Glenville records seventh shutout with 54-0 romp of John Hay, clinches Senate title once again

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Glenville’s reign of dominance within the Senate League has reached 25 years.

The Tarblooders captured yet one more league title with a 54-0 rout of John Hay within the Senate League championship recreation on Friday afternoon at Robert Bump Taylor Area.

Glenville’s final loss on the soccer area within the Senate League got here in opposition to the East Tech Scarabs on Nov. 8, 1997 – Ted Ginn Sr.’s first 12 months on the helm of this system. Within the document books, the Tarblooders have been pressured to forfeit two league video games again in 2016 on account of an ineligible participant, technically making this their twenty third league title in 25 years after lacking the 2020 season on account of COVID-19.

Regardless, it’s been all domination within the Cleveland Metropolitan Faculty District.

“Our greatest competitors is us,” Ginn mentioned. “We try to develop and be taught as we go, and it’s laborious. For those who attempt to hold your thoughts on one thing larger, just like the playoffs, you possibly can work by means of it, nevertheless it’s a tricky job.”

Glenville, the top-ranked workforce in Division IV, entered the ultimate week within the common season having already clinched first-round residence video games for the primary two rounds of the OHSAA Division IV playoffs, in accordance with JoeEitel.com.

The Tarblooders (9-0, 6-0 Senate) didn’t enable a single level in league play this season, outscoring their opponents, 282-0. They held the general opposition to simply 35 factors within the nine-game slate. All 35 factors got here in opposition to Olentangy Liberty and Avon.

“For me, stats and all of that stuff don’t matter,” Ginn mentioned. “It’s nothing to be over proud about. You don’t wish to demoralize youngsters. I do know I’m not enjoying soccer, however I nonetheless at all times take into consideration them. If the shoe was on the opposite foot, how would I really feel? They work laborious and so they should win, and so they should shut folks out.”

That famend protection dominated as soon as once more, holding the Hornets (7-3), who entered the competition 5-0 within the Senate, to simply 12 yards of complete offense with over a dozen performs of destructive yardage. It was a end result of a complete workforce effort all through the season.

“We practiced laborious all day,” four-star junior cornerback Bryce West mentioned. “We put within the work. The very best on the most effective, and simply understanding that we constructed that sure collectively. Our protection needed to have a chat and never let anybody get behind us, can’t make errors like that, as a result of it’s going to price us within the playoffs.”

Glenville’s one mistake within the first quarter practically price them a landing as Hornets QB Desean Rosser overthrew his open receiver close to the tip zone.

John Hay, which entered the night time twelfth in Division II, Area 5 and controlling its personal future, was sound on protection within the early minutes, however that resistance shortly light.

Glenville blitzed the Hornets with 41 factors within the first half as 5 totally different Tarblooders reached the tip zone, together with three touchdowns from senior QB Deonte Rucker and two scores from junior tight finish Damarion Witten.

The offense was locked in on the ultimate night time of the common season.

“We now have grown lots,” Rucker mentioned. “We love one another. I’m simply growing my recreation as I am going alongside. All of my receivers, man oh man, they’re simply man on man, beaters.”

Rucker completed 7 of 10 passing for 137 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Glenville’s velocity broke by means of with a 17-yard landing run from J’Vaughn Goodson a couple of minutes into the sport. Rucker tacked on a 44-yard strike to Witten to present the Tarblooders a 13-0 lead on the finish of the primary quarter.

Glenville opened the second quarter with a 45-yard landing run from junior working again D’Shawntae Jones. The offense continued to unload as Rucker discovered senior Jermaine Foster with a 19-yard landing reception behind the tip zone, adopted by a Micquan Gravely 4-yard rating. Rucker hit Witten for the second time within the remaining minutes of the second quarter, upping the result in 41-0 and finally triggering a working clock within the second half.

Witten (presents from OSU, Michigan State, Michigan) completed with three receptions for 89 yards and two touchdowns.

“Unexpectedly we had a few errors,” John Hay head coach Rodney Decipeda mentioned. “A fumble, a missed task and a missed deal with, after which it began snowballing. They scored 21 straight in a matter of 5 minutes.”

Gravely opened up the third quarter with a 65-yard kickoff return because the clock drained down. Rucker threw his fourth landing of the night time within the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, connecting with Jones for the 10-yard rating.

After an unblemished common season, Glenville will shift its concentrate on one other postseason push. A group of expertise, that Ginn says has continued to develop as a workforce.

“This workforce right here, they don’t have any concern of shedding … we don’t pay an excessive amount of consideration to being a prime seed, however as soon as once more, simply being a workforce and having the ability to win all phases of the sport discipline-wise,” Ginn mentioned. “The expertise is there. I hold saying that each one 12 months.”