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Members of the 2011 Columbiana football team are (front, from left) trainer Britney Husk, trainer Karlee Briceland, Trey Hargrove, Chris Hackstedde, Austin Barbato, Brandon O’Malley, Levi Dunlap, Trenton Solmen, Steve Slater, C.K. Smith, Nick Bacha, head coach Bob Spaite; (second row, from left) Niki Berg, Hayden Sneltzer, Jacob Theil, Garret Patrick, Britton Steiginga, Nate Huk, Matt Hopfenziz, J.J. Welch, Justin Hoffman, Brandon Hacker, Kevin Fay, Jared Hill, ball boy Rocky Bettura; (third row, from left) coach Randy Barker, coach Tom Randolph, Kyle Simms, Connor Richardson, Collin Dunlap, Jake DeJong, Eamon Eavers, R.J. Rankin, Steve Kurilla, John Cramer, Mike Buzzard, Dillon Randolph, Tyler Wyant, Nick DelSignore, coach Tim Reash, coach Mike Bettura; (back, from left) coach Kris Reash, Chris Durk, Nick Nemick, Gary Shell, Drew Cyrus, Hunter Durbin, Logan Stilson, Dylan Farraro, Rae Erwin, Zach Crum, Matt Wiedner, Austin Saverko, Alex Schnarrenberger, Drew Makosky, Connor Gillespie and coach Larry Baughman.
Clippers go on the offensive Classification
Division V, Region 17
2010 Record
5-5, including a 3-4 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The Clippers were 3-1 at home and have
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at Monroe Central Sept. 2 at Leetonia Sept. 9 Newton Falls Sept. 16 Lisbon Sept. 23 South Range Sept. 30 at East Palestine Oct. 7 Crestview Oct. 14 United Oct. 21 at Springfield Oct. 28 at Mineral Ridge
won six of their last seven regular-season home games. They were 0-3 in games decided by eight points or less.
Head Coach
Bob Spaite enters his 18th season as head coach with a record of 123-61, three Tri-County League titles and eight state playoff appearances. He has a career head coaching record of 13795-4, which includes five seasons at Southern Local.
Assistant coaches
Larry Baughman, assistant head coach, defensive coordinator Kris Reash, offensive line, quarterbacks Mike Bettura, offensive line, defensive line Tom Randolph, wide receivers,
defensive backs Randy Barker, running backs, outside linebackers Brian Pearl, wide receivers, defensive backs Tim Reash, assistant
Returning lettermen
Sixteen, including five starters on offense and two starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Multiple formations/option.
Offensive outlook
Third-year starting quarterback Austin Barbato returns after rushing and passing for for more than 1,000 yards last season. He sparks an offense that averaged 33.4 points and 401 total yards a year ago.
“So far so good,” Spaite said. “If we can stay healthy, we will have a chance to put some points.”
Basic defensive formation 4-3 and 4-4 pressure.
Defensive outlook
“As good as we are offensively, we’re that thin defensively,” Spaite said. “We have zero experience at middle linebacker and in the secondary.” The Clippers held opponents to an average of 6.8 points a game in their five wins last year, while allowing 33.4 points in their five losses. “We’re struggling a little bit,” Spaite said. “We’re still trying to find the right combination of what we’re trying to do.” See CLIPPERS, Page 6
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Columbiana linebacker Trenton Solmen (above) wraps up South Range running back Alex Dickey, while Columbiana’s Britton Steiginga (right) finds running room.
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Columbiana quarterback Austin Barbato (above) eludes Leetonia’s R.J. Pacella last season. Columbiana receiver Steve Slater (left) also returns to the lineup.
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Returning offensive backs
Austin Barbato (senior quarterback), Brandon Hacker (junior fullback), Chris Hackstedde (senior halfback), Nate Huk (junior quarterback-halfback), Britton Steiginga (junior halfback).
Incoming offensive backs
Sergay Dunn (senior running back).
Returning offensive ends
Steve Slater (senior receiver), Jake DeJong (junior receiver).
Incoming offensive ends
Trenton Solomon (senior tight end), C.K. Smith (senior receiver), Colin Dunlap (junior receiver), Conner Richardson (junior receiver), R.J. Rankin (sophomore receiver).
Returning offensive linemen
Levi Dunlap (senior tackle), Hayden Sneltzer (junior center).
Incoming offensive linemen
Jacob Theil (junior guard), Nick Batch (senior tackle), Mike Buzzard (sophomore tackle), Steve Krilla (sophomore guard-tackle), Jarod Hill (junior guard), Justin Hoffman (junior tackle).
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Returning defensive linemen
Hayden Sneltzer (junior), Mike Buzzard (sophomore), Jarod Hill (junior).
Incoming defensive linemen Dustin Daugherty (senior).
Returning linebackers
Chris Hackstedde (senior outside), Brandon Hacker (senior inside).
Incoming linebackers
Trenton Solomon (senior inside), Jacob Theil (junior inside), Steve Krilla (sophomore inside), John Cramer (sophomore inside), Nate Huk (junior outside).
Returning defensive backs None.
Incoming defensive backs
Austin Barbato (senior), C.K. Smith (senior), Jake DeJong (junior), Garrett Patrick (junior), Britton Steiginga (junior).
2010 players honored
Matt Douglas (graduated), secondteam Division VI All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Nick Roncone (graduated), first-team All-Area. Austin Barbato, second-team AllArea.
1 Conner Richardson ..........6-0.......155 ....Jr. 4 Drew Makosky..................5-5.......135 ....Fr. 5 R.J. Rankin .......................5-10.....135 ....Soph. 7 Tyler Wyant .......................5-9.......125 ....Soph. 9 Drew Cyrus.......................5-8.......135 ....Fr. 10 Austin Barbato ..................6-0.......177 ....Sr. 11 Chris Durk ........................5-8.......155 ....Fr. 12 Matt Wiedner ....................5-9.......130 ....Fr. 13 Nate Huk...........................6-1.......170 ....Jr. 14 Austin Smith .....................5-7.......135 ....Fr. 17 Logan Stilson....................5-6.......125 ....Fr. 18 Jake DeJong.....................6-2.......180 ....Soph. 19 John Cramer.....................5-9.......186 ....Soph. 20 Rae Erwin .........................5-6.......130 ....Fr. 22 Nick Nemick......................5-10.....158 ....Fr. 23 Collin Dunlap ....................5-9.......145 ....Jr. 24 Britton Steiginga ...............5-4.......135 ....Jr. 25 Trenton Solmen.................6-0.......168 ....Sr. 28 C.K. Smith.........................5-10.....165 ....Sr. 29 Garret Patrick....................5-10.....150 ....Jr. 32 Hunter Durbin ...................5-6.......125 ....Fr. 33 Chris Hackstedde .............5-9.......177 ....Sr. 34 Steve Slater ......................6-3.......173 ....Sr.
2010 Leaders
Rushing — Austin Barbato, 1,098 yards and 10 touchdowns on 168 carries; Nick Roncone (graduated) 841 yards and 15 touchdowns on 159 carries; Britton Steiginga, 360 yards and three touchdowns on 36 carries. Passing — Austin Barbato completed 76 of 123 passes for 1,046 yards and five touchdowns. Receiving — Mardell Halas (graduated) 17 catches for 309 yards and three touchdowns; Britton Steiginga, 15 catches for 212 yards. Scoring — Nick Roncone (graduated) 96 points; Austin Barbaton 62; Brandon Hacker 3. Tackles — Nick Roncone (graduated) 102; Brandon Hacker 79; Matt
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40 Brandon Hacker................5-10.....196 ....Jr. 43 Dylan Farraro....................6-0.......157 ....Fr. 44 Gary Shell.........................5-3.......130 ....Fr. 50 Mike Buzzard....................6-1.......168 ....Soph. 52 Matt Hopfenziz..................5-7.......178 ....Jr. 53 Dillon Randolph ................5-5.......210 ....Soph. 54 Jared Hill...........................5-8.......166 ....Jr. 55 Alex Schnarrenberger.......6-1.......190 ....Fr. 56 Steve Kurilla......................5-10.....180 ....Soph. 57 Justin Hoffman..................6-2.......245 ....Jr. 58 Nick DelSignore................6-0.......178 ....Soph. 60 Hayden Sneltzer ...............5-10.....210 ....Jr. 62 Kevin Fay ..........................5-10.....158 ....Jr. 65 Zach Crum........................5-6.......150 ....Fr. 66 Austin Saverko..................5-8.......155 ....Fr. 67 Nick Bacha .......................6-3.......276 ....Sr. 68 Levin Dunlap.....................6-2.......246 ....Sr. 69 Jacob Theil .......................5-10.....235 ....Jr. 70 Connor Gillespie ...............5-8.......190 ....Fr. 75 J.J. Welch..........................6-0.......340 ....Jr. 77 Brandon O'Malley .............5-9.......235 ....Sr. 85 Trey Hargrove ...................5-9.......180 ....Sr. 87 Kyle Simms.......................5-4.......125 ....Jr.
Douglas (graduated) 74; Mardell Halas (graduated) 57; Jeff Davidson (graduated) 55; Chase Montgomery (graduated) 53. Interceptions — Mardell Halas (graduated) 3; Nick MacMillan (graduated) 3.
2011 Outlook
Columbiana had a string of 10 straight winning seasons and five years in the state playoffs snapped last season. The Clippers will be leaning on their nine seniors to get through the nonleague schedule before opening InterTri County League play. “We open with a tough, physical perennial Division V power Monroe Central,” Spaite said. “Next is Leetonia, See CLIPPERS, Page 7
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Columbiana’s Austin Barbato and East Liverpool’s Marky Thompkins return after becoming two of only 13 players in Columbiana County history to rush and pass for 1,000 yards each in a season:
AUSTIN BARBATO Columbiana quarterback
Year 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2008 2007 2007 2005 2004 2003 2002 1994
Player (School) .................................Games Austin Barbato (Columbiana).....................10 Marky Thompkins (East Liverpool) ............11 Trent Toothman (Salem).............................11 Carter Hill (Crestview) ...............................11 Josh McLaughlin (United)..........................11 Trent Toothman (Salem).............................12 Carter Hill (Crestview) ...............................12 Shane Peterson (East Palestine)...............10 Shane Peterson (East Palestine).................9 Tony Britton (Crestview).............................10 Ryan Williams (Columbiana)......................11 Mike Welce (Columbiana)..........................13 Drew Wagner (Columbiana) ......................10 Jay Yorty (Lisbon).......................................13 Smitty Kendrew (East Palestine) ...............12 Michael Winters (Columbiana)...................12
Rush 1,098 1,018 1,407 1,104 1,065 1,091 1,116 1,058 1,124 1,156 1,256 1,066 1,008 1,159 1,031 1,276
Pass 1,046 1,276 1,595 1,665 2,627 2,026 1,547 1,097 1,207 1,063 1,001 1,365 1,114 1,029 1,039 1,004
Just for kicks Leetonia’s Brandon Dattilio (2) blocks an extra-point attempt by Columbiana’s Brandon Hacker last season. Also shown is Columbiana ‘s John Cramer (19) and Leetonia’s Mike Thorne (57).
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our oldest rival and always one of the best teams in the area and always very physical. Then we finish our non-league with one of the very talented Trumbull County teams, Newton Falls.” Columbiana will play in the ITCL upper tier this season before moving to the lower tier next year. “Our last year in the upper tier of the ITCL will once again be very, very competitive,” Spaite said. “I really think it’s whoever can stay healthy. “Certainly, Crestview and South Range have proven to be the dominant Division V teams in the area. Coach Yeagley has graduated 39 players in the last two seasons and on paper looks like he might be in a rebuilding year. But the last time everyone said that he went 10-0 in the regular season and was one game awy from the state championship game. “Coach Cusick and his staff have had our number in recent years. They have managed to find a way to win and have established themselves as a team that will always be in the hunt for the title. Springfield, many think, are a year away, but they return a very talented group. East Palestine has had a year with Coach Mattes. They return some very skilled kids in their program and always play us very tough. “United is coming off their first playoff appearance. If they can find a replacement for Josh McLaughlin, they will be a very tough out. Mineral Ridge will have to find replacements for a very talented group of graduates. Lisbon will have to adjust to a new/old coach and new system, but there is great pride and tradition at David Anderson, so I’m sure they will play tough every game.”
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CRESTVIEW REBELS
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Members of the 2011 Crestview football team are (front, from left) Josh Mathes, Craig Lower, Derrick Riehl, Dillon Gorby, Caleb Cope, Tom Rambo, Jonathan Kerchofer, Derek Peddicord, Justin Baker; (second row, from left) Josh Dew, Nate Kinder, Mike Malyer, Aaron Kacenski, Tyler Dickey, Adam Coppock, Tim Good, Tom Oliver, C.J. Collins; (third row, from left) Justin Graff, Dylan Douglass, Nick Blower, Kaleb Baker, Dimitri Gregory, Tim Mayer, Kris Simpson, Collin Gilbert, Austin Oates, Scott Derflinger; (fourth row, from left) Evan Nentwick, Matt Hardenbrook, Clint Linhart, Ryan Moffett, Nathan Climo, Josh McDade, John Radman, John Kacenski, Dustin Gorby; (fiifth row, from left) Tylor Campbell, Morgan Johnston, Christian Kinder, Allen Sodergren, John Davis, Allen Simmons, Chris Jones, Josh DeSalvo, Jake Ferris, James Crawford, Aaron Rankin; (sixth row, from left) Zach Marr, Nick VanPelt, Cody Mackall, Kade Bianchi, Darrell Wooten, Zach Chuey, Levi Dew, Zach Mayer, Brandon Gatchel, Ben Basinger, Jacob Henderson, Nathan Stelts, Jesse Best, Tyller Guzman, Derek Kozlowski, Tyler Hall; (seventh row, from left) coach Dom Perry, coach Rich Ferris, coach Jed Campbell, coach Dave Cusick, coach Ron Myers, head coach Paul Cusick, coach Eric Potts, coach Rick Coppock, coach Jess Leon, coach Dan Hill, coach Matt Strank and coach Lowell Bacon.
Crestview’s goals are set high Classification
Division V, Region 17
2010 Record
9-2, including a third straight Inter-
Tri County League upper tier title with a 7-0 mark. The Rebels advanced to the state playoffs a third season in a row. They have won eight straight league games.
Head Coach
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 26 St. Clairsville, 7:30 Sept. 2 Beaver Local, 7:30 Sept. 9 at East Liverpool, 7:30 Sept. 16 Mineral Ridge Sept. 23 Springfield Sept. 30 at United Oct. 7 at Columbiana Oct. 14 East Palestine Oct. 21 at South Range Oct. 28 at Lisbon
Paul Cusick enters his 13th season as head coach with a record of 91-40, seven league titles and eight state playoff appearances. He has a career record of 99-62, which includes three seasons at Leetonia.
Assistant coaches
Lowell Bacon, defensive coordinator Dom Perry, special teams Eric Potts Dave Cusick
Jess Leon Matt Strank Ron Myers Dan Hill Rick Coppock Rich Ferris Jed Campbell
Returning lettermen
Twenty-three, including three starters on offense and seven starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread.
Offensive outlook
For the first time, the Rebels will be
without Carter Hill, who went 29-6 as starting quarterback. “We lost three offensive linemen, two receivers, two running backs and the quarterback to graduation,” 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. We do return several that rotated at the skilled positions, so these players will have to step up their leadership abilities.”
Basic defensive formation 4-4.
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Defensive outlook
The Rebels can count on the defense, which returns seven starters and four of top five tacklers. “We return some quality players that either started or rotated in on defense,” Cusick said. “Hopefully, this will translate into playing solid defense. Our strength should be up front with our defensive line and linebackers. We need to replace one starter on the defensive line and linebacker and we will be inexperienced in the secondary with two new starters. Our defense will have to step up and carry us in the early part of the season.”
Returning offensive backs
Adam Coppock (senior quarterback), Dillon Gorby (senior halfback), Craig Lower (senior halfback), Tom Oliver (senior wingback), Nick Blower (junior wingback), Kaleb Baker (junior halfback), Matt Hardenbrook (junior halfback), Kris Simpson (junior halfback).
Incoming offensive backs
Collin Gilbert (sophomore quarterback-flanker), Jake Ferris (sophomore halfback), Ryan Moffett (sophomore wingback), Andrew Simmons (sophomore halfback), Jesse Best (freshman quarterback), Derek Kozlowski (freshman wingback), Zach Marr (freshman halfback), Cody Mackall (freshman wingback).
Returning offensive ends
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Incoming offensive ends
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Returning offensive linemen
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2 Zack Moore ......................5-8.......170 ....Sr. 3 Adam Coppock ................5-9.......170 ....Sr. 4 Jonathan Kerchofer .........5-9.......138 ....Sr. 5 Dillon Gorby......................5-8.......163 ....Sr. 6 Brandon Gatchel ..............5-8.......130 ....Fr. 7 Jesse Best........................5-9.......157 ....Fr. 8 Matt Hardenbrook.............6-0.......178 ....Jr. 9 Collin Gilbert.....................5-8.......157 ....Soph. 10 Josh Dew..........................5-9.......175 ....Sr. 11 Evan Nentwick..................5-10.....170 ....Jr. 12 Nathan Climo....................6-2.......170 ....Soph. 13 Austin Oates .....................5-6.......119 ....Jr. 14 Derek Kozlowski ...............5-7.......143 ....Fr. 15 Aaron Rankin....................5-6.......130 ....Soph. 16 Josh DeSalvo ...................5-6.......119 ....Soph. 17 Zach Marr .........................5-5.......135 ....Fr. 18 Derek Peddicord...............5-8.......158 ....Sr. 19 Nick Blower.......................5-7.......136 ....Jr. 20 Kris Simpson ....................5-8.......149 ....Jr. 21 Justin Baker......................5-11.....200 ....Sr. 22 Tylor Campbell ..................5-7.......124 ....Soph. 23 James Crawford................5-5.......138 ....Soph. 24 Craig Lower ......................5-8.......190 ....Sr. 25 Andrew Simmons .............5-10.....174 ....Soph. 26 Cody Mackall ....................5-8.......165 ....Fr. 27 Kaleb Baker ......................5-9.......178 ....Jr. 30 Chris Jones.......................5-10.....149 ....Soph. 31 Tom Oliver.........................6-1.......178 ....Sr. 32 Tyller Guzman...................5-7.......158 ....Fr. 34 Ryan Moffett .....................5-10.....204 ....Soph. 40 Dimitri Gregory .................5-10.....207 ....Jr. 41 Jake Ferris ........................5-5.......169 ....Soph.
