Nov 5, 2015 — B section

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â NOVEMBER Â 5, Â 2015

KARL LINDHOLM

SPORTS

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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY 7+(7)25' ² +LJKOLJKWHG by  senior  David  Dregallo’s  top-­ 10  result  in  the  boys’  event,  the  Middlebury  Union  High  School  boys’  and  girls’  cross-­country  WHDPV HDFK SODFHG ÂżIWK LQ 6DWXU-­ day’s  Division  II  championship  races  at  Thetford  Academy.  The  0RXQW $EUDKDP WHDPV ERWK ÂżQ-­ ished  eighth. Dregallo  ran  Thetford’s  tough  three-­kilometer  course  in  17:55.9,  good  for  eighth  place  behind  win-­ ner  Matt  Hynes  of  Montpelier  (16:59.8). Hynes  led  the  Solons  to  a  tight,  49-­52  win  over  rival  U-­32  for  the  D-­II  title,  followed  by  Harwood  (77),  Woodstock  (96)  and  MUHS  (114)  in  the  competitive  event.  Sophomore  Willem  Landis  took  22nd  in  18:36.7  for  the  next  best  7LJHU LQGLYLGXDO ÂżQLVK Mount  Abe  scored  244  points;Íž  senior  Lyn  Ackert-­Smith  paced  the  Eagle  boys  by  taking  43rd  (20:17.3). 9HUJHQQHV ÂżHOGHG D IRXU PDQ team,  one  short  of  the  number  needed  to  score.  Senior  Quinn  D’Andrea  led  the  Commodores  by  taking  48th  (20:48.5). Sophomore  Caroline  Kimble  OHG WKH 7LJHU JLUOV E\ ÂżQLVKLQJ 12th  (22:01.5),  and  sophomore  Is-­ abelle  Welker  was  22nd  (23:06.9).  $OO ÂżYH 7LJHU VFRUHUV ZHUH MX-­ niors,  sophomores  or  freshmen. The  Harwood  girls  (31)  posted  a  solid  win  over  second-­place  U-­32  (55),  although  U-­32’s  Rena  (See  Runners,  Page  3B) 7,*(5 (/,$6 :<1&223 UDLVHV KLV DUPV LQ WULXPSK ZKLOH UXQQLQJ LQ WKH 'LYLVLRQ ,, VWDWH FKDPSLRQVKLS FURVV FRXQWU\ UDFH 6DWXUGD\ LQ 7KHWIRUG 7KH 0LGGOHEXU\ ER\VÂś WHDP ÂżQLVKHG LQ ÂżIWK SODFH 3KRWRV E\ 7HUU\ 1RUULV

