N-Y Year in Review: 2017-2018

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Buckeyes were champions in 2017-18
By Kevin Wiseman Messenger sports editor Jun 9, 2018

The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes have the smallest enrollment in the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division.

However, the 2017-18 school year showed that the Buckeyes can compete just fine in the Ohio Division.

The Buckeyes claimed a league title in each season of the school year in a successful year for sports.

The success began in the fall when Nelsonville-York’s football team won the TVC-Ohio for the second year in a row, going 10-0 in the process and eventually advancing to the Division VI Final Four.

In the winter, Nelsonville-York’s wrestling team won the league title for the fourth year in a row, advanced to the state tournament in the team duals and eventually placed fifth in Division III at the individual state tournament.

In the spring, Nelsonville-York made school history by winning its first ever TVC-Ohio boys track and field title.

The Buckeyes’ football team went 10-0 for the first time since 1997, winning a regional title for the first time since 1982.

Garrett Maiden was a Co-Offensive Player of the Year in the TVC-Ohio, as well as winning the Division VI Southeast District Offensive Player of the Year. Ronnie Wend was the TVC-Ohio Defensive Player of the Year. Maiden and Wend were both first team all-Ohio picks in Division VI, and Rusty Richards was named one of the Division VI Coaches of the Year.

Keegan Wilburn was a third team all-Ohio tailback in Division VI, and Tyler Speelman was a third team all-Ohio defensive end.

The Buckeyes concluded the regular season with a 52-26 win at Athens in a winner-take-all game for the TVC-Ohio title. It was N-Y’s first win at Athens since 2009, and allowed the Bucks to complete their 10-0 season.

Nelsonville-York then beat Shadyside, Fort Frye and Coal Grove to win the Division VI, Region 23 championship and advance to the state semifinals. The Buckeyes lost to state power Kirtland in the Final Four matchup at New Philadelphia High School.

The Buckeyes’ wrestling team had another banner season in winning a TVC-Ohio title. Colt Yinger, Collin Yinger, Noah Inboden, Brian Heller, Tyler Speelman and Donovan McCollister all took home individual TVC titles.

The Buckeyes were able to advance to the team duals in Division III for the first time. Nelsonville-York went on to win sectional and district team titles.

Nelsonville-York sent a school record seven athletes to the individual state tournament — Colt Yinger, Collin Yinger, Donovan McCollister, Noah Inboden, Tyler Speelman, Colton Snyder and Brian Heller — with Colt Yinger, Inboden and McCollister winning district titles.

At the state tournament, Collin Yinger and McCollister each placed fifth in their weight class, with Speelman placing fourth.

Colt Yinger then capped off the Buckeyes’ season by winning a Division III state title at 160 pounds. He is the fifth state champion in program history, going 48-1 on the year.

As a result, N-Y placed fifth as a team in Division III with 61 points, just half a point out of fourth place.

The Buckeyes’ third TVC-Ohio championship team was their boys track and field team, which dethroned Athens for the top spot. The Buckeyes scored 168 team points, ahead of Athens’ 123 points. Chris Cook and Keegan Wilburn shared the high point honors during the meet, each winning two individual events and combining for wins in two relays.

The Buckeyes continued their success in the tournaments. Their 4x200 relay team of Wilburn, Brady Jones, Bryce Parker-Lent and Cook advanced to the state track and field meet for the third year in a row. Maiden was the team’s fifth member, and ran in both regional races when Parker-Lent was injured.

Cook also made the state track and field meet in the 200 meters, with Justin Perry qualifying in the 300 meter hurdles.

In the fall, the Nelsonville-York volleyball team featured a talented senior class. Jessie Addis, Sidney Fick and Alexis Bostater were all-league selections. Addis and Fick were four-year starters, and Bostater, a setter, was named the league’s Offensive Most Valuable Player.

Head coach Stephanie Breeze was also one of the TVC-Ohio Coaches of the Year, as the Buckeyes were 8-4 in the TVC-Ohio, and 13-9 overall on the season.

