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COLUMBIANA CLIPPERS
Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
Members of the 2013 Columbiana football team are (front, from left) trainer Holly Gotthardt, trainer Karlee Briceland, R.J. Rankin, Eamon Eavers, John Cramer, Mike Buzzard, Dillon Randolph, Steve Kurilla, Nick Delsignore, Tyler Wyant, Nate Garafalo, coach Kris Reash, head coach Bob Spaite; (second row, from left) Drew Cyrus, Chris Durk, Matt Weidner, Chris Jones, Nick Nemick, Hunter Durbin, Dylan Ferraro, Mike Tiller, Kyle Hoffman, Austin Saverko, Logan Stilson, equipment manager John Tollas, coach Mike Bettura, coach Chris Canale, manager Rockland Bettura; (third row, from left) Tanner Smith, Dylan Davin, Crystal Stone, Nate Armstrong, Cooper Smith, Dalton Miller, Matt Roncone, James Miller, Brady Shepard, Dan Magill, Jacob Hupp, Alex Nyers, coach Brian Pearl, coach Randy Barker, coach Mike Strohecker; (back, from left) Mike Lushisan, Mitch Davidson, Brandon Johnston, Matt Fay, Vince Vivo, Jordan McKinney, Alex Peck, Tanner Pearl, Sean Congemi, Zac Gaydos, Tim Davin, Caleb Rupert, Keenan Green, Tim Rankin, David White, Tucker Cope and Connor Stacey.
Columbiana needs to stay healthy Classification
Division VI, Region 19
2012 Record
6-4, including a second-place finish in the Inter-Tri County League lower tier with a 4-3 mark. The Clippers lost to Crestview and McDonald by fourpoint margins. After a 6-1 start,
2013 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 30 at Bridgeport Sept. 6 at Leetonia Sept. 13 Steubenville Central Sept. 20 at Springfield Sept. 27 at Southern Oct. 4 Lisbon Oct. 11 South Range Oct. 18 at East Palestine Oct. 25 Crestview Nov. 1 United
Columbiana lost its last three games to finish an injury-plaqued season.
Head Coach
Bob Spaite enters his 20th season as head coach with a record of 137-68, three Tri-County League titles, and nine state playoff appearances. He has a career head coaching record of 151102-4, which includes five seasons at Southern Local.
Assistant coaches
Mike Strohecker, defensive coordinator, safeties, wide receivers Mike Bettura, offensive line, defensive line Kris Reash, quarterbacks, outside linebackers Randy Barker, running backs, cornerbacks Brian Pearl, wide receivers, cornerbacks
Returning lettermen
Sixteen, including four starters on offense and four starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Multiple formation spread.
Offensive outlook
The Clippers averaged 35 points in their first seven games last season, but only 5.0 point in their last three. They lost all of their starters at the skilled position, but have what could be an outstanding offensive line to lead the way. “We are inexperienced at quarterback and have zero depth on the offensive line,” Spaite said.
Basic defensive formation 4-4 pressure and 4-3.
Defensive outlook
“Our strengths are attitude and tradition plus a verteran defensive line,” Spaite said. “Three starting defensive linemen return and a middle linebacker. We have very little experience at outside linebacker and in the secondary.”
Returning offensive backs None.
Incoming offensive backs
R.J. Rankin (senior), Drew Cyrus (junior), Mike Tiller (junior), Chris Durk (junior), Dalton Miller (sophomore), Dillon Davin (sophomore).
Returning offensive ends None.
See COLUMBIANA, Page 6A
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Upper echelon Columbiana, Southern Local climb ranks in the Inter-Tri County League BY RON FIRTH Journal Sports Editor
COLUMBIANA — After one year in the Inter-Tri County League lower tier, the Columbiana Clippers are on the move again. Columbiana and Southern Local have jumped to the upper tier, while Mineral Ridge and Jackson-Milton drop to the lower tier. “Teams down there all play tough, but it’s good to be back in the upper tier playing some familiar faces,” Columbiana senior lineman Mike Buzzard said. Columbiana and Southern Local will join defending champion Crestview, East Palestine, Lisbon, United, South Range and Springfield Local in the ITCL upper tier, which is kicking off its eighth season. “We know some of the guys here,” Buzzard said. “All the teams give us their best shot, so we’ve got to be ready for each team. You’ve got to prepare for the next team in the way.” Players and coaches from upper tier teams like when Columbiana is in the league. “I do because it’s more of what it’s always been,” Crestview senior quarterback Collin Gilbert said. “Crestview, Columbiana — they both compete for the league championship. I like when they’re in the league.” Being in different tiers last year, the Columbiana and Crestview rivalry opened the 2012 season on a Thursday night. “Even though for us it’s a rivalry, it was kind of weird it wasn’t a league game last year,” Crestview coach Paul Cusick said. “I think it’s good for the league and is good for our rivalry. I
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kind of feel like that’s where they belong and I hope they feel the same way.” Crestview had to rally for a thrilling 37-33 win in one of the top games of the season. “That was a crazy game,” Gilbert said. “The whole summer that was what we looked forward to, talking back and forth. “It’s just that backyard rival. It was a great game. The first half, their offense exploded and then the second half our defense kind of stepped it up.” The two rivals will have to wait until Oct. 25 for another matchup. “It’s great having that extra competi-
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terback Garrett Beech said. “Not playing (Columbiana) last year, we’re not really sure what they’re going to have. But we’ll get film on them and see what they’ve got.” Southern Local has had past experience with the other teams while in the old Tri-County League, which merged with the Inter-County League to form the ITCL. “They’ve had some success the last few years and have had some tough running backs,” Crowe said. “I know people who have gone against them. They’ve said they’re a pretty tough team. So I’m excited to have that competition.” Southern Local played East Palestine, Lisbon and Crestview last year, while also meeting Columbiana in league play. “It’s going to be different not playing them to open the season,” Raley said. “We played them last year and that was a hyped up game,” Gilbert said. “We played really well that game (which Crestview won 63-14).” Southern Local joins East Palestine as the only league members with artificial turf fields. Columbiana, East Palestine, South Range and Springfield will play league games on Southern’s new field this season. “Last year they played us tough,” Buzzard said. “It was a great game (that Columbiana won 26-14). I’m just looking forward to playing them in the upper tier now.”
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Incoming offensive ends
Eamon Eavers (senior), Hunter Durban (junior).
Returning offensive linemen
Dillon Randolph (senior guard), Steve Kurilla (senior guard-tackle), Jacob Hupp (sophomore guard).
Incoming offensive linemen
Mike Buzzard (senior tackle), Austin Saverko (junior center-tackle).
Returning defensive linemen
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Mike Tiller (junior end), Nick Designor (senior), Dillon Randolph (senior), Caleb Rupert (freshman), Tim Davin (freshman).
Returning linebackers
Steve Kurilla (senior inside), Jacob Hupp (sophomore inside).
Incoming linebackers
Chris Durk (junior), Nate Armstrong (sphomore), Nick Nemick (junior).
Returning defensive backs None.
Incoming defensive backs
R.J. Rankin (senior), Eamon Eavers (junior), Drew Cyrus (junior), Hunter Durbin (junior), Dalton Miller (sophomore).
2012 Players honored
Britton Steiginga (graduated), special mention Division V All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Brandon Hacker (graduated), special mention Division V All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area.
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Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
Members of the 2013 Crestview football team are (front, from left) James Crawford,Trevor Cope, Jake Ferris, Collin Gilbert, Josh McDade, Dustin Gorby, Andrew Simmons, Christian Kinder, John Kacenski; (second row, from left) Justin Graff, Tylor Campbell, Aaron Rankin,Caleb McGath, John Davis, John Radman, Clint Linhart, Morgan Johnston, Josh DeSalvo; (third row, from left) Zach Marr, Zach Chuey, Derek Kozlowski, Jesse Best, Evan Beachler, Jacob Henderson, Austin Wade, Nathan Stelts, Tyler Hall; (fourth row, from left) Ben Bassinger, Nick Van Pelt, Anthony Desarro, Dannen Breault, Zack Hicks, Spencer DeSalvo, Jake Wick, Jake Ward, Andy Gorby; (fifth row, from left) Darrell Wooten, Brendon Mallo, Austin McIntosh, Cody Mackall, Dean Foster, Jesse Hughes, Joel Fitzsimmons, Jared Jones, Nick Mattern; (sixth row, from left) Geno Collins, Mason Crawford, Nick Finch,Tyler Fitzsimmons, Peyton Wolfe, Billy Cornwell, Chance Mustake, Hunter Cresanto, Jack Davis: (seventh row, from left) Dylan Dickey, Carmand Thompson, Brandon Sherrill, Jordan Murphy, Jacob Crawford, Zach Strohecker, Dawson Bennett, Kade Meredith, Jacob Sheller; (back, from left) Walker Hughes, coach Derek McElhaney, coach Jess Leon, coach Rich Ferris, coach Dom Perry,coach Eric Potts, head coach Paul Cusick, coach Dave Cusick, coach Rick Coppock, coach Matt Evans, coach Lowell Bacon and James Hall.
Crestview in mix for number six Classification
Division V, Region 15
2012 Record
11-1, including a fifth straight Inter-
2013 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 30 Beaver Local Sept. 6 at West Branch Sept. 13 Liberty Sept. 20 at South Range Sept. 27 at Lisbon Oct. 4 Southern Oct. 11 Springfield Oct. 18 at United Oct. 25 at Columbiana Nov. 1 East Palestine
Tri County League upper tier title with a 7-0 mark. Crestview had its highest state ranking at fifth in the Division V poll. The Rebels scored an area-record 628 points (52.3 per game) on the way to the school’s first 10-0 regular season and tying for the most wins in school history. The Rebels advanced to the state playoffs a fifth straight year and have won 22 straight league games.
Head Coach
Paul Cusick enters his 14th season as head coach with a record of 113-43, nine league titles and 10 state playoff appearances. He was the Morning Journal All-Area Coach of the Year. He has a career record of 121-65, which includes three seasons at Leetonia.
Assistant coaches
Lowell Bacon, defensive coordinator Dom Perry, special teams coordinator Eric Potts Dave Cusick Jess Leon Rick Coppock Rich Ferris Matt Evans Derek McElhaney
Returning lettermen
Twenty-five, including six starters on offense and four starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread.
Offensive outlook
Quarterback Collin Gilbert is the only returning starter in the backfield, but the Rebels bring back everyone from their talented offensive line. “We return all of our offensive linemen and quarterback, but graduated both receivers and both running backs,” Cusick said. “We have players that have game experience at those positions, but not starting experience. If we can mature at those positions, we’ll have a chance to be competitive on the offensive side of the ball. Our linemen and quarterback must be the leaders on offense and allow those inexperienced players to mature.” See CRESTVIEW, Page 10A
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After scoring an area-record 628 points last season, Crestview returns quarterback Collin Gilbert along with the entire starting offensive line including (from left) Jake Ferris, Christian Kinder, John Kacenski, John Radman, John Davis, Clint Linhart and Josh McDade.
Rebels have tough act to follow BY CHRIS RAMBO Staff Writer
COLUMBIANA—In the 2012 season opener, the Crestview Rebels edged Columbiana 36-33 in a tense, back-and-forth game that was not decided until the final minutes. Little did the Crestview starters know at the time, but they would not play in another fourth quarter until their opening round playoff game in November. In the weeks following the opener, the Rebels took their already prolific offense to a new level, piling up one blowout win after another. By the time the dust settled at the end of the season, Crestview had amassed an area-record 628 points (52.3 per game) on their way to the first undefeated regular season in school history. The closest conference game was a 57-14 win over South Range. “It was really cool once we got into a
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rhythm on offense last year,” senior quarterback Collin Gilbert said. “Seeing the defense out of breath and scrambling to get set was a lot of fun.” “A lot of things came together that allowed us to have the kind of offensive season we did,” coach Paul Cusick said. “Going into the season we thought we would be decent and make some big plays but we didn’t expect anything like what ended up happening.”
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The Rebels scored at least 57 straight points in eight straight games on the way to a school-best 11-1 record. As they prepared for 2012, the Rebels returned two key running backs
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Basic defensive formation 4-4.
Defensive outlook
Overshadowed by the team’s recordbreaking offense is the Rebels’ defense that held opponents to an area-best 12.1 points a game in the regular season last year. “We return only four starters on the defensive side of the ball,” Cusick said. “We will be relatively inexperienced, but we do have guys that contributed last season. Our strength should be our overall defensive team speed and athletic abiliy, but we will be young. We need to replace three starters on the defensive line, three at the linebacker position, and we will have two new starters in the secondary. Our defense will need to mature in a hurry to be competitive throughout the season.”
Returning offensive backs
Collin Gilbert (senior quarterback).
Incoming offensive backs
Jake Ferris (senior halfback-tight end), Trevor Cope (senior wingback), Aaron Rankin (senior halfback), Jesse Best (junior quarterback-halfback), Derek Kozlowski (junior wingback), Cody Mackall (junior wingback), Zach Marr (junior halfback), Spencer DeSalvo (sophomore quarterback), Dean Foster (junior halfback), Geno Collins (sophomore halfback), Andy Gorby (sophomore quarterback), Zack Hicks (sophomore halfback), Austin McIntosh (sophomore wingback), Dylan Dickey (freshman quarterback), Tyler Fitzsimmons (freshman quarterback-flanker), Jordan Murphy (freshman wingback), Brandon Sherrill (freshman halfback), Carmand
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the vast majority of an offensive line that helped pave the way to a regional final berth in 2011. Cusick felt that the team’s success would hinge on how quickly that new line would gel. “The line was the biggest key to the whole season,” Cusick said. “We had a lot of young guys on the offensive line, but they didn’t take long to mature and did a great job of grasping our audible system very quickly. Getting our line set was what really allowed us to get on a roll.” Gilbert also proved to be a worthy signal-caller, running and passing for over 1,000 yards and accounting for 31 touchdowns. “I had a good season, but there’s no way we would have been able to move the ball if the line didn’t step up like they did,” he said. “You can have the best running backs in the league but it doesn’t mean anything if you don’t have good blocking.” 2012 represented the culmination of an offensive philosophy that Cusick and his staff have spent the last several years ingraining into the program. The Rebels operate a run-based spread offense which features a quick tempo
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other hand I think it really helped our program out for this year because a lot of younger players got experience.” The Rebels averaged 9.1 yards per rush on the season along with 463 total yards per game. This season, the Rebels face the opposite problem of last year. Gilbert and the entire offensive line return, but the Rebels must find a way to replace Blower and Hardenbrook as well as receiver Kris Simpson and tight end Dimitri Gregory, all of whom accounted for over 3,000 yards of offense and 47 touchdowns. “We have a lot of yards to replace this year, but having an experienced quarterback and our entire line back is huge and hopefully will help the rest of the offense settle in,” Cusick said. “We have a lot of players that have been hungry for their opportunity and are now ready to take advantage.”
