D.L.Burnworth

  Timothy Hall Ripley High School Offensive Line/Defensive Line 2025 6’ 3” 265 LBS Awards won or earned 1st Team All Cardinal Conference. I was also recognized as Offensive Lineman of the Year through Ripley High School. What were your feelings as you walked off the field for the last time as a member of the Ripley Viking football team? I was sad, but I left no regrets on the field. What are you going to miss the most from playing high school football? I'm going to miss the memories I made with the guys. What was the biggest lesson you learned from playing high school football? I’ve learned a lot of things, but the one that stood out to me was how to respect and treat people. What do you consider your biggest moment as a high school football player? Point Pleasant because that game was the most exciting game I’ve ever had and the feeling of excitement of the fans and crowd with the clock hitting 0. Who was the best player you ever faced in a game, along with the team he played on? ...

  First, I have to say thank you to Whetstone Head Coach Tim Broske for the hospitality and allowing me to shoot pictures from the dugout. 2nd, it was great to speak with Coach Bell, who is helping out with the East Tigers baseball team. My first baseball game of the season took me to Whetstone High School to watch the Braves open their season against Columbus City League. for East Tigers Through two innings this game was locked at zero; the thing that stuck out the most was Whetstone freshman pitcher Lex Beson had struck out all six batters he had faced. He would run that streak to seven in a row to start the third. In the bottom of the third, Jonas Conn would swipe two bases and then score on a passed ball to give the Braves the 1-0 lead. The Tigers would close the door before any more damage was done. Whetstone would go off in the fourth inning. Liam Shea would single in a run to make this a 2-0 game; he would take 2nd base on an error. Dallas Adler would single to make this a 3...

  (First, thank you, Raiders, for having your stats and roster up on MAXPREPS.COM.) 2ND Lakewood has no roster or stats up for the game on MaxPreps.) I traveled to Reynoldsburg for my third softball game of the 2025 season, where the Raiders (0-2) came in with blowout losses to Hamilton Township (20-3) and to Hillard Davidson (18-1). For the Lakewood Lancers (2-0) with wins over Newark (7-5) and Bexley (17-1). In the top half of the first #13, Lakewood hit a hard shot for a single to drive in a run, making this a 1-0 game. #13 would go 4-4 at the plate and drive in two when all was said and done. #16 for the Lancers would blast a bomb to make this a 2-0 game still in the first. #16 would blast two homers in this one. Her second shot was a three-run bomb. #23 made it 3-0 with a single. The Lancers would lead 5-0 after two innings with #13 and #16 driving in runs on hard-hit balls. #13 also would earn the win in this one by going the distance. I spoke with #13's father during the gam...

My second softball game of the year took me to Whetstone High School in Columbus, Ohio, where the Braves hosted the Panthers from Linden McKinley. Whestone (1-0) comes in off of their 18-2 thrashing of the Northland Vikings, while the Panthers were playing their first game of the year. The Panthers dressed nine players and ended with just eight. 55 Brave fans showed up for this contest played in the cold. 48 fans looked to be for the Braves, with the Panthers having 6, and there was me, a neutral fan. A six-run first inning for the Braves put this one away early. The Braves tacked on nine in the second, with two in the third and one in the fourth, which was their last at-bat. To be honest, the Braves could have won 60 or 70 to zero if their coach had won with class and made sure his ladies did not embarrass the Panthers. Using the Whetstone stats that are up on Maxpreps (thank you, Braves, for getting the stats up as fast as you did). Jillian Nelson, Avery Bair, and Kiara Heizman comb...

