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Triway
Pumped up About Playing
Wooster Triway, the Principal’s Athletic Conference champion, will
be at home on Friday night for Genoa in a division V regional semifinal.
They took out Fairview (45-13) in a quarterfinal last week.
Coach Cody Kelly says they were able to shutdown a very explosive
offense. “We got after them up
front. We had a lot of pressure
on their pass game, which was the key to the game.
They had thrown for a lot of yards, and they ran for a lot of yards
too, but the key was getting to the quarterback.
The defensive line did a great job of pass rush and did a great job
of containing them. We didn't
get out and the back end did an excellent job of staying in coverage and
making things really hard for them,” said Kelly.
Triway (10-1) hosts Genoa (10-1) on Friday.
The Comets smothered Port Clinton (35-7) last week.
Their only loss came to Archbold (33-28) on the opening week of the
season more than two months ago.
Kelly says they can do a lot of different things on offense.
“They're a staple of the playoffs.
They're hardnosed running team. They're
going to line up with the old full house backfield and try run it down your
throat and then next play will come out in empty,” he told
Swankonsports.com on Monday evening, “They are very multiple.
They try to do a lot of different things that make it difficult to
defend. Then on defense they
don’t really give up a lot of big plays.
They're very sound on what they do.
So, definitely going to be a challenge for us.”
Triway has played sound defense this year and Kelly says Friday night
they have to start by containing the Genoa run game.
“We're pretty good defensively.
It starts with the run game. We
have to stop the run whatever kinds of formation they want to run out of we
have got to focus on that and make them one-dimensional.
Then do what we did last week when they do go to the air.
Get that pressure and have tight coverage,” he said.
This has been a very special season for the Titans so far and Kelly
says they want it to continue. “It
was cold Monday and I was loving it. We
are playing week 13 and it’s 30° and it starts to feel like playoff
football. It's something we
haven't done. We have never been
to week 13 in our program, so it’s exciting.
I love coaching again in the winter.
There has been a lot of buzz around the game and we're very excited
to get rolling,” he said. Published 11/11/25 © Swankonsports.com Your first source for all things sports “Out of Bounds” Fridays 10 to midnight “Sports Saturday” every week 10 AM to 1
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Triway
to Face Explosive Fairview
Principal’s Athletic Conference champion Wooster Triway entertains
Fairview in a division V regional quarterfinal on Friday night.
Like a number of other teams in this area with strong seasons, the
Titans got a first round bye.
Coach Cody Kelly says last week was different.
“I would describe it as weird.
It's weird not prepping for somebody.
It's weird getting there to Friday and not knowing exactly what
you're going to do, but I think we did a good job.
It's good to have a week off, it's a long season and we plan to play
a few more weeks, so it's good to have a rest for the guys.
We tried to keep it as routine as possible.
We gave them the physical reps off, but trying to keep their mental
focus there. So, we dialed it
down a little bit. It was weird
just not prepping for an opponent. Just
kind of worried about ourselves, which that part was nice.
You could tweak some things to what you do and just kind of look at
yourself and self style at little bit,” said Kelly.
Triway (9-1), #3 in the final Swankonsports.com football coaches poll
in the small school division, hosts Fairview (9-2) on Friday.
The Warriors outscored Fredericktown (51-41) last week.
Kelly says they can do a lot of things on offense.
“Yeah, coming in averaging over 42 points a game.
They kind of do it all. They're
throwing the ball around and throw for a lot, but they have got a running
back, who has 2000 yards rushing as well.
They're very dynamic with what they do with space in the spread
offense, but they get it out to their athletes quick,” he told
Swankonsports.com on Wednesday evening, “It starts with the QB, he is very
good. He’s got a very good
arm, very accurate. You have to
try and get pressure on him, but even if you do that he can extend the plays
and find guys downfield. So,
it’s a balanced offense and just got a lot of weapons on the edge.
We have just got to make sure that we read our keys and then do what
we're supposed to do within the game plan.”
When they have the ball, Kelly says they have to be efficient.
“It's a very multiple like that they'll show two high and one high
and they'll man you up, so you don't really know exactly what you're getting
from play to play or game to game. They’re
difficult to prepare for not knowing exactly what you're going to get.
They're going to be aggressive to stop the run.
