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By Don Richter Heritage Newspapers Clinging to a 14-13 lead, Chelsea’s defense needed a big play . Visiting Ypsilanti was driving for what appeared to be a pos- sible game-winning score in the waning minutes of last Friday’s Southeastern Conference White Division contest. On a fourth down and five play from the 50-yard line, the Phoenix dropped back to pass. A quick throw over the middle on a slant pattern looked to be open, but the ball hit a finger and caromed up into the air and into the waitin g arms of Bulldo g line- backer Logan Yordanich. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound senior ran the ball back to the Ypsilanti 10-yard line before being tack- led out of bounds . Yordanich said he hap- pened to be in the right spot at the right time to make the play. “I can’t catch, so I had to tip the ball to myself,” he said. “It just felt really good. It was nice to be able to make that play.” With Yordanich’s intercep- tion, Chelsea (3-0, 3-0 SEC) held on to defeat the Phoenix (1-2, 1-1 SEC) 14-13. Bulldog coach Brad Bush said his defense was the dif- ference against Ypsilanti. “Obviously our defense made some plays to win the game,” he said. “We were playing without (Andrew) Koch and (Cal) Bauer in the second half, two of our best players, but other guys stepped up. I’m proud of the way our defense played.” Also proud was Ypsilanti coach Jason Malloy. “I’m smiling now, but I’m hurting inside,” he said. “Our kids played their butts off. We had some penalties tonight and some missed assign- ments and those are things that come back to haunt you. One of the things I talked about early in the week was we knew Chelsea would play well. We knew they would do the right things. We had to stay mentally tough. And we did.” Malloy said losing a close ballgame, on the road, in a hostile environment was a test for his team. “I think this shows that our program is still coming along,” he said. “What I am most proud of is that our kids never quit. And when you get kids that never quit and play hard until the final play and walk off the field barely moving, you can be proud as a coach.” The contest started favor- ably enough for the Phoenix as junior Mark Miles recov- ered a Chelsea fumble on the fourth play of the game. With the tur nover , Ypsilanti started its first drive at its own 25-yard line. A 12-play drive ended in a punt attempt by the Phoenix. The snap, however , was high and the Bulldogs pounced on the ball at the Ypsilanti 39-yard line. Six plays later, Bulldog sophomore running back SPORTS September 16, 2010 SECTION Y P S I L A N T I LIVE ONLINE THIS WEEK Games featured LIVE online this week include Lincoln and Ypsilanti football: Photos by Burrill Strong Ypsilanti came close to running away from host Chelsea on Friday. The Phoenix lost 14-13 to the Bulldogs. LOCAL SPORTS EVERYDAY www.heritage.com WEB EXCLUSIVE: Lincoln heads to Dexter for an SEC football showdown. Photo by Terry Jacoby The Lincoln varsity volleyball team takes a break during a match with South Lyon at Saturday’s Dexter tournament. Ypsilanti, Lincoln looking to improve By Dave Merchant Heritage Newspapers The Ypsilanti volleyball team had a rough day going 0-4 at the Ann Arbor Skyline Tournament over the weekend. The Phoenix fell to Skyline 25-5, 25-20. They lost to Wayne Memorial 25-20, 27-26, Lutheran Northwest 25-21, 25-15, 15-13 and to Gabriel Richard 25-9, 25-22, 15-9. “We improved as the day went on,” Ypsilanti coach William Castle said. “But we still have a lot of work ahead of us.” Megan Winkelseth had 37 digs and 13 aces, while Tyler Richardson had 26 kills and 12 digs, Kelly Muse had 23 assists and Madison Castle had 16 assists and 12 digs for the Phoenix. Lincoln struggles The Lincoln volleyball team gained plenty of experience on Saturday in Dexter ev en if the results were not exactly what the Splitters had hoped for before the day started. “Today went OK and we started off strong, but w e just beat ourselves,” said senior co-captain Ashley Agonory. “We just got down on ourselves after every little mistake.” South Lyon defeated Howell in the championship match of the eight-team tournament. The Dexter Voll eyball Invitational featured Dexter, Lincoln, Howell, Mason, Fowlerville, South Lyon, Bronson and Hanover- Horton. The day started with two four-team pools in the morning playing round-robin games. The Splitters lost to Howell 25- 17, 25-22, Mason 25-18, 25-11 and Dexter 25-9, 25-15 in pool play before losing to South Lyon in the quarterfinal round. PLEASE SEE PHOENIX /3-C ACEBOOK Keep up with Heritage West Sports C On Saturday’s Dexter Invitational: “Today went OK. We star ted off strong but we just beat ourselves.” On what went wrong: “We just got down on ourselves after every little mistake.” On the strength s of the Splitters: “Hitters. We have really strong hitters and an amazing defense. They can get everything if they really go One on One: With Ashley Agonory Volleyball Heading in the right direction Phoenix upset run falls just short at Chelsea CHALK TALK E ric Ball. Mike Bass. Rodney Holman. Steve Lawrence. These are just a few of the names from Ypsilanti’s glorious football history. Arguably Washtenaw County’s greatest grid- iron program in terms of talent churned out throughout the decades, Phoenix football has suffered through a few rough seasons recently . Since 2000, Ypsilanti has posted only three win- ning years. Those winning seasons were in 2008, 2007 and 2006. The rest of the decade has been mostly uneventful. The Phoenix have made just Last year, former coach Dave Poole left the program in midseason. Malloy stepped in and despite entering a difficult situation, righted the ship and now has the Ypsilanti program headed in the right direction. Though currently sporting a 1-2 overall record, the Phoenix are a couple points away from being unbeaten at 3-0. This season, Ypsilanti has lost games to Milan 25-24 and Chelsea 14-13. In their lone victory so far this year, the Phoenix defeated Ann Arbor Skyline 36-0 in Week 2. Malloy putting Ypsi back on the map U-M STAR IS BORN! QB Denard Robinson gives the Wolverines a chance to score whenever he touches the ball. PAGE 2C
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