Volleyball team battles hard but loses two
The Climax-Scotts varsity volleyball team put together two good efforts but came up short in both matches last week.
The Lady Panthers fell to White Pigeon in four sets October 1 (19-25, 19-25, 25-16, 17-25) and were swept by Colon (15-25, 18-25, 13-25) September 29.
C-S coach Jeanelle Pontoni said her team worked together better and overall, showed great improvement against White Pigeon over the loss to Colon two nights earlier.
Kyla Etheridge led the team in aces with four, Michaella Carillo-Keegan had a team high 17 digs, Kendal Reitz, Annabelle Edwards and Olivia Bolt each totaled five assists, Alessandra Pontoni had a team high 15 assists and Edwards and Bolt each had four blocks.
White Pigeon Def. Climax-Scotts, 25-19, 25-19, 16-25, 25-17
C-S Stat Leaders
Aces: Kyla Etheridge 4, Olivia Bolt 3, Peyton Cogswell 1
Digs: Michaella Carillo-Keegan 17, Alessandra Pontoni 13, Kendal Reitz 12, Lucy Schultz 10, Kyla Etheridge 7, Olivia Bolt 3, Annabelle Edwards 2, Peytan Cogswell 2, Mia Reschner 2
Kills: Kendal Reitz 5, Annabelle Edwards 5, Olivia Bolt 5, Peytan Cogswell 4, Mia Reschner 3, Lucy Schultz 1
Assists: Alessandra Pontoni 15, Kendal Reitz 2, Kyla Etheridge 1, Mia Reschner 1, Michaella Carillo-Keegan 1
Blocks: Annabelle Edwards 4, Olivia Bolt 4, Peytan Cogswell 3
Colon Sweeps C-S
Despite having two injured players return to the lineup, the Lady Panthers struggled to click in a three set loss to Colon Sept. 29.
Kyla Etheridge had three aces and a team high 11 digs, Olivia Bolt led the team in kills with six, Annabelle Edwards had two blocks, and setter Alessandra Pontoni had 18 assists.
Colon Def. Climax-Scotts, 25-15, 25-18, 25-13
C-S Stat Leaders:
Aces: Kyla Etheridge 3, Alessandra Pontoni 1,
Kills: Olivia Bolt 6, Kendal Reitz 5, Mia Reschner 4, Annabelle Edwards 2, Peytan Cogswell 1
Blocks: Annabelle Edwards 2, Kendal Reitz 1, Alessandra Pontoni 1, Olivia Bolt 1,
Digs: Kyla Etheridge 11, Michaella Carillo-Keegan 7, Kendal Reitz 6, Alessandra Pontoni 6, Olivia Bolt 6, Lucy Schultz 4, Ona Newland 2, Annabelle Edwards 1, Peytan Cogswell 1, Mia Reschner 1
Assists: Alessandra Pontoni 18, Kendal Reitz 1
All four Climax-Scotts high school runners and one middle school runner who participated in the 25th Annual Bulldog Invitational October 3 at Otsego established personal best times.
C-S freshman Blake Morrison was the first Panther to finish in the Division 3 and 4 mens race, beating his previous personal best time by more then a minute at 18:35.3 and in 41st place out of 142 runners.
Senior Zachree Roebuck also had a personal best time of 23:48.5.
C-S junior Alyssa Morrison finished in 39th place out of a field of 124 runners in the girls Division 3 and 4 race with a personal best time of 23:38.6.
Freshman Topanga Fields improved on her previous personal record time by 1:30, finishing the course in 26:36.2.
Centreville won the Division 3 and 4 mens race with 46 points out of 13 teams that had enough runners to score as a team. Final team scores for the Division 3 and 4 womens race were not available.
In the 2-mile small school middle school race, C-S eighth grader Jaxon Marlowe improved on his previous personal best time by 1:30, posting a time of 16:33.1 in 172nd place overall out of a field of 242 runners.
25th Annual Bulldog Invite (At Otsego)
Division 3 and 4 Race
Boys
C-S Results
41. Blake Morrison, 18:35.3PB, 127. Zachree Roebuck, 23:48.5PB
Div. 3 and 4 Girls Race
39. Alyssa Morrison, 23:38.6PB, 89. Topanga Fields, 26:36.2PB
2-Mile Middle School Small School Race
Boys
C-S Results
172. Jaxon Marlowe, 16:33.1PB
The Lady Panthers fell to White Pigeon in four sets October 1 (19-25, 19-25, 25-16, 17-25) and were swept by Colon (15-25, 18-25, 13-25) September 29.
