team-leader, finishing the 3-mile course in 20 minutes, 49 seconds. Teammate Bryce Tucker was timed in 24:56.

Oakwood is back in action today at the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Invitational.

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The Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team hasn’t allowed a goal in its first two matches.

The Comets opened the season at home on Monday, battling to a 0-0 draw against St. Joseph-Ogden. Goalkeeper Chris Winkler had seven saves.

On Tuesday, the team went on the road and shut out Watseka 5-0. Five squad members scored goals and four had assists.

Sam Howie and Colin Merritt each had a goal and an assist.

Also scoring goals were Brady Tevebaugh, Joe Lashuay and Grant Powell.

Other assists were credited to Reef Pacot and Carlie Thompson.

Winkler had one save.

Oakwood/Salt Fork returns to action today against Unity in a match to be played at the Oakwood Grade School.

Boys’ golf

Oakwood placed second in a three-school meet on Tuesday at Harrison Park, in Danville.

Logen Hoshauer led the Comets with a 41. He was the individual runner-up.

Other top scores for Oakwood were a 48 by Reed Sperry, a 60 by Travis Goodner and a 63 by Joie Sollers.

Watseka won the meet with a composite of 185. Oakwood had 212 and Westville finished with a score of 232.

The Comets return to action on Monday against Tuscola at Iron Horse Golf Course.

Volleyball

The Comets played on the road and dropped consecutive two-set matches, losing on Monday at LeRoy 25-15, 25-17. Kaitlyn Young had two kills for the Comets.

On Tuesday, Oakwood lost to Kankakee, 25-20, 25-23, in a first-round match of Cissna Park’s Timberwolf Tip-Off.

The Comets return to action tonight at Rantoul.

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Oakwood golfer Logen Hoshauer finished in seventh-place individually on Monday in the Tiger Kick-Off Classic at Urbana Country Club.

Hoshauer’s 79 led the Comets in the 16-team event.

In the team race, Oakwood placed 15th with a score of 421.

Reed Sperry carded a 94 for the Comets.

Other Oakwood scorers were Travis Goodner (119), Joie Sollers (129) and Seth Halls (144).

The Comets return to action on Tuesday at Harrison Park, in Danville, facing Watseka and Westville.

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