They're going to load that box up and kind of dare you to throw the
ball. We have just got to be
efficient with that and make sure if we do throw the ball and they're having
quick passes that are just completions,” he said. Published 11/06/25 © Swankonsports.com Your first source for all things sports “Out of Bounds” Fridays 10 to midnight “Sports Saturday” every week 10 AM to 1
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Win Means at Least a Share for Triway
Wooster Triway is up at Orrville to lock horns with the Red Riders
Friday night in a game that if Titans win they will get no less than a share
of title in the Principal’s Athletic Conference.
Right now, they share first with Northwest heading into Friday night.
Orrville is a game back and has a chance to get a share too.
Coach Cody Kelly says this game is always special, but this year even
more so. “This week's always
going to be meaningful no matter what our record is and whatever their
record is, it's a rival, but makes it even more competitive when we're both
playing for a “PAC” championship and some high seeds in the playoffs.
So, it should be a fun atmosphere (Friday) night and we're excited
for it,” said Kelly.
Triway (8-1,5-1), #4 in the Swankonsports.com football coaches poll
in the small school division, plays at Orrville (6-3,4-2) on Friday night.
Orrville beat Akron Manchester (35-28) last week.
Six times this year the Red Riders have scored at least 33 points. Kelly says they
have to find a way to slow them down. “They
have got a lot of athletes over there. They
have a really good running back behind a big offensive line and they have a
bunch of dudes out at the receiver with two quarterbacks that they play that
can get them the ball,” he told Swankonsports.com on Thursday evening,
“I think they’re scoring over 30 points a game, so that's going to be
the challenge for us, It’s
find a way to get a stop. We
have to be able to tackle their running back and then limit the big plays
over the top.” Triway’s
offense has been explosive too and Kelly says they are going to have to get
on the scoreboard. “We have
got to take advantage of our opportunities.
As of late our offense has been playing pretty well, but I think it's
going to come down to complimentary football.
The defense has got to get some stops and offensive has to sustain
some drives be able to punch it in the red zone and take advantage of any
type of field position turnover that we can muster,” he said. Published 10/24/25 © Swankonsports.com Follow our scoreboard for Constant updates on Friday nights At www.swankonsportshosting247.com Your first source for all things sports |
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Triway
Must Avoid Letdown
Wooster Triway takes a break from play in the Principal’s Athletic
Conference to play Canton Central Catholic in a non-conference game on
Friday night.
They picked up their biggest win of the season when they destroyed
Akron Manchester (49-7) in “PAC” play last week.
Coach Cody Kelly says they were very good.
“Like I said earlier, we played a complete game, all three phases.
Defense did a tremendous job against a great offense over there.
So proud of the guys for coming in and being ready, delivering on the
game plan. The offense sustained
drives. We were great in the red
zone. If you can get a bunch of
three and outs and score when you get in the red zone things are going to
look pretty good on Friday,” said Kelly.
Kelly says they have to continue to play that kind of football for
the rest of the year. “I think
we we've been trending in the right direction the last couple weeks.
Since last week was a huge jump for us we just have to continue that.
We can't let it go down just because it's not Manchester.
We've been looking forward to that game and now that game's over
with. What can we do to monster
some energy and some desperation the last two weeks before we get to the
home stretch and the playoffs. So,
our focus right now is on Canton Central Catholic this week.
Take it one day at a time and see what happens on Friday,” he said.
Triway (7-1), #4 in the Swankonsports.com football coaches poll in
the small school division, is at Canton Central Catholic (0-8) on Friday.
The Crusaders lost (38-26) to Warren JKK last week.
Kelly says they have to be ready to play Friday night.
“They have a tough schedule. They
play up. They play a couple D2,
D3 schools and being division V school, that's rough.
They're very young team, sophomore led team, which gets better every
week. So, it's not your normal
0-8 team. They have got
tradition rich program there and the community's always going to support,”
he told Swankonsports.com on Tuesday night, “It's not a team because their
0-8 is going to quit. They're
going to keep fighting, so we have got to be ready.
We can't look past them just because they don't have a win.
We have got to see what's on the tape.
I think they're a good ball club.
They're young, but those young guys are improving every week.
