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Morning Journal/Wayne Maris
Members of the 2014 Columbiana football team are (front, from left) Drew Cyrus, Matt Weidner, Nick Nemick, manager Ray Erwin, Hunter Durbin, Dylan Ferraro, Kyle Hoffman, Logan Stilson, Austin Saverko, Connor Gilespie, Rocky Ritchie, head coach Bob Spaite; (second row, from left) coach Rick Prescott, Jacob Ward, Tanner Smith, Dylan Davin, Crystal Stone, Nate Armstrong, Cooper Smith, Dalton Miller, Zane Adkins, Ben Taylor, coach Jonathan Welch, coach Kris Reash; (third row, from left) coach Ryan Wolf, Mike Luchisan, Mitch Davidson, Tanner Pearl, Sean Congemi, Alex Peck, Tucker Cope, Tim Davin, Matt Fay, Keenan Green, David White, Conner Stacey, coach Mike Strohecker; (back, from left) student trainer Mandy Moreschi, student trainer Holly Gotthardt, James Hum, Jarrett Nemick, Jordan Johston, Zach Phillips, Logan Murphy, Brock Mellott, Frank Ruper, Devin Covert, Kyle Ferraro and Cameron Johnson.
Clippers facing more hurdles Classification
Division VI, Region 19
2013 Record
3-7, including a 3-4 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. It
2014 SCHEDULE
All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 28 Western Reserve Sept. 5 Leetonia Sept. 12 at Southern Sept. 19 at United Sept. 26 Springfield Oct. 3 Jackson-Milton Oct. 10 at Lisbon Oct. 17 at South Range Oct. 24 East Palestine Oct. 31 at Crestview
was the Clippers’ first losing season in 17 years. They have lost 10 of their last 13 games.
Head Coach
Bob Spaite enters his 21st season as head coach with a record of 137-76, three Tri-County League titles and nine state playoff appearances. He also was 13-33-4 in five seasons at Southern Local.
Assistant coaches
Kris Reash, co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, outside linebackers Jonathan Welsh, offensive line, defensive line Mike Strohecker, wide receivers, free safeties Brian Pearl, defensive ends
Ryan Wolf, wide receivers, cornerbacks Randy Barker, running backs, free safeties Chris Canale, offensive line, defensive line Rick Prescott, offensive line, defensive line
Returning lettermen
Twelve, including four starters on offense and three starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Multiple formation spread.
Offensive outlook
The Clippers will build their attack around top returnees in quarterback Mitch Davidson (the leading rusher and
passer) and receiver Dalton Miller (the leading receiver). “Strengths are our returning quarterback and depth at receiver,” Spaite said. “We have inexperience on the offensive line and zero depth at tailback and offensive line.”
Basic defensive formation 4-4 pressure and 4-3.
Defensive outlook
The Clippers gave up an uncharacteristic 28.3 point per game last season, including at least 20 in eight of the games. “Our strength are attitude attitude, tradition and an experienced secondSee CLIPPERS Page 5A
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ary,” Spaite said. “Weaknesses are very little experience up front and lost every linebacker with any real game time.”
Returning offensive backs
Mitch Davidson (sophomore quarterback).
Incoming offensive backs
Drew Cyrus (senior quarterback), Dalton Miller (junior running back), Dillon Davin (junior running back).
Returning offensive ends
Nick Nemick (senior receiver), Dylan Ferraro (senior receiver), Cooper Smith (junior receiver), Sean Congemi (sophomore tight end).
Incoming offensive ends
Hunter Durban (senior receiver), Jacob Ward (junior receiver), Conner Stacy (sophomore receiver), Nate Armstrong (junior tight end), Frank Rupert (freshman tight end).
Returning offensive linemen None.
Incoming offensive linemen
Austin Saverko (senior center), Keenan Green (sophomore), Kevin Fay (sophomore), Alex Peck (sophomore), Tucker Cope (sophomore), Logan Stillson (senior), Connor Gillespie
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(senior), Kyle Hoffman (senior), Devin Covert (freshman).
Returning defensive linemen Dylan Ferraro (senior).
Incoming defensive linemen
Tim Davin (sophomore), Robbie O’Malley (junior), James Hum (freshman).
Returning linebackers None.
Incoming linebackers
Nate Armstrong (junior), Nick Nemick (senior), Alex Peck (sophomore), Sean Congemi (sophomore), Kevin Fay (sophomore), Tucker Cope (sophomore), Frank Rupert (freshman), Zac Witherow (freshman).
Returning defensive backs
Drew Cyrus (senior), Hunter Durban (senior), Matt Weidner (senior), Dalton Miller (junior), Cooper Smith (junior).
Incoming defensive backs
Dylan Davin (junior), Tim Rankin (sophomore), Jacob Ward (junior), Tanner Smith (junior).
2013 Players honored
Mike Buzzard (graduated), third-
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32 Hunter Durbin ...................5-10.....171 ....Sr. 40 Zac Witherow....................5-6.......131 ....Fr. 43 Dylan Ferraro....................6-0.......176 ....Sr. 45 Frank Rupert.....................5-10.....162 ....Fr. 46 Sean Congemi..................5-9.......194 ....Soph. 54 Alex Peck..........................5-10.....158 ....Soph. 56 Tucker Cope .....................5-8.......153 ....Soph. 57 Kyle Hoffman ....................6-2.......172 ....Sr. 58 Devin Covert.....................5-6.......210 ....Fr. 60 Tim Davin..........................6-0.......196 ....Soph. 62 Matt Fay............................5-9.......176 ....Soph. 63 Logan Stilson....................6-0.......148 ....Sr. 66 Austin Saverko..................6-0.......193 ....Sr. 70 Connor Gillespie ...............5-10.....245 ....Sr. 72 Keenan Green ..................6-0.......180 ....Soph. 77 Kyle Ferraro......................5-10.....179 ....Fr. 78 Ben Taylor.........................6-7.......245 ....Jr. 80 Rocky Ritchie....................5-10.....129 ....Sr. 84 Cameron Johnson ............5-9.......129 ....Fr. 85 David White ......................5-8.......119.....Soph. 88 Conner Stacey..................6-0.......131 ....Soph.
team Division VII All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Steve Kurilla (graduated), secondteam All-Area. Dillon Randolph, second-team AllArea. Eamon Eavers, second-team AllArea.
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Passing — Mitch Davidson completed 94 of 172 passes (54 percent) for 1,182 yards and 10 touchdowns; Drew Cyrus completed eight of 18 passes for 60 yards. Receiving —Dalton Miller, 30 catches for 480 yards (16.0) and seven touchdowns; Eamon Eavers (graduated) 19 catches for 262 yards (13.8); Sean Congemi, 10 catches for 181 yards (18.1) and two touchdowns. Tackles — Mike Buzzard (graduated) 90; Chris Durk 96; Steve Kurilla (graduated) 96; Eamon Eavers (graduated) 80. Scoring — Dalton Miller 54 points; John Cramer (graduated) 42; Mitch Davidson 30; Nate Garofalo (graduated) 27; Chris Durk 24.
2014 Outlook
Coming off their first losing season in 17 years and fewest wins in a season since 1995, the Clippers are trying to regroup. “In 40 years of coaching, I have never had an offseason like this one,” Spaite said. “Call it a perfect storm of unbelievable circumstances that have
left the Clippers depleted at many positions and very young an inexperienced at many others. We finished 2013 with a 48-man roster. Besides the normal losses to graduation (nine seniors), we have now lost 14 others to bizarre set of circumstances.” The Clippers have to learn fast as they open the season Aug. 26 by hosting Western Reserve, which returns 14 starters from last year’s Division VII state semifinalist team. “This will be our biggest challenge this year,” Spait said. Couple that with what looks like, at least on paper, the upper tier of the ITCL being loaded. Springfield, United, South Range and Lisbon all return very veteran teams. East Palestine, after one one year under new coach Tony Foster, should be much improved. JacksonMilton is an unknown, but comes off a great year last year. And what else can be said about Crestview. Even though hurt by graduation, Coach Cusick has established the Rebels as one of the top 10 teams in the state in their division.” “Our non-league schedule is challenging to say the least,” Spait said.
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Morning Journal/Brittney Sadler
Members of the 2014 Crestview football team are (front, from left) Ben Basinger, Nate Steltz, Zach Chuey, Derek Kozlowski, Jesse Best, Zach Marr, Evan Beachler, Jacob Henderson, Darrell Wooten; (second row, from left) Spencer DeSalvo, Zach Hicks, Tyler Hall, Cody Mackall, Dean Foster, Jared Hayden, Jack Wick, Tyler Stratton, Anthony DeSarro; (third row, from left) Gino Collins, Mason Crawford, Jarred Jones, Nick Finch, Andy Gorby, Tyler Phillips, Nick Mattern, Carmand Thompson, Brandon Sherrill; (fourth row, from left) Austin McIntosh, Brendan Mallo, Jesse Hughes, Hunter Cresanto, James Hall, Jack Davis, Elijah Weaver, Nate Lopez, Brandon Ware; (fifth row, from left) Jeff Feo, Jacob Ricketts, Joel Fitzsimmons, Dakota Stratton, Jake Crawford, Jacob Scheller, Kade Meredith, Dawson Bennett, Jordan Murphy; (sixth row, from left) Andrew Hardenbrook, Dylan Schaefer, Tyler Fitzsimmons, Brandon Chuey, Chance Mustake, Dylan Dickey, Caleb Hill, Caleb Dew, Landon Talbert; (seventh row, from left) Dylan Baker, Jacob Baker, Danny Moore, Caleb Vogel, Donnie Cornwell; (back, from left) coach Dom Perry, coach Jess Leon, coach Eric Potts, head coach Paul Cusick, coach Justin Boyd, coach Jed Campbell, coach Matt Evans and coach Lowell Bacon.
Rebels reload for another run Classification
Division V, Region 15
2013 Record
11-2, including a second-place finish in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier with a 6-1 mark. Crestview was ranked 13th in the Division V state poll and advanced to the state playoffs for a
2014 SCHEDULE
All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 29 at Beaver Sept. 5 West Branch Sept. 12 at Liberty Sept. 19 at East Palestine Sept. 26 South Range Oct. 3 Lisbon Oct. 10 at Jackson-Milton Oct. 17 at Springfield Oct. 24 United Oct. 31 Columbiana
sixth straight season. The Rebels have won 28 of their last 29 league games and 37 of their last 39 regular-season games.
Head Coach
Paul Cusick enters his 15th season as head coach with a record of 124-45, nine league titles and 10 state playoff appearances. He has a career record of 132-67, which includes three seasons at Leetonia.
Assistant coaches
Lowell Bacon, defensive coordinator, defensive backs Dom Perry, special teams coordinator, offensive line, defensive line Eric Potts, running backs, inside linebackers Jess Leon, defensive backs, freshmen Jed Campbell, outside linebackers, freshmen Matt Evans, quarterbacks
Rich Ferris, offensive line, defensive line, freshmen Justin Boyd, receivers, defensive line
Returning lettermen
Twenty, including two starters on offense and eight starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread Zone Read.
Offensive outlook
The Rebels return only two starters from an offense that averaged 41.2 points and 7.8 yards per rush last season. Gone are All-Ohioans Collin Gilbert (who went 22-3 as the starting quarterback, Josh McDade and Clint Linhart. “Offensively, we will be very young and have to replace nine starters,” Cusick said. “We will continue to run the spread, no huddle, but our tempo
will depend on how quickly we mature. We should have great competition in camp for starting positions. We definitely have a lack of experience on the offensive side of the ball and need to learn the system to be competitive.”
Basic defensive formation 4-4.
Defensive outlook
Eight starters (including the leading three tacklers) return to the Crestview defense that gave up at least 20 points in nine games last season, including the last seven. “We have most of our experience returning on the defensive side of the ball,” Cusick said. “Our defense must lead the way until we grow up offensively. The defense looks to be more aggressive and must make plays for us. See REBELS Page 9A
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We will have a great balance of experience throughout the defensive unit. We must have our defense create turnovers and field position.”
Returning offensive backs
Jesse Best (senior quarterback), Spencer DeSalvo (junior quarterback/running back), Zach Hicks (junior running back), Gino Collins (junior halfback).
Incoming offensive backs
Andy Gorby (junior quarterback), Tyler Stratton (junior halfback), Dylan Dickey (sophomore quarterback), Brandon Sherrill (sophomore halfback), Carmand Thompson (sophomore running back), Brandon Chuey (sophomore halfback), Caleb Hill (freshman quarterback), Danny Moor (freshman quarterback), Andrew Hardenbrook (freshman halfback), Dakota Stratton (freshman halfback).
Returning offensive ends
Evan Beachler (senior split end), Derek Kozlowski (senior tight end), Darrell Wooten (senior tight end), Austin McIntosh (junior flanker).
Incoming offensive ends
Joel Fitzsimmons (junior flanker), Jared Hayden (junior split end), Brendan Mallo (junior tight end), Nick Mattern (junior tight end), Jacob Wick (junior tight end), Hunter Cresanto (sophomore split end), Tyler Fitzsimmons (sophomore flanker),
Chance Mustake (sophomore tight end), Jacob Baker (freshman tight end), Caleb Dew (freshman flanker), Jeff Feo (freshman split end), Jacob Ricketts (freshman split end). Ben Basinger (senior guard), Zach Chuey (senior tackle), Tyler Hall (senior guard), Jacob Henderson (senior center), Nate Stelts (senior guard), Mason Crawford (junior guard), Jarred Jones (junior tackle).
Anthony DeSarro (junior tackle), Nick Finch (junior tackle), Jesse Hughes (junior end), Jacob Wick (junior end), Dawson Bennett (sophomore end), James Hall (sophomore tackle), Kade Meredith (sophomore end), Jacob Scheller (sophomore tackle), Donnie Cornwell (freshman tackle), Nate Lopez (freshman end), Landon Talbert (freshman tackle), Caleb Vogel (freshman tackle), Brandon Ware (freshman end).
Incoming offensive linemen
Returning linebackers
Returning offensive linemen
Anthony DeSarro (junior tackle), Nick Finch (junior guard), Jesse Hughes (junior guard), Dawson Bennett (sophomore guard), Jacob Crawford (sophomore guard), James Hall (sophomore center), Kade Meredith (sophomore center), Jacob Schell (sophomore tackle), Elijah Weaver (sophomore guard), Donnie Cornwell (freshman tackle), Nate Lopez (freshman guard), Dylan Schaefer (freshman tackle), Landon Talbert (freshman tackle), Caleb Vogel (freshman center), Brandon Ware (freshman guard).
Returning defensive linemen
Ben Basinger (senior tackle), Dean Foster (senior tackle), Jacob Henderson (senior tackle), Nate Stelts (senior end), Jarred Jones (junior end), Jack Davis (sophomore tackle), Jordan Murphy (sophomore end).
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(graduated) 252 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries (8.4). Passing — Collin Gilbert (graduated) completed 91 of 157 passes (58 percent) for 1,522 yards and 22 touchdowns with six interceptions; Jesse Best completed six of eight passes for 76 yards. Receiving — Josh McDade (graduated) 40 catches for 830 yards (20.8) and 12 touchdowns, all school records; Evan Beachler, 16 catches for 277 yards (17.3) and two touchdowns. Scoring — Collin Gilbert (graduated) 132 points, Josh McDade (graduated) 102; Caleb McGath (graduated) 74, Trevor Cope (graduated) 66; Jake Ferris (graduated) 66. Tackles — Cody Mackall 117; Spencer DeSalvo 112; Derek Kozlowski 113; John Davis (graduated) 98; Jake Ferris (graduated) 85. Interceptions — Collin Gilbert (graduated) 2; Zack Hicks 2.
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Members of the 2014 East Palestine football team are (front, from left) coach Eric Barone, head coach Tony Foster, Cody McGath, Tyler Townsend, Travis Dowd, Nick Monteleone, Luke Cope, assistant coach Will Franklin, assistant coach John Jurjavcic; (second row, from left) Ryan Ross, Josh Pickett, Brandon Kemp, Grant Wagner, Alex Guy, David Weaver, Randy Fegert, Trevor Kimmel; (third row, from left) Jarrod Figley, Clayton Gingher, Josh Mitchell, Reid Frye, Tyler Kaufman, Dillon Waller; (fourth row, from left) Zach Strickland, Tim Butler, Jakob Watkins, Seth Dowd, J.R. Davis, Aaron Proakis, Mike Loyd, Devan Pudder; (fifth row, from left) Vinny Delarosa, Zack Baker-Stowe, Adam Klein, Preston Gum, Zach Taylor, Brandon Jackson, Joe Kugler; (sixth row, from left) Shane Hammer, Jeff Rhodes, Tyler Baird, John Mclaughlin, Zach Hilliard, Nate Beatty, Joey Monteleone, Nick Montgomery, Zach Townsend; (back, from left) manager J.J. Klein and manager Damien Becay.
Bulldogs strengthen their chances Classification
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2013 Record
0-10, including an 0-7 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The
2014 SCHEDULE
All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 29 McDonald Sept. 5 Mathews Sept. 12 at Beaver Sept. 19 Crestview Sept. 26 at Lisbon Oct. 3 at South Range Oct. 10 Springfield Oct. 17 Jackson-Milton Oct. 24 at Columbiana Oct. 31 at United
Bulldogs have lost 11 straight home games, five straight road games and 15 of the last 17 league games.
Head Coach
Tony Foster enters his second season as head coach. He served the previous three years at South Range as a varsity assistant and head coach of the freshman team. He was an assistant at Hilliard Darby from 1999-2005.
Assistant coaches
Jim Young, defensive coordinator Will Franklin, offensive coordinator Eric Barone, assistant coach Trey McKim, assistant coach Zach Sherry, assistant coach Josh Rankin, assistant coach David Horn, assistant coach John Jurjavcic, assistant coach
Returning lettermen
Sixteen, including nine starters on offense and nine starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread
Offensive outlook
Quarterback Luke Cope returns after missing most of his junior season with an injury. He passed for more than 1,100 yards in each of his first two years. “To have a two-year starter to have as quarterback who played for half of last year, we were happy to have him,” Foster said. “It’s a nice thing to have.” The Bulldogs also have some speed with big-play potential from running back Nick Monteleone and receiver Josh Pickett.
Basic defensive formation 4-3
Defensive outlook
The Bulldogs return nine starters from a defense that gave up an average of 43.3 points a game last season, which ranked last in the area. “We’re leaps and bounds ahead of where we were from a year ago,” Foster said. “There’s still lots of areas that need improvement.” The Bulldogs gave up at least 54 points in five games last season and six of the last 12.
Returning offensive backs
Luke Cope (senior quarterback), Nick See BULLDOGS, Page 16A
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Ominous storm clouds roll over Reid Stadium in East Palestine before the Aug. 27, 2004 season opener against South Range. As the band finished its pregame show, the officals called everyone off the field as lightning was spotted in the distance. Heavy dark clouds moved in, and after a downpour, the decision was made to postpone the game to the next night. The storm dumped more than 7 inches of rain south of Salem and left areas around Lisbon flooded, causing millions of dollars in damage. By the way, South Range went on to win 42-15. See page 15A for more on the flood.
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Memories of 2004 come flooding back By RON FIRTH Sports Editor
Ten years ago, the Lisbon football team was getting ready for an opening night the Blue Devils will never forget. As the Blue Devils took the field at War Memorial Stadium for a Friday night matchup against Martins Ferry, approaching storms forced both teams back into the locker rooms. After an hour-and-a-half delay, rain and lightning forced the game to be postponed until noon Saturday. The rain wouldn’t stop. Many roads were impassable. Saturday morning revealed the destruction. “It’s something none of us will ever forget,” Lisbon coach Jim Tsilimos said in the aftermath. “It’s something like the JFK assassination or September 11th, but on a local level.” There were 7.13 inches of rain recorded south of Salem during the Aug. 27-28, 2004 storm, which was a 500- to 1,000-year flood according to a U.S Department of Interior U.S. geological survey.
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Other areas nearby received 5 to 6 inches, which was a 50- to 100-year flood according to the survey. “We knew the game was called and I was heading home,” Tsilimos said. “Areas were totally devastated. It took us a while to get home. “No one had an idea. We were in the locker room (during the delay). I remember showing up early at school Saturday and it was canceled.” Football was no longer the most important thing on the agenda. The Federal Emergency Management Agency later visited the area, documenting eight homes that were destroyed and 22 others that suffered major damage. Nine games on the opening night were moved to Saturday. Wellsville had
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to make three trips to Strasburg before coming home with a 28-25 win on Sunday afternoon. “We told (Martins Ferry) and they were really nice,” Tsilimos said. “They wanted us to keep everything. It was two or three thousand dollars.” The Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency recorded $5.5 million in damages by that Tuesday and Gov. Bob Taft declared the county a disaster area. Presidential candidate John F. Kerry visited flood victims a week later. School was out in Lisbon for a week. Roads were eventually repaired and life returned to normal. Martins Ferry went on to state semifinals before losing to Youngstown Mooney. Memories of the 2004 flood came
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Monteleone (senior running back), Randy Fegert (junior running back), Grant Wagner (junior quarterback), Travis Dowd (senior running back)
Incoming offensive backs
wide receiver), Zach Strickland (freshman wide receiver), Owen Lipscomb (freshman wide receiver), Hayden Foster (freshman wide receiver), Joey Monteleone (freshman wide receiver), Nick Montgomery (sophomore wide receiver), Zach Townsend (sophomore wide receiver).
