Loveland now moves into the Regional Tournament playing Centerville on November 3. The game will be played at Lakota East High School at 7 PM.
Here is the State Tournament Bracket for regional games:
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This is how the Tigers got there:
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Loveland High School has three Cross Country runners who placed at Districts and advanced to Regionals this Saturday, Oct. 31 in Troy.: Ashley Mays, Kayla Hartzler and Karl Mueller. The girls race is at 12:30 PM and the boys race starts at 3PM.
The Varsity Girls Soccer team are Sectional Champs and compete in the District Finals Game on Thursday Night at West Carrollton High School vs Beavercreek at 7 PM. There is a spirit bus traveling to the game.
There is a Bon Fire, sponsored by the Athletic Boosters, immediately after the Varsity Football Game on Friday Night for all Loveland High School students, band, cheerleaders and the football team. It will take place outside the football stadium between the baseball and softball fields. Loveland’s Senior Night begins at 7 PM against Milford and the battle for the Cross-Township Victory Bell.
Win a new 55″ TV
Featured at the game is a Community Give Back. The school is accepting donations of canned goods to be donated to LIFE food pantry here in Loveland. This is a partnership with a grant senior Morlan Osgood, wrote for Preventing Childhood Hunger. You will also be entered to win a new 55″ TV for every canned food item donated. The Senior Service Leaders will be helping collect these canned food items.
The Lady Tigers pose for a picture after winning their Sectional title to move on to the District final Freshman Brooke Harden (on ground) scores on a diving header off of a throw-in from Colleen Swift and watches as it gets past the Sycamore defender and goalkeeper
by David Burig,
The Loveland Girls Soccer team won their Sectional Title against Sycamore in the third round of the OHSAA tournament Monday night. After finishing third in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference with a conference record of 5-2-0 and an overall record of 12-3-1, the Lady tigers advanced to OHSAA Tournament play.
Colleen “Jelly” Swift works the ball around a Sycamore defender
After a bye in the first round, they defeated Hamilton by a score of 3-0 in the second round to advance to the Sectional game, played Monday night.
The game was played on the neutral turf of Lakota West High School, and at 30:30 in the first half, Taylor Nuncio struck a volley into the back of the net to score the first goal off of a header assist from Brice Grieshop.
The second goal of the match was tallied at 7:44 in the first half when Brice Grieshop scored on a ball that was initially stopped but not controlled by the Sycamore keeper. The ball worked free and Grieshop struck it past a Sycamore defender and into the net with her right foot.
Colleen Swift performs a perfectly executed flip throw-in
In the second half, Sycamore responded with a goal at 37:38 to bring the score to 2-1, but Loveland responded with a goal of their own. At 18:20 Colleen “Jelly” Swift threw the ball into the 6-yard box from the sideline near the corner. Freshman Brooke Harden dove at the ball and struck a header past the keeper and into the side of the net to go up 3-1, which was the game’s final score.
“From a possession, composure and ball control standpoint, this was the most complete game we’ve played all year,” said Loveland coach Todd Kelly. “We told the girls that style points don’t matter this time of year; it’s win by one and move on.”
The Lady Tigers will play Thursday night at 7 PM for the District title against Beavercreek at West Carrollton High School.
Rachel Ernst strikes a free kick in the game’s first half
Megan Schuster plays a defensive header off of a Sycamore set piece
Brice Grieshop scores the game’s second goal off of a ball that wasn’t controlled by the Sycamore goalkeeper
Kings Mill, Ohio – Loveland resident Paul Elliott ran into Kings High School head football coach Andy Olds and Kings defensive coordinator Ron Corradini recently and they got to talking about the ECC Conference and how the season was playing out. Of particular interest to the Kings coaches was conference leading Turpin and that they would soon play Loveland. Kings was in second place behind Turpin.
The coaches promised Elliott they would wear a Tiger shirt to last Monday’s practice if Loveland beat Turpin. They did just that last Friday, 32-14 handing Turpin their first loss. The Turpin loss and a win by Kings on Friday over Glen Este propelled Kings into a first-place tie in the ECC.
Today, Elliott delivered a bag of Tiger Wear to Kings Stadium and waited for the coaches to come out for practice.
Tiger senior running back Trevor Gajus gets airborne on a run from scrimmage
Loveland 32-14 over unbeaten Turpin
With help from a block by linebacker Eric Popp, Cameron Beck returns one of his four interceptions, returning one for a 28-yard score against Turpin
Offensive linemen #72 Jake Ferrell and #59 Braden Watts open a hole in the Turpin defense for running back #37 Luke Waddell who rushed for 144 with a 84-yarder that led to a Loveland score. Waddell scored on 67 and 29-yard passes
Turpin High School – Punter, Riley Boucher pinning your opponent on the 2-yard line early in the 1st quarter is always sweet, but especially tasty so early in a game facing the un-deafeted conference leader. It was followed by an end-zone tackle by Eric Popp giving the Tigers a safety and a 2-0 lead. Turpin was pinned to that wall all night and gave up sole possession of 1st place in the ECC to share the top spot after a Kings’ 45-14 win over Glen Este.
