CHS drops battle of Warriors; Cross county teams advance

Carrollton High boys and girls cross country squads move into Oct. 25 regionals

Carrollton quarterback Hunter Allison runs for yardage in the Warriors' Oct. 17 loss to West Branch.
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In a battle of Warriors, one clan had to come out on top. Unfortunately for Carrollton, it was host West Branch which pillaged and plundered its way to a convincing 48-7 football win over the Carroll County version on Oct. 17.

Sitting atop the Eastern Buckeye Conference, West Branch (8-1, 4-0) clinched at least a share of its sixth consecutive conference crown, and will own it outright should it emerge victorious in Week 10 versus second-place Salem – which was the last EBC team to defeat West Branch way back in 2019. That year also happened to be the last season Carrollton (3-6, 1-3) failed to qualify for the playoffs.

West Branch dominated the game on the ground, piling up more than 220 yards on only 19 carries. Seventy-four of those yards came on one play in the first quarter as quarterback Grady Hirst broke through the line on a designed play and was off to the races and a 13-0 West Branch lead.

West Branch scored three more times in the second period to open up a commanding 34-0 advantage before Carrollton finally got on the scoreboard as Hunter Allison found Isaac Husted in the end zone on a 1-yard scoring toss. Paycen Havens connected on the PAT and the score stood at 34-7.

That was the extent of Carrollton’s scoring as West Branch responded with another touchdown before halftime and then a fourth-quarter rushing TD to produce the final score.

Allison finished the evening going 16 of 30 for 155 yards and the one score via the pass, but he was picked off three times. The senior was also the Warriors’ leading rusher, picking up 32 yards on six carries on a night the Carrollton ground game was mostly held in check.

The receiving corps was led by Husted, who caught six ballsfor 53 yards and the score. Tight end Jayven Johnson caught five passes for 39 yards. Defensively, Husted totaled seven tackles, while Easton Russell tallied six, and Johnson recorded two tackles for a loss as well as two sacks.

Cross Country

Both the boys and girls competed at the district meet at Cambridge – the boys in Div. II and the Lady Warriors running in Div. III. Despite running in different divisions, both teams advance to their respective regional meets to be hosted by Pickerington North High School Oct. 25.

The boys placed third overall with 95 points, just two ahead of John Glenn, while New Philadelphia was the team champion with 28 points. Senior John Childs (18:58.00) placed 14th just a step ahead of his younger brother Andrew in 15th place. Freshman Carson Murphy (19:17.00) placed 18th, sophomore Landyn Wade-Perkins came in 23rd, and freshman Diesel Long rounded out the team scoring in 35th place.

The Lady Warriors, meanwhile, tied Martins Ferry with 224 points, but claimed the eighth spot by virtue of winning the tiebreaker. Minerva won the team title with 64 points. Junior Gabi McCort (21:32.00) placed 27th to pace Carrollton, while junior Olivia McCort finished 36th. Senior Ella Barkan was 49th, Freshman Heather Allbritain placed 56th, and senior Norah Kerr-Jung capped team scoring in 63rd place.

Girls Soccer

Going into the Div. IV East 2 District Sectional final Oct. 15 between Warsaw River View and Carrollton, the two teams looked to be pretty evenly matched. After all, River View was seeded 10th and the Lady Warriors were the No. 12 seed.

The seeding – which is voted upon by coaches – looked to be on point as the Black Bears outlasted Carrollton 1-0 to send the Warriors home. River View’s Elyse Hoke scored on a penalty kick with 28:21 remaining in the first half for the match’s only scoring.

Manning the net, Joslyn James recorded 13 saves for Carrollton (4-12-1), which 19-14 edge in shots on goal over River View (5-11-2).

Boys Soccer

No. 4 seed New Philly leapt out to a 5-0 first half lead in its Div. III East 1 District Sectional final match Oct. 14 on its way to an 8-0 shutout win over seventh-seeded Carrollton (3-15).

Warriors’ goalkeeper Rylan Barrick had a busy night against the Quakers (10-7-1) in the net as he logged 20 saves.

The outcome was clearly not what was wanted, but Carrollton coach Tanner Goss could not ask for anything more from his squad.

“All of these young men have grown not only into stronger players but stronger men,” he said following the match. “Our record may not show the passion with which these boys played but it was evident in every game. 

"To the seniors your time and efforts will not be forgotten but will inspire the next generations to come out every day and give it their all.”

 

 

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