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TRENDING:
What: Division VI Region 21 first round game
When: 7 p.m., Nov. 1
Where: Southwest General Stadium, 14168 West River Road, Columbia Station
Records: Rittman 5-5, Columbia 8-2
Last week: Rittman def. Northwestern, 55-48, Columbia def. Black River, 35-30.
On deck: Winner advances to the Division VI Region 21 quarterfinal and will take on the winner of (6) Dalton and (11) Youngstown Valley Christian.
For the record: In Michael Rice’s first year at the helm, his triple option offense carried the Raiders to a top four seed. And they look poised to advance to the second round of the playoffs. With an imposing offensive line led by Nate Chapman and Chase Voge, Columbia’s rushing attack averages 7.1 yards per carry and has 2,926 rushing yards. The workload is divided up among five different ball carriers. Jose Rivera, Jimmy Stofey, Gage Maruna and Xavier Hendon have at least 400 rushing yards. Logan Menge is at 378 rushing yards. Columbia showed that it does not need to throw the ball to win, attempting zero passes against Black River and still scoring 35 points in a victory. Southwest General Stadium always brings an exciting environment when it hosts home playoff games. Rittman’s postseason experience is limited. But this is the second straight season it has made the postseason after is after seven consecutive years with losing records. Rittman’s postseason experience might be limited, but fifth seed Cuyahoga Heights almost lost to the 12th seeded Indians in last year’s postseason game. The Red Wolves won, 41-40. Rittman started the season 3-0, but went 2-5 in the Wayne County Athletic League, finishing in the bottom end of the conference. Victory is likely for Columbia, but proceed with caution.
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