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Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
Members of the 2013 East Palestine football team are (front, from left) Gage Bush, J.J. Klein, Dakota Mitchell, Zack MayRobb, Logan Frye, Chris Raley, Zack Nemes, Justin Fristik, Payton Patterson, James Hargreaves: (second row, from left) Cody McGath, Steven Wright, Luke Cope, Nick Montelone, Taylor Townsend, Jeremy Macias, Travis Dowd, Trent Kunselman, David Roknich; (third row, from left) Michael Lloyd, Preston Gum, Dylan Pudder, Devon Pudder, Dakota Schreffler, Grant Wagner, Seth Dowd, Aaron Proakis, Zack Baker-Stowe, Tim Butler; (fourth row, from left) Ryan Ross, Josh Pickett, Jarrod Figley, Randy Fegert, Reid Frye, Josh Mitchell, Tyler Kaufman, Trevor Kimmel, Joe Kugler, Clayton Gingher; (fifth row, from left) J.R. Davis, Braxton Westover, Zach Townsend, Marshall Huddleston, Alex Guy, Nick Montgomery, Chase Ammon, Shane Hamner, Dillon Waller, Damian Becay, Jacob Watkins, Tanner Cope, Adam Klein; (back, from left) coach Eric Barone, coach Trey McKim, coach Will Franklin, coach David Horn, head coach Tony Foster, coach Jim Young, coach Zach Sherry, coach Josh Rankin and coach Ryan McCullough.
East Palestine fosters new hope Classification
Division V, Region 15
2012 Record
2-8, including a 2-5 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The
2013 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at McDonald Sept. 6 at Mathews Sept. 13 Beaver Local Sept. 20 Lisbon Sept. 27 South Range Oct. 4 at Springfield Oct. 11 at Southern Oct. 18 Columbiana Oct. 25 United Nov. 1 Crestview
Bulldogs wins came against 0-10 Jackson-Milton and 2-8 Lisbon. They have lost six straight home games.
Head Coach
Tony Foster enters his first season as head coach. He served the previous three years at South Range as a varsity assistant and head coach of the freshman team. He as an assistant at Hilliard Darby from 1999-2005.
Assistant coaches
Jim Young, defensive coordinator Will Franklin, offensive coordinator Eric Barone Trey McKim Ryan McCullough Zach Sherry Josh Rankin
David Horn John Jurjavcic Jimmy Young
Returning lettermen
Fourteen, including five starters on offense and five starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread.
Offensive outlook
Junior Luke Cope is being moved to halfback after passing for more than 1,100 yards each of the past two seasons. Senior Chris Raley is the only returning starter on the offensive line for a Bulldog offense that averaged 14.9
points per game last season. “There’s a lot of question marks in the trenches for us,” Foster said. “We’re going to be young up front. They’ll have to make up for it with playing fundamentally sound.”
Basic defensive formation 4-4.
Defensive outlook
The Bulldogs gave up an average of 40.4 points a game in their eight losses last season. “We’re pretty young on the line,” Foster said. “We need to be able to move the line of scrimmage and play on the offensive side of the ball.” See EAST PALESTINE, Page 19A
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East Palestine Bulldogs 3 Luke Cope ........................5-10.....180 ....Jr. 6 Josh Pickett ......................5-9.......150 ....Soph. 9 Nick Monteleone...............6-3.......175 ....Jr. 12 Clayton Ginger..................5-9.......160 ....Fr. 13 Grant Wagner ...................6-3.......185 ....Soph. 14 Payton Patterson ..............6-2.......160 ....Sr. 15 Chase Ammon..................5-7.......150 ....Fr. 17 Justin Fristik......................5-10.....200 ....Sr. 20 Gage Bush........................6-1.......155 ....Sr. 21 Ryan Ross ........................5-8.......145 ....Soph. 22 Randy Fegert....................5-7.......165 ....Soph. 24 Dakota Mitchell .................6-1.......180 ....Sr. 25 Zack MayRobb..................5-10.....155 ....Sr. 31 Josh Mitchell.....................6-0.......170 ....Soph. 32 Reid Frye ..........................5-9.......155 ....Soph. 33 Dylan Pudder....................6-0.......165 ....Soph. 34 Dillon Waller......................5-9.......140 ....Fr. 35 Jarrod Figley.....................5-8.......125 ....Soph. 36 Travis Dowd ......................6-0.......175 ....Jr. 37 Alex Guy ...........................6-0.......160 ....Fr. 38 Braxton Westover .............5-9.......140 ....Fr. 39 Billy Bibby .........................5-11.....180 ....Sr. 40 Tim Butler .........................6-2.......130 ....Soph. 41 Damien Becay ..................5-9.......135 ....Fr. 42 Jakob Watkins...................5-6.......130 ....Fr. 43 Seth Dowd ........................5-10.....160 ....Soph. 44 J.R. Davis..........................5-7.......135 ....Fr. 45 Blaze Chamberlain ...........6-0.......245 ....Jr.
46 Marshall Huddleston.........5-10.....160 ....Fr. 47 Trent Kunsleman...............5-9.......140 ....Jr. 48 David Rokinch ..................5-9.......150 ....Jr. 49 Tyler Kaufman...................5-5.......120 ....Fr. 50 Aaron Proakis ...................5-10.....230 ....Soph. 51 Joe Kugler ........................5-10.....200 ....Fr. 52 Trevor Kimmel ...................6-2.......195 ....Fr. 54 Elijah Weaver....................6-2.......255 ....Fr. 56 Zach Baker-Stowe ............5-11.....210 ....Soph. 57 J.J. Klein ...........................5-9.......190 ....Sr. 60 Dakota Schreffler..............5-9.......210 ....Soph. 61 Preston Gum ....................6-3.......260 ....Soph. 62 Chris Raley .......................6-0.......210 ....Sr. 64 Tanner Cope .....................5-8.......210 ....Fr. 66 Devon Pudder...................5-9.......275 ....Soph. 67 Shane Hammer ................5-8.......190 ....Fr. 68 Michael Loyd ....................5-9.......185 ....Soph. 70 James Hargreaves............5-11.....195 ....Sr. 73 Cody McGath....................6-3.......300 ....Jr. 75 Adam Klein .......................6-2.......195 ....Fr. 78 Jahlil Mixon.......................6-4.......315 ....Jr. 80 Nick Montgomery..............5-6.......115 ....Fr. 81 Logan Frye .......................6-1.......200 ....Sr. 82 Steven Wright ...................6-1.......175 ....Jr. 84 Jeremy Macias .................5-6.......145 ....Jr. 85 Taylor Townsend ...............6-0.......160 ....Jr. 86 Zach Townsend.................5-9.......130 ....Fr.
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LEETONIA BEARS
Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
Members of the 2013 Leetonia football team are (front, from left) manager Brett Weikart, James Shea, Ryan Finch, Zack Van Giesen, Bryce Turney, Chase Stark, Trevor Sandor, Hayden Rance, Brandon Hawkins, Steve Howe, Devin Wilson; (second row, from left) manager Dusty Kelly, Jacob Henry, Drew Turney, Dustin Hartzell, Colton Gudat, Trent Ferry, Devon Galvin, Aaron Wolford, Nate Inboden and ball boy Alex Meade; (third row, from left) David Sycoc, Quinten Van Giesen, Tanner Tullis, Seth Whittemore, Connor Mellinger, Noah Witmer, Devin Callahan, Cameron Hitchcock, Andrew Minehart, Branon Smith; (back, from left) Tanner Barr, Joe Suggett, Brandon Maltbie, Devon Champney, Danny McCool, Michael Buffone, Derek Bell, Jim Knepper, Gavin Liberty and Adam Barkley.
Leetonia needs to win close ones Classification
Division VII, Region 23
2013 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 29 at Lisbon, 7:30 Sept. 6 Columbiana Sept. 13 at Mathews Sept. 20 at Wellsville Sept. 27 Lowellville Oct. 4 Western Reserve Oct. 11 at McDonald Oct. 18 Jackson-Milton Oct. 25 Sebring, 7:30 Nov. 1 at Mineral Ridge
2012 Record
5-5, including a 3-4 mark in the Inter-Tri County League lower tier. The Bears got off to a 4-2 start before losing three of their last four. They were 2-2 in games decided by seven points or less.
Head Coach
Matt Altomare enters his seventh season as head coach with a record of 3131 and two state playoff appearances. He was the Leetonia defensive coordinator the previous eight seasons.
Assistant coaches
Art Altomare, offensive line, line-
backers Nick Mango, offensive line, defensive line Ron Graff, running backs, defensive backs Bill Altenhof, wide receivers, defensive line Dan Votaw, tight ends, defensive ends Fred Bruderly, kickers, punters Ed Ridgeway, co-defensive coordinator
Returning lettermen
Fourteen, including seven starters on offense and six on defense.
Basic offensive formation Wing-T.
Offensive outlook
Leading rusher (Zack Van Giesen) and starting quarterback (Trent Ferry) return to the Bears offense that averaged 21.6 points a game last year. “We need to score more points this year,” Altomare said. “We need work on developing an identity on offense and find playmakers. We kept penalties down and did not turn the ball over much last year. We have to do the same in order to have a great year.” See LEETONIA, Page 17A
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LEETONIA,
Leetonia Bears
Continued from Page 16A
Basic defensive formation Multiple 50.
Incoming offensive linemen
It is all about defense for the Bears. Last season, they gave up an average of 8.2 points in their wins and 29.4 points in their losses.
Hayden Rance (senior tackle), Steve Howe (senior guard), Connor Mellinger (sophomore center), Seth Whittemore (sophomore tackle), Devin Callahan (sophomore tackle), Quinten Van Giesen (sophomore guard), Michael Buffone (freshman tackle.
Returning offensive backs
Returning defensive linemen
Defensive outlook
Zack Van Giesen (senior fullback), Colton Gudat (junior running back), Trent Ferry (junior quarterback), Bryce Turney (senior running back),
Zack Van Giesen (senior tackle), Nate Inboden (junior tackle), Ryan Finch (senior tackle), Trevor Sandor (senior end).
Incoming offensive backs
Incoming defensive linemen
Drew Turney (junior quarterbackwingback), Devon Galvin (junior wingback), Tanner Tullis (sophomore fullback), Jim Knepper (freshman running back).
Returning offensive ends None
Incoming offensive ends
James Shea (senior wide receiver), Trevor Sandor (senior tight end), Dustin Hartzell (junior wide reciever).
Returning offensive linemen
Nate Inboden (junior tackle), Chase Stark (senior guard), Ryan Finch (senior guard).
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Quinten Van Giesen (sophomore end), Cameron Hitchcock (sophomore end), Connor Mellinger (sophomore tackle), Steve Howe (senior tackle), Hayden Rance (senior tackle), Derek Bell (freshman tackle).
Incoming defensive backs
Returning linebackers
2012 Players honored
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Incoming linebackers
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Drew Turney (junior), Devon Galvin (junior), Devin Wilson (senior free saftey), Jim Knepper (freshman), Andrew Minehart (sophomore strong safety).
Zack Van Giesen, special mention Division V All-Ohio and first-team AllArea. Brandon Dattilio (graduated), special mention Division All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area.
2012 Leaders
Rushing —Zack Van Giesen, 849 yards and 11 touchdowns on 154 carries (5.4); Brandon Dattilio (graduated)
51 Ryan Finch .......................5-10.....225 ....Sr. 52 Connor Mellinger ..............5-10.....230 ....Soph. 53 Adam Barkley ...................6-1.......225 ....Fr. 55 Michael Buffone................5-8.......200 ....Fr. 56 Chase Stark......................6-1.......190 ....Sr. 57 Brandon Smith..................5-10.....165 ....Soph. 60 Devin Callahan .................5-10.....225 ....Soph. 61 Derek Bell .........................5-9.......320 ....Fr. 64 Steve Howe ......................5-10.....210 ....Sr. 65 Jake Henry .......................6-0.......175 ....Fr. 66 Quinten Van Giesen .........5-11.....170 ....Soph. 71 Brandon Hawkins .............5-10.....195 ....Sr. 72 Noah Witmer.....................6-1.......180 ....Soph. 73 Nate Inboden ....................6-0.......290 ....Jr. 75 Gavin Liberty ....................5-11.....145 ....Fr. 76 Hayden Rance..................5-11.....230 ....Sr. 77 Seth Whittemore...............6-2.......240 ....Soph. 81 Cameron Hitchcock ..........6-0.......200 ....Soph. 85 Trevor Sandor ...................6-1.......195 ....Sr.
521 yards and one touchdowns on 54 carries (9.6); Trent Ferry, 465 yards and eight touchdowns on 98 carries (4.7). Passing — Trent Ferry completed 43 of 98 passes for 590 yards and nine touchdowns. Receiving — Brandon Dattilio (graduated) 17 catches for 128 yards (14.0) and six touchdowns. Scoring — Zack Van Giesen, 78 points; Brandon Dattilio (graduated) 70; Trent Ferry, 42.