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Tigers, RHS to meet for D-­I football title on Sat. By  ANDY  KIRKALDY MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  unde-­ feated  and  No.  2  seeded  Middlebury  Union  High  School  football  team  will  take  on  top-­seeded  Rutland  (9-­ 1)  for  the  Division  I  championship  at  5  p.m.  on  Saturday  on  the  Raiders’  KRPH ÂżHOG The  Tigers  will  be  seeking  their  third  straight  D-­I  crown  after  a  drought  that  lasted  since  a  win  in  2002,  and  their  33rd  straight  victory.  Rutland  last  claimed  the  D-­I  crown  in  2006  and  is  PDNLQJ LWV ÂżUVW Defensively, appearance  in  a  ¿QDO VLQFH only once 08+6 RIÂż-­ has MUHS FLDOV FRQÂżUPHG surrendered early  this  week  more than that  the  team  14 points, will  play  with-­ when Essex out  senior  quar-­ terback,  safety  surprised and  kicker  Oak-­ the Tigers ley  Gordon,  by scoring who  left  with  a  27 at Doc leg  injury  dur-­ Collins Field LQJ WKLV SDVW )UL-­ day’s  Tiger  21-­0  on Oct. 2. VHPLÂżQDO ZLQ over  No.  3  Hartford.  -XQLRU $QGUHZ *OHDVRQ ZKR ÂżOOHG in  for  Gordon  last  week,  will  start  at  quarterback  for  the  Tigers  in  the  championship  game.  Junior  Doug  DeLorenzo,  who  nailed  all  three  H[WUD SRLQWV ODVW )ULGD\ ZLOO KDQGOH punting  and  kicking  chores  vs.  Rut-­ land. The  Tiger  offense  has  featured  their  option  running  attack,  with  &RUWODQG )LVFKHU $OL $EGXO 6DWHU -HUU\ 1LHPR 7UH\ .DXIIPDQ 3DUNHU Gross,  and  now  Gleason  all  getting  carries.  Gleason  threw  sparingly  in  relief  of  Gordon,  but  completed  a  pass  to  tight  end  Brady  Larocque.  Tight  end  Sawyer  Ryan,  running  back  Niemo  DQG Ă€DQNHU &KDVH 0HVVQHU KDYH often  been  targeted  when  the  Tigers  throw.  The  Tigers  have  scored  at  least  20  points  in  all  of  their  games  except  one,  when  they  rallied  for  18  points  in  the  fourth  quarter  to  win  at  Col-­ chester,  18-­14.  Defensively,  only  once  have  they  surrendered  more  than  14  points,  when  Essex  surprised  the  Tigers  by  VFRULQJ DW 'RF &ROOLQV )LHOG RQ Oct.  2. The  Tigers  and  Raiders  did  not  play  each  other  this  fall.  Rutland,  which  lost  only  to  an  out-­of-­state  team,  has  amassed  some  impressive  point  totals  but  also  shown  some  de-­ fensive  vulnerability.  Coach  Dennis  Smith  said  Rutland  will  pose  a  challenge  with  a  read-­ option  running  attack  and  with  the  play-­action  passing  of  quarterback  Andy  Kenosh.  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

Turnovers key as Middlebury falls to Trinity

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Football Finals at Rutland Division I 11/7  #1  Rutland  vs.  #2  Midd.  ..............5  p.m. Division III 11/7  #1  OV  vs.  #2  U-­32  ......................2  p.m. COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey NESCAC Final Four at Bowdoin 11/7   Amherst  vs.  Bowdoin  ...............11  a.m. 11/7  Tufts  vs.  Midd.  ........................1:30  p.m. 11/8  Final  ............................................. Noon 11/9  ......... NCAA  Tourney  Pairings  Released Men’s Soccer NESCAC Final Four at Middlebury 11/7   Wesleyan  vs.  Midd.  ..................11  a.m. 11/7  Bowdoin  vs.  Conn.  .................1:30  p.m. 11/8  Final  ............................................. Noon 11/9  ......... NCAA  Tourney  Pairings  Released Women’s Soccer NESCAC Final Four at Williams 11/7   Midd.  vs.  Williams  .................... 11  a.m. 11/7  Trinity  vs.  Bowdoin.  ................1:30  p.m. 11/8  Final  ............................................. Noon 11/9  ......... NCAA  Tourney  Pairings  Released Football 11/7  Hamilton  at  Midd.  .................12:30  p.m. 11/14  Midd.  at  Tufts  .....................12:30  p.m. Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â

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OV  football  seeks  D-­III  crown,  perfect  record By  ANDY  KIRKALDY RUTLAND  â€”  The  top-­seeded  Ot-­ ter  Valley  Union  High  School  football  team  will  meet  No.  2  U-­32  in  the  D-­III  ¿QDO WKLV FRPLQJ 6DWXUGD\ DW 5XWODQG High  School.  Game  time  will  be  2  p.m. The  Otters  will  be  seeking  the  pro-­ gram’s  second-­ever  football  title:  OV  defeated  U-­32  for  the  D-­IV  title  in  2005,  23-­20. The  10-­0  Otters  also  dealt  the  8-­1  Raiders  their  only  loss  of  the  2015  regular  season,  55-­14,  on  Oct.  2  in  East  Montpelier. Â

