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Toledo PFF grades: Gleason is nation's top QB, for at least one day
Each week, The Blade will recap the most interesting Toledo football grades released by Pro Football Focus, the scouting website that evaluates players’ performance on every play of every game. For context, grades are based on a 0-100 scale. Tucker Gleason (94.5 passing): How good was Gleason in Saturday’s 30-20 romp over Miami? He was the highest-graded starting quarterback in the country. Gleason completed a career-best 27 passes, and his 318 passing yards were just shy of a career high. His 71.1 completion percentage was his second-best when attempting more than 11 passes. Gleason threw two touchdowns and two interceptions,...
St. Francis, St. Ursula win CHSL cross country titles
MILFORD, Mich. — St. Francis de Sales placed five runners in the top 10 to secure the Catholic High School League boys cross country championship Wednesday at Kensington Metropark, while St. Ursula Academy edged Notre Dame Academy for girls team honors. St. Francis finished with 37 points to win the boys competition, with Jackson Lumen Christi coming in second at 58. Detroit Catholic Central was third with 91 points. St. John’s Jesuit was sixth at 151, and Central Catholic was 12th at 328. Colton Adolph paced St. Francis with a fourth-place finish in 16 minutes, 53.4 seconds. Jameson Heck (17:05.4) was sixth, Brennan Higgins (17:12.6) was eighth, Grady Kling (17:15.3) was ninth, and Owen Little (17:17.4) was 10th. St. Ursula prevailed in the girls race with 53 points, with Notre Dame second at 89. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard was third at 102.
Week 7 Winning Drive player of the week: Cody Wulf, Maumee
Here are the winners for this week’s High School Football Winning Drive voting that took place Oct. 6 to Oct. 9. Voting each week of the season starts Sunday for Player of the Week and Game of the Week, sponsored by Renewal by Andersen, at: www.toledoblade.com/HSFBDrive. Voting ends Wednesday at noon. ■ PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cody Wulf, Maumee Rushed for 218 yards and one touchdown on 31 carries in a victory over Genoa. A Maumee player received the honor for the second straight week.
Cross country: Top runners, teams to beat at 2024 conference meets
High school cross country conference championships for the 2024 season are scheduled to place this week, beginning with the Toledo Area Athletic Conference meet on Wednesday and the remaining Toledo-area leagues running on Saturday. Here are the top times this season and teams to beat in the local Ohio conferences, according to available results. TOLEDO AREA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE When: Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.
BGSU hockey excels in exhibition win over Robert Morris in Williams' home debut
BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University’s hockey team had a pretty good mentality heading into Thursday’s exhibition against Robert Morris. The Falcons treated it as another opportunity to grow under first-year coach Dennis Williams, and a highly-productive third period capped off an exciting night for the program. BGSU scored five goals in the third period, including four in a four-minute stretch early on in the third, to win 7-2 in Williams’ return to a newly remodeled Slater Family Ice Arena. “You can never really take being on the hockey sheet for granted,” BGSU junior forward Brett Pfoh said. “The new rink out there, we found a way to get some fans in, people had family coming in, and any time they get a chance to put on the jersey, it’s always a blast.
Anthony Wayne repeats as NLL Buckeye volleyball champ
Anthony Wayne clinched its second straight Northern Lakes League Buckeye Division volleyball championship Tuesday night, taking a 3-0 victory at Perrysburg. The Generals (19-1, 7-0 Buckeye), Ohio's No. 2-ranked Division II team, were in control throughout, using a strong serving game and a balanced attack at the net in winning 25-12, 25-20, 25-15 over the second-place Yellow Jackets (14-6, 5-2), who are ranked No. 7 in Ohio in Division I. AW, which had also topped visiting Perrysburg 3-0 in the first Buckeye Division meeting back on Sept. 10, recorded 14 service aces in Tuesday's match. “Our girls play with so much confidence,” AW coach Chrissy Graven said. “As soon as they step on the court we don't have to worry about their mindset or their composure, and we really don't have to say too much as a staff. They know the game plan and how to get it done, and they're all just confident on the court.
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