Poland frosh shut out Howland

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Poland freshman kicker Joe Shields (center) and the kickoff team recovered three onside kicks against Howland during last week's game.

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Jacob Fredrick (49) makes a tackle, assisted by Anthony Audi during last week's game against the Tigers.

Poland frosh shut out Howland

The Poland freshman football team dominated in all facets of the game, beating Howland 42-0 last week.

Tyler Smith, Matt Duran and Jacob Fredrick had big performances on defense, along with Dave Esarco, who scooped up a Howland fumble and ran 70 yards for a score.

Kicker Joe Shields and the kickoff team recovered three onside kicks on the day and Shields was 6-for-6 on PATs.

Dylan Garver scored three rushing TDs and another one on a trick-play — a pass from quarterback Nick Bucceri to Tyler Smith, who pitched to Garver for the score. The other Poland score came on an 80-yard TD reception from Bucceri to Smith.

PMS seventh-graders tie Tigers, 8-8

The Poland Middle School seventh-grade football team tied Howland 8-8. The Bulldogs were driving and got into scoring position for the go-ahead score when the referees called the game at the start of the fourth quarter because of darkness.

The eighth-grade squad lost to the Tigers 20-16. The Poland JV team narrowly lost last Saturday to Howland by a score of 22-21.

Little Bulldogs prep for playoffs

The Poland Little Bulldogs 120-pound team finished the regular season by defeating the Austintown Colts 8-0 in overtime last weekend.

After a bye this weekend, the Bulldogs (7-1, 3-1 American Conference) will face the Colts again on Oct. 21 in the second round of the YAC playoffs.

The Poland 100-pounders lost to the Colts 30-0 last weekend to finish the regular season. The team (3-5, 0-4) will play tomorrow at Mathews against Howland in the first round of the playoffs.

The 140-pound squad ended the regular season with a 22-0 loss to the Colts. Poland (4-4, 1-3) will play the Colts again Oct. 21 in the second round of the postseason.

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