However, it's a small team 30 minutes outside of Cleveland that is dominating the field each week. All rights reserved (About Us). Youve got to give them credit. Versailles extended that lead to 20-3 late in the third when Jack Osborne plowed in from the 1, giving Kirtland its largest deficit at 17 points since facing a running clock against Marion Local in the 2017 title game. But only one team will look to extend a record-setting winning streak. John Kampf, The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio, Polar bear kills woman, boy in remote Alaska village, Just hours before the Idaho murders, another grisly scene unfolded outside Bryan Kohberger's window, In Montecito, the Million-Dollar Views Still Come With Mudslide Risks, Channing Tatum says parenting with ex-wife Jenna Dewan made them realize they were so different, Hawaii fisherman overboard, missing after hooking large ahi, Clippers John Wall discusses how James Harden got traded to Brooklyn, Fed's Harker says ready to downshift to 25-basis-point rate hikes, Leonard Barron remembers Nikkitia Bryant, fatally shot at Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, TikTok Star Alix Earle Mingles and Matches! Here's why doctors says it's concerning. In eighth grade, my class wasn't very good. Aside from Alfieri's big night, Kirtland got 85 yards rushing and a touchdown from Tommy Gogolin and a first-half touchdown run by quarterback Jake LaVerde. All Rights Reserved. One of the first things you touch when you sit down also happens to be one of the most powerful mood-setters. LaVerdes squad didnt boast that, but they hoisted another state crown. That was a fantastic catch. Rocco Alfieri good lord 22 touchdown run. The loss snaps Kirtlands string of three straight state championships, as well as its 55-game winning streak that was the longest active high school winning streak in the nation. LaBrae, 7. Kirtland head coach Tiger LaVerde prepares for their game against Ostego during their division V state semifinal game, November 14, 2020, at Byers Field in Parma.John Kuntz, cleveland.com. The Hornets can break that tie with a Week 6 win over visiting Chagrin Falls on Sept. 24. So getting to the state final four might have come with a little stress. Jan. 17Philip LaVerde's dream was always to be a successful football player for the Kirtland Hornets. PHOTOS: Kirtland-Dalton football, Nov. 12, 2022. What they do in the offseason is uncommon. We had a very elite defense.". I think the D-line is kind of the key to our success, lineman Taran Tyo said. Chagrin Falls boys basketball: Bison pull away in fourth in 71-48 victory over Tigers, Captains have new owners with fresh ideas to entertain fans nightly, Why Lake County did not need to increase sales tax | John Plecnik, Lacynthia Tidmore again receives maximum sentence in death of Euclid 9-year-old, Fairway Drive residents take street concerns to Wickliffe council, Willoughby: Andrews Osborne Academy names Garcia-Pedroso as Head of School, Lake County commissioners raise sales tax, Plane makes crash landing at Geauga County Airport, Mayfield Heights Police investigating incident with Lander Elementary students, NDCL vs. CANTON The nations longest winning streak is over, and with it so is the Kirtland Hornets quest for a fourth straight state championship. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (User Agreement updated 1/1/21. With its 37-7 win over Geneva on Sept. 17, the Kirtland football team now Were just going to keep pushing and playing our best ball every game., Where: South Range Reminder Athletic Complex, 11300 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Suite M, Canfield, Kirtlands path: Defeated Independence, 48-6, defeated Hanoverton United, 48-6, defeated Dalton, 33-0, defeated Mogadore, 30-0, Fort Fryes path: Defeated Elgin, 57-6, defeated Shenandoah, 71-20, defeated Coal Grove, 27-14, defeated Bellaire, 35-28. We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. @ohiovarsity. Junior Will Sayle (24 solo tackles, 33 assists and 15 PBU) also is back in the secondary. Kirtland football winning streak among the best, Kirtland football winning streak among the best in Ohio history, High school girls basketball statistics for Jan. 18, Power play fizzles and so do Monsters in 3-1 loss to Phantoms, Beachwood vs. Its a legacy to carry on for us, said senior running back/defensive back Tommy Gogolin. It wasn't the outcome we wanted, but we went all the way to the end and we did it together. WebNov 30 Matt Goul, cleveland.com Kirtland 16, Marion Local 7; Hornets avenge last year's We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. [CDATA[//>