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By Sam Brauen

The outcome of the Homecoming Football game matched the setting: cold, windy and miserable.  Delphos Jefferson made quick work of the Bluffton squad in a 50-7 dispatch to put a damper on the parade and attendant and escort festivities.  Jefferson improved to 5-1 with the win while Bluffton dropped its second straight contest and sits at 4-2. 

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The Bluffton High School boys' soccer team (8-5-0) is ranked fifth in the Northwest Ohio Soccer Coaches Association weekly poll.

The poll is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Goals by Smucker and Tatarkov were enough for the Bluffton High School boys' soccer team to suprise Ottawa-Glandorf 2-1 on Oct. 1 in a game at Bluffton.

The Pirates are 8-5 after the win and the Titans drop to 10-2. Bluffton now has a three-game winning streak and has won five of the last six games versus WBL power Ottawa-Glandorf.

GAME STATS:

Halftime: 0-0 Goals: (OG) Verhoff, (B) Smucker, (B) Tatarkov. Assists: (B) Bunch, (B) Kingsley, (B) Bourassa.
Shots on Goal: B, 10-5. Corner Kicks: OG, 6-5,Saves: OG,Bowers (7); B,Smith (3)

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Bluffton High School boys' soccer team upset once-beaten Van Buren 3-1 on Sept. 29 on the road.

Here are the game stats:

Halftime: B, 2-1 Goals: (B) Bourassa, (B) Young, (VB) Dewey, (B) Bunch. Assists: (VB) Endicott, (B) Kingsley, (B) Routson, (B) Tatarkov.
Shots on Goal: B, 8-7. Corner Kicks: VB, 5-1,Saves: B,Smith (4); VB,Pina (2)

  VB 8-2-0

 Bluffton 7-5-0

Bluffton gets goals from Bourassa, Young, and Bunch to defeat once beaten Van Buren, 3-1.

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The Bluffton High School football team is ranked 11th in Region 22 of this week's Ohio high school football computer rankings.

Region 22's list is in the attachment below.

Click here for the entire statewide rankings.

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By Sam Brauen
After wins the past two weeks, Coach Kyle Cutnaw spoke about starting games faster. 

Fortunately in those contests, the Pirates were able to rebound for the victories in the second half.  Friday at Allen East, the story ended differently. 

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