2013 Outlook
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“East Palestine has a lot of community pride in their football team. I see it living here and I remember it when I played here. This year is hopefully the first step to restoring that kind of excitement.” TONY FOSTER, FIRST-YEAR EAST PALESTINE COACH
East Palestine coach returns home BY CHRIS RAMBO Staff Writer
EAST PALESTINE—Unlike some assistant coaches, Tony Foster never felt the urge to one day run his own program. However, an opening at his alma mater proved too much to resist. Foster, a 1994 graduate of East Palestine High School, succeeded Gare Mattes as the Bulldogs’ next football coach in February. For the past three years he coached alongside Dan Yeagley as a varsity assistant at South Range, where he also ran the freshman team. It was a comfortable situation. The program was stable. Foster enjoyed the players, and he also taught social studies at the school—a position he still holds. Had any other coaching vacancies popped up, he he would have been content to remain at South Range for the foreseeable future. “East Palestine was the only head coaching position I would have considered,” Foster said. “I loved coaching at South Range with Dan Yeagley and the entire staff there. It was a terrific job. But I thought the chance to come back home and turn the program around seemed pretty special.” East Palestine has had one winning season in the last 10 years and had only 28 players on its varsity roster last season. Foster hopes to one day turn the Bulldogs into a consistent winner, but took the job realizing he was beginning at square one. While at South Range, one of his jobs was to build program participation, something he made his first priority over the winter. In order to drum up interest, Foster showed up at East Palestine during the lunch hour and went table-to-table, talking with students and telling them what he had planned for the football team. “Right away, what I wanted to do was just get kids into the weight room
Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
First-year East Palestine head coach Tony Foster talks with players Luke Cope (right) and Michael Loyd as the Bulldogs prepare for the 2013 season.
and get them started on a lifting program,” Foster said. “When I got here we had some good athletes in other sports who weren’t going out for the
football team. I’m hoping that our weight program can show them the benefits lifting can have for their sport and convince them to stay with the
football team.” So far, Foster’s efforts to beef up the numbers have proven successful. The Bulldogs currently have 54 players on the roster, nearly double their total from 2012. Upon taking the job, Foster said his goal was to get to 50 players, a number he believes a team needs to be consistently good. “A lot of the increase can be credited to a big freshman class,” Foster said. “Overall I think we set a good foundation over the winter in the weight room.” Once fall practice rolled around, Foster again tried to keep his focus on small incremental steps. He has spent much of the time making sure the team becomes more solid in blocking and tacking, which Foster believes will instantly make the Bulldogs more competitive. A new spread offense is also being installed, which Foster hopes will give the team’s athletes a better chance to use their skill and make big plays. “Above everything else, the biggest thing I’m trying to emphasize is to get our players to play through the whistle on every snap,” Foster said. “Everything else will eventually fall into place, but if we consistently play fast and through the whistle we have a chance to compete.” Still, Foster knows that the program will not be transformed overnight. Progress has been slow at times during practice, and success may not be immediately reflected in the team’s overall record. The goal for this season is to show gradual improvement. “We’re slowly getting better. I think we are on the right track,” Foster said. “East Palestine has a lot of community pride in their football team. I see it living here and I remember it when I played here. This year is hopefully the first step to restoring that kind of excitement.”
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EAST PALESTINE, Continued from Page 12A
Returning offensive backs
Luke Cope (junior tailback), Nick Monteleone (junior quarterback-wide receiver), Josh Pickett (sophomore tailback).
Incoming offensive backs
Justin Fristick (senior quarterback), Grant Wagner (sophomore quarterback), Blaze Chamberlain (junior tailback), Travis Dowd (junior tailback). Clayton Ginger (freshman quarterback), Chase Ammon (freshman tailback), Randy Fegert (sophomore tailback), Reid Frye (sophomore tailback), Alex Guy (freshman tailback), Seth Dowd (sophomore tailback), J.R. Davis (freshman tailback), Marshall Huddleston (freshman tailback), Nick Montgomery (freshman tailback), Jeremy Macias (junior tailback).
Returning offensive ends
Grant Wagner (sophomore wide receiver)
Incoming offensive ends
Billy Bibby (senior wide receiver), Zach MayRobb (senior wide receiver), Gage Bush (senior wide receiver), Dylan Pudder (sophomore wide receiver), Payton Patterson (senior wide receiver), Ryan Ross (sophomore wide receiver), Dakota Mitchell (senior wide receiver), Josh Mitchell (sophomore wide receiver), Dillon Waller (freshman wide receiver), Jarrod Figley (sophomore wide receiver), Braxton Westover (freshman wide receiver), Tim Butler (sophomore wide receiver), Damien Becay (freshman wide receiver), Jakob Wakins (freshman wide receiver), Trent Kunsleman (junior wide receiver), David Roknich (junior wide receiver), Tyler Kaufman (freshman wide receiver), Logan Frye (senior wide receiver), Steven Wright (junior wide receiver), Tyler Townsend (junior wide receiver), Zach Townsend (freshman wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen
Chris Raley (senior tackle), Cody McGath (junior tackle).
Incoming offensive linemen
Trevor Kimmel (freshman guard),
Aaron Proakis (sophomore), Joe Kugler (freshman), Elijah Weaver (freshman, Zack Baker-Stowe (sophomore), J.J. Klein (senior), Preston Gum (sophomore), Dakota Schreffler (sophomore), Tanner Cope (freshman), Devon Pudder (sophomore), Shane Hamner (freshman), Michael Loyd (sophomore), James Hargreaves (senior), Adam Klein (freshman), Jahlil Mixon (junior).
Returning defensive linemen Logan Frye (senior defensive end).
Watkins (freshman), J.R. Davis (freshman), Trent Kunsleman (junior), David Roknich (junior), Tyler Kaufman (freshman), Nick Montgomery (freshman), Jeremy Macias (junior), Taylor Townsend (junior), Zach Townsend (freshman).
2012 Players honored
LEETONIA,
2012 Leaders
Continued from Page 17A
Chris Raley (senior), Luke Cope (junior).
Incoming linebackers
2013 Outlook
Trevor Kimmel (freshman guard), Aaron Proakis (sophomore), Joe Kugler (freshman), Elijah Weaver (freshman, Zack Baker-Stowe (sophomore), J.J. Klein (senior), Preston Gum (sophomore), Dakota Schreffler (sophomore), Tanner Cope (freshman), Devon Pudder (sophomore), Shane Hamner (freshman), Michael Loyd (sophomore), James Hargreaves (senior), Adam Klein (freshman), Jahlil Mixon (junior), Randy Fegert (sophomore), Josh Mitchell (sophomore), Dylan Pudder (sophomore), Blaze Chamberlain (junior), Logan Frye (senior), Steven Wright (junior).
Returning linebackers
Travis Dowd (junior), Nick Monteleone (junior), Justin Fristick (senior), Grant Wagner (sophomore), Clayton Ginger (freshman), Chase Ammon (freshman), Reid Frye (sophomore), Alex Guy (freshman), Seth Dowd (sophomore), Marshall Huddleston (freshman).
Returning defensive backs
Grant Wagner (sophomore safety), Josh Pickett (sophomore cornerback).
Incoming defensive backs
Taylor Townsend (junior), Billy Bibby (senior), Zach MayRobb (senior), Payton Patterson (senior), Gage Bush (senior), Dakota Mitchell (senior), Dillon Waller (freshman), Tim Butler (sophomore), Damien Becay (freshman), Jakob
MATT ALTOMARE, LEETONIA COACH
Jacob Knopp (graduated), second-team All-Area. Rushing — Derek Smith (graduated), 643 yards and eight touchdowns on 150 carries (4.3); Tyler Visnick (graduated), 141 yards on 23 carries (6.1); Luke Cope, 116 yards and three touchdowns on 84 carries (1.4); Josh Pickett 109 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries (9.9). Passing — Luke Cope completed 89 of 193 passes for 1,140 yards and seven touchdowns. Receiving — Nick Monteleone, 40 catches for 579 yards (14.5) and four touchdowns; Austen Reiser (graduated) 17 catches for 255 yards (15.0) and three touchdowns; Tyler Visnick (graduated) nine catches for 110 yards (12.2). Scoring — Derek Smith (2012 grad), 52 points; Nick Monteleone, 26 points; Luke Cope, 20 points. Tackles — Tyler Visnick (graduated) 98; Jacob Knopp (graduated) 89.
Incoming defensive linemen
“We lost a lot of close games and we need to not leave any wins on the field this year to be successful.”
Foster takes over and East Palestine program that has one winning season in 10 years, but the numbers are up along with the anticipation of a new season. “From the point I took over until now, I’ve seen a genuine desire and want to win from these guys,” Foster said. “They want to improve and get better. They’ve all done absolutely everythings we’ve asked of them.” The Bulldogs will open the season at ITCL lower tier power McDonald on Aug. 30. “The league across the board is up this year, I think,” Foster said. “Nobody is a clear-cut favorite. Obviously, Crestview is the team to beat until somebody knocks them off. But, South Range, Springfield and United all have very good teams coming back. I think this is a good year for the upper tier across the board.”
two seasons, five have been by seven points or less. “We lost a lot of close games and we need to not leave any wins on the field this year to be successful,” Altomare said. “Being a small school, we also lack depth and need to stay healthy in order to compete.” The Bears roster includes 10 seniors, eight juniors and nine sophomores. “Our players are very hard working with a desire to win, so it makes it easy to coach,” Altomare said. “We have a good mix of returning linemen and skill players.” The opening two games against Lisbon and Columbiana will tell a lot about the Bears. “Our goals remain the same,” Altomare said. “We aim to win the ITCL lower tier and advance into the playoffs. Another goal of ours is to win our rivalry games (Lisbon and Columbiana). This year the ITCL lower tier has a different look with Mineral Ridge moving down and Jackson-Milton rejoining the conference. “Our tier of the ITCL should be very competitive this year.” Altomare said. “Western Reserve returns some key players and are defending champs. Wellsville, McDonald, and Mineral Ridge all return a lot of players. Lowellville came on strong at the end and should also contend.” I look for the league to be very competitive and balanced this year.”
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LISBON BLUE DEVILS
Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
Members of the 2013 Lisbon football team are (front, from left) coach Charles Bell, coach Kyle Bing, coach Joe Wilson, Spencer Crosser, Devon D’Alessio, Damian Hawkins, Cory Marple, Bailey McCullough, Jake Liberati, Jason Thompson, Colin Sweeney, David Toot, coach Dave Rankin, trainer Sarah Young; (second row, from left) coach Tom Thayer, coach Mike Butream, Jaret Everett, Tylor Thompson, Cody Freeland, Frankie Morrell, Danny Schultz, Nate Cook, Tyler Howe, J.J. Crow, Austin Davis, coach Bill Meek; (third row, from left) coach Rich Joy, Josh Liberati, Jared White, Austin Rutecki, Josh Craig, Jannik Schmidt, Bryar Scarbino, R.J. Egelholf, Danny Donohue, Anthony Rhodes, Auston Dunnington, Seth Davis; (back, from left) Brandon Haldiman, Jacob Jarome, Dakota Medely, Jagr Groubert, Jordan Everett, Austin Trapp, head coach Jim Tsilimos, Shawn McKinnon, Anthony Nguyen, Brandon Barnes, Sebastian Baddeley and Tyler Heverly.
Blue Devils will put up a fight Classification
2013 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 29 Leetonia, 7:30 Sept. 6 Mineral Ridge, 7:30 Sept. 13 at Wellsville, 7:30 Sept. 20 at East Palestine Sept. 27 Crestview Oct. 4 at Columbiana Oct. 11 United Oct. 18 at Springfield Oct. 25 Southern Nov. 1 at South Range
Division V, Region 19
2012 Record
2-8, including a 1-6 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The Blue Devils snapped a 42-game league losing streak, but have lost 47 of their last 48 league games.
Head Coach
Jim Tsilimos enters his third season as head coach and 21st overall at Lisbon. He was 110-79 at Lisbon from
Joe Wilson Mike Butream
199-2007, including five Tri-County League titles, five state playoff appearances and the 1995 Division V state championship. He has a career head coaching record of 138-121, including three years at Wilmington and two years at Benjamin Logan.
Returning lettermen
Assistant coaches
Basic offensive formation
Charles Bell Kyle Bing Rich Joy Bill Meek Dave Rankin Tom Thayer
Seventeen, including eight starters on offense and 10 starters on defense. Stack I/Pistol.
Offensive outlook
The Blue Devils scored 214 points See BLUE DEVILS, Page 21A
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Lisbon Blue Devils 2 Frankie Morrell..................5-10.....205 ....Soph. 4 Justin Tullis .......................5-11.....160 ....Jr. 5 Jannik Schmidt .................6-7.......200 ....Soph. 7 Danny Shultz ....................5-10.....165 .... Soph. 8 Colin Sweeney .................5-9.......145 ....Fr. 9 J.J. Crow...........................5-7.......135 ....Jr. 10 Josh Liberati .....................5-11.....185 ....Soph. 11 Austin Rutecki...................6-3.......190 ....Soph. 12 R.J. Egelholf .....................6-0.......165 ....Jr. 13 Shawn McKinnon..............6-2.......235 ....Sr. 14 Jagr Groubert ...................5-8.......140 ....Sr. 19 Autin Trapp........................6-4.......180 ....Sr. 22 Jared White.......................6-1.......180 ....Soph. 24 Brandon Barnes................5-8.......140 ....Sr. 25 Brandon Haldiman............5-7.......140 ....Sr. 33 Sebastian Baddeley..........5-10.....190 ....Sr. 36 Josh Craig ........................6-3.......200 ....Soph. 41 Devon D’Alessio ...............5-8.......145 ....Fr. 42 Damian Hawkins...............5-8.......145 ....Fr. 44 Jason Thompson ..............5-10.....145 ....Fr.
