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McDonald's Kirk Herbstreit Football Challenge: Ohio vs. USA
High School Football Event Features Nine Games in Two Days
(CINCINNATI) -- The nation's premiere showcase of high school football talent kicks off September 15-16 in Cincinnati and Massillon, Ohio, in the Second Annual McDonald's Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge.
Among the Ohio high schools taking part in the football challenge is St. Xavier, Ohio's Division I 2005 state champions. Other Ohio teams competing include Centerville, Cincinnati Colerain, Cincinnati Elder, Findlay, Columbus Hilliard Davidson, Massillon Washington, Cincinnati Moeller and Lakewood St. Edward.
Games played in Cincinnati will be held at Nippert Stadium, on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Games at Massillon will be at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium at Massillon High School.
The Ohio schools will be facing a formidable lineup of the country's top high school football programs, including last year's USA Today's national champion, Lakeland (Florida) High. Other teams competing from around the USA are Byrnes (South Carolina), Cardinal O'Hara and St. Joseph's Prep, (both from Pennsylvania), Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey), De La Salle, (California), Hamilton (Arizona), Springdale (Arkansas) and Texas High.
"Our mission was to see how well Ohio's best would fare against the marquee programs from around the country," said Kirk Herbstreit, former Centerville and Ohio State quarterback, now an ESPN college football analyst. "I couldn't be more thrilled with the list of high-powered match ups we've established."
A portion of all ticket sales for the McDonald's Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge will go to Ronald McDonald House Charities in Cincinnati (RMHC serves as a home away from home for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals.)
In the inaugural McDonald's Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge, played last September in Columbus, Cincinnati Colerain High School defeated Tyler Lee (Texas), 27-12, in a match up of defending state champions.
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NIPPERT STADIUM, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
NIPPERT STADIUM, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
- GAME 1: 6:30 p.m. - Texas (Texarkana, Texas) vs. Findlay (Ohio)
- GAME 2: Cardinal O'Hara (Pennsylvania) vs. Cincinnati Colerain (Ohio)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
NIPPERT STADIUM, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
NIPPERT STADIUM, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
- SESSION 1, GAME 1: 11:30 a.m. - Byrnes (South Carolina) vs. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)
- SESSION 1, GAME 2: 2 p.m. - Lakeland (Florida) vs. Cincinnati St. Xavier (Ohio)
- SESSION 2, GAME 1: 6 p.m. - Don Bosco Prep (New Jersey) vs. Centerville (Ohio)
- SESSION 2, GAME 2: 8:30 p.m. - De La Salle (California) vs. Cincinnati Elder (Ohio)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
PAUL BROWN TIGER STADIUM
MASSILLON HIGH SCHOOL
PAUL BROWN TIGER STADIUM
MASSILLON HIGH SCHOOL
- GAME 1: 2 p.m. - St. Joseph's Prep (Pennsylvania) vs. Hilliard Davidson (Ohio)
- GAME 2: 5 p.m. - Springdale (Arkansas) vs. Lakewood St. Edward (Ohio)
- GAME 3: 8 p.m. - Hamilton (Arizona) vs. Massillon Washington (Ohio)
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Defense still wins Championships
USA Today National Rankings as of 9/13... these are the teams that are involved in this weekend's event
1 - Hoover, AL (coming next year)
2 - Byrnes, SC
3 - Lakeland, FL
5 - DeLaSalle, CA
8 - St X
11- Hamilton, AZ
14 - St Eds
25 - Colerain
Herbie's bringing in some major talent! I'd venture a guess that this many national ranked matchups has never happened in one event before.
(Shouldn't this be in the High School Football Forum?)
1 - Hoover, AL (coming next year)
2 - Byrnes, SC
3 - Lakeland, FL
5 - DeLaSalle, CA
8 - St X
11- Hamilton, AZ
14 - St Eds
25 - Colerain
Herbie's bringing in some major talent! I'd venture a guess that this many national ranked matchups has never happened in one event before.
(Shouldn't this be in the High School Football Forum?)
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Colerain has a VERY good team. To do what they did to Columbus Brookhaven, beating them 70-0, is insane. A Brookhaven team that won a state championship in 2004, and the previous 4 years had a record of 47-5.
I don't care if Brookhaven is having a down year or what, I have never seen them take a beating that bad. To hold a Brookhaven offense, who's coaches run the offense like a college team, to -4 yards.....
I don't care if Brookhaven is having a down year or what, I have never seen them take a beating that bad. To hold a Brookhaven offense, who's coaches run the offense like a college team, to -4 yards....
