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TE Jake Ballard (Super Bowl Champion)

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8/27/05

Ballard had 2 catches for 47 yards in a 33-13 win.

Kerns snagged two touchdowns, covering 39 and 34 yards. Ohio State-bound Jake Ballard, a beast on both sides of the ball as a two-way end, caught two passes for 47 yards.

"Clay's patient this year, waiting inside the pocket and trusting his receivers, and he has a lot of confidence," Ballard said.
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9/2/05

Springboro (1-0) vs. Cin. Sycamore (0-1)
When: 7:30 today

Where: Sycamore H.S.

2004 result: Springboro, 44-14

Outlook: Springboro's artillery keeps getting stronger. The Panthers displayed their weaponry on the ground (Matt Klein and Tim Detweiller) and through the air (QB Clay Coomer and a much-improved WR corps) in their impressive 33-13 win over Kings. Coomer connected on 8 of 12 passes for 191 yards. 6-foot-4 WR Ryan Kerns snagged three passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns. DT David Ghysels has a non-stop motor. Josh and Jake Ballard ("The Smother Brothers") create havoc on "D". Boro coach Rodney Roberts is wary of the Aves, a mid-tier Greater Miami Conference team. The junior-laden Aves strong-armed QB Mitch Allen, LB Mike Latessa and DL Dan Pyles spark the defense. Sycamore lost to La Salle 35-7 in the opener.
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The Panthers won't be tested tonight. I don't expect Jake to get the ball too often as the 'Boro should have control of this one early.

Will be nice to see what Jake does with more touches once the level of competition increases.

I live in Springboro and promise to take in a few of their home games and relay what I see here.
 
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9/5/05

Panthers' big man makes plays on offense, defense as punter

By Jake Trotter
Cox News Service
CINCINNATI | Springboro trailed by a touchdown and faced fourth down.

Jake Ballard, 6-foot-7, 268 pounds, lined up wide left. Across the line of scrimmage stood quivering Cincinnati Sycamore freshman cornerback Steve Hull, 6-foot, 150 pounds.

Panthers quarterback Clay Coomer took one step and the flung the ball downfield to his super-sized tight end.

Without jumping, Ballard reached up and snagged the ball, Hull hanging on his knees.

Sycamore couldn't stop Ballard or Springboro Friday night as the Panthers rolled to 35-13 victory to remain undefeated.

"When we see that," Ballard said, "we're going to throw that pass."
When the Panthers saw they needed a big play, they threw to Ballard.
Ballard's fourth-down catch put Springboro on the 1-yard line, and fullback Josh Wilson scored on the next play to tie the game, 7-7.
The Panthers dominated from then on.

After recovering a Sycamore fumble at its own 30-yard line, Springboro used a 16-yard pass to Ballard on third down to set up another Wilson 1-yard touchdown run.

Then, with about a minute left in the first half, Coomer threw a third-down pass up to Ballard again, this time down the right sideline.

Instead of waiting for him to snare it, Sycamore linebacker Todd Whitman simply tackled Ballard as Coomer threw the ball.

Officials penalized Whitman for defensive holding, and Springboro scored on the next play when Coomer found receiver Eric Lane in the corner of the end zone for a 24-yard TD pass.

"When you have a kid like Jake, it's not a deal where you think about plays," Panthers coach Rodney Roberts said. "You think about players. He's a player."

Ballard caught 5 passes for 73 yards, and Coomer completed 17-of-29 passes for 194 yards.

"Our kids did a tremendous job," Roberts said. "It was a gutsy performance."
Meanwhile, Aves quarterback Mitch Allen displayed a crisp passing game in the first quarter as he found receiver Kyle Battle on a crossing route for a 22-yard TD that gave the Aves a 7-0 lead.

Sycamore's offense, however, went stagnant after that.

Springboro's defensive line controlled the line of scrimmage, allowing Sycamore to rush for only 188 yards.

Allen completed just 9-of-27 passes for 129 yards, but did rush for 115 yards on 22 carries.

