Finneytown Preview

 Coming off yet another big CHL victory, the Wyoming Cowboys (7-2) look to finish off the season strong and start off the month of November on Friday, when they travel to Finneytown High School to take on the Finneytown Wildcats (2-7), who sit in last place in the league. With the playoff standings now, the Cowboys would be the 7 seed and play Archbishop Alter. After this weekend's games, the playoff picture will be finalized and we can get a good look at the Cowboys postseason.

  The most important part of this game for the Cowboys is repetition. They need to keep what they've got going. After destroying all of their opponents in the CHL so far, anything less than a 3 score victory would be surprising against such a bottom of the pack team. RB Terrell Dailey looks to repeat the success of last week, when he had 356 all purpose yards and 6 TDs. He should find some good holes thanks to the talented Cowboy front 5, especially against a run defense that was gashed by the Taylor Yellow Jackets for 278 yards in Week 7. QB Will Marty looks to end the season with the CHL lead for passing, which he currently holds with 1776 yards.
 On Defense, DE Griffin O'Gara also has the CHL lead in sacks, with 12, and will look to bring Wildcat QB Brad Steimle to the turf on Friday. Steimle has only 3 TDs this year, but 12 INTs. Finneytown's offense is highlighted by Junior RB Dante Goodwin, who has 676 yards this year on 119 carries, with 8 TDs. Getting tackles behind the line of scrimmage and stopping Goodwin will be crucial to a Cowboy victory.

Friday, November 1st

vs. Finneytown Wildcats (2-7)

@ Finneytown High School

7:30 

     

Wyoming-46 Indian Hill-6

photo courtesy of Rod Apfelbeck

 The Cowboys (7-2) winning streak continues against the crosstown rival Indian Hill (4-5), blowing out the Braves by a 40 point margin. This game was a total offensive and defensive domination by Wyoming, amassing 496 yards of total offense while only allowing one score in the 4th quarter. The real star for the Cowboys on Senior Night was Running Back Terrell Dailey, who rushed for 265 yards and 4 TDs and 91 receiving yards and 2 TDs, scoring all the Cowboy TDs on the night.
  In the first quarter, the Cowboys came out of the gate red hot, with CB Jalen Fox returning the opening kickoff back 94 yards for the score. This was the 2nd TD on special teams for the Cowboys this year, and the first kickoff return. Later in the corner, Dailey broke away from his defenders to score on a 79 yard pass and catch. This would be the first of Dailey's 3 50+ yard TDs on Friday night.
  In the second frame, Dailey worked his magic all quarter, scoring all the points for both teams. He scored from 70 yards again, this time on a 74 yard run to put the score at 20-0. Then, Dailey punched it in after a long drive with a 12 yard run. To wrap up the half, Dailey caught an 8 yard pass from Marty to put the score at 33-0. Marty finished the game with 165 yards and 2 TDs.
   In the second half, the Cowboys delivered more of the same. Dailey reached the endzone for the 5th time, scoring from 34 yards out. Then, just for fun, Dailey scampered his way to paydirt for his 6th TD and final TD of the night. This remarkable performance was enough to earn Dailey a nomination for the Beacon Orthopaedics Primetime Performer on News 5.
  On Defense, the Cowboys let up 289 yards of offense but held the Braves out of the endzone until nearly the end of the game. Sophomore Tucker Berger led the team in tackles, with 11, and Casey Howell scooped up a fumble for the only Braves turnover on the night.
 The Cowboys wrap up the regular season on the road this Friday at Finneytown, look for my preview later in the week.

Indian Hill Preview (Senior Night)

INDIAN HILL BRAVES (4-4)

WYOMING COWBOYS (6-2)

