CAMC Primary Care teams in Winfield and Teays Valley will host Well Woman Days the week of May 12 It’s part of National Women’s Health Week which aims to highlight women’s health issues and priorities and encourage women of all ages to prioritize their physical In collaboration with the CAMC Mobile Mammography Unit and Vandalia Health Network CAMC is providing comprehensive women’s health services to support wellness and early detection CAMC Primary Care – Teays Valley 304-757-1031 RealWV As you cross the border into West Virginia towering above the trees in Morgan County on Winchester Grade Road – West Virginia now has over 200 new laws following the end of the recent legislative session – Concerts have always held a special place in society Concerts are a way for like-minded individuals to Get stories thatempower and uplift weekly Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" (WCHS) — A blaze that damaged a portion of a Putnam County fire station won’t stop first responders from serving the community The Teays Valley Fire Department posted to social media Thursday but what remains untouched is our dedication to serve this community,” the post read The post thanked firefighters from Hurricane along with Putnam County Emergency Services for the quick response but we are not broken,” Chief Cody Smoot stated “Teays Valley Fire remains fully operational and ready to respond 2025. The West Virginia Department of Transportation will provide reasonable accommodations including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in our services Persons with hearing or speech impairments can reach all state agencies by calling (800) 982-8772 (voice to TDD) or (800) 982-8771 (TDD to voice) Public participation is solicited without regard to race or disability. This meeting complies with the public involvement requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.​ the Lancaster softball team was stunned by Teays Valley which used an outstanding pitching performance from Alyvia Lawrentz The loss was shocking because she was able to hold the Lady Gales’ high-powered offense in check in a 3-0 win and it also snapped Lancaster’s 30-game win streak in the Ohio Capital Conference-Buckeye Division The rematch was held on Thursday at Lancaster and the stakes were even higher this time around Both teams are state-ranked in the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association poll Even though Lancaster led 3-0 through the first four innings a costly mistake once again proved to be the difference After the Vikings took advantage of three unearned runs in the top of the fifth inning to tie it up They took the lead when Michah Mann hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning Lancaster was able to get the leadoff runner on base in the bottom half of the seventh and after a sacrifice bunt moved the runner into scoring position Lawrentz quickly shut the door with back-to-back strikeouts to seal a 4-3 victory in front of a large crowd More: After shocking loss, Lancaster bounces back in a big way, cruises past Reynoldsburg Lancaster slipped to 7-2 overall and 5-2 in the OCC while the Vikings improved to 9-2 and 7-0 to take a two-game lead in the league standings Lawrentz gave up seven hits and finished with seven strikeouts She didn’t have the Gales as off-balance as she did the first time the two teams met but I still felt like we were hitting her pitches and not hitting what we were looking for,” Lancaster coach Allie Kinniard said (Lawrentz) did a good job moving the ball around and I just felt like we went up with an approach to what we were looking for but we didn’t adjust when we didn’t get what we were looking for.” Lancaster senior Ashlin Mowery certainly pitched well enough to win and I feel like she wasn’t getting much behind the plate so they were forcing her to throw it down the middle The Gales were able to plate three runs in the fourth Mowery and Prince followed with singles to load the bases and then Ky Pugh hit a two-run double to score two runs Emalene Chevalier laid down a perfect squeeze bunt to plate the third run The Vikings responded by scoring three runs in the top of the fifth on a throwing error Lancaster looked to be in business in the sixth inning when Brown and Mowery led off with singles but Lawrentz was able to get two popups on the infield and force out at third Mowery and Lana Prince led the Gales with two hits each “We just have to keep working on being better under pressure and coming up with the clutch hits when we need them,” Kinniard said Tom Wilson is a sports reporter for the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette Contact him at 740-689-5150 or via email at twilson@gannett.com for comments or story tips Work is beginning on a $45 million expansion project This addition to the hospital is about 50,000 square feet and will include operating rooms endoscopy suites and pre and post procedures patient rooms on the first floor The second level will have 20 private patient rooms When CAMC acquired Teays Valley Hospital nearly 20 years ago it made a commitment to bring specialists and specialty care to the valley as well as improve and expand services A celebration of that continued commitment was held April 24 at CAMC Teays Valley Hospital expand primary care offices and opened the Teays Valley Outpatient Center with several specialties A cyberattack on a Teays Valley Christian School student remains under investigation Deputies have identified the source and suspect of a ransomware attack targeted a student's email at a Putnam County school in late March prompting a continued investigation involving federal agencies Deputies said a student at Teays Valley Christian School received an email threatening that a "hit list" which would be sent from the student's account if an attached file wasn't downloaded The following investigation determined the origin of the threat came from out-of-state and identified a primary suspect of the threat Putnam County deputies and the Fusion Center partnered with federal agencies which will continue the investigation and seek criminal prosecution Authorities found that the victim's computer was initially hacked via information and chats that occurred in video game chat rooms Deputies invite community members to reach out to the department with any questions or concerns regarding transparency with the investigation Putnam County deputies have provided an update regarding an ongoing investigation into a ransomware attack on a student’s email account Deputies said a Teays Valley Christian School student received an email threatening a “hit list” would be sent from the student’s account if a file wasn’t downloaded Analysis from the West Virginia Fusion Center shows the student experienced a “sophisticated” cyberattack on March 20 causing the student’s Discord and Google account to be compromised Investigators said within a span of 20 minutes the student’s account was accessed by three different IP addresses from as many states Law enforcement officers were on campus Monday to ensure the safety of all students The sheriff’s office noted a