Seth Dowd (junior running back), Clayton Gingher (sophomore quarterback), Jakob Watkins (sophomore running back), Eric Noel (freshman running back), Nate Beatty (freshman running back)
Returning offensive linemen
Returning offensive ends
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Incoming offensive ends
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Returning linebackers
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Incoming linebackers
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Returning defensive backs
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Robbie Hill (freshman), Dillon Waller (sophomore), Zach Strickland (freshman), Tim Butler (junior), Jakob Watkins (sophomore), Owen Lipscomb (freshman), Hayden Foster (freshman), Joey Monteleone (freshman), Nick Montgomery (sophomore), Zach Townsend (sophomore).
2013 Players honored
Chris Raley (graduated), second-team All-Area. Nick Monteleone, second-team AllArea.
2013 Leaders
Passing — Grant Wagner completed 30 of 87 passes for 338 yards and two touchdowns; Justin Fristik (graduated) completed 21 of 48 passes for 309 yards; Nick Monteleone completed five of 19 passes for 58 yards. Receiving — Nick Monteleone, 25 catches.
2014 Outlook
After with one winning season in the last 11 years, the Bulldogs are looking for improvement. “The team has gotten much stronger, and returns nine starters on offense and defense,” Parker said. “They have to gain the confidence that they can do it. The hard work has paid off in the offseason.” The Bulldogs will open the season against McDonald, Mathews and Beaver Local before beginning the Inter-Tri County League upper tier schedule with a tough run against Crestview, Lisbon, South Range and Springfield. “Coming off an 0-10 season, we can’t take everyone for granted,” Foster said. “We got to come out and establish our style of football and start strong.”
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Members of the 2014 Leetonia football team are (front, from left) Tanner Tullis, Devon Galvin, Dan Hasachk, Nate Inboden, Drew Turney, Dustin Hartzell, Colton Gudat, Brandon Smith; (second row, from left) Andrew Minehart, Devin Callahan, Seth Whittemore, Connor Mellinger, Cameron Hitchcock, Brady Shepard, Quentin Van Giesen; (third row, from left) Jake Hupp, Derek Bell, Jim Knepper, Austin Keats, Danny McCool, Devon Champney, Gavin Liberty, Jake Henry; (fourth row, from left) Tyler Hephner, Jacob Wilson, Austin Possage, Mackenzie Garrett, Joey Suggett, Adam Barkley, Michael Buffone; (back, from left) coach Bill Altenhof, coach Ed Ridgeway, coach Joe Procick, head coach Matt Altomare, coach Dan Votaw, coach Brian Palmer, coach Keith Drewnoski and manager Brett Weikart.
Leetonia opens against rivals
2014 SCHEDULE
All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 28 Lisbon Sept. 5 at Columbiana Sept. 12 St. John Sept. 19 Southern Sept. 26 Wellsville Oct. 3 at Lowellville Oct. 10 at Western Reserve Oct. 17 McDonald Oct. 24 at Mineral Ridge Oct. 31 at Sebring
Classification
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2013 Record
2-8, including an 0-7 mark in the Inter-Tri County League lower tier. The Bears have lost nine straight league games and six of their last seven games at home. They were 1-2 in games decided by three points or less.
Head Coach
Matt Altomare enters his eight season as head coach with a record of 33-39 and two state playoff appearances. He was the Leetonia defensive coordinator the previous eight seasons.
Assistant coaches
Bill Altenhof, offensive line, defensive line Keith Drewnoski, running backs, defensive ends
Brian Palmer, wide receivers, defensive backs Ed Ridgeway, quarterbacks, linebackers
Returning lettermen
Seventeen, including seven starters on offense and six starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Wing-T.
See LEETONIA, Page 28A
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Altomare enjoyed successful run in Leetonia By CHRIS RAMBO
“The first thing I thought of was some of the great coaches that have spent time here at Leetonia before leaving and having success at other places. I’m glad I was able to stay and build something at Leetonia.”
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LEETONIA—Bob McNea, Dave Pavlansky, Pat Mancuso and Chuck Mather. Those four legendary coaches are all in the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. All coached for Leetonia at one time or another before moving on somewhere else. Next June, there will be an inductee who spent most of his career at the small school. Artie Altomare was informed earlier this summer that he will be part of the OHSFCA’s Hall of Fame Class of 2015, capping a career that spanned 37 years as a head coach and assistant. “The first thing I thought of was some of the great coaches that have spent time here at Leetonia before leaving and having success at other places,” Altomare said. “I’m glad I was able to stay and build something at Leetonia.” Altomare posted a 151-131-2 record in 28 seasons as a head coach over two different stints at Leetonia. His teams captured six Tri-County league titles and made three state playoff appearances. When the TCL merged with the Inter-County League after the 2005-06 school year, Altomare was the TCL’s leader in career victories. See ALTOMARE, Page 29
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Members of the 2014 Lisbon football team are (front, from left) Michael Grim, Austin Laughlin, Austin Davis, Dougie Minor, Mcgwire Groubert, Seth Marriner. Justin Larkins; (second row, from left) Colin Sweeney, Cade Zimmermann, Frankie Morrell, David Toot, Alex Barnes, Nate Cook, Damian Hawkins; (third row, from left) Bailey McCullough, Jason Thompson, C.J. Reynolds, Danny Shultz, Cody Freeland, Seth Stokes, Isaac Wylie, Jaret Everett; (fourth row, from left) Jake Liberati, Jared White, Austin Rutecki, Kyle French, Seth Davis, Jake Liberati; (fifth row, from left) coach Todd Brammer, Bryar Scarabino, R.J. Egelhof, Danny Donohue, Anthony Rhodes, Colt Carlisle, Auston Dunnington, trainer Brenna Longo; (back, from left) coach Charles Bell, coach Dave Rankin, coach Kyle Bing, coach Joe Wilson, head coach Jim Tsilimos, coach Mike Butream, coach Tom Thayer, coach Rich Joy and coach Bill Meek.
Lisbon ready to take next step 2014 SCHEDULE
All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 29 at Leetonia Sept. 5 at Mineral Ridge Sept. 12 Wellsville Sept. 19 South Range Sept. 26 East Palestine Oct. 3 at Crestview Oct. 10 Columbiana Oct. 17 at United Oct. 24 Springfield Oct. 31 at Jackson-Milton
3-7, including a 2-5 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The Blue Devils have lost 16 of their last 19 games at home and 52 of their last 55 league games.
as head coach and 22nd overall at Lisbon. He was 110-79 at Lisbon from 1990-2007, including five Tri-County League League titles, five state playoff appearances and the 1995 Division V state championship, and 6-24 from 2011-13. He has a career head coaching record of 141-128, including three years at Wilmington and two years at Benjamin Logan.
Head Coach
Assistant coaches
Classification
Division VI, Region 19
2013 Record
Jim Tsilimos enters his fourth season
Bill Meek, offensive coordinator,
offensive line, linebackers Kyle Bing, quarterbacks, defensive backs Charles Bell, offensive line, defensive line David Rankin, defensive coordinator, linebackers, running backs Rich Joy, wide receivers, defensive backs Tom Thayer, offensive line, linebackers See LISBON, Page 21A
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LISBON, Continued from Page 20A
Joe Wilson, running backs, defensive line Todd Brammer, offensive line, linebackers Mike Butream, assistant
Returning lettermen
Twenty-two, including 14 players on offense and 11 players on defense who started at some point last season.
Basic offensive formation I formation.
Offensive outlook
The Blue Devils return a lot of players with experience and it all starts with the offensive line. “We’ve played a lot of games with these kids,” Tsilimos said. “It’s how well we perform up front.
Basic defensive formation 4-4.
Defensive outlook
The Blue Devils are expecting to play tougher defensively after giving up at least 39 points in five of the last six games last season.
Lisbon senior linemen Anthony Rhodes (left) and Colt Carlisle (right)
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Offensive backs
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49 Austin Davis......................5-7.......165 ....Jr. 51 McGwire Groubert ............5-8.......210 ....Fr. 52 Seth Marriner....................5-8.......215 ....Fr. 53 Anthony Rhodes ...............6-1.......200 ....Sr. 55 Auston Dunnington ...........5-10.....235 ....Sr. 57 Colt Carlisle ......................5-11.....190 ....Sr. 65 C.J. Reynolds ...................6-1.......215 ....Soph. 66 Jake Liberati .....................6-0.......265 ....Soph. 67 Justin Larkins....................5-8.......185 ....Fr. 68 Alex Barnes ......................5-11.....255 ....Jr. 70 Isaac Wylie .......................6-1.......220 ....Fr. 72 Danny Donohue................6-0.......285 ....Sr. 78 Bryar Scarabino................6-4.......330 ....Sr. 80 Cody Freeland ..................5-10.....175 ....Jr. 82 David Toot.........................5-9.......145 ....Soph. 83 Michael Grim ....................5-9.......145 ....Soph. 85 Seth Davis ........................6-3.......185 ....Soph. 88 Kyle French ......................6-5.......190 ....Jr.
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Offensive ends
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Offensive linemen
Danny Donohue (senior tackle), Jake Liberati (sophomore tackle), Bryar Scarabino (senior tackle), Colt Carlisle (senior guard), Alex Barnes (junior guard), Anthony Rhodes (senior center).
Defensive linemen
Alex Barnes (junior), Danny Donohue (senior), Austin Dunnington (senior), Jake Liberati (sophomore), Anthony Rhodes (senior), Bailey McCullough (sophomore), Josh Craig (junior).
Linebackers
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“This year we are strong enough, athletic enough and big enough to compete in the ITCL upper tier. The big question will be if we can be physical enough to compete. If we are physical, it should be a fun year.” JIM TSILIMOS, LISBON HEAD COACH
LISBON, Continued from Page 22A
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2014 Outlook
The Blue Devils’ three wins last year was their most in a season since 2006. They expect continued improvement this year as they feature 14 offensive players and 11 defensive players who started at some time during the 2013 season. “This year we are strong enough, athletic enough and big enough to compete in the ITCL upper tier,” Tsilimos said.
“The big question will be if we can be physical enough to compete. If we are physical, it should be a fun year.” The Blue Devils will find out how tough they are right away as they open the ITCL schedule against league favorite South Range on Sept. 19. “The goal for 2014 is to improve our record and compete for a title,” Tsilimos said. That would go a long way for a program that has nine wins in the past seven seasons.
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Upper Tier East Palestine at Columbiana United at Crestview Springfield at Lisbon Jackson-Milton at Springfield Lower Tier Leetonia at Mineral Ridge Sebring at Western Reserve Wellsville at Southern Lowellville at McDonald ——— WEEK TEN Friday, Oct. 31 Upper Tier Columbiana at Crestview East Palestine at United Lisbon at Jackson-Milton South Range at Springfield Lower Tier Leetonia at Sebring Southern at Western Reserve McDonald at Wellsville Mineral Ridge at Lowellville
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Members of the 2014 Sebring football team are (front, from left) Justin George, Christopher Clemens, Alexander Wheeler, Brett Weekly, Branton Alex, Cody Dennis, Nick Rine, Anthony Cranston, Diamonte McMulllen, Zane Twaddle, Logan Barnes; (second row, from left) Kayla Hubbs, Evyn Papic, Tristen Weekly, Jack Clapper, Seth Hamby, Ty Wilson, Joshua Zmuda, Dalton Smith, Jarod Hunter, Robbie Rouse; (third row, from left) Holden Bennett, Dante Seruch, Adam Brady, Zachary Thomas, Nathan Martin, Brandon French, Ryan Fuller, Samson McIlduff, Ashdon Shuman; (back, from left) coach Waid Smith, coach Brandon French, coach Doug Wilson, head coach Scott Springer, coach Josh Venables, coach Robert Diery and coach Joel Szymanski.
Trojans look for more balance Classification
Division VII, Region 23
2013 Record
3-7, including a 1-6 mark in the Inter-Tri County League lower tier. The Trojans have lost 19 of their last 22 games and 11 of their last 12 games at home.
2014 SCHEDULE
All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 29 Windham Sept. 5 at Southington Sept. 12 Malvern Sept. 19 at Lowellville Sept. 26 McDonald Oct. 3 at Southern Oct. 10 Mineral Ridge Oct. 17 at Wellsville Oct. 24 at Western Reserve Oct. 31 Leetonia
Head Coach
Scott Springer enters his fourth season as coach with a record of 7-23. He was the defensive coordinator at Sebring for two years after eing an assistant at Alliance for eight years.
Assistant coaches
Doug Wilson, offensive coordinator T.J. Yost, offensive line, defensive line Wain Smith, offensive line, defensive line Joel Szymanski, special teams, running backs, linebackers Bob Diery, wide receivers, defensive backs Josh Venables, wide receivers, defensive backs Brandon French, running backs, linebackers
Returning lettermen
Fifteen, including seven starters on
offense and eight starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread
Offensive outlook
Balance is the key for the offense as Sebring looks to improve its passing game. While the Trojans ran for more than 2,000 yards last season, they only managed 288 yards passing. “We need to create space for our skilled athletes,” Springer said. “Get them the ball in space and let them make a play.”
Basic defensive formation 4-3/4-4.
Defensive outlook
The Trojans gave up an average of 38.3 points in their seven ITCL lower tier games last season.
“We need to become more assignment sound and defend the pass better,” Springer said. “We must create takeaways.”
Returning offensive backs
Cody Dennis (senior fullback), Nick Rine (senior fullback), Nate Martin (sophomore tailback).
Incoming offensive backs
Diamonte McMillan (senior tailback), Anthony Cranston (junior fullback).
Returning offensive ends
Brett Weekly (senior wide receiver), Branton Alex (senior wide receiver), Josh Zmuda (junior wide receiver), Rob Rouse (sophomore wide receiver), Jarrod Hunter (sophomore tight end). See TROJANS, Page 27A
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Continued from Page 26A
Incoming offensive ends
Justin George (senior wide receiver), Seth Hamby (junior wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen
Chris Clemens (senior guard), Logan Barnes (senior tackle), Zane Twaddle (senior guard/center), Tristen Weekly (sophomore guard/tackle).
Incoming offensive linemen
Jack Clapper (junior guard/tackle), Dalton Smith (sophomore center/guard), Zach Thomas (freshman guard). Chris Clemens (senior tackle), Cody Dennis (senior defensive end), Zane Twaddle (senior nose guard), Logan Barnes (senior tackle), Tristen Weekly (sophomore defensive end).
Jarrod Hunter (sophomore outside linebacker), Nate Martin (sophomore outside linebacker).
Incoming defensive backs
carries (6.3). Tackles — Nick Rine 68.
Dylan Mick (graduated), third-team Division VII All-Ohio and second-team All-Area. Chris Clemens, second-team AllArea.
Jack Clapper (junior defensive end/tackle), Dalton Smith (sophomore nose guard), Zach Thomas (freshman tackle). Nick Rine (senior middle linebacker), Alex Wheeler (senior outside linebacker).
32 Seth Hamby .....................5-10.....160 ....Jr. 33 Adam Brady ......................5-8.......155 ....Fr. 43 Nick Rine ..........................5-10.....215 ....Sr. 44 Cody Dennis .....................5-10.....225 ....Sr. 52 Jack Clapper.....................6-2.......245 ....Jr. 53 Sam McIlduff.....................5-7.......215 ....Fr. 55 Tristen Weekly ..................6-0.......255 ....Soph. 58 Zane Twaddle ...................6-0.......305 ....Sr. 60 Zach Thomas....................5-9.......180 ....Fr. 71 Dalton Smith .....................5-8.......215 ....Soph. 72 Logan Barnes ...................6-7.......325 ....Sr. 73 Chris Clemens ..................6-4.......275 ....Sr. 77 Ashlton Sumaw.................6-3.......305 ....Fr. 80 Ryan Fuller .......................6-0.......155 ....Fr. 88 Justin George ...................5-10.....150 ....Sr.
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2 Holden Bennett.................5-7.......145 ....Fr. 5 Kayla Hubbs .....................5-6.......120 ....Fr. 7 Brett Weekly .....................6-1.......170 ....Sr. 9 Evyn Papic .......................5-7.......135 ....Soph. 10 Ty Breedlove.....................6-0.......180 ....Jr. 11 Alex Wheeler.....................5-10.....165 ....Sr. 14 Brandon French................5-10.....145 ....Fr. 17 Rob Rouse........................6-0.......155 ....Soph. 22 Branton Alex .....................6-0.......160 ....Sr. 23 Diamonte McMullan..........6-0.......155 ....Sr. 24 Jarrod Hunter....................6-0.......175 ....Soph. 25 Josh Zmuda......................5-7.......145 ....Soph. 26 Nate Martin .......................5-7.......145 ....Soph. 30 Dante Seruch....................5-8.......140 ....Soph. 31 Anthony Cranston .............5-10.....160 ....Sr.
Diamonte McMillan (senior safety), Rob Rouse (sophomore defensive back).
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Incoming linebackers
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1 Jim Knepper .....................6-2.......165 ....Soph. 2 Devon Champney.............5-11.....130 ....Soph. 3 Michael Gamble ...............5-4.......125 ....Fr. 8 Drew Turney .....................6-3.......165 ....Sr. 9 Dustin Hartzell ..................5-8.......140 ....Sr. 11 Mackenzie Garrett ............5-2.......115.....Fr. 13 Colton Gudat ....................5-11.....180 ....Sr. 18 CoalTin Barcey .................6-0.......235 ....Fr. 20 Danny McCool ..................5-7.......140 ....Soph. 23 Devon Galvin ....................5-10.....135 ....Sr. 24 Dan Hasachk ....................6-1.......170 ....Sr. 28 Andrew Minehart...............5-9.......145 ....Jr. 31 Joey Suggett.....................5-11.....150 ....Soph. 42 Brady Shepard..................5-10.....225 ....Jr. 44 Tanner Tullis .....................5-7.......190 ....Jr. 51 Tyler Burlingame...............5-8.......205 ....Soph. 52 Connor Mellinger ..............5-11.....240 ....Jr.
53 Adam Barkley ...................6-2.......210 ....Soph. 55 Michael Buffone................5-8.......220 ....Soph. 56 Gavin Liberty ....................6-0.......190 ....Soph. 57 Brandon Smith..................6-0.......175 ....Jr. 61 Derek Bell .........................5-11.....350 ....Soph. 63 Jake Henry .......................6-1.......215 ....Soph. 64 Austin Keats......................5-11.....240 ....Soph. 65 Jake Hupp ........................6-2.......235 ....Jr. 66 Quentin Van Giesen .........6-0.......190 ....Jr. 71 Austin Possage.................5-7.......220 ....Fr. 73 Nate Inboden ....................6-0.......300 ....Sr. 76 Jacob Wilson ....................5-11.....240 ....Fr. 77 Seth Whittemore...............6-3.......225 ....Jr. 81 Cameron Hitchcock ..........6-0.......200 ....Jr. 86 Tyler Hephner ...................5-10.....140 ....Fr. 88 Josh Faulkner ...................6-1.......165 ....Sr. 86 Devin Wilson.....................5-9.......140 ....Sr.
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Offensive outlook
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The Bears are trying to replace 1,000-yard rusher Zack Van Giesen and two-year starting quarterback Trent Ferry, who is not playing football after an injury-filled junior season. “We need to develop an identity on offense and find playmakers,” Altomare said. “We need to not ‘leave any wins on the field’ to be successful. We need to keep our penalties down and not turn the ball over in order to have a successful year.” The Bears scored 42 points in their last five games a year ago. “We have to score more points this year,” Altomare said. “Many players
have switched positions this season.”
Basic defensive formation Multiple 50.
Defensive outlook
After a 2-1 start, the Bears were outscored an average of 11.3 to 30.3 in the seven ITCL games last season. “Players have been in our system for some time, so continuity is there,” Altomare said. “Our players are very hard working with a desire to win, so it makes it easy to coach.”
Returning offensive backs Colton Gudat (senior fullback).
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Devon Galvin (senior wingback), Tanner Tullis (junior fullback), Andrew Minehart (junior quarterback/wingback), Danny McColl (sophomore running back), Brady Shepard (junior fullback).
Returning offensive ends
Dustin Hartzell (senior wide receiver).
Incoming offensive ends
Dan Hasachk (senior wide receiver), Cameron Hitchcock (junior tight end), CoalTin Barcey (freshman tight end).
Returning off. linemen
Nate Inboden (senior tackle), Connor Mellinger (junior center), Michael Buffone (sophomore tackle), Quentin Van Giesen (junior guard).
Incoming off. linemen
Derek Bell (sophomore center), Austin Keats (sophomore tackle), Jake Hupp (junior guard), Jake Henry (sophomore guard), Seth Whittemore (junior tackle).
Returning def. linemen
Nate Inboden (senior tackle), Derek Bell (sophomore tackle), Connor Mellinger (junior tackle).