So, we have just got to be ready to do take care of business and do
what we need to do on our end. Control
the ball and come out on top on Friday.” Published 10/15/25 © Swankonsports.com Your first source for all things sports “Out of Bounds” Fridays 10 to midnight “Sports Saturday” every week 10 AM to 1
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Triway
Needs Time to Throw
It’s a big one in the Principal’s Athletic Conference on Friday
night as Wooster Triway hosts Akron Manchester,
Manchester shares first place in the conference with Northwest.
Triway is a game back and pretty much has to win on Friday night to
stay in contention.
They beat Canton South (47-23) in a “PAC” game last week.
Coach Cody Kelly says after a slow start they played well on both
sides of the ball. “We started
out a little bit slow, but once we got going it was a total team effort.
Offense was able to have some explosive plays, special teams got a
couple blocked punts, defense did a great job with great field position all
night. We just got to start a
little faster here this Friday than we did and hopefully we put together
another total team performance like that the last two weeks,” he said.
Triway (6-1,2-1), #5 in the Swankonsports.com football coaches poll
in the small school division, plays host to Manchester (6-1,3-0), on Friday.
The Panthers routed Fairless (42-13) last week.
Kelly says they play tremendous defense and they run the ball
affectively when they have it. “I
think it starts with their defense. They
fly around on defense, they really attack the offensive line, attack QB's,
they really get after it up front. Then
on the other end they have they have a very good offensive line and a very
good running back and running game behind it,” he told Swankonsports.com
on Tuesday evening, “I think the tail will be if we can stop the run and
limit the big plays from their offense when they take their shots.
Then for our offense protect the QB in the pass game and establish
some sort of run that we could help out the pass game.”
Kelly says there should be a great atmosphere for this game and they
are excited to be part of it. “It's
going to be awesome. They're
going to have hopefully a ton of people out, the community will be out here,
Manchester travels well. Last year, we went to triple overtime with these
guys and lost by an extra point. We
have got two teams that are going to compete for a PAC championship and the
top place in the playoffs come playoff time.
So, it should be a lot of fun, should be a fun atmosphere, great
weather, and we're excited for the opportunity to get after it,” said
Kelly. Published 10/07/25 © Swankonsports.com Your first source for all things sports “Out of Bounds” Fridays 10 to midnight “Sports Saturday” every week 10 AM to 1
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Triway
to Meet Athletic Canton South
Wooster Triway will be at home for Canton South in play in the
Principal’s Athletic Conference on Friday night.
The Titans (5-1,2-1) trail Akron Manchester and Northwest by game in
the conference standings.
Last week, the drilled Fairless (41-14) in “PAC” play.
Coach Cody Kelly says it was one of their better overall efforts of
the season. “I think we
started out slow. That second or
third quarter I thought we put a full game in and even though we started
slow. Our offense was clicking
and our defense was getting three and outs.
I felt like we came together and jelled as a team. I
know it’s week six, but no better time to start late.
So, I mean we've been playing well, but just felt like both sides of
ball were playing off each other and just like it was a complete game,” he
said.
Canton South (2-4,1-2) outscored Orrville (51-33) last week in a
conference game.
Kelly says they were a different team.
“It looks like they got healthy.
They had some guys that were out the first two games that we had.
Last week, they looked like everyone went back.
They have got a lot of athletes you have got to worry about.
A QB that came in is a great runner, a great thrower, he's dynamic
both ways and then they've got receivers on the edge they're like throw it
up to and they just go get the ball,” he told Swankonsports.com on Tuesday
evening, “Because they can score on one play offensively we have got to
just make sure we read our keys and be disciplined on that side of the ball.
Then our offense has got to maintain drives.
Try not to get three outs and them the chance to throw down field.”
Triway does play Manchester, the defending conference champion, next
week, but Kelly believes their focus will be on Canton South.
“With our history from last year and us being one of the two better
teams in the league we just can't look past Canton South. I
think they're playing the best ball they've played all year and like I said
they've gotten healthy. They're
record is not showing who they actually are.
They have found themselves a little bit.
They scored 50 on Orville, who is a pretty good team themselves.
So, we have got a lot of motivation not to look past them just
because of how good we believe Canton South is.