deputy will be stationed on campus Tuesday from 7 a.m to greet students and answer any questions about the attack Law enforcement are at a Putnam County school Monday morning after an alleged ransomware attack on a student’s email The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said a student at Teays Valley Christian School received an email that if they did not download a certain file a “hit list” would be sent out from the student’s email account Deputies said the sheriff’s office is working with the West Virginia Fusion Center to determine who was behind the ransomware attack “We know this is a concerning situation for parents staff and students,” the sheriff’s office said “We are proactive and have been proactive and will continue to be proactive for the safety of the Teays Valley Christian School family.” Additional deputies were present at the school Monday morning to make sure students and staff had a safe school day ASHVILLE – It’s not very often a pitcher can shut down Lancaster’s high-powered offense but Teays Valley senior Alyvia Lawrentz did exactly that against the Lady Gales on Wednesday night Lawrentz gave up two hits in the first inning and didn’t allow a hit the rest of the game as she kept Lancaster off balance with a variety of pitches As the game wore on and Lancaster could not find its groove you had a sense the Lady Gales were feeling the pressure and she benefited from her teammates taking advantage of two errors by Lancaster that allowed the Vikings to push across the runs they would need in a 3-0 Ohio Capital Conference-Buckeye Division upset victory over the visiting Gales More: H.S. Softball Capsules: A closer look at our area teams who are loaded with talent Lawrentz gave up a leadoff single to Hailey Rings The Gales looked to be in business right off the bat but Lawrentz was able to get out of the inning with a couple of routine ground balls  “We knew Lancaster was a great team and they have really good hitters,” Lawrentz said “I just tried to work a lot of spin pitches because I’m never going to blow it past anyone and I just tried to find what they couldn’t hit My change-up was also working and I could see them getting frustrated but I knew with one swing anything could happen I knew I could never throw it down the middle against them Lawrentz finished with nine strikeouts and walked only one She was able to keep the Gales off balance they looked confused with weak swings because of how effective she was with her different pitches “We weren’t taking advantage of the opportunities of the pitches we wanted to hit and we were chasing the pitches that she wanted us to hit,” Lancaster coach Allie Kinnaird said “It comes down to who wants it more and who can capitalize when they get runners in scoring position “(Lawrentz) had a lot of spin on the ball and she was throwing a rise ball that we were not laying off and she had an off-speed pitch that was hitting the outside corner She was changing the eye level of her pitches very well.” Lancaster senior pitcher Ashlin Mowery certainly pitched well enough to win The three runs she gave up were all unearned “Anytime you face a pitcher of (Mowery’s) caliber you have to be able to capitalize on mistakes and also hope they make mistakes because your opportunities are pretty slim,” Teays Valley coach Derrick Hastler said “We have nothing but high praise for her and her ability to lock people down in the circle but we understood that knowing there is going to be a lot of strikeouts because that’s what she does we are going to have setbacks and failures take it one pitch at a time and the girls did a tremendous job,” The Vikings scored a run in the second inning on a throwing error and then added two more runs in the fourth inning on two more throwing errors and a bloop single to right field (WCHS) — The West Virginia Division of Highways is considering widening Teays Valley Road in the Scott Depot area but the plans include displacements and buy-outs raising concerns for area businesses and homeowners Sprout Salon along Teays Valley Road is her home and her business If either of the road widening options are approved “I’ve raised my daughter in this building since she was a baby," Stratton said I would have to uproot not only us but seven hairdressers and a tattooist To address traffic and congestion concerns in the mile stretch between Apple Lane on Teays Valley Road and the Great Teays Boulevard intersection DOH created two options for widening the road The first would create a center turn lane all the way down the mile-long stretch which has an estimated cost of $33.5 million would also put traffic lights at Teays Valley Road with Scott Lane and Teays Valley Road with Great Teays Boulevard This would make the 24-foot wide road 66 feet would put in four roundabouts at Great Teays Boulevard In the parts of the road leading to the roundabouts the road would be an estimated 62 feet leaving room for landscaping and drainage in the middle Either option would take out businesses such as the Scott Depot Dairy Queen but owner Heath Diehl said the first option would at least give them a chance to rebuild on their own property “The roundabouts kind of leave us up in the air We don’t know what would happen if that happens," Diehl said The DOH estimates that for the turn-lane option they would have to buy out 23 homes and eight businesses they would have to buy out 18 homes and six businesses “They haven’t really been notified as well as what I think they should," Diehl said "That’s why we’ve been trying to reach out on Facebook and talk with you guys We’re handing out flyers and obviously showing what’s going on here in the Dairy Queen to let the public know because we believe it should be their say in what happens with our town.” the public relations executive director for DOH said the agency was approached by the Regional Intergovernmental Council about congestion and safety issues residents were having with the road Walker said this was the first time the agency met with stakeholders before ever designing the project the chamber and homeowners' associations they met with were all on board with the roundabout option to help slow traffic The folks who live along there certainly have seen their share of speed but also the congestion just because of the growth around the Scott Depot area," Walker said "Houses that live along there were having an increasingly hard time getting out onto 34 crossing traffic.” The DOH is still in the public comment period of this project, which will wrap up March 27. Residents can submit comments online about the proposals Walker said public meetings and online feedback has been a mixed bag of positive and negative comments Walker said he knows the business and home impacts are significant but he said doing nothing would make the road worse over time We try to minimize the impact but invariably it does and so we have to look at the larger project We’re buying and if it is something the community as a whole wants then we move forward in that," he said Walker noted the buy-out and right-of-way process would not start until later this year While