44 Caleb Cope..............................................Sr. 50 Zach Mayer.......................5-8.......183 ....Fr. 51 Derrick Riehl .....................5-7.......175 ....Sr. 52 John Kacenski ..................5-9.......240 ....Soph. 53 Josh McDade ..................5-11.....238 ....Soph. 54 Justin Graff .......................5-10.....237 ....Soph. 55 Jacob henderson ..............5-11.....247 ....Fr. 56 Tyler Hall ...........................5-6.......180 ....Fr. 57 Ben Basinger ....................5-6.......178 ....Fr. 58 Scott Derflinger.................5-11.....209 ....Jr. 59 Josh Mathes .....................5-9.......178 ....Sr. 60 Nate Kinder.......................5-4.......228 ....Sr. 61 Clint Linhart ......................5-10.....217 ....Soph. 62 John Radman ...................5-7.......180 ....Soph. 63 Tom Rambo ......................5-9.......196 ....Sr. 64 Morgan Johnston..............5-11.....161 ....Soph. 65 Dustin Gorby.....................5-8.......197 ....Soph. 66 C.J. Collins........................6-4.......210 ....Sr. 67 Tyler Dickey.......................6-0.......219 ....Sr. 68 Aaron Kacenski ................5-6.......218 ....Sr. 70 Dylan Douglass ................5-11.....250 ....Jr. 71 Allen Sodergren................5-9.......183 ....Soph. 72 Christian Kinder................5-11.....206 ....Soph. 74 Mike Maver .......................6-3.......260 ....Sr. 75 Nathan Stelts ....................5-11.....163 ....Fr. 76 Zach Chuey ......................5-8.......205 ....Fr. 77 Nick Van Pelt.....................6-1.......204 ....Soph. 78 John Davis........................5-10.....2169 ..Soph. 80 Tim Good..........................5-7.......151 ....Sr. 81 Tim Mayer.........................6-1.......165 ....Jr. 82 Kade Bianchi ....................6-0.......150 ....Soph. 88 Levi Dew...........................5-5.......125 ....Fr.
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Incoming defensive linemen
Returning linebackers
Returning defensive linemen
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Incoming linebackers
James Crawford (sophomore outside), Jake Ferris (sophomore outside), Chris Jones (sophomore outside), Ryan Moffett (sophomore inside), Andrew Simmons (sophomore outside), Allen See CRESTVIEW Page 11
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Sodergren (sophomore inside), Brandon Gatchel (freshman outside), Zach Marr (freshman inside), Cody Mackall (freshman inside).
Returning defensive backs
Josh Dew (senior cornerback), Tim Good (senior free safety), Dillon Gorby (senior free safety), Nick Blower (junior cornerback), Collin Gilbert (sophomore cornerback).
Incoming defensive backs
Austin Oates (junior cornerback), Nathan Climo (sophomore cornerback), Josh DeSalvo (sophomore cornerback), Aaron Rankin (sophomore free safety), Jesse Best (freshman cornerback), Levi Dew (freshman cornerback), Derek Kozlowski (freshman free safety).
2010 players honored
Carter Hill (graduated), second-team Division V All-Ohio and first-team AllArea. Jeff Sickle (graduated), special mention Division V All-Ohio and Morning Journal All-Area Lineman of the Year. Andrew Mayer (graduated), firstteam All-Area. Jake Danks (graduated), first-team All-Area. Steve McCall (graduated), secondteam All-Area. Jeff Bing (graduated), second-team All-Area.
Crestview’s top football seasons The most wins in a season in Crestview football history: Record Season 10-2...................................................2009 10-2...................................................2008 10-2...................................................2005 9-1.....................................................1995 9-1.....................................................1993 9-1.....................................................1988 9-2.....................................................2010 9-2.....................................................2001 9-2.....................................................1991 9-3.....................................................2006
Tom Marnejon (graduated), secondteam All-Area. C.J. Collins, second-team All-Area. Dillon Gorby, second-team All-Area.
2010 Leaders
Rushing — Carter Hill (graduated), 1,104 yards and 13 touchdowns on 184 carries; Andrew Mayer (graduated) 767 yards and 11 touchdowns on 103 carries; Adam Coppock, 456 yards and four touchdowns on 56 carries; Kody Simpson (graduated) 430 yards and five touchdowns on 48 carries. Passing — Carter Hill (graduated) completed 112 of 173 passes for 1,665 yards and 20 touchdowns; Adam
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2011 Outlook
Crestview will once again be one of the area’s top teams again after winning 29 games the past three seasons. The Rebels enter the campaign with a nine-game regular-season winning streak. They have won 62 of their last 72 regular-season contests. “We have graduated a ton of key players over the past two seasons, so we just want to be competitive from week to week,” Cusick said. “Our non-league
schedule will definitely test us as a football team and we better mature early.” The Rebels will open against St. Clairsville and Beaver Local at home before traveling to East Liverpool for the first time. Then it is off to the ITCL upper tier, where they have won 19 of their last 20 games. Crestview and South Range look like the top two teams heading into the season. “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. Mineral Ridge will be physical and athletic. “Columbiana returns a solid quarterback and he’ll be one of the best in the area. United lost a lot to graduation, but will be a much more balanced team. Springfield will continue to improve and be very competitive. Lisbon will have some good athletes and return a great coach. East Palestine will be much improved during the second year of their program.”
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Members of the 2011 East Palestine football team are (front, from left) Phil Kimmel, Jake DiCello, Zak Brockman, Chris Tancer, Travis Cope, Jared Knopp, Tim Kugler, David Blue; (second row, from left) Jacob Knopp, Jeremy Sodergren, Derek Smith, Austen Reiser, Tyler Visnick, Drew Weigle, Noah Beal; (third row, from left) Logan Frye, Luke Cope, Chris Raley, James Klein, Jacob Thomas, Levi Kunselman; (fourth row, from left) Jeremy Macias, Taylor Townsend, Jahlil Mixon, Cody McGath, Anthony Rouzzo; (back, from left) coach Ryan McCullough, coach Andrew Sarachman, head coach Gare Mattes, coach Dan Kibler and coach Dave Rankin.
Bulldogs few, but optimistic Classification
Division V, Region 17
2010 Record
3-7, including a 2-5 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The Bulldogs won two of their last three
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at Southern Sept. 2 Wellsville Sept. 9 at W. Reserve Sept. 16 at Springfield Sept. 23 at Mineral Ridge Sept. 30 Columbiana Oct. 7 United Oct. 14 at Crestview Oct. 21 Lisbon Oct. 28 South Range
games.
Head Coach
Gare Mattes enters his second season as head coach. He has a career head coaching record of 109-94-3, including 16 seasons at Stow-Munroe Falls (including 1988 Associated Press Division I All-Ohio Coach of the Year), three seasons at Hampton Township (Pa.) and one season at Maricopa High School in Arizona. he also was an assistant at Stow-Munroe Falls for seven years and at Robert Morris University two years.
Assistant coaches
Dave Rankin, defensive coordinator, linebackers Andrew Sarachman, offensive line Ryan McCullough, defensive backs
Dan Kibler, defensive line
Returning lettermen
the load until quarterbacks Noah Beal and Luke Cope develop.
Twelve, including four starters on offense and four starters on defense.
Basic defensive formation
Basic offensive formation
Defensive outlook
Pro I/Spread.
Offensive outlook
“We will be more diverse,” Mattes said. “We have an established running back with Derek Smith and we’ll have an experienced offensive line. Our passing game will be up there with the receivers we have coming back in Travis Cope, Zak Brockman and Jake DiCello (a two-time state track qualifier in the 100-meter dash).” The returning starters have to carry
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Linebacker Jared Knopp returns after leading the Bulldogs in tackles last season. “We are looking fairly strong,” Mattes said. “We feel confident in the front three we have (Jacob Knopp at nose guard, Chris Tancer at tackle and Drew Weigle and Jeremy Sodgreen at the other tackle).
Returning offensive backs
Derek Smith (junior running back). See BULLDOGS, Page 15
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Best records this century The regular-season records of area football teams since the 2000 season: Team Record 1. South Range...........................................90-19 2. Crestview ................................................81-28 3. Columbiana.............................................79-29 4. Leetonia..................................................67-42 5. Beaver Local...........................................67-43 6. West Branch ........................................61-48-1 7. Springfield...............................................61-49 8. United .....................................................58-52 9. Wellsville.................................................51-59 10. East Liverpool .........................................50-60 11. Minerva ...................................................49-61 12. East Palestine .........................................47-63 13. Salem......................................................44-66 14. Lisbon .....................................................41-68 15. Southern Local........................................40-69 16. Oak Glen.................................................36-73
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Incoming offensive backs
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Returning offensive ends
Travis Cope (senior wide receiver), Zak Brockman (senior wide receiver), Jake DiCello (senior wide receiver), Austen Reiser (junior tight end).
Incoming offensive ends None.
Returning offensive linemen
Jared Knopp (senior guard), Chris Tancer (senior tackle), Drew Weigle (junior tackle).
Incoming offensive linemen
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Incoming linebackers
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Returning defensive backs
Zak Brockman (senior), Derek Smith (junior), Travis Cope (senior), Jake DiCello (senior).
Incoming defensive backs Tim Kugler (senior).
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2010 Leaders
Rushing — Mike Salyers (graduated) 686 yards and five touchdowns; Derek Smith, 576 yards on 125 carries. Passing — Mike Salyers (graduated) 698 yards and six touchdowns; Derek Ross (graduated) 491 yards and four touchdowns. Receiving — Travis Cope, 21 catches for 319 yards and two touchdowns. Scoring — Mike Salyers (graduated) 30 points; Derek Smith 20. Tackles — Jared Knopp 106; Mike Salyers (graduated) 85.
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Members of the 2011 Leetonia football team are (front, from left) Zakk Scoville, Dylan McDevitt, Brandon Critchley, Cody Yeagley, Joe Lankford, R.J. Pacella, Alex Maltbie, Cody Stokes, Derek Grande, Nick Nelson, John Thorne, Mike Thorne; (second row, from left) manager Brett Weikart, Josh VanGiesen, Zack Renier, Dillon Crane,Derek Farmer, Tom Cruz, Josh Elerick, Zack Robles, Brandon Henry, Brandon Dattilio; (third row, from left) Devin Wilson, James Shea, Bryce Turney, Chase Stark, Zack VanGiesen, Hayden Rance, Ryan Finch, Trevor Sandor, Alex Finch; (fourth row, from left) Devin Galvin, Trent Ferry, Colton Gudat, Drew Turney, Dustin Hartzell, Kyle Hartman, Aaron Wolford, Brandon Hawkins and Nate Inboden; (back, from left) coach Aaron West, coach Nick Mango, coach Ralph Jones, coach Artie Altomare, head coach Matt Altomare, coach Bill Altenhof, coach Fred Bruderly and coach Ron Graff.
Bears try to get back on track Classification
Division VI, Region 21
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Lisbon, 7:30 Sept. 2 Columbiana Sept. 9 at Mathews Sept. 16 W. Reserve Sept. 23 at McDonald Sept. 30 Jackson-Milton Oct. 7 Sebring Oct. 14 at Southern Oct. 21 at Wellsville Oct. 28 Lowellville
2010 Record
2-8, including a 1-6 mark in the Inter-Tri County League lower tier. The Bears lost 12 of their last 14 games, including four straight home games.
Basic offensive formation
Head Coach
Matt Altomare enters his fifth season as head coach with a record of 22-20 and two state playoff appearances. He was the Leetonia defensive coordinator the previous eight seasons.
Nick Mango, offensive line, defensive line Bill Altenhof, tight ends, defensive ends Ron Graff, wide receivers, defensive backs Fred Bruderly, kickers, punters Aaron West, quarterbacks, defensive backs Ralph Jones, offensive line, defensive line
Assistant coaches
Returning lettermen
Artie Altomare, offensive coordinator, linebackers
Fifteen, including seven starters on offense and seven starters on defense.
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“Many players got varsity experience last year, and we are counting on maturity and leadership from our upperclassmen,” Altomare said. “We must find a balance between the run and pass to be successful. We do not have much depth, so younger players must develop quickly. We have to eliminate costly turnovers this year.” The Bears had 26 turnovers last season. See BEARS, Page 17
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Continued from Page 16
Basic defensive formation Multiple 50.
Defensive outlook
The Bears aim to improve the rushing defense after opponents ran for an average of 215 yards against them last year. “We have to stop the run this year,” Altomare said.”With seven starters returning we have experience at all of the positions, but we cannot give up the big play.”
Returning offensive backs
R.J. Pacella (senior running back) Brandon Dattilio (junior wingback), Zack VanGiesen (sophomore fullback).
Incoming offensive backs
Cody Stokes (senior quarterback), Derek Grande (senior running back), Bryce Turney (sophomore wingback), Colton Gudat (freshman fullback), Trent Ferry (freshman quarterback), Josh Elerick (junior fullback).
Returning offensive ends
Alex Maltbie (senior tight end), Zack Renier (junior wide receiver), Brandon Critchley (senior wide receiver).
Incoming offensive ends
Josh VanGiesen (junior tight end), John Thorne (senior wide receiver), Brandon Henry (junior wide receiver), Dylan McDevitt (senior tight end).
Returning offensive linemen
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Returning defensive linemen
Joe Lankford (senior tackle), Cody Yeagley (senior tackle), Zakk Scoville (senior tackle), Mike Thorne (senior end), Alex Maltbie (senior end).
Incoming defensive linemen
Derek Farmer (junior tackle), Dillon Crane (junior tackle), Nick Nelson (senior tackle), Zack Robles (junior tackle), Zack Renier (end), Josh VanGiesen (end).
Returning linebackers
Tom Cruz (junior), Derek Grande (senior).
Incoming linebackers
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Returning defensive backs
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Incoming defensive backs
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Bryce Turney (sophomore safety), John Thorne (senior cornerback), Brandon Henry (junior cornerback).
Pacell, 14 catches for 116 yards. Scoring — Devan Miller (graduated) 62 points; Seth McNally (graduated) 32 points. Tackles — Devan Miller (graduated) a school-record 136; Seth McNally (graduated 126. Interceptions — Devan Miller (graduated) 3.
2010 players honored
Devan Miller (graduated), special mention Division VI All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Seth McNally (graduated), secondteam All-Area.
2010 Leaders
Rushing — Devan Miller (graduated), 1,158 yards and 10 touchdowns on 155 carries; Seth McNally (graduated), 424 yards and four touchdowns on 90 carries. Passing — Lance Tullis (graduated) completed 18 of 476 passes for 265 yards; Ian Sevenich, completed 19 of 45 passes for 146 yards and one touchdown. Receiving — Devan Miller (graduated), 14 catches for 189 yards; R.J.
2011 Outlook
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2011 INTER-TRI COUNTY LEAGUE SCHEDULE
WEEK ONE Thursday, Aug. 25 Leetonia at Lisbon Mathews at Western Reserve Friday, Aug. 26 East Palestine at Southern Local Malvern at United St. Clairsville at Crestview Columbiana at Monroe Central Springfield at McDonald Sebring at Rootstown Mineral Ridge at Campbell Memorial Jackson-Milton at Windham Saturday, Aug. 27 Toronto at Wellsville South Range at Warren JFK ——— WEEK TWO Friday, Sept. 2 Beaver Local at Crestview Columbiana at Leetonia Wellsville at East Palestine Southern Local at Lisbon United at Salem Campbell Memorial at South Range Youngstown Christian at Springfield Southington at Sebring Mineral Ridge at LaBrae Malvern at Lowellville Rootstown at Jackson-Milton Western Reserve at Independence McDonald at Oberlin ——— WEEK THREE Friday, Sept. 9 Lisbon at Wellsville Crestview at East Liverpool Newton Falls at Columbiana East Palestine at Western Reserve Rootstown at United Lowellville at Springfield Southern Local at Toronto Leetonia at Mathews Sebring at Newbury McDonald at Mineral Ridge Grand Valley at Jackson-Milton Saturday, Sept. 10 South Range at Garfield Heights Trinity ———
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WEEK FOUR Friday, Sept. 16 Upper Tier Mineral Ridge at Crestview United at South Range Lisbon at Columbiana East Palestine at Springfield Lower Tier McDonald at Southern Local Western Reserve at Leetonia Wellsville at Lowellville Sebring at Jackson-Milton ——— WEEK FIVE Friday, Sept. 23 Upper Tier Springfield at Crestview United at Lisbon
South Range at Columbiana East Palestine at Mineral Ridge Lower Tier Wellsville at Sebring Jackson-Milton at Southern Local Leetonia at McDonald Lowellville at Western Reserve ——— WEEK SIX Friday, Sept. 30 Upper Tier Crestview at United Columbiana at East Palestine Lisbon at Springfield South Range at Mineral Ridge Lower Tier Southern Local at Wellsville Jackson-Milton at Leetonia
Western Reserve at Sebring McDonald at Lowellville ——— WEEK SEVEN Friday, Oct. 7 Upper Tier Crestview at Columbiana United at East Palestine Springfield at South Range Mineral Ridge at Lisbon Lower Tier Western Reserve at Southern Local Sebring at Leetonia Wellville at McDonald Lowellville at Jackson-Milton ——— WEEK EIGHT Friday, Oct. 14 Upper Tier East Palestine at Crestview United at Columbiana Lisbon at South Range Springfield at Mineral Ridge Lower Tier Leetonia at Southern Local Wellsville at Western Reserve Lowellville at Sebring McDonald at Jackson-Milton ——— WEEK NINE Friday, Oct. 21 Upper Tier Crestview at South Range Lisbon at East Palestine Columbiana at Springfield Mineral Ridge at United Lower Tier Leetonia at Wellsville Southern Local at Lowellville Sebring at McDonald Jackson-Milton at Western Reserve ——— WEEK TEN Friday, Oct. 28 Upper Tier Crestview at Lisbon South Range at East Palestine Springfield at United Columbiana at Mineral Ridge Lower Tier Southern Local at Sebring Lowellville at Leetonia
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Blue Devils just want to win Classification
Division V, Region 17
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 25 Leetonia, 7:30 Sept. 2 Southern Local, 7:30 Sept. 9 at Wellsville, 7:30 Sept. 16 at Columbiana Sept. 23 United Sept. 30 at Springfield Oct. 7 Mineral Ridge Oct. 14 at South Range Oct. 21 at East Palestine Oct. 28 Crestview
2010 Record
1-9, including an 0-7 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The Blue Devils have lost 36 of their last 37 games and 34 straight league games.
Head Coach
Jim Tsilimos returns for his second stint as head coach. He was 110-79 at Lisbon from 1990-2007, including five Tri-County League titles, five state playoffs appearances and the 1995 Division V state championship He has a career head coaching record of 135104, including three years at Wilmington and two years at Benjamin Logan.
Assistant coaches
Jason Congo, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, safeties. Bill Meek, offensive line, defensive line Joe Wilson, offensive line, defensive line Kyle Bing, running backs, linebackers Ron Sines, defensive coordinator, linebackers, running backs Rich Joy, wide receivers, safeties Charles Bell, offensive line, defensive line Steve Tsilimos, quarterbacks, cornerbacks Todd Brammer, offensive line, defensive line Pete Canada, running backs, linebackers
Returning lettermen
Ninteen, including seven starters on offense and seven starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Wing-Stack Attack.