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49 Austin Davis......................5-6.......145 ....Soph. 53 Anthony Rhodes ...............6-0.......210 ....Jr. 55 Austin Dunnington ............5-10.....230 ....Jr. 57 Tyler Heverly .....................5-10.....190 ....Sr. 58 Dakota Medely..................5-10.....190 ....Sr. 60 Nate Cook.........................5-9.......150 ....Soph. 63 Jacob Jarome ...................5-10.....230 ....Sr. 65 Bailey McCullough............6-2.......210 ....Fr. 66 Jake Liberati .....................6-0.......230 ....Fr. 67 Spencer Crosser...............5-9.......225 ....Fr. 70 Jaret Everett .....................6-0.......240 ....Soph. 71 James Beckett ..................6-0.......215 ....Fr. 72 Danny Donahue................6-0.......230 ....Jr. 73 Tyler Howe ........................5-9.......215 ....Soph. 76 Jordan Everett ..................5-10.....245 ....Sr. 78 Bryar Scarbino..................6-3.......285 ....Jr. 80 Cody Freeland ..................5-10.....145 ....Soph. 82 David Toot.........................5-6.......130 ....Fr. 85 Seth Davis ........................6-2.......165 ....Fr. 88 Anthony Nguyen ...............5-10.....165 ....Sr.
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last season, their most since 2006. Brandon Barnes returns to the backfield after rushing for 1,170 yards as a junior. “(Barnes) will carry the load, but we have other guys that are capable and will see action as well,” Tsilimos said. “I didn’t think we’d have two 1,000yard rushers last year, but let’s hope we can do it again. We’ll just have to wait and see.”
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Returning offensive ends
Shawn McKinnon (senior tight end), Jagr Groubert (senior wide receiver).
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The Blue Devils gave up return 10 players who started at some point last season. “We do have some varsity experience and we’ll need it,” Tsilimos said. “You see all kinds of offense in the ITCL. Your defense almost has to be hybrid of some sort. You have to recognize formations and be able to adapt.”
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Incoming offensive ends
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Returning offensive linemen
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Incoming offensive linemen
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Rushing — Brandon Barnes, 1,170 yards and 14 touchdowns on 198 carries (5.9); Zak Leko (2012 grad), 1,008 yards and seven touchdowns on 156 carries (6.7); Zack Allen, 104 yards on 25 carries (4.2). Passing — Josh Liberati, completed 37 of 78 passes for 372 yards and two touchdowns. Receiving — Jagr Groubert, 18 catches for 214 yards (11.9) and one touchdown; Shawn McKinnon, 10 catches for 89 yards (8.9) and one
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2013 Outlook
If the Blue Devils want to turn the corner, they need to sustain some success. They won two game last season, giving them four wins over the last 57 games. “We must stay healthy,” Tsilimos said. “We’re hoping to change the culture of losing the last six years. We must be more physical on defense and not give up as many points this year.” The Blue Devils will open the season against Leetonia and Mineral Ridge at home, where they have lost 13 of their last 14 games. Then they will visit Wellsville, one of the top teams in the lower tier.
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“For us, we need early success,” Tsilimos said. “You can’t win the upper tier in the first three weeks, but you can lose it. Those games may not count in the standings, but you need some success early to carry over going into league play.” There are 17 returning lettermen, giving the Blue Devils somewhere to start building. “On offense, we want to get better at throwing the ball,” Tsilimos said. “Defensively, we have to be able to get a stop when we need it. We’ve got to keep games close.” The Blue Devils gave up an average of 36.7 points in the seven ITCL games last season. “Crestview is the champ until someone beats them,” Tsilimos said. “Springfield and United will challenge Crestview. South Range is always good.”
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SEBRING TROJANS
Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
Members of the 2013 Sebring football team are (front, from left) Dylan Berthiaume, Devin Cusick,Aaron Ostrosky, Jerry Billingsley, Dylan Holmes, Joe Davis, Dylan Mick, Deven Wolford, Andrew Helmuth; (second row, from left) coach Bill Burns, Josh Zmuda, Branton Alex, Nick Rhine, Dante Seruch, Nate Martin, Dalton Smith, Cody Dennis, Connon Raber, Evyn Papic, coach Brian Boone; (third row, from left) coach Joel Szymanski, Alex Wheeler, Seth Hamby, Brett Weekly, Anthony Cranston, Rob Rouse, Justin George,Ty Breedlove, Jarrod Hunter, coach T.J. Yost; (fourth row, from left) coach Bob Mick, coach Doug Wilson, Logan Barnes, Tristen Weekly, Aaron McDaniel, Jack Clapper, Zane Twaddle, Chris Clemens, coach Waid Smith; (back, from left) head coach Scott Springer.
Trojans give it their best shot 2013 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 30 at Windham Sept. 6 Southington Sept. 14 at VA-St. Joseph Sept. 20 at McDonald Sept. 27 Mineral Ridge Oct. 4 at Jackson-Milton Oct. 11 Wellsville Oct. 18 Western Reserve Oct. 25 at Leetonia, 7:30 Nov. 1 Lowellville
Classification
Division VII, Region 23
2012 Record
0-10, including an 0-7 mark in the Inter-Tri County League lower tier. The Trojans have lost 12 straight games overall and seven straight at home.
Head Coach
Scott Springer enters his third season as head coach with a 4-16 record. He
was defensive coordinator at Sebring the previous two years after being an assistant at Alliance for eight years.
Assistant coaches
Doug Wilson, offensive coordinator T.J. Yost, offensive/defensive line Waid Smith, offensive/defensive line/special teams Joel Szymanski, receivers/defensive backs Brian Boone, linebackers/running backs
Returning lettermen
Thirteen, including six starters on offense and seven starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Pro I/Shotgun-Splitback.
Offensive outlook
The Trojans averaged only 92.1 yards rushing per game last season, but See TROJANS, Page 27A
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SEBRING,
Sebring Trojans
Continued from Page 26A
Springer is hoping another year of experience for his skill players yields better results. “Improved execution will be the key for us this year,” Springer said. “Last year, I think our youth caused us to be overmatched a lot of the time, but our players have now become more familiar with our system and we also spent the winter getting stronger. Our improved strength up front should be a big difference this year.”
Basic defensive formation Multiple.
Defensive outlook
Incoming offensive ends
Rob Rouse (freshman wide receiver), Joe Davis (senior wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen
Chris Clemens (junior guard), Logan Barnes (junior tackle).
Incoming offensive linemen Tristen Weekly (freshman tackle).
Returning defensive linemen
Cody Dennis (junior end), Chris Clemens (junior tackle), Tyler Prince (senior nose guard), Logan Barnes (junior nose guard).
The Trojans gave up 42 points or more in all seven ITCL lower tier games last season. “It’s the same story as on offense,” Springer said. “Our physicality should be much improved last year. We have also done a much better job so far in practice of playing solid assignmentbased football. Last year we were out of position a lot, which led to a lot of missed tackles. Overall we should be a lot more solid this year.”
Alex Wheeler (junior outside), Nick Rine (junior middle), Dylan Mick (senior outside), Cody Dennis (junior outside).
Returning offensive backs
Incoming linebackers
Dylan Mick (senior tailback), Dylan Holmes (senior tailback), Jerry Billingsley (senior quarterback).
Incoming offensive backs
Nate Martin (freshman fullback).
Incoming defensive linemen
Zane Twaddle (junior end), Trisen Weekly (freshman end), Andrew Helmuth (senior end).
Returning linebackers
Jarrod Hunter (freshman outside), Nick Martin (freshman outside), Anthony Cranston (junior outside).
Returning defensive backs
Brett Weekly (junior wide reciever), Branton Alex (junior wide reciever).
Josh Zmuda (sophomore cornerback), Brett Weekly (junior cornerback), Branton Alex (junior free safety), Dylan Holmes (senior cornerback), Jerry Billingsley (senior strong safety).
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5 Connon Raber .................5-9.......145 ....Jr. 7 Brett Weekly .....................6-0.......158 ....Jr. 9 Evyn Papic........................5-6.......130 ....Fr. 10 Ty Breedlove .....................6-0.......165 ....Soph. 11 Alex Wheeler ....................5-10.....160 ....Jr. 12 Dylan Berthiaume.............5-11.....185 ....Sr. 14 Dylan Mick ........................6-0.......180 ....Sr. 17 Rob Rouse........................6-0.......150 ....Fr. 18 Dylan Holmes ...................5-8.......155 ....Sr. 21 Jerry Billingsley.................6-2.......165 ....Sr. 22 Branton Alex .....................6-0.......160 ....Jr. 24 Josh Zmuda......................5-7.......145 ....Soph. 26 Nate Martin.......................5-7.......145 ....Fr. 30 Dante Seruch....................5-7.......130 ....Fr. 31 Anthony Cranston.............5-10.....155 ....Jr. 32 Seth Hamby......................5-10.....150 ....Soph. 33 Jarrod Hunter....................6-0.......165 ....Fr.
Incoming defensive backs
Joe Davis (senior free safety), Rob Rouse (freshman free safety).
2012 Leaders
Rushing —Dylan Mick, 474 yards on 132 carries (3.6); Zach Wagner (graduated) 288 yards on 39 carries (7.4). Passing — Josh Hurford (graduated) completed 60 of 129 passes for 693 yards and three touchdowns. Receiving — Dylan Mick, 17 catches for 292 yards (17.2); Zack Jackson (graduated) 13 catches for 111 yards (8.5). Scoring — Dylan Mick, 25 points; Josh Hurford (graduated) 18, Dylan Holmes 17. Tackles — Jerry Billingsley 38; Alex Wheeler 31; Zach Wagner (graduated) 31.
2013 Outlook
Sebring has won more than two games in a season twice since their last winning campaign in 1992. However, nearly two-thirds of the roster is com-
43 Nick Rine ..........................5-10.....205 ....Jr. 44 Cody Dennis .....................5-10.....225 ....Jr. 52 Tristen Weekly...................6-0.......240 ....Fr. 53 Dalton Smith .....................5-10.....200 ....Fr. 55 Aaron Ostrosky.................5-9.......170 ....Sr. 58 Zane Twaddle ...................6-0.......280 ....Jr. 60 Devin Wolford ...................5-8.......215 ....Sr. 62 Tyler Prince.......................6-2.......245 ....Sr. 70 Devin Cusick.....................5-10.....195 ....Sr. 71 Andrew Helmuth ...............6-0.......175 ....Sr. 72 Logan Branes ...................6-7.......285 ....Jr. 73 Chris Clemens..................6-3.......255 ....Jr. 81 Joe Davis..........................6-0.......145 ....Sr. 85 Aaron McDaniel ................6-0.......165 ....Soph. 88 Justin George ...................5-8.......145 ....Jr. 89 Jack Clapper.....................6-0.......195 ....Soph.
prised of upperclassmen, and Springer sees ample opportunity for improvement from this year’s squad. “A lot of our players have now been in the system for two years or more and we had our best winter in the weight room since I’ve been here.” Springer said. “I was very encouraged by our scrimmage against Malvern. hey are a strong program, but we competed physically with them. Last year we would’ve been pushed off the field.” The Trojans were outscored by nearly 40 points in seven ITCL lower tier games last season. “It should be a competitive year in the league,” Springer said. “Western Reserve, Wellsville, and McDonald are all loaded. We are still trying to establish our identity. I’m not sure how many wins we’ll have, but I know we will come to compete every Friday.” “GO TROJANS!”
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“The Inter-Tri County League is a great showcase for small-school football in our area.” PAUL CUSICK, CRESTVIEW COACH
CRESTVIEW, Continued from Page 10A
end).
Incoming defensive linemen
Justin Graff (senior tackle), Austin Wade (senior end), Jesse Hughes (sophomore end), Anthony DeSarro (sophomore tackle), Nick Finch (sophomore tackle), Jacob Wick (sophomore end), Dawson Bennett (freshman end), Jack Davis (freshman tackle), James Hall (freshman tackle), Walker Hughes (freshman tackle), Kade Meredith (freshman end), Jordan Murphy (freshman end), Jacob Scheller (freshman tackle).
Returning linebackers
Dustin Gorby (senior inside), Jake Ferris (senior outside), James Crawford (senior outside), Andrew Simmons (senior outside), Jesse Best (senior outside), Derek Kozlowski (junior inside), Cody Mackall (junior inside), Zach Marr (junior inside).
Incoming linebackers
Dean Foster (junior outside), Geno Collins (sophomore inside), Mason Crawford (sophomore inside), Brendon Mallo (sophomore inside), Nick Mattern (sophomore outside), Jake Ward (sophomore outside), Jacob Crawford (freshman inside), Chance Mustake (freshman outside), Brandon Sherrill (freshman outside), Zach Strohecker (freshman inside), Carmand Thompson (freshman inside).
Returning defensive backs
Trevor Cope (senior), Collin Gilbert (senior), Josh DeSalvo (senior), Aaron Rankin (senior), Spencer DeSalvo (sophomore).
Incoming defensive backs
Tylor Campbell (senior), Evan Campbell (junior), Billy Cornwell (junior), Dannen Breault (sophomore), Joel Fitzsimmons (sophomore), Andy
Gorby (sophomore), Zach Hicks (sophomore), Austin McIntosh (sophomore), Hunter Cresanto (freshman), Dylan Dickey (freshman), Tyler Fitzsimmons (freshman), Peyton Wolfe (freshman).
2012 Players honored
Nick Blower (graduated), first-team Division V All-Ohio and Morning Journal All-Area Back of the Year. Josh McDade, first-team Division V All-Ohio and Morning Journal All-Area Lineman of the Year. Kaleb Baker (graduated), special mention Division V All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Collin Gilbert, special mention Division V All-Ohio and first-team AllArea. Matt Hardenbrook (graduated), firstteam All-Area. Dimitri Gregory (graduated), firstteam All-Area. Dylan Douglass (graduated), firstteam All-Area. John Radman, second-team All-Area. Robert Logan, second-team All-Area. Jake Ferris, second-team All-Area.
