Football, cross country players of the week
FOOTBALL
Marquis Harrell, Avon
YEAR: Senior
HEIGHT: 5-11
WEIGHT: 200
POSITION: RB
LAST WEEK: Harrell rushed 22 times for 154 yards and two touchdowns during the Eagles’ 45-6 victory over Bay last Friday night. He also caught one pass for 51 yards.
OTHER SPORTS: Basketball (shooting guard) and baseball
PARENTS: Phillip and Rena Harrell
BIO: Harrell enjoys deer [...]

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TONIGHT
WHO: Clearview (10-0) vs. Ottawa-Glandorf (6-4)
WHAT: Division IV, Region 14 quarterfinal
TIME: 7:30
WHERE: Tom Hoch Memorial Field
RADIO: WEOL 930-AM, WOBL 1320-AM
Clearview running back Anthony Hitchens breaks through a hole in the line and sprints toward the opposing safety’s coverage zone.The defender has watched film on the Clippers star and knows that Hitchens’ versatility is going to [...]

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TONIGHT
WHO: Avon Lake (8-2) vs. Highland (9-1)
WHAT: Division II, Region 6 quarterfinal
TIME: 7:30
WHERE: Medina Highland Stadium
RADIO: WDLW 1380-AM
If any team needed cheering up this season, it was Avon Lake after Week 4. The record was 2-2. The Shoremen had not been 2-2 since 1996.
They had just lost a heart-rending 11-6 decision to Brecksville, a team [...]

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NORWALK — The 212 came dangerously close to being the 32.
That was before Olmsted Falls discovered its pilot light wasn’t out after all, and the Bulldogs rallied from losing the first two games to defeat St. Ursula Academy, 18-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-20, 15-11, in a Division I regional semifinal Thursday.
Never in the 25 matches Olmsted [...]

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The Chronicle-Telegram Top 10 is voted on weekly by the five full-time sports staffers. Ten points are awarded to first-place teams, nine for second, eight for third and so forth.

1. Avon Eagles
RECORD: 10-0
POLL POINTS: 50 (5*)

BREAKDOWN: The Eagles finished with the area’s top offense — 34.9 points per game — and captured Division III, Region [...]

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Brittany Snider, Olmsted Falls
CLASS: Senior
POSITION: Outside hitter
LAST WEEK: In six games, Snider had 32 kills, five kill blocks and 48 digs as the Bulldogs beat Medina and Amherst at the Grafton District. She was 14-of-15 serving and 22-of-25 serve receiving. Against Amherst, she led Falls with nine blocks.
OTHER SPORT: track (high jump, 400 relay, 800 [...]

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BAY VILLAGE — Two of Westlake’s starting defenders were ill most of Wednesday.
It didn’t show, but it didn’t help.
Despite an eye-opening performance by Westlake goalkeeper Stephanie Poeppelman and the four defenders in front of her, soccer power Strongsville eliminated the Demons, 2-0, in a Division I regional semifinal at Bay High’s Memorial Stadium.
It took an [...]

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LYNDHURST — Avon’s second straight trip to a Division II regional semifinal unfortunately had the same result — a loss and a long ride back home to Lorain County.
Senior midfielder Lee Bachouros scored three goals to lead defending state champion Hathaway Brown to a 4-2 win over the Eagles on Wednesday night at Brush High’s [...]

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OLMSTED FALLS — Lauren Whyte is no Wayne Newton, or at least one coach at Olmsted Falls High School thought so.
That coach didn’t want her to perform in Las Vegas.
Whyte is a 6-foot-1 outside hitter for the Bulldogs. She will have herself four letters in volleyball when the season is over, which Whyte and the [...]

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Elyria Catholic junior Marty Coolidge understands he’s got a pretty big fight on his hands, but he’s definitely one of the top contenders for the Division II state cross country meet on Saturday at Scioto Downs.
If Coolidge comes through, he’ll be among a very select group of runners from this area.
Lorain County has had three [...]

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