During the golf season, N-Y didn’t have enough to fill out a team score during league matches, but siblings Clay Hall and Caitlyn Hall competed during the season, with Caitlyn Hall taking home all-league honors.

The cross country season was led by Addison Bowers and Travis Meeks, Emily McWilliams and Collin Yinger.

In the winter, Nelsonville-York was in contention for a TVC-Ohio title in girls’ basketball until late in the season. Senior point guard Jessie Addis was the league’s Most Valuable Player, as she became the school’s all-time leading scorer.

The Buckeyes enjoyed a key win on Jan. 4, when Mary Kate McCulloch shot them to a 57-53 win at Alexander.

McCulloch scored a career-high 29 points in the victory, making six 3-pointers. The win allowed the Buckeyes to remain ahead of Alexander in the league standings going into the second half of the season.

N-Y had a shot at winning a league title but a pair of close losses to eventual league-champ Vinton County swung the league standings in the Vikings’ favor. Addis, McCulloch and Haley Hurd were all-league performers.

Nelsonville-York’s boys’ basketball season saw a new coach in Jamie Justus. The Bucks upset Vinton County in the league opener, part of a 4-3 start to the season.

But the Bucks lost 15 of their last 16 games to end the season, with Brayden Allen earning all-league honors.

The girls’ track and field season saw a pair of sprint relay teams come close to qualifying for the state track and field meet. The 4x200 relay team of McCulloch, Madison Campbell, Courtnee Heskett and Sidney Fick finished in fifth place, while the group was sixth in the 4x100. Fick was also a TVC-Ohio champion in the 100 meters, winning in 13.30 seconds.

The baseball team was able to rally for a strong finish in the TVC-Ohio slate. The Buckeyes were 1-6 at one point before rallying for a 5-7 finish.

The comeback helped head coach Wayne Dicken win Coach of the Year honors in the TVC-Ohio.

Perhaps the Buckeyes’ best two wins were dramatic triumphs at home over Wellston and Meigs.

Against Wellston, N-Y trailed 11-0 after the top of the second but rallied for a 14-13 win with Bryce Parker-Lent hitting a go-ahead two-run single in the bottom of the sixth.

Against Meigs, DJ Hopkins hit a walk-off double in the eighth-inning to lead the Buckeyes to a 2-1 win over the Marauders.

Reece Robson, Garrett Maiden and Shakim Williams were all-league players.

During softball season, Nelsonville-York was able to end a 49-game TVC-Ohio losing streak with an 8-5 win at River Valley to open the season.

Taylor Shockey and Skylar Riffle were all-TVC-Ohio players on the softball diamond.

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Maiden, Yinger and Addis led Bucks
By Kevin Wiseman Messenger sports editor Jun 9, 2018

Male Athletes of the Year — Colt Yinger, senior, football, wrestling and Garrett Maiden, senior, football, baseball, track and field

The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes had plenty of superb efforts during the 2017-18 school year, but the exploits of Colt Yinger and Garrett Maiden were hard to top, and hard to separate.

Yinger and Maiden both starred on the Buckeyes’ regional championship football team as two-way players.

Yinger won a state championship during wrestling season, while Maiden thrived in two spring sports.

Yinger had a memorable career, and senior season at Nelsonville-York. His year started as a hard-hitting linebacker and punishing fullback on the Buckeyes’ football team.

Yinger’s addition was huge toward the Buckeyes posting a 13-1 season, going 10-0 for the first time since 1997 and winning a regional title for the first time since 1982.

Yinger finished with 209 yards rushing and four touchdowns in a week 10 win at Athens. He scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime in a regional semifinal win over Fort Frye. He finished the season with 1,000 yards rushing and more than a hundred tackles. He seemed to always step up in the biggest games.

Yinger then made more school history in the winter, becoming the fifth state champion in school history. He finished his season 48-1 in the 160 pound weight class, dominating the competition during the last weekend of the season.

