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The Lima News Saturday, October 28, 2017 • Section C

Spencerville wins NWC title Picker’s 256-yard rushing night lifts Bearcats “After 0-2, I told them they were a
good team. I told them they could play
better. … They took it to heart.’’
By Tom Usher 1963. The Bearcats last shared the Picker added, “I think after being
sports@limanews.com NWC title in 1996. 0-2, we were all hungry. Once we got
Picker had four TDs on runs of 3, 37, one win, we wanted more.’’
SPENCERVILLE — Chris Picker, 4 and 4 yards. The Bearcats are now off to the play-
Chris Picker, Chris Picker. “This means everything; this town offs.
Delphos Jefferson probably got a has deserved it for a long time,” Picker Jefferson ends the year 6-4, 4-3
little tired of hearing the public address said. “I think I say it for the whole NWC.
announcer call the Spencerville run- community that we wanted it more Spencerville led 7-6 at the half but
ning back’s name. than anything. It was great.’’ began its total domination on the
Picker plowed straight ahead for 256 Spencerville (8-2, 7-0 NWC) won its ground in the second half.
yards on 36 carries to help Spencerville last eight regular-season games after “I think the offensive line had a good
defeat Delphos Jefferson 38-6 Friday at starting the year 0-2. second half,” Sommers said. “I thought
Spencerville. “We have really good players, and they played well.’’
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Spencerville quarterback Kale Lee dives for yards against With the victory, Spencerville I’m proud of them,” Spencerville coach But it was the Bearcats’ lone pass
Delphos Jefferson during Friday night’s game at Memorial clinched the outright Northwest Con- Chris Sommers said. “We have a great
Field in Spencerville. ference title for the first time since coaching staff. These guys deserve it. See bearcats | 4C

Interception seals
Perry’s victory,
winning season
By Jose Nogueras
jnogueras@limanews.com

PERRY TOWNSHIP – The interception.

Perry fans will long remember the pick-six by Mar-
tell White, who raced 48 yards after intercepting an
Elgin pass with less than one minute left in the game
to secure a 28-14 victory over the Comets on Friday
night.
Perry, ranked seventh in its region, is almost
assured a spot in the playoffs with the win. The vic-
tory secured the Commodores a winning record, 6-4,
for the first time since 2006.
A Northwest Central Conference title eluded Perry
after Lehman defeated Riverside, 45-14. Perry ends
NWCC play with a 6-1 mark . Elgin ends the regular
season with a 7-3 overall record and 4-3 mark in con-
ference action.
“It is kind of unspeakable,” said Perry coach Luke
Taviano, who saw the potential of this team two years

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No myth here,
Todd B. Acker | The Lima News
Wapakoneta’s Mitchel Apple (2) tries to bring down St. Marys’ Ty Schlosser (26) during Friday night’s game at Wapakoneta.

Roughriders undefeated league champs

OSU-PSU really
St. Marys stops More
title already in its posses- cially between St. Marys

close matchup
sion, St. Marys also wanted and Wapak.

Wapak to win WBL coverage to close out the regular “The weather was so
nasty. So, both coaches had
season with one more win
and notch a perfect league State scores / 2C to play somewhat conserva-
COLUMBUS – Looking through The Daily Colle- By Mark Altstaetter mark. Additional photos / 3C tive. I was really playing
gian, the student newspaper at Penn State, earlier this sports@limanews.com With Friday’s game Area roundup / 4C a field-position game for
Game summaries,
week I discovered a story about myths being on the road, and the standings, photo
most of the night.”
students there hear about their school. WAPAKONETA — St. weather conditions being galleries / LimaScores. Ending the regular sea-
One of the myths is the ever-present Marys has a rich tradition far from perfect, it wasn’t com son with an unblemished
ghost story, which every campus has. in football. going to be an easy task for league record was a goal for
In the Penn State version, a former uni- Since its existence in the the Roughriders. Frye’s squad.
versity president supposedly haunts an Western Buckeye League, However, St. Marys (9-1, neta (6-4, 6-3) to 191 total “I don’t know how it hap-
academic building. St. Marys has notched 24 9-0 WBL) ran the football yards (111 rushing, 80 pened tonight, but we lost
Some of the others are considerably league titles, including this effectively, and its defense passing). 18 seniors (from last year’s
Jim more creative, though just as untrue. year’s championship. kept the Redskins out of “It’s hard to evaluate team),” Frye said. “We
Naveau Another myth says that if a student is However, the last time the end zone en route to tonight’s game.” St. Marys haven’t been undefeated in
Staff
hit by a Centre Area Transit Authority the Roughriders went the shutout. coach Doug Frye said. “I the league since 1993. So,
Columnist
bus on campus, they will get free tuition undefeated in the WBL was For the game, the usual- think both teams played we’ll go back and figure
at Penn State. They might get crutches, 1993. That is, until Friday potent St. Marys running hard, and they played with out the things that we can
but there’s no tuition break. night’s 10-0 victory over attack rolled up 257 yards a lot of class. It was just a correct. But tonight, we’re
Even the Berkey Creamery, which has people lining Wapakoneta at Harmon and recorded 18 first typical rivalry game that going to enjoy being the
Field. downs. Defensively, the you would see in the West-
See osu | 6C With the outright WBL Roughriders held Wapako- ern Buckeye League – espe- See st. marys | 4C
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