Incoming defe. linemen
Cameron Hitchcock (junior end), Brandon Smith (junior end), CoalTin Barcey (freshman end), Quentin Van Giesen (junior end), Austin Keats (sophomore tackle), Seth Whittemore (junior tackle), Michael Buffone (sophomore tackle).
Returning linebackers Colton Gudat (senior).
Incoming linebackers
Tanner Tullis (junior), Jake Hupp (junior), Brady Shepard (junior).
Returning def. backs
Drew Turney (senior safety), Josh Faulkner (senior cornerback).
Incoming defensive backs
Devon Galvin (senior), Dan Hasaschk (senior), Dustin Hartzell (senior), Danny McCool (sophomore), Andrew Minehart (junior), Devon Champney (sophomore), Joey Suggett (sophomore).
2013 Players honored
Zack Van Giesen (graduated), special mention Division VII AllOhio and first-team All-Area. Colton Gudat, second-team AllArea. Trent Ferry, second-team AllArea.
2013 Leaders
Rushing — Zack Van Giesen (graduated) 1,169 yards and 11 touchdowns on 189 carries (6.2); Trent Ferry, 476 yards and seven touchdowns on 100 carries (4.8); Colton Gudat, 390 yards and two touchdowns on 64 carries (6.1). Passing — Trent Ferry completed 42 of 89 passes (47 percent) for 449 yards and four touchdowns; Drew Turney completed six of 15 passes for 40 yards. Receiving — Zack Van Giesen (graduated), 19 catches for 195 yards (10.3) and one touchdown; Colton Gudat, 17 catches for 186 yards (10.9). Scoring — Zack Van Giesen (graduated) 74 points. Tackles — Colton Gudat 91; Bryce Turney 84.
2014 Outlook
Leetonia needs something good to happen early in the season. “Though we return some starters on both sides of the ball, we need some leaders to step up,” Altomare said. “We need our inexperienced players to step up and fill their roles. We must stay healthy in order to compete.”
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Leetonia senior Davon Galvin will contribute in the backfield and the secondary for the Bears this season.
Injuries did in the Bears last season. It hurts even more at schools like Leetonia where if they lose one player, he is probably a twoway starter. “We would like to improve each week and get better as the season progresses,” Altomare said. “Another goal is to win our rivalry games (Lisbon and Columbiana).” The Bears will open the season against Lisbon and Columbiana. “Our tier in the ITCL should be very competitive this year,” Altomare said. “Western Reserve returns some key players from their team last year, and are the defending champs. Our conference was extremely tough last year and I expect the same this year. There are great programs and great coaches in the lower tier.”
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“I never thought I would stay in coaching as long as I did,” Altomare said. “I stayed because I enjoyed the community and wanted to raise my family here. It’s a good place to live.” Altomare’s career got off to a humble start. He was hired by Leetonia as an assistant in 1976 at the age of 28 after two years as the junior high coach at Lisbon. The very next season, he was asked to step into the head coaching position. “I was a little in over my head,” Altomare said. “I had a lot to learn.” Altomare leaned on coaching books to learn as much as he could and also attended various clinics. Still, success came slowly. Altomare was an unspectacular 11-19 in his first three seasons. “The first couple of years were rough,” Altomare said. “I thought I would be let go, but the school stayed behind me all the way.” In 1980, everything broke Leetonia’s way. Altomare led the Bears to a share of the TCL crown with United and Springfield Jefferson. It was Leetonia’s first league title in 26 years. The season was highlighted by a 23-20 win over Springfield Jefferson. The Bears drove 70 yards in the last two minutes before running back Dan Guido scored the game-winning touchdown as time expired. “Springfield Jefferson was always a game we circled on our schedule in those days,” Altomare said. “That was a great night to be in Leetonia.” Altomare was let go after the 1995 season, but returned in 1999. He led the Bears to six straight winning seasons and one last league championship in 2000 before stepping down as head coach after the 2006 season. His son Matt—who had been Leetonia’s defensive coordinator—took over as head coach, with Artie serving on his staff. “Matt was with me on a football field since he was about 8 years old,” Altomare said. “He used to call in the stats to the newspaper after the games. It was nice to see him make his own way as a coach.” After seven seasons on Matt’s staff, Artie, 65, retired from coaching for good following last season. “It was weird when practice rolled around,” Altomare said. “It was the first time in almost 40 years that I didn’t have two-a-days to go to. It was time to step away though.” In addition to continuing to serve as Leetonia’s mayor, Altomare plans to spend time tending to his garden and enjoying his family. “I’m looking forward to the down time,” Altomare said. “It will be nice to get away for a while if I want to.” This fall, Altomare plans on watching Matt coach the Bears from the stands and looks forward to being a fan for once. “I’m going to be up there hollering at the coach along with everybody else,” Altomare laughed.
SOUTH RANGE RAIDERS
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Morning Journal/Steve Rappach
Members of the 2014 South Range football team are (front, from left) Dan Creed, David McCabe, Derek Fickes, Zane Kreider, Ben Baird, Jonah Wilson, Gary Miller, Zach Dolak, Evan Schaefer, Cole Durina, Travis Bernard; (second row, from left) head coach Dan Yeagley, J.R. Renforth, David Pecchia, Levi Taylor, Chase Taylor, Ryan Miller, Joe Alessi, Brennan Toy, Brian Robinson, Chase Taylor, coach Wayne Allegretto; (third row, from left) Nick Deal, A.J. Graffius, A.J. Baytos, Blake Sitch, Ray Janecko, Mitch Dolak, Peyton Remish, Neil Buzzacco, Ethan Dominguez, Nathan Daniszewski, coach Ed Rankin; (fourth row, from left) Ned Rudloff, Mario Buzzacco, Nick Stanton, Deven Fickes, Taymer Graham, Austin Kelly, Matt Brooks, Greg Dunham, Jake Plunkett, Tyler Patterson, coach Don Allen; (back, from left) coach Nick Haught, coach Joe Brooks, Nathan Alessi, Chris Herubin, Zach Hodgson, Brandon Standley, Sean Hennessey, Ryan Sympson, Piece Baird, coach Bart Dockry and coach David Rach.
Range willing and able to repeat Classification
Division VI, Region 19
2014 SCHEDULE
All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 29 Warren JFK Sept. 5 at Campbell Sept. 12 Western Reserve Sept. 19 at Lisbon Sept. 26 at Crestview Oct. 3 East Palestine Oct. 10 at United Oct. 17 Columbiana Oct. 24 Jackson-Milton Oct. 31 at Springfield
2013 Record
11-1, including the Inter-Tri County League upper tier title with a 7-0 mark. It was the Raiders first ITCL title since 2008, when they shared it with Crestview. South Range was ranked third in the Division VI state poll. The Raiders were 6-0 at home as they have won 10 straight games at home and 18 of their last 21.
Head Coach
Dan Yeagley enters his 20th season as head coach with a record of 153-53, including 13 state playoff appearances and nine league titles.
Assistant coaches
Wayne Allegretto, quarterbacks, defensive backs Don Allen, tight ends, defensive backs Joe Brooks, offensive line, defensive line Bart Dockry, offensive line, inside linebackers Ken Gabriel, offensive line, defensive line Nick Haught, split ends, defensive backs David Rach, split ends, outside linebackers Ed Rankin, offensive line, defensive
line Ned Rudloff, offensive line, defensive line
Returning lettermen
Eighteen, including four starters on offense and four starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Wing-T.
Offensive outlook
The Raiders will return their entire See RANGE, Page 31A
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backfield, including All-Ohio tailback Joe Alessi (who set South Range records with 1,721 yards rushing and 174 points scored last year, fullback David McCabe and quarterback Ryan Miller. “The Raiders will have some new faces at the receiving positions with Gary Miller, Zane Kreidler, Greg Dunham, and Nick Stanton,” Yeagley said “Up front center Evan Schaefer returns to anchor the line with Travis Bernard, Derek Fickes, Zach Dolak, Ryan Sympson, Pierce Baird, Mario Buzzacco and Mitch Dolak filling in the other positions. “Offensively, the Raiders need to play as a team and execute every play properly to be successful.”
Basic defensive formation 50.
Defensive outlook
The Raiders gave up at least 28 points in six games last season, but held their seven ITCL opponents to an average of 16.0 points a game. “Up front the Raiders will have many positions to fill. Zach Dolak, Travis Bernard, Evan Schaefer, Pierce Baird, Brandon Standley, Jake Plunkett and Tyler Patterson will be filling in those spots,” Yeagley said. “At linebacker the Raiders return David McCabe and Ben Baird along with J.R. Renforth, Derek Fickes and Mario Buzzacco who saw a lot of playing time last year. In the secondary, the Raiders return Joe Alessi and Greg Dunham along with Gary Miller and Nick Stanton who saw some time last year along with Zane Kreider and Deven Fickes. VICTOR STOFFER agent - owner
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Returning offensive backs
Joe Alessi (senior tailback), David McCabe (senior fullback), Ryan Miller (sernior unning back).
Incoming offensive backs
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Returning offensive ends None.
Incoming offensive ends
Gary Miller (senior), Zane Kreidler (senior), Greg Dunham (junior), Nick Stanton (junior).
Returning offensive linemen Evan Shaefer (senior center).
Incoming offensive linemen
Travis Bernard (senior guard), Derek Fickes (senior guard), Zach Dolak (senior tackle), Ryan Sympson (junior tackle), Pierce Baird (junior tight end), Mario Buzzacco (junior guard), Mitch Dolak (junior tackle).
Returning defensive linemen None.
Incoming defensive linemen
Zach Dolak (senior), Travis Bernard (senior), Evan Schaefer (senior), Pierce Baird (junior), Brandon Standley
10 Greg Dunham ...................6-0.......185 ....Jr. 11 Nick Deal ..........................6-0.......165 ....Soph. 12 Deven Fickes....................6-1.......155 ....Jr. 14 Neil Buzzacco...................5-10.....155 ....Fr. 15 Nathan Alessi....................5-11.....155 ....Fr. 16 Ethan Dominguez .............5-10.....165 ....Soph. 17 Gary Miller ........................6-1.......180 ....Sr. 18 Zane Kreidler ....................6-0.......165 ....Sr. 19 Ryan Miller........................6-0.......165 ....Sr. 20 Brendan Miller ..................5-5.......120 ....Fr. 21 J.R. Renforth ....................5-7.......160 ....Jr. 22 Ben Baird..........................6-2.......185 ....Sr. 23 David Pecchia...................5-7.......155 ....Soph. 24 Graham Taymer................5-10.....170 ....Soph. 25 Nick Stanton .....................5-9.......170 ....Jr. 26 Brennan Toy .....................5-4.......120 ....Fr. 28 Chase Taylor.....................5-6.......135 ....Fr. 30 Joe Alessi .........................5-9.......190 ....Sr. 31 Dan Creed ........................5-8.......135 ....Soph. 32 Nathan Daniszewski .........5-11.....185 ....Soph. 34 David McCabe ..................5-9.......205 ....Sr. 35 Jonah Wilson ....................6-4.......155 ....Sr. 36 Cole Durina.......................5-9.......150 ....Sr.
(junior), Jake Plunkett (junior), Tyler Patterson (junior).
Returning linebackers
David McCabe (senior inside), Ben Baird (senior outside),
Incoming linebackers
J.R. Renforth (inside), Derek Fickes (inside), Mario Buzzacco (outside).
Returning defensive backs
Joe Alessi (senior cornerback), Greg Dunham (junior cornerback). Incoming defensive backs Gary Miller (senior safety) Nick Stanton (junior safety), Zane Kreider (senior safety), Deven Fickes (senior safety).
2013 Leaders
Rushing — Joe Alessi, a school-
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Members of the 2014 Southern Local football team are (front, from left) Jesse Harris, Curtis Woodward, Ian Smith, Alex Aderhold, Joey Dickson, Alex Smith, Trevor Wintermantel, Terry Naylor, Larry Boals; (second row, from left) coach Anthony Saccoccia, coach Jimmy Malone, Paxston Cataldo, Tristan Frank, Johnathan Cogar, Robert Frank, Zack Westover, Gabe Richards, Zack Almy, Andrew Aderhold, Jacob Pelley, Randy Keys, Anthony Abraham, coach Kyler Woodward, coach Brian Spahlinger; (back, from left) Jakob Campbell, James Davisson, L.J. Baldwin, Chris Short, Garrett Coil, Dakota Wetzel, Jesse McClurg, head coach Mike Skrinjar, Tim Parrish, Michael Shope, Marcus Walter, Alec Smallridge, Joe Gibson and Chance Felton.
Southern searching for offense Classification
Division VI, Region 19
2013 Record
2-8, including a 1-6 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The Indians scored seven points or less in seven games, including three shutouts. They were 0-5 on the road.
2014 SCHEDULE
All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 29 at Waterloo Sept. 5 Streetsboro Sept. 12 Columbiana Sept. 19 at Leetonia Sept. 26 Lowellville Oct. 3 Sebring Oct. 10 at McDonald Oct. 17 at Mineral Ridge Oct. 24 Wellsville Oct. 31 at Western Reserve
Head Coach
Mike Skrinjar enters his fifth season as head coach with a 25-16 record. He was an assistant coach at Southern Local for five years, including two as defensive coordinator. He also coached one season at Bethany College.
Assistant coaches
Stephen Mercer, offensive coordinator Ken Chupa, co-defensive coordinator David Allen, co-defensive coordinator Ed Weidger, offensive line, defensive line Rich Schilling, special teams, offensive line, defensive line Aaron West, running backs, linebackers Rich Wright, wide receivers, defensive backs Charlie Dahoisch, running backs,
defensive backs
Returning lettermen
Nine, including five starters on offense and four starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Multiple formation shotgun.
Offensive outlook
Gabe Richards and Michael Shope both made starts last season at quarterback and will be in the backfield as running backs. “We want to utilize talent to the max and be multi-dimensional,” Skrinjar said. “Focus on consistency and be fundamentally sound in every offensive position.”
Basic defensive formation Hybrid 3-4.
Defensive outlook
The Indians gave up at least 24 points in each of their eight losses last season. “Relentless team pursuit and 11 fundamentally sound tacklers,” Skrinjar said. “We will be aggressive and mentally tough. Team communication and players focused on position responsibilities.”
Returning offensive backs
Gabe Richards (junior running back), Michael Shope (sophomore running back), Garrett Coil (senior quarterback), Michael Oates (junior quarterback), Jesse McClurg (junior running back), Dakota Wetzel (sophomore running back).
Incoming offensive backs
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Johnathan Cogar (sophomore running back), Joey Dickson (freshman quarterback), Zack Westover (sophomore running back), Paxston Cataldo (freshman running back).
Returning offensive ends
Lock Cole (senior tight end), Andrew Aderhold (senior wide receiver).
Incoming offensive ends
Chance Felton (junior wide receiver), Chris Short (junior wide receiver), Jakob Campbell (junior wide receiver), Randy Keys (senior wide receiver), Jesse Harris (sophomore wide receiver), Tristan Frank (junior wide receiver).
Incoming defensive linemen
Zack Almy (sophomore), Jacob Pelley (senior), Paxston Cataldo (freshman), Anthony Abraham (freshman), Devon Little (sophomore), Trevor Wintermantel (freshman), Robert Frank (freshman), L.J. Baldwin (freshman), James Davisson (senior), Ian Smith (freshman), Alex Smith (junior), Alan Roush (senior), Lock Cole (senior).
Returning linebackers
Jesse McClurg (junior), Tim Parrish (junior), Alec Smallridge (sophomore), Gabe Richards (junior).
Incoming linebackers
Marcus Walter (senior), Jacob Pelley (senior), Joe Gibson (junior).
Dakota Wetzel (sophomore), Johnathan Cogar (sophomore), Joey Dickson (freshman), Chris Short (junior), Chance Felton (junior).
Incoming offensive linemen
Returning defensive backs
Returning offensive linemen
Alec Smallridge (sophomore), Zack Almy (sophomore), Alex Aderhold (junior), Anthony Abraham (freshman), Devon Little (sophomore), Trevor Wintermantel (freshman), Robert Frank (freshman), L.J. Baldwin (freshman), James Davisson (senior), Ian Smith (freshman), Alex Smith (junior), Alan Roush (senior).
Returning defensive linemen
Joe Gibson (junior), Marcus Walter (senior), Alex Aderhold (junior)
Andrew Aderhold (senior), Garrett Coil (senior), Michael Shope (sophomore).
Incoming defensive backs
Jesse Harris (sophomore), Zack Westover (sophomore), Tristan Frank (junior), Jakob Campbell (junior), Randy Keys (senior).
2013 Players honored
Mike McKenzie (graduated), secondteam All-Area.
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2013 Leaders
Rushing — Mike McKenzie (graduated), 915 yards and eight touchdowns on 147 carries (6.2). Passing —Jared Shilot (graduated) completed 12 of 42 passes (29 percent) for 98 yards. Receiving — Jared Shilot (graduated), 24 catches for 200 yards (8.3) and one touchdown. Scoring — Mike McKenzie (graduated) 49 points. Tackles — Jesse McClurg 124; Mike McKenzie (graduated) 107; J.T. Bickley (graduated) 95; Jared Shilot VICTOR STOFFER agent - owner
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2014 Outlook
Southern Local’s first year in the ITCL upper tier was a rough one. This season, the Indians return to the lower tier. “Rebirth of a new era in Indians football,” Skrinjar said. It will not be easy with nine returning lettermen. The Indians field a roster that includes eight seniors, 12 juniors and eight sophomores. Southern Local has to improve on offense. The Indians ranked last in the area a year ago after averaging 7.1 points a game. They scored 31 points in their two wins, but only 40 total points in their eight losses. HAVE A GREAT GREAT SEASON! SEASON! “You oughta oughta be be in pictures” pictures”
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Members of the 2014 Springfield football team are (front, from left) Dyllan Jordan, Brandon Walters, Patrick Beight, Ryan Ohlin, Koby Fellows, George Conrad, Jarrett Sugar, Nick Sammartino, Luke Scheetz, Austin Trebella; (second row, from left) Nate Simboli, Tim Vinkler, Mark Schuler, Ryan Kohler, Austin Snyder, Brian Swansiger, Ryan Wilson, Jake Nezbeth, Dennis Mansfield, Brandon Chamberlain; (third row, from left) Joey Santangelo, Austin Lawson, Graham Mincher, Luke Frye, Ian Grdina, Randy Groves, Cory Stouffer, Frankie Centofonti, Hunter Troggio, Anthony Siciliano; (fourth row, from left) Anthony Stouffer, Steven Cvetkovich, Tim Chadwick, Ryan Thompson, Dom Merilillo, Cody Allen, Jordan Capouellez, Tyler Mileta; (fifth row, from left) Steve Ranelli, Zach Renaldy, Jake Ford, Chase Packard, Anthony Ugolini, John Lyda, James Russo, Alex Morlan, Ethan Nezbeth; (sixth row, from left) David Ohlin, Brandon Landsberger, Zack Fellows, Gabe Barnard, Dom Washburn, Grant Nezbeth, Patrick Flara, Russell Seymour, Zack Barber, Wyatt Wilson; (back, from left) coach John Winwood, coach Joe Antonucci, coach Paul Butto, head coach Sean Guerriero, coach Bill Miller, coach Mark D’Eramo and coach Adam Slopek.
2014 SCHEDULE
All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 29 Brookfield Sept. 5 at McDonald Sept. 12 at Lowellville Sept. 19 Jackson-Milton Sept. 26 at Columbiana Oct. 3 United Oct. 10 at East Palestine Oct. 17 Crestview Oct. 24 at Lisbon Oct. 31 South Range
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Springfield has high hopes Classification
Division VI, Region 19
2013 Record
7-3, including a third-place finish in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier with a 5-2 mark. The Tigers went 5-0 at home. The three losses were to Brookfield, Crestview and Brookfield, which had a combined 30-6 record.
Head Coach
Sean Guerriero enters his eighth season as head coach with a record of 3437. He was an assistant at Girard for four years and Gilmour Academy one year.
Assistant coaches
Adam Slopek, defensive coordinator, inside linebackers, offensive line Paul Butto, offensive line, defensive line Mark D’Eramo, running backs, defensive backs Joe Antonucci, tight ends, inside linebackers Bill Miller, wide receivers, outside linebackers Carl DaVanzo, wide receivers, defensive backs
Returning lettermen
Sixteen, including seven starters on offense and nine starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Power Spread.
Offensive outlook
The Tigers have seven starters back from an offense that averaged 32.4 points per game last season. The offensive attack features three of the top players in the ITCL, running back Ryan
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Kohler, tight end Mark Schuler and quarterback Graham Mincher.
Basic defensive formation 4-4.
Defensive outlook
Springfield will score a lot of points, but defense is what wins championships. The numbers proved it last season as Tigers gave up an average of 7.9 points in their seven wins, but 34.0 points in their three losses. The Tigers have a good head start as they have nine returning starters, including the top four tacklers, from the
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area’s third-ranked defense a year ago.
Returning offensive backs
Ryan Kohler (senior tailback), Graham Mincher (junior quarterback).
