Friday, September 16, 2011
Here's six things you need to know about tonight's game between the Solon Comets and the North Royalton Bears
It's week four of the 2011 football season, and the 3-0 Comets are taking on North Royalton, which is 1-2 on the still-young season. Remember Solon Patch is your go-to source for Comet football news. Here's six things you need to know about tonight's Week 4 matchup. 1. Game Time: 7 p.m. Friday (today) at Solon High School's Stewart Field. 2. Matchup History: This is the first game against a Northeast Ohio Conference opponent, a cross-divisional matchup. The Comets haven't played North Royalton since they defeated the Bears 26-7 in 2007. Last season, North Royalton was 9-1 and won the NOC's Lake Division. "Our guys are always aware of the expectations each week and we are ready for another week at home in front of a great home crowd," said…
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Comets Coach Jim McQuaide wants players to keep paying attention to details
Little things mean a lot during the course of the high school football season. "When you reach this point in the season you sometimes lose attention to detail," said Solon head coach Jim McQuaide. "We have to make sure we pay attention to the little things." A lot of Northeast Ohio football fans are paying attention to the Comets, who take an unbeaten 3-0 mark into Friday night's homecoming contest against North Royalton. Solon, ranked 11th in the Division I state poll, is coming off an impressive 28-2 win over visiting Akron Buchtel last week as the Comets continue to take care of business. "We made some plays in all three aspects of the game," said McQuaide, whose team is riding a 23-game regular season win streak and a 19-game home …
The Comets come in just under the top 10 in the first statewide Ohio Associated Press weekly poll
The first Ohio Associated Press weekly football poll has the Solon Comets ranked 11th. The rankings were determined by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Higher on the list is Mentor, which will play Solon later this season it what proves to be an epic showdown. Here's the list for Division I: 1. St. Edward 2. Cin. St. Xavier 3. Cin. Moeller 4. Mentor 5. Cin. Colerain 6. Tol. Whitmer 7. Hilliard Davidson 8. Dublin Coffman 9. Austintown-Fitch 10. Middletown 11. Solon 12. Cin. La Salle 13. Tol. St. John's 14. Cle. St. Ignatius 15. Pickerington North 16. Canton McKinley 16. Massillon Jackson 18. Canton GlenOak 19. Massillon Washington 20. Hilliard Bradley 21. Hilliard Darby 12.
Contest featured up and down action between two of the best teams in the area
Let’s face it, goalkeepers in soccer do a lot of standing around, and although they might be roused to action once or twice in a match, they had better make the play when that rousing arrives. Solon’s 5-foot-10 senior goalkeeper Tommy Koenig met that moment and surpassed it at the end of the Comets’ contest against rival Twinsburg, preserving a 0-0 tie Tuesday in the waning moments of the second half at Tiger Stadium in Twinsburg. In a contest that featured more dodges and parries than many sword fights, it was Koenig who struck perhaps the biggest blow, denying Tigers forward Chase Betenson’s 10-foot blast in front of the net with 6:49 remaining in the game. With the ball bouncing around between a pair of Comets defenders seemingly in …
Monday, September 12, 2011
Friday's game between Solon and North Royalton is a candidate for the Cleveland Browns High School Game of the Week
Want to show your Comet pride? You can do it by voting Friday's game between North Royalton and Solon as the Cleveland Browns High School Football Game of the Week. The program, which began last year, features a panel of four media personalities – three from WTAM 1100 and one from ClevelandBrowns.com – who select candidates for the game of the week. Then voters decide by clicking an online poll. North Royalton visiting Solon was nominated by WTAM's Andre Knott. Other contests nominated are: Chagrin Falls versus Aurora; Lincoln West versus Cleveland JFK; and Lakewood versus Parma. In addition to coverage on ClevelandBrowns.com, fans can also tune in to WTAM Saturdays at 4 p.m. for a high school football recap show. This week’s football …
Friday, September 9, 2011
Comets rise to 3-0 on young season
The Solon Comets have rolled so far this season, and Friday was no exception. The Comets defeated Akron Buchtel 28-2, rising to 3-0 on the young season. It was the first home game of the year. "We love playing here," said head coach Jim McQuaide. "It's a great place to play. We were playing a good team with some good players. Led by quarterback Pat Kramer, the Comets took to the air Friday. Kramer threw the ball all over the field, completing long passes for first downs and throwing an 11-yard touchdown pass to receiver Tres Barksdale. Twice in the first half, Kramer moved the chains by completing long passes to receiver Anthony Restifo, one was third and 10, the other was third and 12. Both drives ended with Comet touchdowns. "He's a …
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Solon winning streaks on the line as Comets host Akron Buchtel
You would be hard-pressed to find an Ohio high school football team with a tougher first three weeks of the season than Akron Buchtel. The Griffins opened the season at Massillon and then went on the road to play at Steubenville. The week three opponent? None other than Solon, which brings a 22-game regular season win streak into the game along with an 18-game home winning streak. Buchtel, a Division III state finalist last year, lost 25 players to graduation, but the athletic Griffins remain a serious threat to the Comets on Friday night. "They were in the state finals last year, I don't care what division it was," said Solon head coach Jim McQuaide. "They're a very good team and have some outstanding players. Massillon and Steubenville …
Friday, September 2, 2011
An overpowering defense and big-play offense led the Comets over Worthington Kilbourne
The Solon Comets dominated the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves 34-0 Friday, deploying shutdown defense and big-play offense to control all four quarters. The Comets (2-0) were more steady against Kilbourne and didn't have the late lapses that slightly marred last week's win over Shaker Heights. "We did a better job of being consistent tonight," Coach Jim McQuaide said after the game. "We talked about that alot this week, and I think we did that." McQuaide said he was proud of his defense, especially his younger players who stuffed the Wolves (1-1) on a goal-line stand late in the fourth quarter. "The defense played well," he said. "The young guys made a huge stand there." Offensively, the Comets moved the ball all over the field, sparked by …
Check out our weekly recap of Solon sports action, including boys and girls soccer, golf and volleyball
The Solon Sports Recap is a weekly look at Solon High School sports teams in action over the last week and quick previews of what's to come next week. Come to Solon Patch every Friday afternoon to get all the sports you need. Solon's fall sports teams continue to shine, led by the unbeaten girls soccer team, the red-hot boys golf team and the boys and girls cross country teams, which are poised to make a move in Mentor tomorrow. GIRLS SOCCER The Lady Comets earned a spot in the ESPNHS Powerade Fab 50 this week by virtue of a tie against 19th-ranked Walsh Jesuit earlier in the season. Solon then went out and edged 45th-ranked Medina by a 2-1 score to remain unbeaten at 3-0-1 on the season. Natalia Kontul scored the game-winner aganst …
Here's five things you need to know about the week two matchup between the Solon Comets and the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves
It's week two of the 2011 football season, and the 1-0 Comets are traveling to the Columbus area to take on the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves. Remember Solon Patch is your go-to source for Comet football news. Here's six things you need to know about tonight's Week 2 matchup. 1. Game Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Worthington Kilbourne High School. The game will be played at Ron Hopper Memorial Stadium at 1499 Hard Road in Columbus. 2. Matchup History: This is only the second meeting between the Comets and the Wolves. Solon won last season 42-13 at Stewart Field. It's a non-conference contest. 3. Key to the Game: Coach Jim McQuaide said the long trip to Columbus can't be a distraction for the Comets, who are facing a much-improved Kilbourne …
Chris Mazzolini
1:28 pm on Friday, September 16, 2011
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