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. Youve got to give them credit. Gage Sullivan, who had a game-high 118 yards rushing, tight-roped down the sideline for a 29-yard score at the 9:03 mark to cut the margin to 20-10. Check out our latest fantasy hockey trade tips! Coach Tiger LaVerde hoped to add to that this year with an early trip to his alma mater in Oil City, Pa., before the coronavirus pandemic threw out those plans. 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. Their undoing was a physically dominating performance from Versailles, one of three teams from the Midwest Athletic Conference to play for state titles this weekend, the others being Division VII champion Marion Local and Division VI runner-up Coldwater. The Hornets improve to 13-0 and will advance to the State Semi-finals where they will face Ottawa-Glendorf next Saturday. @ohiovarsity. Kirtland hasnt lost a game since Dec. 2, 2017, in a 34-11 loss to Marion Local in the Division VI state championship game. 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Editor's note: The video in the player above is from a previously published, unrelated story. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. Youngstown Valley Christian, 6. The news was a letdown because his father, Kirtland coach Tiger LaVerde, is an assistant coach for the North squad. Cynthia G. 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Santa Ana police arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly stalking a woman at a mall, following her to her car and sexually assaulting her. "I grew up around those guys. /*! Forty wins in a row might not mean much for Kirtland now. Even after getting bumped up from Division VI to Division V before the start of last season, LaVerde's team can't stop winning. To do what we did with only 11 seniors it's crazy what we were able to do.". While the yardage battle was even each team had 263 yards Versailles had a huge advantage in time of possession (33:16 to Kirtlands 14:44) and plays run (63 to Kirtlands 44). But in the third quarter, the Bulldogs had no answer for Kirtland's physicality and the running of Alfieri. Delphos St. Johns record stands at 57 games from 1996 to 2001. With a 33-0 win over Dalton, Kirtland (13-0) advances to next weekend's regional final against Mogadore, a 41-10 winner over Cuyahoga Heights in the other Region 21 semifinal. Patel, now a 5-foot-10 and 185-pound junior, played one of the best games of his career Saturday in the state semifinals to make it possible. The longest winning streak in Ohio history belongs to Delphos St. John, a 57-game streak from 1996-2001, followed by Versailles (54 games from 1993-1997), Delphos Jefferson (49 games from 1970-1975) and Niles McKinley (48 games from 1959-1964). This file is auto-generated */!function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(! We didnt have the ball in the first half, LaVerde said. Among them are third-year starting guard George Prusock and cornerback Tommy Gogolin (four interceptions, 14 PBU), who could see a bigger role on offense after already rushing for 729 yards and 10 touchdowns on just 83 carries last fall. Schools Chagrin Valley Conference Sports Fall Sports Football Kirtland - Advertisment - A dominant second half earned Kirtland an appearance in a state-record 13th-straight regional championship game. WebNov 30 Matt Goul, cleveland.com Kirtland 16, Marion Local 7; Hornets avenge last year's The Hornets have reached a state title game in each of the last five years and are returning to Division VI after last years 20-16 loss to Versailles in the Division V state final at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. With the Hornets holding a modest 12-0 halftime lead over Dalton in a Kirtland has played in every state final four since 2011, except for 2016 LaVerde knows this senior class well because A) he helped coached them from Day 1 at the youth level and B) his son Philip is among the 11 seniors. . User Agreement (updated 5/25/18) and Kirtland defeated Otsego, 39-13, Saturday night to win its 40th game in a row. LaVerdes Hornets answered that question twice with victories at Shaker Heights and Solon, a preseason top 10 team in the area, before finishing with a dominant 38-0 win against Ironton in the Division V state championship game. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Bryant was fatally shot days earlier, while seven others were wounded by gunfire, at an event at Ilous Ellis Park in Fort Pierce. 6. 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. The first official day of practice is Saturday, Aug 1st at 8:00 am for grades Kirtland also turned the ball over four times, three on interceptions and one via fumble. The team also has one of the most consistently winning programs in the state, as well. 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. "My high school career was more than anything I could have ever hoped for. We make up for our small numbers by being close and being together.. Kirtland's Tiger LaVerde is the 2018 cleveland.com football Coach of the Year, Kent State recruit Jack Bailey, Kirtland defense shut down Marion Local in rematch, Kirtland 16, Marion Local 7; Hornets avenge last year's loss to win Division VI state football championship. Here's why doctors says it's concerning. Im very proud of them., Of Versailles, LaVerde said, It didnt happen for us today. LaVerdes squad didnt boast that, but they hoisted another state crown. Dalton, 4. Kirtlands last league loss was Oct. 21, 2016, to eventual Division VI state runner-up Cuyahoga Heights. It started with a 35-10 win at Shaker and 27-7 victory at Solon, which left both opposing coaches impressed but not surprised. Kirtland coach Tiger LaVerde dismisses that notion, but some of his 11 seniors dont discount that pushed them this offseason during their training regimen. At one time, from 1993 to 1996, the Tigers were the team with the streak that seemed to be invincible. Tom Knotts has a 61-0-1 record in his previous 62 games as the Silver Foxes head coach, and hasnt lost a postseason game since 2015. "He was one of the closest friends I ever had and I loved him immensely," his brother and bandmate Gary Lee said. Dalton (10-3) was very much in the game at the half, trailing, 12-0, in a game that could have been 12-7 if a fourth-down pass had been caught in the end zone with less than a minute left in the second quarter. But Versailles recovered the ensuing onside kick, kneeled on the ball once and the championship celebration began. One of the coachs sons, Philip LaVerde, is back at linebacker with defensive end Daven Patel, who emerged late last season to help Kirtland continue its historic run that now ranks second in OHSAA history for the longest win streak. Delphos St. Johns record stands at 57 games from 1996 to 2001. "I never evena state championship was not even a single thought. Every front you throw at them, theyve seen it since theyve been 6 years old.. 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. Hanoverton United, 8. 2023. "They kept pounding away and broke some tackles," he said. Aug. 19The legacy of Kirtland football coach Tiger LaVerde continues to grow. LaVerde shrugged off the end of his teams 55-game winning streak. LaVerde is one of three Ohioans who received All-American honors from MaxPreps in the small-school rankings. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. Today it caught up to us a little bit.. I think the D-line is kind of the key to our success, lineman Taran Tyo said. This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o