Offensive outlook
The Blue Devils have averaged 6.8 points a game in each of the past two seasons, which puts a strain on the defense. “We’re trying to run a Wing-T type offense,” Tsilimos said. “So far, so good. I think they are grasping the philosophy and concept of the offense. We See BLUE DEVILS, Page 22
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Tsilimos starts over at Lisbon By MICHAEL S. BURICH Assistant Sports Editor
LISBON — New Lisbon head football coach Jim Tsilimos knew he would be back on the sidelines in charge of a high school football team after he stepped down as the Blue Devils’ coach in 2007. He just wasn’t sure it was going to be at the school where he won the 1995 Division V state championship. “I knew I would coach again when my son (Steve) was finished playing in college,” Tsilimos said. “I just didn’t know where.”
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Tsilimos said even though he is eligible to retire from teaching he wanted to continue to work for a few more years. That plan included being a head coach. When the opportunity presented itself after Jeremy McElroy stepped down after going 1-29 in three years at the Blue Devil helm, Tsilimos thought it was a good fit — again. “I could have continued to teach here and went somewhere else to coach, but I really don’t feel like that is a good mixture,” Tsilimos said. “Some people can make it work, but I didn’t want to make it
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Basic defensive formation 4-3.
Defensive outlook
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Incoming offensive backs
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downs. Scoring — Zac Barnes 18 points; Brad Cox 14; Josh Cook (graduated) 14.
2011 Outlook
The Blue Devils are looking for a return to respectability with the return of Tsilimos. The Blue Devils have one win since September 2007 and have lost 43 of their last 46 games overall. “We have 12 seniors who must lead the team,” Tsilimos said. The Blue Devils will follow their direction as Lisbon opens the season against Leetonia, Southern Local and Wellsville before opening Inter-Tri County League play. “We must have early success in the three non-league games,” Tsilimos said. “Because of lack of numbers, we must stay healthy. We hope to improve by being competitive in our upper tier games.”
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52 Patrick Haren....................6-1.......225 ....Jr. 53 Anthony Rhodes ...............6-1.......185 ....Fr. 55 J.J. Didas ..........................5-9.......165 ....Jr. 57 Tyler Heverly .....................5-8.......160 ....Soph. 58 John Lane.........................5-10.....175 ....Sr. 59 Jesse Flugan ....................5-10.....190 ....Soph. 60 Colt Carlisle ......................5-9.......155 ....Fr. 61 Ben Kuhlen .......................5-9.......160 ....Fr. 63 Jacob Jarome ...................5-9.......205 ....Soph. 65 Adam Faulk.......................5-8.......195 ....Jr. 66 Jeremy Chidester .............5-10.....200 ....Jr. 67 Evan Cianni ......................6-2.......195 ....Sr. 68 Steven Dixon ....................6-0.......225 ....Sr. 71 Jared Merriman ................6-1.......230 ....Fr. 72 Danny Donahue................5-11.....230 ....Fr. 76 Jordan Everett ..................5-10.....220 ....Soph. 77 Casey Williams .................6-1.......290 ....Sr. 78 John Faloba......................6-0.......215 ....Sr. 83 Patrick Morris....................6-0.......145 ....Fr. 85 Chris Pettigrew .................5-6.......130 ....Fr. 88 Anthony Nguyen ...............5-10.....145 ....Soph.
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The team is still mired in a slump which has seen seven wins in five seasons. In addition the Blue Devils have never won an Inter-Tri County League upper tier football game and have lost a total of 34 league games in a row. “In five years, we’ve won seven games,” Tsilimos said. “That is the culture we’re dealing with.” Tsilimos was able to cobble together a staff of former assistants and colleagues to begin reshaping the Devils. One of his new assistants is his son Steve “Tater” Tsilimos, who graduated from the University of Chicago in the spring. “That’s working real well,” Jim Tsilimos said. “He brings a fresh
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Members of the 2011 Sebring football team are (front, from left) Dakota Wagner, Corey Baia, Jake Hubbs; (second row, from left) coach Dave Papic, David George, David Vaughn, Todd Roosa, Jake Arbitter, Lee Thomas, Joe Campbell, Nick Fodse, Adam Oblisk: (third row, from left) Raymond Ritchie, Branton Olsen, Dylan Mick, Jerry Billingsley, Christan Roberts, Andrew Helmeth, Larry Rhodes, Cori Wilson, Connan Raber, general manager Bill Brown; (fourth row, from left) Justin George, Josh Hurford, Zach Jackson, Zach Wagner, Chris Clemons, Cody Dennis, Zane Twaddle, Brian Weekly, Logan Barnes, John Jackson, Brett Weekly, James Schrekengos; (back, from left) coach Doug Wilson, coach Bob Mick, coach Allen Marquis, coach Paul Yost, head coach Scott Springer, coach Joel Szymanski, coach T.J. Yost and coach Brian Boone.
Trojans will give it their best shot 2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at Rootstown Sept. 2 Southington Sept. 9 at Newbury Sept. 16 at Jackson-Milton Sept. 23 Wellsville Sept. 30 Western Reserve Oct. 7 at Leetonia Oct. 14 Lowellville Oct. 21 at McDonald Oct. 28 Southern Local
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2010 Record
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Head Coach
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as head coach. He was defensive coordinator at Sebring the past two seasons after being an assistant at Alliance for eight years.
defensive line, special teams Doug Wilson, quarterbacks, linebackers
Assistant coaches
Twelve, including three starters on offense and four starters on defense.
Allen Mangus, offensive coordinator Paul Yost, offensive line, defensive line, special teams T.J. Yost, offensive line, defensive line Joe Szymanski, running backs,
Returning lettermen
Basic offensive formation Offset I, split back and gun.
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Offensive outlook
“The offensive line is young and we have veteran players playing new positions,” Springer said. “We must become students of the game and work hard on simple fundamentals.” The Trojans started last year strong, averaging 28.7 points in the three non-league games before being held to 14.7 points in the seven ITCL contests.
Basic defensive formation 4-3.
Defensive outlook
Defense has been the reason for the Trojans’ turnaround. They limited opponents to an average of 19.8 points a game last year, the lowest in years. “We have been a very aggressive defense the past two years,” Springer said. “That is our style. We must work hard during tackling drills. We also be very disciplined on defense.”
Returning offensive backs
Josh Hurford (sophomore quarterback), Dakota Wagner (senior quarterback).
Incoming offensive backs
Dylan Mick (sophomore tailback), Raymond Ritchie (sophomore tailback), Adam Oblisk (senior fullback), Zach Wagner (junior fullback).
Returning offensive ends
Corey Baia (senior wide receiver), Nick Fodse (senior wide receiver), Jake Hubbs (senior wide receiver).
Incoming offensive ends
Jake Arbiter (senior tight end), Jerry Billingsley (sophomore wide receiver), Zack Jackson (junior wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen
Todd Roosa (senior tackle), Lee See TROJANS, Page 28
Springer hopes to lead Sebring turnaround By RON FIRTH Journal Sports Editor
SEBRING — Coming off Sebring’s best football season in 18 years, Trojans new head coach Scott Springer says things couldn’t get much better. “They’re awesome,” he said. “Our numbers are good, our energy level is high and the support from the community is high. We’re going to continue what we started.” Springer was the defensive coordinator at Sebring the past two seasons and was promoted to head coach in March after Jay Brophy stepped down. “We want to build a winner here,” Springer said. “We don’t just want to field a team.” Sebring went 4-6 last season after winning only six games the previous 12 years. The Trojans are no longer pushovers in the Inter-Tri County League. They won two games in the ITCL lower tier last season after having lost 89 of their previous 90 league games. “The younger kids know what the expectations are,” Springer said. “Our goals are just the same. We’re not using any more excuses here at Sebring. If we’re not getting it done, we’re going to have to work harder.” Springer, a 1984 graduate of Ravenna Southeast High School, was an assistant coach at Alliance for eight years before coming to Sebring. “We’re a little more simpler on offense,” Springer said. “We’re running more two back than a spread. We have a good freshman class coming in. Some freshmen linemen are pushing the older kids. It is good experience for them and will pay off in the future.” “GO TROJANS”
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Incoming offensive linemen
Cody Dennis (freshman center), Chris Clemons (freshman guard), Logan Barnes (freshman tackle), Cori Wilson (sophomore tackle).
Returning defensive linemen
David George (senior end), Lee Thomas (senior noseguard).
Incoming defensive linemen
Cori Wilson (sophomore noseguard), Cody Dennis (freshman tackle), Chris Clemons (freshman end), Todd Roosa (senior tackle).
Returning defensive backs
Corey Baia (senior cornerback), Nick Fodse (senior strong safety-free safety), Zack Jackson (junior cornerback).
ond-team All-Area. Chase Good (graduated), secondteam All-Area.
other for support and success,” Springer said. Springer takes over the program after serving the past two years as defensive coordinator. Sebring’s defense held opponents to less than 20 points in six games. “We must play hard, but be under control and always communicate on the field,” Springer said. The Trojans also won two games in the Inter-Tri County League lower tier after losing 89 of their previous 90 league games. “The ITCL is very solid,” Springer said. “There are no weeks off and you can’t look past someone,” Springer said. “Three teams made the postseason during the 2010 season — McDonald, Western Reserve and Southern Local, three quality teams coming from a solid league.”
Scoring — Tyler Rinehart (graduated) 48 points; Dakota Wagner 47; Seamus Johnson (graduated) 37.
Dakota Wagner (senior middle), Adam Oblisk (senior outside). Dylan Mick (sophomore outside), Ray Ritchie (sophomore outside), Zach Wagner (junior outside), Jake Arbitter (senior middle).
44 Cody Dennis .....................5-9.......220 ....Fr. 45 David Vaughn ...................5-10.....180 ....Sr. 50 Brandon Richards.............6-0.......230 ....Jr. 52 Christian Roberts..............5-9.......180 ....Soph. 58 Zane Twaddle ...................5-10.....230 ....Fr. 62 Todd Roosa.......................6-4.......305 ....Sr. 63 Brian Weekly.....................5-8.......190 ....Soph. 68 Cori Wilson .......................6-2.......320 ....Soph. 70 James Schreckengost ......5-9.......160 ....Fr. 71 Andrew Helmeth..............5-8.......175 ....Soph. 72 Logan Barnes ...................6-5.......250 ....Fr. 73 Chris Clemons..................6-0.......200 ....Fr. 77 Lee Thomas......................6-0.......285 ....Sr. 82 David George ...................6-0.......185 ....Sr. 85 Joe Cambell......................6-2.......165 ....Sr. 88 Justin George ...................5-7.......125 ....Fr.
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Returning linebackers
Incoming linebackers
2 Josh Hurford.....................5-7.......155 ....Jr. 5 Zach Wagner ....................5-6.......165 ....Jr. 7 Brett Weekly .....................5-8.......130 ....Fr. 9 Jake Arbitter .....................6-2.......165 ....Sr. 10 Corey Baia........................5-10.....180 ....Sr. 11 Nick Fodse........................6-2.......175 ....Sr. 12 John Jackson....................5-6.......125 ....Fr. 14 Dylan Mick ........................5-11.....160 ....Soph. 17 Connan Raber ..................5-8.......140 ....Fr. 18 Adam Oblisk .....................5-8.......180 ....Sr. 21 Jerry Billingsley.................6-1.......155 ....Soph. 22 Branton Olsen...................5-11.....140 ....Fr. 23 Jake Hubbs.......................6-1.......160 ....Sr. 30 Dakota Wagner.................6-4.......215 ....Sr. 31 Larry Rhodes....................5-6.......135 ....Soph. 33 Raymond Ritchie ..............5-11.....150 ....Soph. 42 Zach Jackson....................5-6.......130 ....Jr.
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Incoming defensive backs
Jake Hubbs (senior free safety), Jerry Billingsley (sophomore strong safetyfree safety), Branton Olsen (freshman cornerback).
2010 players honored
Seamus Johnson (graduated), special mention Division VI All-Ohio and sec-
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Southern up to Division V After making the state playoffs for the first time in Division VI last season, Southern Local is moving up to Division V this year. “If we’re in Division V, we’re going to have step up and attack the challenge,” Southern Local coach Michael Skrinjar said. “I welcome it, but we will have to dig deeper.” The Indians will join other area Division V programs in Region 17. Senior standouts from some of the Division V teams include (from left) Crestview’s Adam Coppock, South Range’s Dan Good, Southern Local’s Kyle Exline and United’s Tyler Dunn. Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
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Raiders return to winning ways Classification
Division V, Region 17
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at Warren JFK Sept. 2 Campbell Sept. 10at Garfield Heights Trinity Sept. 17 United Sept. 23 at Columbiana Sept. 30 at Mineral Ridge Oct. 7 Springfield Oct. 14 Lisbon Oct. 21 Crestview Oct. 28 at East Palestine
2010 Record
7-4, including a second-place finish in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier with a 5-2 mark. South Range advanced to the state playoffs for the seventh time in eight seasons. The Raiders started 6-1 before losing three of their last four games. They were 5-0 at home.
Head Coach
Dan Yeagley enters his 17th season as head coach with a record of 140-44, 12 state playoff appearances and eight league titles.
Assistant coaches Wayne Allegretto Don Allen Joe Brooks Toney Foster Nick Haught Alan Kimmel Justin Macella Rich McClellan Jason Swiger
Returning lettermen
Seventeen, including six starters on offense and seven starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Wing-T.
Offensive outlook
South Range will be replacing the entire backfield after averaging 25.5 points and 291 total yards a game last year. Like usual, the Raiders have young prospects ready to take their turn.
Basic defensive formation 5-2.
Defensive outlook
The Raiders return seven defensive starters, including three linebackers and See RAIDERS, Page 45
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South Range Raiders 10 Ross Stoffer......................6-1.......190 ....Jr. 11 Cullen Kyser .....................5-6.......165 ....Jr. 14 Allen Bryce .......................5-6.......140 ....Soph. 15 Trevor Lawless ..................6-0.......175 ....Jr. 16 Zach Thorpe ....................5-11.....160 ....Soph. 18 Cole Krumpak...................5-10.....180 ....Jr. 19 Adam Arsuffi .....................6-4.......160 ....Jr. 20 Jake Arsuffi.......................6-1.......165 ....Jr. 21 Cody Kurtz........................5-8.......180 ....Sr. 22 Billy Goodall......................5-8.......140 ....Soph. 23 Neil Allen ..........................5-7.......140 ....Jr. 24 A.J. Melnick.......................5-7.......165 ....Soph. 25 Kevin Groff........................6-2.......180 ....Sr. 26 Ryan Miller........................6-0.......170 ....Fr. 28 Corey Deal........................6-1.......170 ....Jr. 29 Eric Liston.........................5-8.......145 ....Soph. 30 Joe Alessi .........................5-6.......130 ....Fr. 31 Max Brooke ......................6-2.......165 ....Sr. 32 Robert Seman ..................5-11.....165 ....Jr. 33 Alex Dickey .......................5-7.......160 ....Sr. 34 David McCabe ..................5-8.......160 ....Fr. 35 Jon Kenney.......................5-10.....205 ....Jr. 36 Gary Miller .......................6-0.......150 ....Fr. 37 Jeffery Freeze...................5-6.......120 ....Soph. 40 Dylan Keller ......................5-6.......145 ....Fr. 42 Dan Good .........................6-3.......225 ....Sr. 43 Adam Witmer....................6-0.......160 ....Soph. 44 Kirlin Grahovac .................5-8.......135 ....Fr. 45 Tyler Robertson ................6-0.......190 ....Soph.
46 Joey Phillips......................5-11.....180 ....Soph. 50 Zach Baird ........................5-8.......175 ....Soph. 51 Ben Baird..........................5-8.......145 ....Fr. 52 Robbie Grahovac..............5-11.....185 ....Sr. 53 Jake Mitchell.....................6-2.......190 ....Jr. 54 Tyler Bradley .....................5-11.....185 ....Jr. 55 Travis Bernard...................5-6.......150 ...Fr. 56 Dalton Kurtz......................5-7.......180 ....Jr. 57 Ryan Haynes ....................6-0.......170 ....Soph. 60 Kirk Wolf ...........................5-10.....225 ....Jr. 62 Cole Hassay .....................6-3.......210 ....Sr. 63 Zack Dolak........................5-7.......210 ....Fr. 64 Adam Peterson.................5-9.......280 ....Sr. 65 Lane Bowman...................5-9.......145 ....Fr. 66 Nathan Hugenberg ...........6-0.......175 ....Jr. 67 Evan Schaefer ..................5-7.......210 ....Fr. 68 Derek Fickes.....................5-6.......155 ...Fr. 71 Ben Farmer.......................6-1.......235 ....Soph. 73 David Horn........................6-5.......325 ....Sr. 76 Alex Snow.........................6-2.......210 ....Sr. 78 Christian Bowden .............6-3.......240 ....Sr. 79 Garrett Sorley ...................6-2.......235 ....Soph. 80 Brent Bigelow ...................6-0.......170 ....Soph. 82 Jake Pfeifer.......................5-8.......145 ....Jr. 84 Max Fisher........................5-8.......135 ....Soph. 85 Zane Kreidler ....................5-9.......130 ....Soph. 87 Cole Berry ........................5-10.....185 ....Fr. 88 Colton Hiner......................6-1.......145 ....Soph.
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SOUTHERN LOCAL INDIANS
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Members of the 2011 Southern Local Indians football team are (front, from left) Marcus Walter, Jeff Brucker, Patrick Polen, J. T. Bickley, Marcus Mich, Jaret Shilot, Steve Treadway, Troy Smith, Alan Roush, Christian Cogar, Garit Coil, coach Kevin Hickman; (second row, from left) coach Chris Knox, manager Marty Napierkowski, Alex Parrish, Andrew Aderhold, Jacob Davis, Austin Sadier, Chris Ingledue, Dylan Hess, Sebastain Baddley, Bryan Schriner, M. J. Williams, Howie Bott, Zach Boals, Dylan Ketchum, Josh Knox, manager Lisa Higgins; (third row, from left) coach Pitts, coach C. J. Norris, Joe Riggs, Jordan Hart, Dylan Grooms, Marcus Ford, Sam Earich, Damin Beadnell, Zack Puckett, Stephen Sfakis, Dominic Gibson, J.J. Napierkowski, Dalton Cunningman, Dustin Earich, manager Serry Cunningham, coach Ryan Jones; (fourth row, from left) Kyler Woodard, Christian Cogar, Luke Griffith, Andrew Russell, Caleb Gotschall, Kyle Exline, head coach Michael Skrinjar, coach Bubba Dowling, Matt Chase, Dalton Cogar, Zach Davis, Laughlin Cole, Jared Sevek and J. J. Pahanish.
Indians come back for more Classification
Division V, Region 17
2010 Record
8-3, including a 5-2 mark in the
Inter-Tri County League lower tier. The Indians matched the most wins in school history and reached the playoffs for the first time. They were 5-0 at home.
