Playoff Round 1 Review: MVL: Piqua and Stebbins Deliver.

Frank Evans

November 4, 2021 @ 01:25 PM

The Miami Valley League had five teams in the Division II Region 8 playoff Brackett. Two would move on to the second round. This is a review of each of those teams’ games this weekend. Little Miami vs Piqua Piqua is the Number One Seed and the Undefeated Back to Back MVL champion. The Indians have steamrolled every opponent they’ve faced this season. They hosted a Little Miami team that had some tough losses throughout the season. It would turn out to be a long night for the Panthers as they were no match for the Indians. Players of the game are as follows: Piqua Indians Jasiah Medley 6’0 190 lbs. RB/SAF ℅ 22 Medley is an explosive all-around player. Boasts 4.4 40 yard dash. On Friday night, he turned in a routine performance rushing for 101 yards on 17 attempts (average of 5.9 yards per carry) Brady Ouhl 6’0 175 lbs. QB ℅ 23 Ouhl had his best game of the season thus far on Friday. He was 18 of 20 for 289 yards and 4 Touchdowns. Brady also rushed 3 times for 123 yards and 1 Touchdown. The accuracy on the Deep Ball is his strength. Ouhl also has great command of the offense. Is a Dual Threat. Is sneaky fast. Ryan Brown 6’0 170 lbs. WR ℅ 23 Brown uses his long arms and legs to gradually run by defenders and extend to catch passes. He caught 4 balls for 97 yards Friday and would’ve had a touchdown but slipped on the turf. Brown is turning into a possession receiver. Does a great job of catching the ball in traffic. Elijah Frazier 6’1 170 lbs. WR/DB c/o 23 Runs good Routes and has good instincts when highpointing the football. Isn’t the fastest guy on the field but will use technique and body positioning to box out defenders routinely. Is very aggressive and wins 50/50 balls. Caught 2 passes for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns versus Little Miami. Definately one to watch going forward. Stebbins vs. Teays Valley Stebbins pulled a significant upset last Friday capitalizing on 3 turnovers from Teays Valley. At the half, the score was Stebbins 28 and Teays 13. It would be too much to overcome for Teays. The final was 41-27. Stebbins will now travel to face Trenton Edgewood (5) in Round 2 of the Playoff. The players who stood out are as follows: Stebbins Indians [player_tooltip player_id="123813" first="Nate" last="Keller"] 6’0 180 lbs. QB ℅ 22. Keller’s ability as a Dual Threat was on full display as he had a solid game versus Teays. He threw for 204 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Nate really hurt the Vikings rushing for 128 yards and 1 touchdown. Keller has a smooth throwing motion and delivers an accurate ball. As a Runner, he uses a long stride to cover ground quickly. Reads blocks and will get North and South as soon as possible. Adrian Norton 6’1 190 lbs. WR ℅ 23. Norton is a solid Route Runner. Uses his height to Highpoint the football routinely. Also, does a nice job of using his body to “Box Out” defenders when catching the football. Norton caught 5 passes for 146 yards (average of 29.2 yards per catch) Omar Holloway 6’1 195 lbs. RB/OLB ℅ 23. Holloway Slashed his way for 83 yards on 22 attempts against Teays Valley. He consistently moved the chains in the first half, keeping the Vikings off the field offensively. Omar is a One Cut and get North and South Rusher. Routinely breaks tackles. Teays Valley Vikings Peyton Weiler RB/QB/OLB ℅ 22 A true Swiss Army Knife! As a Quarterback has an Over the Top release. Will lead Receivers to the open space. At the Running Back position, he is hard-nosed and will run through arm tackles. Defensively, plays Outside Linebacker and has decent instincts. Will pursue the ball and take proper angles. Camden McDanel 5’11 190 lbs. RB/MLB ℅ 23 Has a solid frame. Gets behind his pads and Runs with his Shoulders Square. Routinely runs through tackles. Versus Stebbins, Ran for 138 yards on 17 attempts (8.1 yards per attempt)