High School Sports
Miners wallop Staunton to end season
Tate Wargo finds open field in a rushing attempt Friday evening.
The Gillespie High School football team walloped the Staunton Bulldogs, 46-12, on Friday evening to end their six-game losing streak and to conclude their 2015 season with a 3-6 record. The team’s performance this season was minimally better under head coach Don Dobrino compared to last season when Don Borgini coached the team to a 0-9 record before announcing his retirement plan.
Staunton’s loss last Friday ended their winless season with a 0-9 record. The Bulldogs returned this season after a 3-6 record in the 2014-2015 season – just two years after placing second place in the state after squeezing into post season play with a 5-4 record.
Daniel Dobrino led the Miners over Staunton with 204 passing yards while Bobby Carr tallied 71 receiving yards and running back Tate Wargo rushed for 99 yards.
On top of passing for over 200 yards, Dobrino also completed over 80% of his passing attempts. On the defensive end, Tanner King led with five solo tackles and eight assisted tackles while Carr picked up four solo tackles and Keagen West recorded three solo tackles and four assisted tackles.
First Half
The Miners opened the game with one mindset and it was evident that their mindset remained the same throughout the four quarters of play. After forcing Staunton to turn the ball over on the first drive of the game, Gillespie covered 75 yards on their first drive to take a 6-0 lead. Wargo extended Gillespie’s lead on the team’s next drive with a 23-yard touchdown run making the score 13-0 after Chandler McDaniel’s successful extra point.
After Corey McCallister intercepted Staunton on the Bulldog’s third drive of the game, the Miners were set up nearly 90 yards away from their end zone. It wouldn’t take long though as Gillespie used the final minute of the first quarter and the first four minutes into the second quarter to find the end zone for their third touchdown of the game – extending their lead to 20-0.
Staunton ended the Miners’ scoring run on their next drive after overcoming a fourth and one play eleven yards away from the end zone. They later scored on a 3-yard touchdown rush, but missed the conversion to leave the score at 20-6 in favor of Gillespie.
Gillespie had good field position to start their next drive after Staunton unsuccessfully attempted an onside kick. It would only take the Miners about one minute to cover 54 yards to regain the 20-point lead, 26-6, after Wargo capped Nick Wyatt’s 34-yard reception with a 6-yard touchdown rush.
The Miners weren’t done scoring in the first half though after Staunton went four and out in their second drive of the quarter. After recovering the punt and running it back to their 49-yard line, Carr and Wargo combined for 47 yards rushing in two plays after Carr broke away on a 25-yard rush and Wargo followed with a 22-yard rush allowing Ethan Blevins to punch it in for the 2-yard touchdown run.
The successful conversion gave Gillespie a 33-6 lead at halftime.
Second Half
Scoring was milder in the second half since Gillespie only had two drives in the 24-minute half , which both results in a touchdown. The team’s first drive in the second half opened the third quarter and took nine minutes of play before Bryce McKinney scored on a 4-yard rush and McDaniel capped it with the successful extra point sending the lead up to 40-6.
Gillespie would strike one more time in the matchup after the team took over possession with 11 minutes remaining in the game. With the team’s second string offense on the field, Gillespie covered nearly 70 yards in four minutes of play to extend the score to 46-6 after Wargo’s 22-yard touchdown run.
Staunton never quit though and would trim the deficit down to 46-12 after a 7-yard pass capped a 69-yard drive. The Bulldogs then recovered an onside kickoff after their second touchdown, but ran out of time to add any more points on the board.
Around the South Central Conference
- Pana (9-0) sealed their undefeated regular season with a victory over Hillsboro (4-5), 41-14
- Pana (#1, 9-0) will play Georgetown-Ridge Farm (#16, 5-4) in 2A playoffs on Sat., Oct. 31, at 4 p.m. at Pana
- Carlinville (7-2) had a huge second half after being tied 21-21 to post a win over Litchfield (4-5), 40-21
- Carlinville (#8, 7-2) beat Roxana (#9, 7-2) in the first round of 3A playoffs on Fri., Oct. 30, 51-12
- Roxana (7-2) beat Southwestern (3-6), 52-20
- Greenville (4-5) edged Vandalia (4-5), 50-49
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The Gillespie High School baseball team earned another win on the season on Wednesday, March 27 by steamrolling Nokomis 11 to 3. Daniel Wolber gained the win on the mound for Gillespie, only giving up four hits, three runs, and striking out seven through five innings of work.
The Miners were the first to put a run on the board with a single from Bryce Buhs, Jack Kaylor, and Colin Griffith, each touching home plate.
Schuckenbrock showed up and showed out at the plate, going 3 for 3, with one RBI, a double in the second, and 3 runs scored. In the 9 hole, Sean Haywood went 2 for 2 with one run across and one base on balls. Hohnsbehn, Jesse Berry, Kaylor, Griffith, and Carson Hailstone each had a hit in their winning efforts.
The Miners had a total of 12 hits throughout the game.
The boys fell to New Berlin on Friday, March 29, with a final score of 1 to 3. Runs were hard to come by in this game, as the pitching staff on both sides was stellar. New Berlin put the first run on the board in the top of the first on a wild pitch, with the Miners scoring in the bottom of the first on a passed ball.
New Berlin took and kept the lead in the top of the second. Bixby earned the win on the mound for New Berlin, striking out 13 and walking one. Buhs took a loss for the Gillespie Varsity Miners.