Head Coach
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 26 East Palestine Sept. 2 at Lisbon, 7:30 Sept. 9 at Toronto, 7:30 Sept. 16 McDonald Sept. 23 Jackson-Milton Sept. 30 at Wellsville Oct. 7 Western Reserve Oct. 14 Leetonia Oct. 21 at Lowellville Oct. 28 at Sebring
Michael Skrinjar enters his second season as head coach. He was an assistant coach at Southern Local for five years, including the last two as defensive coordinator. He also coached one season at Bethany College.
Assistant coaches
Mike Schneider, offensive coordinator Kevin Hickman, offensive line Jim Thirtyacre, offensive line
Sam Puckett, running backs Steve Hamilton, wide receivers, defensive backs Jesse Miller, defensive line Andrew Dawson, defensive line, Justin Gerrin, quarterbacks, Jerry Young, defensive line Bubba Dowling, linebackers Josh Ketchum
Returning lettermen
Ninteen, including four starters on offense and seven starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Multiple formations
Offensive outlook
The Indians will have a new look
under new offensive coordinator Mike Schneider. “He’s the most knowledgeable offensive guy I know,” Skrinjar said of the 28-year old Schneider. “He’s a genius.” Schneider was a prep star at Sharon High School in Pennsylvania where he threw for 3,700 yards with 42 touchdowns and rushed for 823 yards and 20 more scores in his career. He spent three seasons as the starting quarterback at Duke where he was 288-of-547 passing for 3,098 yards and 12 touchdowns from 2003-05. The Indians return leading rusher Zack Puckett to an offense that scored 309 points last second, second most in school history. “In my mind, he’s one of the most See INDIANS, Page 33
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Luke Griffith (junior quarterback), J.J. Napierkowski (junior running back)
Incoming offensive backs
Marcus Mick (senior running back).
Returning offensive ends
Kyle Exline (senior tight end), Jared Shilot (junior wide receiver),
Incoming offensive ends
Basic defensive formation
Damin Beadnell (senior wide receiver), Dylan Hess (senior wide receiver), Kyler Woodward (junior tight end).
Defensive outlook
Returning offensive linemen
Multiple formations
Southern Local scored a lot of points last season, but it will be the staunch defense that keeps the Indians on their winning ways. The Indians held opponents to an average of 12.5 points and 192 total yards a game and forced 34 turnovers. The defense will be led by senior linebackers Kyle Exline and Matt Chase. “He’s a coach on the field,” Skrinjar said of Exline. “He’s a field general. He’s the emperor. He knows everybody’s role and assignment.”
Returning offensive backs
Zack Puckett (senior running back),
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Southern’s top seasons The most wins in a season in Southern Local football history: Record Season 8-2.....................................................1977 8-2.....................................................1975 8-3.....................................................2010 7-2.....................................................1976 7-2-1..................................................1978 7-3.....................................................2008 6-3-1..................................................1974 6-4.....................................................2006
INDIANS, Continued from Page 33
Joe Riggs (senior).
Returning linebackers
Kyle Exline (senior), Matt Chase (senior), Mike McKenzie (sophomore), J.T. Bickley (sophomore), Howie Bott (sophomore).
Incoming linebackers Steve Sfakis (senior).
Returning defensive backs
Jared Sevek (junior), Jared Shilot (junior), J.J. Napierkowski (junior), M.J. Williams (junior) .
Incoming defensive backs
Dylan Ketchum (junior), Josh Knox (senior).
2010 players honored
Trey Griffith (graduated), third-team Division VI All-Ohio and first-team All-Area. Josh Melhorn (graduated), special mention Division VI All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Michael Hipsley (graduated), firstteam All-Area. Kyle Exline, first-team All-Area. Bowen Pitts (graduated), secondteam All-Area. Zack Puckett, second-team All-Area.
2010 Leaders
Rushing — Zack Puckett, 679 yards and nine touchdowns on 134 carries;
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Southern Local defenders (from left) Josh Knox, Zack Puckett and Kyle Exline stop Bridgeport quarterback Cole Smelley during a 2010 Division VI state playoff game. All three Indians return to a Southern Local defense that topped the area last season.
Josh Melhorn (graduated) 508 yards and six touchdowns on 113 carries; Brett Hunt (graduated) 291 yards and five touchdowns on 55 carries. Passing — Jake Boyle (graduated) completed 60 of 122 passes for 1,042 yards and a school-record 16 touchdowns; Luke Griffith completed 9 of 15 passes for 95 yards and one touchdown. Receiving — Trey Griffith (graduated) 33 catches for a school-record 769 yards and 10 touchdowns; Michael Hipsley (graduated) 14 catches for 194 yards. Scoring — Zack Puckett 66 points; Trey Griffith (graduated) 66; Brett Hunt 42; Josh Melhorn (graduated) 38; Steven Treadway 34. Tackles — Michael Hipsley (graduated) 128; Kyle Exline 117; Eric Baker
(graduated) 113; Zack Puckett 109; Josh Melhorn (graduated) 97; Matthew Chase 96; Bowen Pitts (graduated) 85; Levi Haddox 81. Interceptions — Michael Hipsley (graduated) 7; Eric Baker (graduated) 5; Trey Griffith (graduated) 4.
2011 Outlook
Southern Local is on a roll. Coming off an eight-win season and the school’s first playoff appearance, the Indians are aiming for another winning campaign. They lost a talented senior class, but have a number of regulars returning to fill the spots. “I’ve got a new list of 15 guys that are seniors,” Skrinjar said. “This is a whole new team. So many things are different from last year. These kids
have been waiting their turn. This is their team. Last year doesn’t count for anything this year. It’s gone.” The Indians have won 14 of their last 17 regular-season games and haven’t given up more than 27 points in the last 25 regular-season games. They are learning to play against the better teams on their schedule. The Indians’ eight wins last season came against teams that totaled 23 wins, while they lost all three games against teams with winning records (Western Reserve, McDonald and Bridgeport). “Last season, we let people know that Southern Local can be a contender, that we can be successful, and that there are good ballplayers out here,” Skrinjar said. “Now, we build off of that and move forward.”
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Springfield plays a game of skill Classification
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2010 Record
3-7, including a 1-6 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The Tigers lost their last five games. They were 1-4 at home and 1-2 in games decided by seven points or less.
Head Coach
Sean Guerriero enters his fifth season as head coach with a record of 15-25. He was an assistant at Girard for four years and Gilmour Academy one year.
Assistant coaches
Adam Slopek, defensive coordinator, inside linebackers, tight ends Paul Butto, offensive line, defensive line Dave DiRenzo, wide receivers, defensive backs Joe Antonucci, offensive line, defensive line Will Franklin, running backs, inside linebackers Bill Miller, wide receivers, outside linebackers Mike Palumbo, wide receivers, defensive backs
Returning lettermen
Thirteen, including five starters on offense and five starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Power spread.
Offensive outlook
The Tigers have a load of skilled players returning, but no one on the offensive line. “We are young up front, but have depth at the skill positions that we wil lean on to win football games,” Guerriero said.
Basic defensive formation 3-5.
Defensive outlook
“We are going to relay on excelling at three things — our alignment, our assignment and running to the football,” Guerriero said. “These are three things that take little talent and serve as the cornerstone to any successful defense.”
Returning offensive backs
Cody Pitzo (junior tailback), John Lavender (senior fullback).
Incoming offensive backs
Nick Russell (senior quarterback), , Chris Wells (sophomore tailback), Alex Wharry (junior fullback), Christian Feezle (junior tailback) Joey Johnson (junior quarteback).
Springfield Tigers 2 Matt Chicase ....................5-10.....180 ....Sr. 4 Jake Ohlin.........................5-8.......145 ....Soph. 5 Joey Ohlin ........................5-7.......150 ....Sr. 6 Tommy Mastran ................5-7.......150 ....Sr. 7 Matt Leach........................5-8.......145 ....Soph. 9 Brian Johnson ..................5-9.......150 ....Sr. 10 Cody Pitzo ........................5-5.......165 ....Jr. 11 Mike Allgower ...................5-11.....160 ....Soph. 12 Nick Russell......................6-1.......175 ....Sr. 19 Joey Johnson ...................5-9.......160 ....Jr. 20 Scott Gorby.......................5-8.......155 ....Sr. 21 John Winwood ..................5-8.......165 ....Jr. 25 Christian Feezle................5-7.......140 ....Jr. 34 Nick Wells .........................6-0.......220 ....Soph. 36 Ryan Stacy .......................5-9.......175 ....Sr. 40 John Lavender..................5-11.....195 ....Sr. 41 Alex Wharry ......................5-6.......175 ....Jr. 44 Joey Wrask .......................5-11.....200 ....Soph.
Returning linebackers Returning offensive ends
Ryan Stacy (senior), John Lavender (senior).
Incoming offensive ends
Incoming linebackers
Joey Ohlin (senior wide receiver)
Tommy Mastran (senior wide receiver), Brian Johnson (senior receiver), Jeremy Weingart (senior receiver), Scott Gorby (senior receiver), Ryan Stacy (senior tight end), Joey Wrask (sophomore tight end).
Returning offensive linemen None.
Incoming offensive linemen
Anthony Latessa (senior center), Dallas Busse (senior guard), Derrick Gbur (junior guard), Jake Penk (senior tackle), Gabe Crowe (sophomore tackle), Mike Lewis (junior tackle), Nick Wells (sophomore guard).
Returning defensive linemen Cody Pitzo (junior end).
Incoming defensive linemen
Dallas Busse (senior tackle), Derrick Gbur (junior tackle), Jake Penk (noseguard), Lenard Lewis (senior end).
Alex Wharry (junior), Chris Wells (sophomore).
Returning defensive backs
Nick Russell (senior cornerback), Joey Ohlin (senior cornerback), Scott Gorby (senior free safety).
Incoming defensive backs
Matt Chicase (senior cornerback), Brian Johnson (senior cornerback), Tommy Mastran (senior free safety), Christian Feezle (junior strong safety).
2010 players honored
Nick Russell, second-team All-Area.
2010 Leaders
Rushing — Tommy Mastran, 496 yards and six touchdowns on 103 carries; Cody Pitzo, 185 yards and one tuchdowns on 43 carries. Passing — Brad Ferraro (graduated) completed 76 of 144 passes for 873
45 Chris Waells......................6-0.......215 ....Soph. 47 Lenard Lewis ....................6-5.......205 ....Sr. 49 Lexi Zubick...............................................Sr. 50 Dallas Busse.....................5-11.....210 ....Sr. 51 Shane Forame..................5-7.......160 ....Soph. 60 Will Hide............................5-10.....205 ....Soph. 61 Jake Penk .........................5-9.......250 ....Sr. 63 Anthony Latessa...............5-9.......255 ....Sr. 66 Gabe Crowe .....................6-1.......400 ....Soph. 68 Derrick Gbur .....................5-11.....225 ....Jr. 69 Dillon Lewis ......................5-9.......270 ....Soph. 70 Brian Swantech ................5-10.....195 ....Soph. 73 Zach Cain .........................5-9.......240 ....Soph. 75 Isaac Crowe......................6-1.......290 ....Soph. 79 Mike Lewis........................6-1.......215 ....Jr. 80 Jeremy Weingart...............5-9.......175 ....Sr. 81 Sam Capplli ......................5-10.....170 ....Soph. Anthony Scandy ......................................Soph.
yards and six touchdowns. Receiving — Nick Russell, 18 catches for 281 yards and one touchdown; Joey Ohlin, 15 catches for 183 yards. Scoring — Tom Mastran 36 points; Jake Noble (graduated) 28; Brad Ferraro 24. Tackles — Matt Chopp (graduated) 74. Interceptions —Ed Centofanti (graduated) 3; Nick Russell 2.
2011 Outlook
“We had a real good summer and we are working hard right now,” Guerriero said. “We are looking forward to the challenges that the season has for us.” The Tigers lost their final five games last season for their third losing season in 13 years. They gave up an average of 30.6 points in those last five games. Springfield returns five starters on each side of the ball, but several are changing positions. Leading receiver Nick Russell will be the starting quarterback, while last year’s top runner, Tommy Mastran, will start at wide receiver. In the end, how well the inexperienced offensive line comes along will determine the Tigers’ fortunes.
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UNITED GOLDEN EAGLES
Morning Journal/Ron Firth
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 Malvern Sept. 2 at Salem Sept. 9 Rootstown Sept. 16 at South Range Sept. 23 at Lisbon Sept. 30 Crestview Oct. 7 at East Palestine Oct. 14 at Columbiana Oct. 21 Mineral Ridge Oct. 28 Springfield
Members of the 2011 United football team are (front, from left) Brandon Stonestreet, Jon Seaman, Mike Clunen, Josh Walker, Tyler Syx, Joe Ingledue, Neil Clark, Tanner Moats, Tyler Dunn, Joe Wells; (second row, from left) Mike Martin, Garrett Beech, Brandon Mostoller, Tyler Plummer, Cole Buttermore, Austin Graham, Cole Weikart, Jared Powell, Justin Harsh; (third row, from left) Andrew Burk, Vince Schmeid, Brandon Miller, Zack Maze, Steven Rudibaugh, Eric Blosser, Caleb Conser, Charlie Smith, Stephen Leyman, Frank Rowen; (fourth row, from left) James Ingledue, Austin Thomas, Alec Williamson, Luke Cooper, Tyler Lewis, Jordan Miller, Roger Knizat, J.D. Swords, Blaine Reiter, Morgan May, Keese DeRuyter; (fifth row, from left) Jordon Phillips, Cody Dickens, Braden Davison, Bryan Weyant, Brandon House, Kyle Yoder, Sebastian Dunn, Sean Fox, Michael Gauding, Justin Ash, Dustin Langraver; (back, from left) manager Gunner McIntosh, manager Rhys Ward, head coach Mike Ward, coach Bob Offenbecher, coach Tony Sluss, coach Frank Baker, coach Ken Lewis, coach Jake Kilroy, coach Jordan Phillips, coach Devyn Rothbrust, coach Ryan Burd and manager Joe Anderson.
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United builds off playoff season Classification
Division V, Region 17
2010 Record
7-4, including a second-place finish in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier with a 5-2 mark. The Eagles advanced to the state playoff for the first time. They were 4-1 at home and have won 11 of their last 14 regularseason games.
Head Coach
Mike Ward enters his second season as head coach and 11th overall at United. He has a 111-70 career record with three Tri-County League titles in 18 years as a 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
Bob Offenbecher, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, defensive backs Jordan Phillips, offensive coordinator, running backs, linebackers Ken Lewis, defensive coordinator, linebackers, wide receivers Ryan Burd, wide receivers, defensive backs Frank Baker, offensive line, defensive line Jake Kilroy, offensive line, defensive line Devyn Rothbrust, offensive line, defensive line Tony Sluss, wide receivers, linebakers Ryan Powell, wide receivers, defen-
sive backs
Returning lettermen
Fourteen, including six starters on offense and six starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread.
Offensive outlook
The Eagles will use several players to try to fill the numbers put up by AllOhio quarterback Josh McLaughlin, who averaged 335 yards of offense a game and accounted for 35 touchdowns last season. “We have young inexperienced players who have talent, but lack playing time,” Ward said.
Basic defensive formation 4-3.
Defensive outlook
The Eagles also have some holes to fill on defense with some promising underclassmen stepping into the positions.
Returning offensive backs
Tyler Dunn (senior tailback), Joe Ingledue (senior fullback), Joe Wells (senior fullback), Tanner Moats (senior tailback).
Incoming offensive backs
Garrett Beech (sophomore quarterback), Justin Harsh (junior quarter-
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Incoming offensive ends
Caleb Conser (sophomore wide receiver), Brandon Miller (sophomore wide receiver), Vinny Schmied (sophomore wide receiver), Austin Thomas (sophomore wide receiver), Andrew Burk (sophomore wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen
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Returning linebackers
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Incoming defensive backs
Bo Miller (sophomore), Caleb Conser (sophomore), Vinny Schmied (sophomore).
2010 players honored
Josh McLaughlin (graduated), thirdteam Division V All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Ryan Powell (graduated), special mention Division V All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Matt Gatchel (graduated), first-team All-Area. Matt Richards (graduated), secondteam All-Area. Tyler Bardo (graduated), secondteam All-Area.
2010 Leaders
Rushing — Josh McLaughlin (graduated) 1,065 yards and 12 touchdowns on 189 carries. Passing —Josh McLaughlin (graduated) completed 146 of 231 passes for a school-record 2,627 yards and 23 touchdowns. Receiving — Ryan Powell (graduated) 65 catches for 1,248 yards — both school records — and 14 touchdowns. Scoring — Ryan Powell (graduated) 82 points; Josh McLaughlin (graduated) 74; Garrett Beech 39; Brett Ward (graduated) 36. Tackles — Matt Richards (graduated) 99. Interceptions — Josh Miller (graduat-
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44 Bryan Weyant ...................5-10.....145 ....Fr. 45 James Ingledue ................5-7.......130 ....Fr. 47 Matt Blake.........................5-9.......140 ....Fr. 48 Joe Wells ..........................6-2.......220 ....Sr. 50 Kyle Yoder .........................5-11.....175 ....Fr. 51 Josh Walker ......................6-1.......235 ....Sr. 52 Zack Maze ........................5-5.......210 ....Soph. 53 Brandon Mostoller ............5-8.......200 ....Jr. 54 Eric Blosser ......................6-1.......190 ....Fr. 55 Roger Knizat.....................5-7.......150 ....Fr. 56 Mike Clunen......................5-6.......170 ....Sr. 57 Tyler Syx ...........................5-10.....180 ....Sr. 58 Steven Rudibaugh ............5-11.....185 ....Soph. 60 Sean Fox ..........................5-9.......190 ....Fr. 61 Jordan Miller .....................5-9.......190 ....Soph. 62 Neil Clark..........................6-2.......235 ....Sr. 64 Luke Cooper .....................6-2.......180 ....Fr. 65 Michael Gauding...............5-8.......190 ....Fr. 68 Dustin Langraver ..............5-6.......195 ....Fr. 71 Sebastian Dunn ................6-2.......150 ....Soph. 72 Stephen Leyman ..............5-9.......240 ....Soph. 74 Brandon Stonestreet.........6-0.......300 ....Sr. 75 J.D. Swords.......................6-2.......150 ....Fr. 76 Brandon House.................6-0.......190 ....Soph. 77 Charlie Smith....................5-11.....275 ....Fr. 78 Tyler Plummer...................6-0.......250 ....Jr.
