Rams drop playoff opener
Coach hopes playoff experience will be huge lift for program
By Dale Martin
Schoolcraft’s Jack DeVries tossed five touchdown passes as the Eagles ended Galesburg-Augusta’s first playoff appearance since 1997 with a 42-21 win.
DeVries connected with Brayden Boyes on passes of 12, 67 and 22 yards and Drew Enright for 13 and 85 yards giving Schoolcraft a 35 point first half.
G-A scored on a 9 yard run by Jonah Ranes on the last play of the first quarter. He then passed to JJ Bailey for the conversion for the Rams’ only first half points.
Cooper Howard scored on a 5 yard run in the third quarter and Winn Evans completed the Eagles scoring with his sixth extra point kick.
G-A kept fighting and scored on a 50 yard pass from Patrick Armock to Giovanni Evans and a 7 yard run by Ranes in the fourth quarter. Aaron Catlin added an extra point kick.
Ranes led the G-A rushing attack with 90 yards on 16 attempts. Jonah Ranes finished the season with 1107 yards averaging 7.5 yards per carry. Evans had 47 yards on 5 carries. He finished the season with 642 yards averaging 5.8 yards per carry.
Patrick Armock completed 4 passes for 98 yards bringing his season total to 60 completions for 1241 yards. Evans caught 3 passes for 87 yards and finished the season with 17 catches for 430 yards.
Ranes led the Rams this season with 1657 all-purpose yards. Evans finished with 1459 all-purpose yards.
Ranes also led the G-A’s defense with12 tackles. Dominic Corsi had 9 tackles, Evans 7 and Tristan Jackson 6.
G-A coach Chuck Hadley feels this year’s team grasped the ambition to end the long stretch of not qualifying for the playoffs and went for it.
“Believing something can happen is half the battle in making it happen. What this year’s group did is prove to all future G-A teams that making the playoffs is now a realistic goal and soon to become an expectation. You can talk about something all you want but that doesn’t make it happen. To actually go out on the field and beat the teams you need to beat to accumulate the necessary points to qualify for the playoffs will pay dividends for years to come I hope. I don’t want the magnitude of what these boys did to get lost. 28 years is a long time. Yes, we got knocked out in the first round but doing something that hasn’t been done in 28 years is an accomplishment in itself,” said the Ram coach.
Hadley said his message for the returners was don’t be satisfied.
“There was disappointed in the locker room after the game but there was also optimism. We lose some valuable pieces from this team but we also return a lot of talent. If they commit and put the work in during the off-season we’ll start a brand new streak next year. Only this one will be in a positive direction,” adds the G-A coach.
Schoolcraft’s Jack DeVries tossed five touchdown passes as the Eagles ended Galesburg-Augusta’s first playoff appearance since 1997 with a 42-21 win.
DeVries connected with Brayden Boyes on passes of 12, 67 and 22 yards and Drew Enright for 13 and 85 yards giving Schoolcraft a 35 point first half.
G-A scored on a 9 yard run by Jonah Ranes on the last play of the first quarter. He then passed to JJ Bailey for the conversion for the Rams’ only first half points.
Cooper Howard scored on a 5 yard run in the third quarter and Winn Evans completed the Eagles scoring with his sixth extra point kick.
G-A kept fighting and scored on a 50 yard pass from Patrick Armock to Giovanni Evans and a 7 yard run by Ranes in the fourth quarter. Aaron Catlin added an extra point kick.
Ranes led the G-A rushing attack with 90 yards on 16 attempts. Jonah Ranes finished the season with 1107 yards averaging 7.5 yards per carry. Evans had 47 yards on 5 carries. He finished the season with 642 yards averaging 5.8 yards per carry.
Patrick Armock completed 4 passes for 98 yards bringing his season total to 60 completions for 1241 yards. Evans caught 3 passes for 87 yards and finished the season with 17 catches for 430 yards.
Ranes led the Rams this season with 1657 all-purpose yards. Evans finished with 1459 all-purpose yards.