Luke Schuckenbrock and Berry were alone in the hit column for the Miners, collecting two hits apiece.
The Miners will face off against Litchfield on Tuesday.
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The Gillespie High School softball team faced Triad on Wednesday, March 27, taking the win, 11-0. Starting pitcher Emma Gipson had another strong showing in the circle. Gipson rang up 12 Triad batters, giving up only three hits and zero runs over five innings.
Ava Parish went three for three at the plate with a solo homer in the second inning. The bats were hot for Gillespie in this game with Sadie Sholtis going 1-2 with 3 RBIs, Lauren Bertagnolli going 1-3 with two runs scored, Gipson going 3-3 with 3 RBIs and one run scored, Paxton Reid and Macie Wright both going 2-3 at the plate, and Delaney Taylor going 1-2 with two RBIs. Wright also had an RBI in the win.
Delaney Hess holds the loss for Triad. She struck out one batter, giving up nine runs on ten hits. Gillespie had a total of 13 hits in their win.
Gillespie had stellar defense in this game, committing zero errors. Triad’s Green, Hagarty, and Feldma each got a hit off Gipson in their efforts against the powerhouse.
Gillespie earned another win over the Highland Bulldogs on March 28, a final score of 8-4.
Gipson came in clutch at the plate, knocking two over the fence and driving in four runs. Reid joined Gipson with a home run in the top of the third and Sholtis homered over the center field wall in the top of the seventh.
Parish and Bertagnolli went one for four at the plate, Parish scoring one run. Reid stood tall at the plate, going two for four in the game, with one RBI and one run scored. Wright had a strong showing, going two for four with one RBI. In the 9 hole, Taylor showed up and showed out, going two for three.
Gipson gained another win in the circle against Highland. She sat down six Bulldogs with a strikeout, giving up six hits and four runs in seven innings. Kaitlyn Wilson took the loss for the Bulldogs, giving up eight runs on eleven hits, sitting down eight with a strikeout. Mettler, Alex Schultz, Abby Shultz, Wilson, Ritz, and Becker got into the hit column for Highland.
Gillespie picked up two losses on the season this weekend on March 30. They fell 0-2 against Pleasant Plains and 1-2 against the Olympia Spartans.
The Miners were able to grab a win this weekend over the Havana Lady Ducks, with a final score of 6-2. Gipson had a strong showing in the circle, striking out 13 batters. She allowed only two hits and two runs in five innings.
Bertagnolli went 3-3 at the plate with 3 RBIs. Parish went 2 for 3. Gipson and Schuckenbrock went 1 for 2, with Gipson driving in two runs. Wright had one hit in the win with one RBI. Sholtis also had an RBI in the game.
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The Gillespie High School baseball team defeated Auburn 18 to 10 on Tuesday, March 19. Daniel Wolber earned the win on the mound for Gillespie, picking up three strikeouts over two-thirds innings. Bryce Buhs started on the mound for Gillespie, striking out eight and giving up nine walks. Tristen Wargo gave a brief relief appearance on the mound for the Miners.
Runs were not hard to come by in this high-scoring game. Wargo, Luke Schuckenbrock, Jack Kaylor, Bryce Hohnsbehn, Bryce Buhs, Jaydon Baker, and Colin Griffith all produced RBIs at the plate. Berry was hot at the plate, going 4 for 4 with a home run to right field, 5 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. The team collectively produced 13 hits in the win.
The Miners fell to Columbia on Friday, March 22 in a 0-3 game. Kaylor recorded the loss for the Miners on the mound, pitching a total of two innings, allowing three runs and striking out two. Relief came in the form of Brody Shaw, throwing five innings, allowing two hits and no runs, and striking out one batter. Matthews earned the win for Columbia. The two hits of the night for Gillespie came from the bottom of the lineup in the 8 and 9 spots from DH Baker and Griffith. Wargo, Shaw, and Buhs each picked up a walk in the game.
Gillespie faced Riverton on Saturday, March 23, tacking on another win for the season with a final score of 6 to 0. Schuckenbrock pitched six innings for Gillespie, earning the win. Schuckenbrock surrendered five hits, zero runs, and collected six strikeouts.
Berry was dynamic at the plate, going 3 for 3 with 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored, and a base on balls. Wargo, Hohnsbehn, and Griffith tallied two hits apiece in the win. Schuckenbrock, Buhs, and Baker got a hit each on the night. Hailstone and Kaylor also recorded an RBI in the books. Wargo proved to be a menace on the base path with two steals. Bates took the loss on the mound for Riverton.
The Miners also faced Heyworth on Saturday in a nail-biting 3-1 victory. SP Tristen Wargo collected the win on the mound. Wargo gave up five hits and one run, pocketing four strikeouts in the game. Wolber stepped on the mound in a relief appearance.
Hohnsbehn put Gillespie’s first run on the board in the top of the first with a sac fly, which was swiftly matched by Heyworth in the bottom of the first to tie up the game. Runs were hard to come by on both sides of the field until the top of the sixth, when Gillespie scored two – one run coming off a single from Griffith.
Wargo, Buhs, and Griffith recorded two hits each in the winning efforts. Hohnsbehn and Berry put a one in the hit column. Wills took the loss for Heyworth on the mound.
The Miners face Metro-East Lutheran on Monday.
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