2012 Leaders
Rushing —Nick Blower (graduated) 2,041 yards and 25 touchdowns on 181 carries (11.3); Collin Gilbert, 1,096 yards and 18 touchdowns on 123 carries (8.9); Matt Hardenbrook (graduated) 625 yards and 14 touchdowns on 64 carries (9.8); Jesse Best, 316 yards and three touchdowns on 36 carries (8.8); Spencer DeSalvo, 134 yards and one touchdowns on 26 carries (11.2); Derek Kozlowski, 128 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries (4.2). Passing — Collin Gilbert completed 56 of 104 passes for 1,006 yards and 13 touchdowns; Jesse Best, completed five of eight passes for 65 yards and one touchdown. Receiving — Kris Simpson (graduated) 17 catches for 247 yards (14.5) and three touchdowns; Dimitri Gregory
Crestview Rebels 2 Trevor Cope ......................5-7.......157 ....Sr. 3 Spencer DeSalvo .............5-10.....148 ....Soph. 4 Dannen Breault ................5-10.....134 ....Soph. 5 Andy Gorby ......................5-8.......122 ....Soph. 6 Jake Ward.........................5-7.......171 ....Soph. 7 Jesse Best........................5-11.....182 ....Jr. 8 Tyler Fitzsimmons.............5-6.......126 ....Fr. 9 Collin Gilbert.....................5-10.....169 ....Sr. 10 Austin McIntosh ................5-6.......127 ....Soph. 11 Josh McDade....................6-2.......254 ....Sr. 12 Dylan Dickey.....................5-7.......120 ....Fr. 13 Evan Beachler ..................6-0.......159 ....Jr. 14 Derek Kozlowski ...............5-8.......170 ....Jr. 15 Aaron Rankin....................5-7.......170 ....Sr. 16 Josh DeSalvo ...................5-6.......133 ....Sr. 17 Zach Marr .........................5-10.....178 ....Jr. 18 Dean Foster......................5-7.......160 ....Jr. 19 Carmand Thompson.........5-6.......140 ....Fr. 20 Jordan Murphy..................6-1.......181 ....Fr. 21 Cody Mackall ....................5-9.......174 ....Jr. 22 Tylor Campbell ..................5-7.......128 ....Sr. 23 James Crawford................5-6.......146 ....Sr. 24 Caleb McGath...................5-11.....162 ....Sr. 25 Andrew Simmons .............5-11.....175 ....Sr. 26 Peyton Wolfe.....................5-9.......141 ....Fr. 27 Brandon Sherrill................5-7.......146 ....Fr. 28 Joel Fitzsimmons..............5-8.......133 ....Soph. 31 Brendon Mallo ..................5-8.......148 ....Soph. 34 Zack Hicks ........................5-7.......149 ....Soph. 36 Geno Collins .....................5-9.......155 ....Soph. 40 Billy Cornwell....................5-6.......128 ....Jr. 41 Jake Ferris ........................5-8.......200 ....Sr.
50 Jacob Crawford.................5-5.......156 ....Fr. 51 Jake Wick..........................5-8.......150 ....Soph. 52 John Kacenski ..................5-10.....243 ....Sr. 54 Justin Graff .......................6-0.......255 ....Sr. 55 Jacob Henderson .............6-1.......290 ....Jr. 57 Ben Basinger ....................5-7.......190 ....Jr. 58 Jared Jones ......................6-0.......232 ....Soph. 59 Nick Finch.........................5-9.......218 ....Soph. 60 Tyler Hall ...........................5-9.......203 ....Jr. 61 Clint Linhart ......................5-10.....238 ....Sr. 62 John Radman ...................5-9.......178 ....Sr. 63 Zach Strohecker ...............5-6.......154 ....Fr. 64 Mason Crawford ...............5-9.......170 ....Soph. 65 Dustin Gorby.....................5-8.......205 ....Sr. 66 Zach Chuey ......................5-11.....260 ....Jr. 67 James Hall........................5-7.......192 ....Fr. 68 Anthony DeSarro ..............5-9.......221 ....Soph. 70 Jack Davis ........................5-10.....253 ....Fr. 71 Jacob Scheller ..................6-2.......255 ....Fr. 72 Christian Kinder................6-0.......234 ....Sr. 73 Dawson Bennett ...............5-9.......174 ....Fr. 74 Jesse Hughes...................5-9.......162 ....Soph. 75 Nathan Stelts ....................5-11.....194 ....Jr. 76 Walker Hughes .................5-8.......190 ....Fr. 77 Nick Van Pelt.....................6-2.......239 ....Sr. 78 John Davis........................5-11.....178 ....Sr. 80 Nick Mattern .....................5-8.......145 ....Soph. 81 Hunter Cresanto ...............5-8.......130 ....Fr. 82 Austin Wade......................6-1.......227 ....Sr. 83 Kade Meredith ..................5-11.....205 ....Fr. 84 Morgan Johnston..............6-1.......180 ....Sr. 88 Chance Mustake...............5-9.......175 ....Fr.
(graduated) 16 catches for 415 yards (25.9) and five touchdowns. Scoring — Nick Blower (graduated) 158 points; Collin Gilbert 116; Matt Hardenbrook (graduated) 108; Caleb McGath 82. Tackles — Kaleb Baker (graduated) 106; Dimitri Gregory (graduated) 102, Robert Logan 60, Matt Hardenbrook (graduated) 59. Interceptions — Matt Hardenbrook (graduated) 4.
when the closest game was a 57-14 decision against South Range. It may be a little closer this season as United, Springfield and South Range are hoping to challenge the defending league champions. “The Inter-Tri County League is a great showcase for small-school football in our area,” Cusick said. “From top to bottom, the ITCL looks to be tremendously competitive. There will be no easy wins in this league. “South Range is back where they belong. Columbiana and United will be athletic and physical with great skill players. They will be extremely competitive. Springfield had a great run last season and will be very confident and will return a great group of of young players. “Lisbon will have some good young athletes and may be the most improved team in the league. East Palestine will be much improved and returns key players. Southern has historically been a very scrappy team and has had some key wins over the last few years. The top three teams in our tier are South Range, Springfield and United.”
2013 Outlook
What can the Crestview do after last season’s record-breaking season when the Rebels beat six teams with wining records? Just watch. The Rebels return 25 letterwinners, who have been waiting for their chance, and a dominating offensive line that will be a solid building block to another winning season. Crestview has won 28 of its last 29 regular-season games, 33 of its last 34 league games and have totaled 51 wins over the last five seasons. The Rebels averaged 61.7 points a game in the ITCL upper tier last season,
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Columbiana Clippers
Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
Firestone Park Board President Ron Detwiller fills dirt in around the new cement pad under the new ticket booth at Columbiana’s Firestone Stadium in July. A new fence with stone columns has replaced the bright orange snow fence that used to surround the stadium. The improvements are being funded by private donations.
COLUMBIANA, Continued from Page 6A
yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries (6.4); Nate Huk, 215 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries (11.3). Passing — Drew Cyrus completed 22 of 47 passes for 378 yards and two touchdowns; Nate Huk completed five of 22 passes for 35 yards. Receiving — Jake DeJong (graduated) nine catches for 123 yards (13.7). Scoring — Britton Steiginga (graduated) 102; Brandon Hacker (graduated) 88. Tackles — Mike Buzzard 96; Steve Kurilla 87; Jared Hill (graduated) 83.
Interceptions — Britton Steiginga (graduated) 4.
2013 Outlook
Columbiana has gone 16 straight seasons without a losing record and hopes this year’s team develops quickly and stays healthy in the Clippers’ return to the ITCL upper tier. “After one year in the lower tier, we return to the ITCL upper tier, which at least on paper is loaded,” Spaite said. “Springfield, United, South Range and Lisbon all return very veteran teams. “Southern Local moves into the upper tier and has established themselves as a very tough, physical opponent. East
1 Mike Lushisan ..................5-8.......120 ....Fr. 2 Mitch Davidson ................5-10.....146 ....Fr. 3 Brandon Johnston ............5-9.......138 ....Fr. 5 R.J. Rankin .......................6-0.......149 ....Sr. 7 Tanner Smith ....................5-7.......130 ....Soph. 9 Drew Cyrus.......................6-0.......155 ....Jr. 10 Dylan Davin ......................6-0.......140 ....Soph. 11 Chris Durk ........................5-9.......180 ....Jr. 12 Matt Weidner ....................5-9.......140 ....Jr. 13 Chris Jones.......................5-10.....150 ....Jr. 14 Crystal Stone....................5-6.......112 ....Soph. 17 Eamon Eavers ..................5-10.....150 ....Jr. 19 John Cramer.....................5-9.......186 ....Sr. 20 Matt Fay............................5-8.......131 ....Fr. 22 Nick Helmick.....................6-1.......189 ....Jr. 23 Nate Armstrong ................5-10.....165 ....Soph. 24 Cooper Smith....................5-9.......130 ....Soph. 25 Dalton Miller......................5-10.....145 ....Soph. 30 Matt Roncone ...................6-0.......142 ....Soph. 31 James Miller .....................5-10.....155 ....Soph. 32 Hunter Durbin ...................5-10.....140 ....Jr. 34 Vince Vivo .........................5-7.......125 ....Fr. 35 Jorden McKinney..............5-8.......165 ....Fr. 40 Alex Peck..........................5-7.......129 ....Fr. 42 Tanner Pearl .....................5-6.......125 ....Fr.
Palestine will have a new coach and new attititude. What else can we say about Crestview, who has established themselves as one of the top 10 teams in the state in their division.” The Clippers return four starters on each side of the ball — most of them on the line. “Our non-league schedule is challenging,” Spaite said. “We open with a new and unknown opponent in Bridgeport (which defeated Southern Local in the 2010 state playoffs). Week two is traditional rival Leetonia and we finish non-league play with playoff opponent Steubenville Catholic Central.”
43 Dylan Ferraro....................6-3.......175 ....Jr. 44 Mike Tiller .........................6-1.......196 ....Jr. 46 Sean Congemi..................5-9.......182 ....Fr. 50 Mike Buzzard.................... 6-4......215 ....Sr. 52 Zak Gaydos ......................5-9.......176 ....Fr. 53 Dillon Randolph ................5-9.......195 ....Sr. 55 Brady Shepard..................5-9.......23- .....Soph. 56 Steve Kurilla......................6-0.......215 ....Sr. 57 Kyle Hoffman ....................6-0.......175 ....Jr. 58 Nick DelSignore................6-0.......200 ....Sr. 59 Dan Magill.........................5-10.....230 ....Soph. 60 Tim Davin..........................6-0.......230 ....Fr. 62 Jacob Hupp ......................6-0.......210 ....Soph. 63 Tyler Wyant .......................6-0.......175 ....Sr. 64 Alex Nyers ........................5-10.....180 ....Soph. 66 Austin Saverko..................6-0.......160 ....Jr. 69 Caleb Rupert ....................5-10.....198 ....Fr. 72 Keenan Green ..................5-10.....189 ....Fr. 83 Tim Rankin........................5-7.......135 ....Fr. 84 Logan Stilson....................6-0.......130 ....Jr. 85 David White ......................5-5.......120 ....Fr. 87 Tucker Cope......................5-7.......130 ....Fr. 88 Connor Stacey..................5-8.......123 ....Fr. 93 Nate Garofalo ...................5-10.....155 ....Sr.
The Clippers play four of their first five games away from Firestone Stadium, where they have won 14 of their last 18 regular-season games.
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SOUTH RANGE RAIDERS
Morning Journal/Wayne Maris
Members of the 2013 South Range football team are (front, from left) Dan Creed, Eric Liston, coach Nick Haught, coach Jason Swiger, coach David Rach, coach Don Allen, head coach Dan Yeagley, coach Wayne Allegretto, coach Ned Rudloff, coach Mike Evangelista, coach Joe Brooks, coach Bart Dockry, Bryce Allen; (second row, from left) Tyler Rothbauer, Adam Witmer, Ryan Haynes, Ben Farmer, Garrett Sorley, Jake Ruiz, Colton Hiner, Max Fisher, Tyler Robertson, Joey Phillips, Billy Goodall, Zach Thorpe, Zach Baird; (third row, from left) Austin Piper, Cam Corser, Austin Kelly, Kelly Keenan, Travis Bernard, Kirklin Grahovac, Terry Yerkey, Blake Sitch, John Scherer, JR Renforth, David McCabe, Tyler Patterson; (fourth row, from left) Ray Janecko, Ethan Dominguez, Joe Alessi, Tamer Graham, Derek Fickes, Evan Schaefer, Deven Fickes, Chris Herubin, Nic Wix, Jake Plunkett, Nathan Daniszewski, Nick Stanton; (back, from left) Nick Deal, Greg Dunham, Mario Buzzacco, Zane Kreidler, Zack Dolak, Ryan Miller, Brandon Standley, Ryan Sympson, Pierce Baird, Dustin Joy, Mitch Dolak, Gary Miller and Ben Baird.
South Range ready to return to top Classification
Division VI, Region 19
2013 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 31 at Warren JFK Sept. 6 Campbell Sept. 14 at Garfield Hts. Trinity Sept. 20 Crestview Sept. 27 at East Palestine Oct. 4 United Oct. 11 at Columbiana Oct. 18 at Southern Oct. 25 Springfield Nov. 1 Lisbon
2012 Record
7-3, including a second-place finish in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier with a 6-1 mark. Losses were to Warren JFK, Campbell Memorial and Crestview, teams that went a combined 26-7. The Raiders have won four straight home games and 12 of their last 15.
Head Coach
Dan Yeagley enters his 19th season as head coach with a record of 142-52, iincluding 12 state playoff appearances and eight league titles.
Assistant coaches
Wayne Allegretto, quarterbacks, defensive backs Jason Swiger, offensive line, defensive line Don Allen, tight ends, defensive backs Nick Haught, split ends, defensive backs Joe Brooks, offensive line, defensive line Ken Gabriel, offensive line, defensive line David Rach, split ends, outside linebackers Mike Evangelista, running backs,
inside linebackers Ned Rudloff, offensive line, defensive line
Returning lettermen
Seventeen, including eight starters on offense and eight starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Wing-T.