Coming off a 40 point win at Mariemont, the Wyoming Cowboys enter their final home game at 6-2, and atop the CHL. In 2nd place, are the visiting Indian Hill Braves (4-4). The Braves come into Bob Lewis on Friday after a 38-7 win against Finneytown. This is the final home game of the season for most, but also the Senior Night for those who won't return to the Wyo.
 Last season, the Indian Hill game proved to be harder than expected for the Cowboys, escaping from Arrowhead stadium with a 6 point win over the Braves. This year, the Cowboys should have a little bit more control on the outcome of this game. Home field advantage is one thing for the Cowboys, but the up-tempo offense is a whole new beast this year. Outscoring CHL opponents 264-58 through 5 games, the Cowboys look to tear up an Indian Hill Defense that was gashed by Madeira for 514 yards in Week 6. The rushing game should work wonders on Friday, look for RB Terrell Dailey and QB Will Marty wreak havoc on the ground.
 Marty looks to add to his school record for TDs, which stands at 66 for his career. He will have his eyes down field for fellow Senior and Wide Receiver Dominic Vamosi. Dailey, too, is a Class of 2014 player, and will most likely receive the lion's share of the offensive plays. On the line, Logan Schneider and Bo Graham will protect and block for their classmates.
 On defense, the senior class are fantastic players and leaders, such as Casey Howell, Griffin O'Gara, Jermaine Sorells, Ken Darlington, Jalen Fox, Ike Palmer, Gordon Dominique, Chris McEntee and Michael Whaley. These players along with the underclassmen, will be dealt with the task of defending against Senior QB Matt Thompson for the Braves. Thompson is  100/182 on the season, with 10 TDs and 7 INTs.

                                                             Friday, October 24th
                                                          vs. Indian Hill Braves (4-4)
                                                           @ Bob Lewis Stadium
                                                                  Senior Night
                                                                     7 oclock

Wyoming-47 Mariemont-7

The Wyoming Cowboys (6-2) picked up their 5th straight win in a row on Thursday night, blowing out the Mariemont Warriors(5-3) at home by a score of 47-7. This 40 point win puts the 'Boys average margin of victory at 42.5 points, a stunning stat that they hope to maintain in the last two weeks of the season. This was a historic game for QB Will Marty, as he broke the Wyoming school record for career touchdown passes.

The game started well for the Cowboys, picking up a two score lead by the end of the first quarter. Marty got on the board first with his legs, scoring on a 17 yard carry. He ended his day with 113 rushing yards on 22 attempts. The ground game succeeded again in quarter one, as RB Terrell Dailey leaped the pile from the 1 yard line to put the score at 14-0.

In the 2nd quarter, the Cowboys lost a long drive when Marty threw his lone interception of the night to Warriors DB Collin Widecan, whose pick started the drive that ended with a 18 yard touchdown pass from Kane Coates to David Cowart. Coates finished the game 6/16, with 67 yards a TD and an INT. Wyoming finished off the quarter strong however, with Dailey getting his second TD on a 5 yard run. Dailey finished the night with 60 yards on 21 attempts and the 2 TDs. This rushing attack was split almost down the middle for the Cowboys, with 22 carries for Marty and 21 carries for Dailey. 

The 3rd quarter was scoreless for both teams, and the score stayed at 21-7 until Duke Brunke caught a 7 yard pass in the corner of the endzone to go up by 21 early in the fourth frame. It was in this quarter where the Cowboys pulled away from their opponents. Needing only one score to break the tie between him and former Cowboy Kyle Seyfried in passing TDs, QB Will Marty earned his place in the record books after slinging his 66th career TD to WR Dominic Vamosi on a 28 yard connection. Marty finished up with 316 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT.

  With the score now at 34-7, the Cowboys kept the foot on the gas pedal with two defensive TDs on consecutive plays. First, Hudson Rogers scooped up a failed handoff inside Warrior territory and returned it 33 yards for the score. Rogers finished the day with 9 tackles and the FR. After the kickoff, the first play from scrimmage was a handoff that was immediately bottled up at the line of scrimmage. In the standup pile, Sophomore DB Mason Rogers was able to strip the ball away from the Mariemont back, where it caromed off of 2 players and squirted out to the open field where speedster and DB Jalen Fox picked it up and took it 20 yards for the touchdown. Fox was also part of the pair of Cowboys with Interceptions on Thursday, along with Junior DB Parker Chalmers.

 The Cowboys wrap up their home games this week against the CHL's 2nd place team, the Indian Hill Braves (4-4). Look for my preview later this week.

Mariemont Preview

WYOMING COWBOYS (5-2)

 

MARIEMONT WARRIORS (5-2)

 The Wyoming Cowboys (5-2) look to continue their winning streak this week, and there is no better stage than statewide TV. Their opponent will be the 2nd place Mariemont Warriors (5-2), who are a 3 game winning streak of their own. The Cowboys will travel to Warrior territory on Thursday, and look to make a big CHL statement on Fox Sports Ohio. A win would also show that they deserve to be in the projected playoff spots in the Harbin points rankings. 