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Members of the 2011 Wellsville football team are (front, from left) Blake Johnston, Phillip Thrasher, Cavan LeMasters, Elliott Collins, Matt Broughton, Joe Abdalla, Zack Mellott, Tyshaun Franklin, Jalen Williams; (second row, from left) Alex Rockenhauser, Jordan Sloan, Marcus Moxley, Seth Martin, Rick Brightwell, Jarin McIntosh, Seth Bloor, Levi Brown, Brendan Carr, Ryan Bost, Nick Fellure; (third row, from left) Greg Beatty, Tyler Watkins, Jake Reed, Jeff McMahon, Marvin Brinkley, Vance Thomas, Adam Harless, Jordan Allen, Jeremy Drysdale, Seth Bradford; (fourth row, from left) Nick DaLanzo, Brandon Shields, Josh Carter, Cody Barnes; (back, from left) coach Rob Long, coach Allen Bergert, coach Roger Bickel, coach David “Bug” Thompson, head coach Dave Skinner, coach Derek Thompson, coach Barry Keller, coach Justin Gunther and coach David “Webb” Thompson.
Tigers pick up where they left off Classification
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 27 Toronto, 7:30 Sept. 2 at East Palestine Sept. 9 Lisbon, 7:30 Sept. 16 at Lowellville Sept. 23 at Sebring Sept. 30 Southern Oct. 7 at McDonald Oct. 14 at W. Reserve Oct. 21 Leetonia Oct. 28 Jackson-Milton
Division VI, Region 21
2010 Record
4-6, including a 3-4 mark in the Inter-Tri County League lower tier. The Tigers won their last three games.
Head Coach
Dave Skinner enters his fifth season as head coach with a record of 23-17. He previously served 14 years as an assistant, including 11 years at
Southern Local and one at East Palestine, Campbell Memorial and Wellsville.
Assistant coaches
Art Miller, offensive coordinator David “Bug Thompson David “Webb” Thompson Roger Bickel Allen Bergert Justin Gunther Rob Long Barry Keller Derek Thompson
Returning lettermen
Sixteen, including 10 starters on offense and nine starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread.
Offensive outlook
The Tigers return 10 players who started at some point last season and are looking for someone that can give them See TIGERS, Page 42
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Incoming offensive ends
Defensive outlook
“We must be able to stop the run, which we struggled with last year,” Skinner said. The Tigers gave up an average of 28.8 points and 241 yards rushing a game last year. “That was a question mark until we got hit in the first scrimmage,” Skinner said. “Right know we’re pleased.”
Returning offensive backs
Jake Reed (senior quarterback), Brendan Carr (sophomore running back),
Incoming offensive backs
Zack Mellott (freshman quarterback), Adam Harless (junior running back), Ryan Bost (sophomore running back), Seth Bradford (sophomore running back), Tyshaun Franklin (freshman running back).
Returning offensive ends
Marcus Moxley (sophomore wide receiver), Dakota Barnes (sophomore wide receiver), Jordan Allen (sopho-
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Returning offensive linemen
Rick Brightwell (junior guard), Nick Dalonzo (senior tackle), Jarin McIntosh (sophomore center), Joe Abdalla (sophomore guard).
Incoming offensive linemen
Seth Martin (junior guard), Alex Rockenhauser (junior guard), Greg Beatty (sophomore tackle), Marvin Brinkley (sophomore guard), Tyler Watkins (sophomore guard), Levi Brown (junior tackle), Blake Johnston (freshman guard), Seth Bloor (freshman tackle), Jalen Williams (freshman guard).
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Incoming defensive linemen
Incoming linebackers
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Returning linebackers
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Incoming defensive backs
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2010 players honored
Joe Hall (graduated), first-team AllArea. Chad Elliott (graduated), secondteam All-Area. Marcus Mick (graduated), secondteam All-Area.
2010 Leaders
Rushing — Chad Elliott (graduated) 696 yards and 10 touchdowns on 148 carries. Passing — Jake Reed completed 38 of 99 passes for 490 yards and three touchdowns.
Receiving — Chad Elliott (graduated) 18 catches for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Scoring — Chad Elliott (graduated) 80 points; Marcus Moxley 20. Tackles — Joe Hall (graduated) 103; Rick Brightwell 90. Interceptions —Marcus Moxley 4.
2011 Outlook
With only six seniors and six juniors, the Tigers are going to have to grow up fast. “Being a young team again, we are counting on senior leadership and experience that our young guys got last year to make 2011 a successful run,” Skinner said. After going 1-6 to open last season, the Tigers finished with three straight wins. They scored 94 of their 160 points in those three games. The schedule is in Wellsville’s favor by opening against Toronto, East
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T HE M ORNING J OURNAL’ S 2011 F OOTBALL
Team Page Columbiana 4 Crestview 8 East Palestine 12 Leetonia 16 Lisbon 20 Sebring 26 South Range 30 Southern Local 32 Springfield Local 35 United 37 Wellsville 41 F EATURES 1,000/1,000 Club 7 Area’s best records 13 ITCL schedule 18 Lisbon coach 21 Sebring coach 27
Team Page Beaver Local 6 East Liverpool 10 Minerva 14 Oak Glen 22 Salem 26 West Branch 30 F EATURES College roundup 4-5 East Liverpool coach 11 Minerva coach 15 Kyle Crum signs 17 College schedules 18-19 2010 Roundup 25 Salem joins NBC 27 West Branch coach 31 2010 Playoffs 31
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2009-11 (grades 9-11) 2011-13 (grades 9-11 ................................................... BoysGirls Total Boys Girls Total Beaver Local ........................311 262 573 279 236 518 Columbiana ..........................121 118 239 130 101 231 Crestview ............................133 120 253 151 117 268 East Liverpool ......................291 253 544 254 259 513 East Palestine ......................162 160 322 147 144 291 Heartland Christian ................29 40 69 31 34 65 Leetonia ...............................103 77 180 84 101 185 Lisbon ..................................125 133 258 125 114 239 Minerva ................................303 249 552 260 260 520 Salem...................................255 255 510 270 249 519 Sebring...................................86 73 159 72 62 134 South Range ........................158 159 317 165 152 317 Southern Local.....................122 107 229 122 110 232 Springfield Local ..................130 162 292 126 134 260 United Local .........................161 152 313 130 152 282 Wellsville ..............................110 99 209 111 100 211 West Branch.........................333 303 636 298 293 591 ——— Other Area Schools Jackson-Milton .....................118 102 220 119 114 233 Lowellville...............................94 85 179 78 87 165 McDonald .............................121 103 224 98 113 211 Mineral Ridge.......................151 128 279 117 118 235 Good Luck to All Area Teams!
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two linemen. “Our scrimmages this year were a real test and will help us prepare for the upcoming season,” Yeagley said.
Returning offensive backs None.
Incoming offensive backs
Alex Dickey (senior running back), Cody Kurtz (senior wingback), Kevin Groff (senior fullback), Ross Stoffer (junior quarterback), Jon Kenney (junior fullback), Cole Krumpak (junior wingback), Jake Arsuffi (junior running back), Neil Allen (junior running back), Trevor Lawless (junior wingback).
Returning offensive ends
Dan Good (senior tight end), Robby Seman (junior split end).
Incoming offensive ends
Max Brooke (senior split end), Corey Deal (junior split end), Cullen Kyser (junior tight end), Jake Pfeifer (junior split end).
Returning offensive linemen
Adam Peterson (senior center), Cole Hassay (senior tackle), Alex Snow (senior guard).
Incoming offensive linemen
Robbie Grahovac (senior tackle), David Horn (senior tackle), Christian Bowden (senior tackle), Jake Mitchell (junior tackle), Tyler Bradley (junior center), Dalton Kurtz (junior guard), Kirk Wolf (junior tackle), Nathan Hugenberg (junior guard).
Returning defensive linemen
Christian Bowden (senior end),
David Horn (senior tackle).
Returning defensive backs
Incoming defensive linemen
Dan Good (senior end), Kevin Groff (senior end), Adam Peterson (senior tackle), Cole Hassay (senior tackle), Alex Snow (senior tackle), Jake Mitchell (junior tackle), Dalton Kurtz (junior tackle), Kirk Wolf (junior tackle).
Returning linebackers Cody Kurtz (senior), Grahovac (senior), Jon (junior).
Alex Dickey (senior), Ross Stoffer (junior).
Incoming defensive backs
Jake Pfeifer (junior), Jake Arsuffi (junior), Max Brooke (senior), Cole Krumpak (junior), Neil Allen (junior), Corey Deal (junior), Robby Seman (junior), Adam Arsuffi (junior).
2010 players honored Robbie Kenney
Incoming linebackers
Trevor Lawless (junior), Nathan Hugenberg (junior), Tyler Bradley (junior), Cullen Kyser (junior).
Phillip Arsuffi (graduated), thirdteam Division V All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Ethan Witmer (graduated), special mention Division V All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Christian Bowden, first-team AllArea. See RAIDERS, Page 46
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Dan Good, second-team All-Area.
2010 Leaders
Rushing — Floyd Kenney (graduated) 768 yards and six touchdowns on 150 carries; Phillip Arsuffi (graduated) 717 yards and 10 touchdowns on 119 carries. Passing —David Buzzacco (graduated) completed 75 of 156 passes for 937 yards and 10 touchdowns. Receiving — Phillip Arsuffi (graduated) 32 catches for 629 yards and six touchdowns; Dan Good, 13 catches for 219 yards and two touchdowns. Scoring — Phillip Arsuffi (graduated) 121 points; Ethan Witmer (graduated) 48 points. Tackles — Christian Bowden 75.
2011 Outlook
South Range is back. The Raiders bounced back from its first losing season since 1995 by winning seven games and
reaching the state playoffs. That extra week of playoff practice helped a lot of underclassmen who saw playing time. “Throughout the 2010 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.” The Raiders have won at least seven games in 10 of the last 11 seasons and expect to continue their winning ways. South Range should be one of the area’s most improved teams and will battle Crestview again for the ITCL upper tier title. Look at how the Raiders play on the road after having lost eight of their last 10 games away from North Lima. “With our very tough non-league and always tough ITCL schedule, the young players that will be playing must mature quickly,” Yeagley said. “The Raiders have worked very hard in the offseason and during conditioning and the seniors have also shown great leadership. The Raiders, however, must still learn from the previous teams and play together.”
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Army linebacker Bill Prosko (above) from United Local will be back for his senior season. South Range grad David Rach (left) started at linebacker at Youngstown State in 2010.
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Northwestern University defensive end Vince Browne (above, 94) from Lisbon and University of Cincinnati defensive tackle Derek Wolfe (right, 95) from Beaver Local have been named to the watch list for the 2011 Nagurski Trophy.
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Members of the 2011 Beaver Local football team
Beaver Local aims to bounce back Classification
Division III, Region 11
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 26 East Liverpool Sept. 2 at Crestview Sept. 9 at Struthers Sept. 16 at Niles Sept. 23 Oak Glen Sept. 30 Howland Oct. 7 Canfield Oct. 14 at Claymont, 7:30 Oct. 21 at Poland Oct. 28 Brookfield
2010 Record
1-9, including an 0-4 mark in the All-American Conference Red Division. The Beavers have lost 10 of their last 11 games at home.
Head Coach
Rich Wright enters his 14th season as head coach with a career record of 82-57 and six playoff appearances.
Assistant coaches Matt Bostian Jeremy McElroy Steve Mercer Sam Pruden
Rich Shilling Shane Steckman Josh Weese Jordan Williams
Returning lettermen
Fifteen, including six starters on offense and eight starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Wing-T.
Offensive outlook
The Beavers averaged 105 yards rushing each of the past two seasons,
which doesn’t spell succcess for the run-oriented Beavers. They totaled 14 points in the last five games a year ago, all losses. “We lost some skilled players, but we still have people with experience,” Wright said.” We’ll be OK. We’re trying to cut down on these two-way players.” Jared Britt missed most of last season due to injury and will be the starting quarterback.
Basic defensive formation 3-4.
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Defensive outlook
The Beavers are counting on a veteran defense, although they forced just 10 turnovers a year ago. “We think we’ve got good linebackers. We have all three back,” Wright said. “Three out of the four secondary guys are back.”
Returning offensive backs
Dan Lattanzio (junior fullback), Phillip Beohm (junior tailback), Ryan Smith (senior wingback).
Incoming offensive backs
Jared Britt (senior quarterback), Austin Brooks (junior quarterback), Tyler Givens (senior fullback), Larry Merriman (junior tailback), Ron Foster (junior wingback).
Returning offensive ends
Lyle Jennings (senior tight end).
Incoming offensive ends
Bob Fox (junior tight end), Mike Heydu (junior split end), Chris Shaw (senior split end).
Returning offensive linemen
Austin Marshall (senior center), Andrew Travis (junior tackle).
Incoming offensive linemen Cody Green (junior guard), Mike Brewer (junior tackle), Zac Tompkins (senior guard), Ryan Faulkner (junior center), Scott Rogers (senior guard),
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Returning defensive linemen Scott Rogers (senior tackle), Andrew Travis (junior end).
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Incoming defensive linemen Cody Martsolf (sophomore nose guard), Kevin Salsberry (junior end), Doug Blanner (junior end), Cody Green (junior tackle), Austin Marshall (senior tackle), Tanner Smith (sophomore nose guard), Larry Merriman (junior end), Bob Fox (junior end), Austin Marshall (senior tackle).
Returning linebackers Tyler Givens (senior), Lyle Jennings (senior), Dan Lattanzio (junior).
Incoming linebackers A.J. Lattanzio (senior), Kyle Worth (junior), Drew Prescott (sophomore). See BEAVER LOCAL, Page 8
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Tackles — Tyler Givens 85.
Returning defensive backs
Ryan Smith (senior cornerback), Jared Britt (senior free safety),
Incoming defensive backs
Chris Shaw (senior cornerback), Ron Foster (junior free safety), Matt Sims (junior cornerback), Mike Heydu (junior cornerback), Jared Osborn (junior cornerback).
2010 players honored
Tyler Givens, first-team All-Area. Robert Miller (graduated), first-team All-Area. Ryan Smith, second-team All-Area.
2010 Leaders
Rushing — Ricky May (graduated) 260 yards on 54 carries; Phil Boehm, 244 yards on 70 carries. Passing — Evan Schneider (graduated) completed 64 of 124 passes for 710 yards and one touchdown. Receiving — Jerod Pirl (graduated) 29 catches for 313 yards. Scoring — Ryan Smith 24 points; Evan Schneider (graduated) 24 points.
2011 Outlook
After consecutive 1-9 seasons, the Beavers are looking to build on earlyseason success. “We have to get off to a good start,” Wright said. “You can’t lose in double overtime (like in the 2010 season opener). “We have to stay healthy. The difference between the last couple of years and early on in my career was we stayed healthy when we were winning.” The Beavers are trying to turn things around after four straight losing seasons. “(Before) we found a way to win the close games and now we’ve found a way to lose them,” Wright said. “You make your own breaks.” Beaver Local’s confidence has taken a hit after four straight losing seasons. The Beavers has 12 straight league games in the All-American Conference. “We have some experience back, you can’t be young every year,” Wright said. “We think we have a real good junior class. We just have to stay healthy.”
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Beaver Local’s Scott Rogers (75), giving chase to Poland’s Jerry Lawman, returns on the defensive line for the Beavers.
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Beaver Local Beavers 1 Justin Britt.........................5-8.......135 ....Soph. 2 Andrew Rice .....................5-10.....190 ....Sr. 3 Kevin Sevey......................5-10.....170 ....Jr. 4 Ryan Smith.......................5-9.......165 ....Sr. 5 Sam Frank ........................5-8.......220 ....Sr. 6 Phillip Beohm ...................5-8.......180 ....Jr. 7 Austin Brooks ...................5-11.....180 ....Jr. 8 Ron Foster........................6-1.......200 ....Jr. 9 A.J. Lattanzio....................5-10.....160 ....Sr. 10 Lyle Jennings....................5-10.....160 ....Sr. 11 Kole Mckenzie ..................5-8.......145 ....Fr. 12 Matt Sims..........................5-10.....200 ....Jr. 15 Chris Shaw .......................5-10.....160 ....Sr. 20 Dan Lattanzio ...................6-1.......175 ....Jr. 21 Mike Heydu.......................5-9.......170 ....Jr. 22 Jared Britt .........................5-9.......165 ....Sr. 23 Kevin Salsberry.................5-10.....175 ....Jr. 24 Jared Osborn....................5-10.....165 ....Jr. 25 Larry Merriman .................6-1.......185 ....Jr. 30 Bobby Fox.........................6-0.......180 ....Soph. 32 Tyler Givens ......................6-0.......215 ....Sr. 33 Drew Prescott ...................6-0.......190 ....Soph. 34 Tanner Smith.....................5-9.......195 ....Soph. 35 Zac Allen .........................6-0.......190 ....Jr.
43 Chris Sigler.......................5-8.......150 ....Fr. 50 Austin Marshall .................5-10.....220 ....Sr. 51 Zac Tompkins....................5-9.......200 ....Sr. 53 Kyle Worth ........................5-10.....200 ....Jr. 54 Ryan Faulkner ..................6-1.......200 ....Jr. 55 Scott Rogers.....................5-10.....200 ....Sr. 56 Stefan Lucas.....................5-10.....200 ....Soph. 59 Cody Martsolf ...................5-10.....250 ....Soph. 60 Kenny Cunningham ..........5-11.....210 ....Jr. 61 Dylan Railing ....................5-10.....200 ....Soph. 62 Dylan Trevor......................5-10.....180 ....Jr. 63 Doug Blanner....................5-11.....200 ....Jr. 64 Joe Jackson......................5-11.....215 ....Soph. 66 Austin Lawrence ...............6-0.......2220 ..Fr. 68 Jason Sims .......................6-0.......280 ....Fr. 70 Mike Brewer......................6-0.......300 ....Jr. 71 Tyler Higgins .....................5-11.....190 ....Soph. 72 Andrew Travis ...................6-2.......220 ....Jr. 75 Cody Green ......................5-9.......220 ....Jr. 76 Colton Beckwith................5-11.....245 ....Fr. 82 Josh Henderson ...............5-7.......110 ....Soph. 83 Hayden Grafton ................5-8.......130 ....Fr. 85 Justin McCoy ....................5-11.....185 ....Soph. 88 Cody Milhoan....................5-9.......150 ....Soph.
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Members of the 2011 East Liverpool football team are (front, from left) Justin Behanna, Kyle Mackey, Mikey Williams, Marky Thompkins, Brian Maylone, Corey Monterio, Derek Thompson, Mow Mow Thompson, Kaleb Tallent; (second row, from left) Stefan Yoho, Payton Newlon, Robert Guthrie, Jeffery Miller, Jon Weyand, Marcus Beebout, Trevell Thompkins, Zac English, Eric Hughes, Tyler McComas; (third row, from left) Jimmy Beaver, Kris Bailey, Brian Beverly, John Rickerd, Cole Hamilton, Sam Persutti, Zac Madison, John Miscuk, Jon Exline, Cole Hamilton; (fourth row, from left) T.J. Joy, Jimmy Lisk, Nate Robinson, George Thompson, Brandon Savins, Chris Russell, Jacob Michael, Justin Watkins, Tevin Whitson and Jacob Graves; (back, from left) coach Brian Allen, coach Eric McMahon, coach Jeff Bruno, coach Jason Duke, head coach Rick Prescott, coach Jim Arcuragi, coach Mike Wamsley, coach Shawn Long, coach Dave Allen, coach Dave Allen, coach Ken Chupa and trainer Sara Albaugh. Not pictured is Jimmy Neville.