C-S coach Jeanelle Pontoni said her team worked together better and overall, showed great improvement against White Pigeon over the loss to Colon two nights earlier.
Kyla Etheridge led the team in aces with four, Michaella Carillo-Keegan had a team high 17 digs, Kendal Reitz, Annabelle Edwards and Olivia Bolt each totaled five assists, Alessandra Pontoni had a team high 15 assists and Edwards and Bolt each had four blocks.
White Pigeon Def. Climax-Scotts, 25-19, 25-19, 16-25, 25-17
C-S Stat Leaders
Aces: Kyla Etheridge 4, Olivia Bolt 3, Peyton Cogswell 1
Digs: Michaella Carillo-Keegan 17, Alessandra Pontoni 13, Kendal Reitz 12, Lucy Schultz 10, Kyla Etheridge 7, Olivia Bolt 3, Annabelle Edwards 2, Peytan Cogswell 2, Mia Reschner 2
Kills: Kendal Reitz 5, Annabelle Edwards 5, Olivia Bolt 5, Peytan Cogswell 4, Mia Reschner 3, Lucy Schultz 1
Assists: Alessandra Pontoni 15, Kendal Reitz 2, Kyla Etheridge 1, Mia Reschner 1, Michaella Carillo-Keegan 1
Blocks: Annabelle Edwards 4, Olivia Bolt 4, Peytan Cogswell 3
Colon Sweeps C-S
Despite having two injured players return to the lineup, the Lady Panthers struggled to click in a three set loss to Colon Sept. 29.
Kyla Etheridge had three aces and a team high 11 digs, Olivia Bolt led the team in kills with six, Annabelle Edwards had two blocks, and setter Alessandra Pontoni had 18 assists.
Colon Def. Climax-Scotts, 25-15, 25-18, 25-13
C-S Stat Leaders:
Aces: Kyla Etheridge 3, Alessandra Pontoni 1,
Kills: Olivia Bolt 6, Kendal Reitz 5, Mia Reschner 4, Annabelle Edwards 2, Peytan Cogswell 1
Blocks: Annabelle Edwards 2, Kendal Reitz 1, Alessandra Pontoni 1, Olivia Bolt 1,
Digs: Kyla Etheridge 11, Michaella Carillo-Keegan 7, Kendal Reitz 6, Alessandra Pontoni 6, Olivia Bolt 6, Lucy Schultz 4, Ona Newland 2, Annabelle Edwards 1, Peytan Cogswell 1, Mia Reschner 1
Assists: Alessandra Pontoni 18, Kendal Reitz 1
C-S runners post personal best times
All four Climax-Scotts high school runners and one middle school runner who participated in the 25th Annual Bulldog Invitational October 3 at Otsego established personal best times.
C-S freshman Blake Morrison was the first Panther to finish in the Division 3 and 4 mens race, beating his previous personal best time by more then a minute at 18:35.3 and in 41st place out of 142 runners.
Senior Zachree Roebuck also had a personal best time of 23:48.5.
C-S junior Alyssa Morrison finished in 39th place out of a field of 124 runners in the girls Division 3 and 4 race with a personal best time of 23:38.6.
Freshman Topanga Fields improved on her previous personal record time by 1:30, finishing the course in 26:36.2.
Centreville won the Division 3 and 4 mens race with 46 points out of 13 teams that had enough runners to score as a team. Final team scores for the Division 3 and 4 womens race were not available.
In the 2-mile small school middle school race, C-S eighth grader Jaxon Marlowe improved on his previous personal best time by 1:30, posting a time of 16:33.1 in 172nd place overall out of a field of 242 runners.
25th Annual Bulldog Invite (At Otsego)
Division 3 and 4 Race
Boys
C-S Results
41. Blake Morrison, 18:35.3PB, 127. Zachree Roebuck, 23:48.5PB
Div. 3 and 4 Girls Race
39. Alyssa Morrison, 23:38.6PB, 89. Topanga Fields, 26:36.2PB
2-Mile Middle School Small School Race
Boys
C-S Results
172. Jaxon Marlowe, 16:33.1PB
C-S Has 2 Top 15 Finishers
at SCAA Jamboree Meet
Climax-Scotts had two runners finish in the top 15 at an SCAA Jamboree at Colon September 30.
