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  • Jeff Williams and Luke Waddell will be inducted into Class of 2022 Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame

    Jeff Williams and Luke Waddell will be inducted into Class of 2022 Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame

    Loveland, Ohio – The induction into the Class 0f 2022 Loveland High School Athletic Hall of Fame will be on Friday, February 3 at Loveland High School. The time will be approximately at 7:30 PM between the JV and Varsity Men’s baseball games.

    Loveland Athletic Achievement Award

    Jeff Williams (right) escorts Tony Ricci and the game ball during 2019 Homecoming activities. (Loveland Magazine file photo)

    Jeff Williams served as Loveland Athletic Booster President from 2005 to 2020.

    There were three Loveland High School State Championships during his tenure for which he organized Tony’s dinners, championship rings, and state travel gear.

    Jeff raised $500,000 for the first turf field and $750,000 for a weight room that is used by all athletes in grades 7 thru 12.

    Jeff was responsible for the “Building Tradition” branding, creating the Friday Night football experience, revamping locker rooms, and the purchase of the “Bleacher Jersey” and two Tiger tunnels.

    During his tenure, he established a long-term relationship with a spirit wear vendor. He challenged City Hall when they tried to ban candy from being thrown during the Homecoming Parade. Jeff started the tradition of ECC Champs and Senior dinners for all athletes at Tony’s Steakhouse. He revamped the Hall of Fame dinner and gifts.

    Loveland Freshman, Like Waddell had 175 ground yards on 19 carries, and 194 total yards when Loveland High School won the state Division II championship in 2013.

    High School Accomplishments

    Graduated from Loveland High School in 2017.

    Football

    • 4 Year LHS Letterman 2013 through 2016.

    • 2013 (13 wins – 0 loses) Division ll State Championship Team.

    All ECC 2nd Team Freshman year.

    All ECC 1st Team, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year.

    ECC Offensive Player of the Year, Senior year.

    All-City 1st Team Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior year.

    All-City Honorable Mention Senior year.

    Max Prep 1, 2nd Team All-American.

    Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown MVP Junior and Senior year.

    Edward Jones Student of the Month 3 times.

    All-State Special Mention Junior year.

    All-State Offensive Skill Player of the Year Junior and Senior year.

    All-State Offensive MVP 3.

    Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award Senior year.

    Tri-State Offensive Player of the Year Finalist Junior year.

    LHS School Football Records

    Career Rushing Yards 5600.

    Career Points 500.

    Career Touchdowns 83.

    Career Receiving Yards 1699.

    Single Game Rushing Yards 383 set on September 11, 2015.

    Shattering nearly a half-century-old LHS record, Luke Waddell ran 19 times for 383 yards and scored 5 touchdowns at Oak Hills on September 11, 2015. (Read story…)

    Single Season Rushing Yards 1784 (2013).

    Single Season Points Scored 192 (2015).  

    Basketball

    Varsity Letter Junior year.

    All-ECC 2nd Team Junior year.  

    All-Conference Academic Junior year.

    Charlie Harker Assists Award Junior year.                                                          

    Baseball

    Varsity Letterman Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year.

    Most Valuable Offensive Player Freshman and Junior year.

    Tiger Man Award Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year.

    All-ECC 1st Team Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year.

    Athlete of the Year Senior year.

    1st Team All-Ohio Junior, and Senior year.

    All-City Honorable Mention Freshman year.

    All-City 1st Team Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year.

    All-City 2016 

    All-USA Today Ohio 1st Team Senior year

    East-West All-Star Senior year.

    Cincinnati Sports Award Senior year

    Cincinnati Athlete of the Year Finalist Senior year

    Cincinnati Baseball Player of the Year Senior year

    2016-2017 LaRosa’s Male MVP Finalist.

    LHS School Baseball Records

    Career Doubles 39.

    Career Hit Leader 145.

    Games Played 105. 

    30 Hit Club Freshman and Sophomore.

    40 Hit Club Junior year.

    100 Hit Club (105) Career.

    College

    Georgia Tech Yellowjackets Baseball. Three year starter.

    Professional Baseball

    Currently with Atlanta Braves’ minor league Mississippi Braves.

  • Tiger Football loses opener to Sycamore

    Tiger Football loses opener to Sycamore

    Senior Riley Hamill is the starting quarterback for the Tigers

    by Matt Huether

    This past Friday the Loveland Tigers started their Football season in a Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown game at Sycamore Stadium.

