Roundup: Porter's 32 not enough for West M golf

ZANESVILLE — The Captain was on his game again, but it still wasn't enough for West Muskingum to pull an upset on Thursday.

Jack Porter's masterful up-and-down from behind the green on the par-4 ninth hole secured a 3-under-par 32 that was good for medalist honors on the front nine at Jaycees.

West Muskingum's Jack Porter stares down his tee shot on the par-3 eighth hole during a trimatch with John Glenn and Tri-Valley on Thursday at Zanesville Jaycees. Porter, a senior, shot 3-under-par 32 to earn medalist honors.
West Muskingum's Jack Porter stares down his tee shot on the par-3 eighth hole during a trimatch with John Glenn and Tri-Valley on Thursday at Zanesville Jaycees. Porter, a senior, shot 3-under-par 32 to earn medalist honors.

Jacob Allen added 35 for the Tornadoes, but it was John Glenn's balance that won out in a Muskingum Valley League trimatch with the Tornadoes and Tri-Valley.

John Glenn's Cooper Briggs, playing in the No. 6 spot, fired a 39 that proved to be the difference in a 162 that was just two shots better than West M (164). It kept the Muskies unbeaten in league play and still atop the standings.

Braden Rice added 39, Hayden Gensor 41 and Noah Dever, Owen Van Fossen and C.J. Dolan 43 for the Muskies, who improved to 17-0 in league play. West slipped to 11-4.

Noah Dever hits a tee shot for John Glenn during a trimatch with West Muskingum and Tri-Valley on Thursday at Zanesville Jaycees.
Noah Dever hits a tee shot for John Glenn during a trimatch with West Muskingum and Tri-Valley on Thursday at Zanesville Jaycees.

Nick Anton had 48 and Reid Lemity 49 for West M.; Xander Smalley (45), Jacob Grear (50) and Conner Preston (51) paced Tri-Valley, which shot 201.

Crooksville 163, Sheridan 164, River View (NS): The Ceramics' Cooper Watts and the Generals' Cael Dowell shared medalist honors with 38s in a MVL tri-match at Hickory Flats.

Bo White and Vaughn Childress each shot 40 and Riley McKenzie had a 45 to lead Crooksville to the upset win.

Blake Turnes added a 40, Cooper Winders shot 42 and Reed Coconis had 44 to round out the Generals' scoring.

Thad Cox had 44 and Caleb Kline carded a 45 for the Black Bears.

Meadowbrook 181, New Lexington 193, Coshocton 214: The Colts' Ben Coss and the Panthers' Brody Agriesti shared medalist honors with 44s at Cambridge Country Club.

Steven Grafton carded a 45 and Damon Baier and Alyx Leach added 46s for Meadowbrook and Caden Gibson shot 48, Brandon Stevenson chipped in a 50 and Drew Barnette had 51 for New Lex.

Coby Moore led the Redskins with 44, while Gavin Mathias had 48, Carter Summers shot 55 and Chris Mobley totaled 70.

Philo 170, Maysville 172, Morgan 212: AJ Harper carded a 38 on the par-35 back nine at Fuller's Fairways, as the Electrics topped the Panthers and Raiders in MVL play.

Addison Mershon and AJ Layton added 42s and Josh Gooden shot 48 for Philo; Connor Larimer led Maysville with 41, while Hoyt Dodson had 42, Owen Lutz 44, Mat Harper and Cade Pickrell 45s.

Nate Silvus led Morgan with 47, Emma Miller carded a 53, Wyatt Weaver shot 54 and Austin Dille 58.

Volleyball

New Lex 25, 25, 25, Crooksville 3, 10, 10: Lizzie Ellis passed out 30 assists to go over 1,000 for her career, as the Panthers swept the visiting Ceramics in a MVL Small School Division tilt.

Jerilynn Koehler collected a team-high 10 kills with five digs, three blocks, two aces and two assists; Gracie Newlon served six aces with 10 digs and Trinity Hall had nine kills and five digs for the winners.

New Lex reserves won 25-19, 25-16, as Jorja Burkhart tallied 11 assists, six digs, three kills and two aces, Caroline Dupler nine digs, three kills, two blocks and two aces and Brooklyn Burd four kills.

Sheridan 25, 25, 25, John Glenn 19, 23, 21: Jamisyn Stinson tallied 14 kills and Alexis Bradley set up 20 assists with seven kills in the host Generals' MVL-Big School win.

Bradley also had 15 digs and connected on all 16 of her serves, which included a pair of aces. Stinson had nine digs and was 8-of-9 on serves. Alyssa Ward totaled six kills and Reagan Davis 21 digs with 13-of-14 serving.

Aleea Musselman's seven kills, three blocks and 15 digs led John Glenn (1-6, 1-3); Emma Briggs collected five kills and 12 digs, Kara Fields four kills and three blocks and Lauren Blair 19 assists and eight digs.

Emma Doherty had three kills and three aces and Lily Talbot 10 assists as Sheridan won the reserve match, 25-11, 25-18. Lily Robinson's three kills, five digs and three assists led John Glenn.

Tri-Valley 25, 25, 25, Philo 16, 14, 14: Eva Dittmar and Lexi Howe combined for 21 kills to pace the host Scotties' offense in an MVL-Big School win.

Dittmar had 13 kills and Howe eight, while Dittmar also had seven aces and Howe 12 digs. Ingrid Dittmar set up 29 assists and Anna Schuerman totaled 17 digs.