Ranes also led the G-A’s defense with12 tackles. Dominic Corsi had 9 tackles, Evans 7 and Tristan Jackson 6.
G-A coach Chuck Hadley feels this year’s team grasped the ambition to end the long stretch of not qualifying for the playoffs and went for it.
“Believing something can happen is half the battle in making it happen. What this year’s group did is prove to all future G-A teams that making the playoffs is now a realistic goal and soon to become an expectation. You can talk about something all you want but that doesn’t make it happen. To actually go out on the field and beat the teams you need to beat to accumulate the necessary points to qualify for the playoffs will pay dividends for years to come I hope. I don’t want the magnitude of what these boys did to get lost. 28 years is a long time. Yes, we got knocked out in the first round but doing something that hasn’t been done in 28 years is an accomplishment in itself,” said the Ram coach.
Hadley said his message for the returners was don’t be satisfied.
“There was disappointed in the locker room after the game but there was also optimism. We lose some valuable pieces from this team but we also return a lot of talent. If they commit and put the work in during the off-season we’ll start a brand new streak next year. Only this one will be in a positive direction,” adds the G-A coach.
G-A varsity volleyball takes
momentum into districts
The Galesburg-Augusta varsity volleyball team went into to district tournaments this week with momentum after coming away from the Parchment quad with three wins October 30 at Parchment.
G-A defeated Zion Christian, 25-18, 25-10, Heritage Christian, 25-16, 25-11, and Parchment, 25-10, 25-17.
Lily Gilbert totaled 24 digs in the three games, Lexi Coburn had a team high 43 assists, Wende Trines led the team in kills with 19, aces with 10 and blocks, with four.
Grace Gibson added 15 kills and seven aces.
Parchment Quad
G-A Def. Zion Christian, 25-18, 25-10
G-A Def. Heritage Christian, 25-16, 25-11
G-A def. Parchment, 25-10, 25-17
G-A Stat Leaders
BreAnna Keene - 1 ace, 4 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist; Charlotte Lockner - 1 ace, 5 digs; Lily Gilbert - 5 aces, 24 digs, 4 assists; Lexi Coburn - 1 ace, 10 digs, 43 assists; Addison Born - 7 digs; Wende Trines - 10 aces, 19 kills, 2 digs, 4 blocks, 1 assist; Grace Gibson - 7 aces, 15 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist; Emily Coleman - 2 kills, 3 digs; Ava Schelb - 1 kill; Hayden Myers - 5 aces, 1 dig; Kayla Bortolussi - 10 kills, 2 digs; Jeni Klimp - 4 kills, 1 dig, 1 block
G-A defeated Zion Christian, 25-18, 25-10, Heritage Christian, 25-16, 25-11, and Parchment, 25-10, 25-17.
Lily Gilbert totaled 24 digs in the three games, Lexi Coburn had a team high 43 assists, Wende Trines led the team in kills with 19, aces with 10 and blocks, with four.
Grace Gibson added 15 kills and seven aces.
Parchment Quad
G-A Def. Zion Christian, 25-18, 25-10
G-A Def. Heritage Christian, 25-16, 25-11
G-A def. Parchment, 25-10, 25-17
G-A Stat Leaders
BreAnna Keene - 1 ace, 4 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist; Charlotte Lockner - 1 ace, 5 digs; Lily Gilbert - 5 aces, 24 digs, 4 assists; Lexi Coburn - 1 ace, 10 digs, 43 assists; Addison Born - 7 digs; Wende Trines - 10 aces, 19 kills, 2 digs, 4 blocks, 1 assist; Grace Gibson - 7 aces, 15 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist; Emily Coleman - 2 kills, 3 digs; Ava Schelb - 1 kill; Hayden Myers - 5 aces, 1 dig; Kayla Bortolussi - 10 kills, 2 digs; Jeni Klimp - 4 kills, 1 dig, 1 block
Rams Fall Short Against Kalamazoo Home School
The Lady Rams were one win away from defeating Kalamazoo Home School but fell short, 3-2 (16-25, 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 12-25) October 29 at G-A High School.
