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•Senior quarterback Amare Jenkins of the Dublin Scioto football team turned in a record-setting performance in leading the Irish to a 71-0 win over Franklin Heights on Oct. 1.
Jenkins tossed a single-game program-record six touchdown passes and set the single-season program record for touchdown passes (21).
Trevor Shepperd (2003 graduate) and Evan DeMars (2013) each held the previous single-game record (5), with DeMars also holding the previous single-season record (19).
“It’s a very humbling achievement,” Jenkins said. “I’m thankful for my coaches who have put me in situations where they trust me to throw the football. I believe none of this would have been possible without the help of my great offensive line, which has allowed me to deliver the football. Also, the help of my receivers who have made outstanding plays throughout this season.”
The Irish are 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the OCC-Capital heading into their game against visiting Delaware on Oct. 8.
—Frank DiRenna
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•The Northland boys soccer team will play for the City League championship Oct. 14, at a site and against an opponent to be determined, after beating Whetstone 3-1 on Sept. 28.
With the win over the Braves, the Vikings finished 5-0-1 in the City-North. They then beat Teays Valley 2-0 on Sept. 29 to improve to 8-1-2 overall.
Against Whetstone, Said Dubat had two goals and Sangay Tamang scored the other. Dubat had nine goals through 10 games.
“We all came together, and this is what we wanted,” Dubat said. “We’re proud to go to the (City title game). Most of us are seniors and we’ve put in the work and are prepared to do it again.”
Northland went 11-0 last season, including winning its first City title since 2007, but did not compete in the Division I district tournament. The Vikings are planning to participate in this year’s district tournament, which holds its drawing Oct. 10.
—Jarrod Ulrey
•The St. Charles soccer team had clinched at least a share of its fourth consecutive CCL championship before playing DeSales on Oct. 5 in its league finale.
The Cardinals were 8-4-2 overall and 3-0 in the CCL before playing the Stallions.
Second-place Watterson was 2-1 in the league before playing Ready on Oct. 5.
Gabe O’Reilly had one goal and one assist and Eli Bush, Thomas Hohman, Yannick Lambe and Thomas Reichelderfer all had one goal in a 5-1 victory over Watterson on Sept. 28.
—Scott Hennen
•A 0-2 start to CCL play shifted the DeSales boys soccer team’s focus to finishing strong and, as coach Domenic Romanelli said, “playing for the (district) tournament.”
DeSales was 6-4-3 overall before finishing league play Oct. 5 against St. Charles.
The Stallions have battled various injuries, including the season-long absence of forward Andrew Shaffer because of a torn meniscus and an early injury to defender Andy Shoemaker. DeSales won consecutive games for the first time this season last week, defeating host Columbus Academy 3-1 on Sept. 29 and visiting Bloom-Carroll 5-1 the next night.
“We’ll see how the draw goes and we’ll make a decision, (potentially) to play Watterson in a district final or not,” Romanelli said. “One thing we’ve had different is having Andy Shoemaker back. He was hurt a lot of the year … but lately he’s playing 80 minutes as a dependable center back. Enoch (Oye) and (Christian) Lehman have had time back there, too, but I am waiting for the light bulb to go on. Sometimes, it’s been a tough team to figure out.”
Luca Romanelli and Alex Shaffer each had seven goals to lead the team before Oct. 5.
DeSales was ranked second in last week’s Division II district poll, behind Watterson and ahead of Hartley and Bexley.
—Dave Purpura
•The Thomas Worthington boys soccer team recorded its third consecutive shutout with a 1-0 win at Dublin Scioto on Sept. 30.
The Cardinals played to scoreless ties against St. Charles on Sept. 23 and Marysville in OCC-Cardinal action Sept. 28. They were 6-1-5 overall and 1-0-2 in the league before playing Hilliard Darby on Oct. 5.
Thomas’ strength has been its defense led by goalie R.J. Stoller, Said Mohamed, Isaac Ludsin and Jesus Rincon at outside back and Taylor Morgan, Trevor Thompson and Owen Zedeker at center back. The group allowed just five goals with eight shutouts through 12 games.
Sam Malforkin scored the Cardinals’ only goal against the Irish.
—Michael Rich
•The Central Crossing boys soccer team set a program record for wins in a season by defeating Grove City Christian 3-2 on Oct. 2.
The Comets improved to 7-4 overall. They also were 1-1 in the OCC-Buckeye before playing Reynoldsburg on Oct. 5.
Central Crossing finished 6-9-1 last fall, tying the previous program record for victories in a season. The Comets were 6-10-1 in both their inaugural 2002 season and in 2003.
—Scott Hennen
•The Olentangy Berlin boys soccer team lost only one of its first 12 games, standing at 9-1-2 overall and 2-0-1 in the OCC-Cardinal before playing Marysville on Oct. 5.
The Bears defeated Olentangy 3-1 on Sept. 14 to open league play before tying Hilliard Darby at 1 on Sept. 21 and defeating Dublin Jerome 2-0 on Sept. 28.
Berlin’s only loss was a 2-1 decision against Hilliard Davidson on Sept. 2. It also tied Worthington Kilbourne at 1 on Aug. 26.
Through 10 games, forward Mike Lapid led the Bears with eight goals and five assists, and midfielder Ryan Betts had four goals and two assists. Forwards Ryko Bodurov and Luke Butzier both had three goals and two assists, and goalie Joey Dittmar had 16 saves.
—Scott Hennen
•By shooting a 183 on Sept. 30 in the City League tournament at Airport, the Whetstone boys golf team finished first, ahead of Centennial (238), Mifflin (248) and Northland (282).
That performance also gave the Braves the overall title with 36 points, ahead of Centennial (20), Mifflin (16), Northland (4) and West (2).
Eli Krabill was medalist of the City tournament with a 40. He also was the league’s overall medalist with a 42.4 average.
Also in the City tournament, Whetstone’s Jonas Conn shot 43, Whetstone’s Ethan Harrison and Centennial’s Joel Ford each shot 49 and Whetstone’s Eli Draper shot 51. Ford finished second overall with a 47.3 average, followed by Conn (49.0), Harrison (50.9) and Draper (52.7).
—Jarrod Ulrey
•Luke Galloway and Taye Gonzalez finished first and second, respectively, to lead the Olentangy boys cross country team to a first-place finish at the Erin Nance Invitational on Oct. 2 at London Country Club.
Galloway (16:41.9) and Gonzalez (17:11.8) beat out 73 other runners to help the Braves score 29 points and finish ahead of nine other teams.
Tommy Richards (17:41.2), Greg Conkling (17:41.9) and Bryan Ransbaugh (17:45.6) finished seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively, for Olentangy.
—Michael Rich
•The New Albany boys water polo team will play host to a match for the first time Oct. 9 when it takes on the Ohio State club team.
“There will no doubt be a lot of emotions that evening, especially with this group of seniors who have given so much to our team and have been dedicated and passionate about growing the sport in New Albany and in Ohio,” said coach Jordan Gundlach, who played at OSU. “For me especially, being with the team since my freshman year of high school (2011), it is amazing to see that we have been able to continue to develop our program and achieve the consistency and continuity that we lacked in years prior.”
The Eagles are 6-13, including a 21-2 win over perennial power Cincinnati St. Xavier on Aug. 28 at the Mason Invitational. According to Gundlach, the program has 14 freshmen and 16 new players this season.
Team leaders have included senior goalie Billy Gastineau as well as senior Darden Spychalski and juniors A.J. Denny, Jack Smith and Wyatt Spalding.
—Dave Purpura
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