Freshman Blake Morrison finished ninth in the boys race out of 46 runners with a time of 19:54.5 to lead the boys.
Junior Alyssa Morrison finished 12th in the girls race out of 29 runners with a personal best time of 24:00.5.
Hillsdale Academy won the boys race (16 points) and the girls race (15).
In the 1.5 middle school girls race C-S sixth grader Ryleigh Fields finished fourth with a personal best time of 12:32.1 and eighth grader Jaxon Marlowe finished 43rd with a season best time of 15:23.6.
Hillsdale Academy won the middle school boys race with 15 points.
None of the middle school girls teams had enough runners to score as a team.
SCAA Jamboree At Colon
Boys
C-S Results
9. Blake Morrison, 19:54.5, 25. Eli DeWaal, 22:09.6PB, 36. Zachree Roebuck, 25:01.1SB
Girls
C-S Results
12. Alyssa Morrison, 24:00.5PB, 23. Topanga Fields, 27:45.4PB
1.5 Mile Jr. high Race
Girls
C-S Results
4. Ryleigh Fields, 12:32.1PB
Boys
C-S Results
43. Jaxon Marlowe, 15:23.6SB
Executing late in game key
in latest C-S win
By Bruce Rolfe
The Climax-Scotts varsity football team returned home October 9 for the first home game since September 3 filled with energy and momentum after a thrilling come from behind 56-52 win over Marcellus on the road October 2.
The C-S defense showed great poise down the stretch, holding Marcellus on two fourth down plays late with the Panthers clinging to a four-point lead - once with 4:08 left and another with 55 seconds left.
And the offense showed great patience and determination by responding to a Marcellus touchdown that left the Panthers behind 52-50, with what turned out to be the deciding touchdown with 5:07 left in the game.
“I think this game proves what kind of a football team we have. A team that is tough, overcomes adversity, and finds a way to win. I am incredibly proud of our team for never giving up. A game like this will help us in future games by reminding us that we have fought through tough games before and still came out on top. We can do it again,” observed C-S coach Justin Kirinovic.
The 5-1 Panthers will face Bellevue (1-5 with the only win coming in a forfeit win over Athens) October 9 at home at 7 p.m.
After executing a successful fourth and two play from the C-S 26-yard line, the Wildcats (4-2) got on the scoreboard first two plays later on a 22-yard touchdown run with 6:46 left in the first quarter. The two-point conversion was successful on a pass for an 8-0 lead.
It took C-S just 1:51 to respond, when quarterback Alex Wurtzel threaded a perfect pass to Elijah Bowron who ran into the endzone for a touchdown on a 44-yard run with 4:55 left in the opening quarter.
Maximus Wurtzel, back from a one-game absence due to a minor injury, ran in the two-point conversion, knotting the game at 8-8.
Marcellus had a quick response of its own, marching 49 yards in three plays, culminated by a touchdown pass play covering 49 yards at the 3:02 mark of the first quarter. The extra point kick attempt was blocked and Marcellus enjoyed a 14-8 lead.
A 41-yard kick return by Bowron gave C-S the ball on its own 48-yard line. One play later Alexander Wurtzel found a big hole along the right side of the line and motored 40 yards for a touchdown with 2:13 left in the first quarter. Bowron ran in the two-point conversion for a 16-14 C-S lead after one quarter.
The Wildcats were knocking on the door with a drive to the C-S 14-yard line but Blake Wechsler recovered a fumble, giving C-S the ball back.
A 78-yard touchdown run by Bowron and two-point conversion score by Alex Wurtzel with 5:00 left in the second quarter bumped C-S’ lead to 24-14.
A 76-yard kick return by Marcellus left the home team at the C-S 4-yard line. The Wildcats were back in the endzone two plays later one a one-yard plunge. A successful two-point score on a pass play pulled the Wildcats to within 24-22 with approximately 4:00 left in the first half.
C-S responded with a 20-yard touchdown run by Bowron with 1:57 left in the first half and C-S extended the lead to 30-22 (the two-point conversion failed).
Marcellus came right back approximately 10 seconds later on a 45-yard touchdown pass play. The two-point conversion failed but the Wildcats pulled to within 30-28.
A 43-yard field goal attempt by Marcellus with .1 seconds left in the first half was no good and C-S took a 30-28 halftime lead.
The Panthers started the second half off on a positive note when a squib kick that appeared to be heading out of bounds remained in bounds and a Marcellus player did not fall on the still rolling ball. However an alert Jaques Porlier did and C-S started the second half on the Wildcat 21-yard line following a five-yard penalty.
