The Paint Valley offense scored 50-plus points for the second straight week, and once again, Parker enjoyed a big night. The senior rushed for 247 yards and four touchdowns. Parker is currently averaging well over 10 yards per touch, and this week's performance puts Parker over the 1,000 yard mark for the season. Parker and PV visit ZT in Week 10.
We knew we were going to have our first, two-time winner this week. The question was which ZT girl would win? In the end, Roepke edged out Hatfield by a single vote. In a week where Roepke was named SVC Player of the Year, she also delivered 33 kills and 11 digs in a five-set sectional championship win over Nelsonville-York on Thursday night. The win advances ZT to this week's districts.
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Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Adrian Ross & Ryan Valentine, Unioto (Cross Country): Several emails came in once again this week in support of this dominate duo as well as the entire boys' team. Ross and Valentine crossed one, two in Saturday's district at Rio Grande. The Unioto boys' team won the D-II title to advance to next week's regional.
Nick Gardner, Paint Valley (Cross Country): PV's top runner was less than a second from a distict championship Saturday at Rio Grande. Still his second-place finish led his Bearcats to a second-place team finish which puts them in next week's D-III regional.
Brandon Magill, Luke Hocker, & Logan Groves, Huntington (Cross Country): Running just as individuals, this trio finished 7th, 11th, and 14th in Saturday's district meet.
John Johnson & Collin Detty (Adena): Another pair getting votes together this week. Johnson rushed 28 times for 111 yards while Detty (playing for the injured Reid Hutchison) carried it 15 times for 102 yards. Adena defeated Piketon in Week 9.
Taylor Hatfield, Zane Trace (Cross Country): The sophomore continues to just miss becoming a two-time winner of our Player of the Week honor. Just a week after Hatfield proved to be the best in the SVC, she proved this past weekend to be better than the entire district as well. Her time of 18:52 was the winning time at Rio Grande.
Kaitlin Duarte, Southeastern (Volleyball): The senior setter dished out 31 assists and recorded 10 digs in Saturday's win over River Valley. The win gave the Lady Panthers a Division III sectional championship.
Jenna Wiget & Amanda Prickett, Zane Trace (Volleyball): This ZT duo split votes all week for their outstanding performances in this week's five-set, sectional championship win over Nelsonville-York. Wiget dished out 43 assists and recorded 31 digs, and Prickett had 33 digs.
Hannah Halcomb, Adena (Volleyball): The Adena setter dished out 32 assists, recorded nine digs, and had 11 serving points including three aces as the two-shade blue captured their 21st consecutive sectional title.
Also receiving at least one vote: GIRLS = Morgan Gumm (Unioto), Danielle Ball (Southeastern), Unioto CC team (Unioto),Deidra Teets (Westfall),Megan Day & Elisha Manley (Piketon)
Also receiving at least one vote: BOYS = Matt Boedeker (Zane Trace), Mikie & Andre Barnhart (Southeastern), John Jude (Westfall), Daniel Garnder (Paint Valley), Dakoda Osborn (Piketon)