Incoming offensive backs
Cory Stouffer (senior fullback), Randy Groves (senior tailback), Frankie Centofonti (sophomore tailback), Jake Ford (sophomore quarterback).
Returning offensive ends
Mark Schuler (senior tight end), Brandon Chamberlain (senior).
Incoming offensive ends
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Returning offensive linemen
Austin Snyder (senior), Brian Swansiger (senior), Russell Seymour (sophomore).
Incoming offensive linemen
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Returning defensive linemen
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Incoming defensive linemen
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Returning linebackers
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2014 SCHEDULE
All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 29 at Malvern Sept. 5 Salem Sept. 12 Newcomerstown Sept. 19 Columbiana Sept. 26 at Jackson-Milton Oct. 3 at Springfield Oct. 10 South Range Oct. 17 Lisbon Oct. 24 at Crestview Oct. 31 East Palestine
Morning Journal/Steve Rappach
Members of the 2014 United football team are (front, from left) Charlie Smith, Mike Gauding, Lucas Cooper, Nick Varagliotti, Braden Davison, Cody Dickens, J.D. Swords, Eric Blosser, Chase Courtney; (second row, from left) Cameron Summers, Colton Graham, Jordon Bailey, Thomas Combs, Bryan Weyant, Caige Vincent, Roger Knizat, Jake Clark, Colton Antram, Tyler Powers; (third row, from left) Zake Himes, Colton Bowen, Andrew Dulak, Dom DiBaggio, Kaden Smith, Brent Dustman, Jake Blake, Joe McCoy, Brian Lippiatt; (fourth row, from left) Nathan Mikell, Ryan Skiba, Tyler Humphreys, Josh Good, Toby Richmond, Jordon Russell, Cade Wood, Cory Hawk, Jared Delvichio; (back, from left) coach George Summers, coach Jake Kilroy, head coach Mike Ward, coach Ken Lewis, coach Ryan Powell, coach Ryan Burd, coach Jordan Phillips and coach Frank Baker.
MORNING JOURNAL • FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2014 • THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014
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Eagles team up on opponents Classification
“We return nine starters on both offense and defense. We believe we can compete with every team on our schedule.”
Division V, Region 15
2013 Record
5-5, including a 4-3 mark in the Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The Eagles were 1-3 at home. Four of their losses came to teams that won at least seven games—Malvern, Springfield, South Range and Crestview.
Head Coach
Mike Ward enters his fifth consecutive season and 14th overall at United. He has a 125-86 career record in 21 years as a head coach — including 4634 in eight years at Lisbon from 198087 and 58-32 in nine years at United from 1989-97.
Assistant coaches
Frank Baker, offensive line, defensive line Ken Lewis, defensive coordinator, linebackers, offensive line Jordan Phillips, offensive coordina-
MIKE WARD, UNITED HEAD COACH
tor, running backs, outside linebackers Ryan Burd, quarterbacks, defensive backs Ryan Powell, wide receivers, defensive backs Jake Kilroy, offensive line, defensive line
United’s 4,011 total yards (95 percent) last season and scored 282 total points. “We return nine starters on offense, which includes five offensive linemen,” Ward said. “We need to compensate for the loss of 3,000 total yards through graduation.”
Returning lettermen
Basic defensive formation
Sixteen, including nine starters on offense and nine starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Multiple I.
Offensive outlook
The Eagles can’t replace quarterback Garrett Beech and running back Mike Martin, who combined for 3,803 of
5-2.
Returning offensive backs
Bryan Weyant (senior running back), Caige Vincent (senior running back), Tyler Powers (junior running back), Colton Antram (junior runing back).
Incoming offensive backs
Cody Dickens (junior quarterback), Colton Graham (sophomore quarterback), Colton Bowen (sophomore quarterback), J.D. Swords (senior wingback), Cade Wood (freshman running back), Nathan Mikell (freshman quarterback), Cam Summers (freshman running back).
Returning offensive ends
Defensive outlook
The Eagles gave up an average of 13.4 points in their five wins, but 40.6 points in their five losses last season. “We return nine of 11 starters, which includes all of the defensive linemen and linebackers,” Ward said. “We are inexperienced in the secondary.”
Braden Davison (senior wide receiver), Eric Blosser (senior tight end, Jake Clark (sophomore wide receiver), Jordan Bailey (junior tight end).
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New rivalries coming for Inter-Tri County League By RON FIRTH Sports Editor
The Inter-Tri County League will be changing in 2015 and so will some of the top local rivalries. This year will be the last for the Columbiana vs. Crestview and Lisbon vs. United games to be counted as league contests. “I don’t like it too much,” United senior lineman Lucas Cooper said. “I don’t like the (new) league as a whole. But I still think we’re going to play them though, because they are our rivals.” The superintendents of the ITCL schools voted 16-0 on April 7 to realign the conference into three tiers beginning with the 2015-16 school year. The ITCL formed eight years ago with the merger of the Tri-County League and Inter-County League. The teams are divided into two tiers according on enrollment.
League officials have said the new alignment is based primarily on geography in an attempt to reduce travel and boost gate receipts. But neighboring districts like Lisbon and United and also Columbiana and Crestview will not be playing in the same tiers. “I’m sure there will be teams not happy,” Lisbon coach Jim Tsilimos said. “A school might lose a team they draw a good gate. We’ll have wait and see what happens. You’re not going to please all 16 teams.” Lisbon and United have played every year since 1963. The rivalry intensified when United joined Lisbon in the Tri-County League. “Uniteds always been our big rival,” Lisbon senior Danny Donohue said. “We’ve just got to see what happens.” Tsilimos said the LisbonUnited game is tentatively scheduled for third week next
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er), Tyler Humphreys (freshman tight end).
Returning offensive linemen
Lucas Cooper (senior tackle), Chase Courtney (senior tackle), Roger Knizat (senior), Mike Gauding (senior), Charlie Smith (senior).
Incoming offensive linemen
Tom Combs (junior tackle), Josh Good (freshman tackle), Brent Dustman (freshman center), Jake Blake (sophomore guard), Joe McCoy (sophomore guard).
Returning defensive linemen
Lucas Cooper (senior end), Chase Courtney (senior tackle), Mike Gauding (senior tackle), Charlie Smith (senior tackle), Caige Vincent (senior tackle).
Incoming defensive linemen
Tom Combs (junior), Jake Blake (sophomore).
Returning linebackers
Bryan Weyant (senior), Roger Knizat (senior), Eric Blosser (senior), Colton Antram (junior).
Incoming linebackers
Colton Bowen (sophomore), Josh Good (freshman), Cam Summers (freshman).
Returning defensive backs
Braden Davison (senior), Cody Dickens (senior), Jake Clark (sophomore), Tyler Powers (junior).
Incoming defensive backs
Colton Graham (sophomore), Cade Wood (freshman).
2013 Players honored
Garrett Beech (graduated), secondteam Division V All-Ohio and firstteam All-Area. Mike Martin (graduated), first-team All-Area. Zach Maze (graduated), second-team All-Area.
2013 Leaders
Rushing —Mike Martin (graduated) a school-record 1,657 yards and 18 touchdowns on 224 carries (7.4); Garrett Beech (graduated) 1,049 yards and 17 touchdowns on 149 carries (7.0). Passing —Garrett Beech (graduated) completed 79 of 174 passes (45 percent) for 1,097 yards and 10 touchdowns. Receiving — Tyler Lewis (graduated) 22 catches for 314 yards (14.3) and two touchdowns; Braden Davison, 16 catches for 189 yards (11.8) and four touchdowns. Scoring —Garrett Beech (graduated) 162 points; Mike Martin (graduated) 120. Tackles —Bryan Weyant 10 per game. Interceptions — Garrett Beech (graduated) 5; Caleb Conser (graduated) 3; Braden Davison 3.
2014 Outlook
The Eagles return a lot of players, but have huge holes to fill with the graduation of 1,000-yard rushers Mike Martin and Garrett Beech.
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40 Colton Antram...................6-0.......200 ....Jr. 44 Bryan Weyant ...................6-1.......185 ....Sr. 45 Colton Bowen ...................5-7.......170 ....Soph. 51 Chase Courtney................6-0.......210 ....Sr. 52 Jake Blake ........................5-10.....205 ....Soph. 53 Ryan Skiba .......................5-10.....155 ....Fr. 54 Andrew Dulak ...................5-9.......155 ....Fr. 55 Josh Good ........................6-0.......180 ....Fr. 56 Roger Knizat.....................5-10.....185 ....Sr. 57 Nathan Mikell....................5-8.......145 ....Fr. 58 Joe McCoy........................5-9.......230 ....Soph. 64 Lucas Cooper ...................6-3.......225 ....Sr. 65 Mike Gauding ...................6-0.......210 ....Sr. 68 Gary Eichler......................5-7.......140 ....Fr. 70 Toby Richmond.................6-1.......225 ....Fr. 74 Thomas Combs ................6-3.......245 ....Jr. 76 Dom DiBaggio ..................6-2.......260 ....Soph. 77 Charlie Smith ....................6-0.......225 ....Sr. 78 Brent Dustman..................6-0.......230 ....Fr.
“We return nine starters on both offense and defense,” Ward said. “We believe we can compete with every team on our schedule.” United hopes to have success early because the schedule gets tougher as it goes with a stretch beginning in the sixth week with Springfield, followed
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Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
Members of the 2014 Wellsville football team are (front, from left) Brice Allen, Justin Miller, Ishmael Heard, Will Gradhaus, TyShawn Franklin, Frank Jackson, Cameron Davis, Alik Bradford, Caleb Kountz; (second row, from left) Nick Huff, Hayden Jackson, Vinnie Giordano, Hayden Dalrymple, Brandon Bennett, Bradley Cline, Andre Sloan, Collin Cartevale, Zack Mellott, Branzen Gradhaus: (third row, from left) Seth Bloor, Skyler DeLauder, Austin Baker, John Bell, Austin Phillips, Alexander Gunn, Kurt Rosenbaum, Xavier Washington, Austin Carter; (fourth row, from left) John Buckel, Matthew Rawson, Richard Tice, Branden Patterson, Blayke McCloud,Eric Sullivan, Braden Valentine, Travis Furbee, Ryan Miller, Norman Rudder; (back, from left) coach Ron Busby, coach Dennis Bowers, coach Rick Stanley, head coach Rich Wright, coach Derrick Spann, coach Joe Carr and coach Rich Sloan.
Wellsville can bring it home Classification
Division VII, Region 23
2013 Record
9-3, including a second-place finish in the Inter-Tri County League lower
2014 SCHEDULE
All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 29 Toronto Sept. 6 vs.Y.Christian at Poland Sept. 12 at Lisbon Sept. 19 Western Reserve Sept. 26 at Leetonia Oct. 3 at Mineral Ridge Oct. 10 Lowellville Oct. 17 Sebring Oct. 24 at Southern Oct. 31 McDonald
tier with a 5-2 mark. Wellsville was ranked 11th in the Division VII state poll and advanced to the state playoffs for the second time in three years. Their three losses were to Lowellville, Western Reserve and Norwalk St. Paul, which had a combined record of 30-8.
Head Coach
Rich Wright enters his second season as head coach. He was the Morning Journal All-Area Coach of the Year. He was 83-66 at Beaver Local from 19982011, including six playoff appearances and three 10-0 regular seasons.
Assistant coaches
Dennis Bowers, running backs, linebackers Joe Carr, offensive line, linebackers
Derrick Spann, tight ends, defensive tackles Rick Stanley, offensive line, defensive line Rich Sloan, receivers, defensive backs Ron Bush, quarterbacks, defensive backs Nick DeSarro, strength and conditioning
Returning lettermen
Thirteen, including three starters on offense and five starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Wing-T.
Offensive outlook
Wellsville lost nine starters from last
year’s team that averaged 30 points a game, but they have several weapons left, including 1,000-yard rusher Zack Mellott. “We look to continue where we left off last season,” Wright said. “The system is in place and we are going to expand on it. “We have some good senior leadership on the whole, and we have some kids that people just don’t know about that are going to make an impact.”
Basic defensive formation 50.
Defensive outlook
The Tigers featured one of the area’s See WELLSVILLE, Page 41A
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top defenses last season, when they held opponents to an average of 13.1 points in their nine wins. The Tigers also added Caleb Kountz, who was a starting linebacker at Beaver Local last season. “We went to a more aggressive defensively,” Wright said. “We’ve had more time to work on it with not having to put in a new system offensively.”
Returning offensive backs
Zack Mellott (senior running back), Tyshawn Franklin (senior wingback), Vinnie Giordano (junior fullback).
Incoming offensive backs
Alik Bradford (junior quarterback), Justin Miller (sophomore quarterback), Andre Sloan (freshman running back).
Returning defensive backs
Returning offensive ends
Incoming defensive backs
Zack Mellott (senior free safety), Tyshawn Franklin (senior cornerback).
None.
Andre Sloan (freshman cornerback), Collin Cartevale (junior safety), Alik Bradford (junior cornerback), Devon Smith (senior cornerback).
Incoming offensive ends
Caleb Kountz (senior receiver), Frank Jackson (senior receiver).
2013 Players honored
Marcus Moxley (graduated), firstteam Division VII All-Ohio, first-team All-Area and first-team All-OVAC. Greg Beatty (graduated), special mention Division VII All-Ohio, firstteam All-Area and first-team AllOVAC. Seth Bradford (graduated), special mention Division VII All-Ohio and first-team All-Area. Jordan Sloan (graduated), first-team All-Area. Zack Mellott, second-team All-Area.
Returning offensive linemen
Seth Bloor (senior guard), Travis Furbee (senior guard), Branden Valentine (senior tackle).
Incoming offensive linemen
Eric Sullivan (junior guard), Kurt Rosenbaum (junior center), Austin Baker (junior tackle), Austin Phillips (junior guard), Hayden Dalrymple (sophomore center).
Returning defensive linemen
Seth Bloor (senior end), Travis Furbee (senior noseguard), Branden Valentine (senior tackle).
Incoming defensive linemen
Norman Rudder (sophomore end), Austin Baker (junior noseguard), Eric Sullivan (junior tackle).
Returning linebackers
Vinnie Giordano (junior), Frank Jackson (senior).
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Wellsville junior Alik Bradford is expected to take over as the Tigers’ starting quarterback.
Incoming linebackers
Caleb Kountz (senior), Kurt Rosenbaum (junior), Bradley Cline (sophomore).
Rushing — Zack Mellott, 1,075 yards and 12 touchdowns on 119 carries (9.0); Jordan Sloan (graduated) 606 yards and nine touchdowns on 87 carries (7.0); Brendon Carr (graduated) 602 yards and six touchdowns on 99 carries (6.1); Marcus Moxley (graduated) 567 yards and 13 touchdowns on 97 carries (5.9). Passing — Jordan Sloan (graduated) completed 67 of 122 passes (55 per-
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cent) for 1,001 yards and 14 touchdowns with five interceptions; Alix Bradford completed four of five passes for 86 yards. Receiving — Seth Bradford (graduated) 17 catches for 427 yards (25.1) and seven touchdowns; Marcus Moxley (graduated) 18 catches for 259 yards (14.4) and seven touchdowns; Zack Mellott, nine catches for 91 yards (10.1).
2014 Outlook
Wellsville is coming off a season the Tigers had been building for. Their nine wins were the most since going 91 in 1995. It will be tough to repeat that success, but a lot of the players have been waiting to show what they can do. “We lost a great group of seniors, but have a lot of players returning who gained valuable experience in last year’s playoff run,” Wright said. “We want to play at home in week 11 again.” The Tigers seem to play their best at Nicholson Stadium, where they went 60 last year along with a win in their first home playoff game. They will play three of their last four games there this season. “Last year we were 6-0 at home, but it is going to be evern more challenging this season,” Wright said. “Our two biggest goals are to compete for a league title and to get these seniors into the playoffs for the third time in four years.”
42A • MORNING JOURNAL • FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2014 • THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 Here is a capsule look at the Wellsville Tigersʼ march to the Division V state football championship game in 1994: WEEK ONE Wellsville 22, Gilmour Academy 0 ——— WEEK TWO Wellsville 51, Southern 6 ——— WEEK THREE Wellsville 33, Lisbon 0 ——— WEEK FOUR Wellsville 18, Toronto 7 ——— WEEK FIVE Wellsville 33, Conotton Valley 0
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WELLSVILLE’S 1994 STATE RUNNER-UP TEAM
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Members of Wellsville’s 1994 Division V state state runner-up football team included (front, from left) Justin Carter, Shawn Carter, Eric Wolfe, Steve Boley, Bo Carter, Paul DeSarro, Dan Talbott; (second row, from left) Dwane Rowley, Jim Lowe, Sean Wright, David Jackson, Jim Bailey, Joe Scarabino, Andy Travers, Andy Boso; (third row, from left) Corky Green, Jeff Jones, Jason Chrisman, Ryan Oliver, Ryan Ferrell, Nate Daniels, Mike Daniels; (fourth row, from left) Ed Grogg, Rick Stanley, Emit Daniels, Shaun Dotson, Scott Beadle, Doug Carr, Jeremy Miller, Dale Hanlon; (fifth row, from left) Dave Long, Ryan Grimm, Pat Donovan, Rob Vincent, Chris Anderson, Justin Douglas, Mike Craig; (sixth row, from left) Nathan Bunfill, Mike Kerr, Kenny Moore; (back, from left) head coach Bob Thayer, coach Mark DeSarro, coach Jim Arcuragi and coach Alfred Johnson.
1994 was like never before in Wellsville By CHUCK GREENWOOD Journal Correspondent
WELLSVILLE — “A belief in one another,” “confidence,” “closeness,” “determination,” “family,” “talent” and “unbelievable community support” are words and phrases used by members of Wellsville’s 1994 football team. The 1994 Wellsville team reached the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V state championship game. While the 28-7 loss to Versailles in the state final sometimes still brings back haunting memories 20 years later, the overriding memories from the 13-1 season are of accomplishments and friendships. The Tigers finished 6-4 in 1993, dropping the final four games as injuries
affected the final record. The resolve not to let that happen again, prompted the “Revenge Tour 1994” mindset. That determination spearheaded the Tigers’ roar as they rolled over 13 consecutive opponents on their way to the state final. “We went into the 1994 season with tremendous confidence,” said Bob Thayer, who was Wellsville’s head coach from 1992-1994. “Those guys had played together for a long time. We knew we had experience, talent and plenty of speed. We were hopeful that we could avoid serious injuries.” The attitude from the first meeting of the year was that much was going to be expected of them. “During our first preseason meeting, we said that someone was going to win the OVAC (Ohio Valley Athletic
Conference). Why not us?” Thayer said. “Someone was going to make the playoffs. Why not us? Someone was going to be state champs. Why not us? The players believed in us as coaches and we believed in our players. “This team had literally played together since they were 6 and 7 years old. They came up through Junior Tigers and then on to junior high and finally high school. This was a team that had truly been raised by the community as they were so frequently in each other’s homes, that their parents didn’t consider them guests, but just another one of their kids.” “The town definitely raised the kids. It was a different time,” receiver Justin Carter said. ”If we did something wrong in another part of town, our parents would know about it before we got
home. “Two of my cousins, Sean Wright and Dwayne Rowley, were my teammates. Joey Scarabino was my best friend all through school. Joey had 11 interceptions that year. Growing up, we had all played for ‘Big Joe’ Scarabino in Junior Tigers. I really miss him. He died way too soon.” The success that can be achieved by working together has remained with the players and the coaches throughout their lives. “I think back on those days often,” guard Ryan Ferrell said. “That was my first glimmer of being around other people who were all focused on one goal. “I have used those remembrances in various leadership positions during my See 1994, Page 44A
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career in the Air Force. We had such camaraderie and pride. It was amazing how we felt about one another and how we trusted each other.” Ferrell was the 2012 NonCommissioned Officer of the Year in the United States Air Force. Currently stationed at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia, Ferrell has experienced numerous overseas deployments in his 15 years in the Air Force. “The Revenge Tour 1994 fit right with our mindset. To be successful, you have to have self discipline,” inside linebacker Eric “Icky” Wolfe said. “You have to respect one another and have to love the game. The years have flown by. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years.” Wolfe earned All-Ohio first-team honors, as did running back Sean Wright. For Wright, this was the second consecutive year that he was accorded All-Ohio first-team laurels. “Eric Wolfe was the best high school
linebacker I have ever coached,” said former Wellsville assistant Alfred Johnson, who has coached for more than 30 years. “He was unbelievable. When we moved Chris Anderson from defensive end to outside linebacker, that enabled us to put Doug Carr in at defensive end. That made that side of the defense almost invincible.” “We had those seniors since they were sophomores,” said former Wellsville assistant Jim Arcuragi. “As coaches, we had to get them to come over to our side. They quickly bought into Bob’s system. They worked hard and did everything we asked of them. They were not only our players, but they became our friends.” Arcuragi echoed Johnson’s sentiments on Wolfe saying, “The two best high school linebackers I have ever been around were Bob Thayer at East Liverpool and Icky Wolfe at Wellsville. They were, by far, the best.” In 1993, Anderson had played guard and Ferrell tight end. During the summer of 1994, they flipped positions, which paid huge dividends for Wellsville’s offense as both players quickly fell in love with their new posi-
tions. “The team was what was important to all of us,” Anderson said. “We were committed to each other. No one wanted to let his teammates down. That made us all work that much harder. By far, that was the most enjoyable time of my life. I look back on those days and smile. It was so much fun.” Working in industrial construction, Anderson has recently relocated back to Columbiana County after spending a number of years in the Uniontown, Pennsylvania, area. “We came into the season with high expectations. A lot of teams have high expectations prior to the season, but we knew that expectations were very realistic,” said Rick Stanley, a stalwart at both offensive guard and defensive tackle. “I remember Ryan Ferrell and I talking during the summer about how cool it would be to not only get into the playoffs, but to go deep into the playoffs. By going to the state finals, we played almost the equivalent of another half season.” Stanley went on to praise the work of his teammates. “Rob Vincent really blossomed his
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senior year at left defensive tackle. He made it much easier for me,” Stanley said. “Chris Anderson was so valuable. He could have played just about any position with maybe the exception of quarterback. Joey Scarabino and Bo Carter were excellent receivers. Joey could have probably played quarterback for any team in the county.” Anderson, Ferrell and Stanley received All-Ohio special mention. Stanley was also special mention in 1993. “My job was to get them into the huddle and then up to the line,” said quarterback Shawn Carter, who passed for 1,179 yards during the regular season. “We had so many speed burners. Icky could run people over. He liked to hit people. Sean Wright was outstanding as was Bo Carter and Justin Carter. We had so many weapons. “We would have put up even bigger numbers than we did, but Coach Thayer didn’t want to embarrass the other teams by running up the scores. Also, by doing that, he built up the depth by giving the younger guys some playing time. Shaun Dotson was just a sophomore, but he more than held his own at center going up against guys who were sometimes a 100 pounds heavier than him.” Limiting opponents to a mere 56 points in the regular season, the defense also posted four shutouts in the regular season. The 1994 team will be honored Friday, Aug. 29, prior to the start of Wellsville’s 2014 season opener against Toronto at Nicholson Stadium.