Bowron scored on a 21-yard touchdown run to the left side just six seconds into the third quarter. The two-point conversion attempt failed but C-S led by a 36-28 count.
The rapid scoring pace continued moments later when Marcellus scored on a 10-yard touchdown run followed by a successful two-point conversion, knotting the game 36-36 with 7:16 left in the third quarter.
An eight-yard touchdown run by Alex Wurtzel followed by a nice reception by Blake Wechsler on the two-point conversion gave C-S a 44-36 lead with 5:09 left in the third quarter.
Marcellus worked its way down to the C-S 34-yard line, however the Panther defense stopped the home team on a fourth and 10 long incomplete pass play.
Sparked by a 43-yard run by Alex Wurtzel. the Panthers entered the endzone four plays later on a nine-yard touchdown run by Alex Wurtzel at the 1:12 mark of the third quarter. The two-point conversion attempt was no good however C-S entered the fourth quarter with a 50-36 lead.
Marcellus got right back into the contest on a 13-yard touchdown run and successful two-point conversion with 9:26 left in the fourth quarter, pulling to within 50-44.
A fumble on the ensuring kickoff that was recovered by Marcellus, gave the home team some momentum and the ball on the Panther 28-yard line.
A six-yard touchdown run to the left side followed by a two-point conversion run gave Marcellus its first lead since the 3:02 mark of the first quarter, 52-50 with 8:28 left in the fourth quarter.
The determined C-S offense bounced right back, but it took a gritty run by Alex Wurtzel on a 4th and 2 play for a first down to keep the drive going with 6:34 left and C-S trailing 52-50.
Three plays later Alex Wurtzel sent his team back in front 56-52 with a 14-yard touchdown run with 5:07 remaining in the game. The two-point conversion attempt on a pass failed.
The C-S defense came up with a huge fourth and three stop when Marcellus came one yard short at the Wildcat 40-yard line with 4:08 left.
The Marcellus defense came up with its own big stop when C-S attempted to run out the clock, stopping C-S five yards short on a fourth and four play with a one yard loss with 2:08 left in the game.
The rejuvenated Wildcats enjoyed some quick momentum with a 24-yard pass reception, leaving the home team on the C-S 42-yard line with approximately 2:00 left in the game.
The Panther defense came up big again, stopping the home team on the C-S 38-yard line on a fourth down play with 55 seconds left.
C-S was able to run out the clock and held on for the win.
Bowron racked up 196 yards on 19 carries, Maximus Wurtzel added 95 yards on 10 carries and Alex Wurtzel contributed 68 yards on 13 carries.
Alex Wurtzel was 4-of-9 passing for 129 yards, with Wechsler hauling in two of those passes for 62 yards.
The Climax-Scotts varsity football team returned home October 9 for the first home game since September 3 filled with energy and momentum after a thrilling come from behind 56-52 win over Marcellus on the road October 2.
The C-S defense showed great poise down the stretch, holding Marcellus on two fourth down plays late with the Panthers clinging to a four-point lead - once with 4:08 left and another with 55 seconds left.
And the offense showed great patience and determination by responding to a Marcellus touchdown that left the Panthers behind 52-50, with what turned out to be the deciding touchdown with 5:07 left in the game.
“I think this game proves what kind of a football team we have. A team that is tough, overcomes adversity, and finds a way to win. I am incredibly proud of our team for never giving up. A game like this will help us in future games by reminding us that we have fought through tough games before and still came out on top. We can do it again,” observed C-S coach Justin Kirinovic.
The 5-1 Panthers will face Bellevue (1-5 with the only win coming in a forfeit win over Athens) October 9 at home at 7 p.m.
After executing a successful fourth and two play from the C-S 26-yard line, the Wildcats (4-2) got on the scoreboard first two plays later on a 22-yard touchdown run with 6:46 left in the first quarter. The two-point conversion was successful on a pass for an 8-0 lead.
It took C-S just 1:51 to respond, when quarterback Alex Wurtzel threaded a perfect pass to Elijah Bowron who ran into the endzone for a touchdown on a 44-yard run with 4:55 left in the opening quarter.
Maximus Wurtzel, back from a one-game absence due to a minor injury, ran in the two-point conversion, knotting the game at 8-8.