    The Tigers showed some bright flashes early in the game, one of which was an 8 plus minute drive to start off the game, ending with a touchdown reception by Austin Lodor (pass from Riley Hamill) putting the Tigers up 7-0 after a kick by Logan Farnsworth.

    Junior Liam Hamill rushed for 68 yards against Sycamore.

    Sycamore came right back and scored a touchdown on a Brian Doneghy 7-yard run. Then, a late score in the first quarter from a 62-yard punt return touchdown by Jordan McConnel, put Sycamore up 13-7.

    Sycamore scored again in the 2nd quarter to pad their lead to 19-7 at half time.

    After a good drive by the Tigers late in the 3rd quarter, Sycamore RB/DB, Brian Doneghy, intercepted Riley Hamill for a 96-yard pick six putting Sycamore up 26-7. By the end of the 3rd quarter, Sycamore was up 33-7.  Tiger Liam Hamill ran for a 2-yard Touchdown in the 4th quarter, making the final game score 33-13.

    Varsity Football Head Coach Fred Cranford

    I had the opportunity to speak with the Varsity Football Head Coach Fred Cranford and gain some feedback regarding the upcoming Tigers season.

    What are your goals for the varsity team this upcoming season?

    Coach Cranford – Returning leadership, returning starters and experience, physical returning defense, and an experienced offensive line will be key to our success and execution. Mental toughness and physical condition will be important to our success.

    Who are some of the players that you expect big things out of this upcoming season?

    Coach Cranford – JT Popp at linebacker, Kyle Whitaker at fullback and linebacker, Natron Webster at linebacker, Drew Vanderhorst on the defensive line, Sam Slyderand Joshua Elfers on the offensive line, Remi George at linebacker and running back, and Riley Hamill at quarterback.

    Riley Hamill was 8/16 throwing for 76 yards.

    What underclassmen has the ability to impact the game at the varsity level this year?

    Coach Cranford – Gabe Ogden at defensive end, Sean McElveen as a safety and wide Receiver, Ben Morrison at defensive End and as a wide receiver, Austin Loder at tight end, Tyler Shelly at center, Liam Hamill at running back, and Breckin Sharkey at defensive back.

    What do you think will be the hardest game of the season and why?

    Coach Cranford – Tough schedule from start to finish, 3 non league games all Division I.  On our schedule we play 7 Division I opponents. Sycamore in the Skyline Showdown was well disciplined, well coached, and was a tough test to start the season.

    With the loss of a lot of defensive starters due to graduation, who do you look to this year on the defensive side of the ball?

    Coach Cranford – Our Linebacker crew will lead with experience and leadership.

    Loveland looks to bounce back traveling to Lebanon on August 31 at 7 PM. The game will be played at James VanDeGrift Stadium – on the campus of Lebanon Jr. High School.  MAP

    Lebanon lost to Kings 17-14 in their season opener last Friday.

    Go HERE to find the complete Loveland Tiger Football Schedule and stats.