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record 174 points; Billy Goodall (graduated) 86; Tyler Rothbauer (graduated) 73. Interceptions — Billy Goodall (graduated) 3, Greg Dunham 3.
2014 Outlook
South Range lost a lot of talent to graduation, but the Raiders have a lot coming back. The Raiders return its starting backfield from a year ago, when they scored 511 points, an average of 42.6 points per game. “Throughout the 2013 season we played a lot of different players,” Yeagley said. “The 2013 seniors showed great leadership and taught the younger classes what it takes to be successful. Even though we played a lot of players the Raiders still have to mature quickly this season because of a very tough non-league schedule and a very strong league.”
The Raiders are favored to repeat in the ITCL upper tier, but they are not as deep as a year ago, so injuries are a concern. “The Raiders have worked very hard in the offseason and during conditioning this year,” Yeagley said. “The seniors have also shown great leadership. The Raiders, however, must still learn from the previous teams and play together.” The Raiders also have to step it up in the big games. After holding opponents to an average of 17.7 points in the regular season, South Range gave up 42 and 33 points in two playoff games. “We start our season with three very tough playoff teams also rich with tradition,” Yeagley said. “The Raiders will be at home week one to face a very tough Warren JFK team and then travel week two against Campbell Memorial. The Raiders then will be home again week three against Western Reserve. Then we open the ITCL on the road against Lisbon followed by Crestview.”
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Graham Mincher (junior), Nate Simboli (senior), Frank Centofonti (sophomore).
2013 Leaders
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2014 Outlook
This looks like Springfield’s best chance at contending for an Inter-Tri County League title and first league crown since 2000. “Our players are excited and enthusiastic about the upcoming season,” Guerriero said. “With a number of returning starters on both sides of the ball we are looking to build off their experience from last season.” The Tigers have to learn to win the big games. Last season, they were 1-3 against teams with winning records. “We need some young kids to step up,” Guerriero said.
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EAST LIVERPOOL— For many high school football players, their senior year is the pinnacle of their athletic careers. For the vast majority who will not suit up in college, it represents the last time they will be able to pull on a uniform. East Liverpool’ s Kade Reynolds, Wellsville’ s Zack Mellott, Beaver Local’ s Jason Sims and Oak Glen’ s Chase Hartley all are looking forward to their final season for different reasons. Reynolds will be looking forward to playing with a new coach as well as adapting to a new position. He will be moving from quarterback to running back/receiver under first-year coach Josh Ludwig. “I’ m excited about it,” Reynolds said. “It will make room for Curtis Mayfield at quarterback who is a great
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player. It will give me the freedom to catch the ball out of the slot and run out of the backfield a little more. It should make us a better team.” For Reynolds, his senior year also represents the last chance he will have to suit up with his cousin Dylan Reynolds, a junior receiver and outside linebacker. “We are pretty much like brothers,” Kade Reynolds said. “We’ ve played on the same team since I was in eighth grade. Last year I got to throw him some touchdown passes and this year we will be sharing playing time at running back and receiver. It’ ll be nice to run onto Patterson Field one more time with
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him.” For Hartley— a senior quarterback for Oak Glen— his final season represents a shot at a comeback. In 2013, Hartley was looking forward to his first season at starting quarterback, but barely had a chance to see the field as he broke his right leg in the season opener against Edison. “It was on a quarterback sneak,” Hartley said. “I went to cut it outside and my leg got rolled up on. I could hear the bones cracking. I knew it was bad right away.” Hartley was relegated to the sidelines as the Golden Bears slogged through an 0-10 season.
“I worked all year long to get prepared for just 10 games,” Hartley said. “When they get taken away from you it’ s rough.” Hartley recovered quicker than the doctors expected and was walking in a boot after six weeks. He is looking forward to making up for lost time. “I’ m really excited to be back playing with my friends again,” Hartley said. “The leg hasn’ t given me any problems at all. I haven’ t felt any rust.” Hartley is most looking forward to the game against Weir. Last year’ s contest between the two schools was marred by a post-game fight involving coach Ian Whittington. “I was obviously on the sidelines with my injury,” Hartley said. “There was no problem between the players. It all got crazy when students ran onto the field. No way was I going out there on See SENIORS, Page 5B
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2014 STATE PLAYOFF SCHEDULE FIRST ROUND Friday, November 7 7:30 p.m. Division II, III, IV, VI Saturday, November 8 7 p.m. Division I, V, VII — — — REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Friday, November 14 7:30 p.m. Division II, III, IV, VI Saturday, November 15 70 p.m. Division I, V, VII — — — REGIONAL FINALS Friday, November 21 7:30 p.m. Division II, III, IV, VI Saturday, November 22 7 p.m. Division I, V, VII — — —
STATE SEMIFINALS Friday, November 28 7:30 p.m. Division II, III, IV, VI Saturday, November 29 7 p.m. Division I, V, VII — — — STATE FINALS At Ohio Stadium, Columbus (Game times to be announced morning after the state semifinals) Thursday, December 4 One of the divisions that play on Friday nights during the playoffs will have its state title game at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Friday, December 5 10 a.m., TBA 3 p.m., TBA 8 p.m., TBA Saturday, December 6 10 a.m., TBA 3 p.m. TBA 8 p.m., TBA
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OHSAA Commissioner Dan Ross (left) and Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer talk before a state championship football game at Canton’s Fawcett Stadium. The state championship games are returning Ohio State’s Ohio Stadium this fall after being played the past 24 years in Stark County.
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“I’m really excited to be back playing with my friends again,”
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crutches.” After splitting time in a crowded backfield last year, Wellsville running back Zack Mellott is looking forward to being the feature back in his last season. “It’ s something I’ m ready for,” Mellott said. “It’ s my last season and it’ s time for me to step up and be the main guy. Despite sharing carries with departed seniors Brendon Carr and Marcus Moxley, Mellott still led the Tigers in rushing last season with 850 yards and eight touchdowns. Wellsville finished 9-3 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. “We had a great team last year,” Mellott said “Teams win games not individuals. I was glad just to play my part. Hopefully we can have other guys step up alongside me.”
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To help fuel him this season, Mellot is hoping to draw inspiration from Wellsville’ s 1994 state-runner up team, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary as part of the Tigers seasonopener against Toronto. Mellot’ s uncle was a freshman on that team. “We’ re hoping to set the tone for another playoff season and put on a good show for those guys,” Mellott said. “My uncle’ s told me a little bit about how great it was then. Hopefully we can get the program back to that level.” Despite subpar records for Beaver Local over the past three seasons, Sims has stood out as a dependable force at right tackle. “He is a road grader,” Beaver Local head coach Jeremy McElroy said. “Whenever we need a first down we go
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right behind him.” The shining moment for Sims last season came against Oak Glen, when sophomore running back Robert Johnston rumbled for 233 yards, many of them behind Sims. “It’ s the greatest feeling to have your team run behind you so many times,” Sims said. “My favorite memory from last season was against Oak Glen. We did 10 minutes straight of nothing but running.” For his last season, Sims is itching for
October 24 when the Beavers travel to East Liverpool. The Potters nipped the Beavers 20-16 last year, cinching the game on a fourth-and-one stop late in the fourth quarter. “I ran behind Jason six straight times and I should have done it a seventh,” McElroy said. “I’ ve thought about that a lot this summer.” “Week nine at Patterson Field,” Sims said. “That’ s all I’ m thinking about.”
OF SALEM
Players in Columbiana County history to rush and pass for 1,000 yards each in a season: Year 2013 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2008 2007 2007 2005 2004 2003 2002 1994
Player (School) .................................Games Collin Gilbert (Crestview).........................13 Garrett Beech (United) ...........................10 Collin Gilbert (Crestview)..........................12 Garrett Beech (United) ..............................10 Adam Coppock (Crestview) .......................13 Austin Barbato (Columbiana).....................11 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 1,904 1,049 1,098 1,427 1,016 1,335 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 1,522 1,097 1,006 1,017 1,192 1,014 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
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Members of the 2014 Beaver Local football team are (front, from left) Chris Sigley, coach Rich Wright, coach Aaron West, coach Jeff Dixon, head coach Jeremy McElroy, coach Stephen Mercer, coach Ed Weidger, coach Rich Shilling, coach Ken Chupa, Steven Wright; (second row, from left) Logan Bobby, Kole McKenzie, Dalton Zellers, Chase Hillard, Austin Lawrence, Jason Sims, Cody Riddle, Davonte Gist, Hayden Grafton, Colton Beckwith, Seth Marshall.; (third row, from left) Bryce McKenzie, Chandler Chafins, Justin Davis, Tyler Kelly, Devon Zellers, Dustin Martsolf, Justin Flowers, Mike Woodburn, Jason Johnston; (fourth row, from left) Chris Yanni, Michael Pinkerton, Terry Adkins, Trevor McLaughlin, Justin McNicol, Robert Johnston, Tristen Clendenning, Andrew Gibson, Wyatt Abragbrite; (fifth row, from left) Hayden Wilson, Damien Emeritt, Hunter McVay, Dalton Baker, Josh Speelman, Cade O’Rourke, Alex O’Rourke, Torey Calio, Logan Hughes; (back, from left) Jacob Morgan, Shane Wright, Andrew Gibson, Chad Mays, Michael Clendenning, Zack Thomas, Oshea Vantilburg, Parker Sommers, Mike Bock, Luke Call and Noah West.
2014 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 29 Crestview Sept. 5 at Oak Glen Sept. 12 East Palestine Sept. 19 at Claymont Sept. 26 at Niles Oct. 3 Indian Creek Oct. 10 at Buckeye Oct. 17 Cambridge Oct. 24 at East Liverpool, 7:30 Oct. 31 Brookfield
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2013 Record 2-8, including a 1-5 mark at home. The Beavers have lost 23 of their last 27 home games.
“We’re looking forward to three local games to start the season with Crestview, Oak Glen and East Palestine.”
Head Coach Jeremy McElroy enters his third season as head coach with a 4-16 record. He was 1-29 in three seasons at Lisbon from 2008-10 and served as offensive line coach at Beaver Local in 2011. He was an assistant coach at Kettering Fairmont High School from 2004-07, at Piqua High School in 2004, at California University (Pa.) in 2002-03, at East Palestine High School in 2001 and a student coach at Mount Union College in 2000.
Assistant coaches Stephen Mercer, offensive coordinator Ken Chupa, co-defensive coordinator David Allen, co-defensive coordinator
JEREMY MCELROY, BEAVER LOCAL HEAD COACH
Ed Weidger, offensive line, defensive line Rich Schilling, special teams, offensive line, defensive line Aaron West, running backs, linebackers Rich Wright, wide receivers, defensive backs Charlie Dohoisch, running backs, defensive backs
Returning lettermen Ninteen, including eight starters on offense and eight starters on defense.
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Returning offensive backs
Incoming offensive linemen
Trevore McLaughlin (junior quarterback), Robbie Johnston (5-10 junior running back), Dustin Martsolf (junior running back), Kole McKenzie (senior running back).
Ben Smith (sophomore), Terry Adkins (sophomore), Tristen Clendenning (junior).
Incoming offensive backs Justin Flowers (junior running back), Devan Zellers (junior running back).
Returning offensive ends Hayden Grafton (senior wide receiver), Bryce McKenzie (junior wide receiver), Chase Hilliard (senior wide receiver), Chris Sigley (senior wide receiver).
Incoming offensive ends Justin Davis (junior wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen Jason Simms (senior), Austin Lawrence (senior), Colton Beckwith (senior), Cody Riddle (senior), Mike Woodburn (junior), Tyler Kelly (junior), Justin McNicol (junior).
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Incoming defensive linemen Ben Smith (sophomore), Terry Adkins (sophomore), Tristen Clendenning (junior).
Returning linebackers Kole McKenzie (senior), Dustin Martsolf (junior), Jason Keyes (junior).
Incoming linebackers Devan Zellers (junior), Justin Flowers (junior), Terry Adkins (sophomore).
Returning defensive backs Hayden Grafton (senior), Chris Sigley (senior), Chase Hilliard (senior), Robbie Johnston (junior).
Incoming defensive backs Justin Davis (junior).
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the Beavers, who have seven wins in the last five seasons. Beaver Local is pinning its hopes to eight returning starters on each side of the ball. “We’ re looking forward to three local games to start the season with Crestview, Oak Glen and East Palestine,” McElroy said. “In the middle of the season we get to play two new Buckeye 8 opponents in Indian Creek and Buckeye Local. “We finish up the season with East Liverpool and Brookfield. In the middle of the season we also play Claymont and Cambridge, while also getting to play All-American rival Niles.”
Rushing —Robbie Johnston ran for 758 yards and six touchdowns. Passing —Trevore McLaughlin completed 51 percent of his passes for 595 yards and seven touchdowns. Receiving— Hayden Grafton, 17 catches for 210 yards (13.4). Tackles —Cody Martsolf (graduated) 85; Kole McKenzie 61; Dustin Martsolf 58; Jason Keyes 57. Interceptions —Hayden Grafton 2.
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Beaver Local’s Chase Hilliard (right) chases Oak Glen’s David Campbell last season. Morning Journal/Ron Firth
Beaver Local defensive back Bryce McKenzie (left) closes in on Poland’s George Chammas, while Beaver Local’s Hayden Grafton (below) steps in front of Poland receiver Tyler Evan for an interception last season.
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2014 SCHEDULE All games start at 7:30 p.m., unless noted Aug. 29 Carrollton Sept. 5 at Indian Creek, 7 Sept. 12 at Salem, 7 Sept. 19 at Cambridge Sept. 26 Cleveland Central Oct. 3 Wheeling Park Oct. 10 at Oak Glen, 7 Oct. 17 Buckeye Local Oct. 24 Beaver Local Oct. 31 Weir
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Members of the 2014 East Liverpool football team are (front, from left) Brent Waggle, Jullian Cowart, Noah Shaw, Ryan Bombich, Austin Mayfield, Dakota Ice, Raeqwon Eliam, Austyn Dozier, Kade Reynolds; (second row, from left) Michael Loy, Logan Bouscher, Damian Garcia, Jake Cornell, Xayvion Frederick, Cory Cotter, Jacon Blystone, DaShawn Golding, Dillan Reynolds; (third row, from left) Kyle Walker, Tim Veglia, Austin Vranesevich, Devin Streets, Jordan Wilson, Tyler Milhoan, Nathan Miscuk, Nick O’Hanlon, Zach Gill, Ryan Lilly, Jared Yanik; (fourth row, from left) David Locke, Andrew Schreffler, Dalton Cornman, Austin Morris, Ryan Tanner, Eddie Roberts, Caleb McHenry; (fifth row, from left) Connor Nickell, Jason Todd, Nick Cotter, Danny Wells, Travis Kidder, Charles Iacobucci, Nate Miller, Jacob Buckel; (sixth row, from left) coach Mike Crane, coach Alvan Thompson, coach Dylan Stickler, Jason Kutzner, Freddie Plum, coach Jeff Wright, coach Bill Potts, coach Eric McMahon; (back, from left) coach Jim Arcuragi, coach Dave Skinner, head coach Josh Ludwig and coach Rick Davis.
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East Liverpool Potters
Division IV, Region 11
2013 Record 5-5. The Potters closed out last season with four straight victories, including three on the road. The Potters were 2-2 in games decided by six points or less.
Head Coach Josh Ludwig enters his first season as head coach.
Assistant coaches David Skinner Richard Davis Jim Arcuragi Jeff Wright Alvan Thompson Dylan Stickler Eric McMahon Mike Crane
2 Julian Cowart....................5-9.......160 ....Jr. 3 Noah Shaw.......................5-7.......125 ....Soph. 4 Ryan Bombich ..................5-11.....165 ....Jr. 5 Austin Mayfield .................6-2.......210 ....Soph. 6 Dakota Ice ........................5-8.......120 ....Soph. 7 RaeQwon Eilam ...............5-6.......130 ....Jr. 8 Austyn Dozier ...................6-2.......235 ....Jr. 9 Kade Reynolds .................5-10.....180 ....Sr. 10 Michael Loy ......................5-8.......145 ....Fr. 13 Logan Bouscher ...............6-1.......175 ....Soph. 15 Damian Garcia..................5-10.....150 ....Fr. 16 Jake Cornell......................5-10.....175 ....Fr. 17 Xayvion Frederick .............5-7.......135 ....Fr. 18 Cory Cotter .......................6-2.......180 ....Soph. 20 Jacob Blystone .................5-9.......140 ....Fr. 21 DaShawn Golding.............5-10.....170 ....Sr. 22 Dillan Reynolds.................6-2.......195 ....Jr. 24 Kyle Walker.......................6-2.......170 ....Fr. 25 Tim Veglia .........................5-10.....135 ....Fr. 26 Austin Vranesevich ...........6-2.......170 ....Jr. 27 Devin Streets ....................5-10.....150 ....Jr. 30 Jordan Wilson...................5-8.......135 ....Fr. 44 Tyler Milhoan.....................5-9.......190 ....Fr.
Returning lettermen
“We are looking to drive the ball,” Ludwig said. “We want to control the tempo of the game.”
Fifteeen, including five starters on offense and five starters on defense.
Basic defensive formation
Basic offensive linemen Spread with variable formations.
Offensive outlook The Potters scored an average of 30.5 points in their five wins, but 8.6 points in their five losses last season. Kade Reynolds, the Potters’ leading passer the last two seasons, has been moved to running back.
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Defensive outlook The Potters return five starters to a defense that gave up an average of 21.3 points a game last seasons, which ranked second in Columbiana County “We want to be tough and control the line of scrimmage,” Ludwig said. “We want to make third down the most important down.”
51 Nathan Miscuk..................5-9.......175 ....Fr. 52 Nick O’Hanlon...................6-0.......230 ....Jr. 53 Zach Gill ...........................6-2.......215 ....Soph. 54 Ryan Lilly ..........................6-0.......255 ....Jr. 55 Jared Yanik .......................6-1.......215 ....Sr. 57 David Locke ......................5-11.....205 ....Soph. 58 Andrew Schreffler .............5-10.....190 ....Soph. 62 Dalton Cornman ...............5-11.....205 ....Sr. 64 Austin Morris.....................5-10.....240 ....Jr. 66 Ryan Tanner .....................6-1.......275 ....Soph. 68 Eddie Roberts...................5-11.....205 ....Sr. 70 Caleb McHenry.................5-11.....265 ....Soph. 71 Connor Nickell ..................5-11.....230 ....Fr. 72 Jason Todd .......................6-0.......305 ....Soph. 75 Nick Cotter........................6-4.......265 ....Sr. 77 Danny Wells......................6-5.......275 ....Soph. 78 Travis Kidder .....................6-0.......300 ....Fr. 79 Charles Iacobucci .............6-1.......275 ....Jr. 84 Nate Miller ........................6-1.......170 ....Sr. 85 Jacob Buckel ....................5-7.......125 ....Jr. 86 Jason Kutzner...................6-1.......200 ....Sr. 87 Freddie Plum ....................6-3.......250 ....Soph.
running back), Xayvion Frederick (freshman running back), DaShawn Golding (senior running back), Kyle Walker (freshman running back), Jordan Wilson (freshman running back).
