Bobb, Redman top SVC gridders  10/28/03 Drew Bobb of Paint Valley and Brice Redman of Westfall are the lineman and back of the year, respectively, on the Scioto Valley Conference 2003-04 all-league football team. Bobb, a 6-5, 240-pound senior who played both ways for the unbeaten Bearcats at tight end and linebacker, also was named kicker of the year by the league's coaches. Paint Valley's Pete Hollon, who guided the Bearcats to their seventh gold football for an undefeated league season, is the league's coach of the year. Redman -- a 5-9, 159-pound senior -- is one of five players to repeat from the 2002-03 squad. The leading rusher among league running backs, Redman broke school career and single season  rushing records this season. Also earning back-to-back all-league honors are Westfall's Mike Angles, Paint Valley's Zac McFadden, Huntington's John Eldridge and Jeromy Detty of Southeastern. Detty -- who also broke school career and single season rushing records -- was named co-punter of the year with Paint Valley sophomore Justin McGrath. Detty, a junior, and McGrath are among six underclassmen named to the all-league team. They are joined by Zane Trace juniors Matt Brooks and Curtis Chaffin and sophomore Colton Coy and junior Joe Jaskowiak of Adena. Scioto Valley Conference all-league football 2003-2004 All league                   Pos.                          Year Paint Valley Drew Bobb               Kicker of the year      12 Trevor Cawley          OT                          12 Poppi Juanchi           DE                           12 Clay Knisley             WR                           12 Justin McGrath         Co-punter of the year  10 Zac McFadden         Slot back                   12 Travis Tatman          QB                           12 Chris White              LB                           12 Westfall Mike Angles              WR                          12 Ben Kelley                OG/DT                      12 Brice Redman            RB                           12 Mike Robinson           TE/DE                       12 Zane Trace Matt Brooks              OL                           11 Curtis Chaffin            DL                           11 Jam George               LB                           12 Southeastern Jeromy Detty            Co-punter of the year  11 Randy Madden           OL/OLB                     12 Michael Trainer          HB/LB                       12 Adena Colton Coy                RB                           10 Brian Grigsby              S                            12 Joe Jaskowiak            LB                            11 Piketon Blake Osborne            G/LB                        12 Ben Thompson           FB/DE                       12 Unioto Joel Stanley              TE/LB                       12 Chris Trainer              QB/DB                      12 Huntington John Eldridge             QB/LB                       12 David Sams               LB                            12 Honorable mention Adena Rob Brunner, Caleb Knauff, Mark Lightle, Justin Logan Huntington Jimmy Ball, Aaron Hopkins, Matt Shoemaker, Anthony Ward Paint Valley Joe Depugh, Alex Haas, Kody Myers, Nate Reed Piketon Justin Bryant, Joseph Chabert, Eric Farmer, Seth Overly Southeastern Jason Day, Joe Hopkins, Trey Stoops, Tony Young Unioto Kyle Pflug, Steve Pflug, Nathan Strange Westfall Wade Bartholomew, David Jones, David Moore, Josh Stires Zane Trace Brandyn Street, Zach Ward, Justin Wiseman, Miles Wright Back of the year -- Brice Redman, Westfall Lineman of the year -- Drew Bobb, Paint Valley Coach of the year -- Pete Hollon, Paint Valley Reserve champions -- Westfall Junior high champions -- Westfall Paint Valley, Westfall in grid playoffs  10/25/03 Paint Valley will host a first round game Friday and Westfall will travel to Bellaire Saturday for first round games in the Ohio High School Athletic Association post-season football playoffs. Paint Valley's unbeaten Scioto Valley Conference champions (10-0) will host Cincinnati Christian Hills (8-1) for the second straight year at 7:30 p.m., Friday, at George Knisley Field.  The Bearcats defeated the Cincinnati school in a first round game at Knisley Field last year.  Paint Valley finished second in the final computer rankings compiled by the Ohio High School Athletic Association in Division V, Region 20. Westfall (9-1) -- making the second playoff appearance in school history -- finished fifth in Division IV, Region 15. The Mustangs' only loss of the season was 27-25 at Paint Valley in the Scioto Valley Conference opener for both teams. Westfall entered Friday night's season finale ranked fourth in Region 15 ahead of Martin's Ferry. However, Martin's Ferry vaulted into third place with a win over Bellaire (8-2) Saturday, pushing the Mustangs down to fifth.  