Tiger quarterback Drew Plitt on a quarterback keeper
Loveland head coach, Fred Cranford said, “When I talk about a team win, this is one of the bigger ones since I’ve been here.”
Loveland didn’t go into the game to be a spoiler. It was to prove to themselves and doubters that they were indeed better than their .500 record indicated. With earlier loses to Lakota East by one-point, and an over-time loss at Glen Este, Loveland was not racking up enough ranking points to control their own destiny for a shot at post-season play. So, beating Turpin was a must, both for pride and post-season chances.
After the computer ranking were released this week Loveland is now mathematically eliminated from post-season play, and face cross-township rival Milford Friday on Senior Night at Tiger Stadium. They will play again for pride – and revenge, and to take possession of the Crosstownship Victory Bell after a bitter loss to Milford that ended the 1014 season that knocked the Tigers out of post-season play last year. A 21-yard Milford touchdown with 2 seconds left ended the 2014 Tiger season.
Loveland, now 4-2,5-4, is in 4th place behind Glen Este. Milford is now 2-4, 4-5 after last Friday’s 34-13 defeat of Walnut Hills and in 5th place.
Cranford in a Saturday morning interview with Loveland Magazine* praised his defense and special team play. Riley Boucher scored a 34-yard field goal and added 3 extra-points. Cameron Beck had 4 interceptions, returning one for a 28-yard score. Colten Lakes provided 6 solo tackles and 4 assists. Eric Popp had 5 solo tackles, 3 assists, and a sack. Micheal Newbold blocked a punt. “Playing within the rules as violently as we could for 48 minutes,” is Cranford’s take. Speaking about the Beck interception, Cranford said, “The final score doesn’t reflect that fight we were battling in the middle of the fourth quarter, when Beck broke it wide open”
Loveland dominated Turpin with 358 total yards to Turpin’s 93. Loveland haled the ball for 33:38 minutes vs. 14:22 for Turpin. Loveland gained 13 first-downs and Turpin had 2. Cranford said one of the keys was the the Loveland defense that prevented Turpin from gaining a third down all night in 12 tries.
Tiger senior defensive lineman Michael Newbold stops the Turpin ball carrier for a loss
Loveland running star, Luke Waddell rushed for 144 with a 84-yarder that led to a Loveland score. Waddell scored on a 67 and 29-yard passes from Drew Plitt. Waddell now has 1566 rushing and 689 passing yards his Junior season.
Loveland quarterback Drew Plitt was 8 for 21 for 156 yards. He threw 2 touchdowns, was intercepted twice, and scored a touchdown.
Also watch the Cranford interview from Saturday morning:
Loveland, Ohio – On Saturday morning Loveland Tiger head football coach talked about the factors that went into Friday’s unlikely defeat of previously undefeated Turpin.
Cranford praised his defense and special team play. He said, “When I talk about a team win, this is one of the bigger ones since I’ve been here.”
“Playing within the rules as violently as we could for 48 minutes,” was Cranford’s take.
Speaking about the Cameron Beck’s interception late in the game, Cranford said, “The final score doesn’t reflect that fight we were battling in the middle of the fourth quarter, when Beck broke it wide open”
Also watch the game highlight reel and the post-game huddle where Cranford told his team, “This is what playing high school football is all about.”
Loveland sent shock waves trough the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Friday with their 34-14 defeat of previously unbeaten Turpin (now 5-1, 8-1). Add to that, Kings also now 5-1, 8-1, knocked Turpin out of 1st place with their 45-14 defeat of Glen Este. Kings moved to the top of conference standings ahead of Turpin.
Loveland (4-2, 5-4) move on to their Senior night game next Friday against Milford who defeated Walnut Hills on Friday, 34-13.
Loveland, Ohio – Senior kicker, Riley Boucher kicked a 17 yard field goal in the 1st quarter to kick off Loveland’s 39-6 rout of Walnut Hills on October 16. Boucher added four extra-points.
Luke Waddell (2), Micheal Peters (2), and Rudy Grant added touchdown scores and quarterback, Drew Plitt scored on a run extra-point. Plitt completed 8 of 13 passes, including 4 for touchdowns. He had 213 yards in the air and 22 rushing yards. Waddell led all rushers with 71-yards.
The Tigers travel to conference leader, 8-0 Turpin on Friday, October 23.
Friday, October 16, 2015
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Walnut Hills
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Loveland
Scoring Summary
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Riley Boucher 17 YD
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2ND QUARTER
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Luke Waddell 14 YD PASS FROM Drew Plitt (Riley Boucher KICK)
Peggy Johnson 
Loveland didn’t go into the game to be a spoiler. It was to prove to themselves and doubters that they were indeed better than their .500 record indicated. With earlier loses to Lakota East by one-point, and an over-time loss at Glen Este, Loveland was not racking up enough ranking points to control their own destiny for a shot at post-season play. So, beating Turpin was a must, both for pride and post-season chances.