    Game Statistics

    Friday, August 24, 2018

    13
    Loveland
    1 2 3 4 T
    LVL 7 0 0 6 13
    SYC 13 6 14 0 33

    33
    Sycamore
    Scoring Summary
    1ST QUARTER LVL SYC
    LVL TD 07:24 Austin Lodor 6 YD PASS FROM Riley Hamill (Logan Farnsworth KICK) 7 0
    SYC TD 03:04 Brian Doneghy 7 YD RUN (Sebastian Salas KICK FAILED) 7 6
    SYC TD 00:20 Jordan McConnel 62 YD PUNT RETURN (Sebastian Salas KICK) 7 13
    2ND QUARTER LVL SYC
    SYC TD 03:46 Jordan McConnel 1 YD RUN (Sebastian Salas KICK FAILED) 7 19
    3RD QUARTER LVL SYC
    SYC TD 00:01 Brian Doneghy 96 YD INT RETURN (Sebastian Salas KICK) 7 26
    SYC TD 00:01 Drew Altemuehle 5 YD RUN (Sebastian Salas KICK) 7 33
    4TH QUARTER LVL SYC
    LVL TD 00:01 Liam Hamill 2 YD RUN (Logan Farnsworth KICK FAILED) 13 33
    Team Stat Comparison
    LVL SYC
    1st Downs 14 15
    Total Yards 216 255
    Passing Completions 8 10
    Passing Attempts 17 15
    Passing Yards 76 81
    Passing Average 4.5 5.4
    Rushing Attempts 40 34
    Rushing Yards 140 174
    Rushing Average 3.5 5.1
    3rd Down Efficiency 4-12 4-8
    4th Down Efficiency 0-3 1-1
    Penalties 7-45 6-83
    Turnovers 1 0
    Possession 20:31 36:44
    Loveland Stats
    PASSING
    CP/AT YDS AVG TD INT
    Riley Hamill 8/16 76 4.8 1 1
    TEAM 0/1 0 0.0 0 0
    Team 8/17 76 4.5 1 1
    Sycamore Stats
    PASSING
    CP/AT YDS AVG TD INT
    ALTEMUEHLE,Drew 9/12 71 5.9 0 0
    FEHR,Andrew 1/2 10 5.0 0 0
    DONEGHY,Brian 0/1 0 0.0 0 0
    Team 10/15 81 5.4 0 0
    RUSHING
    ATT YDS AVG LG TD
    Liam Hamill 15 68 4.5 20 1
    Kyle Whitaker 9 29 3.2 52 0
    Riley Hamill 9 21 2.3 7 0
    Remi George 2 0 0.0 4 0
    Ben Morrison 1 11 11.0 11 0
    Jack Schefft 1 2 2.0 2 0
    Reece Hatfield 1 -8 -8.0 0 0
    Carter Schlesner 1 12 12.0 12 0
    Logan Farnsworth 1 5 5.0 5 0
    Team 40 140 3.5 52 1
    RUSHING
    ATT YDS AVG LG TD
    DONEGHY,Brian 14 119 8.5 29 1
    MCCONNEL,Jordan 6 37 6.2 20 1
    ALTEMUEHLE,Drew 5 11 2.2 14 1
    WILLIAMS,Justin 4 3 0.8 9 0
    FEHR,Andrew 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
    TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0
    MAY,Lee 1 5 5.0 5 0
    Team 34 174 5.1 29 3
    RECEIVING
    REC YDS AVG LG TD
    Austin Lodor 4 44 11.0 24 1
    Sean McElveen 1 5 5.0 5 0
    Jack McCann 1 4 4.0 4 0
    Zachary Bebout 1 31 31.0 31 0
    Dylan Griffis 1 -8 -8.0 0 0
    Team 8 76 9.5 31 1
    RECEIVING
    REC YDS AVG LG TD
    PRITCHET,Marion 3 32 10.7 15 0
    MCCONNEL,Jordan 2 17 8.5 10 0
    MAY,Lee 2 4 2.0 5 0
    NIBLACK,Davis 2 18 9.0 13 0
    DONEGHY,Brian 1 10 10.0 10 0
    Team 10 81 8.1 15 0
    KICKING
    FG PCT LNG XP PTS
    Logan Farnsworth 0/0 0.0 0 1/2 1
    KICKING
    FG PCT LNG XP PTS
    SALAS,Sebastian 0/1 0.0 0 3/5 3
    PUNTING
    NO YDS AVG TB -20 LNG
    Ethan Lund 4 99 24.8 0 1 36
    Adam Perry 1 18 18.0 0 0 18
    Team 5 117 23.4 0 1 36
    PUNTING
    NO YDS AVG TB -20 LNG
    ALTEMUEHLE,Drew 3 113 37.7 0 1 48
    PUNT RETURNS
    NO YDS AVG LNG TD
    Natron Webster 1 0 0.0 0 0
    Ben Meckey 1 0 0.0 0 0
    Team 2 0 0.0 0 0
    PUNT RETURNS
    NO YDS AVG LNG TD
    MCCONNEL,Jordan 2 62 31.0 62 1
    TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0
    Team 3 62 20.7 62 1
    KICKOFF RETURNS
    NO YDS AVG LNG TD
    Carter Schlesner 2 4 2.0 4 0
    Liam Hamill 1 0 0.0 0 0
    Natron Webster 1 0 0.0 0 0
    Hrissy Stanchez 1 0 0.0 0 0
    Connor Wasmund 1 0 0.0 0 0
    Team 6 4 0.7 4 0
    KICKOFF RETURNS
    NO YDS AVG LNG TD
    BLASE,Noah 1 0 0.0 0 0
    MCCONNEL,Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0
    DOUTHITT,John 1 0 0.0 0 0
    Team 3 0 0.0 0 0
    DEFENSE
    SCK FF FR TD INT YDS TD
    DEFENSE
    SCK FF FR TD INT YDS TD
    CLARK,Nate 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    DONEGHY,Brian 0.0 0 0 0 1 96 1
    Team 1.0 0 0 0 1 96 1

     

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