Although the OHSAA website lists starting times for all games on Saturday as 7 p.m., Bellaire Nelson Field has no lights. The game has been moved to a noon start. For final computer rankings go to www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/rankings.txt. SVC powers in top four in grid rankings  10/21/03 Scioto Valley Conference grid powers Paint Valley and Westfall remain second and fourth, respectively, in their divisions of the weekly football computer rankings released Tuesday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.  The top eight teams in each region at the end of the regular season Friday qualify for the post season playoffs with the top four teams hosting first round games. Paint Valley -- gunning for an undefeated regular season when the Bearcats host rival Huntington Friday night -- trail only Marion Pleasant in Division V, Region 20, 18.6833-17.0388. Rounding out the top four are Columbus Academy 15.5491 and Cincinnati Jacobs 14.6360. Westfall's 15.8944 computer ranking trails Ironton 23.2658, Coshocton 19.0333 and Bellaire 18.7482. The Mustangs' nearest challenger is Martins Ferry at 14.9611. Rankings for other area teams are:  Division II, Region 8 -- 20. Chillicothe 7.3444. Division IV, Region 15 -- 20. Unioto 4.3722. Division V, Region 19 -- 25. Piketon 2.8888. Division V, Region 20 -- 16. Adena 7.2444; 20. Zane Trace 4.4888; 21. Huntington 3.4388; 28. Southeastern 1.6333. Adena eighth graders down Westfall 10/16/03 Adena ruined Westfall's perfect season 14-8 in Scioto Valley Conference eighth grade football Thursday evening and Unioto edged Southeastern 20-18 for its first win.  Westfall -- which entered the game 6-0 -- already had clinched the SVC eighth grade championship. In seventh grade football, Westfall capped a 6-0 season with a 24-0 win over Adena and Unioto defeated Southeastern 14-0. Kennth Corcoran three touchdowns for the Sherman eighth graders -- a 34-yard pass from Matt Workman and runs of six and 53 yards. Clinton Brown scored the two-point conversion that made the difference in the final score. Seth Frejkowski scored on a four-yard run for Unioto's seventh graders and added a two-point conversion. The other Unioto touchdown was a 13-yard pass from Hobie Cottrell to Jake Menick. PV, Westfall slip in computer ranks 10/15/03 Paint Valley slipped out of the top spot in Division V, Region 20 of the weekly football computer rankings released Tuesday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association and Westfall lost two places to fourth in Division IV, Region 15. The unbeaten Bearcats (8-0) traded places with Marion Pleasant in their season-long battled for the top spot. The top eight teams in the final rankings at the end of the regular season qualify for the post-season playoffs. Marion Pleasant enters week nine with 14.4750 points to Paint Valley's 13.7875. Westfall's 13.6875 points trail runaway region leader Ironton's 20.2945, Bellaire's 14.7230 and Coshocton's 13.9375.  The top four teams in the final rankings host first round playoff games. Rankings for other area teams are:  Division II, Region 8 -- Chillicothe, 21st, 4.8625. Division IV, Region 15 -- Unioto, 24th, 2.9375. Division V, Region 19 -- Piketon, 24th, 2.3750. Division V, Region 20 -- Adena, 14th, 6.6875; Huntington, 20th, 3.5500; Zane Trace, 21st, 3.0125; Southeastern, 27th, 1.7375. Bearcats back on top of grid rankings 10/07/03 For the second time this season, Paint Valley has climbed to the top of the weekly football computer rankings compiled by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The rankings are used to determine qualifiers for the post-season playoffs. The top eight teams in each region at the end of the regular season qualify for the playoffs. Paint Valley (7-0) took over the top rung in Division V, Region 8 11.8000-11.5071 over Marion Pleasant, which had led the previous week. Westfall (6-1) remained second in Division IV, Region 15, trailing only Ironton 16-7237-12.4285. Rankings for other area teams are:  Division II, Region 8 -- 20. Chillicothe 4.3714. Division IV, Region 15 -- 24. Unioto 2.7428. Division V, Region 20 -- 14. Adena 6.1000; 25. Southeastern 1.4714; tie 26. Huntington 1.3714; 29. Zane Trace 0.9714. Division V, Region 19 -- 24. Piketon 2.2928. Thursday, Oct. 2 Huntington 22, Unioto 0 (8th) Unioto 20, Huntington 12 (7th)  Westfall 20, Paint Valley 0 (8th) Westfall 26, Paint Valley 14 (7th) Zane Trace 22, Southeastern 14 (ot) (8th) Adena 26, Piketon 0 (8th) Tuesday, Sept. 30 Zane Trace 42, Waverly 0 (7th) Huntington, Unioto JH gridders split 10/02/03 Click here for SVC junior high football standings. Huntington blanked Unioto 22-0 in Scioto Valley Conference eighth grade football Thursday evening and Unioto won the seventh grade game 20-12. Westfall swept Paint Valley, winning the eighth grade