Toledo - Ottawa Hills has not been only the class of the Toledo Area
Athletic Conference and Northwest Ohio...it's been one of the top high school
programs in the state of Ohio. The Green Bears have controlled the TAAC
for the last 8 years and have dominated the Division III Northwest District
advancing to the last 4 regional semifinals. But it can all change
tonight at OH as the unbeaten Maumee Valley Country Day School Hawks come to
visit in a very important TAAC tilt this evening. The Hawks, who have
been very impressive throughout the last two season return one of the top
striker tandems in the area in Juniors Thomas Cundliffe and Jack Herrmann -
Cundliffe who has scored over 20 goals in 10 games is the most important piece
to the puzzle as he was a year ago but was sidelined with a collarbone injury
that ended his sophomore campaign. The Hawks are paced by a very stout
back 4 which returns key starters from last season - anchoring the back is
Junior Turner Booth and Evan Abdoo with help from right back senior Nick Towns
and key midfielders seniors Jeremy Anderson, Lucas Isaza, and Zain Bedi
will help make teams struggle to generate anything going on frame against
sophomore goalkeeper Jacob Greenbaum. Greenbaum, who sat majority of his
freshman season has stepped in and done a fine job for the Hawks in goal who
have only conceded 7 times this season. The Green Bears are paced by
veterans and quality young players - leading the way for the Bears is First team
All-TAAC selection last fall senior Nick Hauck (10g, 10a) and the Green Bears
leading scorer senior Luke Dangler (15g, 3a). Senior Dan Reilly and Juniors
Garrett Robinson and Noah Dewhirst alongside sophomore Spencer Bergman and
freshman Josh Joseph help anchor the midfield which can be dangerous going
forward. The Green Bears are winners of the last 7 TAAC titles and will have a
serious threat with the Hawks eying their first league title in 8 years, last
fall the Hawks would have won the TAAC outright but a loss to Ottawa Hills at
OH and a last minute tie with Toledo Christian - Ottawa Hills brought the title
back home and continued on to win their 4th straight Division III District
title...tonight's game can be seen on BCSN2 and looks to be a great one in the
the village.
#nwoSOCCERweekly
#BEARSvsHAWKS
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