Val T.

Sep 28, 20205 min read

Rochester sports briefs: Pickens scores 6 goals in win over Caston, 5 goals in win over Peru

RHS girls soccer blanks NM, beats Bremen for first time ever

COMPILED BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys soccer

Rochester 1, Lakeland Christian 0 (Saturday): The Zebras improved to 8-4 with a road win over Lakeland Christian Saturday.

Bremen 7, RHS 1 (Thursday): Zach Pickens scored in the second half for the visiting Zebras (7-4) in a road loss to Bremen Thursday.

Collin Moren had a hat trick, and Eric Ramirez scored twice for Bremen (8-2-1).

Bremen led 5-0 at halftime.

RHS 6, Caston 1 (Sept. 19): Zack Pickens scored all six goals for the host Zebras in a win over Caston at the Brent Blacketor Memorial Sports Complex Sept. 19.

Wade Shafer had five assists. Parker Wallace had nine saves in goal.

Alex Hernandez scored, and Rowan Jellison had an assist for Caston.

RHS led 3-0 at halftime.

RHS 4, Metro Rage 1 (Sept. 17): Zach Pickens had a goal and an assist, and freshman Brock Bickle, Wade Shafer and Eric Eikenberry also scored for the host Zebras in a win at the Brent Blacketor Memorial Sports Complex Sept. 17.

Metro Rage is a club team consisting of students from Northfield and Southwood high schools.

RHS 12, Peru 2 (Sept. 14): Zach Pickens scored five goals, and Wade Shafer added four goals and five assists for RHS in a TRC home win over Peru Sept. 14. Mitchell Shafer, Jude Brooks and R.J. Keranko added one goal each.

Mitchell Shafer had three assists, Layne Backus had two assists, and Keranko and Eric Eikenberry had one assist each.

Girls soccer

RHS 3, North Miami 0 (Wednesday): Macie Nelson, Mercedes Brown and Rilya Heishman scored for the visiting Lady Zs in a win over conference and sectional rival North Miami Wednesday.

Dallas Holloway had two assists, and Heishman also had an assist.

RHS had a 19-5 advantage in shots on goal.

Kaillie Woods had five saves for the shutout.

RHS led 3-0 at halftime.

RHS improved to 2-1 in the TRC and beat North Miami for the fourth time in the last two years.

RHS 3, Bremen 1 (Sept. 19): Macie Nelson scored twice, and Mercedes Brown had a goal and an assist as RHS beat Bremen for the first time in program history at the Brent Blacketor Memorial Sports Complex Saturday.

Dallas Holloway contributed an assist.

Kaillie Woods had 12 saves in goal for the shutout.

RHS 6, Eastern (Greentown) 1 (Sept. 12): Kami Burkett had her first career hat trick for the Lady Zs in a road win over Eastern Sept. 12.

Dallas Holloway and Mercedes Brown each had a goal and an assist, and Amy Williams also scored.

Lilith Eaton, Abbi Richard, Macie Nelson and Rilya Heishman had one assist each.

RHS had an 11-6 advantage in shots on goal. Kaillie Woods had five saves in goal.

The game was tied 1-1 at halftime.

RHS 3, Marion 0 (Sept. 10): Macie Nelson and Mercedes Brown each had a goal and an assist, and Tessa Brooks also scored for RHS in a home win over the Lady Giants Sept. 10.

Kaillie Woods had three saves in goal for the shutout.

Volleyball

RHS def. Peru, 25-14, 25-10, 25-8 (Monday): Kaitlin Rogers had 18 kills and three blocks for RHS in a TRC road win over Peru Monday.

Hannah Houston had four kills and three blocks. Molly Conley had three aces, and Dalanie Chipps had two.

Chipps and Chloe Harris had 13 digs each, and Chipps also had 11 serves received. Conley had 11 digs and 25 assists.

RHS STATS VS. PERU

Kenzie Bradley - 1 kill, 1 serve received; Emily Hughes - 8 kills, 5 digs, 1 assist; Kaitlin Rogers - 18 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig; Emma Howdeshell - 1 kill, 6 digs, 3 serves received; Molly Conley - 2 kills, 3 aces, 11 digs, 25 assists; Carlee Blackburn - 3 kills,1 ace, 1 serve received; Hannah Houston - 4 kills, 3 blocks; Dalanie Chipps - 2 aces, 13 digs, 11 serves received; Chloe Harris - 1 ace, 13 digs, 1 assist, 4 serves received; Lexy Thomas - 1 dig; Kylie Houston - 9 digs, 6 serves received; Alexa Kouskousakis - 2 assists

Northfield def. Rochester, 25-19, 17-25, 25-21, 25-9 (Sept. 17): Hannah Houston had 10 kills, and Kaitlin Rogers had eight for the Lady Zs in a TRC road loss to undefeated Northfield.

Dalanie Chipps had four aces, 20 digs and 21 serves received. Rogers had three aces.

Molly Conley had four blocks and 23 assists.