East Liverpool has all the pieces 2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7:30 p.m., unless noted Aug. 26 at Beaver Local, 7 Sept. 2 Carrollton Sept. 9 Crestview Sept. 16 Hubbard Sept. 23 Struthers Sept. 30 at Steubenville, 7 Oct. 7 Cambridge Oct. 14 at Oak Glen, 7 Oct. 21 Cleveland JFK Oct. 28 at Weirton
Classification
Division III, Region 11
2010 Record
8-3, including a 6-0 record at home. East Liverpool was ranked 10th in the Associated Press Division III state poll and advanced to state playoffs for first time since 2002. The Potters were 7-0 in games decided by nine points or less, including double-overtime wins against Beaver Local and Struthers.
Head Coach
Rick Prescott enters his first season as head coach. He previously served as an offensive line coach at East Liverpool in 2010 and 2006, at Wellsville in 2009 and at Beaver Local in 2005.
Assistant coaches
Ken Chupa, co-defensive coordinator, offensive line, inside linebackers Dave Allen, co-defensive coordina-
tor, outside linebackers Jeff Bruno, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, cornerbacks Shawn Long, wide receivers, defensive backs Jason Duke, wide receivers, defensive backs Jim Arcuragi, running back, defensive line Mike Wamsley, tight ends, defensive line See EAST LIVERPOOL, Page 12
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Prescott molds Potters into winners By RON FIRTH Journal Sports Editor
EAST LIVERPOOL — When new East Liverpool football coach Rick Prescott found out Lou Holtz would be attending the Potters’ Aug. 2 practice, he was a little nervous. “I was worried they might not know who he is,” Prescott said. “But they knew him as a Notre Dame coach, of course that he is from East Liverpool, and also with his television work.” Holtz, a 1954 graduate of East Liverpool High School and a college coaching great, talked with the team. He was there about an hour with an ESPN film crew capturing the moment. “It was a great experience and we practiced hard when he was there,” East Liverpool quarterback Marky Thompkins said. “He said you have to work hard all the time. Never give up on your goals and you will succeed.” The Potters learned why Holtz is a master motivator. “For me, he hit the nail on the head with everything he said. It was the same things we had been talking to our kids about for two weeks,” Prescott said. “It reaffirms what we are trying to do with
“We want to continue to build on the team atmosphere and not take last year for granted. What you put in, you get out.” RICK PRESCOTT, EAST LIVERPOOL HEAD COACH
the kids.” Prescott was hired in April to take over for Mark Asher, who left to be head coach at Struthers High School. “It is going good,” Prescott said. “It’s easy to say when we haven’t played a game yet.” The Potters finished last season with an 8-3 record and their first state playoff appearance since 2002. They were ranked 10th in the Associated Press Division III state poll. “We want to continue to build on the
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including six starters on each side of the ball. The Potters will open the season at rival Beaver Local on Aug. 26. Prescott was the Morning Journal’s 1999 AllArea Lineman of the Year and a firstteam All-Ohioan after paving the way for Beaver Local’s first playoff appearance. “It has been an easy transition,” Prescott said. “Coming into the program, we’ve began to learn to learn to win. Now we have to keep it going.” Prescott was a two-year starting center at Mount Union College and played in the NCAA Division III national championship game in 2003. “There are so many thing I learned at Mount Union and from Coach (Larry) Kehres. It’s hard to pick one or two,” Prescott said. “The biggest thing is never be satisfied. You always want to get better.” Prescott has been an offensive line coach at East Liverpool two years and at Wellsville and Beaver Local one year. “You always tell yourself you know what you’re in for, but you don’t See PRESCOTT, Page 13
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East Liverpool Potters 1 Justin Behanna.................6-2.......180 ....Sr. 2 Kyle Mackey .....................6-0.......180 ....Sr. 5 Mikey Williams..................5-9.......175 ....sR. 6 Marky Thompkins .............6-0.......175 ....Sr. 7 Brian Maylone ..................5-10.....160 ....Sr. 8 Corey Monterio.................6-2.......205 ....Jr. 9 Derek Thompson..............6-2.......215 ....Jr. 10 Mow Mow Thompson........6-2.......215 ....Sr. 12 Kaleb Tallent .....................5-10.....175 ....Soph. 13 Stefan Yoho.......................5-9.......160 ....Jr. 15 Payton Newlon..................6-0.......150 ....Jr. 16 Robert Guthrie..................5-6.......105 ....Soph. 17 Jeffery Miller .....................5-10.....150 ....Sr. 18 Jon Weyand ......................6-1.......175 ....Sr. 19 Marcus Beebout ...............5-9.......145 ....Soph. 22 Trevell Thompkins .............5-10.....185 ....Soph. 24 Zac English.......................6-0.......145 ....Soph. 26 Eric Hughes......................6-0.......170 ....Jr. 36 Jimmy Neville....................5-8.......150 ....Sr. 37 Jimmy Beaver ...................5-9.......210 ....Jr.
45 Kris Bailey.........................5-8.......150 ....Soph. 46 Tyler McComas .................5-9.......170 ....Jr. 51 Brian Beverly ....................5-10.....190 ....Sr. 52 Malcom Wade...................5-11.....230 ....Sr. 53 John Rickerd.....................5-10.....190 ....Sr. 54 Sam Persutti .....................5-8.......195 ....Soph. 56 Zac Madison .....................5-10.....205 ....Sr. 57 John Miscuk......................6-2.......220 ....Soph. 58 Jon Exline .........................5-10.....180 ....Soph. 59 Cole Hamilton ...................5-10.....230 ....Soph. 62 T.J. Joy ..............................6-1.......200 ....Jr. 65 Jimmy Lisk........................6-0.......200 ....Soph. 66 George Thompson............5-10.....240 ....Sr. 68 Nate Robinson..................5-6.......190 ....Soph. 77 Brandon Savins ................6-0.......190 ....Jr. 78 Chris Russel .....................5-9.......275 ....Soph. 79 Jacob Michael...................6-1.......230 ....Soph. 80 Justin Watkins...................5-11.....150 ....Sr. 88 Tevin Whitson....................5-10.....150 ....Jr. 89 Jacob Graves....................6-4.......210 ....Jr.
EAST LIVERPOOL, Continued from Page 10
Returning lettermen
Sixteen, including six starters on offense and six starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread option.
Offensive outlook
The Potters return one of the area’s top quarterback in Marky Thompkins, who became the school’s first player to rush and pass for more than 1,000 yards in a season last year.
Basic defensive formation
Offensive backs
Marky Thompkins (senior quarterback), Jon Weyand (senior quarterback), Derek Thompson (junior running back), Jimmy Neville (senior running back).
Offensive ends
Mow Mow Thompson (senior wide receiver), Jeffrey Miller (senior wide receiver), Justin Behanna (senior wide receiver), Mikey Williams (senior wide receiver).
Offensive linemen
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Defensive outlook
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MINERVA LIONS
Morning Journal/Ron Firth
Members of the 2011 Minerva football team are (front, from left) Justin Coooper, Jake Eberling, Zach Wade, Eli Maurer, Levi Marshall, Scott Boyce, Tyler Klimko, Chase Petree, Ethan Rodgers, Seth Goshorn, K.J. Clemens, Zack Felton, Kyle Crum; (second row, from left) coach Alex Albert, Johnathan Lutes, Kris Nign, Seth Loudon, Brent Garrett, Harrison Hoppel, Jake Riley, Wylie Brown, Corey Schaffner, Mason Butler, James Lutes, Stephen Berstler, coach Brent Knight; (third row, from left) coach Leo Saniuk, Joey Meiroff, Dakota Hudy, Greg Leglise, Mitch Soles, Josey Riley, Jacob Smith, Zach Offenberger, Freddie Bennett, Nick McCauley, Tyler Stewart, coach Brian Costea; (fourth row, from left) coach Jason Lutz, Nate Smith, Cody Parrish, Gary Cooper, Tyler Wilson, Tristan Keller, Austin Catlett, Dylan Stoffer, Collin Suter, Anthony Cobedesh, Lucas Van Meter, coach Lance Willison; (back, from left) head coach Dale Sales, manager Devin Mayle, Josiah Hrusch, Heath Goshorn, Tanner Petree, Joey Gill, Dalton Hartshorn, Storm Angione, Logan Coe, Joe Lettrich, Jacob Ross, manager Anthony McGuire and coach Derrick Haines.
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2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at Mogadore Field Sept. 2 at Louisville St. Thomas Sept. 9 Tuslaw Sept. 16 Canton South Sept. 23 Louisville Sept. 30 at West Branch Oct. 7 Marlington Oct. 14 at Salem Oct. 21 at Alliance Oct. 28 Carrollton
2010 Record
8-3, including a 5-2 mark in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference. Minerva was ranked 16th in the Associated Press Division III state poll. They advanced to the state playoffs for the first time since 1997. Minerva won its five first games before losing twice to 13-1 Marlington and once to 7-3 Louisville. The Lions were 5-0 at home and 2-0 in games decided by seven points.
Head Coach
Dale Soles enters his first season as head coach. He served the last 24 years as an assistant at Minerva, including the
past four seasons as defensive coordinator.
Assistant coaches
Alex Albert, offensive coordinator Lance Willison, defensive coordinator, linebackers Derrick Haines, quarterbacks, passing game coordinator Jason Lutz, offensive line Brent Knight, receivers Brian Costea, defensive line Leo Saniuk, varsity assistant
Returning lettermen
Fifteen, including seven starters on
offense and six starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread.
Offensive outlook
While the Lions lost their backfield on a team that averaged 32.3 points and 423 total yards a game last season, they return three starters on the line. “The offensive line should be one of our strengths this year,” Soles said. “We have decent size and strength there this year plus the senior leadership from See LIONS, Page 15
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Soles steps in to help out Minerva
ing out lower level coaching positions in the program. “We didn’t get that all taken care of until July,” Soles said.
Soles, who has 24 years of coaching experience, said the main difference between being a coordinator and a head coach is the time commitment.
“It seems like there is always something that needs your attention,” Soles said. “There’s a lot of distractions that take you away from the kids.” Soles wasn’t exactly left with a team in bad shape. The Lions posted an 8-3 record last season and advanced to the Division III playoffs for the first time since 1997. Minerva won their first five football game last season. The only losses came by way of two defeats to 13-1 Marlington and one to 7-3 Louisville. “We don’t have a lot of depth, but we have some quality kids coming back,” Soles, an eighth grade Social Studies teacher at Minerva Middle School, said. “We lost quite a bit off the team last year, but we’ve got some kids that are more than capable of stepping in and taking over. We have to stay healthy.”
Returning offensive ends
(senior).
Incoming linebackers
By MICHAEL S. BURICH Assistant Sports Editor
MINERVA — Minerva had to act quickly after previous head football coach Brett Yeagley stepped down to take an assistant principal position at Marlington High School in June. With little time to spare before the start of serious preseason activities, the Lions turned to defensive coordinator Dale Soles to take the reigns. “It all happened pretty late,” Soles said. “We found out in May that he was probably headed over to Marlington and by the time everything was made official it was June.” Soles, who spent the last 20 years as a Minerva varsity assistant including the last four as defensive coordinator, said the transition has been smooth. He said the only real difficulty came in fill-
“We lost quite a bit off the team last year, but we’ve got some kids that are more than capable of stepping in and taking over.” DALE SOLES, MINERVA HEAD COACH
LIONS, Continued from Page 14
these positions.”
Basic defensive formation 3-3-5.
Kyle Crum (senior wide receiver), Zach Wade (senior wide receiver).
Incoming offensive ends
Defensive outlook
“Depth is probably our biggest weakness on either side of the ball this year,” Soles said. “We have some very good kids and they are working extremely hard for us, and getting after it but we need to stay healthy.”
Returning offensive backs None.
Incoming offensive backs
Incoming defensive linemen
Returning offensive linemen
Returning linebackers
Chase Petree (tackle), Zack Felton (guard), Jacob Eberling (tackle).
Incoming offensive linemen
Mason Butler (sophomore center), Justin Coopers (senior guard), Ethan Rodgers (senior), K.J. Clemens
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Jacob Eberling (senior), Zack Felton (senior), K.J. Clemens (senior), Justin Cooper (senior), Mason Butler (sophomore). Mitch Soles (junior outside).
Scott Boyce (senior inside), Ethan Rodgers (senior inside), Kris Nign (junior outside), James Lutes (junior outside), Harrison Hoppel (sophomore outside).
Returning defensive backs
Eli Maurer (senior cornerback), Zach Wade (senior free safety), Jake Riley (junior strong safety), Levi Marshall (senior safety). See LIONS, Page 16
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Minerva Lions
Continued from Page 15
Incoming defensive backs
Kyle Crum (senior cornerback), Cody Parrish (sophomore free safety), Tyler Klimko (senior safety), Anthony Cobedesh (junior safety), Corey Schaffner (junior safety), Seth Gorshorn (senior cornerback), Dalton Hartshorn (freshman cornerback), Joey Gill (freshman cornerback).
2010 players honored
Drew Prendergast (graduated), thirdteam Division III All-Ohio and firstteam All-NBC. D.J. Marrah (graduated) special mention Division III All-Ohio and firstteam All-NBC. Troy Oyer (graduated), special mention Division III All-Ohio and firstteam All-NBC. Jeremy Fick (graduated), first-team All-NBC.
2010 Leaders
Rushing — Drew Prendergast (graduated) 1,453 yards and 18 touchdowns on 194 carries; D.J. Marrah (graduated) 882 yards and 11 touchdowns on 136
carries. Passing — D.J. Marrah (graduated) completed 127 of passes for a schoolrecord 2,192 yards and 19 touchdowns. Receiving — Kyle Crum, 29 catches for 599 yards and four touchdowns; Drew Prendergast (graduated) 21 catches for 425 yards and four touchdowns; Zach Wade, 15 catches for 304 yards and four touchdowns. Scoring — Drew Prendergast (graduated) 146 points; D.J. Marrah (graduated) 62; Kyle Crum 26; Zach Wade 24. Interceptions — Drew Prendergast (graduated) 4.
2011 Outlook
The Lions are building on a playoff season. “We are very excited about our football team,” Soles said. “Our kids have been working very hard and they are very coachable. Staying healthy will be the key for us this year.” A lot will depend on how the Lions replace quarterback D.J. Marrah (who passed for a school-record 3,604 yards and 37 touchdowns in his career) and running back Drew Prendergast (who
2 Tyler Klimko ......................5-10.....160 ....Sr. 3 Cody Parrish.....................5-8.......150 ....Soph. 4 Storm Angione .................5-7.......130 ....Fr. 5 Logan Coe .......................5-8.......130 ....Fr. 6 Levi Marshall ....................6-0.......175 ....Sr. 7 Mitch Soles.......................6-0.......185 ....Jr. 10 Eli Maurer .........................5-10.....160 ....Sr. 14 Dalton Hartshorn ..............5-7.......140 ....Fr. 16 Seth Garshorn ..................5-10.....160 ....Sr. 17 Nate Smith........................5-7.......125 ....Jr. 18 Tyler Stewart .....................5-10.....145 ....Fr. 19 Jacob Ross.......................5-6.......125 ....Fr. 20 Joe Lettrich.......................5-4.......120 ....Fr. 21 Kris Nign...........................6-0.......190 ....Jr. 22 Jake Riley .........................6-3.......200 ....Jr. 23 Josey Riley .......................5-9.......190 ....Soph. 24 Nick McCauley..................5-10.....130 ....Soph. 25 Joey Gill............................5-8.......140 ....Fr. 26 Collin Suter .......................5-8.......160 ....Soph. 27 Alan Rhoads .....................5-8.......120 ....Fr. 28 Josiah Hrusch...................5-4.......120 ....Soph. 32 Zach Wade .......................5-10.....190 ....Sr. 33 Corey Schaffner................6-3.......180 ....Jr. 34 Harrison Hoppel................6-3.......200 ....Soph. 37 Tanner Petree ...................5-5.......120 ....Fr. 40 Anthony Cobedesh ...........5-9.......175 ....Jr. 42 Heath Goshorn .................5-4.......160 ....Fr. 43 Austin Catlett ....................5-10.....180 ....Fr.
44 Scott Boyce ......................5-9.......170 ....Sr. 52 Ethan Rodgers..................5-10.....220 ....Sr. 53 Johnathan Lutes ...............5-10.....180 ....Jr. 56 Chase Petree....................6-0.......260 ....Sr. 57 James Lutes .....................6-0.......185 ....Jr. 60 Tristian Keller ....................5-9.......175 ....Fr. 61 Zach Offenberger .............5-8.......215 ....Jr. 62 Jacob Smith......................6-1.......245 ....Soph. 63 Gary Cooper.....................5-9.......195 ....Jr. 64 Seth Loudon .....................5-11.....215 ....Soph. 65 Mason Butler ....................6-3.......290 ....Soph. 66 Stephen Berstler...............6-0.......240 ....Soph. 67 Greg Leglise .....................5-10.....185 ....Fr. 68 Wylie Brown......................6-3.......175 ....Fr. 70 K.J. Clemens ....................6-3.......210 ....Sr. 71 Colton Tacy .......................6-2.......265 ....Soph. 72 Brent Garrett.....................6-1.......335 ....Jr. 73 Zack Felton.......................6-2.......265 ....Sr. 74 Joey Meiroff ......................5-10.....230 ....Fr. 75 Freddie Bennett ................5-10.....275 ....Soph. 77 Jake Eberling....................6-2.......220 ....Sr. 78 Justin Cooper ...................6-4.......270 ....Sr. 80 Kyle Crum.........................6-5.......210 ....Sr. 83 Dylan Stoffer.....................5-8.......140 ....Fr. 85 Lucas VanMeter................5-8.......145 ....Fr. 87 Dakota Hudy.....................5-9.......145 ....Fr. 88 Tyler Wilson.......................5-9.......150 ....Fr.
had 4,220 career all-purpose yards). The Lions have a tough task ahead in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference, where they have won nine of their last 14 league games.
Soles said Marlington and Louisville enter the season as the top two teams in the NBC again “The NBC is a great football league, and it will continue to produce great football teams,” he said. “Every team in our league plays very good solid football, and they are capable of beating any of the other teams in our league. I would look for our league to be well represented in the playoffs again this season.”
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Crum catches on at Kent State By RON FIRTH Journal Sports Editor
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Minerva senior Kyle Crum has verbally committed to play for Kent State University.