Yinger’s four wins in the state tournament featured a pin in the quarterfinals with the other three wins coming by a combined score of 42-18.

Yinger beat Johnstown Northridge senior Forest Belli, 8-4, in the Saturday night final to finally grab the elusive state championship.

Maiden also had a huge year for the Buckeyes, as he shared the TVC-Ohio Offensive MVP in football, earning first-team All-Ohio honors in Division VI.

Maiden had the best quarterback season in Nelsonville-York history, passing for 2,145 yards and 23 touchdowns. Both were school records.

Maiden was also an all-league baseball player in the spring, collecting more than 100 career hits on the baseball diamond. He also helped N-Y win a team league title in track and field, as he was part of N-Y’s state qualifying 4x200 relay team.

The 2017-18 school year was certainly owned by Yinger and Maiden, two talented athletes who were part of many big moments throughout the school year.

Female Athlete of the Year — Jessie Addis, senior, volleyball, girls basketball

Jessie Addis will go down in the record book for Nelsonville-York, as future girls’ basketball players will chase her scoring mark.

Addis capped off her Buckeyes’ career by becoming the school’s all-time leading scorer.

Addis broke the record in what turned out to be her final game in an N-Y uniform. She finished with 1,532 career points, breaking Kim Kline’s mark of 1,514, set in 2009.

Addis was a four-year starter at point guard for the Bucks, never missing a game during that time. She scored 507 points her senior season, averaging exactly 22.0 points per game.

The Buckeyes went 70-26 during Addis’ four years at the helm, winning three sectional titles and one Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division title.

She was awarded with the TVC-Ohio MVP after the season. She joined Whitney Maiden (2002, 2005) and Kim Kline (2008, 2009) as the only Buckeyes to win the TVC-Ohio girls’ basketball MVP.

Addis was also an all-league player in volleyball. She was a four-year starter at libero, but also filled in at setter some as a senior.

Addis will leave big shoes to fill both in volleyball and in girls’ basketball as the Buckeyes will move forward without her.

Coach of the Year — Rusty Richards, football

Rusty Richards has piled up the victories during his two seasons leading the Buckeyes’ football program.

Richards is a perfect 12-0 inside the TVC-Ohio, winning a pair of outright titles. After a 10-0 regular season, he’s coached the Buckeyes to 17 straight regular season victories.

The Buckeyes exceeded expectations last fall by going 13-1, losing to Kirtland in the Division VI state semifinals.

It was one of the best seasons in school history for a program steeped in history. Nelsonville-York went 10-0 for the first time in 20 years, beating eight schools that had a bigger enrollment.

The regular season featured a dramatic win at Newark Catholic, a last-second victory over Vinton County, and a week 10 win at Athens. The Buckeyes then won three playoff games for the school’s third regional title, and first since 1982.

Richards has a coaching record of 22-4 in his two years with the Buckeyes, leading the program to heights not seen in two decades.
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Football season provided thrilling moments for N-Y
By Kevin Wiseman Messenger sports editor Jun 9, 2018

Here are the top moments, and toughest defeat, for the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes during the 2017-18 school year.

1. Nelsonville-York beats Fort Frye in OT, November 10

The Buckeyes’ football season had many thrilling moments, but perhaps no moment was better than the 26-20 overtime win over Fort Frye in the Division VI, Region 23 semifinals at New Lexington High School.

The Buckeyes were seemingly in control with a 20-0 lead before Fort Frye staged a comeback. Three fourth-quarter touchdowns allowed Fort Frye to tie the game at 20-20 with just 25 seconds left.

The Buckeyes season was hanging on an extra point. In the bitter cold, Fort Frye’s Zach Schilling missed the PAT, giving the Buckeyes new life.

N-Y took advantage in the extra session. The Buckeyes’ defense got a stop, then Colt Yinger took over.

