Jake Corrigan brings you his in-depth reports weekday mornings on Power 105. Listen to Jake at 7:05 and 8:05am. Also be sure to check out Jake Corrigan, Rob Schreier and Justin Sampson every evening weekdays from 6:05 to 7pm on our sister station 970 WATH for The Sports Fan brought to you by J&K Contracting. And...you do not want to miss the Power 105 sports teams coverage of Athens County High School football and basketball games on the Game Of The Week!
The OHSAA released their final computer points and playoff pairings yesterday. In Division 3, Region 12 Athens is the third seed and will host sixth seeded Circleville in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday night at 7. The game will be on Power 105 and 970 WATH with pregame at 6:45 and kickoff at 7. In Division 6, Region 23, Trimble is the third seed and will host Colonel Crawford on Friday night at 7:30. The game will be on Power 105 with pregame at 7:15 and kickoff at 7:30. Nelsonville-York just missed the playoffs after their loss to Athens on Friday, finishing at ninth in Division 5, Region 19. Make sure to tune into Power 105 on Thursday night for a special presentation of Football Friday Nights with Rusty Martin and Troy Bolin as they preview the playoffs from 7 to 9.
The Cleveland Browns edged the San Diego Chargers yesterday, 7-6. The Browns jumped out to an early lead as Trent Richardson took it 26-yards on the ground for a touchdown in the first quarter. Points came at a premium in this game as San Diego hit a field goal just before the half and one in the third quarter to cut the lead to one. However, the Browns defense would hold down the stretch and stop the Chargers on their final drive to give Cleveland their second win of the season. The Browns will now host Baltimore on Sunday at 1.
Elsewhere in the NFL, Chicago edged Carolina, 23-22. Detroit bested Seattle, 28-24. Green Bay topped Jacksonville, 24-15. Miami toppled the New York Jets, 30-9. Atlanta handled Philadelphia, 30-17. Pittsburgh defeated Washington, 27-12. New England blasted St. Louis, 45-7 in London. Indianapolis snuck past Tennessee, 19-13 in overtime. Oakland topped Kansas City, 26-16. The New York Giants outlasted Dallas, 29-24 and Denver dominated New Orleans, 34-14.
The San Francisco Giants outlasted the Detroit Tigers, 4-3 in extra innings to sweep the World Series. The Giants got on the board first on a Brandon Belt RBI triple in the second. However, the Tigers would get their first lead of the series in the third when Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer. Buster Posey would respond with a homer in the sixth to give the Giants the lead back, but Delmon Young answered in the bottom half to tie the game up. But in the top of the tenth, Marco Scutaro delivered an RBI single that would win the game for San Francisco. The Giants have now won their seventh World Series in franchise history and their second in the last three years.
The Ohio Bobcats fell in the polls yesterday after a tough first loss to Miami over the weekend. The Bobcats dropped to 35th in the AP Top 25, receiving just four votes. Ohio also fell to 36th in the Coaches Poll, receiving 9 points. Ohio will look to bounce back on Thursday night when they host Eastern Michigan. The game can be heard on Power 105 with pregame coverage starting at 4:30 and kickoff at 6. Also, Ohio State moved up to seventh in the AP poll after a big win over Penn State. The Buckeyes host Illinois on Saturday at 3:30.
On your radio dial tonight, it’s the Sports Fan presented by J&K Contracting. That’s on 970 WATH and it’s from 6:06 to 7. Also, the head coach Frank Solich show is tonight on Power 105 at 7.