Returning offensive ends Ryan Bombich (junior wide receiver), RaeQwan Eilam (junior wide receiver), Austin Vransevich (junior wide receiver), Jason Kutzner (senior wide receiver).
Incoming offensive ends
Austyn Dozier (junior fullback), Kade Reynolds (senior running back).
Julian Cowart (junior wide receiver), Noah Shaw (sophomore wide receiver), Dakota Ice (sophomore wide receiver), Damian Garcia (freshman wide receiver), Cory Cotter (sophomore tight end), Jacob Blystone (freshman wide receiver), Tim Veglia (freshman wide receiver), Devin Streets (junior wide receiver), Tyler Milhoan (freshman tight end), Nate Miller (senior wide receiver), Jacob Buckel (junior wide receiver), Freddie Plum (sophomore tight end).
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Returning offensive linemen
Austin Mayfield (sophomore quarterback), Logan Bouscher (sophomore quarterback), Dillan Reynolds (junior running back), Michael Loy (freshman quarterback), Jake Cornell (freshman
Ryan Lilly (junior), Jared Yanik (senior), Dalton Cornman (senior), Eddie Roberts (senior), Nick Cotter
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EAST LIVERPOOL —This has been a very busy summer for East Liverpool High School head football coach Josh Ludwig. But then, the 2000 East Liverpool graduate wouldn’ t have it any other way. “When I see something that is not going correctly, I like being able to jump in and fix it,” said Ludwig who was hired in January as the Potters’ head coach. ‘ When I was an assistant, I understood my role and I didn’ t want to step on anyone’ s toes. Being the head coach, I don’ t have to wait if I see something is wrong. However, it does put more pressure on me, as I had better be right when I make a move.” Well-versed in the Potter tradition as both a player and then as an assistant Pat McNicol and Rick Prescott’ s staffs, Ludwig has found the transition to be a smooth one. “GOOD LUCK, POTTERS! From
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Members of the 2014 Minerva football team are (front, from left) Ben Zbasnik, Joe Lettrich, Joe Arnold, Joey Gill, Dalton Hartshorn, Storm Angione, Mitch Croston, Billy Eyer, Wylie Brown and Dylan Stoffer; (second row) Shem Haas, Tim Hoagland, Logan Fritz, Lucas VanMeter, Ruger Miller, Tristan Keller, Jacob Ross, Dominic Crowe, Jake Preston, Luke Walter and Kyle Gulling; (third row, from left) Reggie Hancock, Coy Mullins, Dakota Romano, Adam Gross, Paden Hartong, Bryan Inscoe, Anthony Canestraro, Brett Russell, Noe Gonzales and Tony Berry; (back, from left) head coach Mike Hall, coach Todd Sutton, coach Lance Williamson, coach Jim Rittenhouse, coach Joe Watts, coach Brian Costea, coach Jim Jenkins and coach Jason Lutz.
Lions have quality over quantity Classification Division IV, Region 11
2014 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 29 Field Sept. 5 St. Thomas Sept. 12 at Canton Central Sept. 19 Alliance Sept. 26 at Marlington Oct. 3 Salem Oct. 10 at Louisville Oct. 17 at Canton South Oct. 24 West Branch Oct. 31 at Carrollton
2013 Record 6-4, including a third-place finish in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference. The Lions went 4-1 on the road. Their four losses were to Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas, Marlington, Louisville and Canton South, which combined for a 33-11 record.
Head Coach Mike Hall enters his second season as head coach. He was offensive coordinator at Division I Massillon Perry the previous eight season. He also served at Wickliffe from 1992-2003, serving the
last five years as head coach, and one season at Howland in 2004.
Assistant coaches Jason Lutz, offensive coordinator Jim Jenkins, defensive ends, defensive backs Joe Watts, offensive line, defensive line Todd Sutton, running backs, defensive backs Brian Costea, tight ends, linebackers
Returning lettermen Thirteen, including six starters on
offense and seven on defense.
Basic offensive formation Hybrid Wing-T.
Offensive outlook The Lions return 1,000-yard rusher Dalton Hartshorn. “We have some experience at the skill positions,” Hall said. “Dalton Hartshorn is a huge part of our offense and receiver Billy Eyer is a huge rushing and receiving threat. We will be very young up front, so we must mature See LIONS, Page 15B
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quickly.”
Basic defensive formation
“We have a small roster with good competitors. But if injuries pile up we’ll have a tough time.” MIKE HALL, MINERVA HEAD COACH
3-3-5.
Defensive outlook “We have an experienced core at linebacker and in the secondary,” Hall said. “We must play fast and physical. Our defensive line is smaller than last year, but they are quick. As always, the big key will be to stay healthy.”
Returning offensive backs
Arnold (senior guard), Logan Fritz (junior tackle), Dominic Crowe (junior tackle).
Returning defensive linemen Wylie Brown (junior end).
Incoming defensive linemen
Minerva Lions 2 Adam Gross .....................6-0.......165 ....Soph. 3 Joey Gill............................5-8.......150 ....Sr. 4 Storm Angione .................6-1.......180 ....Sr. 5 Billy Eyer ..........................6-3.......215 ....Sr. 6 Dylan Stoffer.....................6-0.......170 ....Sr. 9 Kyle Gulling ......................6-0.......170 ....Jr. 10 Shem Haas.......................6-0.......160 ....Jr. 14 Dalton Hartshorn ..............5-9.......180 ....Sr. 15 Reggie Hancock ...............5-10.....145 ....Soph. 16 Brett Russell .....................5-10.....140 ....Soph. 18 Drew Soliday.....................5-10.....180 ....Soph. 19 Jacob Ross.......................5-6.......140 ....Sr. 21 Coy Mullins .......................5-8.......155 ....Soph. 22 Joe Letttich .......................5-9.......155 ....Sr. 30 Ruger Miller ......................6-1.......185 ....Sr. 32 Ben Zbasnik......................5-8.......160 ....Sr. 33 Tim Hoagland ...................6-2.......175 ....Jr.
34 Mitch Croston ...................6-1.......225 ....Sr. 35 Tony Berry.........................5-7.......155 ....Soph. 40 Dakota Romano................5-9.......175 ....Soph. 49 Lucas VanMeter................5-10.....180 ....Sr. 51 Bryan Inscoe.....................5-10.....205 ....Jr. 52 Noe Gonzales...................5-8.......185 ....Soph. 54 Joe Arnold ........................5-8.......185 ....Sr. 55 Luke Walter.......................6-2.......195 ....Jr. 58 Jake Preston.....................6-1.......220 ....Jr. 60 Tristan Keller .....................5-11.....215 ....Sr. 66 Paden Hartong .................5-10.....185 ....Jr. 68 Wylie Brown......................6-4.......235 ....Sr. 76 Dominic Crowe .................6-1.......250 ....Jr. 77 Brant Allen ........................6-0.......160 ....Soph. 78 Logan Fritz........................6-3.......225 ....Jr. 86 Anthony Canestraro..........5-5.......125 ....Jr.
last season with a 6-4 record, which could have been better or worse, depending on a few plays. The Lions were 4-3 in games decided by seven points or less, including a pair of onepoint losses. Health will be the biggest concern this season as the Lions have 33 players in the upper three grades to get through a tough Northeastern Buckeye Conference schedule, although 14 of them are seniors. “We have a small roster with good competitors,” Hall said. “But if injuries pile up we’ ll have a tough time.” Minerva will be going for its sixth winning season in seven years, but it is always a tough task as a member of the Northeastern Buckeye Conference.. Louisville is the defending NBC champion, and Hall sees them as the favorite again. “The league title runs through them for sure,” he said.
Dalton Hartshorn (senior running back).
Luke Walter (junior end), Jake Preston (junior tackle), Bryan Inscoe (junior tackle).
Incoming offensive backs
Returning linebackers
Storm Angione (senior quarterback), Adam Cross (sophomore running back), Coy Mullins (sophomore running back)
Mitch Croston (senior middle), Lucas Van Meter (senior outside), Ruger Miller (senior outside).
Returning offensive ends
Incoming linebackers
Billy Eyer (senior tight end/slot), Mitch Croston (senior tight end), Kyle Gulling (junior split end), Joe Lettrich (senior split end).
Ben Zbsnik (senior), Joe Arnold (senior).
Mason Butler (graduated), special mention Division IV All-Ohio and firstteam All-NBC. Dalton Hartshorn, special mention Division IV All-Ohio and first-team All-NBC. Cody Parrish (graduated), first-team All-NBC. Jacob Smith (graduated), secondteam All-NBC. Wiley Brown, second-team All-NBC. Billy Eyer, second-team All-NBC.
Returning defensive backs
2013 Leaders
Kyle Gulling (junior), Joey Gill (senior), Joe Lettrich (senior), Storm Angione (senior).
Rushing —Dalton Hartshorn ran for 1,121 yards and 12 touchdowns. Receiving — Billy Eyer, eight catches for 121 yards (15.1) and one touchdown. Tackles —Lucas Van Meter 92; Mitch Croston 85. Interceptions —Dalton Hartshorn 5. Sacks — Lucas Van Meter 4.
Incoming offensive ends Joey Gill (senior split end), Dylan Stoffer (senior split end)
Returning offensive linemen Wylie Brown (senior tackle), Luke Walter (junior guard), Jake Preston (junior center).
Incoming offensive linemen Bryan Inscoe (junior guard), Joe
Incoming defensive backs Adam Gross (sophomore), Coy Mullins (sophomore).
2013 Players honored Harrison Hoppel (graduated), special mention Division IV All-Ohio and firstteam All-NBC.
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2014 NORTHEASTERN BUCKEYE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE WEEK ONE Thursday, Aug. 28 Salem at Mineral Ridge Poland at Marlington Friday, Aug. 29 Crestwood at West Branch Field at Minerva Canton South at Coventry Ravenna Southeast at Alliance Carrollton at East Liverpool Louisville at Canfield — — — WEEK TWO Friday, Sept. 5 Salem at United West Branch at Crestview St. Thomas Aquinas at Minerva Canfield at Alliance Canton South at Olmstead Falls Edison at Carrollton Louisville at North Canton Hoover Marlington at Crestwood — — — WEEK THREE Friday, Sept. 12 East Liverpool at Salem Niles at West Branch Minerva at Canton Central Alliance at Barberton Chardon at Canton South Claymont at Carrollton Ravenna at Louisville Marlington at St. Thomas Aquinas — — — WEEK FOUR Friday, Sept. 19 Louisville at Salem West Branch at Marlington Alliance at Minerva Carrollton at Canton South — — — WEEK FIVE Friday, Sept. 26 Alliance at Salem Canton South at West Branch “GO MINERVA LIONS!”
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2013 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP 2013 Area standings INTER-TRI COUNTY LEAGUE Upper Tier Team League Overall • South Range ............................7-0 11-1 • Crestview .................................6-1 11-2 Springfield ..................................5-2 7-3 United .........................................4-3 5-5 Columbiana ................................3-4 3-7 Lisbon.........................................2-5 3-7 Southern Local ...........................1-6 2-8 East Palestine ............................0-7 0-10 Lower Tier • Western Reserve .....................7-0 13-1 • Wellsville ..................................5-2 9-3 McDonald ...................................5-2 7-3 Jackson-Milton............................4-3 6-4 Lowellville ...................................4-3 6-4 Mineral Ridge .............................2-5 5-5 Sebring .......................................1-6 3-7 Leetonia......................................0-7 2-8 NORTHEASTERN BUCKEYE CONFERENCE • Louisville ..................................7-0 10-1 • Marlington ................................6-1 8-3 Minerva.......................................4-3 6-4 Alliance.......................................4-3 6-4 Canton South .............................3-4 6-4 Carrollton....................................2-5 4-6 Salem .........................................1-6 3-7 West Branch...............................1-6 1-9 ALL-AMERICAN CONFERENCE American Division • Hubbard ...................................5-0 12-1 • Poland ......................................4-1 10-2 • Struthers ..................................3-2 9-3 Canfield ......................................2-3 3-7 Niles ...........................................1-4 5-5 Howland .....................................0-5 4-6 National Division • Lakeview ..................................7-0 7-4 • Liberty ......................................6-1 7-4 Girard .........................................5-2 6-4 LaBrae........................................4-3 5-5 Campbell ....................................3-3 3-7 Jefferson Area ............................2-5 3-7 Champion ...................................1-6 3-7 Newton Falls...............................0-7 1-9 OTHERS East Liverpool.................................. Beaver Local.................................... Oak Glen ......................................... • — playoff qualifier
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2013 Regular Season Team Leaders SCORING OFFENSE Team Avg. 1. Crestview..............................................45.2 2. South Range ........................................43.4 3. Western Reserve..................................34.8 4. Springfield ............................................32.4 5. Wellsville...............................................32.1 6. United...................................................32.0 7. Salem ...................................................30.2 8. Minerva ................................................25.4 9. Columbiana ..........................................22.7 10. East Liverpool.......................................19.4 11. Lisbon...................................................17.6 12. West Branch .........................................16.0 13. Sebring .................................................15.0 14. Leetonia................................................14.6 15. East Palestine.......................................11.8 16. Beaver Local.........................................11.5 17. Oak Glen ..............................................10.3 18. Southern Local .......................................7.1
SCORING DEFENSE Team Avg. 1. Western Reserve..................................13.9 2. Wellsville...............................................14.9 3. Springfield ............................................15.7 4. South Range ........................................17.7 5. East Liverpool ......................................21.3 6. Crestview..............................................21.8 7. Oak Glen ..............................................22.9 8. Leetonia................................................26.2 9. United...................................................27.0 10. Columbiana ..........................................28.3 11. Beaver Local.........................................30.3 12. Lisbon...................................................30.8 13. Southern Local .....................................33.1 14. Sebring .................................................35.0 15. Salem ...................................................39.0 16. Oak Glen ..............................................39.5 17. West Branch .........................................41.8 18. East Palestine.......................................43.3
SCORING MARGIN Team Avg. 1. South Range ......................................+25.7 2. Crestview ...........................................+23.4 3. Western Reserve ...............................+20.9 4. Wellsville ............................................+17.2 5. Springfield ..........................................+16.7 6. United...................................................+5.0 7. Minerva ................................................+2.5 8. East Liverpool .......................................-1.9 9. Columbiana...........................................-5.6 10. Salem ....................................................-8.8 11. Leetonia...............................................-11.6 12. Lisbon..................................................-13.2 13. Beaver Local .......................................-18.8 14. Sebring................................................-20.0 15. West Branch........................................-25.8 16. Southern Local....................................-26.0 17. Oak Glen .............................................-29.2 18. East Palestine .....................................-31.5
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2013 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS WEEK 15 STATE FINALS DIVISION I at Massillon Paul Brown Stadium No. 5 Cincinnati Moeller 55, No. 6 Mentor 52 — — — DIVISION II at Canton Fawcett Stadium No. 2 Loveland 41, No. 5 Cleveland Glenville 23 — — — DIVISION III at Canton Fawcett Stadium No. 1 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 24, No. 14 Trotwood-Madison 0 — — — DIVISION VI at Canton Fawcett Stadium No. 1 Kirtland 44, No. 10 Haviland Wayne Trace 16 — — — DIVISION IV at Massillon Paul Brown Stadium No. 5 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 27, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 21 — — — DIVISION V
at Massillon Paul Brown Stadium No. 6 Coldwater 24, No. 4 Columbus Bishop Hartley 7 — — — DIVISION VII at Massillon Paul Brown Stadium No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local 33, No. 3 Glouster Trimble 0 — — — WEEK 14 STATE SEMIFINALS DIVISION I Cin. Moeller 13, Hilliard Davidson 11 Mentor 41, Lakewood St. Edward 38 DIVISION II Glenville 41, Medina Highland 13 Loveland 38, Zanesville 35 OT DIVISION III Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 17, Marion-Franklin 9 Trotwood-Madison 54, Clyde 7 DIVISION IV Youngstown Mooney 37, Steubenville 7 Clinton-Massie 21, Kenton 20 DIVISION V Coldwater 35, W. Jefferson 10
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DIVISION IV Clarksville Clinton-Massie 21, Kettering Alter 14 Kenton 46, Bryan 43 Steubenville 17, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 14 Youngs. Mooney 28, Cle. Benedictine 21 DIVISION V Akron Manchester 69, Columbiana Crestview 21 Coldwater 60, Huron 13 Cols. Hartley 42, Wheelersburg 20 W. Jefferson 17, Hamilton Badin 6 DIVISION VI Cols. Ready 48, Newark Cath. 21 Haviland Wayne Trace 68, Ada 14 Kirtland 45, Mogadore 7 Mechanicsburg 34, W. Liberty-Salem 28, 2OT DIVISION VII Berlin Center Western Reserve 22, Norwalk St. Paul 2 Delphos St. John’ s 33, Arlington 0 Glouster Trimble 21, Shadyside 14 Maria Stein Marion Local 50, N. Lewisburg Triad 0 — — — WEEK 12 REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
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Saturday, October 4, 2014
Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Navy.................................................Noon
Saturday, September 6, 2014 Virginia Tech...............................8:00 p.m.
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Saturday, October 18, 2014
Saturday, October 11, 2014
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 Heidelberg..................................1:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 25, 2014 Wilmington.................................1:30 p.m.
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Saturday, August 30, 2014
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Saturday, August 30, 2014
Saturday, August 30, 2014
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OAK GLEN GOLDEN BEARS
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Members of the 2014 Oak Glen football team are (front, from left) trainer Haley Martin, trainer Hannah Jacobs, manager Max Van Fossen, trainer Molly Williams, trainer Marissa Duranti; (second row, from left) Michael Campbell, David Devaux, Nate Bebout, Micah Swiger, Chayce Lemley, Shawn Troutman, Chase Hartley, Colin Williams, Chase Crago; (third row, from left) Lance Collins, Zach Mynes, Dakota Price, Stevie Cool, Devon Chadwick, Zack O’Brien, Nic Rowland, Alec Swiger; (fourth row, from left) Brayden Taylor, Patrick Areault, Cyle Perez, Ryan Cunningham, Noah Mills, Chance Staley, Richard Bowen, Noah Flowers, Gus Weekly; (fifth row, from left) Ty Bella, Mathias Cook, Joe Wells, Ron Moore, Logan Kranis, Joe Duranti, Tony Minnis, Isaac Rosohac; (sixth row, from left) Solan Mueller, Aaron Gray, Colin Stanley, Patrick Morris, Taylor Edgell, Austin Andrews, William Straight; (back, from left) coach Ryan Wells, coach Patrick McGillian, coach Michael Demster, head coach Ian Whittington, coach Justin Lipps-Watson, coach Frank Crane and head trainer Megan Campbell.
Oak Glen plans to turn it around Classification West Virginia Class AA.
2014 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Aug. 30vs. Edison at Weir, 4 p.m. Sept. 5 Beaver Local Sept. 12 Indian Creek Sept. 19 at Williamstown Sept. 26 Steubenville Central Oct. 3 at Weir Oct. 10 East Liverpool Oct. 17 at John Marshall Oct. 24 Frankfort Nov. 7 at Tyler Consolidated
2013 Record 0-10. The Golden Bears have lost nine straight home games and 13 in a row overall.
Head Coach Ian Whittington enters his third season as head coach. He served the previous three years as an assistant at Oak Glen.
Assistant coaches Mike Domsler, defensive coordinator, assistant head coach, running backs, defensive backs Patrick McGillian, offensive line,
defensive line Frank Crain, fullbacks, linebackers Ryan Wells, special teams, offensive line, defensive ends Justin Lipps-Watson, special teams, wide receivers, defensive ends
Returning lettermen Seventeen, including seven starters on offense and nine starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Spread.
Offensive outlook The Bears averaged 10.0 points a
game last season, but can build around a number of skilled players who are returning starters. “We are returning seven starters on offense,” Whittington said. “Senior Chase Hartley is returning at quarterback after suffering a season-ending broken leg in the first game last year. Also returning three-year starter at guard, senior Noah Mills, and returning All-OVAC running back, junior Alec Swiger. We are looking for big things out of wide receiver, senior Micah Swiger, who does everthing. Players to watch are junior Clye Perez and senior Nate Bebout.” See OAK GLEN, Page 23B
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Basic defensive formation 4-2-5.
Defensive outlook The Bears gave up an average of 37.9 points per game last season. “We are returning nine starters on D, highlighting junior linebaccer Ryan Cunningham, who is a three-year starter, and sophomore defensive end Dakota Price, who had 12 sacks last year as a freshman,” Whittington said. “Also three-year starter at corner, senior Nate Bebout.”
Returning offensive backs
“Having four guys with big-play capability on offense should equate to points on the board.” IAN WHITTINGTON, OAK GLEN HEAD COACH
Returning offensive linemen Noah Mills (senior guard), Isaac Rohosac (sophomore guard).
Incoming offensive linemen Noah Flowers (junior center), Joe Wells (senior guard/tackle), Chance Staley (senior tackle), Richard Bowen (sophomore guard/tackle), Ron Moore (junior guard/tackle).