 For any readers that are curious, the rankings are updated weekly, and the Cowboys are currently seeded 12th.The region's rankings can be found here: www.joeeitel.com/hsfoot/region.jsp?region=14&year=2013

 The Warriors enter week 8 with a record of 5-2, and sit right behind the Cowboys in CHL rankings. They come off of 12-7 win against Madeira, which shows us how dismal the offense looks statistically. This same Madeira D let up 55 points and 602 total yards to the Cowboy offense. If our offense clicks on all cylinders, this game should follow suit to the last 4 games. All Wyoming wins this season have come by 5 TDs or more, and we lead the league in points for with a staggering 217. Madeira is at number two in that statistic with 89.

 QB Will Marty looks to break away from the pack in the CHL passing yards race, which he leads by 3 yards. Wyoming may have to look to the ground for support, however, as the Warrior Defense has been stingy against the pass this year, allowing only 65 yards per game. RB Terrell Dailey should split the offensive burden with the passing game Thursday night. 

 On the other side of the ball, Mariemont's O is lead by Junior Quarterback Kane Coates, who has been quite successful this season, throwing for 1241 yards and 7 TDs. On the ground, the Warriors returned RB Ryden Lewis, who I profiled last year as a prolific rushing threat. He's repeated success this year, carrying the ball for 806 yards and 8 TDs. The Cowboy Defense will have their hands full, but should be able to come out strong under the lights. 

                                                        vs. Mariemont Warriors (5-2) 

                                                              @ Kusel Stadium

                                                          Thursday, October 16th

                                                          TV: FSO (Fox Sports-Ohio)

                                                                        7:00

Wyoming-67 Deer Park-19

The Wyoming winning streak keeps rolling through week 7, with a 48 point demolition of the last place Deer Park Wildcats. This wild win keeps the Cowboys in control of the CHL, at 5-2, but drops them out of the projected playoff picture. They now sit in 12th place in Harbin points, while fellow CHL team Taylor moves into the 9 seed. A win against Mariemont this week could help us regain some ground however.

WR/CB Jalen Fox points to photographer Rod Apfelbeck
after a Cowboy score.

 The game was a blowout from start to finish, as the Cowboys jumped ahead to a 27 point lead at the first quarter, with 2 TDs from Will Marty, a punt return for Dominic Vamosi, and a Logan Schneider 1 yard touchdown.  Vamosi finished the game with 99 yards, 2 receiving TDs and the PR.
 In the second quarter, there was more of the same. Vamosi caught his second TD on an 8 yard strike, while JR Oliver Reinecke added two more to bring the score to 48-0. Reinecke had a career day with 116 receiving yards and 3 TDs. Terrell Dailey got a score in the first half as well, this one from 8 yards out. Dailey finished with 7 carries for 53 yards.
 With mostly all of the Varsity out for the 2nd half, the Wildcats found the scoreboard. But the Wyoming JV was not to be denied on this night either, with SO Running Back Justin Shields scoring on two huge carries, one for 48 and another for 63. These were his first touchdowns of the year for the backup. Will Marty had himself a day as well, racking up 249 yards and 5 TDs. This heap of yardage moves him into 1st place in the CHL passing stats with 1295, 3 yards more than Madeira's Matt Ballweg.
 The Cowboys will look to continue their success on Thursday at Mariemont, which will be a locally televised game for those of you who can't make it out. Look for my preview later this week.

Deer Park Preview

Wyoming Cowboys (4-2)

Deer Park Wildcats (1-5)

  3 big wins could not have come at a better time for the Cowboys. After early season out-of-conference losses to McNicholas and Turpin, Wyoming righted the ship, and now sits atop the CHL at 4-2. They are 3-0 against CHL competition, and have beaten their last 3 opponents by an average of 39 points.

The 'Boys will look for win number 5 this week against the Deer Park Wildcats (1-5). The Wildcats are in last place in the league, and will be a great opportunity for a big win to follow suit to the last few weeks. 