businesses and homeowners such as Stratton know there are issues with the road she believes they could be fixed with lights or additional patrols rather than forcing people and businesses to relocate Stratton said she still has never been approached by the DOH Walker said the next step would be to get approvals from the Federal Highways Administration and all of the proper agencies construction is not anticipated to start until fall 2026 (WCHS) — The proposed Teays Valley Road widening project took center stage on Monday at the Putnam County Commission's Transportation Committee meeting Dozens of people who live along the stretch of Teays Valley Road in the Scott Depot area where the West Virginia Division of Highways is proposing four roundabouts came to voice their concerns at the meeting Engineers and officials with the Teays Valley Road widening project along with the Division of Highways who attended the meeting said the project was unique in that stakeholders were consulted in a previous meeting last year to develop a plan for some people who live and work along Teays Valley Road “I don’t think you really care what the stakeholders are saying," Gary Jones "I think it’s an experiment that the DOH wants to do How many of you in here are in favor of the roundabouts?” two DOH employees raised their hands but none of the residents in attendance did The stretch of Teays Valley Road that is set to be widened spans from Apple Lane at the Anna's Alterations building to the Kroger intersection where Teays Valley Road and Great Teays Bolevard There are two proposals on the table to carry this out Option one would take the road to 66 feet wide and add a two-way left turn lane which is the more controversial one for the public It would widen the road to 61 feet with a landscaping median in the middle This plan would also include four roundabouts in the one-mile stretch The roundabout would stretch anywhere from 110 to 115 feet in diameter It is expected 18 homes and six businesses would be displaced who is the project manager and the assistant director for project management at DOH said this is all in response to safety and traffic concerns that were brought to them by the Regional Intergovernmental Council Ahmad said the crash rate on this stretch of road is higher than the state average and that this was a top safety concern and priority We don’t take taking a business lightly," Ahmad said we don’t compromise on safety because we want the public to have faith in us that their safety their well-being is the number one issue to us.” The roundabout option takes all of their property He said he also has concerns about the convenience of it This would take out left turns for the people who lives along Teays Valley Road so they would have to make it to a roundabout to turn around and go the other direction Several concerns came from community members' lack of input when this project got started While Ahmad said that stakeholder meetings were held in the beginning with homeowner associations and safety officials Diehl said he did not find out about it until later on this year "You're taking 100% of our business," Diehl said "You're taking most of our property on the side to rebuild and we didn't hear about it until the last meeting." Ahmad told Eyewitness News they did everything within their power to get the word out to the public about the meetings and that it would be impossible to get the opinion of every single home and business owner in the area Resident Ellen Mills-Pauley said a traffic light in this area would make more sense than a roundabout every quarter mile “I just don’t know where the roundabout design came in," she said "It’s not what we did with the other end of Teays Valley Road by any means at all up toward Hurricane so I’m not sure why on our end we need to have this in there.” Ahmad told the crowd that when studying the roundabout option and that is not something he can ignore as an engineer The online public comment period for the project recently wrapped up DOH will go through the comments and then meet with the Federal Highway Administration to come up with a plan to move forward Mills-Pauley said she wants to petition for another public meeting and wants all residents to get involved “It’s up to every single taxpayer everywhere to stay up to date and to stay aware of things that are going on and to hold your government accountable because they need to be held accountable then they just do the things they want to do," Mills-Pauley said To read more about the project, click here Home Posts History Massillon Throttles Teays Valley Coaches will tell you that there are three phases to the game of football: offense the Tigers during each and every practice focus first on special teams And how that part of the game impacted the Division II which Massillon won convincingly over Teays Valley (8-5) For it was special teams that set the tone The group of eleven guys in that phase of the game were simply marvelous in returning the ball for three first-half touchdowns and the third was a 100-yard kickoff return The third score gave the Tigers a 35-7 lead midway through the second quarter and the game was essentially over that point The second phenomenon in this game involved the offense a defense is tasked with keeping the opposing offense off the field but the Tiger special teams that relegated the Massillon offense to the bench for nearly the entire first half the offense itself also had something to do with that by halftime the Tigers had run just four plays But with those four plays they scored three touchdowns and racked up 144 yards of total offense The game eventually ended with the Tigers amassing 232 yards of offense in 23 plays is surely something that the Massillon program has never experienced in their long history The third story of the night was the defense Dominating to the tune of holding Teays Valley’s power running game to a mere ten yards in 31 carries including four quarterback sacks that accounted for 37 lost yards The Vikings’ passing game was limited to 104 yards quickly lost four yards in three plays and was forced to punt That’s when Hackenbracht retrieved the ball off a bounce and immediately headed across the field to the right side he was escorted by a host of blockers to the end zone On Teays Valley’s next possession they were again forced to punt This time Hackenbracht caught the ball on the fly and repeated the jaunt of the first score The third Viking possession started at their own seven after the kickoff returner initially bobbled the ball but the punt snap was bobbled and the Tigers tackled the punter From there it took just one play for Mylen Lenix to find his way into the end zone the Massillon fans finally had an opportunity to settle back and enjoy a nice Following a 4-yard penalty for a false start quarterback Jalen Slaughter tossed a short pass to Braylyn Toles to for a 2nd and 7 Toles broke his pattern over the middle on a skinny post and was wide open for the pass which he snagged around his 40 and raced untouched to the end zone driving 73 yards in 12 plays for a touchdown It ended in a 6-yard