  (I COULD NOT FIND A LAKEWOOD ROSTER ONLINE.) Softball season kicked off this afternoon in Hebron, Ohio, with the Lakewood Lancers hosting the Newark Wildcats. It was cold and windy at times, but these two schools still found a way to put up a combined 18 hits and 11 runs. Both teams had a chance to score in the first as they both had two on with two out, but pitching and defense stood tall, allowing zero runs. The Lancers took a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning with #8 scoring on a wild pitch or a passed ball, as I am not sure how it was officially ruled. #23 made it 2-0 with a fielder choice groundout. Karma Wells made it 2-1 with an RBI in the third inning. According to the Newark stats, she would go 3-3 on the day, score a run, and swipe a base. The girl should cause problems for teams all season long, especially with her bat control and speed. In the fourth inning, the Wildcats looked poised to blow the game open; they had two on with zero out, but a strikeout followed by a line dr...

  The Division III state final game pitted the speedy, hard-nosed Cincinnati Falcons against the Slow and Steady Louisville Leopards. The Falcons came in with a 27-1 record while Louisville came in 23-5. The first quarter would see Tate Aljancic go off for ten points to lead Louisville, who jumped out to an early 23-12 lead. In the quarter, Louisville hit 8-12 shots compared to 41.7% for the Falcons. Aiken would get 7 points from James Burnett Jr. In the quarter, Burnett hit 3-4 shots. Two big stats in the quarter were that Louisville hit 5-5 from three-point land, while Aiken hit 1-4, and from the free throw line, Louisville was perfect 5-5 and Aiken was 1-1. The second quarter was much like the opening quarter, with the Leopards outscoring the Falcons 15-7. Aiken hit just 3-9 from the field with Burnett again leading the way with 6 points on 3-5 shooting. For Louisville, Avery Andrejcik made his presence known with 8 points. He too hit 3-5 shots. In the quarter, Louisville again ...

  7,148 people were at U.D. Arena to watch Maysville and Glenville battle for the Division Four state basketball title. Maysville entered with a 26-3 record while Glenville out of Cleveland came in 19-8. This one started out with Glenville leading 5-0 behind a three-pointer from Frehman. Garry Pritchett Jr. and a bucket from Xavier Vickerstaff. Mayville responded with eight straight points. Gator Nichols nailed three-pointers, followed by a layup from Jordyn Watson. The quarter ended with holding a 17-13 lead. Leading the Tarblooders with 5 points on 2-3 shooting was Theo Castro. For the Panthers, Nichols too had 5 points. In the second quarter, the two teams traded buckets to get things started. Glenville struck first with Amir Lessears scoring on a layup, and for the Panthers, Nichols hit a three. Glenville would lead by seven at one point in the quarter before the Panthers shaved two points off of the lead to trail 37-32 at the half. Leading Glenville in the quarter with 8 point...

    Lauryn Auchmuty Columbus Grove Point Guard 2025 5”7’ Awards won or earned (Please check pics at bottom of interview for the awards) First, congrats to you and the team on the state championship. Thank you! You are very active as you not only play basketball, but you also are on the track team and you are on the soccer team. Could you explain to everyone how tough it is to be involved in all three sports and keep up on your schoolwork? It is very difficult to manage both athletics and academics at the same time. Between 2 hour practice, lifts, extra time put into each sport and school it can become very stressful and overwhelming but you just need to take it day by day. Of the three sports, which one is the toughest to prepare for? It was hard for all three… Soccer and basketball with all the foot skills and ball handling but with track and the skill development needed to preform at your highest level. Of the three sports, which one do you feel you are the best at? I person...

  The Pickerington Central Tigers have been so close to capturing their eighth state title in school history. The 2024-2025 season, from an outsider's perspective, did not look like it would be the year after the team had some major injuries, losing Faith King and Rylee Bess, but the program itself set out to show why this would be the year. The Tigers would go 13-0 in conference play. They played a tough non-league schedule where they did drop three games to three excellent teams, including Winton Woods. Overall, they entered their state final game setting at 24-3. Princeton, who brings fear with the name alone, in the girls high school basketball world. Year in and year out, they win and do so with solid talent, speed, and the ability to have their superstars blend well with the role players, taking the team concept to another level. They entered the state final game, setting 21-6, with losses to some powerhouse out-of-state teams. To show how hot the Vikings got as the season gr...