The Wildcats have a defense who were torn up by Taylor for 226 yards and 33 points 3 weeks ago. RB Terrell Dailey should succeed against this defense, who've been poor against the run all year. QB Will Marty is 209 yards short of the CHL lead, and should have a statistically explosive night against the Wildcats. 

 The Cowboys will be defending against a relatively young offensive unit, led by Sophomore QB Austin Osborne. Osborne has thrown only 4 TDs and 6 INTs this year, and Wyoming will look to take the underclasman down early and often.

                Friday, October 11th 

       vs. Deer Park Wildcats (1-5)

           @ Bob Lewis Stadium 

                    7:00 pm

       

Wyoming-41 Reading-0

WYOMING-41 READING-0

On a cool Friday evening in Reading, the Wyoming Cowboys (4-2) played spoilers to the Reading Blue  evils (3-3) Homecoming game, winning by a score of 41-0. This game puts the Cowboys atop the CHL rankings, and still undefeated against CHL teams. Wyoming now sits at 8th place in Harbin points for region 14. 

photo credit to Rod Apfelbeck

  Coming out of the gate, the Cowboys really underachieved against the Blue Devils, being held scoreless in the first quarter and allowing the Reading D line to get to Marty early and often. The Cowboys finally got their offense clicking with a four yard TD pass to Terrell Dailey in quarter 2. Dailey underachieved on the ground, as the Blue Devils proved to be stout against the run, but made up for it with his 78 receiving yards and two receiving TDs.

  Marty also hooked up with Oliver Reinecke for a 54-yard strike down the middle of the field to take a 14-0 lead. Dailey had his 2nd TD in the second as well, when he took a pass underneath the secondary, turned upfield and juked his way through corners and safeties as he sprinted 46 yards down the sideline. 

  After halftime, the Cowboys remained dominant and put the game out of reach for the Blue Devils. For the 2nd week in a row, the Cowboys got on the board with a defensive score, both from Fumble returns as well. This week, Casey Howell returned one for a 45-yard touchdown, to add to his stat sheet of 11 tackles and 1 sack. Wyoming then got a rushing TD from Will Marty, who finished his day with 248 passing yards, 4 TDs and an INT, and -24 rushing yards (but 1 TD). WR Dominic Vamosi finished the scoring for both teams, weaving his way through Blue Devils for a 55 yard score.

 The Cowboys tallied up 296 total yards, with 248 coming through the air. The ground game was not able to move at all on Friday, but luckily it was no matter. The Cowboy defense earns their second shutout of the season, and although offensive stats from Reading were not recorded, the 'Boys did a fantastic job holding back the Blue Devil offense.

 Will Marty moves into 2nd place in the CHL rankings for QBs, with 1046 yards, still behind Madeira's Matt Ballweg at 1255. JR Parker Chalmers is now tied for the CHL lead in tackles with 52, while SR Griffin O'Gara now has taken ahold of the Sack lead with 7.5.

This game leads right into next week, against one of the weakest teams in the league, Deer Park, who sit at 1-5 and lost to Taylor 36-0. 

Reading Preview

After two consecutive wins, and two consecutive blowouts, the Wyoming Cowboys (3-2) make their CHL road debut at the home of the Reading Blue Devils (3-2). This marks the beginning of the decidedly easier part of the season for the Cowboys, as their opponents for the next 3 weeks share 7 total wins.

The Cowboy offense will look to maintain the results it's had so far, scoring 109 points in the past two weeks, and they'll be facing a team who conceded 34 points to Madeira last week. Running Back Terrell Dailey will look to repeat his success from last week, when he rushed for 108 yards and 2 TDs. Dailey will also look back to the Reading game last year, where he scored 4 TDs on Homecoming night. To get to pay dirt on Friday, however, Dailey will have to get past the Blue Devils daunting Defense, who have 4 out of the top 5 leading tacklers in the CHL, lead by Senior Michael McKinney.

On the other side of the ball, the Cowboys D will try to get QB Jacob Blair early and often, as the Senior has 5 fumbles on the year to go with 8 interceptions. Cowboy lineman Griffin O'Gara will look to bring down Blair as well, and add to his league leading 5.5 sacks. 

               October 4th, 2013

            @Reading High School

     Vs. Reading Blue Devils (3-2)

                       7:00