pass from quarterback Brady Farmer to Luke Burgett a tight end that had slipped out of a bunch formation 6 yards passing and the remainder in defensive penalties But it didn’t take the Tigers long to respond as Hackenbracht secured the subsequent kickoff at the goal line and raced through a gaping hole on the left side of the Viking pursuit Hackenbracht had a third chance to return a punt But this time he was tackled with little gain the fans on both sides of the field were cheering the Vikings for finally making a stop on Hackenbracht and the Tigers for the appreciation of Hack’s great efforts More Massillon points came just one play later when Ja’Meir Gamble broke through the line and sped untouched 52 yards to the end zone The third quarter started with the backups in the game and a running clock in effect the Vikings’ Tyler Tietz picked up a loose ball and ran 44 yards to the end zone Massillon head coach Nate Moore temporarily reinserted his first team offense the Tiger fans got to experience a nice long drive It culminated in a 3-yard touchdown run by Peytton Mitchell The backups then returned to finish it out Peytton Mitchell led all Massillon rushers with 12 carries for 61 yards and a TD Gamble’s lone attempt resulted in a 52-yard score Slaughter completed 4 of 6 passes for 105 yards and a TD 2 for 129 punt return yards in a single game He will also finish in the Top 10 for single season yards and tied for first for single season punt return touchdowns Inside linebacker Ja’Dyn Williams finally returned from injury and led the team with five tackles and a sack Farmer completed 12 of 19 for 104 yards and TD Chase Cahill was high on the team with five tackles The Vikings were 2 of 11 on third down conversions They also had a time of possession of 33:32 The Zanesville school officials did a great job hosting the game Massillon (11-2) will next face Big Walnut (12-1) in the regional  finals at a site to be determined The Tigers enter the field prior to the game Tyler Hackenbracht (24) heads to the end zone on the punt return Mylen Lenix (5) slipping by the defender prior to the score Peytton Mitchell (32); Michael Looney (75); Logan Allman (13); Griffin Gray Dayvionne Floyd (68) gets to the quarterback (Brady Farmer) Ja’Meir Gamble gets a celebratory lift from Nolan Davenport WV (LOOTPRESS) – CAMC Teays Valley Hospital is making another investment in its community Lootpress brings you the latest news in Southern West Virginia and around Please enter your username or email address to reset your password Article Presented By Kingston National Bank… Defending Division 2 state football champion Massillon Washington showed why they are a good bet to repeat that feat in 2024 as they sailed past Teays Valley 48-14 in the regional semis Friday at Zanesville’s John D The Tigers used every facet of their game to defeat the Vikings despite only running four plays from scrimmage in the first half Their first two scores came on punt returns of 50 and 80 yards by Tyler Hackenbracht After regaining the ball on the Vikings 7 yard line on a muffed punt snap handle they scored on the next play on a Mylen Lenix run for a 21-0 advantage with 4:21 left in the opening quarter when quarterback Jalen Slaughter found Braylyn Toles over the middle for a 77 yard scoring strike with :58 remaining in the first quarter for a 28-0 lead Teays Valley got on the board with 4:48 of the second period going 73 yards in 13 plays as Brady Farmer hit Luke Burgett on a 6 yard TD pass for a 28-7 score Massillon Washington’s Tyler Hackenbracht pulled off the hat-trick with a 100 yard return for the touchdown and a 35-7 margin Ja’Meir Gamble would then rumble 52 yards on their next play from scrimmage for a 42-7 lead at 3:05 to play The continuous clock prevailed most of the second half but briefly took a pause when Teays Valley’s Tyler Tietz wrestled the ball loose from Washington’s Peytton Mitchell and ran it 36 yards for the score to shave the margin to 42-14 with 7:59 remaining in the third quarter The continuous clock was turned back on when the Tigers went 50 yards in 11 plays capped off on a 3 yard TD run by Mitchell for the 48-14 lead Massillon Washington had 237 total yards from scrimmage The three special team scores that totaled 230 yards for the Tigers stole most of their headlines for scores (11-2) Massillon Washington advances to play Big Walnut for the Division 2/Region 7 Regional Championship at a site to be determined Teays Valley concludes their season and longest football playoff run in program history with an (8-5) record Design by Marcy Design Tyler Hackenbracht returned two punts for a touchdown and returned a kickoff for another as Massillon overwhelmed Teays Valley 48-14 in an OHSAA Division II, Region 7 semifinal at Zanesville High School Hackenbracht's punt returns for scores went for 50 and 80 yards "The special teams unit played well as a whole," Hackenbracht said "Coach (Jason) Jarvis does a great job of drawing up schemes for us and my blockers did an incredible job I really have to thank those guys tonight." Hackenbracht's efforts on punt returns gave Massillon a 14-0 lead before the Tigers even touched the ball on offense "Our special teams unit had a great night as a whole We blocked really well and Tyler had an incredible performance to top it off," Massillon head coach Nate Moore said it seemed as though Teays Valley may try to avoid kicking to Hackenbracht Somehow the ball kept finding its way into his hands and he kept making the Vikings pay "I was a little bit surprised that they kicked to me again," Hackenbracht said Hackenbracht had as many touchdowns (three) as total plays run by the Massillon offense Seeing spectacular efforts from Hackenbracht is nothing new for Massillon The starting safety is the leading tackler on the team for the Tigers with 100 total stops He also serves as the punter for Massillon "The thing people don't see with him is the work ethic When the Massillon offense did touch the field in the first half Massillon scored three touchdowns in four total offensive plays an 80-yard pass by Jalen Slaughter to Braylyn Toles and a 52-yard run by Ja'Meir Gamble "It was a little bit of a strange game with the way things unfolded for us tonight," Moore said The end result of all of it was a running clock to start the third quarter with a 42-7 Massillon lead The Tiger defense once again did not allow an opponent to score more than one touchdown Teays Valley scored its first touchdown on a 6-yard pass by Brady Farmer to Luke Burgett The second score for the Vikings came on a 44-yard fumble return by Tyler Tietz in the third quarter with backups in at some positions for Massillon on offense "Our guys did great tonight," Massillon defensive lineman Dayvionne Floyd said The performance by our special teams came out and lit a fire under us." Floyd had four tackles and one of Massillon's four sacks Massillon (11-2) advances to meet Big Walnut (12-1) in the Division II Big Walnut defeated Ashland 28-10 to advance Here's how the game unfolded through our live updates Massillon has defeated Teays Valley 48-14 here at Zanesville High