2 Michael Campbell.............6-2.......185 ....Jr. 3 David Devaux ...................5-8.......150 ....Soph. 4 Nate Bebout .....................5-7.......140 ....Sr. 5 Micah Swiger....................5-7.......140 ....Sr. 7 Chayce Lemley.................5-10.....155 ....Fr. 8 Shawn Troutman...............5-7.......145 ....Jr. 9 Chase Hartley ..................5-11.....180 ....Sr. 13 Colin Williams ...................5-8.......130 ....Fr. 14 Chase Crago ....................5-10.....140 ....Soph. 15 Lance Collins ....................5-9.......170 ....Soph. 20 Zach Mynes ......................5-7.......135 ....Jr. 22 Dakota Price .....................6-1.......200 ....Soph. 23 Stevie Cool .......................5-8.......165 ....Soph. 24 Devon Chadwick...............5-9.......175 ....Jr. 27 Zack O’Brien.....................5-8.......155 ....Jr. 32 Nic Rowland .....................5-8.......155 ....Fr. 36 Alec Swiger.......................5-8.......198 ....Jr. 40 Brayden Taylor ..................5-9.......175 ....Fr. 42 Patrick Arneault ................5-7.......160 ....Sr. 43 Cyle Perez ........................6-1.......180 ....Jr.
46 Ryan Cunningham............5-9.......210 ....Jr. 55 Noah Mills.........................5-11.....240 ....Sr. 56 Chance Staley ..................6-2.......210 ....Sr. 57 Richard Bowen .................6-1.......255 ....Soph. 59 Noah Flowers ...................5-10.....205 ....Jr. 64 Gus Weekly ......................5-9.......160 ....Fr. 66 Ty Beila .............................5-7.......180 ....Fr. 68 Mathias Cook....................5-10.....230 ....Fr. 70 Joe Wells ..........................5-9.......235 ....Sr. 71 Ron Moore........................5-11.....245 ....Jr. 74 Logan Kranis ....................6-3.......290 ....Soph. 76 Joe Duranti .......................5-9.......160 ....Fr. 77 Tony Minnis.......................5-8.......250 ....Fr. 78 Isaac Rosohac..................6-3.......255 ....Soph. 80 Solan Mueller....................5-5.......120 ....Soph. 82 Aaron Gray .......................6-2.......210 ....Jr. 83 Colin Stanley ....................5-10.....140 ....Fr. 84 Patrick Morris....................6-0.......190 ....Sr. 85 Taylor Edgell .....................5-7.......130 ....Soph. 86 Austin Andrews.................5-9.......140 ....Fr. 88 William Straight.................5-8.......150 ....Fr.
Returning defensive backs
lumps last season and the Golden Bears are hoping their experience pays dividends year. “We feel good about our 17 returning lettermen and feel the experience the young players got last year will help them with the upcoming season,” Whittington said. “Having four guys with big-play capability on offense should equate to points on the board. Also with nine returning starters on defense, it should created a lot of team chemistry on that side of the ball.” Eight of the 10 losses last season were by at least 21 points. “Our football players have come together closer as a team than they ever have been before, which is taking them one step closer to becoming a successful football team in 2014,” Whittington said.
Chase Hartley (senior quarterback), Alec Swiger (junior running back), Ryan Cunningham (junior fullback), Dakota Price (sophomore running back), Patrick Arneault (senior running back).
Returning defensive linemen
Nate Bebout (senior cornerback), Micah Swiger (senior cornerback), Lance Collins (sophomore free safety).
Incoming offensive backs
Dakota Price (sophomore end), Noah Mills (senior tackle).
Incoming defensive backs
Incoming defensive linemen
Zach Mynes (junior cornerback), Zack O’ Brien (junior cornerback), Shawn Troutman (junior safety).
Stevie Cool (sophomore running back), Shawn Troutman (junior running back), Nic Rowland (freshman fullback), Lance Collins (sophomore quarterback), Chayce Lemley (freshman quarterback).
Isaac Rohosac (sophomore tackle), Aaron Gray (junior end), Chance Staley (senior end), Joe Wells (senior tackle), Richard Bowen (sophomore tackle).
2013 Players honored
Returning offensive ends
Returning linebackers
2013 Leaders
Micah Swiger (senior wide receiver), Nate Bebout (senior wide receiver), Aaron Gray (junior tight end), Cyle Perez (junior wide receiver).
Ryan Cunningham (junior middle), Alec Swiger (junior middle), Chase Hartley (senior outside), Michael Campbell (junior outside).
Incoming offensive ends
Incoming linebackers
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SALEM QUAKERS
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Members of the 2014 Salem football team are (front, from left) Cooper Bezeredi, Levi Maenz, Ross Barnett, Blake Hochadel, Jake Bezon, Zain Rogers, Cody Tonkinson, Chase Graham, Chase Graham, Matt Shrontz; (second row, from left) Colton Herr-Burden, Jerod Carner, Daemin Robinson, Trace Jenkins, Cameron McConville, Josh Cannon, Corey Griffith, Ethan Bailey, Kade Byland; (third row, from left) Jesse Slocum, Dylan Spencer, Andrew Irwin, Anthony Wynyard, Cameron Turney, Ross Armeni, Mike Ciotti, Josh Campbell, Scott Jimenez, Tony Maniscalco; (fourth row, from left) Tyler McCoy, Lex Murray, Zach Cusick, Blade Kemats, Kobe Leininger, Logan Joy, Drew Wilson, Jake Baker, George Hall, Chase Perkins, James Monigold, Willie Wilson, Ken Blake; (back, from left) Keaton Turney, Alex Sosbe, Nick Blackburn, Chase Conzett, Jake Humeniuk, Forrest Huff and Andrew Pasco.
Quakers will spread it around Classification Division IV, Region 11
2014 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 28 at Mineral Ridge Sept. 5 at United Sept. 12 East Liverpool Sept. 19 Louisville Sept. 26 Alliance Oct. 3 at Minerva Oct. 10 Marlington Oct. 17 Carrrollton Oct. 24 at Canton South Oct. 31 at West Branch
2013 Record 3-7, including 1-6 mark in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference. The Quakers were 3-2 at home and 0-5 on the road. They have lost 13 straight road games and 13 of their last 14 league games.
Head Coach Ron Johnson enters his third season as head coach with a record of 3-17. He was head coach at Canton McKinley the previous four seasons, going 31-16 and making the playoffs all four years. He also was head coach at Yellow Springs (13-17), Westlake (16-24) and Middletown (13-17). From 19912000, he was a running backs coach
and assistant head coach at Miami (Ohio) University.
Assistant coaches Jason Swiger, offensive line Corey Wonner, running back Logan Waltman, wide receivers Charlie Ellington, defensive coordinator Jason Luge, defensive line Mike Maietta, linebackers Mike DeBarr, defensive backs
Returning lettermen Thirty, including seven starters on offense and seven starters on defense.
Basic offensive formation Multiple spread.
Offensive outlook The Quakers had plenty of offense last season and return quarterback Matthew Weingart, who passed for 1,572 yards and 18 touchdowns over his last seven games as a sophomore. “We have a couple three-year starters returning,” Johnson said. “We have depth, especially with our wide receiver, and we have our quarterback returning as a junior.”
Basic defensive formation 3-4.
Defensive outlook The Quakers have to play better See QUAKERS, Page 28B
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“We feel, if you are smart in the classroom, then you will be smarter on the football field. If you can analyze a math problem, then you can analyze a play.” LOGAN JOY, SALEM SENIOR LINEMAN
Quakers make the grade By CHRIS RAMBO Staff Writer
SALEM— Visitors to the office of Salem coach Ron Johnson might notice a handsome Ohio High School Athletic Association plaque standing out amidst a variety of other mementoes. The award is not for anything accomplished on the field, but rather in the classroom. The Quakers were recognized as an academic AllOhio team in 2013 and had the second-highest team grade-point average in the state, just behind Anthony Wayne and ahead of Cincinnati Moeller and Toledo St. Johns. “We’ ve really tried to emphasize academics during my three seasons here,” Johnson said. “We are trying to develop guys who are well-rounded and take more away from their high school experience than just football.” Last season, the Quakers total team grade-pont average was 3.2, with the cumulative GPA of the top 22 players being a 3.8. Salem boasted 12 students on its roster with a GPA of 4.0 or higher. “It’ s something all the players are proud of,” said senior offensive lineman Logan Joy, who boasts a 4.2 GPA. “We feel, if you are smart in the classroom, then you will be smarter on the football field. If you can analyze a math problem, then you can analyze a play.” Joy, along with fellow seniors Jake Bezon (safety), Trace Jenkins (wide receiver) and Jesse Slocum (defensive end) have all stood out for the Quakers both on the field and in the classroom during their high school careers. Bezon is right behind Joy with a 4.1 GPA while Jenkins has a 3.8. Slocum is the low man— relatively speaking— with a 3.6. “It shows that we are taking things pretty seriously,” Slocum said. “Not only in the classroom, but also in other areas like the weight room and practice field. We’ re not here to just go through the motions.” Since taking over as head coach in 2012, Johnson has seen to it that his players expend just as much effort in the classroom as on the football field. Players who do poorly on midterm exams have to do extra conditioning. “Coach Johnson keeps a list of how we are doing in school, he talks a lot about achieving our whole potential as people, not just players,” Jenkins said. “He is See GRADE, Page 27B
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Salem seniors (front, from left) Logan Joy, Jake Bezon; (back, from left) Trace Jenkins and Jesse Slocum have been studying their football playbooks, as well as their school books.
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Salem’s offense looks to put points on the board with the likes of senior receiver Blake Hochadel (left) and junior quarterback Matt Weingart (right) returning to the lineup.
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always there to help us out if we have any questions with our schoolwork.” “The biggest thing we emphasize is effort,” Johnson said. “As long as we feel a player is giving as much effort as they can in the classroom, it doesn’ t matter as much what the final grade is.” Last school year, Johnson took pictures of the team’ s plaque and gave copies to all the teachers at Salem High School, to thank them for their role in the team academic success. “It’ s a total school district award,” Johnson said. “Our teachers do a tremendous job of giving these kids opportunities to succeed.” Each player was quick to give credit to their parents for stressing strong academic performance at an early age. “It’ s always been a part of my life,” Jenkins said. “I remember if I brought home a B on my report card, I’ d be grounded for a week. I’ d definitely have to thank my parents for giving me a strong work ethic.” The good grades, however, have not yet translated to on-field success for the Quakers, who have gone 3-17 over the past two seasons. With 14 returning starters this season, they hope that is
about to change. “Getting good grades has definitely helped us as far as analyzing plays and understanding what needs to be done,” Bezon said. “Now we just need to translate it into some wins.” Despite the team’ s struggles, Johnson and the players both said they have heard positive feedback. “Our superintendent has been very satisfied with how we’ ve done things,” Johnson said. I think the community takes a great deal of pride in it as well.” “We have a lot of teachers say they’ re proud of us,” Joy said. “A lot of people think jocks are always stupid, but we’ re proving that wrong.” Still, would any of the Quakers be tempted to trade the academic award for a winning season this year? “If it means we go undefeated I might,” laughed Jenkins. “It would be great to win a few more games, but I think we’ re building things the right way.” “I don’ t see any reason why we can’ t do both,” Johnson said. “I don’ t think there is any need to sacrifice academic for athletic performance. The academics here have been strong from day one.
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“Since I’ ve gotten here, we’ ve tried to beef up the offseason program so we can be as strong in the field as we are in the classroom. I think we’ re on our way.” The Quakers will find out when they open the season at Mineral Ridge on Thursday, Aug. 28.
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2 Cooper Bezeredi ..............6-1.......159 ....Soph. 3 Levi Maenz .......................5-8.......162 ....Soph. 4 Ross Barnett ....................6-0.......180 ....Soph. 5 Blake Hochadel ................6-2.......188 ....Sr. 6 Jake Bezon.......................5-6.......148 ....Sr. 7 Zain Rogers......................5-8.......152 ....Soph. 8 Cody Tonkinson ................5-8.......137 ....Soph. 9 Chase Graham .................5-9.......146 ....Soph. 10 Matt Weingart ...................5-10.....164 ....Jr. 12 Matt Shrontz .....................6-2.......189 ....Sr. 13 Colton Herr-Burden ..........5-6.......137 ....Soph. 14 Jarod Carner.....................5-10.....144 ....Soph. 15 Daemin Robinson .............5-11.....260 ....Sr. 16 Trace Jenkins....................6-0.......176 ....Sr. 17 Cameron McConville ........5-10.....164 ....Jr. 18 Josh Gannon ....................5-8.......144 ....Soph. 19 Corey Griffith ....................5-6.......135 ....Soph. 20 Ethan Bailey .....................6-2.......192 ....Soph. 21 Kade Byland .....................6-0.......163 ....Jr. 22 Jesse Slocum ...................5-11.....191 ....Sr. 23 Dylan Spencer ..................5-6.......143 ....Jr. 24 Andrew Irwin.....................5-10.....178 ....Soph. 25 Anthony Wynyard..............6-1.......218 ....Soph. 26 Cameron Turney ...............6-0.......152 ....Sr. 30 Ross Armeni.....................5-10.....163 ....Jr. 31 Mike Ciotti.........................6-0.......209 ....Sr. 32 Josh Campbell..................6-1.......215 ....Jr. 33 Scott Jimenez ...................5-10.....198 ....Sr.
34 Tony Maniscalco ...............5-11.....184 ....Jr. 35 Tyler McCoy ......................5-8.......164 ....Jr. 36 Lex Murray........................5-11.....139 ....Soph. 40 Josh Kisner.......................5-8.......135 ....Soph. 41 Austin Crouse ...................5-8.......145 ....Soph. 42 Tyler Holenchick................5-9.......198 ....Sr. 43 Damian Cope....................5-9.......151 ....Jr. 44 Zach Cusick......................5-7.......234 ....Jr. 51 Blade Kemats ...................5-8.......145 ....Soph. 52 Kobe Leininger..................5-8.......165 ....Soph. 53 Logan Joy .........................6-1.......197 ....Sr. 54 Drew Wilson......................5-11.....218 ....Jr. 55 Jake Baker........................6-0.......209 ....Sr. 58 George Hall ......................6-0.......245 ....Sr. 61 Chase Perkins ..................5-11.....259 ....Jr. 62 James Monigold ...............6-0.......230 ....Soph. 63 Willie Wilson .....................5-9.......209 ....Jr. 64 Anthony Zubay..................5-8.......164 ....Soph. 67 Ken Blake .........................5-10.....274 ....Sr. 69 James Crites.....................6-2.......220 ....Jr. 71 Keaton Turney...................6-2.......220 ....Jr. 75 Alex Sosbe .......................6-0.......289 ....Jr. 78 Nick Blackburn..................5-10.....255 ....Jr. 79 Chase Conzett..................5-10.....184 ....Soph. 81 Jake Humeniuk.................6-2.......204 ....Soph. 82 Forrest Huff.......................5-7.......186 ....Sr. 84 Noah Richards..................5-8.......155 ....Sr. 89 Andrew Pasco...................5-6.......155 ....Jr.
Incoming defensive linemen
Returning linebackers
Tyler McCoy (junior), Anthony Wynyard (sophomore), Blade Kemats (sophomore).
Mike Ciotti (senior), Tony Maniscalco (junior), Keaton Turney (junior), Josh Campbell (junior), Tyler
McCoy (junior), Ethan Bailey (sophomore).
defensively than last season, when they gave up at least 20 points in every game, including 60 or more in three straight games. “We’ re looking to strike people,” Johnson said. “We need to be aggressive and play very physical on defense.”
Cooper Bezeredi (sophomore wide receiver), Jerod Carner (sophomore wide receiver), Josh Cannon (sophomore wide receiver), Jake Humeniuk (sophomore tight end).
Returning offensive backs
Logan Joy (senior), George Hall (Senior), Willie Wilson (junior), Ken Blake (senior), Drew Wilson (junior), Alex Sosbe (junior), James Monigold (sophomore).
Matthew Weingart (junior quarterback), Cameron Turney (senior running back), Kade Byland (junior running back), Dylan Spencer (junior running back).
Incoming offensive backs Ross Barnett (sophomore quarterback), Zain Rogers (sophomore quarterback), Corey Griffith (sophomore running back).
Returning offensive ends Blake Hochadel (senior wide receiver), Trace Jenkins (senior wide receiver).
Incoming offensive ends Chase Graham (senior wide receiver),
Returning offensive linemen
Incoming offensive linemen Jake Baker (senior), James Crites (junior), Anthony Zubay (sophomore), Chase Conzett (sophomore).
Returning defensive linemen Jesse Slocum (senior), Chase Perkins (junior), Daemin Robinson (senior), Nick Blackburn (junior), Forrest Huff (senior), Zach Cusick (junior).
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Returning defensive backs Jake Bezon (senior), Ross Armeni (junior).
Incoming defensive backs Scott Jimenez (senior), Noah Richards (senior), Cameron McConville (junior), Cody Tonkinson (sophomore), Chase Graham (sophomore), Colton Herr-Burder (sophomore), Lex Murray (sophomore).
2013 Players honored Logan Taylor (graduated), special mention Division IV All-Ohio, firstteam All-Area and first-team All-NBC. Marcus Crittenden (graduated), firstteam All-Area and first-team All-NBC. Haedan Panezott (graduated), second-team All-Area and second-team All-NBC. Nick Larson (graduated), secondteam All-Area and second-team All-
NBC. Mike Ciotti, second-team All-Area and second-team All-NBC.
2013 Leaders Rushing —Haedan Panezott (graduated) 1,105 yards and four touchdowns on 192 carries (5.8); Marcus Crittenden (graduated) 522 yards and five touchdowns on 53 carries (9.8). Passing —Matt Weingart completed 109 of 211 passes (53 percent) for 1,576 yards and 18 touchdowns; Trace Jenkins completed 25 of 45 passes (56 percent) for 262 yards and three touchdowns. Receiving — Marcus Crittenden (graduated) 34 catches for 532 yards (15.6) and six touchdowns; Mike Popa (graduated) 28 catches for 481 yards (17.2) and two touchdowns; Haedan Panezott (graduated) 23 catches for 175 yards (7.6) and one touchdown; Dan Rumsey (graduated) 20 catches
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Members of the 2014 West Branch football team are (front, from left) Chuckie Ketler, Jake Zinni, Kip DeShields, Bryce Butcher, Mason Hughes, Logan Nagy, Charles Cuthbertson, Nick King, Matt Blake, Michael Trent; (second row, from left) John Yoho, Colton Ruggles, Mickey Ormiston, Justin Stowe, Adam Wilke, Jerian Thomas, Corey Snyder, Jeremy Gorby, Austin Smith, Michael Edie, Jake Koneval; (third row, from left) Nick Gainor, Tyler Goode, Shawn Dickson, Hunter Steele, Logan Berger, Trae Hillyer, Michael Page, Aaron Mohr, Jeff Butcher, Matthew Manley, Ian Sharp; (fourth row, from left) Cameron Thorn, Ethan Griffith, Robert Lozier, Nick Zinni, Jacob Ice, Colton Brown, Ryan Cuthbertson, Mitch Craig, Carl Bates, Anthony Ginnetti, Brett Butcher; (back, from left) coach Ken Harris, coach Chris Tucker, coach Frank Edie, coach Shawn Alazaus, head coach D.J. Dota, coach Mike Sigler, coach Scott Manuakis, coach Tom Priesse and coach Mike Painter.
West Branch returns 18 starters 2014 SCHEDULE All games start at 7 p.m., Aug. 29 Crestwood Sept. 5 at Crestview Sept. 12 Niles Sept. 19 at Marlington Sept. 26 Canton South Oct. 3 at Louisville Oct. 10 at Carrollton Oct. 17 Alliance Oct. 24 at Minerva Oct. 31 Salem
Classification Division IV, Region 11
2013 Record 1-9, including a 1-6 mark in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference. West Branch lost its first six games and went 0-5 on the road.
Head Coach D.J. Dota enters his fourth season as
head coach with a record of 11-19. He was head coach at Warren Harding the previous four seasons with a record of 23-17-1 and a Division I state playoff appearance in 2010. He was a defensive coordinator at Warren Harding four years and at Struthers two years.
backs Scott Manusakis, wide receivers, defensive line Kenny Harris, offensive line, defensive line Shawn Alazaus, running backs, LBs Frank Edie, freshmen Tom Priesse, freshmen
Assistant coaches
Returning lettermen
Mike Sigler, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks Chris Tucker, tight ends, defensive
Twenty, including nine starters on See WEST BRANCH, Page 31B
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offense and nine starters on defense.
Returning offensive ends
Basic offensive formation
Kip DeShields (senior wide receiver), Jeremy Gorby (junior tight end).
Multiple formations.
Offensive outlook West Branch was outscored 17.9 to 42.0 in seven NBC games last season. The returning nine starters look to improve as they become familiar with the offense. “Our development is where we need to be,” Dota said. “Having nine returning starters really helps us.”
Basic defensive formation Multiple 4-3.