He took the first carry in overtime 15 yards for a first-and-goal. He when plowed ahead from five yards for the walk-off touchdown, sending N-Y to the regional finals.

QB Garrett Maiden had 230 yards passing and three touchdowns in the win, as Keegan Wilburn had 109 yards receiving and two touchdown receptions. The Buckeyes were 12-0 for the first time in 36 years.

2. Bucks stay unbeaten with last-second win over Vinton County, October 20

The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes were off to an 8-0 start to the football season, and they had a potential TVC-Ohio title clash looming in week 10 at Athens.

But the Vinton County Vikings nearly put a blemish on the Bucks’ perfect mark if not for Garrett Maiden, Keegan Wilburn and a last-second drive for the ages.

Maiden found Wilburn for a 2-yard touchdown pass as time expired, leading to a 27-24 thriller of a victory.

The Vikings, led by QB Naylan Yates, took a 24-21 lead on Eli Downs’ 24-yard field goal with 36.6 seconds left. The Buckeyes were out of timeouts.

They took over at their own 33 yard line with 32.3 seconds left. Maiden engineered the 67-yard scoring drive in five plays.

Maiden scrambled 15 yards, then hit Shakim Williams for a 14-yard completion. With 16.9 seconds left, Maiden was able to roll left and hit a diving Wilburn along the sideline for 28 yards.

Now with 10.4 seconds left, Maiden hit Ronnie Wend for an eight-yard completion to the 2, setting up Wilburn’s final catch.

It was the final home game of the regular season for N-Y, and the Buckeyes were able to celebrate after the dramatic drive resulted in a 9-0 start to the season.

The Buckeyes of course would start 13-0 before eventually losing in the state semifinals, a playoff run that may not have happened had Maiden not pulled off the remarkable drive against the Vikings.

3. Boys basketball upsets Vinton County, December 8

The Vinton County Vikings were once again outright TVC-Ohio champions in boys basketball for the 2017-18 season.

But for one night, the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes were able to hand the Vikings a rare league loss.

The Buckeyes stunned Vinton County on the basketball court with an 84-81 overtime win in the league opener.

It was the first home win for N-Y over Vinton County in 20 years and ended an eight-game losing streak overall to the Vikings.

Junior Ethan Bohyer had a huge game with 33 points and 23 rebounds. He had 21 points after the third quarter. He was able to outduel Vinton County guard Jake Speakman, who finished with 42 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals.

N-Y led all game but fell behind 72-68 with just 1:37 left. It appeared the Vikings would pull out the win.

However, the Buckeyes were able to rally back to force overtime, where they won the extra session 12-9.

The Vikings missed a 3-pointer that would have forced double overtime.

The rest of the season made the result even more improbable. The Vikings ended up going 10-2 in the TVC-Ohio, winning the league outright.

It was also the Buckeyes’ only league win of the season, but it was a win that certainly got people talking early in the season.

Tough loss of the season — Girls’ basketball loses to Crooksville in sectional tournament, February 15

The Buckeyes’ girls basketball program entered the season winners of four sectional titles in a row.

N-Y was favored to at least win its first tournament game and get a chance to play in another sectional final, but Crooksville senior Carson Miller ruined those plans.

Miller had 32 points on 10 for 15 shooting, adding 18 rebounds, five assists, four steals and a block shot.

It was enough for the No. 11 seed Ceramics to beat the No. 6 Buckeyes 59-57 in overtime.

N-Y senior Jessie Addis became the school’s all-time leading scorer in the first half, and the Buckeyes were able to surge ahead in the second half.

But Crooksville was able to rally back and get a lead in the closing seconds.

Sophomore Grace Sinnott buried a corner 3 at the buzzer for N-Y to force overtime, and extend the season.

But Addis was short on a final 3 attempt at the buzzer that would have given N-Y the win.

The Buckeyes had beaten Crooksville in the sectional tournament the previous two seasons, but the third meeting went to the Ceramics by the slimmest of margins.


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Kevin did a great job with our year end review.


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