"We didn't execute the way we can," Allen said. "It's just frustrating."
Though Ballard was spectacular at receiver and defensive end, perhaps the game's highlight came with him at punter near the end of the first half.
After dropping the snap, Ballard picked up the ball, then clobbered it 61 yards, so far that Aves returner Battle couldn't run under the ball and fumbled it into the end zone. The Aves did recover.

"We've got some little things to clean up," Ballard said. "But we looked pretty good tonight
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9/13/05

Springboro seeks double dose of revenge against Carroll

By the Dayton Daily News
In Springboro, they've been looking forward to this since the second round of last year's Division II, Region 8 playoffs. That's when Carroll knocked off the Panthers for the second time last season — Springboro's only two losses. The football rematch will be the Dayton Daily News' Game of the Week. The Patriots won 13-7 in last year's regular season and 21-20 in the postseason. Springboro players have shirts reminding them of this fact. Both teams are off to good starts this season, so don't be surprised if they meet again sometime in the playoffs.

•Picking the game: Many factors are used to determine which three games will be voted on. They include team records, DDN ratings, traditional rivalries, how close the game could be, impact on the league and playoff chase. The winner is the game with the most votes. This vote was never close. People voted early and often as Springboro-Carroll was the runaway vote-leader all week. The game got 60 percent of the vote at whiotv.com and 85 percent at DaytonDailyNews.com. The Xenia-Centervillle and Trotwood-Piqua matchups were distant second- and third-place finishers.

• Finer points: Springboro quarterback Clay Coomer has been a force this season. When he hasn't been throwing touchdown passes to Jake Ballard or Ryan Kerns, he's been handing off to Josh Wilson. The Panthers took care of Stebbins 52-21 on Friday to improve to 3-0. Despite a loss to Chaminade-Julienne, the Patriots' young offense has been improving. Carroll's Ryan Kinnison is just one of several backs who run the option. The ground-oriented Patriots also got two TD passes from Blake Horvath during a 27-7 victory over Oxford Talawanda on Friday. Plus, Carroll's teams are always physical and hard-hitting on defense.
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9/15/05

When: 7:30 p.m. today

Where: Panther Stadium

2004 result: Carroll, 13-7 and 21-20.

Outlook: Springboro meets its nemesis in a critical D-II and MML North game. Carroll swept two games from Boro last year, ending its season in the playoffs in a heart-breaking one-point defeat. It'll be Carroll's fearsome physical attack against the Panthers' diverse offense. Springboro QB Clay Coomer spreads the wealth to a tall trio of receivers: Ryan Kerns, OSU signee Jake Ballard and Eric Lane. Decision to play key RB Matt Klein (knee) will be made at game time. Backs Josh Wilson and Tim Detwiller have picked up the slack. Defensively, the triumvirate of tackle David Ghysels and LBs Josh Ballard and Luke Diemunsch have wreaked havoc. Ground-hugging Carroll doesn't feature a breakaway back, but still has a committee of backs who run the option, led by Ryan Kinnison. Blake Horvath runs the stodgy, but effective split-back veer.
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Springboro won 23-0...Jake caught a 9-yard TD pass.

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9/17/05

Springboro 23, Carroll 0

Senior quarterback Tim Coomer led Springboro with 8-of-15 passing for 102 yards and two touchdowns.

<TABLE class=enqtable cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=enqtdhead><TD align=left>Dayton Carroll</TD><TD class=enqtd align=left>0</TD><TD class=enqtd align=left>0</TD><TD class=enqtd align=left>0</TD><TD class=enqtd align=left>0</TD><TD class=enqtd align=left>- 0</TD></TR><TR><TD class=enqtd align=left>Springboro</TD><TD class=enqtd align=left>9</TD><TD class=enqtd align=left>7</TD><TD class=enqtd align=left>0</TD><TD class=enqtd align=left>7</TD><TD class=enqtd align=left>-23</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

S -Ballard 9 pass from Coomer (Ford kick)
S -Safety, Kyriss tackled Horvath
S -Detwiller 11 run (Ford kick)
S -Przbyllo 27 pass from Coomer (Ford kick)

Records: DC 2-2 (MML-N 0-1), S 4-0 (MML-N 1-0)
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9/23/05

Springboro (4-0) vs. Piqua (3-1)

When: 7:30 p.m. today

Where: Alexander Stadium, Piqua

2004 result: Did not play.