Marcellus had a quick response of its own, marching 49 yards in three plays, culminated by a touchdown pass play covering 49 yards at the 3:02 mark of the first quarter. The extra point kick attempt was blocked and Marcellus enjoyed a 14-8 lead.
A 41-yard kick return by Bowron gave C-S the ball on its own 48-yard line. One play later Alexander Wurtzel found a big hole along the right side of the line and motored 40 yards for a touchdown with 2:13 left in the first quarter. Bowron ran in the two-point conversion for a 16-14 C-S lead after one quarter.
The Wildcats were knocking on the door with a drive to the C-S 14-yard line but Blake Wechsler recovered a fumble, giving C-S the ball back.
A 78-yard touchdown run by Bowron and two-point conversion score by Alex Wurtzel with 5:00 left in the second quarter bumped C-S’ lead to 24-14.
A 76-yard kick return by Marcellus left the home team at the C-S 4-yard line. The Wildcats were back in the endzone two plays later one a one-yard plunge. A successful two-point score on a pass play pulled the Wildcats to within 24-22 with approximately 4:00 left in the first half.
C-S responded with a 20-yard touchdown run by Bowron with 1:57 left in the first half and C-S extended the lead to 30-22 (the two-point conversion failed).
Marcellus came right back approximately 10 seconds later on a 45-yard touchdown pass play. The two-point conversion failed but the Wildcats pulled to within 30-28.
A 43-yard field goal attempt by Marcellus with .1 seconds left in the first half was no good and C-S took a 30-28 halftime lead.
The Panthers started the second half off on a positive note when a squib kick that appeared to be heading out of bounds remained in bounds and a Marcellus player did not fall on the still rolling ball. However an alert Jaques Porlier did and C-S started the second half on the Wildcat 21-yard line following a five-yard penalty.
Bowron scored on a 21-yard touchdown run to the left side just six seconds into the third quarter. The two-point conversion attempt failed but C-S led by a 36-28 count.
The rapid scoring pace continued moments later when Marcellus scored on a 10-yard touchdown run followed by a successful two-point conversion, knotting the game 36-36 with 7:16 left in the third quarter.
An eight-yard touchdown run by Alex Wurtzel followed by a nice reception by Blake Wechsler on the two-point conversion gave C-S a 44-36 lead with 5:09 left in the third quarter.
Marcellus worked its way down to the C-S 34-yard line, however the Panther defense stopped the home team on a fourth and 10 long incomplete pass play.
Sparked by a 43-yard run by Alex Wurtzel. the Panthers entered the endzone four plays later on a nine-yard touchdown run by Alex Wurtzel at the 1:12 mark of the third quarter. The two-point conversion attempt was no good however C-S entered the fourth quarter with a 50-36 lead.
Marcellus got right back into the contest on a 13-yard touchdown run and successful two-point conversion with 9:26 left in the fourth quarter, pulling to within 50-44.
A fumble on the ensuring kickoff that was recovered by Marcellus, gave the home team some momentum and the ball on the Panther 28-yard line.
A six-yard touchdown run to the left side followed by a two-point conversion run gave Marcellus its first lead since the 3:02 mark of the first quarter, 52-50 with 8:28 left in the fourth quarter.
The determined C-S offense bounced right back, but it took a gritty run by Alex Wurtzel on a 4th and 2 play for a first down to keep the drive going with 6:34 left and C-S trailing 52-50.
Three plays later Alex Wurtzel sent his team back in front 56-52 with a 14-yard touchdown run with 5:07 remaining in the game. The two-point conversion attempt on a pass failed.
The C-S defense came up with a huge fourth and three stop when Marcellus came one yard short at the Wildcat 40-yard line with 4:08 left.
The Marcellus defense came up with its own big stop when C-S attempted to run out the clock, stopping C-S five yards short on a fourth and four play with a one yard loss with 2:08 left in the game.
The rejuvenated Wildcats enjoyed some quick momentum with a 24-yard pass reception, leaving the home team on the C-S 42-yard line with approximately 2:00 left in the game.
The Panther defense came up big again, stopping the home team on the C-S 38-yard line on a fourth down play with 55 seconds left.
C-S was able to run out the clock and held on for the win.
Bowron racked up 196 yards on 19 carries, Maximus Wurtzel added 95 yards on 10 carries and Alex Wurtzel contributed 68 yards on 13 carries.
Alex Wurtzel was 4-of-9 passing for 129 yards, with Wechsler hauling in two of those passes for 62 yards.
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