Lexi Coburn had a team high 29 assists to go with 12 digs.
Grace Gibson had a team high 18 kills to go with eight digs. Lily Gilbert led the team in aces with six and had a team high 23 digs.
Wende Trines added 14 kills and seven blocks.
Kalamazoo Home School Def. G-A, 16-25, 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 12-15
G-A Stat Leaders
BreAnna Keene - 2 kills, 5 digs; Charlotte Lockner - 3 aces, 17 digs, 3 assists; Lily Gilbert - 6 aces, 1 kill, 23 digs, 2 assists; Lexi Coburn - 2 aces, 12 digs, 1 block, 29 assists; Addison Born - 10 digs, 2 assists; Wende Trines - 2 aces, 14 kills, 4 digs, 7 blocks, 1 assist; Grace Gibson - 2 aces, 18 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks, 1 assist; Emily Coleman - 5 digs; Hayden Myers - 3 digs, 1 assist; Kayla Bortolussi - 5 kills, 2 blocks; Jeni Klimp - 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block
G-A Def. C-S 25-14, 24-26, 25-21, 25-18
G-A Stat Leaders
BreAnna Keene - 9 kills, 5 digs, 1 assist; Charlotte Lockner - 1 ace, 12 digs, 1 assist; Lily Gilbert - 5 aces, 1 kill, 15 digs, 5 assists; Lexi Coburn - 16 digs, 1 block, 42 assists; Addison Born - 12 digs, 1 assist; Wende Trines - 15 kills, 2 digs, 5 blocks; Grace Gibson - 1 ace, 12 kills, 9 digs, 2 blocks, 1 assist; Emily Coleman - 7 digs; Hayden Myers - 2 digs; Kayla Bortolussi - 12 kills, 1 block; Jeni Klimp - 8 kills, 4 digs, 3 blocks
The Lady Rams were one win away from defeating Kalamazoo Home School but fell short, 3-2 (16-25, 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 12-25) October 29 at G-A High School.
Lexi Coburn had a team high 29 assists to go with 12 digs.
Grace Gibson had a team high 18 kills to go with eight digs. Lily Gilbert led the team in aces with six and had a team high 23 digs.
Wende Trines added 14 kills and seven blocks.
Kalamazoo Home School Def. G-A, 16-25, 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 12-15
G-A Stat Leaders
BreAnna Keene - 2 kills, 5 digs; Charlotte Lockner - 3 aces, 17 digs, 3 assists; Lily Gilbert - 6 aces, 1 kill, 23 digs, 2 assists; Lexi Coburn - 2 aces, 12 digs, 1 block, 29 assists; Addison Born - 10 digs, 2 assists; Wende Trines - 2 aces, 14 kills, 4 digs, 7 blocks, 1 assist; Grace Gibson - 2 aces, 18 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks, 1 assist; Emily Coleman - 5 digs; Hayden Myers - 3 digs, 1 assist; Kayla Bortolussi - 5 kills, 2 blocks; Jeni Klimp - 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block
G-A Def. C-S 25-14, 24-26, 25-21, 25-18
G-A Stat Leaders
BreAnna Keene - 9 kills, 5 digs, 1 assist; Charlotte Lockner - 1 ace, 12 digs, 1 assist; Lily Gilbert - 5 aces, 1 kill, 15 digs, 5 assists; Lexi Coburn - 16 digs, 1 block, 42 assists; Addison Born - 12 digs, 1 assist; Wende Trines - 15 kills, 2 digs, 5 blocks; Grace Gibson - 1 ace, 12 kills, 9 digs, 2 blocks, 1 assist; Emily Coleman - 7 digs; Hayden Myers - 2 digs; Kayla Bortolussi - 12 kills, 1 block; Jeni Klimp - 8 kills, 4 digs, 3 blocks