Offensive outlook
The Raiders averaged 42.7 points in their seven wins last season, but only See SOUTH RANGE, Page 31A
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15.3 points in their three losses. “This season the Raiders will have a good mix of skill players returning along with some key players up front,” Yeagley said. They return plenty of experience as quarterback Ryan Miller is back after starting the last two games along with two of the top three rushers, Billy Goodall and David McCabe. “Offensively, the Raiders need to play as a team and execute every play properly to be successful,” Yeagley said.
Basic defensive formation Defense 50.
Defensive outlook
“Like on offense, the Raiders played a lot of different players on defense,” Yeagley said. Defensive linemen Jake Ruiz, Joey Phillips, Ben Farmer and David McCabe return to anchor the Raiders’ efforts. “The defense needs to play well every week for our team to be successful and will be tested early with a very tough non-league schedule,” Yeagley said.
Returning offensive backs
Ryan Miller (senior quarterback), Bryce Allen (senior wingback), Billy Goodall (senior halfback), David McCabe (junior fullback), Zach Thorpe (senior wingback).
Incoming offensive backs
Returning offensive ends None.
Incoming offensive ends
Zach Thorpe (senior receiver), Bryce Allen (senior receiver), Adam Witmer (senior tight end).
Returning offensive linemen
Zach Baird (senior guard), Garrett Sorley (senior tackle),
Incoming offensive linemen
Ryan Haynes (senior guard), Evan Schaefer (junior center), Tyler Robertson (senior tackle).
Returning defensive linemen
Jake Ruiz (senior tackle), Ben Farmer (senior tackle), Joey Phillips (senior end), David McCabe (junior inside).
Incoming defensive linemen Eric Liston (senior end).
Returning linebackers
Zach Baird (senior inside), Ryan Haynes (senior outside).
Incoming linebackers
David McCabe (junior inside).
Returning defensive backs
Bryce Allen (senior safety), Billy Goodall (senior cornerback),
Incoming defensive backs Joe Alessi (junior halfback), Joey
Phillips (senior fullback), Greg Dunham (sophomore quarterback).
Zach Thorpe (senior safety), Joe Alessi (junior cornerbaci).
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10 Greg Dunham ...................5-10.....168 ....Soph. 11 Tyler Rothbauer ................6-1.......165 ....Sr. 12 Devin Fickes .....................5-10.....125 ....Soph. 14 Bryce Allmcen ..................5-9.......160 ....Sr. 15 Max Fisher........................5-11.....150 ....Sr. 16 Zach Thorpe .....................5-10.....160 ....Sr. 17 Gary Miller 6-0 ..............................170 ....Jr. 18 Zane Kreidler ....................5-11.....150 ....Jr. 19 Ryan Miller........................6-1.......190 ....Jr. 20 Dustin Joy.........................5-9.......150 ....Soph. 21 J.R. Renforth.....................5-6.......137 ....Soph. 22 Billy Goodall......................5-10.....165 ....Sr. 23 Nick Deal ..........................6-0.......160 ....Fr. 24 Tamer Graham..................5-8.......155 ....Fr. 25 Nick Stanton .....................5-9.......165 ....Soph. 26 John Scherer ....................5-7.......123 ....Fr. 29 Eric Liston.........................5-9.......175 ....Sr. 30 Joe Alessi .........................5-9.......175 ....Jr. 31 Dan Creed ........................5-7.......105 ....Fr. 32 Nathan Daniszewski .........5-9.......165 ....Fr. 33 Ethan Dominguez .............5-8.......155 ....Fr. 34 David McCabe ..................5-7.......185 ....Jr. 42 Pierce Baird ......................6-2.......240 ....Soph. 43 Adam Witmer....................6-1.......195 ....Sr. 44 Kirklin Grahovac ...............5-9.......160 ....Jr. 46 Joey Phillips......................5-11.....182 ....Sr. 50 Brandon Standley .............6-1.......230 ....Soph. 51 Mario Buzzacco...............5-11.....180 ....Soph.
52 Zach Baird ........................5-8.......195 ....Sr. 54 Ben Baird..........................6-2.......175 ....Jr. 55 Travis Bernard...................5-5.......191 ....Jr. 57 Ryan Haynes ....................6-0.......215 ....Sr. 58 Tyler Robertson ................6-0.......205 ....Sr. 59 Ray Janecko .....................5-7.......180 ....Fr. 61 Austin Piper ......................5-5.......165 ....Fr. 62 Cam Corser ......................5-7.......180 ....Fr. 63 Zack Dolak........................5-11.....250 ....Jr. 64 Tyler Patterson..................5-10.....200 ....Soph. 65 Ryan Sympson .................6-0.......215 ....Soph. 66 Terry Yerkey ......................5-5.......120 ....Fr. 67 Kody Kolarik......................5-11.....175 ....Fr. 68 Derek Fickes.....................5-9.......195 ....Jr. 70 Jake Plunkett ....................5-10.....215 ....Soph. 71 Ben Farmer.......................6-1.......230 ....Sr. 74 Chris Herubin ..................5-10.....170 ....Fr. 75 Jake Ruiz..........................6-5.......270 ....Sr. 76 Mitch Dolak.......................6-1.......205 ....Soph. 77 Evan Schaefer ..................5-8.......200 ....Jr. 79 Garrett Sorley ...................6-3.......220 ....Sr. 81 Nic Wix..............................5-9.......135 ....Fr. 82 Kelly Keenan.....................5-5.......104 ....Fr. 84 Austin Kelly .......................5-9.......135 ....Fr. 85 Blake Stich........................5-6.......114 ....Fr. 88 Colton Hiner......................6-1.......160 ....Sr.
2012 Players honored
All-Area.
Cole Krumpak (graduated), first-team Division V All-Ohio and first-team AllArea. Robby Seman (graduated), special mention Division V All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Ross Stoffer (graduated), secondteam All-Area. Garrett Sorley, second-team AllArea. Jake Pfeifer (graduated), second-team
Rushing — Billy Goodall, 519 yards and five touchdowns on 44 carries; Jake Arsuffi (graduated) 461 yards and five touchdowns on 71 carries; David McCabe, 406 yards and six touchdowns on 59 carries; Ross Stoffer (graduated) 280 yards and four touchdowns on 47 carries; Joey Phillips, 246 yards and
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SOUTHERN LOCAL INDIANS
Morning Journal/Wayne Maris
Members of the 2013 Southern Local football team are (front, from left) coach Scott Wetzel, Larry Boals, Andrew Aderhold, Dustin Earich, J.T. Bickley, MJ Williams, Michael McKenzie, Howie Bott, Ryan Maraluk, Zack Westover, Will Bratt, coach Eric Wolfe; (second row, from left) coach Alvin Thompson, Josh Brown, Alex Smith, Zach Francis, Jacob Davis, Alex Alderhold, Alan Roush, Luke Frischkorn, Joe Gibson, Jacob Pelly, Nathan Rigby, Jacob Bickley, Marcus Walter, coach Jim Malone; (back, from left) Randy Keys, Chris Short, Garrett Coil, Dakota Wetzel, Tim Parrish, Jesse McClurg, Jared Shilot, Caleb Gotschall, Gabe Richards, Michael Shope, Alec Smallridge, David Keyes, Robert Guthrie and Jesse Harris.
Indians will field another winner Classification
Division VI, Region 19
2012 Record
6-4, including a second-place finish in the Inter-Tri County League lower tier with a 4-3 mark. Southern’s losses were to Crestview, Columbiana, Western Reserve and Lowellville,
2013 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 31 Waterloo Sept. 6 at Wellsville, 7:30 Sept. 13 at Mineral Ridge Sept. 20 at United Sept. 27 Columbiana Oct. 4 at Crestview Oct. 11 East Palestine Oct. 18 South Range Oct. 25 at Lisbon Nov. 1 Springfield
which posted a combined 30-14 record. The Indians’ 23 wins over the last three seasons matches the best mark in school history.
Head Coach
Mike Skrinjar enters his fourth season as head coach with a 23-8 record. He was an assistant coach at Southern Local for five years, including two as defensive coordinator. He also coached one season at Bethany College.
Assistant coaches
Justin Gerren, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks Alvan Thompson, defensive coordinator, defensive line Bill Watson, wide receivers, tight ends, defensive backs Eric Wolfe, running backs, linebackers Scott Wetzel Andy Frischkorn
Returning lettermen
Nine, including seven starters on offense and six starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Pro-Style/multiple formations.
Offensive outlook
The Indians lost record-setting quarterback Luke Griffith and receiver J.J. Napierkowski to graduation, but return big-play makers Mike McKenzie and Jared Shilot along with five other starters. “We’re looking for improved execution this season,” Skrinjar said. “We want to have better communication on the offensive line. We’re going to play a more aggressive, smash-mouth style of football.”
Defensive outlook
Southern Local gave up an average of 39.5 points per game in their four losses last season. “We need to have improved team defense,” Skrinjar said. “We need to all be working together and rally to the football. We want to remain aggressive but be fundamentally sound at the same time. And we didn’t tackle as well as we should’ve last season.”
Returning offensive backs
Mike McKenzie (senior running back).
Incoming offensive backs
Jared Shilot (senior quarterback), Tim Parrish (sophomore running back), M.J. Williams (senior running back), Clayton Cunningham (senior running
Basic defensive formation 3-3 Stack.
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back), Gabe Richards (sophomore quarterback), Michael Shope (freshman quarterback-wide receiver).
Returning offensive ends
M.J. Willliams (senior wide receiver), Laughlin Cole (junior tight endtackle).
Incoming offensive ends
Josh Brown (sophomore wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen
Caleb Gotschall (senior tackle), Dustin Earich (senior guard-tackle), J.T. Bickley (senior guard-tackle), Howie Bott (senior guard-tackle).
Incoming offensive linemen
Jacob Davis (senior), Ryan Maskaluk (senior), Marcus Walder (junior).
Returning defensive linemen
Caleb Gotschall (senior end), Dustin Earich (senior tackle), Laughlin Cole (junior end-tackle).
Incoming defensive linemen
Ryan Maskaluk (senior), Clayton Cunningham (senior), Alan Roush (junior).
Returning linebackers
Mike McKenzie (senior inside), Jesse McClurg (sophomore outside).
Incoming linebackers
Howie Bott (senior), Tim Parrish (sophomore), Joe Gibson (sophomore).
Good Luck, Indians!
Returning defensive backs
M.J. Williams (senior safety), Jared Shilot (senior safety).
Incoming defensive backs
Gabe Richards (sophomore cornerback), Michael Shope (freshman cornerback), Dakota Wetzel (freshman cornerback), James Napierkowski (senior safety).
2012 Players honored
Steven Treadway (graduated), second-team Division V All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Luke Griffith (graduated), special mention Division V All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Jared Shilot, special mention Division V All-Ohio and first-team AllArea. Logan Hickman (graduated), firstteam All-Area. J.J. Napierkowski (graduated), firstteam All-Area. Mike McKenzie, second-team AllArea.
2012 Leaders
Rushing —Mike McKenzie, 1,270 yards and 14 touchdowns on 161 carries (7.9). Passing — Luke Griffith (graduated) completed 157 of 254 passes for a school-record 2,182 yards and 19 touchdowns. Receiving — J.J. Napierkowski (graduated) a school-record 74 catches for 893 yards (12.3) and eight touchdowns; Jared Shilot, 52 catches for a school-record 924 yards (17.8) and eighth touchdowns. “GOOD LUCK, INDIANS!”
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2013 Outlook
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Springfield Tigers
Division VI, Region 19
2012 Record
4-6, including a 3-4 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. All six losses were to teams with winning records. The Tigers were 1-2 in games decided by three points or less and 0-5 at home.
Head Coach
Sean Guerriero enters his seventh season as head coach with a record of 27-34. He was an assistant at Girard for four years and Gilmour Academy one year.
Assistant coaches
Adam Slopek, defensive coordinator, inside linebackers, offensive line Paul Butto, offensive line, defensive line Dave DiRenzo, running backs, defensive backs Joe Antonucci, running backs, inside linebackers Bill Miller, wide receivers, outside linebackers Ron Stallsmith, offensive line, defensive line
Returning lettermen
Seventeen, including six starters on offense and six starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread.
1 Ian Grdina.........................5-1.......142 ....Jr. 2 Frankie Centofonti ...........5-7.......130 ....Fr. 3 Jake Ford..........................5-3.......110 ....Fr. 4 Cody Allen ........................5-4.......109 ....Soph. 5 Jake Ohlin.........................5-11.....149 ....Sr. 6 Mike Allgower ...................6-1.......179 ....Sr. 7 Anthony Scandy ...............5-10.....175 ....Sr. 8 Hunter Snyder .................5-8.......157 ....Jr. 9 Zack Barber......................5-8.......140 ....Fr. 10 Graham Mincher...............5-9.......140 ....Soph. 11 Ryan Kohler ......................5-11.....160 ....Jr. 12 Jordan Capouellez............5-6.......125 ....Soph. 14 Joey Santangelo...............5-6.......146 ....Fr. 15 Stevie Ranelli....................5-1.......102 ....Fr. 19 Ethan Nezbeth..................5-7.......140 ....Fr. 20 Tommy Joyce....................5-6.......133 ....Fr. 21 Jake Marshall....................5-10.....172 ....Soph. 22 Jared Suverison................5-0.......95 ......Fr. 24 Cory Stouffer ....................5-9.......158 ....Jr. 25 Gabe Barnard...................5-10.....162 ....Fr. 30 Hunter Troggio ..................5-6.......169 ....Soph. 31 Ryan Wilson......................5-9.......161 ....Jr. 32 Randy Groves...................5-9.......158 ....Jr. 33 David Ohlin .......................5-9.......140 ....Sph. 34 Nick Wells .........................5-11.....232 ....Sr.
Offensive outlook
The Tigers return all their skilled players. Junior quarterback Hunter Snyder led the team in rushing (611 yards) and passing (681 yards). Running backs Ryan Kohler and Chris Wells and tight end Mark Schuler can take over if opponents key too much on Snyder.
Basic defensive formation 3-4.