Aleigha Busse record three kills, 11 digs and had 100 percent serving for Philo. Brooklyn Ferrell and Olivia Winland had nine kills.

River View 25, 25, 25, Maysville 10, 8, 6: Alivia Spaulding led the Lady Bears' effort at the net with eight kills and two blocks in a MVL Big School Division win.

Haley Balo added seven kills, four aces and three blocks and Kayla Dulgar chipped in 17 assists, eight digs, seven aces, six kills and two blocks; Brittany Henderson added six assists; Cayla Shrimplin made seven digs; and Bailey Laudick and Shaelyn Yoder were 100% serving for the winners.

River View reserves lost 25-19, 25-23, as Shaelyn Yoder scored seven points and Shieann Waldren and Atyana Milici had four points apiece for the Lady Bears.

Maysville's Sailor Atkins hits a kill against River View's Alivia Spaulding in Thursday's match. The Lady Bears won in three sets.
Maysville's Sailor Atkins hits a kill against River View's Alivia Spaulding in Thursday's match. The Lady Bears won in three sets.

Johnstown Northridge 25, 25, 25, Zanesville 5, 6, 15: Reagan Deeds totaled six kills and Courtney Bevier seven aces and two kills for the host Vikings in a Licking County League crossover win.

Leaders were not reported for Zanesville.

Meadowbrook 25, 25, 25, Morgan 15, 12, 10: The Colts rolled to an MVL-Small School win in McConnelsville.

Jensen Peyton's seven kills and six assists from Chloe Baker and Montana Pettet led Morgan. Evelyn Newton had four kills and Ashlyn Filkins 10 digs.

Leaders were not reported for Meadowbrook.Coshocton 25, 25, 25, West Muskingum 13, 14, 14: Lindsey Bryant's all-around effort of six kills, four aces, three blocks and 10 digs led the visiting Redskins in an MVL-Small School match in Falls Township.

Jalynn West added 18 assists, Kenidi Jackson five kills and two aces and Miyah Davis six digs for Coshocton (3-2, 3-1).

Leaders were not reported for West.

Maggie Laaper recorded nine kills and three aces and Jaeli Tiedt eight aces in Coshocton's 26-24, 19-25, 25-17 reserve win.

Girls Soccer

River View 12, New Lexington 0: Kam McGinnis and Regan Foster had two goals each to lead a balanced effort for the Lady Bears in an MVL crossover win.

Emma Sampsel, Paige Stone, Cindy Keneda, Kylie Miller and Elaina Brenly also scored for River View (4-1-0), which won its fourth straight game after a season-opening loss.

West Muskingum 4, Philo 0: Claire Smith scored twice with an assist, and Gracie Settles, who had six saves, and the defense pitched the shutout as the Tornadoes improved to 3-1 overall and 3-0 in the MVL.

West M led 3-0 at the half. Zoie Settles and Alison Latier each had a goal and Sophie Quinn chipped in an assist.

Licking Valley 6, Zanesville 1: Rylee McCuen scored in the first half to account for the Lady Devils' only goal in a Licking County League loss in Hanover.

Reagan Campbell scored three times and Avery Williams twice to lead Licking Valley (1-1-1, 1-0-0 LCL).

Coshocton 5, Maysville 3: Isabelle Lauvray kicked four goals to pace the host Redskins (1-2-1, 1-2-0), who earned their first win in an MVL crossover at Stewart Field.

Maysville cut a three-goal deficit to 3-2 by scoring twice off corner kicks in the final four minutes of the first half, then tied the game with a goal two minutes into the second. Coshocton rebounded, scoring twice down the stretch to pull away.

Mia Lauvray also scored for Coshocton, which held a 16-6 edge in shots on goal. Courtney Snyder and Anna Braxton had assists, while Destiny Frye had five saves.

Leaders were not reported for Maysville.

Tri-Valley 12, Morgan 0: Ella Knowlton scored three times and Marley Labishak and Kiana Reynolds two for the Scotties (2-1-1) in a blowout win in an MVL crossover at Kenny Wolford Park.

Emma Pratt had three assists and Ali Yingling and Bailey Woods combined for the clean sheet in goal. Lauren Cox, Kiley Secrist and Bella Lazar paced the defensive effort.

John Glenn 7, Sheridan 0: Marina Nicolozakes connected four times for goals as the Muskies earned a MVL-Big School win in New Concord.

Three of Nicolozakes' goals came during a nine-minute stretch in the first half, after the teams played scoreless for almost eight minutes. Estelle Matheney, who assisted on three of Nicolozakes' goals, also had a goal in the first half.

Riley Zamensky connected for two goals and assisted on another for John Glenn (3-2-2, 2-0-1), which held a 16-2 edge in shots on goal. Faith Lemon recorded the shutout.

Kendall Harter had nine saves for Sheridan (1-3, 1-2).

Girls Golf

John Glenn 172, Edison 205, John Marshall 240: Addy Burris was medalist with 39, as the Muskies moved to 34-5 with a tri-match victory at Cambridge Country Club.

Elise Abrams chipped in a 41, Abby McCullough carded a 43 and Carlie Ellsworth shot 49 for John Glenn's scoring.

Boys Soccer

Northridge 8, Zanesville 0: The Blue Devils fell at home to the Vikings in LCL play. No other information was reported.

Unioto 10, Sheridan 0: Luke Carpenter made 10 saves, as the Generals fell to the Tanks, who reached the regional tournament last season.

This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Roundup: Porter's 32 not enough for West M golf