Outlook: It's MML Springboro's air attack against GWOC Piqua's ground game in a major non-conference matchup. The Panthers are No. 1 in the D-II, Region 8 computer points. The Indians are tied for 8th in Region 6. Boro's offense gets a major boost from 6-7, 268-pound TE Jake Ballard (OSU signee), 6-5 Ryan Kerns and 6-4 Eric Lane. The trio has combined for 32 receptions for 534 yards and 7 TDs. Boro averages 301 yards and has gained more yards passing (627) than rushing (580). QB Clayton Coomer has been efficient by completing 38 of 66 passes for 627 yards, 6 TDs and just one INT. When the Panthers do run, expect Tim Detwiller (42 rushes for 255 yards, 3 TDs) or Josh Wilson (32-142, 3 TDs) to carry. Piqua counters with Kyle Blair (30-399, 5 TDs) and Brandon Saine (63-389, 4 TDs). QB Justin Hemm is elusive. Piqua has held three opponents to 14 points or less. Springboro has held three opponents to 13 points or less, including last week's shutout of Carroll. Piqua faces Centerville, Troy and Northmont after this.
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9/24/05

High-flying Panthers keep it on the ground in key D-II matchup

By Greg Billing
Dayton Daily News
PIQUA | This season, Springboro's prolific passing game has put the wing in wing-T. But when the Panthers needed it Friday, their stable of running backs helped grind down Piqua in a key Division II clash.

Springboro, which trailed 8-0 in the opening 1:06, regrouped for an impressive 37-20 win at Alexander Stadium.

The state's No. 3-ranked D-II team (5-0) used its overshadowed ground game to wear down an Indians defense that couldn't get off the field in the first half.

Piqua (3-2) pulled within 30-20 with 9:54 left in the fourth. But Boro's Josh Wilson ripped a 29-yard run and Matt Klein added a 31-yarder to highlight the clinching TD drive, capped by quarterback Clay Coomer's 7-yard run.

Sean Carnes ended Piqua's next drive with an interception, one of four Piqua turnovers.

Wilson and Klein nearly doubled their season rushing total. Wilson churned out 109 yards on 22 carries. He entered with just 142 yards the previous four games. Klein added 70 yards on 13 carries after entering with just 112 overall.

"We said all year we wanted to be balanced and try to mix it up," Springboro coach Rodney Roberts said.

Miscues — high shotgun snaps, a deflected punt and untimely penalties — kept Piqua out of rhythm. The Indians led
8-0 off a safety on the first play and Kyle Blair's 44-yard TD run, but struggled after that.

As Piqua failed to sustain a drive of no more than four plays in the first half (both of their scores came on big plays), its defense remained on the field for about 17 minutes.

"There are some fundamentals we need to get better on," Piqua coach Bill Nees said. "We'll get in the think tank and see if there are things we can do a better job on."
Piqua running back Brandon Saine rushed for 137 yards on 11 carries and Kyle Blair added 80 on seven attempts.

Both flashed their big-play potential as their TDs came on runs of 44 and 68 yards, plus Saine's circus catch over a defender on Justin Hemm's heave from the 30-yard line after a bad snap.

Coomer found his trio of tall receivers often. He finished 13 of 26 for 160 yards and a TD.

He hit seven different receivers, but Piqua's smaller defensive backs held their own against three receivers 6-4 and taller.

One of them, 6-7 Jake Ballard, left for precautionary reasons after getting his leg rolled on after a punt.

The game was a matchup of the top two rated teams in the DDN D-II rankings.

Contact Greg Billing at 225-2400, Ext. 6991.
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