Carrollton Warriors football falls to Cloverleaf; volleyball splits matches

Football

After evening their record with a narrow win over Edison in Week 2, Carrollton visited Cloverleaf Sept. 5 looking to continue its winning ways. Instead, the Warriors ran into a buzzsaw as the Colts dominated in a 42-18 victory.

Cloverleaf galloped to a 14-0 first-quarter lead as Carrollton was held off the scoreboard until Levi Kiko scored on an 8-yard run in the second period. After the Colts answered to go up 21-7, Carrollton closed the half with a quick drive capped by a 27-yard Paycen Havens field goal with seven seconds remaining.

Any momentum the Warriors gained disappeared in the second half when they muffed a punt in their own end zone. Cloverleaf recovered for a 28-10 advantage, then added another touchdown to extend the lead to 35-10 with 5:35 left in the third.

The Colts (2-1) finished with a 352-225 advantage in total yards over Carrollton (1-2). Kiko rushed 14 times for 78 yards as the Warriors ran 38 plays to Cloverleaf’s 58. Quarterback Allison completed 18 of 23 passes for 147 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown to Jaden Murphy, who had five receptions for 45 yards.

Turnovers were costly for Carrollton, which gave the ball away five times on one interception and four fumbles.

Volleyball

The Lady Warriors began the week with a sweep of Eastern Buckeye Conference rival Salem but dropped two straight on the road.

On Sept. 2, Carrollton defeated visiting Salem 25-14, 25-10, 25-19. Juliaunna Miller was the team’s top server with nine points and defensive leader with 10 digs. Rhemee Beadnell had 12 assists, and Haley Thomas and Katie Kuba each recorded eight kills.

Two days later, Carrollton visited West Branch. After winning the first set, the Warriors fell 3-1 (19-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-20). Miller led with 16 points, three aces and 23 digs. Emma Shafer had 19 assists and Thomas added six kills as Carrollton dropped to 2-2 in the EBC.

On Sept. 6, Carrollton fell 3-1 in a nonconference match at Garaway (25-17, 17-25, 25-13, 25-22). Kuba led with nine service points, two aces and seven kills. Miller collected 23 digs and Beadnell tallied 10 assists. Carrollton dropped to 4-5 overall.

Girls golf

On Sept. 3, Carrollton defeated West Branch 191-212 at Carroll Meadows. Seniors Jada Moore and Kaylee Russell led the Warriors with scores of 43 and 44.

Boys soccer

Carrollton opened EBC play Sept. 2 with a 10-0 home loss to Marlington. The Dukes built a 6-0 halftime lead. In goal, Rylan Barrick made six saves and Brian Welch added four.

On Sept. 4, Carrollton fell 2-1 at Harrison Central. Paycen Havens scored the Warriors’ lone goal. Barrick recorded five saves as Carrollton fell to 1-6 overall and 0-1 in the EBC.

Girls soccer

Carrollton played two EBC road matches last week. On Sept. 3, the Lady Warriors tied Marlington 0-0. On Sept. 6, they carried a 2-2 tie into halftime at Minerva but fell 4-3.

Carrollton stands at 1-2-1 overall and 0-1-1 in league play.