Defensive outlook
2013 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at Brookfield Sept. 6 Y. Christian Sept. 13 Lowellville Sept. 20 Columbiana Sept. 27 at United Oct. 4 East Palestine Oct. 11 at Crestview Oct. 18 Lisbon Oct. 25 at South Range Nov. 1 at Southern
The Tigers gave up an average of 24.3 points a game last season, which must improve, but held opponents to 82 yards passing per game. “We need some young kids to step up,” Guerriero said.
Returning offensive backs
Hunter Snyder (junior quarterback), Chris Wells (senior running back), Ryan Kohler (junior running back).
36 Trenton Ball.......................5-6.......183 ....Sr. 40 Anthony Ugolini ................5-7.......153 ....Fr. 44 Wyatt Wilson .....................5-8.......129 ....Fr. 45 Chris Wells........................6-1.......223 ....Sr. 50 Austin Gebhardt................6-3.......315 ....Fr. 51 Alex Morian.......................6-1.......215 ....Fr. 53 Kenney Sheely..................5-9.......200 ....Soph. 54 Tim Vinkler........................5-8.......195 ....Jr. 58 Zach Renaldy ...................5-4.......161 ....Fr. 59 Brian Swansiger ...............6-1.......235 ....Jr. 60 Dom Merilillio ...................5-4.......179 ....Fr. 61 Austin Snyder ...................5-6.......246 ....Jr. 63 Chase Packard .................5-5.......187 ....Soph. 64 Russell Seymour ..............5-10.....225 ....Fr. 65 Andy Prosser ....................6-2.......255 ....Soph. 66 Gabe Crowe .....................6-1.......315 ....Sr. 70 Zack Fellows.....................5-9.......240 ....Soph. 73 Zack Cain .........................5-11.....248 ....Sr. 74 John Lyda .........................5-8.......240 ....Soph. 75 Austin Lawson ..................5-8.......240 ....Soph. 76 Steve Desimone ...............5-8.......207 ....Soph. 78 Dom Washburn.................6-1.......208 ....Soph. 79 James Russo....................5-10.....220 ....Fr. 80 Patrick Flara......................6-3.......156 ....Fr. 81 Luke Frye..........................5-5.......164 ....Jr.
Incoming offensive backs
Anthony Scandy (running back).
Returning offensive ends
Mike Allgower (senior wide receiver), Jake Ohlin (senior wide receiver), Anthony Scandy (senior wide receiver), Mark Schuler (senior tight end)
Incoming offensive ends
Ian Grdina (junior wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen
Gabe Crowe (senior tackle), Zack Cain (senior guard), Austin Snyder (junior center), Brian Swansiger (guard).
Incoming offensive linemen
Russell Seymor (freshman tackle), Zach Fellows (sophomore tackle), Timmy Vinkler (junior center).
Returning defensive linemen
Gabe Crowe (senior tackle), Mark Schuler (senior end), Brian Swansiger (junior end), Nick Wells (senior nose
tackle).
Incoming defensive linemen Zack Cain (senior end).
Returning linebackers
Chris Wells (senior outside), Trenton Ball (senior inside).
Incoming linebackers
Cory Stouffer (junior inside), Tim Vinkler (junior inside), Anthony Scandy (senior outside), Randy Groves (junior outside).
Returning defensive backs
Mike Allgower (senior cornerback), Ryan Kohler (junior corner), Ian Grdina (junior cornerback), Jake Ohlin (senior free safety).
Incoming defensive backs
Graham Mincher (sophomore cornerback).
2012 Players honored
Derek Gbur (graduated), special mention Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area. Gabe Crowe, second-team All-Area.
2012 Leaders
Rushing —Hunter Snyder, 611 yards and 10 touchdowns on 122 carries (5.0); Ryan Kohler, 518 yards and six touchdowns on 92 carries (5.6); Chris Wells, 421 yards on 79 carries (5.3). Passing — Hunter Snyder completed 66 of 115 passes for 681 yards and three touchdowns. Receiving — Ryan Kohler, 20 catches for 150 yards (7.5); Jake Ohlin, 20 catches for 145 yards (7.3); Mark Schuler, 17 catches for 161 yards (9.5); Mike Allgower, 16 catches for 66 yards (4.1). Scoring — Hunter Snyder 62 points; Ryan Kohler 42. Tackles — Alex Wharry (graduated) 83; Nick Wells 65; Derek Gbur (graduated) 62; Ian Grdina 61; Joe Johnson (graduated) 61. See SPRINGFIELD, Page 46A
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UNITED GOLDEN EAGLES
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Members of the 2013 United football team are (front, from left) Stephen Leyman, Caleb Conser, Brandon Miller, Andrew Birk, Mike Martin, Garrett Beech, Zach Maze, Blaine Reiter, Austin Thomas, Sabastian Dunn; (second row, from left) Charlie Smith, J.D. Swords, Braden Davison, Bryan Weyant, Lucas Cooper, Eric Blosser, Chase Courtney, Sean Fox, Cody Dickens, Mike Gauding; (third row, from left) Bryce Reiter, Jordan Bailey, Thomas Combs, Colton Antram, Cage Vincent, Alec Williamson, Roger Knizat, Tyler Powers, Nathan Humphreys, Josh Welcome, Anthony Martin; (fourth row, from left) Austin Thomas, Colton Graham, Brennon Jenkins, Dom DiBaggio, Kolton Smith, Jim Fox, Jake Clark, Jake Blake, Jake Strader, Colton Bowen; (back, from left) head coach Mike Ward, coach Sean Weyant, coach Mitch Phillis, coach Jordan Phillips, coach Ken Lewis, coach Ryan Powell, coach Jake Kilroy and coach Ryan Burd.
Golden Eagles flying high in ITCL 2013 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 Malvern Sept. 6 at Salem Sept. 13 at Newcomerstown Sept. 20 Southern Sept. 27 Springfield Oct. 4 at South Range Oct. 11 at Lisbon Oct. 18 Crestview Oct. 25 at East Palestine Nov. 1 at Columbiana
Classification
Division V, Region 15
2012 Record
6-4, including a 4-3 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The four losses were to Malvern, South Range, Crestview and Mineral Ridge, which combined for a 34-10 record.
Head Coach
Mike Ward enters his fourth consecu-
tive season and 13th overall at United. He has a 120-81 career record in 20 years as head coach — including 46-34 in eight years at Lisbon from 1980-87 and 58-32 in nine years at United from 1989-97.
Assistant coaches
Frank Baker, offensive line, defensive line Jordan Phillips, offensive coordinator, running backs, outside linebackers
Ken Lewis, defensive coordinator, inside linebackers, offensive line Dave Ward, wide receivers, defensive backs Ryan Powell, wide receivers, defensive backs Jake Kilroy, offensive line, defensive line Ryan Burd, quarterbacks, defensive backs Mitch Phillis, quarterbacks See EAGLES, Page 38A
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EAGLES, Continued from Page 37A
Twenty, including 11 starters on offense and 11 starters on defense.
Maze (senior fullback), Blaine Reiter (senior tailback), Bryan Weyant (junior fullback), Cage Vincent (junior fullback).
Basic offensive formation
Incoming offensive backs
Returning lettermen
Spread.
Offensive outlook
The Eagles can put points on the board and are led by third-year starting quarterback Garrett Beech and tailback Mike Martin, a pair of 1,000-yard runners. “We return 11 starters from lst year,” Ward said. “We expect to compete in all of our games.”
Basic defensive formation 5-2.
Defensive outlook
The Eagles gave up an average of 19.5 points in their six wins last season, but 43.5 points in their four losses. They need to improve on this side of the ball to be a championship contender. “We need to improve on defense,” Ward said. “With a good winter and spring in the weight room, we expect to be stronger and in better condition.”
Returning offensive backs
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and 10 touchdowns on 185 carries (6.0). Passing — Garrett Beech completed 75 of 175 passes for 1,017 yards and 12 touchdowns. Receiving — Tyler Lewis, 19 catches for 240 yards (12.6) and three touchdowns; Mike Martin, 16 catches for 242 yards (15.0) and one touchdown; Braden Davison, 13 catches for 201 yards (15.5) and two touchdowns. Scoring — Garrett Beech, 134 points; Mike Martin 72; Cole Weikart (graduated) 33. Interceptions — Garrett Beech 3; Mike Martin 3.
2012 Players honored
2013 Outlook
Incoming linebackers
Colton Bowen (freshman), Jordan Bailey (sophomore).
Returning defensive backs
Garrett Beech (senior), Mike Martin (senior), Brandon Miller (senior), Caleb Conser (senior), Braden Davison (junior), Cody Dickens (junior), Tyler Lewis (senior), Blaine Reiter (senior).
Incoming defensive backs
Garrett Beech, special mention Division V All-Ohio and first-team AllArea. Mike Martin, second-team All-Area. Zach Maze, second-team All-Area.
2012 Leaders
Rushing —Garrett Beech, 1,427 yards and 21 touchdowns on 181 carries (7.9); Mike Martin, 1,116 yards
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Members of the 2013 Wellsville football team are (front, from left) Zack Mellott, Banzen Gradhaus, Alik Bradford, Justin Miller, Jordan Sloan, Jordan Allen, TyShawn Franklin, Frank Jackson, Eric Hardman, Seth Bradford, Cavan LeMasters; (second row, from left) Levi Brown, Austin Phillips, Marvin Brinkley, Joe Abdalla, Nick Huff, Vinnie Giordano, Camden Douglas, Hayden Dalrymple, George Anderson, Dan Monte, Brendon Carr, Marcus Moxley; (third row, from left) Skyler DeLauder, Ishmael Heard, DeVonte Pullie, Eric Sullivan, Branden Valentine, Travis Furbee, Austin Carter, Greg Beatty, Norman Rudder, Seth Bloor, Austin Baker; (back, from left) coach Richard Sloan, coach Dennis Bowers, head coach Rich Wright, coach Rick Stanley, coach Derrick Spann and coach Joe Carr.
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Division VII, Region 23
2012 Record
4-6, including a 2-5 mark in the
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Inter-Tri County League lower tier. The Tigers got off to a 2-1 start and then gave up an average of 34.7 points in their seven ITCL lower tier games.
Head Coach
Rich Wright enters his first season at Wellsville. He was 83-66 with six playoff appearances and three 10-0 regular seasons at Beaver Local from 19982011.
Assistant coaches
Dennis Bowers, running backs, outside linebackers Joe Carr, offensive line, defensive line Rich Sloan, receivers, defensive backs Derrick Spann, tight ends, defensive
ends Rick Stanley, offensie line, defensive line
Returning lettermen
Fifteen, including starters on 10 offense and 10 starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Hybrid Wing-T.
Offensive outlook
Wellsville has plenty of big-play ability, but was inconsistent last season — scoring an average of 39.8 points in their four wins and only 9.2 points in their six losses. “I think we’ll be pretty balanced,” Wright said. “We’ve got great wide receivers and running backs and we’re
pretty darn good up front. The offense could be pretty special. There’s a great deal of experience there and this could be the most balanced offense I’ve been a part of in my career. We’ve got to eliminate penalties and it may take a little time to learn the new system. It’s kind of like learning a new language, but they seem to be coming along.”
Basic defensive formation 3-4.
Defensive outlook
Opponents averaged 31.7 points a game against the Tigers last season and they are looking to improve on those numbers. See WELLSVILLE, Page 42A
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“We want to try and limit the twoway players some,” Wright said. “Our strength is the experience we have coming back and our team speed. We want to try and create some more turnovers. We’ll be pretty aggressive and try to get the ball back to our offense. We still need to develop some depth, though.”
Returning offensive backs
Jodan Sloan (senior quarterback), Marcus Moxley (senior wingback), Brendon Carr (senior fullback).
Incoming offensive backs
Zack Mellott (junior tailback), George Anderson (senior fulback), Vinnie Giordano (sophomore fullback), Seth Bradford (senior quarterback).
Returning offensive ends
Seth Bradford (senior tight end). “GOOD LUCK TIGERS”
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Incoming offensive ends
Jordan Allen (senior wide receiver), Camden Douglas (senior wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen
Joe Abdalla (senior), Greg Beatty (senior), Marvin Brinkley (senior), Travis Furbee (junior), Seth Bloor (junior).
Returning defensive linemen
Seth Bloor (junior tackle), Travis Furbee (junior tackle), Greg Beatty (senior end), Seth Bradford (senior end).
Returning linebackers
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Incoming linebackers
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(senior), George Anderson (senior).
Returning defensive backs
Jordan Allen (senior cornerback), Camden Douglas (senior cornerback), Zack Mellott (junior strong safety), Marcus Moxley (senior free safety).
2012 Players honored
Seth Martin (graduated), special mention Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area. Seth Bradford, second-team AllArea.
2012 Leaders
Rushing —Marcus Moxley, 923 yards and nine touchdowns on 126 carries (7.3); Brendon Carr, 537 yards and six touchdowns on 96 carries (5.6); Zack Mellott, 357 yards and four touchdowns on 39 carries (6.0); Jordan Sloan, 298 yards and four touchdowns on 64 carries (4.7). Passing — Jordan Sloan completed 39 of 111 passes for 351 yards and four touchdowns. Receiving — Seth Bradford, 11 catches for 188 yards (17.1) and two
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touchdowns; Zack Mellott, nine catches for 87 yards (9.7) and one touchdown. Scoring — Marcus Moxley 54 points; Brendon Carr 38; Zack Mellott 36; Cavan LeMasters 29 Tackles — Vinny Giardano 108, Seth Martin (graduated) 83; Zack Mellott 65.