MINERVA — It has been a great year for Minerva senior Kyle Crum already. And the football season is just starting. Crum became the highest Minerva boys finisher in the state track meet in June when he was the state runner-up in the long jump. This month he became the first Minerva football player in more than three decades to go to an NCAA Division I-A program. The Minerva senior has accepted a full athletic scholarship to play for Kent State University next season. “That’s what I wanted,” Crum said. “That is what I worked for.” Crum will again be a starting wide receiver for Minerva when the Lions open the season at Mogadore Field on Aug. 26. “It’s been around 30 years since we’ve had one like him,” Minerva head coach Dale Soles said. “It’s a good opportunity for Kyle and his family. Hopefully he does what he’s got to do and goes up there ready to contribute.” Crum, who has never attended a Kent State football game, said he also was offered a full ride by Louisville. “I felt more comfortable with the coaches (at Kent State),” he said. “It felt more like family.”
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Kent State is under the direction of first-year head coach Darrell Hazell, who served as the wide receivers coach at Ohio State the past seven seasons. “He’s real cool,” Crum said. “He’s a down-to-earth guy.” The deciding factor was the location of Kent State. Crum said his family couldn’t afford to make the trip to Louisville for games. “It’s not a 5 1/2-hour drive,” he said. “My mom and family can go to the games since it’s only 45 minutes away.” At 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds, Crum was recruited a tight end/receiver. “It doesn’t really matter,” said Crum, who had a team-high 29 receptions for 599 yards and four touchdowns his junior season. Crum said he also visited Kentucky, Syracuse and Akron during the recruitment process. “It started in March with Kyle and I didn’t have a lot to do with it
at that point,” Soles said. “When it got into June and July I got more involved. He waited on a few schools and did some camps, but he wasn’t hearing anything. “We told him to pay attention to the people who are calling all the time and who want you. We wanted him to make a decision before something fell through.” Crum must have impressed coaches during a football camp at Kent State in June. “I separated myself from the other tight ends with my speed,” he said. He was the state runner-up in the Division II long jump (a school-record 21-feet-11) and also advanced to state in the 200meter dash. “It helped me out with football,” Crum said. “Track is all about being athletic and I’ve got the athletic side down. Now I need to get the mental side of the game down.” Soles said the recruiting process benefited Crum a lot, but also Minerva. “For the school it was exciting to get recruiters visiting,” Soles said. “It drew a lot of attention to what we do here.” Like any college football recruit, Crum is drawing more attention from fans and opponents. “Yes, it’s happened,” he said.
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
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Saturday, October 29, 2011 Otterbein.....................................1:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 5, 2011 Baldwin-Wallace.......................1:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Muskingum...........................1:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2011 Wisconsin....................................8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 5, 2011 Indiana....................................................TBA
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Alabama...............................12:20 p.m.
Saturday, September 10, 2011 Louisiana.....................................7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Kansas St................................7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 24, 2011 South Alabama.........................3:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Ohio.........................................2:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Northern Illinois...................3:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 15, 2011 Miami...........................................3:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2011 Bowling Green..........................1:00 p.m.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011 Maine...........................................1:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Connecticut................................8:00 p.m.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Cincinnati...............................3:30 p.m.
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Friday, September 2, 2011 at Michigan State......................7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Illinois State...............................4:00 p.m.
VMI................................................2:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Eastern Michigan.................1:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 8, 2011 FIU.................................................2:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
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Saturday, October 8, 2011 South Dakota State..................4:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
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Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Miami (OH.)..........................7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 12, 2011 Kent State...................................2:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Buffalo..................................12:00 p.m.
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
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Friday, October 21, 2011
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EAST LIVERPOOL, Continued from Page 12
2010 players honored
George Thompson (senior), Zac Madison (senior), Malcomb Wade (senior), Jacob Michael (sophomore).
Linebackers
Brian Beverly (senior inside), Derek Thompson (junior outside), John Miscuk (sophomore inside), John Rickerd (sophomore inside), Tyler McComas (junior outside).
Defensive backs
Mow Mow Thompson (senior safe-
2010 Leaders
Rushing — Marky Thompkins, 1,108 yards and 16 touchdowns; Willie Leavell (graduated), 790 yards and seven touchdowns. Passing — Marky Thompkins, 1,276 yards and seven touchdowns. Receiving — Andrew English (graduated) 670 yards. Scoring — Marky Thompkins 75 points; Willie Leavell (graduated) 42; Kyle Mackey 32. Tackles — Brian Beverly (graduated) 67 1/2. Interceptions —Willie Leavell (graduated) 3.
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OAK GLEN GOLDEN BEARS
Morning Journal/Michael McElwain
Members of the 2011 Oak Glen football team are (front, from left) Lucas McDowell, Randy Holloway, Nathan Bebout, Micha Swager, Colton Speece, Chris Burnham, Chase Hartley, Josh Weltner, Justin Stivason, Jeff Hissam; (second row, from left) Clayton Flowers, Drew Bailey, Chance DiPasqual, Cody Tropeck, Trey Smith, Nation Whittington, Ethan Delekta, Aaron Clark, Patrick Arneault, Andrew Byler, Tyler Steed; (third row, from left) Dylan Davis, Donnie Longstreth, David Campbell, Zack Staley, Dylan Powell, Nate Wright, Noah Mills, Chance Staley, Dalton Champ, Jeff Stivason, Cody Wishon, Logan Curtis, Barry Strum; (fourth row, from left) Michael Shenton, Joe Wells, Tim Cox, Ben Boyles, Preston Murray, Richie Davis, Skylar Fluhardy and Tyler Campbell.
Wins piling up for Golden Bears Classification
West Virginia Class AA
2010 Record
6-4. The Golden Bears have won 11 of their last 16 regular-season games.
Head Coach
Tony Filberto enters his fourth sea-
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 25 vs. Edison, 8:30 at Steubenville Harding Sept. 2 at Frontier Sept. 9 at Indian Creek Sept. 16 John Marshall Sept. 23 at Beaver Local Sept. 30 Weirton Oct. 7 Tyler Consolidated Oct. 14 East Liverpool Oct. 22 at Steub. Central, 7:30 Oct. 28 at Magnolia, 7:30
son back at Oak Glen with a record of 17-14. He was head coach at Oak Glen from 1977-82 with a record of 27-33. He also was head coach at Weirton Madonna from 1989-92 and at Weirton from 2002-04.
Assistant coaches
Tom Taylor, offensive coordinator Danny Rovira, defensive coordinator Chris Hill Ritchie Flower Doug Smith Patrick McGillian Ted Arnault Josh Taylor
Returning lettermen
Fourteen, including five starters on offense and nine starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Pro-I.
Offensive outlook
Lost to graduation was versatile Chance Rowland, who totaled 5,421 yards of offense and scored 59 touchdowns. “We’re going to have to replace him with a lot of different people,” Filberto said. “We believe this is going to be the fastest football team we’ve had here in the last four years. We’ve got so many skill people who will be on the field.”
Basic defensive formation 4-4.
Defensive outlook
“We have nine guys who started at least one game on defense,” Filberto said. “What we’re doing on defense, we did 30 years ago. People know what to expect. About 90 percent of the time we’ll be in man coverage. The kids have been in the system, they understand it and know how to execute.”
Offensive backs
Dylan Davis (senior running back), Lucas McDowell (senior quarterback), Justin Stivason (junior quarterback), Tyler Steed (junior running back), Ethan Delekta (senior fullback).
Offensive ends
Josh Weltner (junior wide receiver), Jeff Hissam (junior wide receiver), Clayton Flowers (junior wide receiver), Zach Staley (junior wide receiver), Trey Smith (junior wide receiver).
Offensive linemen
Dylan Powell (senior center), Preston Murray (junior tackle).
Defensive linemen
Preston Murray (junior tackle). Powell (end), Cole Holloway (junior end). See GOLDEN BEARS, Page 23
MORNING JOURNAL • FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2011 • THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011 • 23 “Some people say defense wins championships, but I’ve never bought into that. A good defense allows your offense to get the ball back and have the opportunity to win games.” TONY FILBERTO, OAK GLEN HEAD COACH
GOLDEN BEARS, Continued from Page 22
Linebackers
Dylan Davis (senior middle), Ethan Delekta (senior middle), Lucas McDowell (senior outside), Tyler Steed (junior outside).
Defensive backs
Clayton Flowers (junior safety), Trey Smith (junior cornerback), 2010 players honored Chance Rowland (graduated) firstteam All-West Virginia Class AA. Shane Koper (graduated) secondteam All-West Virginia Class AA.
2010 Leaders
Rushing —Chance Rowland (graduated) 1,299 yards and 22 touchdowns; Shane Koper (graduated) 92 yards and 10 touchdowns. Passing —Justin Stivason completed 26 of 54 passes for 404 yards and two touchdowns; Shane Koper (graduated) 326 yards. Receiving —Shane Koper (graduated) 260 yards; Chance Rowland (graduated 19 catches for 225 yards. Scoring —Chance Rowland (graduated) 148 points; Shane Koper (graduated) 70.
2011 Outlook
The Golden Bears have 17 wins in three seasons under Filberto after three wins in the previous four seasons. But they lost All-State players Chance Rowland and Shane Koper
Morning Journal/Michael McElwain
Oak Glen defenders Lucas McDowell (2), Tyler Steed (44) and Clayton Flowers (20) bring down Beaver Local’s Phillip Beohm last season.
from the backfield and four starters on the offensive line. “If everyone else wants to believe the cupboard is bare, that’s fine with me,” Filberto said. Oak Glen returns nine players who started at least one game on a defense that limited opponents to an average of 16.1 points a game. After a 36-18 loss to Edison in last year’s season opener, the Golden Bears gave up just 13.9 points per game. “Some people say defense wins championships, but I’ve never bought into that,” Filberto said. “A good defense allows your offense to get the See GOLDEN BEARS, Page 24
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Oak Glen Golden Bears 2 Lucas McDowell ...............6-2.......205 ....Sr. 3 Randy Holloway................6-2.......190 ....Sr. 4 Nathan Bebout .................5-6.......140 ....Fr. 5 Micah Swager...................5-7.......140 ....Fr. 6 Colton Speece..................6-0.......185 ....Fr. 8 Chris Burnham .................5-9.......130 ....Soph. 9 Chase Hartley ..................5-11.....150 ....Fr. 10 Josh Weltner.....................5-8.......150 ....Jr. 14 Justin Stivason..................6-0.......230 ....Jr. 15 Jeff Hissam.......................5-9.......170 ...Sr. 20 Clayton Flowers ................5-7.......140 ....Jr. 22 Drew Bailey.......................5-11.....200 ....Soph. 23 Chance DiPasqual............5-9.......165 ....Sr. 27 Cody Tropeck....................5-11.....170 ....Soph. 32 Trey Smith.........................5-11.....170 ....Jr. 35 Nation Whittington ............5-10.....160 ....Jr. 36 Ethan Delekta ...................5-10.....190 ....Sr. 40 Aaron Clark.......................5-11.....160 ....Soph. 42 Patrick Arneault ................5-6.......140 ....Fr. 43 Andrew Byler ....................5-7.......160 ....Fr. 44 Tyler Steed........................5-10.....180 ....Jr.
45 Dylan Davis ......................6-2.......230 ....Sr. 46 Donnie Longstreth ............5-7.......180 ....Sr. 47 David Campbell ................5-10.....175 ....Soph. 48 Zack Staley.......................6-0.......215 ....Jr. 50 Dylan Powell .....................5-11.....180 ....Sr. 51 Nate Wright.......................5-10.....225 ....Jr. 55 Noah Mills.........................5-11.....220 ....Fr. 56 Chance Staley ..................5-8.......200 ....Fr. 59 Dalton Champ...................5-7.......200 ....Soph. 60 Jeff Stivason .....................5-11.....240 ....Jr. 62 Cody Wishon ....................5-9.......250 ....Soph. 64 Logan Curtis .....................5-11.....230 ....Jr. 66 Barry Strum ......................6-0.......180 ....Fr. 68 Michael Shenton...............6-0.......230 ....Soph. 70 Joe Wells ..........................5-9.......175 ....Fr. 72 Tim Cox ............................5-11.....260 ....Soph. 74 Ben Boyles .......................5-7.......205 ....Fr. 76 Preston Murray .................6-0.......240 ....Jr. 78 Richie Davis......................6-7.......370 ....Jr. 81 Skylar Fluhardy.................5-10.....170 ....Soph. 83 Tyler Campbell ..................6-1.......180 ....Soph.
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ball back and have the opportunity to win games.” The Golden Bears will open the season at the OVAC Kickoff Classic on Aug. 25 against Edison. “I’m so excited to be a part of it,” Filberto said. “It shows how much respect Oak Glen has received. I don’t think Oak Glen would have been asked five years ago. It’s an honor and a testament of how far we’ve come. It means
so much to me and the kids. It’s a battle of two of the up-and-coming programs on each side of the river.” Oak Glen also travels to Beaver Local on Sept. 23 and hosts East Liverpool on Oct. 14. “High school football is about those type of games,” Filberto said. “And both those teams will be awfully good this season.”
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back winning seasons for the second time since 1972-73. “We still have the same goals,” Kopachy said. “We want to be 1-0. We want to start the season on the right foot. We want to be league champions and make noise in the playoffs. “That’s what we put up on the wall in our locker room and what we talk about all the time. The league has changed, but the goals remain the same.” Salem has won 14 of its last 16 regular-season games and nine of the last 10 regular-season road games. The Quakers will face a new challenge as they join the loaded Northeast Buckeye Conference, which is lead by
2010 state semifinalist Marlington. “Anytime you have a big change, you are excited and we are,” Kopachy said. “We’re excited to face new opponents. We’re excited to face something different that we haven’t seen before. We’re excited to play West Branch in our Week 10 rivalry game. We’re excited to play at Mount Union Stadium against Alliance. We’re excited to play Louisville in their brand new $6 million stadium. “There is a lot of, I guess you can say, newness this year and that’s what makes the upcoming season all more exciting.”
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2010 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP 2010 Area standings INTER-TRI COUNTY LEAGUE Upper Tier Team League Overall • Crestview .................................7-0 9-2 • United.......................................5-2 7-4 • South Range ............................5-2 7-4 Mineral Ridge .............................5-2 6-4 Columbiana ................................3-4 5-5 East Palestine ............................2-5 3-7 Springfield ..................................1-6 3-7 Lisbon.........................................0-7 1-9 Lower Tier • McDonald.................................7-0 10-3 • Western Reserve .....................6-1 9-2 • Southern Local.........................5-2 8-3 Lowellville ...................................3-4 5-5 Wellsville.....................................3-4 4-6 Sebring .......................................2-5 4-6 Leetonia......................................1-6 2-8 Jackson-Milton............................1-6 1-9 ALL-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Red Division • Howland ...................................4-0 11-1 • Poland ......................................3-1 7-4 Canfield ......................................2-2 5-5 Niles ...........................................1-3 3-7 Beaver Local...............................0-4 1-9 White Division • Lakeview ..................................4-0 9-3 • Hubbard ...................................3-1 8-3 • Salem.......................................2-2 8-3 Struthers.....................................1-3 4-6 Liberty.........................................0-4 1-9 Blue Division • Campbell..................................4-0 10-2 Champion ...................................2-2 6-4 Girard .........................................2-2 6-4 LaBrae........................................2-2 5-5 Newton Falls...............................0-4 2-8 NORTHEASTERN BUCKEYE CONFERENCE • Marlington ................................7-0 13-1 Louisville.....................................6-1 7-3 • Minerva ....................................5-2 8-3 Alliance.......................................3-4 5-5 Northwest ...................................3-4 4-6 Carrollton....................................2-5 4-6 Canton South .............................2-5 3-7 West Branch...............................0-7 1-9 OTHERS • East Liverpool ............................... Oak Glen ......................................... • — playoff qualifier
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2010 Regular Season Team Leaders SCORING OFFENSE Team Avg. 1. Crestview..............................................40.5 2. Minerva ................................................34.8 3. Columbiana ..........................................33.4 4. United...................................................29.9 5. Southern Local.....................................28.9 6. Oak Glen ..............................................27.8 7. Salem ...................................................26.7 8. South Range ........................................25.8 9. East Liverpool ......................................22.2 10. Sebring .................................................18.9 11. Springfield ............................................18.1 12. Leetonia................................................16.9 13. West Branch .........................................16.4 14. Wellsville...............................................16.0 15. East Palestine.......................................13.0 16. Beaver Local...........................................6.8 16. Lisbon.....................................................6.8
SCORING DEFENSE Team Avg. 1. Southern Local.....................................10.6 2. Crestview..............................................14.6 3. Oak Glen ..............................................16.1 4. Salem ...................................................19.1 5. Sebring.................................................19.8 6. Columbiana ..........................................20.1 7. United...................................................20.4 8. South Range ........................................20.5 9. East Liverpool ......................................21.2 10. Minerva.................................................22.8 11. Springfield ............................................24.8 12. Beaver Local.........................................27.0 13. Leetonia................................................28.2 14. Wellsville...............................................28.8 15. West Branch .........................................31.2 16. East Palestine.......................................32.2 17. Lisbon...................................................37.4
SCORING MARGIN Team Avg. 1. Crestview ...........................................+25.9 2. Southern Local...................................+18.3 3. Columbiana ........................................+13.3 4. Minerva ..............................................+12.0 5. Oak Glen............................................+11.7 6. United...................................................+9.5 7. Salem ...................................................+7.6 8. South Range ........................................+5.3 9. East Liverpool ......................................+1.0 10. Sebring..................................................-0.9 11. Springfield .............................................-6.7 12. Leetonia...............................................-11.3 13. Wellsville..............................................-12.8 14. West Branch........................................-14.8 15. East Palestine .....................................-19.2 16. Beaver Local .......................................-20.2 17. Lisbon..................................................-30.6
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SALEM QUAKERS
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Members of the 2011 Salem football team are (front, from left) Raymond Yeater, Devon Bell, Corey Coleman, Josh Harbin, Travis Nolan, Cody Cameron, Jordan Pierce, Jason Thomas, Zack Penick, James Norkus, Karsen Kuhns, Steve Manypenny, Austin Noel, Max Schuster, Ryan Eisel; (second row, from left) Austin Caylor, Terry Carson, Storm Haueter, Jake Carner, Brooks Bezon, Rocco Davanzo, Mike Madison, Brandon Dustman, C.J. Bloor, Bryce Sommers, Zack Taylor, John Tafe, Mike Crittenden, Gage Piatt; (third row, from left) Caleb Holbert, Brandon Boyle, Nick Larson, Daniel Baer, Haeden Panezott, Jake Polen, Thane Sevey, Logan Taylor, Marcus Crittenden, Keith Watkins, Eli Bricker, Shane Metzgar, Dustin Elliot, Sam Standing Soldier, Jansen Paumier; (back, from left) coach Charlie Peters, coach Barry Long, caoch Jason Lude, coach Charlie Ellington, head coach Mike Kopachy, coach Todd Huda, coach Matt Kalbfell and coach Andy Bowell.
