Behind 434 yards of total offense, tough NWCC champion Riverside rolled in first round playoff action, defeating the Ada Bulldogs 32-7.
The Pirates, seeded fourth in the Division VII, Region 26 computer rankings, racked up 361 rushing yards in route to the lopsided victory. The loss ends Ada's season, as the Bulldogs finish with a 6-5 overall record.
The Bulldogs scored their only points of the game late in the second quarter when Junior quarterback Trent Jolliff hit Senior Blake Ansley for a 38-yard touchdown. Aaron Everhart's point after kick cut the Riverside lead to 9-7, but that was as close as Ada would get.
Allen East racked up 401 yards of total offense, but ultimately it was five turnovers that sealed their fate as the Mustangs lost to the Ada Bulldogs for the 11th straight time, 21-6.
With the win, the Bulldogs are propelled back into post season play for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons. Ada finished their 2015 regular season gridiron campaign with a 6-4 overall record, while going 4-3 in the Northwest Conference.
RV-Football - 62-21 H v Marietta
RV-Volleyball - Won 3-0 H v Baldwin Wallace; Won 3-0 at Marietta
M. Soccer - Won 3-0 H v Baldwin Wallace; Won 6-0 at Marietta
W. Soccer - Lost 0-2 at Baldwin Wallace; Won 7-0 H v Marietta
RV-M. Cross Country - 1st of 10 at OAC Championships
W. Cross Country - 4th of 10 at OAC Championships
M. Swimming & Diving - Won 136-69 at Wilmington; Won 186-112 H v John Carroll
W. Swimming & Diving - Won 140-61 at Wilmington; Won 152-147 H v John Carroll
Ada High School’s football team qualified for the Division VII football playoffs and will travel to DeGraff to play Riverside HS Pirates on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Riverside is 9-1 and rated 4th in the final Region 26 computer rankings. Ada at 6-4 was rated 5th.
Here is the 2015 Riverdale list of opponents:
Arcanum
Arcadia
Cedarville
*Fort Loramie
*Ridgemont
*Lehman Catholic
*Upper Scioto Valley
*Lima Perry
*Waynesfield-Goshen
*Hardin Northern
The following shows the entire Division VII playoff teams.
It was a career night for several Ohio Northern football players, as ONU rolled to a 62-21 victory over Marietta on Halloween Night on Saturday at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 6-2 overall and are 5-2 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Pioneers fall to 1-7, 1-6.
Senior Justin Magazine ran 24 times for a career-high 200 yards and a TD and senior Devon Price caught 10 passes for a career-high 182 yards and three TDs, but sophomore Ricardo Johnson may have had the biggest night of all for the ONU defense.
Four members of the Ada High School boys' soccer team received all-Northwest Conference honors at the end of the season. Ada finished in 4th place at 1-3-1 and 2-13-1 overall.
First team from Ada:
• Will Allen, junior
Second team from Ada: • Terry Sheridan, sophomore
•Logan Williams, sophomore
Honorable mention from Ada:
• Ace Gamble, sophomore
The attachment at the bottom of this story lists all players recognized plus NWC final soccer standings.