School Kavon Sankey just recorded the fourth quarterback sack of the night for the Massillon defense The Tigers lead Teays Valley 48-14 with 5:40 to play here in the fourth quarter at Zanesville High School The second-string offense has entered the game for Massillon in the fourth quarters The Tigers lead Teays Valley 48-14 and we have a running clock Massillon leads Teays Valley 48-14 after three quarters of play The Vikings will punt to the Tigers to start the fourth quarter Peytton Mitchell runs for Massillon touchdownMassillon cashes in on the excellent field possession Peytton Mitchell ultimately scores on a 3-yard run The extra point attempt is blocked by Teays Valley Massillon leads the Vikings 48-14 with 2:17 to go in the third quarter The running clock will now resume after the kickoff now that the Tiger leads has once again expanded past 30 points Deontay Malone nearly had the fourth special teams touchdown of the night for Massillon Malone returned the Teays Valley kickoff to midfield before being tackled Tigers lead 42-14 with 7:25 to go in the third quarter Defensive lineman Tyler Tietz just forced a fumble and returned it for a 48-yard touchdown for the Vikings Massillon leads the Vikings 42-14 with 7:38 to go in the third quarter The clock is now stopped after the score by Teays Valley The second half is about to get underway here at Zanesville The Tigers will receive the kickoff and we will have a running clock Halftime at Zanesville High SchoolMassillon leads Teays Valley 42-7 at halftime Tyler Hackenbracht has returned punts 50 and 80 yards for a touchdown for Massillon He also has returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown The Massillon offense has scored three touchdown on four offensive plays Mylen Lenix and Ja'Meir Gamble have rushing touchdowns for Massillon Braylyn Toles has a long receiving reception from Jalen Slaughter The Tigers will receive to start the second half and we will have a running clock Ja'Meir Gamble runs for long touchdown for MassillonJa'Meir Gamble just took off for a 52-yard touchdown on the first offensive play for scrimmage for Massillon Massillon leads Teays Valley 42-7 with 3:05 to go in the second quarter The Massillon offense has three touchdowns on four offensive snaps Tyler Hackenbracht has as many touchdowns on special teams (3) as total plays that Massillon has run on offense tonight Massillon leads Teays Valley 35-7 with 3:37 to go in the third quarter Tyler Hackenbracht just returned the ensuing kickoff for a 100-yard touchdown return What an unbelievable night for Hackenbracht He has returned two punts for a touchdown and now a kickoff Massillon leads Teays Valley 35-7 with 4:33 to go in the second quarter Luke Burgett scores a touchdown for Teays ValleyLuke Burgett just caught a 6-yard touchdown pass out of the stack backfield from quarterback Brady Farmer to put Teays Valley on the board Massillon leads Teays Valley 28-7 with 4:48 to go in the second quarter The Tigers were called for three third-down penalties on the drive for defense Massillon holds a 28-0 advantage over Teays Valley after one quarter of play here at Zanesville High School The Vikings have the ball on a first-and-10 at their own 42 yard line to start the second quarter Jalen Slaughter just hit Braylyn Toles in stride for a perfect 77-yard touchdown pass Slaughter beat his man off the line of scrimmage and was gone on a post route Massillon leads Teays Valley 28-0 with 57.9 seconds to go in the first quarter Tyler Hackenbracht breaks up pass for MassillonTyler Hackenbracht can play defense as well Teays Valley looked to have a third down completion over the middle but Hackenbracht reached around and punched the ball out for an incompletion from his safety position Massillon offense looking to get the ball back with a 21-0 lead with 1:47 to go in the first quarter Mylen Lenix punches in touchdown for MassillonIt takes Massillon just one offensive play to cash in on the turnover Mylen Lenix runs the ball right for a 7-yard touchdown The Mateo Herrera kick is good for the extra point The Tigers have run one offensive play and lead Teays Valley 21-0 with 4:21 to go in the first quarter Teays Valley went three-and-out on offense and was forced to punt again The punter bobbled the snap and got swallowed up by the Massillon defense at the Viking 7-yard line by the time he recovered The Massillon defense forced a second three-and-out and Teays Valley was forced to punt They surprisingly kicked it to Tyler Hackenbracht who returns this one to the right side 80 yards for a touchdown That is the second punt return for a touchdown for Massillon's leading tackler tonight Massillon leads Teays Valley 14-0 with 7:07 to go in the first quarter Hackenbracht has incredible speed and is so elusive in space Tyler Hackenbracht returns the Teays Valley punt 50 yards for a Massillon touchdown The Tigers take a 7-0 lead after the Mateo Herrera extra point with 9:33 left to play in the first quarter Massillon takes the advantage before running an offensive play thanks to Hackenbracht Ja'Dyn Williams in lineup for Massillon defenseLinebacker Ja'Dyn Williams is active for Massillon tonight and made his presence known with a quarterback sack to force a three-and-out Williams has missed the last four weeks with a lower leg injury He was the leading tackler for the Tigers prior to that injury Williams absolutely crushed the quarterback on that play We are just about to get underway here at Zanesville High School Teays Valley is set to receive the kickoff Massillon will get the ball to start the second half The Massillon band is unloading equipment and getting set up as the teams prepare to take the field here at Zanesville High School We have 20 minutes on the clock so Massillon and Teays Valley should be all set to kickoff right at the scheduled 7 p.m Watch Ohio High School Football Live on the NFHS Network all season Reach Cliff at cliff.hickman@cantonrep.com We occasionally recommend interesting products and services If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently NEWARK ― When Emma Quackenbush wasn't hitting 3-pointers or getting rebounds the sophomore left-hander was blocking shots or finding teammates especially to Addi (Hall) and Calli (Geller)," she said after scoring 23 points with four 3s grabbing 11 rebounds and adding five assists and four blocked shots in a 63-32 win against Teays Valley With the Newark girls' tournament path established last Sunday and the boys learning their fate this Sunday and they showed in Friday's Ohio Capital Conference-Buckeye Division doubleheader that they know so The boys capped the night with an 81-40 rout of the Vikings in which they drilled 16 3-pointers and that followed up 10 made from deep by the girls in Jimmy Allen Gymnasium "We're long over that little slump we had," said Hall a senior guard who had 6 points from beyond the arc our defense is starting to look like we want it to and we're connecting as a team who is a matchup challenge as a 5-foot-11 guard said Newark's recent play is carryover from practice and had four 3s and 24 points in an overtime loss at home to highly-regarded Big Walnut "I've been trying to drive the ball more," she said and that's because they've coached us up more and it transfers from practice to the (game) floor." 