It’s homecoming week as well, so you have distractions everywhere,
but you have got to focus on the task at hand one week at a time,” said
Kelly. Published 10/01/25 © Swankonsports.com You first source for all things sports “Out of Bounds” Fridays 10 to midnight “Sports Saturday” every week 10 AM to 1
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Triway
Has to be Ready for Everything
Wooster Triway hosts Fairless in a game in the Principal’s Athletic
Conference on Friday night.
They had the only score of the second half last week and edged Tuslaw
(21-14) in “PAC” play on Friday night.
Coach Cody Kelly feels like they did a good job adjusting.
“Kudos to Tuslaw, they really had a game plan going in there.
Run the clock, I think the time of possession was 20 minutes almost
disparity there, and the game plan worked.
We did a good job adjusting to the offense and were able to get shut
out in the second half and able to get the one score we needed to get the
lead. So, definitely a lesson
learned there. Like I said,
Tuslaw that did a really good job. Being
prepared going forward for more of a run heavy, kind of burn the clock type
offenses, that we've seen in the last two weeks now,” said Kelly.
The defense has been pretty consistent for the Titans this year.
Kelly says they are relentless. “I
think just the fact that they truly do fly around.
Our biggest thing that we teach team wise, not just the defense, is
just relentless effort. If we
can get 11 guys that are bought into just flying around to the football, and
not just having one or two guys at the point of attack. I
think that's it. We return a lot
of guys from last year when we had a pretty good defensive squad.
They've really just bought into the culture of really wanting to be
relentless and getting after guys. Up
front and all of the way back to the safety, everyone bought into that,”
he said.
Triway (4-1,1-1) has Fairless (3-2,0-1) on Friday night in a
conference game. The Falcons
lost (48-35) to Orrville last week in the “PAC”.
Kelly says they will have to be ready for a lot of things.
“They have an explosive offense, they always do.
A.J. Sarbaugh does a great job scheming things up with their motions
and shifts. They do a lot of
things to try to catch you off guard. You
have got to be ready to adjust to whatever they're going to send us this
week,” he told Swankonsports.com on Tuesday evening, “They always have
something up their sleeve. They’re
always a good program. We've had
a lot of battles with them here recently.
So, defensively we got to make sure we're getting aligned properly. Offense
I think we just need to find a groove. The
last couple of weeks we've been on and we've been off.
We haven't put a full game together.
So, we're looking to put a full game together this week and see what
we can do.” Published 9/24/25 © Swankonsports.com You first source for all things sports “Out of Bounds” Fridays 10 to midnight “Sports Saturday” every week 10 AM to 1
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Triway
Has to Limit Mistakes
Wooster Triway pays a visit to Tuslaw on Friday night for a meeting
in the Principal’s Athletic Conference.
The Titans (3-1,0-1) lost their conference opener last week (32-29)
to Northwest in dramatic fashion.
Coach Cody Kelly says they just made too many mistakes.
“Northwest got us with a last second field goal.
We thought we played well enough to win, but we still made too many
mistakes, too many turnovers, made enough plays to be in that game at the
end. That’s something we have
got to learn from going forward and then kind of use that game as the
driving force for the rest of the year,” said Kelly.
Kelly says when you lose, you want to learn from that loss.
“I think we learned a lot about ourselves because they are a really
good team up at Northwest, a good team up there.
I think if we can use that going forward for the rest of “PAC”
play. It doesn't get any easier
with us being in the “PAC”, but we always like good competition early in
the year and so far, we've had it,” he said.
Tuslaw (2-2,0-1), coached by former Dalton coach Broc Dial, was
beaten (38-7) by Orrville last week in its first conference game.
Kelly says the Mustangs are a run first team.
“They a team that wants to run the ball.
Coach (Broc) Dial is doing a great job in his second year there.
You can see a turnaround happening just in the program,” he told
Swankonsports.com on Thursday night, “They're going to want to control the
clock it looks like and run the ball. On
defense, they do a lot of stuff to try to confuse you up front with which is
causing a lot of problems, especially for us in the pass game.
We have got to make sure we understand our blocking assignments, so
we protect our QB back there. They
pose a lot of challenges. I
think if we play our game, limit the mistakes that we've been prone to
having here lately and I think we'll be okay.” Published 9/19/25 © Swankonsports.com Follow our scoreboard for Constant updates on Friday nights At www.swankonsportshosting247.com Your first source for all things sports
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