Tornado Warning issued May 7 at 7:46PM EDT until May 7 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

TORILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Southern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 746 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Fort Recovery, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Wabash, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Neptune, Carthagena, and Maria Stein.

Special Weather Statement issued May 7 at 7:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 740 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Fort Recovery, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, New Knoxville, Moulton, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Buckland, Montezuma, Kossuth, Tama, Neptune, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Carthagena, and Bulkhead.

Tornado Watch issued May 7 at 6:01PM EDT until May 8 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 197 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

St. Henry pulls away to win battle of Redskins

Division VI Regional Football Quarterfinals

By Gary R. Rasberry

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

St. Henry's Adam Reichert, 23, moves down the field against Fort Loramie in the Division VI regional quarterfinals. St. Henry beat Fort Loramie 45-21.

ST. HENRY - A 10-point burst in the final 30 seconds of the first half helped St. Henry's football team open the 2012 Division VI playoffs with a 45-21 win over Fort Loramie on Friday night at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.

St. Henry (8-3) will now face the Ada Bulldogs, who walloped Waynesfield-Goshen 50-15 at Lima Stadium, next Friday at a site that will be announced on Sunday afternoon. Fort Loramie ends the season with a record of 8-3.

St. Henry was up 14-0 in the second quarter when Fort Loramie's Zach Brandewie intercepted a Kyle Stahl pass and returned it 34 yards for a touchdown with 6:28 showing on the clock. On Fort Loramie's next possession, St. Henry's Tyler Schwieterman picked off a Seth Guillozet pass to give the Redskins the ball at Fort Loramie's 44-yard line. Stahl used a short passing game to push the Redskins down the field before Stahl hit Tyler Schwieterman with a three-yard touchdown pass with 33 seconds left in the opening half to put St. Henry in front 21-7.

On the first play of Fort Loramie's ensuing possession, St. Henry's Jordan Bender recovered a fumble and helped set up Alex Post for a 27-yard field goal to put the home team up 24-7 at halftime.

"I thought we really had control in the first half, then we threw the pick-six on the screen," said St. Henry's coach Jeff Starkey. "That got them back in the game, but we were able to score after that and then caused the turnover and were able to kick the field goal to go into the half up three scores. Felt pretty good about that."

"That was huge. That put us back in the game," said Fort Loramie's coach Matt Burgbacher of Brandewie's interception return for a score. That's all we wanted: for one of kids to make a big play, and Zach made the play. We had to have momentum, (but) came back with that interception. Little things like that play a big part in the outcome of the game."

On Fort Loramie's first drive of the second half, Guillozet was picked off by St. Henry's Dylan Rammel and that allowed St. Henry to add to its lead with the first of two Adam Reichert scoring runs. In the fourth quarter, Post, who was already 5-of-5 on PAT kicks, tallied a touchdown of his own on a 75-yard interception return that made the score 45-14 before Fort Loramie got a consolation score in the final seconds of the game.

St. Henry's defense shined. Fort Loramie's Delaunte Thornton, who had 1,200 rushing yards coming into the game, was held to just 12 yards on 11 carries with a two-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

"Man, is he physical," said Starkey of Thornton. "You can't let him get started. I thought we had the edge up front. We didn't want to let him get started."

St. Henry's offense racked up almost 400 yards and Stahl led the way completing 22-of-28 passes for 219 yards with three touchdown passes while also rushing for 76 yards. Reichert carried the ball nine times for 98 yards and two scores while snagging five passes for 72 yards and a touchdown. Bender had five receptions for 85 yards with Schwieterman adding 48 receiving yards on seven catches.

"They were really loaded up in the box to stop some of our quarterback runs," said Starkey. "They weren't covering down in the perimeter and we were taking what the defense was giving us."

"Kyle Stahl is a load," said Burgbacher. "We knew we would have to stop him to stay in this game, but Reichert hurt us to. They made plays."

Guillozet finished 20-of-32 passing for 235 yards and Jason Streib had seven catches for 134 yards.

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

St. Henry's Jordan Bender, 9, grabs hold of Fort Loramie's Delaunte Thornton, 45. St. Henry held Thornton, a 1,200-yard rusher, to just 12 yards on Friday.

Photo by Nick Wenning/The Daily Standard

St. Henry's Kyle Stahl threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns as the Redskins defeated Fort Loramie 45-21.

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Obama rallies in Lima

President says latest jobs figures show economy coming back, touts U.S. auto industry

LIMA - President Barack Obama continued his re-election campaign in Lima on Friday, just four days before voters head to the poles.

He told the crowd of more than 3,000 at Lima Senior High School that America has come a long way since he took office, but there is more to do. [More]

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Wildcats roll past Panthers 48-7

MINSTER - The first home high school football game in Minster history proved to be a night to remember as the Wildcats rolled to a 48-7 victory over

Flyers pull away early to beat Bradford

MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers scored early and often to put Friday's Division VI playoff game out of reach before halftime against the Bradford Railroaders at Booster Stadium.

Blue Jays rally to defeat Vikings

Friday's Area Roundup

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Tyler Jettinghoff's three-yard touchdown with 56 seconds left allowed Delphos St. John's to overcome losing a 21-0 lead to beat Leipsic 36-29 in the Division VI Region 22 quarterfinals at Leipsic on Friday night.

AMFY Waves open season with win

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA Waves swim team opened their season last weekend in taking a dual meet win over the YMCA of Darke County.

Coldwater sweeps top awards

All-Midwest Athletic Conference Football Team

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Conference champion Coldwater swept the top awards as the Midwest Athletic Conference coaches selected their All-MAC football teams this week.