Chloe Harris had 11 digs and 13 serves received. Emma Howdeshell had 29 serves received, and Kylie Houston had 13 serves received.

RHS STATS VS. NORTHFIELD

Lexy Thomas - 1 kill, 3 blocks, 2 digs, 2 serves received; Emily Hughes - 6 kills, 9 digs; Kylie Houston - 1 kill, 6 digs, 13 serves received; Kaitlin Rogers - 8 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks, 3 digs; Molly Conley - 1 kill, 4 blocks, 8 digs, 23 assists; Carlee Blackburn - 4 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs, 1 serve received; Hannah Houston - 10 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs, 1 assist; Dalanie Chipps - 4 aces, 20 digs, 21 serves received; Chloe Harris - 11 digs, 1 assist, 13 serves received; Emma Howdeshell - 7 digs, 19 serves received

Boys tennis

Logansport 4, RHS 1 (Sept. 21): Brayden Zink won in a third-set 10-point tiebreak to account for the lone RHS points in a road loss to Logansport Sept. 21.

Zink split two sets with Sal Scganoli before winning the third-set tiebreak 10-7.

Grant McCarter and Zak Daake each lost in straight sets at No. 1 and No. 3 singles, respectively.

The No. 1 doubles team of Brock Bowers and Kyle Reinartz and the No. 2 doubles team of Cody Smith and Drew Strasser each lost in straight sets.

Logansport also won the JV match 6-2.

RESULTS: LOGANSPORT 4, RHS 1

Singles

Noah Lange (LOG) def. Grant McCarter (RHS), 6-2, 6-3

Brayden Zink (RHS) def. Sal Scagnoli (LOG), 6-4, 4-6, (10-7)

Dylan Pearson (LOG) def. Zak Daake (RHS), 6-4, 6-1

Doubles

Caleb Crook-Gavin Smith (LOG) def. Brock Bowers-Kyle Reinartz (RHS), 6-3, 6-1

Cal Parmeter-Connor Penz (LOG) def. Cody Smith-Drew Strasser (RHS), 6-1, 6-4

JV RESULTS: LOGANSPORT 6, RHS 2

Singles

Calen Campbell (RHS) lost 8-2.

Jake Freeman (RHS) lost 8-3.

Robert Bozzo (RHS) won 8-2.

Caleb Wilson (RHS) lost 8-3.

Doubles

Cade Johnson-Caleb Wilson (RHS) lost 8-1.

Robert Bozzo-Cade Johnson (RHS) lost 6-2.

Calen Campbell-Jake Freeman (RHS) won 8-6.

Whitko 3, RHS 2 (Sept. 16): The RHS doubles teams of Brock Bowers and Kyle Reinartz at No. 1 and Cody Smith and Drew Strasser at No. 2 both won their matches in a TRC road loss to Whitko Sept. 16.

Four of the five matches went three sets with Grant McCarter, Brayden Zink and Zak Daake all dropping three-setters in singles and Smith and Strasser winning a three-setter.

Bowers and Reinartz won in a pair of tiebreaks over Jackson Hollenbaugh and Blake Schroeder.

Whitko also won the JV match 2-1. Cade Johnson scored the lone RHS point in singles.

RESULTS: WHITKO 3, RHS 2

Singles

David Ousley (WHI) def. Grant McCarter (RHS), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

Aiden Hoffman (WHI) def. Brayden Zink (RHS), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Bryce Tucker (WHI) def. Zak Daake (RHS), 0-6, 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

Brock Bowers-Kyle Reinartz (RHS) def. Jackson Hollenbaugh-Blake Schroeder (WHI), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3)

Cody Smith-Drew Strasser (RHS) def. Logan Hoffman-Jonathan Strayer (WHI), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

JV RESULTS: WHITKO 2, RHS 1

Singles

Cade Johnson (RHS) won 6-1.

Doubles

Calen Campbell-Jake Freeman (RHS) lost 7-6 (3).

Robert Bozzo-Caleb Wilson (RHS) lost 6-2.

Peru 4, RHS 1 (Sept. 15): Brock Bowers and Kyle Reinartz won in straight sets at No. 1 doubles for the Zebras’ lone point in a loss to Peru at Thrush Courts Sept. 15.

Grant McCarter, Brayden Zink and Zak Daake all lost in straight sets in singles, winning just five games combined.

Cody Smith and Drew Strasser lost in straight sets at No. 2 doubles.

Peru also won the JV match 4-1. Calen Campbell scored the lone RHS point at singles.

RESULTS: PERU 4, RHS 1

Singles

Ian Potts (PERU) def. Grant McCarter (RHS), 6-1, 6-0

Leif Astrup (PERU) def. Brayden Zink (RHS), 6-1, 6-1

Ben Beckman (PERU) def. Zak Daake (RHS), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

Brock Bowers-Kyle Reinartz (RHS) def. Pete Polk-Lucas Slagle (PERU), 6-4, 6-4

Reese Smith-Riley Smith (PERU) def. Cody Smith-Drew Strasser (RHS), 6-4, 6-4

JV RESULTS: PERU 4, RHS 1