game 20-0 and downing the Bearcats 26-14 in seventh grade action. Zane Trace slipped past Southeastern 22-14 in overtime. The Zane Trace seventh graders blanked Waverly 42-0 Tuesday evening. Seth Frejkowski scored two touchdowns and a two-point conversion for Unioto's seventh graders. His TD's were on a 42-yard run and a five-yard pass from Hobie Cottrell. Cottrell also threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jake Menick. PV, WF No. 2 in computer rankings 09/30/03 Paint Valley and Westfall are ranked No. 2 in their respective regions in the latest prep football computer rankings released Tuesday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Unbeaten Paint Valley -- ranked No. 1 in its region last week for the first time in school history -- now trails Morral Ridgedale 10.5500-10.2833 in Division V, Region 20. The Bearcats are at Zane Trace Friday. Westfall -- a 27-25 loss to Paint Valley the only blemish on its record -- is second in Division IV, Region 15, trailing Ironton 13.8123-10.2666. The Mustangs face a challenge this week from upstart Adena, ranked 13th in Division V, Region 20. The top eight teams in each region at the end of the regular season qualify for post-season playoffs. Chillicothe drops seven places to 18th in Division II, Region 8 in the wake of its loss to Olentangy. The Cavaliers host Upper Arlington Friday. Rankings for area teams are: Division IV, Region 15 -- Unioto, 26th, 1.6000. Division V, Region 19 -- Piketon, 26th, 1.0666. Division V, Region 20 -- Southeastern, 24th, 1.6500; Huntington, tie 26th, 1.0666; Zane Trace, tie 26th, 1.0666. Bearcats No. 1 in computer rankings 09/23/03 Paint Valley has climbed to the top of the mountain in the weekly prep football computer rankings released Tuesday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Coach Pete Hollon's Bearcats are No. 1 in Division V, Region 20, replacing Marion Pleasant, which held down the top spot when the first rankings were released after week 4 of the season. Paint Valley enters Friday night's game at Piketon with an average of 9.5500 points compared to Pleasant's 9.3000. The top eight teams in each region at the end of the regular season qualify for post-season playoffs. Westfall (8.9000) remains No. 3 in Division IV, Region 15 behind Ironton (10.4570) and Bellaire (9.0470). Coach Scott Bartholomew's Mustangs have widened the gap over No. 4 Coshocton (7.1000). Chillicothe has moved up two notches to 11th in Division II, Region 8 with an average of 5.2000 points. Vandalia Butler is No. 8 in the region at 7.0500. Rankings for remaining area teams are: Division V, Region 20 -- 13. Adena 4.7500; 21. Southeastern 1.9000; 25. Huntington 1.2000; 30. tie, Zane Trace 0.0000. Division IV, Region 15 -- 24. Unioto 1.5000. Division V, Region 19 -- 27. tie, Piketon 0.8000. Piketon, Westfall, PV 8th graders win 09/18/03 Piketon, Westfall and Paint Valley were eighth grade winners in junior high football Thursday evening as the Redstreaks defeated Unioto 30-18, Westfall downed Huntington 20-12, Adena blanked Zane Trace 26-0 and Paint Valley was a 26-12 winner over Southeastern. In seventh grade action, Unioto blanked Piketon 20-0, Westfall was a 45-0 winner over Huntington and Zane Trace defeated Adena 46-0. Michael Trainer, Josh Frasure and Kenneth Corcoran scored touchdowns for Unioto's eighth graders. Trainer had a 35-yard TD run, Frasure a two-yard score and Corcoran a four-yard touchdown. Clint Ison's 20-yard interception return for a touchdown helped the Sherman seventh graders to their first win in three games. Seth Frejkowski scored on a five-yard run and Hobie Cottrell on a one-yard plunge. Frejkowski also ran for a two-point conversion. PV, Westfall high in computer rankings 09/16/03 Paint Valley and Westfall rank second and third, respectively, in  their respective regions in the initial computer rankings released Tuesday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The rankings are used to determine playoff qualifiers -- the top eight in each region at the end of the regular season advance to the post-season. Only Marion Pleasant -- a perennial playoff contender -- is ahead of Paint Valley in Division V, Region 20 by the narrow margin of .0750. Coach Pete Hollon's unbeaten Bearcats average 7.5500 points to Marion Pleasant's 7.6250. Westfall -- which suffered its first loss Saturday to Paint Valley -- trails Bellaire and Ironton in Division IV, Region 15. Bellaire's average is 8.9790, Ironton 8.6000 and Westfall 7.1500. Rankings for other area teams are: Division II, Region 8 -- Chillicothe, 13th, 3.5000. Division IV, Region 15 -- Unioto, 20th, 1.8750. Division V, Region 19 -- Piketon, tie 24th, 1.0000. Division V, Region 20 -- Adena, 13th, 3.9750; Southeastern, 22nd, 1.8750; Huntington and Zane Trace, tie 29th, 0.0000.