Schoen, Pioneers slice through Pacers

The Pacers showed plenty of pride, but the Pioneers’ championship pedigree prevailed as they rode standout running back Brandon Schoen to a 47–21 OCC-Capital Division win Friday in Delaware.

The Pacers showed plenty of pride, but the Pioneers’ championship pedigree prevailed as they rode standout running back Brandon Schoen to a 47–21 OCC-Capital Division win Friday in Delaware.
Olentangy made quite a statement in its final OCC-Cardinal Division game of the season, running past visiting Westerville North 56–12 Friday in Lewis Center.The Braves (5–5, 4–3 OCC) completed just one pass all night, but it hardly mattered as they covered better than 400 yards on the ground. The defense, meanwhile, allowed the Warriors (0–10, 0–7 OCC) just 51 yards of total offense.
Olentangy played even with host Westerville South through the first quarter and a half, but the Wildcats got lose late, pulling away for a 42–20 OCC-Cardinal Division win.

Orange took another step toward securing at least a share of the OCC-Capital Division crown Friday in Lewis Center, coupling solid play on both sides of the ball to knock off visiting Hilliard Bradley 33–14.
Mike Marshall and his Buckeye Valley Barons remembered last year’s overtime loss at Mount Gilead very well, and were eager to erase that memory.The Barons did so with a solid defense, another strong passing night from senior quarterback Kevan Green, and a late touchdown on a fake punt that helped Buckeye Valley slip by the visiting Indians for a 30–20 Homecoming win in Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference action Friday at Baron Field.

The defense warmed to the task after a slow start, but the offense never really got on track in Olentangy’s 20–7 OCC-Cardinal Division loss to visiting Westerville Central Friday in Lewis Center.
Delaware Hayes had a miserable time Friday in Hilliard, as host Bradley scored 14 or more points in each of the four quarters on the way to a 61–7 OCC-Capital Division win.
Sophomore quarterback Mason Espinosa (Cookeville, Tenn.) found sophomore halfback Rayce Risser (Columbus Grove) on a 9-yard scoring pass to highlight the Bishop offense, but Carnegie Mellon built a 34–3 halftime lead and went on to defeat Ohio Wesleyan 41–10 in non-conference play on Saturday in Pittsburgh.