ARCADIA__The visiting Ada High School football team defeated Arcadia 38-28 in a Blanchard Valley Conference shootout opener Friday, August 28.
The Bulldogs improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the BVC with their second straight road win. Arcadia fell to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in BVC play after the home loss.
“It was a good win for the team,” said Ada head coach Toby Smith. “We need to clean a bunch of things up if we want to keep winning. The kids played hard. Now we have to play hard with more discipline.”
The contest featured a back-and-forth battle between two potent offenses piloted by fine quarterbacks.
ST. MARYS__The visiting Ada High School boys soccer team lost a 1-0 battle of unbeatens to St. Marys on Thursday, Aug. 27.
Ada boys fell to 3-1 after the close defeat. St. Marys improved to 4-0 with the hard-fought win.
“We lost but I thought we played well,” said Ada head coach Aaron Acheson. “We had a defensive breakdown early in the first half that they took advantage of. Their player got a shot off from around the six-yard line, high to the near post, and found the back of the net.”
Neither team was able to score after intermission, as well as for most of the first half.
FT. JENNINGS__The visiting Ada High School girls soccer team used a big second half to defeat Fort Jennings 3-1 in a non-league match on Wednesday, August 26.
The Bulldog girls improved to 4-0-1 with the one-sided road victory.
FJ dropped to 1-3 after the loss.
Ada junior Rose Baxter netted two goals to pace the offense. Senior Kenley Poling scored the other goal, and assisted one of Baxter’s tallies. Junior Avary Acheson doled out the other Bulldog assist.
The game was tied 0-0 at the half before Ada exploded for three second-half scores to secure the win.
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ADA __The Ada High School volleyball team defeated visiting Hardin County rival Kenton in a three-set non-league match on Tuesday, August 25.
Ada improved to 2-0 with the 25-20, 25-21, 25-23 victory. The Wildcats dropped to 1-4 with the loss.
“Our middles, Dailah and Brook, did a great job taking care of the ball and making smart plays offensively,” said new Ada head coach Kylie Murphy. “All of our hitters did a great job at the net creating a strong block.
HARROD__The Ada High School boys golf team swept a quadrangular match at Colonial Golfers Club on Monday, August 24.
The Bulldog linksters won the match with a low score of 182 strokes. Arlington ended up 10 shots back in second at 192.
Pandora-Gilboa finished a distant third (220), followed by Lima Senior (245).
With the sweep, the Bulldogs improved to 30-3 on the season.
Ada senior Brody Rister was match medalist after firing a solid nine-hole round of 39. Sophomore teammate Arden Shook tied for second place with Arlington’s Deuce Davis at 45.