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Keep an eye on this kid, Stanley Hunter. Reminds me of Tyler Moeller...undersized (even more than Ty, but a non-stop, unblockable motor)
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Published: September 14, 2006
Rebels take the high road
Byrnes travels to face seven-time Ohio champion Moeller Saturday
By Bob Castello
STAFF WRITER
[email protected]
DUNCAN - Less than 72 hours before taking on Cincinnati Moeller, Byrnes senior Stanley Hunter was petrified.
No, not because Moeller has won seven Ohio state championships and five national championships. Hunter, the Rebels' lightning-quick defensive end who has committed to Clemson University, was scared because he has never been on an airplane before.
"I'm a punk right now," Hunter said following Wednesday's practice. "All my teammates are on me hard. It's getting in my head, too. I'm nervous about it, with everything that's happened with planes the past few years. I never really thought about having to get on a plane before.
"A lot of people have asked me, 'What are you gonna do when you get to Clemson?' Well, me and Coach (Tommy) Bowden are gonna have to have a meeting. I'm gonna have to get over it."
Byrnes, No. 1 in one national poll and in the Top 10 of just about all of them, will play Moeller on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium. It's one of nine games that will make up the second Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge.
It's the second high-profile game for the Rebels (3-0) in the last three weeks. On Aug. 26, Byrnes defeated Glades Central High of Belle Glade, Fla., 27-15 in a game that was televised on ESPN.
The Rebels are scheduled to depart this morning. They'll bus to Charlotte and fly from there to Cincinnati. Even Hunter, albeit begrudgingly.
"I'm gonna get in a corner, I'm gonna ball up and I'm gonna pray the whole way," he said. "I'm not touching anything. I'm not moving the wrong way. I'm sitting still the whole time."
He won't be alone in his nervousness. Forty of the 80 Byrnes players have never flown before.
Rebels coach Bobby Bentley said the trip should provide the players with many valuable lessons. Bentley and his staff preach a lot about the four wheels: the athletic wheel, the academic wheel, the spiritual wheel and the social wheel.
"If one of the wheels is out of balance, your life is gonna be out of balance," said receivers coach Brian Lane, who also will be flying for the first time. "We try to keep them focused on how there's gonna be things bigger than football once it's over."
"This is the social wheel," Bentley said of the trip. "These guys are gonna be developing some cocktail knowledge they'll have for the rest of their lives. They'll sit around with their buddies 10 years from now on the porch and talk about riding on a plane to go play high school football. They're gonna be gaining so much knowledge on how to act and how to behave in public."
Hunter said he was fortunate to be recruited, and he'll have the opportunity to play college football. Not all of his teammates will get that chance.
"So this is gonna be a great experience to have this whole college atmosphere," he said.
The game will have significant meaning for Byrnes senior quarterback Willy Korn, an Ohio native who grew up about 45 minutes away in Columbus. About 20 members of his family will be in attendance at Nippert Stadium.
And Korn, who has committed to Clemson, said he's confident another future Tiger will be there, too.
"Stanley swears he's not gonna get on the plane," Korn said. "But he'll be fine. We'll strap him down. We've gotta get him up there. He doesn't have a choice. A 300-pound offensive lineman doesn't bother him, but getting on a plane does. I don't see how that works."
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Published: September 14, 2006
Rebels take the high road
Byrnes travels to face seven-time Ohio champion Moeller Saturday
By Bob Castello
STAFF WRITER
[email protected]
DUNCAN - Less than 72 hours before taking on Cincinnati Moeller, Byrnes senior Stanley Hunter was petrified.
No, not because Moeller has won seven Ohio state championships and five national championships. Hunter, the Rebels' lightning-quick defensive end who has committed to Clemson University, was scared because he has never been on an airplane before.
"I'm a punk right now," Hunter said following Wednesday's practice. "All my teammates are on me hard. It's getting in my head, too. I'm nervous about it, with everything that's happened with planes the past few years. I never really thought about having to get on a plane before.
"A lot of people have asked me, 'What are you gonna do when you get to Clemson?' Well, me and Coach (Tommy) Bowden are gonna have to have a meeting. I'm gonna have to get over it."
Byrnes, No. 1 in one national poll and in the Top 10 of just about all of them, will play Moeller on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium. It's one of nine games that will make up the second Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge.
It's the second high-profile game for the Rebels (3-0) in the last three weeks. On Aug. 26, Byrnes defeated Glades Central High of Belle Glade, Fla., 27-15 in a game that was televised on ESPN.
The Rebels are scheduled to depart this morning. They'll bus to Charlotte and fly from there to Cincinnati. Even Hunter, albeit begrudgingly.
"I'm gonna get in a corner, I'm gonna ball up and I'm gonna pray the whole way," he said. "I'm not touching anything. I'm not moving the wrong way. I'm sitting still the whole time."
He won't be alone in his nervousness. Forty of the 80 Byrnes players have never flown before.