10-3) a little while to get going against the pesky Vikings (7-14 who trailed 17-16 with 2:55 left in the first half and Quackenbush had a fast-break layup and passed to Hall for a buzzer-beating 3 and 24-16 halftime lead and we had two girls sitting with two fouls," coach Jack Purtell said "But I thought our bench played really well Hall came alive with 7 third-quarter points as the Wildcats hit 58% (15 of 26) the second half and finally started to pull away with Eckenrode and Quackenbush each scoring 7 points in the surge which finished 25 of 49 from the floor for 51% Geller contributed three assists and three steals and Megan Herriott had six rebounds as the Wildcats owned the backboards 26-19 and limited Teays to 11-of-34 shooting for 32% The Wildcats enter tournament play as a No 7 seed and still have a league rematch with Reynoldsburg They hope that serves as a springboard into the postseason as they seek their first Division I district title since 2021 We're going to put a lot into that game," Hall said "I know it's coming to an end for me and the other seniors give my best for them and see how far we can go." 10-2) also have Reynoldsburg revenge on their minds but showed Friday they still intend to deal with the task at hand jumping ahead 25-10 after the first quarter and shooting over 60% for the third consecutive game who turned in his second straight 27-point game in only three quarters including three in a row during the opening three minutes and we just followed his lead," said junior Jake Quackenbush then ran off 11 points in a minute capped by a three-point play by Morris when he went coast to coast Kolton Peterson ended the first quarter with a rebound basket and started the second with a driving layup with Quackenbush and Gilbert also connecting as Newark ended the half on a 12-0 run and 46-19 cushion It produced a fourth-quarter running clock "We definitely learned after the first time against them," Quackenbush said We wanted to play hard and stay disciplined I can't remember the last time we scored 81 points." Gilbert also had five assists for the Wildcats 30 of 48 from the field for 62% with a 27-15 backboard advantage and only four turnovers The Vikings went 9 of 17 from the floor in the second half we were only up 26-24 on them at halftime at their place," coach Jeff Quackenbush said We played good defense and on offense we moved the ball you have to approach every game the same and keep that consistency 5 or 6 seed as it seeks its third consecutive district title But unfinished business awaits Friday at home against Reynoldsburg "We'll have a week to get ready," Jake Quackenbush said dweidig@gannett.com Instagram: @dfweidig Home Posts History 2024 Booster Club Report – Week 13 – Post-Teays Valley; Preview of the Big Walnut Game Massillon (11-2) defeated Teays Valley (8-5) This week Massillon travels to Mansfield for a regional championship playoff game against Big Walnut (12-1) Massillon advanced to the Region 7 championship game with a 48-14 victory over Teays Valley It was an odd first half of football as the Tigers ran just four plays offensively and scored three touchdowns while the special teams returned three kicks for additional scores The offensive TDs came on a 7-yard run by Mylen Lenix a 77-yard pass from quarterback Jalen Slaughter to Braylyn Toles and a 52-yard run by Ja’Meir Gamble Tyler Hackenbracht tallied all three special team touchdowns on punt returns of 50 and 81 yards along with a touchdown return of 100 yards the defense held Teays Valley to a net zero yards rushing and ten yards passing during the half The backups played most of the second half with a running clock in effect Peytton Mitchell led all Massillon rushers with 12 carries for 61 yards and a touchdown Inside linebacker Ja’Dyn Williams led the team on defense with five tackles and a sack “It was a big win last week,” said Massillon head coach Nate Moore It was a great performance by a lot of guys ”  Moore also singled out the outstanding play of Tyler Hackenbracht who returned two punts and a kickoff for touchdowns And following his third punt return attempt when he was finally tackled by Teays Valley he received a standing ovation from the Massillon crowd along with loud joyous relief evident from the other side of the field The guest players were wide receiver Jacques Carter and defensive lineman Michael Wright Jr “It was a good game,” said Carter It was a good team win.”  “It was fun,” added Wright Big Walnut enters the game with a 12-1 record The Golden Eagles finished the regular season 9-1 and are 3-0 in the playoffs while averaging 34 points per game and giving up 16 Massillon averages 35 points per game and gives up 12 Big Walnut is seeded first in Region 7 by Harbin In Calpreps.com they are ranked second behind No Big Walnut participates in the Capital Division of the Ohio Capital Conference Over the past five years they have compiled an overall record of 45-16 including a 9-4 mark in the Division II state playoffs an event in which they participated in each of those years The following year they also played the Tigers in the post-season and led 9-0 early But the Tigers quickly regrouped and won comfortably Massillon during the last five years has compiled a record of 60-9 including a 21-3 mark in  the state playoffs They also captured the Division II state championship in 2023 with a perfect 16-0 record During that 5-year span they won all three games against Lakewood St and all five games against Canton McKinley Moore believes that the Big Walnut offense is better than its defense usually with two and often with three in the formation they will frequently flip tight end/offensive tackle to gain a blocking advantage The best player is sophomore running back Nolan Buirley (6′-1″ He also has another gear when he’s through the line Buirley has the ability to put up a lot of yards in a game In empty sets he will line up in the slot Watch for tag screens to him in that situation The quarterback is sophomore Eli Stumpf (6′-3″ He throws a good ball and has decent speed when escaping the pocket Stumpf’s primary receiver is junior tight end Owen Pollock (6′-4″ a 3-star recruit with an offer from Miami of Ohio The offensive line averages 6′-1″ “Big Walnut is a heavy-run team,” said Wright At times they will slide a linebacker up to present an even front The secondary utilizes cover-3 or cover-4 But they will occasionally mix in some man-to-man The strength of this unit is the linebacker corps The best player on this side of the ball is junior outside linebacker Clint Stover (6′-2″ played defensive end for Ohio State and was drafted earlier this year by the Houston Texans Stover wlll come off the edge and is the primary blitzer The defensive line is on the smaller side the front seven is an extremely active group “We need to attack the corners,” said Carter “We can get it done if the quarterback (Slaughter) is on his  game.” Here are some