Defensive outlook The Warriors gave up an average of 41.8 points a game last season, including at least 48 points in six games. The Warriors look to switch up their defense as the players take different positions on the field, and the players surely are getting used to it. “Right now we just need to understand where we need to go,” Dota said. “I think we’ re fitting our personnel better, but it’ s still new to them.”
Returning offensive backs Logan Nagy (senior running back), Corey Snyder (senior quarterback), Mason Hughes (senior running back), Trae Hillyer (junior running back).
Incoming offensive backs Justin Lowe (junior running back), Rob Lozier (sophomore running back).
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Incoming offensive ends Austin Smith (junior wide receiver).
Returning offensive linemen Jake Zinni (senior), Colton Ruggles (junior).
Incoming offensive linemen Charles Ketler (senior), Nick King (senior), Matt Blake (senior), Jake Koneval (junior), Mitch Craig (sophomore), Nick Zinni (sophomore).
Returning defensive linemen Charles Ketler (senior), Jake Zinni (senior), Nick King (senior), Jake Koneval (junior).
Incoming defensive linemen Michael Page (junior), John Yoho (junior), Nick Zinni (sophomore), Mitch Craig (sophomore).
Returning linebackers Mason Hughes (senior), Justin Stowe (junior).
Incoming linebackers Aaron Mohr (junior), Colton Brown (sophomore).
Returning defensive backs Bryce Butcher (senior), Logan Nagy See WEST BRANCH, Page 32B
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(senior), Austin Smith (junior), Trae Hillyer (junior), Logan Berger (junior).
Incoming defensive backs Charlie Cuthbertson (senior), Cameron Thorn (sophomore), Ethan Griffith (sophomore).
2013 Players honored Logan Sharp (graduated), first-team All-Area and first-team All-NBC. Mason Hughes, second-team AllArea and second-team All-NBC. Jake Zinni, second-team All-NBC. Stephen Sosnick (graduated), secondteam All-NBC.
2013 Leaders Rushing —Logan Nagy, 736 yards and one touchdown on 208 carries (3.6); Mason Hughes, 363 yards and two touchdowns on 66 carries (5.5). Passing —Corey Snyder, completed
37 of 79 passes (47 percent) for 478 yards and six touchdowns. Receiving —Kip DeShields, 36 catches for 456 yards (12.7) and three touchdowns; Bryce Butcher, 10 catches for 150 yards (15.0) and two TDs. Scoring — Kip DeShields 30 points; Mason Hughes 24; Bryce Butcher 24. Interceptions —Kip DeShields 2; Bryce Butcher 2.
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West Branch Warriors 2 Charles Cuthbertson ..........5-10 .....148.....Sr. 3 Brett Butcher.......................5-8 .......140.....Soph. 4 Matthew Manley..................5-4 .......155.....Jr. 5 Trae Hillyer..........................5-8 .......160.....Jr. 6 Kip DeShields .....................6-4 .......205.....Sr. 7 Cameron Thorn ..................5-8 .......140.....Soph. 8 Hunter Steele......................5-7 .......152.....Jr. 9 Ethan Griffith.......................5-10 .....151.....Soph. 10 Colton Brown ......................6-0 .......170.....Soph. 11 Bryce Butcher .....................6-0 .......155.....Sr. 13 Shawn Dickson ...................5-4 .......136.....Jr. 14 Austin Smith........................6-2 .......160.....Jr. 16 Corey Snyder......................5-10 .....167.....Sr. 20 Robert Lozier ......................5-10 .....155.....Soph. 21 Michael Edie .......................6-4 .......155.....Jr. 22 Ryan Cuthbertson...............6-0 .......154.....Soph. 24 Logan Berger ......................5-6 .......152.....Jr. 28 Logan Nagy ........................6-2 .......176.....Sr. 29 Jeff Butcher.........................5-6 .......164.....Jr. 30 Jacob Ice ............................5-11 .....165.....Soph. 33 Jerian Thomas ....................5-11 .....166.....Sr. 34 Justin Stowe........................6-2 .......190.....Jr.
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Returning linebackers Austin Mayfield (sophomore), Austyn Dozier (junior), Dillan Reynolds (junior).
Incoming linebackers Jake Cornell (freshman), Xayvion Frederick (freshman), Cory Cotter
The regular-season records of area football teams since the 2000 season: Team
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1. South Range ......................................112-27 2. Crestview............................................109-30 3. Columbiana ..........................................96-42 4. Springfield ............................................80-60 5. Leetonia ...............................................78-61 6. West Branch......................................72-67-1 7. Beaver Local ........................................72-68 7. United...................................................72-68 9. Minerva ................................................68-72 9. Wellsville ..............................................68-72 11. East Liverpool.......................................60-80 12. Southern Local .....................................57-82 13. Salem ...................................................52-88 14. East Palestine.......................................51-89 15. Oak Glen ..............................................49-90 16. Lisbon...................................................47-92 17. Sebring ...............................................16-123
.806 .784 .696 .571 .562 .518 .514 .514 .486 .486 .429 .410 .371 .364 .353 .338 .115
(sophomore), DaShawn Golding (senior), Kyle Walker (freshman), Tim Veglia (freshman), Jordan Wilson (freshman), Tyler Milhoan (freshman).
Returning defensive backs Ryan Bombich (junior), RaeQwon Eilam (junior), Kade Reynolds (senior), Logan Bouscher (sophomore), Austin Vranesevich (junior), Jason Kutzner (senior).
Incoming defensive backs Julian Cowart (junior), Noah Shaw (sophomore), Dakota Ice (sophomore), Michael Loy (sophomore), Damian Garcia (freshman), Jacob Blystone (freshman), Devin Streets (junior), Nate Miller (senior), Jacob Buckel (junior).
2013 Players honored Zack English (graduated), special mention Division IV All-Ohio, firstteam All-Area and first-team AllOVAC. John Miscuk (graduated), first-team All-Area and first-team All-OVAC. John Rickerd (graduated), first-team All-Area. Jacob Michael (graduated), second-
team All-Area.
2013 Leaders Rushing —Zack English (graduated), 1,286 yards on 198 carries (6.5). Passing —Kade Reynolds completed 67 of 124 passes (54 percent percent) for 935 yards and three touchdowns. Receiving —Zack English (graduated) 210 yards. Tackles —John Miscuk (graduated) 108; John Rickerd (graduated) 89. Interceptions —Zack English 5.
2014 Outlook The Potters have won eight of their last 13 games and look to keep the momentum going under new head coach Josh Ludwig. Ludwig wants to make sure players do what they need to do to win. “Maintain discipline and take care of roles and responsibilities,” Ludwig said. “We want to have discipline and integrity throughout our program.” Ludwig expects the Potters to continue building the competitive attitude. “Play tough ‘ River Football’ like I know we can,” Ludwig said.
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WEST BRANCH’S 1994 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
The year the Warriors won it all By CHRIS RAMBO Staff Writer
BELOIT— Several members of the 1994 West Branch football team wore T-shirts during the season with the phrase “Speed Kills” spread across the front. No two words could better sum up that squad. Twenty years ago, West Branch blazed its way to the Division III state championship, stomping Clyde 28-11 in the title game at Paul Brown Stadium in Massillon, to complete a 14-0 season. “We weren’ t very big, but that team was built on speed,” said Luke Williams a senior wingback/outside linebacker. “Everybody could run, even the linemen.” Williams was an alternate on the Warriors’ 400-meter relay team of seniors Jeremy Stephens, Bernie Berger and twins Joe and John Lisi. The group placed fourth at the state track meet at the end of the school year, the highest finish ever by a West Branch boys entry.
“Nobody else around the area was running the run-and-shoot offense then. Coach Laut was ahead of his time. We had so much speed, that it was almost impossible to cover everybody when we spread the field.” KYLE DOAK, WEST BRANCH RECEIVER
All of them would play vital roles on the football team. Stephens was a 160pound burner at running back, Berger (Division III special mention All-Ohio) was a lethal threat at tight end and a sideline-to-sideline inside linebacker. The Lisi twins, meanwhile, locked down both cornerback positions, with John serving as backup running back. “Track improved us as football players,” Stephens said. “It gave us more quickness.” It wasn’ t just the 400 relay team though; the team’ s core of 16 seniors boasted a number of stellar athletes. Quarterback Jeff Morris was a dual
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“Teams were unfamiliar with it and they only had a couple of days to prepare during the week,” Laut said. “There was only so much they could do. We had very smart players who picked up the scheme quickly. Their confidence grew week by week.” The Warriors finished the regular season at 10-0; highlighted by an overtime win at Salem in week one and a 26-21 win over Louisville in week nine to clinch the Northeastern Buckeye Conference title and a playoff berth. The win came at a price, however. Late in the third quarter, Stephens— the team’ s leading rusher— had his foot stepped on by a Louisville player, breaking it in three places. He would be out of action for at least four weeks. “I was devastated,” Stephens said. “You work so hard for your whole life to get a chance like that and to have to watch was very discouraging.” The injury gave the Warriors a chance to showcase their depth, as Stephens’ 400 relay teammate John Lisi stepped into the void and performed superbly. During the four playoff games he rushed for 242 yards on 18 carries. “I hadn’ t really played offense that much,” Lisi said. “I had a week to learn the plays. That just shows you how many fast guys we had. I was able to step in and the offense didn’ t miss a beat.” While the offense shined for much of the season, the defense stole the show in the regional championship game against Twinsburg Chamberlin. The Tigers were powered by the blazing speed of quarterback Kelly Herndon and running back Anthony White, both of whom would play in the NFL. “Those were the two fastest players I ever had to coach against,” defensive coordinator Bob Altenhof said. “I didn’ t know how we were going to matchup with them.” The Warriors had plenty of team speed of their own, however, and in cold, damp conditions, they smothered See 1994, Page 38B
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Members of West Branch’s 1994 Division III state championship football team included (front, from left) Luke Williams, Terry Grove, Kenny Vernon, Bryan Stowe, Chris Tucker, Jason Lane, John Lisi, Kyle Doak, Jeremy Stephens; (second row, from left) coach Gary Andreani, Mike smith, Anthony Slimon, Dominic Panezott, Bernie Berger, Todd Schoeni, Jeff Grove, Josh Reed, Jeff Morris, Joe Lisi, coach Bob Shepherd, head coach Jim Laut; (third row, from left) coach Chris Adams, Shawn Woolf, Shilo Brown, Steve Riesen, Dave Meir, Jim Ballard, Doug Stryffeler, Curtis Knoch, Shawn Wright, Ted Lisi, Matt Doran, coach Dale Morckel; (fourth row, from left) coach Bob Altenhof, Brett Griffith, John Yaggi, Ryan Martig, Kevin Smith, Chad Smith, Rick Carpenter, Heath Buchs, Mike Thorne, Sam Phillips, Chris Zion; (back, from left) Adam Romigh, Adam Kurena, Chad Kilmer, Ethan Cameron, T.J. Jones, Wayne Coffield, Kim Nezbeth, Tony Bolen, Jon Timpe, Steve Frank, Mike Fritch and Rob Wayland.
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Morris threw West Branch into state championship contention By CHRIS RAMBO Staff Writer
BELOIT— Members of the 1994 West Branch state championship football squad agree that the heart and soul of the team was the man pulling the trigger —senior quarterback Jeff Morris. “Jeff was the one that made the team go,” head coach Jim Laut said. “He had good speed, a great arm and a lot of football smarts. He was also really tough, he never let anyone know he was hurt. No matter how hard he was hit, he bounced right up. He had a linebacker’ s mentality.” Morris showed a single-minded devotion to football from an early age. While growing up in Beloit, Morris would spend hours in his driveway pelting the garage door with football after football. “It started leaning after a while,” Morris laughed. “My mom eventually got a new one.” “I remember when we were little kids, Jeff would want to play catch until my arm was ready to fall off,” running back Jeremy Stephens said. “He breathed nothing but football.” Morris put it all together during the 1994 season at the helm of the team’ s run-and-shoot offense. He was named the Associated Press Division III offensive player of the year in Ohio, while setting a sin-
gle-season school record with 34 touchdown passes. “Prior to 1994 we were a power running team,” Morris said. “But my senior year we probably threw it 60 percent of the time. The run-and-shoot was a lot of fun to operate because it fit perfectly with our team speed.” Ironically, one of Morris’ biggest plays of the season came on defense, in the season opener against archrival Salem. Despite only having won one game the year before, the Quakers gave West Branch everything it could handle. In overtime, with his team clinging to a 28-21 lead, Morris came to the rescue. Though he was rarely used on defense that season, Morris checked in at outside linebacker for the final drive and made the game-winning interception. “I had played linebacker as a junior, so I knew the position,” Morris said. “In critical situations they would put me in every now and then. It felt good to escape with a win.” The Warriors had to keep winning, because in those days, only four teams from each region made the playoffs. The big showdown came in week nine at 7-1 Louisville. West Branch had gone 9-1 in both 1992 and 1993, but fell short of the postseason each time. Both losses came to the Leopards.
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“Everybody on the team and in the town was so fired up,” Morris said “That was the game we were waiting for. They had ruined our season two years in a row.” Midway through the third quarter, Louisville held a 14-12 lead and drove to a first and goal at the West Branch 7-yard line. The Warrior defense responded with a stirring goal-line stand, giving the ball back to the offense at its own five. Morris proceeded to drive his team 95 yards in 12 plays for the go-ahead touchdown. West Branch would not trail the rest of the game on its way to a 26-21 win, which clinched both the NBC title and a playoff berth. “It was after that game, that guys really started believing we could go deep in the playoffs,” Laut said. No one felt more vindicated than Morris, who burned to atone for the previous two losses. All week during practice he wore a powder-blue Louisville shirt underneath his pads. After the clock hit zero, Morris removed the shirt and— in view of some Louisville players— tore it to shreds. His year-long mission was accomplished. “Looking back, it probably wasn’ t the best thing to do,” Morris said. “But it expressed the emotion I was feeling at the time. Our senior class wanted to win that game and get the playoffs so badly.” “Jeff wearing that shirt symbolized the personal challenge he took to beat Louisville,” Laut said. “When he ripped it apart, it symbolized his personal triumph.” Morris saved his best for the epic state semifinal comeback against top-ranked Steubenville. With the Warriors down 21-0 in the second quarter, Morris stuck it in the end zone from 5 yards out to make it 21-7 at the half. “Jeff never doubted we were going to win the game,” Laut said. “He looked at every player in the locker room at the half and asked if they were going to accept this. He then went out and led us in the second half.” Morris put a charge in his men early in the third quarter with a 55-yard touchdown run to draw the Warriors within seven. In the final three minutes he ran for another score and threw the game-winning pass. In the second half, Morris accounted for 178 yards of total offense and three touchdowns. “If we played Steubenville 10 times, they probably win nine,” Morris said. “But we got the one that counted. That win was a credit to our whole senior class. We did not want the ride to end. It was unlike anything I’ ve ever experienced.” The state title game against Clyde was icing on the cake as Morris connected for three long touchdown passes in the first half to put the Fliers away early. “After the game, I remember everybody asking Coach Laut if we could play St. Ignatius (the Division I state champion),” Morris said. “That’ s how confident we were. We thought we could score on anybody.” Morris —who went on to be the starting quarterback at Muskingum College —said nothing could compare to those three months in the fall of 1994. “We had a really unique group of guys that grew up with each other through football,” Morris said. “The seniors did everything together. We still have that same bond whenever we get together.”
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the Tigers. Twinsburg was held without an offensive touchdown, and mustered just 43 total yards in the second half as the Warriors ground out a 217 win. “That was the game, I’ m most proud of,” Altenhof said. “Our defensive philosophy all year was 11 hats on the football and we swarmed everywhere in that game. After it was over, a couple of Twinsburg players said we were the fastest white guys they’ d ever seen.” Next up was the team’ s toughest test of all, a date in the state semifinals with Steubenville Big Red. Steubenville spent the entire season ranked No.1 in the Division III state poll, while the Warriors were ranked No. 2. At running back for Big Red was University of Akron recruit Nate Johnson, who rushed for 1,484 yards during the season and was on his way to being named the Associated Press Division III defensive player of the year as an inside linebacker. “I looked at the film and I wondered how in the heck we were going to stop them,” Laut said. “Their players were always so fundamentally sound and so mentally tough. They were like a machine.” The Big Red backed up its reputation, storming to a 21-0 lead 14 minutes into the contest. “I remember people from our side leaving,” Williams said. “I remember walking into the locker room at halftime and their fans were rubbing it in.” The Warriors had finally found a team faster than them. To win this one, they needed a little magic. After cutting the lead to 28-17 late in the fourth quarter, West Branch scored two touchdowns in the final 3:08 to pull ahead 31-28. Steubenville kicker Mike Perlosky narrowly missed a 27yard field goal as time expired to give the Warriors a pulsating win. The key play came when unheralded West Branch special-teamer Curtis Knoch recovered Chris Zion’ s onside kick, which set up the go-ahead score. Curiously, Steubenville did not have its hands team on the field. “I don’ t know why they weren’ t ready for the
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Panezott’s season one of tragedy and triumph By CHRIS RAMBO Staff Writer
BELOIT— The 1994 West Branch state championship football team experienced both extreme triumph and profound tragedy during their title run. In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 11— hours after the Warriors beat Ravenna Southeast— senior linebacker Dominic Panezott’ s father passed away in his sleep due to a massive heart attack. “To have something like that happen during your senior football season is unimaginable,” Panezott said. “It was an incredibly rough period of time.” “Doc” Panezott was a beloved member of the West Branch community. He served as president of the booster club, ran the concession stand on Friday night’ s and coached several members of the state championship team in peewee football. “The whole team was crushed,” cornerback John Lisi said. “Everybody knew and loved Doc. We all tried to be there for Dominic as much as we could.”
“The whole team was crushed. Everybody knew and loved Doc. We all tried to be there for Dominic as much as we could.” JOHN LISI, WEST BRANCH CORNERBACK
“The hair on my arm is standing up talking about it. What a way to end the season.” DOMINIC PANEZOTT, WEST BRANCH LINEBACKER
It was during the ensuing week that the team’ s true character shone through. “Everybody on the team attended my dad’ s calling hours,” Panezott said. “The coaches told me to take as much time off as I needed. Everybody couldn’ t have been more supportive.” Seeking a sanctuary, Panezott quickly rejoined the team. On the field, he was a sideline-to-sideline force at inside linebacker and became the emotional leader of the defense as the Warriors made their title run. “Dominic was just 185 pounds, but he played linebacker like someone who
weighed 210,” head coach Jim Laut said. “His leadership was so valuable to us that season. He showed a lot of resilience.” For the rest of the season, Panezott pointed to the sky after each big play he made. At the end of every game, he would linger on the field for a few moments by himself. “That was my way for talking to my dad alone for a few minutes after the game,” Panezott said. “I could feel him with me all season.” Perhaps the season’ s most touching moment came in the state championship game.
seen anything like our offense the whole year. They said we were the fastest team they had seen.” For all their speed, the Warriors’ ride home after the championship was a slow one. Starting in Alliance and extending all the way back to Beloit, the streets were jammed with well-wishers. The bus was stopped once, so the players could acknowledge the appreciation. “You had to have been there to really comprehend it,” Laut said. “I have never seen anything like that support in my entire life.” The starters from that team still get together once or twice a year to play golf and watch college football. How do they think they would fare against today’ s teams? “We talk about that every now and then,” Lisi said. “We are confident we would do well if you dropped us in the NBC today. Teams would have real a hard time dealing with our quickness.”
“Oh man, the cows really stick out to me,” laughed Luke Williams, a senior wingback. “Those people were all football. It’ s hard to describe how much support everybody gave us.” ¯Nose tackle/guard Anthony Slimon received a
The Warriors were leading Clyde 213 late in the second quarter when linebacker Luke Williams laid a jarring hit on Clyde All-Ohioan Chad Long, who was trying to haul in a pass. The ball bounced off Long’ s pads, right into the waiting arms of Panezott, who streaked 20 yards for a touchdown as the sea of Warrior fans went delirious. It was the team’ s final score of the season. “The hair on my arm is standing up talking about it,” Panezott said. “What a way to end the season.” “I remember that play like it was yesterday,” Williams said. “Dominic had become our emotional leader. You couldn’ t have a more perfect ending.” These days, Panezott finds himself thinking often about that season. “My son is seven, and he is just getting into football,” Panezott said. “He’ s starting to ask about when I played. I recently was in the Cleveland area for work and a man recognized me. He sent me DVD copies of all our playoff games. I’ ll be watching those together with my son, telling him what it was like.”
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Warrior notes ¯ West Branch became the first Mahoning County public school to win a state title in football. Poland has since won one in 1999. ¯ The West Branch defense scored more touchdowns in the playoffs (five) than it gave up (four) ¯The Warriors faced 11 1,000 yard rushers during the season. Only two gained over 100 yards against them. ¯ During the state championship week, a local farmer painted his cows green.
scholarship to Akron. He was the only Warrior to get a Division I offer. ¯ The 1994 season ended a five-year run in which the Warriors went 47-3 in the regular season and 52-5 overall.
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