Sunday, May 16, 1999
CINCINNATI HIGH SCHOOL COLUMN
Elder QB to walk on at UC
BY DAVE SCHUTTE
Enquirer contributor
The desire to play Division I football probably will be the driving force behind Elder quarterback Matt Glacken's decision.
Take a chance at Cincinnati or go for a less risky bet at Division III Wittenberg?
“Matt will walk on at UC and attempt to make the team,” said Terry Glacken, Matt's father. “It's a pretty good deal. He'll report August 9 and have seven weeks to prove himself.”
If Glacken convinces the UC coaches that he can play college football, he will be offered a four-year athletic grant-in-aid that takes effect in January.
One of Cincinnati's most promising quarterbacks two years ago, Glacken suffered a serious shoulder injury against Moeller the fifth game of the 1997 season.
Several doctors predicted the injury was career-ending (baseball and football), but Dr. Timothy Kremchek performed successful surgery.
Defying the odds, Glacken returned for the 1998 season. He led Elder to a 7-3 record, completing 145 of 209 passes for 1,803 yards.
Before the injury, college recruiters marveled at Glacken's natural ability throwing the ball. They were also impressed by Glacken's scrambling and throwing on the run.
But few of these recruiters showed interest during or after the 1998 season.
“I thought I threw the ball well during the season,” Glacken said. “But between the end of the season and now is ridiculous. I'm now throwing the ball so much better, and it's hard to explain the difference.”
Walking-on at UC isn't Matt Glacken's only option. While Terry Glacken favors the Bearcats, Matt said his final decision is yet to come.
“I don't know as yet, but it looks like UC,” Glacken said. “There's more money at Wittenberg, and they basically told me I'd play the first year.”
Glacken can accept the partial academic and athletic aid from Wittenberg and possibly start this season for the Springfield, Ohio, Division III school. Or he can gamble and walk on at UC.
“The offer from Wittenberg stands if Matt doesn't make it at UC,” Terry Glacken said. “It's a no-lose deal.”
Matt Glacken admitted he was impressed with Wittenberg and liked the possibility of stepping into the starting spot.
“Wittenberg lost its starting quarterback and has no quarterbacks coming in,” Glacken said. “The campus is beautiful, and the dorms nice. They should win the Division III national championship.”
Kremchek, a graduate of Wittenberg, is encouraging Glacken to attend Wittenberg, a school that has a physical therapy school which interests the 18-year-old.
NO-HIT WONDER: Mary Beth Von Allmen was expecting the worst.
“When Tye arrived home on Monday, the first thing he did was give me a big hug,” Von Allmen said. “That's the last thing an 18-year-old wants to do, so I asked him what was wrong.”
But the news was music to Von Allmen's ears.
“Tye told me he had just pitched a no-hitter,” Von Allmen said.
In Tye Von Allmen's final game in a Taylor baseball uniform, he didn't allow a hit in the Yellowjackets' 13-0 victory at Finneytown.
“We (Mary Beth and hus band Fred) usually attend the home games,” Von Allmen said. “This was an away game, and we missed it.”
Taylor was eliminated from the sectional tournament last week.
RECORD VAULT: Moeller's Drew Walter broke the all-time Cincinnati pole vault record last week at the Huber Heights Wayne Invitational, clearing the bar at 15 feet, 6 inches — 3 inches better than record holder Jake Andreadis from Anderson in 1995.
Including Walter's vault, three of the top four jumps in Ohio this season have been turned in by Cincinnati athletes, with Andersons Kyle Wolf and Fairfield's Adam Klotzback going 14-6.
ELDER BASEBALL: Elder's baseball team has won 10 Class AAA or Division I state baseball championships, more than any other school in Ohio.
The Panthers won at least one title in the 1940s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s, and this year's team will get a final chance to make it in the 1990's.
“I wouldn't say this is a team of destiny,” Elder pitcher Dan Bachman said. “But winning the state is one of our goals.”
The Panthers qualified to the district championship game with a 6-3 victory over Fairfield. It was Elder's fourth sectional in the past five years.
CLASSIFIEDS: Ursuline is looking for an assistant varsity soccer and head varsity field hockey coach. Call Diane Redmon at 791-8143.
McAuley has openings for a head varsity soccer coach and junior varsity, assistant junior varsity and assistant freshman soccer coaches. Call Cindy Veraldo at 681-1802.
Kings is accepting applications for a head varsity volley coach. Send resumes to Gregg Darbyshire, Director of Athletics, 5500 Columbus Rd., Kings Mills, OH 45034.
Winton Woods has the following coaching vacancies: freshman girls basketball, girls reserve soccer, reserve softball. Fax resumes to Herb Woeste at 825-7990.
Taylor is looking for head boys basketball, girls volleyball and girls soccer coaches. Call Gene Peak at 467-3200.
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