In  that  game,  OV  quarterback  Car-­ son  Leary  ran  for  268  yards  and  six  WRXFKGRZQV DOO LQ WKH ÂżUVW WKUHH TXDU-­ ters.  Tyson  Cram  added  a  75-­yard  kick  return  and  Brent  Nickerson  scored  on  a  5-­yard  run.  U-­32  kept  that  contest  close  in  the  HDUO\ JRLQJ )XOOEDFN DQG OHDGLQJ U-­32  rusher  Colby  Brochu,  who  ran  for  119  yards  vs.  OV,  picked  up  one  touchdown,  and  quarterback  Matt  Greene,  who  threw  for  113  yards,  tossed  a  40-­yard  TD  pass  to  Devin  Hanson. Brochu’s  score  tied  the  game  at  7-­7, Â

but  Cram  returned  the  kickoff  for  a  touchdown  to  give  OV  the  lead  for  good.  Leary  scored  his  second  touch-­ down  on  the  next  OV  possession.  The  Raiders  made  it  21-­14  on  Greene’s  TD  pass,  only  to  see  a  Leary  75-­yard  run  push  OV’s  lead  to  28-­14.  OV  led  at  the  half,  35-­14,  on  another  Leary  run,  and  pulled  away  in  the  second  half.  On  this  past  Saturday,  Leary  rushed  IRU \DUGV DQG ÂżYH VFRUHV LQ 29ÂśV VHPLÂżQDO ZLQ YV 0LOO 5LYHU topping  2,000  yards  for  the  season.  Tailbacks  Brent  Nickerson,  who  scored  three  times  vs.  MRU,  and  Jove Â

Bautista  have  also  run  effectively  be-­ hind  an  offensive  line  that  Coach  Jim  Hill  credits  for  much  of  the  team’s  success  this  season.  Leary  is  also  approaching  1,000  yards  passing;Íž  top  targets  include  Will  Ross  and  Robertas  Nielsen.  OV  has  scored  35  points  or  more  in  every  game. Meanwhile,  the  OV  defense  has  al-­ lowed  more  than  20  points  just  three  times,  often  surrendering  late  scores  while  holding  big  leads,  and  has  held  teams  to  14  points  or  fewer  seven  times.

MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Visiting  Trini-­ ty  College  took  advantage  of  two  key  turnovers  by  the  Middlebury  College  football  team  on  Saturday  on  its  way  WR D ZLQ RYHU WKH 3DQWKHUV 7KH 3DQWKHUV RXWJDLQHG WKH Bantams,  449-­262  yards,  and  held  a  34:36-­25:24  edge  in  time  of  posses-­ sion.  Middlebury  returns  to  action  on  Saturday,  when  it  hosts  Hamilton  at  LQ LWV ÂżQDO KRPH JDPH RI WKH fall. This  past  Saturday,  Middlebury  JRW RQ WKH ERDUG ÂżUVW ZLWK D SOD\ 90-­yard  drive.  Quarterback  Matt  Mi-­ lano  hit  Tanner  Contois  for  28  yards  before  hitting  Contois  again  on  a  35-­ \DUG VFRULQJ VWULNH DW RI WKH ÂżUVW quarter. Trinity  answered  on  its  ensuing  drive:  A  41-­yard  pass  play  from  Son-­ Q\ 3X]]R WR %U\DQ 9LHLUD VHW XS D \DUG ÂżHOG JRDO IURP .\OH 3XOHN WR make  it  7-­3  game  later  in  the  quarter. In  the  second  quarter,  Trinity’s  'DUULHQ 0\HUV UHWXUQHG D 3DQWKHU punt  74  yards  to  claim  a  10-­7  Trinity  OHDG 7KH 3DQWKHUV QHDUO\ DQVZHUHG (See  Football,  Page  4B)

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