Ravenna runs past Springfield 40-0
RAVENNA, OH- A pair of Metro Athletic Conference and future Great Portage Athletic conference teams met at Portage Community Bank Stadium on Friday when the Ravenna Ravens hosted the Springfield Spartans. The Ravens were looking to bounce back from a tough home loss to Niles McKinley last week and equal their win total of last season in the first four games this season. The Ravens jumped out to a big halftime lead and never looked back in their 40-0 win over the Spartans.
Springfield would start with the ball picking up a 1st down on their first play as Owen Kiser rushed for 12 yards. Three plays later the Ravens would force a Spartan punt. On the 3rd play of the Ravenna possession, Ethan McKamey would hit Isaac Thompson on a 74-yard pass play that was called back due to a personal foul penalty on the Ravens. Six plays later Andrew Mladek would run in the score from 11 yards out. The PAT was good and Ravenna took a 7-0 lead.
Andrew Mladek with an 11 yard TD run for Ravenna
The Ravens defense would force a second consecutive Spartans punt but could not get anything going on offense this possession as they had a three and out punt of their own.
A big special teams play would then ensue when the Ravens blocked a Spartan punt and would take over at their 10 yard line. McKamey would hit Thompson in the end zone from 8 yards out for another Ravens score. The PAT was missed leaving it a 13-0 Ravenna lead with 10:25 to play in the half.
Ethan McKamey with a TD pass to Isaac Thompson in the 2nd
Ravenna would force yet another Spartans punt that was returned to the Springfield 22 yard line. From there Amric Crisp-Warner would run it in on the first play for a 22-yard touchdown run. The successful point after made it a 20-0 Ravenna lead with 8:06 to play 1st half.
Amric Crisp-Warner with the 22 yard TD run for Ravenna
Following another punt Ravenna would go 59 yards in 5 plays capped off by a Mark Miller 14-yard touchdown run. The PAT was good as the Ravens stretched their lead to 27-0 with 4:15 to play in the half.
Mark Miller with a TD run late in the 2nd for Ravenna
Both teams would throw an interception before the half as we went into the break with Ravenna leading Springfield 27-0.
The beat went on for Ravenna to open the 2nd half as they has their longest drive of the game, 82 yards in 8 plays capped off by a 19-yard touchdown run for Crisp-Warner for his 2nd score of the game. The PAT put Ravenna up 34-0 and started the running clock.
Amric Crisp-Warner with his 2nd TD of the game for Ravenna
The Ravens would add one more score when freshman Azra Wood scored from a yard out to make it a 40-0 game. The Ravenna defense continued to pitch a shutout in the 2nd half led by some big plays from senior Bradley Davis as they finished off the 40-0 win over the Spartans.
Mark Miller rushed for 79 yard and a touchdown. Amric Crisp-Warner had 66 yards and a pair of scores earning him the R&S Landscaping & Excavating Player of the Game. Isaac Thompson had 2 receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown.
With the win the Ravens reached their win total of last season in Week 4. They will be back home next Friday versus a tough Woodridge squad.