2013 Outlook
Wellsville has been looking forward to this season for a while with a talented class of 13 seniors. “We’re a senior-laden team and sticking together will be key to our success,” Wright said. “We’ll need it when adversity hits and it always does over a season.” The Tigers lost only four players to graduation and return all of their skilled starters. They are confident under Wright, who takes over after guiding Beaver Local to six playoff appearances. “These kids deserve to win and they’re definitely capable,” Wright said. “They just have to play up to their ability. If you have a group of seniors like See WELLSVILLE, Page 46A
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Tigers head in Wright direction BY PAUL EDGAR Staff Writer
WELLSVILLE — When Rich Wright was hired as the new Wellsville football coach in January, some people told him to lower his expectations. Some said the kids from that community would be different from those he coached for 14 seasons at Beaver Local. That they wouldn’t have a great attitude, wouldn’t work as hard and that he was in for a real shock. Wright says he found nothing could be further from the truth. “I would say the biggest surprise was that some people said the Wellsville kids would be different, be lazy,” he said. “I haven’t seen that at all. The kids are awesome. They’ve worked so hard. They’re respectful. They’ve been prepared for success and have a great deal of pride. They want to do well and I’ve been impressed with them since day one.” As soon as Wright was hired, he began the process of getting to know his players better. He was a regular at the Tigers’ basketball games and wrestling matches this past winter and could be found watching the track and baseball teams in the spring. Wright said developing a relationship with his new team was his first priority. “I’ve tried to talk with them and find out about them,” he said. “That’s been one of the fun parts. These kids have
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Wellsville head coach Rich Wright is in his first season with the Tigers after leading Beaver Local for 14 years.
charisma. It’s pretty cool that everyone lives so close together. Some of them walk to practice. Kids are kids and I think they’ve accepted me just fine.” The process of getting acclimated with his players hasn’t been as easy as it has in the past for Wright. At Beaver Local, Wright knew almost every family and saw his players on a daily basis at school. Now, he has to put in extra time to make sure he
Wellsville Tigers 10 Cavan LeMasters..............5-8.......175 ....Sr. 12 Seth Bradford....................6-1.......200 ....Sr. 13 Eric Hardman....................6-0.......161 ....Sr. 14 Frank Jackson...................5-11.....195 ....Jr. 15 TyShawn Franklin..............5-8.......155 ....Jr. 16 Jordan Allen......................6-1.......170 ....Jr. 17 Jordan Sloan ....................6-1.......190 ....Sr. 18 Justin Miller.......................5-8.......115 ....Fr. 21 Alex Bradford ....................5-8.......115 ....Fr. 22 Branzen Gradhous ...........5-10.....160 ....Fr. 23 Zack Mellott ......................5-9.......165 ....Jr. 24 Marcus Moxley..................6-0.......175 ....Sr. 25 Brendon Carr ....................6-1.......215 ....Sr. 27 Dan Monte ........................5-6.......135 ....Soph. 31 George Anderson .............5-7.......205 ....Sr. 35 Hayden Dalrymple ............5-9.......184 ....Fr. 40 Camden Douglas..............6-3.......160 ....Sr. 41 Vinnie Giordano................5-8.......190 ....Soph.
44 John Bell...........................6-1.......207 ....Jr. 45 Nick Huff ...........................5-7.......160 ....Jr. 52 Joe Abdalla.......................5-7.......181 ....Sr. 56 Marvin Brinkley.................6-1.......217 ....Sr. 58 Austin Phillips ...................5-10.....175 ....Soph. 60 Levi Brown........................6-2.......194 ....Sr. 61 Austin Baker .....................5-10.....255 ....Soph. 68 Seth Bloor.........................6-0.......237 ....Jr. 72 Norman Rudder................5-11.....205 ....Fr. 73 Greg Beatty ......................6-3.......284 ....Sr. 74 Austin Carter.....................5-7.......180 ....Fr. 75 Travis Furbee ....................6-2.......290 ....Jr. 76 Branden Valentine ............6-6.......305 ....Jr. 77 Eric Sullivan......................5-10.....245 ....Soph. 78 DeVonte Pullie ..................6-1.......230 ....Sr. 81 Ishmael Heard ..................5-8.......120 ....Fr. 82 Skyler DeLauder...............5-7.......190 ....Fr.
stays up on what is happening with his team. “The hardest part is not seeing them in school,” he said. “When you’re in the school, you know everything that’s going on in the classroom. You know any time they have to visit the principal or when they’re absent or come in late. You can talk to them face to face and see what’s going on.” Without being able to see them at school, Wright has leaned on the principal, athletic director and teachers to keep him informed about his players. But Wright isn’t the only one trying to soak up new information. His team is also adjusting to a new coach and a new system. “The hard part is that I’ve got an experienced football team, but they have to learn everything from the beginning,” he said. “Every drill, every play has to be taught from the ground up. It’s a new way of doing things for them and “GOOD LUCK, TIGERS”
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change is always hard.” Another challenge for Wright has been to increase the number of students playing football. Last season, the Tigers struggled with participation levels and suited up just 24 players for most of their games. Wright said the school’s size has made increasing their numbers difficult. “It’s been a couple steps forward at times, a couple steps back,” he said. “We only have 90-plus boys in the school. I’ve heard if you get 12 percent of your boys playing, that’s good. Well, 12 percent for us would hardly be half a team. “We’ll definitely have enough to play on Friday and Saturday and that will help. My main concern is that whatever number we start with, that’s what we need to finish with.” Expectations are high in Wellsville with a talented senior class looking to leave its mark. Wright said he understands that only success will bring everyone on board with his plan. “There’s still people in the community that don’t know me,” he said. “I’ve got to prove something to them. This is a very proud community. Everyone has been very nice, very cordial and supportive, but I’ve got to do some positive things on and off the field for everyone to buy in.” Wright signed a three-year contract when he took the job. He said that shows the level of commitment on both sides to see his plan through to the end. “If Wellsville got every athlete in town to play football, they’d probably kick us out of the league,” he said. “There are athletes all over this town. It’s very talent rich for such a small town. I’ve got kids and you never know what the future may bring, but as long as Wellsville wants me, this could be a good place for me. Who knows, maybe I’ll be here for the next 20 years.”
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Scary scene at Southern Local Hit-and-run incident showed need for more parking at football games BY CHRIS RAMBO Staff Writer
SALINEVILLE—On Oct. 7, 2011, Southern Local hosted Western Reserve in one of the most-anticipated football games in recent school history. It was homecoming and both teams were undefeated. The winner would likely be the Inter-Tri County League Lower Tier champion. “A bunch of things combined to make that night a really big event,” Southern athletic director Jess Krulik said. “I’ve never seen so many cars for a football game since I’ve been at the school.” The parking lots at Southern Local High School quickly overflowed, with many of the excess vehicles pulling into a private field across the street. Among those parked there was Western Reserve High School graduate and Youngstown State freshman Tori Korda. During the second half, with Western Reserve comfortably ahead, Korda and two of her friends decided to leave. After crossing Route 39, they began walking parallel to the road, about three feet into the grass. As the group continued to their parking spot, a 2011 Ford F-150 came up behind them and swerved to the right, clipping one of Korda’s friends with the passenger side mirror—knocking it off in the process—and striking Korda below her left shoulder. “We were just walking down the side of the road and the next thing I remember there were people standing over me, talking to me, trying to calm me down,” Korda said.
“I’m not sure if the driver knew they had hit somebody, but everybody around me said it sure looked like they sped away intentionally.” TORI KORDA, HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM
The driver did not stop. In fact, those in the vicinity told Korda that the truck actually increased its speed as it drove away. “I’m not sure if the driver knew they had hit somebody, but everybody around me said it sure looked like they sped away intentionally,” Korda said. Korda was taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boardman with a broken bone between her shoulder and elbow. She was released the following day and her left arm was in a cast for a little more than two months. A bulletin was soon put out asking people to be on the lookout for a light gray or white 2011 Ford F-150 missing a passenger side window. No new information ever surfaced and the case was closed after a year.
“They were able to identify the vehicle through pieces of the mirror, and after that I thought there was a chance to find somebody,” Korda said. “But, at the same time, I’m not really surprised nobody was caught once the driver sped away. My friend’s parents tried to run it down, but they weren’t able to get a good view.” According to Krulik, school officials agreed immediately to discourage any further parking in the field. “Members of our booster club help park cars, and after the accident we made sure the area across the street was monitored and that cars were directed elsewhere,” Krulik said. “Everybody has been pretty accepting of that and we haven’t had any real problems since.” Members of the Southern community
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hope that a more permanent solution has now arrived. As part of an overall facility upgrade, parking around the football field has been expanded by about 100 spaces for the upcoming season. Two new parking areas have been added, one by the school’s administrative offices and another by the concession stand. To handle any potential overflow, a new access road has been created leading to the practice football field in back of the stadium. Superintendent John Wilson, who was not with Southern at the time, acknowledged the accident came up during discussions about stadium upgrades, but did not say it was the overriding reason for more parking. “There were a number of factors that went into the need to improve our facility, and the accident was certainly a part of it,” Wilson said. “We knew we needed to get more parking not just for football but for all of our other events as well.” According to Krulik, the issue predated Korda’s accident and affected the school in other ways besides safety. “Parking has been a problem for awhile,” Krulik said. “Besides the issue of people having to park in a private field, the lack of space was really hurting our attendance compared to the other ITCL schools. “We now think we have enough space to accommodate everybody and more than enough overflow room by the practice field so that nobody should have to park across the street.”
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Southern Local players Jacob Bickley (74), Jacob Pelly (71) and Jacob Davis (79) check out the school’s new artificial turf field from above during team photo day.
Southern will debut turf field BY PAUL EDGAR Staff Writer
SALINEVILLE — Each time a member of this year’s senior class steps onto the new artificial turf field at Southern Local, they still can’t believe it’s happened. What was once a dream, has now become reality. As freshmen, they were introduced to a new coach in Mike Skrinjar. Together they set out to achieve a list of goals they believed would take the football program to the next level. Included in that list was an upgrade to the school’s football stadium and surrounding facilities. A new synthetic turf field has now been installed along with improvements to both the visitor and home bleachers, a new field house and additional parking. “It still doesn’t even seem real,” Southern Local senior lineman Caleb Gotschall said. “We always talked about how cool it would be to have this, but I never thought it would happen while I was still here.” Skrinjar — who has led the Indians to a 23-8 record during the past three seasons — said the new upgrades have been something he has envisioned since he took over the program. “Four years ago, I sat down with this group of players when they were just freshmen and talked about building what I called an ‘Indian Empire,’” he said. “We dreamed about having a field like this. It took a lot of people to see this thing through including the players. See TURF, Page 47A
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two touchdowns on 50 carries. Passing — Ross Stoffer (graduated) completed 42 of 82 passes for 882 yards and 13 touchdowns; Ryan Miller completed 19 of 41 passes for 499 yards and six touchdowns. Receiving — Robby Seman (graduated) 36 catches for 828 yards and 11 touchdowns. Scoring — Robby Seaman (graduated) 66 points; Jake Arsuffi (graduated) 48; Cole Krumpak (graduated) 41; David McCabe 36; Billy Goodall 36. Interceptions — Corey Deal 4; Robby Seman (graduated) 3; Adam Witmer 3.
2013 Outlook
The Raiders, who feature 15 seniors, return a lot of players who saw action last season due to injuries. “Throughout the 2012 season, we played a lot of different players,” Yeagley said. “Many of our players had
a chance to start at least one game during the season because of injuries and trying to find the right combination. “Even though we played a lot of different of players, the Raiders still have to mature quickly because of a very tough non-league schedule and a very tough league. The Raiders have worked very hard in the offseason and during conditioning. The seniors have also shown great leadership. The Raiders, however, must still learn from the previous teams and play together.” South Range suffered its only loss in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier to Crestview last season and will try to catch the Rebels again this year. “The league is loaded,” Yeagley said. “Anything can happen in the league. “Crestview being Crestview. United is loaded and has everybody back and Springfield has everybody back. It is going to be tough, really tough. We’ve got to stay healthy.”
2013 Outlook
Coming off their second losing season in 17 years, the Tigers expect to turn things around in a hurry. “Our players are excited and enthusiastic about the upcoming season,” Guerriero said. “With a number of returning on both sides of the ball, we are looking to build off their experiences from last season.” The Tigers return 17 lettermen and all of their skilled players will be back in the starting lineup. “We want to compete for the ITCL title and return to the playoffs,” Guerriero said. Springfield hopes to close the gap on five-time defending league champion Crestview. “Crestview has been dominate for so many years, you have to put them on top,” Guerriero said. “Columbiana moving up will be a good rivalry game for us. The league has been so competitive, you can’t take any week off.”
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this, the expectations rise and so does the pressure. “But, if we do what we need to do, we’ll be hosting a playoff game. On paper, we can do it, but we all know the game isn’t played on paper. Going 10-0 is our number one goal. It’s time to get to work.” Wellsville will be among the teams in the running for the ITCL lower tier. “The lower tier is as competitive as you can get,” Wright said. “Most of the teams have a lot of seniors coming back. I think the league is in an up year. But, this league is fair. We all deal with small numbers. I’m excited to be a part of this league and I truly believe four teams from the lower tier will make the playoffs — two in Division VI and two in Division VII.” The key to the Tigers’ season will be at the end of the regular season when they play Mineral Ridge, McDonald and Western Reserve.
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These guys believed in each other and they were able to get people excited about Southern Local football again.” The money for the project — costing slightly more than $1 million— came from moving inside mills (guaranteed money from the state) from the current expense fund to the permanent improvement fund. The millage move was approved at a March 6 board meeting and resulted in an unvoted tax increase. “You are never going to please everybody,” Southern Local Superintendent John Wilson said. “Some folks don’t believe that we need the stadium improvements or don’t like how the money was raised, but a lot of people are also pretty excited about it.” There’s no doubt the players are excited about it. According to Southern Local senior quarterback Jared Shilot, the new field
is a source of pride for the team. “The whole things is just breathtaking,” he said. “It’s an honor to be a part of the senior class that opens this place up. “We always said we’d have a turf field one day, but we didn’t think it would be in our generation. For us, it’s a symbol of all the hard work the former and current players have put in.” Southern Local senior wide receiver M.J. Williams said being able to use the updated facilities has humbled him and made him appreciate all the hard work that went into making it happen. “Coming out here everyday, it’s mind-blowing,” he said. “This group of seniors is an amazing bunch. “We’ve treated every practice like it was a game since we were freshmen. We’ve talked about having something like this to play on since then. We just never thought it would really happen.”
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