Massillon player statistics over the past six games: the Tigers produced a fine grade point average of 3.47 The available cash for post-game player meals has been exhausted The Booster Club is look for additional funding Teays Valley High School’s Kadie Meddock was the winner in this week’s Dispatch Student of the Week poll Meddock secured more than 40% of the votes to top runner-up Sofia Osmena Here is Meddock's nomination from the school: Kadie is a member of the National Honor Society Sideline Cheer Squad and Game Day Competition Team Her team just returned from UCA Nationals in Orlando Florida earning 10th in the nation for Division 2 Game Day Two of her distinctive awards she has earned are All OCC Cheerleaders and UCA All American Cheerleader." "Sofia Osmena is a senior at New Albany High School and a three-year varsity cheerleader for basketball and football recognized with awards such as the Leadership Award and Varsity Game Day Cheerleader Active in Key Club and Girl Up for the past three years she is also deeply involved in community service she completed 100 hours of job shadowing a Licensed Practical Nurse and a Nurse Practitioner gaining valuable insight into the nursing field and identifying her future career goals." Our next Student of the Week poll will go live Monday ASHVILLE – People talk about culture a lot and make no mistake; it is real good things usually happen; when you don’t When Keith Barr took over the program this season It has all led to a 6-0 start to the season the Falcons traveled to Teays Valley and set the tone early They jumped out to a 20-9 first-quarter lead and even when the Vikings cut the margin to five through the third quarter The Falcons finished the quarter on a 9-2 run to create separation and pulled away for a 52-39 nonconference victory More: Off and running: Fairfield Union improves to 3-0 after cruising past rival Bloom-Carroll who coached the Fairfield Union boys’ team for 15 years got out of it to watch his son and daughter play he brought a crazy energy that we haven’t had,” Fairfield Union senior guard Averey Cottrill said “He hypes us up the crowd during games and that rubs off on us We are more of a team and it’s not about me but we never take it personally because he knows the game and he wants what is best for us We go out and play hard and do what we have been taught.” Samantha Sattler and Jill Cooperider - who stuck with the program when it was struggling but those three are the leaders and the rock of the program,” Barr said A lot of them have had success in other sports and that helps a ton because they are used to winning and they understand what we are trying to do.” Relentless effort leads to successFairfield Union came out of the gate in attack mode Even though things got a little out of whack early in the second half they continued to stay connected and play hard “From the beginning of the game coach talked about setting the tone,” Cottrill said “He talks about coming out strong at  the start of the game the start of the third quarter and the end of the game and that’s kind of what we have done all season.” After the Falcons took a 28-16 halftime lead they watched as Teays Valley started the third quarter on an 11-4 run to cut the deficit to 32-27 with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter The Falcons weren’t fazed and didn’t panic they ended the quarter on a 9-2 run to take control and headed into the fourth quarter with a 41-29 lead led the way with 26 points and 17 rebounds Taylor Smeck and Maycee Martindill added 10 points each The Falcons forced the Vikings into 19 turnovers ASHVILLE – Leading by two touchdowns at halftime Lancaster seemed to be in control against Teays Valley during Friday night's Week 4 high school football game a big one in the Ohio Capital Conference Buckeye Division When the visiting Golden Gales became their own worst enemy in the second half Lancaster committed three turnovers and some untimely penalties which all resulted in touchdowns for the Vikings who eventually scored the game-winning touchdown with 1:18 to play for a 35-28 win but Lancaster’s offense couldn’t muster much in the second half and was only 3-for-15 on third-down conversions for the night and they always seemed to come at crucial times More: H.S. Football Notebook: Things are about to get real with league play starting this week More: After bus accident, Lancaster football finds focus when it matters most to beat Marysville At the end of the day, though, the turnovers did the Gales in, and it proved to be too much to overcome. “We had too many penalties, we made too many mistakes, we turned the ball over and you don’t win games when you do that,” Lancaster coach Bryan Schoonover said. “I don’t care what the score is or how much you are leading by if you turn the ball over, that’s why you play two halves. (Teays Valley) came out in the second half adjusted and did a great job. We shot ourselves in the foot, we didn’t play well, and we made too many mistakes at crucial times.” The Gales scored on their first possession, taking advantage of a short field after a muffed Teays Valley punt. Starting at the Vikings’ 30-yard line, it took Lancaster only five plays to reach the end zone on a Hunter Metz 1-yard run. In the second quarter, the Gales had a 14-play, 93-yard scoring drive, including a fourth-and-1 conversion from their 13-yard line. Tight end Kam Griffith capped the drive by hauling in a 14-yard touchdown pass from Brody Burke, giving the Gales a 14-0 lead with 8:09 remaining in the half. The Vikings returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown, but Lancaster restored a 14-point lead when Ryder Smith returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown, the third defensive touchdown Lancaster has scored in the last two weeks. Lancaster led 21-7 at halftime and looked to be in good shape, then the nightmarish second half began. Teays Valley scored on its first offensive possession and, after another three-and-out from the Gales, the Vikings scored again to tie it at 21-21 with 1:40 left in the third quarter. Lancaster’s next possession ended with an interception, but the Gales’ defense got a stop and forced a punt, which pinned the Gales at their 3-yard line. The Vikings’ Carson Payne then intercepted a pass and walked into the end zone for a touchdown to give Teays Valley its first lead with 6:18 remaining. Lancaster drove 80 yards to tie it at 28-28 with 2:53 remaining, thanks to a 30-yard touchdown run from Jahmeir Gordon, who finished with a career-high 185 yards on 27 carries. It took the Vikings only five plays to drive 80 yards for the winning score, which was aided by a personal foul penalty on the Gales. Payne scored from 3 yards out with 1:18 remaining. “Our guys are playing hard, but at the end of the day, you cannot have mental mistakes, you just can’t, and we have to get better, and that’s on me,” Schoonover said. “I know our guys are going to continue to battle and work hard and it’s my job to make sure they don’t commit the mistakes they did, and it all starts with me. I have to do better.” Tom Wilson is a sports reporter for the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Contact him at 740-689-5150 or via email at twilson@gannett.com for comments or story tips. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @twil2323. FORECASTFriday Night Rivals: Teays Valley @ Reynoldsburgby WSYX Staff Week 5 of Friday Night Rivals features Teays Valley traveling to Reynoldsburg to take on the Raiders Article Presented By Accurate Heating, Cooling & Plumbing… Much has been discussed about Teays Valley High School’s move to the Ohio Capital Conference and how they will fare in the bigger league the Vikings can say they belong with a 35-28 victory over the Lancaster Golden Gales Brian Cross spent 25 years in the OCC with the Grove City Greyhounds The win was a nice re-introduction to the Conference “I haven’t been in the OCC for a long time so it’s nice to get one the first time (at Teays Valley)” The win was in come-from-behind fashion as the Vikings rallied from a 21-7 halftime deficit for the win the Vikings defense was key in the comeback shutting the Gales offense down in their first three possessions of the second half each giving Teays Valley the ball in Lancaster territory The Gales struck for two unanswered scores to start the game for a 14-0 lead The first score came after a 3 yard Teays Valley punt gave the Gales the short field capped off by a 1 yard TD run from Hunter Metz at 7:37 of the first quarter The PAT kick by Ethan Graham gave Lancaster the 7-0 lead Their next drive of 97 yards in 14 plays was concluded on a 17 yard TD pass from Brody Burke to 6’5 tight end Kamron Griffith at 8:09 in the second period for the 14-0 advantage Teays Valley picked up their first score on the ensuing kick-off at 7:57 of the second quarter when Griffin Gray returned it 81 yards for the touchdown followed by Maxwell Spencer’s PAT making it 14-7 Lancaster took the momentum back on the Vikings next possession when defensive back Brett Toronto took a pick-six 39 yards for the score and a 21-7 lead at 3:38 of the second period That remained the score going into halftime “We weren’t very physical in the first half” said Cross in a post game interview on Litter Media RADIO The Vikings defense turned the tide in the third period with two consecutive stops and gaining the ball in Lancaster territory The first drive started at the Gales 49 and took 5 plays before Brady Farmer found Cavin McDowell on a 2 yard scoring pass at 7:10 of the third quarter to cut the lead to 21-14 getting possession on Lancaster’s 33 yard line Carson Payne ran for a 14 yard TD at 1:40 of the third quarter to tie the game at 21-21 Cross challenged his defense during the break You make up your mind what you want to do when you go out in the second half’ and they came and played physical football in the second half It was unbelievable the way they were flyin’ around.” Payne struck on the defensive side of the ball grabbing an interception and returning it 19 yards for the go-ahead score of 28-21 with 6:18 left in regulation man … I was so excited when that ball came” said Payne after the game “I knew I was gonna take it once he threw it and had to make a few people miss and I was in the end zone.” with their backs to the wall and nothing going for them offensively in the second half Lancaster’s running attack of Jahmeir Gordon kicked into high gear with repeated end sweeps to travel 81 yards in 7 plays for the tying score as Gordon finished it off with a 30 yard scoring run at 2:53 to go in the contest Teays Valley had some last minute magic of their own capped off with a 2 yard run from Carson Payne at 1:18 remaining for the 35-28 lead and the eventual margin of victory “We didn’t want to go down the same as last year (24-0 in 2023) we decided as a team to keep working and not let the first half get us down and just pound the ball on them.” Payne was named the Litter Media “McDonald’s Player of the Game” Two by rush and one on his interception return Lancaster’s Jahmeir Gordon was their leading rusher with 163 yards which was all but one of the Gales rushing yards for the contest Teays Valley had 191 total yards with 97 passing and 94 rushing committing 9 penalties for 75 yards and three turnovers Teays Valley was flagged four times for 35 yards and had one turnover The Vikings improve to (1-0/3-1) while the Gales drop to (0-1/2-2) for the season (WCHS) — Hurricane city officials have released a paving schedule for Teays Valley Road according to a social media post from Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards Paving along Teays Valley Road from Sunnybrook to Sleepy Hollow is scheduled from 7 p.m paving from Sleepy Hollow to Hospital Drive is scheduled from 8 p.m Paving from Hospital Drive to Mountain View Elementary will continue Monday and Tuesday Mayor Edwards noted the schedule is tentative and dependent upon weather several properties normally covered by the Teays Valley fire department will be served by Hurricane Fire and Rescue due to a recent annexation The West Virginia State Fire Commission approved these changes to the fire districts Teays Valley Fire Chief John Smoot said this annexation came quickly "We received no formal notification," Smoot told Eyewitness News This change came despite Teays Valley Fire Department's proximity to the locations Smoot said this could increase call times for the annexed area which is the community's biggest concern "What we are seeing through our social media is there's a lot of confusion," he said "There seems to be no one being able to answer questions and that's what we just need to get to the bottom of." Smoot said there are countless unanswered questions leaving the community and the departments up in the air Is this something that they have a long term goal Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards shared a statement on social media saying "properties were annexed at the request of the property owners and those properties have no current residential housing in place." "With the fire fee leaving and the new levy coming in play next July it opens the door for opportunity and again Smoot said they don't understand the dynamics to the situation because they have similar staffing and the same types of departments "It takes us completely out of the loop," Smoot added "They made the decisions and we get what they make." businesses and residents in Putnam County that were previously served by the Teays Valley Fire Department will now be served by Hurricane Fire and Rescue The change in response area is due to the “annexation” of the City of Hurricane despite their close proximity to TVFD according to a social media post from the Teays Valley Fire Department The changes will be effective immediately and were approved by the West Virginia State Fire Commission Schwalbauch received 39,431 of 87,589 votes (45%) New Albany's Gabe Cofer was second with 22,366 votes (25.5%) and Watkins Memorial's Rocco Paschal was third with 12,720 (14.5%) opens the season Friday at Grove City and then plays two more non-league games: Aug The Vikings begin their seven-game OCC-Buckeye schedule Sept aresnik@dispatch.com @DispatchPreps