Quakers find secret of success Classification
Division III, Region 11
2010 Record
8-3, including a 2-2 mark in the AllAmerican Conference White Division. The Quakers advanced to the state playoffs for the second straight year. They won their first three games by seven
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 LaBrae Sept. 2 United Sept. 9 at Niles Sept. 16 at Carrollton Sept. 23 at Marlington Sept. 30 Canton South Oct. 7 at Alliance Oct. 14 Minerva Oct. 21 at Louisville Oct. 28 West Branch
points or less.
Head Coach
Mike Kopachy enters his third season as head coach with a record of 17-6 and two state playoff appearances. He was the 2009 All-Ohio Division III CoCoach of the Year. He was head coach at Western Reserve from 2003-08 with a record of 30-32 and state playoff appearances in 2006 and 2008.
Assistant coaches
Andy Bowell, runnning backs, defensive backs Todd Huda, quarterbacks Charles Ellington, outside linebackers Charles Peters, tight ends, linebackers Matt Kalbfell, receivers Jason Lude, offensive line, defensive line
Returning lettermen
Sixteen, including three starters on offense and five starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread.
Offensive outlook
The Quakers will be without threeyear starting quarterback Trent Toothman, who got a football scholarship to Ball State University after passing for a Columbiana County-record 5,637 yards and 42 touchdowns. “You cannot replace a player like Trent — one of those kind of guys come around once or two every lifetime,” Kopachy said. “We are certainly not asking any of our quarterbacks to do what Trent did. We’re just asking the whole team to step up their produc-
tion and make the transition easier.” Junior quarterbacks Jake Carner and Gage Piatt are battling for the starting spot, while track standouts Zack Penick and Austin Noel give the Quakers plenty of speed in the skilled positions.
Basic defensive formation Odd Stack.
Defensive outlook
The Quakers cannot expect to put as many points on the scoreboard as they have the past two years, so the defense will have to step up after giving up an average of 21.1 points and 317 total yards a game last year.
Returning offensive backs
Austin Noel (senior running back). See QUAKERS, Page 28
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Salem preps for NBC debut By MICHAEL S. BURICH Journal Sports Editor
The Northeastern Buckeye Conference, home to some of the most competitive mid-size high school football in Ohio, is beginning a new era this fall. The Salem Quakers, long committed to Youngstown-area leagues, will make their debut this fall in the eight-team Stark County-centered league. NBC members — especially Minerva and West Branch — are excited to see the Quakers enter the fray. Minerva, the smallest school in the league with an enrollment of 260 boys in grades 9-11 in the latest Ohio High School Athletic Association survey, thinks Salem balances things out in a league where all but two schools have enrollments of more than 300 boys. “We feel — being a small school — that Salem is a better matchup for us,” Minerva head coach Dale Soles said. “I think they have about 10 more boys than us, but it’s the same type of kid. It’s better for us as for as competing in the league is concerned. It’s a lot better than going up against a Northwest who has a lot more kids than you do.” Northwest was a charter member in the league which was formed in 1989, but announced its intentions to bow out of the league after the 10th straight failure of an operating levy in 2009. The last league shakeup came in 2004 when Alliance replaced Akron Springfield. Another change which is generating a lot of excitement is the installment of rivalry games in the final week of the season. That means Salem will be facing off against West Branch in the finale as will Minerva with Carrollton. The two other league rival finales are Louisville vs. Canton South and Marlington vs. Alliance. Just like this being a new thing for Salem, it’s going to be new for firstyear West Branch head coach D.J. Dota. “I’ve coached big rivalry games when I’ve been elsewhere,” Dota said. “Girard, Liberty and Struthers had their different rivals. Warren Harding had some good ones when they were in the Steel Valley Conference. I never was
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Salem will join West Branch and Minerva in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference this season. Seniors from all three teams gather, including West Branch’s Scott Muckleroy (16), Minerva’s Zach Wade (32), Salem’s Steve Manypenny (52), Minerva’s Zack Felton (73) and Salem’s Austin Noel (21).
involved with a rivalry game in the finale though.” Dota’s players are pumped up to see Salem on the slate for Week 10. “It’s exciting to play a rival in a league game,” West Branch’s Scott Muckleroy said. “I’m excited to play them. We’re always ready.” Muckleroy also has a bit of a family tradition to carry on. “My uncle (Todd Muckleroy) used to play and I saw a couple games of his on film,” Muckleroy said. Salem senior Steve Manypenny hasn’t lost to the Warriors during his varsity career and he hopes to keep that going.
“I’m looking forward to being on the first team to beat them all three years,” Mannypenny said. Dota thinks that the rivalry week
setup will be something to look forward to for the players, coaches and fans. “It can be of great importance (if you’re having a good season or a bad one),” Dota said. “You can go into that week 0-9 and win that game and feel pretty good about yourself. You can also go into that game needing to win to get in the playoffs or maybe you just need to win that last game to be over .500. There’s a lot of good with that game being played last.” Minerva — like the others — is relishing it. “I like it because it gave us Carrollton,” Minerva senior Zach Wade said. As far as Salem getting a grasp of what to expect in the NBC, Quaker senior Austin Noel believes they will be dealing with bigger opponents. He doesn’t think the league will be as fast as the All-American Conference though. “I know there are a few heavyweights in there like Marlington and Louisville,” Noel said. Marlington, a Division III state semifinalist from a year ago, enters the season as league favorite with three topshelf players in junior all-purpose player Dymonte Thomas, senior running back and University of Tennessee recruit Alden Hill and senior lineman and Michigan State recruit Zach Higgins. Needless to say the smaller schools will have to be on their toes. “You have to have some luck to get through the schedule without any serious injuries,” Soles said. “I’m sure Salem knows what they’re getting involved with.”
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52 Steve Manypenny .............6-2.......225 ....Sr. 53 Devon Bell ........................6-1.......275 ....Sr. 54 James Norkus...................6-2.......270 ....sR. 55 Rocco Davanzo ................6-0.......190 ....Jr. 58 Brandon Dustman.............6-0.......175 ....Jr. 59 John Tafe ..........................6-0.......185 ....Jr. 60 Max Schuster....................5-10.....185 ....Sr. 61 Brandon Boyle ..................5-11.....220 ....Soph. 62 Daniel Baer.......................5-10.....170 ....Soph. 63 Raymond Yeater ...............5-10.....205 ....Sr. 64 Corey Coleman.................5-11.....200 ....Sr. 66 Caleb Holbert ...................6-3.......225 ....Soph. 67 Keith Watkins ....................5-11.....265 ....Soph. 69 Sam Standing Soldier.......6-1.......210 ....Soph. 70 Nick Larson.......................6-3.......225 ....Soph. 72 Austin Caylor ....................6-1.......285 ....Soph. 73 Mike Ciotti.........................6-0.......220 ....Fr. 75 Jason Thomas ..................6-0.......225 ....Sr. 76 Josh Harbin ......................5-10.....270 ....Sr. 81 Jake Polen ........................5-7.......130 ....Soph. 82 Keaton O'Brien .................5-11.....155 ....Jr. 86 Abbie Maenz.....................5-4.......115 ....Sr. 87 Brooks Bezon ...................5-7.......150 ....Sr.
Continued from Page 26
Incoming offensive backs
Gage Piatt (junior quarterback), Jake Carner (junior quarterback), Storm Haueter (junior running back), Thane Sevey (sophomore running back).
Returning offensive ends
Zack Penick (senior wide receiver), Jordan Pierce (senior tight end), Marcus Crittenden (sophomore wide receiver).
Incoming offensive ends
Mike Madison (junior wide receiver), Brooks Bezon (junior wide receiver), Travis Nolan (senior wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen
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Incoming offensive linemen
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Returning defensive linemen
Steve Manypenny (senior), Jim Norkus (senior).
Incoming defensive linemen
Devon Bell (senior), Keith Watkins (sophomore), John Tafe (junior), Corey Coleman (senior).
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Incoming linebackers
Gage Piatt (junior), Rocco Davanzo (junior), Max Schuster (senior).
Returning defensive backs
Austin Noel (senior), Mike Crittenden (junior), Zack Penick (senior).
Incoming defensive backs
Marcus Crittenden (sophomore), Haedan Panezott (sophomore), Mike Madison (junior).
2010 players honored
Trent Toothman (graduated), secondteam Division III All-Ohio and Morning Journal All-Area Back of the Year. Mike King (graduated), special mention Division III All-Ohio and first-
team All-Area. Steve Manypenny, first-team AllArea. Zack Penick, first-team All-Area. Charles Shrontz (graduated), secondteam All-Area. Trent Kenreigh, second-team AllArea.
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WEST BRANCH WARRIORS
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Members of the 2011 West Branch football team are (front, from left) Jalen Shelton, Allen Hurst, Joe Karlen, Clayton Bates, Evan Park, Scott Muckleroy, Mike Estock, Beau Nagy, Aaron Page, Jake Mull, Luke Price; (second row, from left) Dan Rohr, Troy James, Connor Sharp, Noah Abdoo, Devin Cuthbertson, Matt Latham, Zach Rumberger, Nathan Fetters, Sterling Wasmire, Sean Haberland, Bo Utley, Tyler Pidgeon; (third row, from left) Jacob Ross, Brock Trimmer, Kenny Faulkner, Brenden Wells, Mark Schwingle, Zach Ruggles, Jacob Griffith, Matthew Edie, Matthew Truex, Devin Uyselt, Justin Foster, Chris Conrad, Jerry Sanor; (fourth row, from left) Brandon Woolf, Cameron Emge, Brandon Kuttler, Joe Endicott, Logan Sharp, Andrew Flip, Scott Johnston, Steve Sosnick, Jake Evanoff, Braycen Shelton, Brandon Zerkle and Josh Steer.
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2010 Record
2011 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 26 Kirtland Sept. 2at New Philadelphia, 7:30 Sept. 9 at Streetsboro Sept. 16 at Alliance Sept. 23 Carrollton Sept. 30 Minerva Oct. 7 at Canton South Oct. 14 Louisville Oct. 21 Marlington Oct. 28 at Salem
1-9, including an 0-7 mark in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference. It was West Branch’s worst season since going 0-10 in 1969. The Warriors went 0-5 on the road and have lost six straight road games.
Head Coach
D.J. Dota enters his first season as head coach. He spent the last four seasons as head coach at Warren Harding with a record of 23-17-1 and a Division I state playoff appearance in 2010. He was defensive coordinator at Warren Harding four years and at Struthers two years.
Assistant coaches
Mike Stiles, offensive coordinator,
quarterbacks Chris Tucker, running backs Mike Sigler, wide receivers Shawn Alazaus, defensive backs Scott Manusakis, tight end Alec Lamancusa, defensive line Angelo Ciminero, offensive line Rodger Sharp, offensive line Shane Blommel, defensive line Tod McLaughlin, special teams coordinator, linebackers
Returning lettermen
Twenty, including five starters on offense and six starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Two-back set with tight end.
Offensive outlook
The Warriors have multiple options. Quarterback Troy James returns after collecting 801 yards of total offense last season before missing the final five games with a broken leg. “We’re going to be doing some different things and the players are going to have to believe in what they are coached,” Dota said.
Basic defensive formation 4-3.
Defensive outlook
The Warriors return six starters from See WARRIORS, Page 32
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Dota likes what he sees in Beloit By MICAHEL S. BURICH Assistant Sports Editor
BELOIT — New West Branch football coach D.J. Dota is no stranger to being the leader of a program with a successful pedigree in Northeast Ohio. Before joining the Warriors in February, Dota was in charge of Division I power Warren Harding. He posted an 8-3 record with the Raiders last season — his fourth with the school — and made the playoffs. That, however, wasn’t good enough for the Warren City school board who voted him out in January after a 23-171 mark. West Branch, which posted its worst record since 1969 last season, is hoping Warren Harding’s loss is its gain. “When you talk about great football tradition, you talk about West Branch,” Dota said. “The school and community have great pride in football and they have a state title to show for it. You don’t see that in too many places locally.” Dota, who beat out more than 50 applicants for the job, said there are some differences between his new job and the old one. “The difference is in numbers and the type of opponents you play,” Dota said. “But it has been a smooth transition. In fact, it started on the very first day I was here. The community and the kids have been very welcoming.” Dota comes from a Youngstownbased football tradition. He played quarterback for Youngstown Liberty in high school and went on to graduate with education degrees from Youngstown State University. He began his coaching career as an
“When you talk about great football tradition, you talk about West Branch. The school and community have great pride in football ...” D.J. DOTA, WEST BRANCH HEAD COACH
assistant at Liberty in 1991 and left for an assistant job at Girard starting in 1994. In 1997 he was hired as an assistant at Warren Harding and spent seven years there — the last four under legendary coach Thom McDaniels. Dota recorded a brief two-year stint as Struthers defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach starting in 2004 before finding his way back to Harding as an assistant. He was hired as Warren Harding’s
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a defense that gave up an average of 33.6 points and 434 total yards in seven NBC games last season. “The biggest thing we’re preaching is you have to play snap to whistle,” Dota said. “I want them to go as hard as they can go every single play. We’re getting there, but it’s going to take time.”
Returning offensive backs
Troy James (junior quarterback), Brenden Wells (junior running back), Jake Mull (senior running back), Tyler Pidgeon (junior running back).
Incoming offensive backs
Jalen Shelton (senior quarterbackwide receiver), Chris Conrad (junior running back), Bo Utley (junior running back).
Returning offensive ends
Incoming offensive linemen
Daniel Jordan (junior), Jacob Griffith (junior), Andrew Filp (sophomore), Logan Sharp (sophomore).
Returning defensive linemen
Evan Park (senior), Jacob Griffith (junior), Beau Nagy (senior).
Incoming defensive linemen
Aaron Page (senior), Joe Karlen (senior), Matthew Edie (junior), Zach Ruggles (junior), Andrew Filp (sophomore), Logan Sharp (sophomore).
Returning linebackers
Mike Estock (senior), Bo Utley (junior), Brenden Wells (junior).
Incoming linebackers
Scott Muckleroy (senior wide receiver), Matthew Edie (junior tight end).
Chris Conrad (junior), Allen Hurst (senior), Tyler Pidgeon (junior), Kenny Faulkner (junior).
Incoming offensive ends
Returning defensive backs
Returning offensive linemen
Incoming defensive backs
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one touchdown on 64 carries. Passing — Jake Mull completed 53 of 123 passes for 583 yards and two touchdowns; Troy James completed 45 of 81 passes for 497 yards. Receiving — Scott Muckleroy, 31 catches for 397 yards; Luke Butcher (graduated) 24 catches for 262 yards and two touchdowns. Scoring — Brenden Wells, 66 points; Troy James 24 ; Scott Muckleroy 18. Tackles — Ryan Brown (graduated) 120. Interceptions —Scott Muckleroy 5.
2010 players honored
Ryan Brown (graduated), special mention Division III All-Ohio. Mike Underwood (graduated), firstteam All-Area. Scott Muckleroy, second-team AllArea and first-team All-NBC. Brandon Ferguson (graduated), second-team All-Area. Scott Rinaldi (graduated), secondteam All-Area.
2010 Leaders
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United’s Brandon Stonestreet (left) leads the Golden Eagles onto the field at Cuyahoga Heights in their first playoff appearance last season. East Liverpool quarterback Marky Thompkins, who led the Potters to the playoffs, turns the corner against Salem. DIVISION VI Region 21: Norwalk St. Paul 28, Bucyrus Wynford 21 Region 22: Delphos St. John’s 34, Ada 31, OT Region 23: Grove City Christian 20, Malvern 8 Region 24: Maria Stein Marion Local 27, Ft. Loramie 0 DIVISION II Region 21: Mogadore 28, McDonald 14 Region 22: Delphos St. John’s 56, McComb 20 Region 23: Shadyside 28, Bridgeport 0 Region 24: Sidney Lehman 27, Minster 14 ——— WEEK 12 REGIONAL SEMIFINALS DIVISION 1 Region 1 Lakewood St. Edward 42, Cle. Glenville 22 Solon 41, Austintown Fitch 0 Region 2 Tol. St. John’s 24, Medina 6 Tol. Whitmer 35, Twinsburg 14 Region 3 Hilliard Davidson 9, Springfield 0 Pickerington Cent. 30, Westerville S. 0 Region 4 Cin. St. Xavier 24, Cin. Colerain 23 Huber Hts. Wayne 36, Centerville 33, 2OT DIVISION II Region 5 Ashland 49, Tallmadge 7 Mentor Lake Cath. 24, Warren Howland 7
Region 6 Maple Hts. 61, Sandusky 27 Olmsted Falls 56, Maumee 28 Region 7 Uniontown Lake 42, Dresden Tri-Valley 28 Sunbury Big Walnut 24, Marion Franklin 12 Region 8 Kings Mills Kings 35, Cin. Mt. Healthy 28 Trotwood-Madison 42, Cin. Winton Woods 23 DIVISION III Region 9 Akr. Buchtel 32, Parma Padua 21 Youngs. Mooney 27, Akr. S V-M 20 Region 10 Cols. Watterson 21, Elida 7 Tiffin Columbian 13, Clyde 7 Region 11 Alliance Marlington 48, Newark Licking Valley 21 Dover 34, Thornville Sheridan 28, OT Region 12 Cin. McNicholas 31, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 14 Eaton 41, Spring. Shawnee 21 DIVISION IV Region 13 Akr. Manchester 52, Campbell Memorial 21 Chagrin Falls 54, Cortland Lakeview 28 Region 14 Genoa Area 38, Bellville Clear Fork 29 Orrville 22, Elyria Cath. 14 Region 15 Cols. Hartley 39, Heath 26
Ironton 43, Sparta Highland 7 Region 16 Kenton 36, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 28 Kettering Alter 28, Plain City Jonathan Alder 14 DIVISION V Region 17 Kirtland 31, Cuyahoga Hts. 10 Youngs. Ursuline 42, Creston Norwayne 0 Region 18 Jeromesville Hillsdale 48, Hamler Patrick Henry 41 Lima Cent. Cath. 34, Archbold 14 Region 19 Fredericktown 36, Wheelersburg 13 Oak Hill 31, Minford 27 Region 20 Coldwater 13, Hamilton Badin 7, OT W. Jefferson 24, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 12 DIVISION VI Region 21 McDonald 52, Dalton 28 Mogadore 17, Thompson Ledgemont 12 Region 22 Delphos St. John’s 42, Ada 14 McComb 39, Sycamore Mohawk 7 Region 23 Bridgeport 21, Newark Cath. 20 Shadyside 41, Malvern 20 Region 24 Sidney Lehman 49, Covington 27 Minster 24, Marion Local 26
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seasons for the first time since 1981-82 and the losingest season since 1969, West Branch has turned to a new coach as the program tries to regain its past glory. “We must believe in the system and each other before anything is possible,” Dota said. “Every day, every play.” The Warriors return 20 lettermen, including nine juniors who were major contributors last season. West Branch has to see some success
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