Rebels coach Bobby Bentley said the trip should provide the players with many valuable lessons. Bentley and his staff preach a lot about the four wheels: the athletic wheel, the academic wheel, the spiritual wheel and the social wheel.
"If one of the wheels is out of balance, your life is gonna be out of balance," said receivers coach Brian Lane, who also will be flying for the first time. "We try to keep them focused on how there's gonna be things bigger than football once it's over."
"This is the social wheel," Bentley said of the trip. "These guys are gonna be developing some cocktail knowledge they'll have for the rest of their lives. They'll sit around with their buddies 10 years from now on the porch and talk about riding on a plane to go play high school football. They're gonna be gaining so much knowledge on how to act and how to behave in public."
Hunter said he was fortunate to be recruited, and he'll have the opportunity to play college football. Not all of his teammates will get that chance.
"So this is gonna be a great experience to have this whole college atmosphere," he said.
The game will have significant meaning for Byrnes senior quarterback Willy Korn, an Ohio native who grew up about 45 minutes away in Columbus. About 20 members of his family will be in attendance at Nippert Stadium.
And Korn, who has committed to Clemson, said he's confident another future Tiger will be there, too.
"Stanley swears he's not gonna get on the plane," Korn said. "But he'll be fine. We'll strap him down. We've gotta get him up there. He doesn't have a choice. A 300-pound offensive lineman doesn't bother him, but getting on a plane does. I don't see how that works."
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It's Ohio or bust for football showcase
DLS is one of 18 teams in the Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge
By Curtis Pashelka
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
Kirk Herbstreit and Ken Halloy have always believed that the best high school football teams in Ohio could compete with anyone in the country.
Now after a year of planning, they'll finally get to find out.
In what may be the largest national high school football event ever organized, nine teams from Ohio will host nine teams from around the country this weekend in the second annual Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge.
Six of the nine visiting teams are in StudentSports.com's Fab 50, as are two of the nine Ohio teams. Four other local teams are in the Ohio AP's top 10 for Division I.
The event takes place over two days at two locations, with the closing game featuring De La Salle taking on Elder-Cincinnati on Saturday night at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium.
"People are always bragging about who the best is," said Halloy, the director of operations for the Herbstreit Challenge. "We always wondered how Ohio football would stack up against the rest of the country."
As the hype started to build about the University of Texas' football team coming to Columbus to play Ohio State on Sept. 10, 2005, Herbstreit, an ESPN college football analyst and former Buckeyes quarterback, and Halloy wanted to see if they could get a Texas high school state champion to come play an Ohio powerhouse the same week.
Southlake Carroll, the Texas 5A Division II and mythical national champion in 2004, turned down the offer. But Tyler Lee, the 5A Division I champ, accepted the invitation to play Ohio Division I champion Colerain-Cincinnati in Columbus. A game between two local rivals was added to make it a doubleheader, and the first Herbstreit Challenge was born.
The event was a modest success as more than 10,000 people attended the game, which was seen by a national audience on ESPNU. Colerian also earned bragging rights with a 27-12 victory.
They wanted to make it an even bigger showcase for Ohio football this year. They moved the main stage from Columbus to Cincinnati, where six games will be played at Nippert Stadium. Three games also will be played at historical Massillon High School, where Paul Brown coached for nine years (1932-40).
Other local powers, St. Xavier-Cincinnati, Moeller-Cincinnati and St. Edward-Lakewood, all rearranged their schedules to be a part of the event.
Halloy said getting teams from around the country to participate wasn't that tough, either. That's probably not a surprise considering every team's expenses, roughly $50,000, is covered.
Former De La Salle athletic director Terry Eidson has accepted invitations to have the Spartans play out of state before. But the trips to Honolulu in 2002 and Seattle in 2004 were backed by state athletic associations. The Herbstreit challenge is privately funded, with McDonald's as the title sponsor.
"Whenever something like this is privately run, I'm always a little more skeptical about where the money's going to come from," Eidson said. "But once I saw that they had done this before and that it had a Web site and sponsors, it made the decision to go much easier.
"Besides, it's not going to cost the school anything. They're giving us 75 plane tickets and it'll be an experience the players will remember for a long time."
Now the only thing left to do is play the games.
"We all believe that we play pretty good football here," Elder coach Doug Ramsey said. "It's a little unfair in that you've got nine great teams coming in from outside the state playing nine teams from one state. There's some tough matchups, but it's a chance to show the country that a lot good football teams come from the state of Ohio."
Nine games, two days
Here is the list of games to be played this weekend at the Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge. The Ohio representative is the first team listed. StudentSports.com's national ranking for each team is in parenthesis. All times are PDT.
FRIDAY
NIPPERT STADIUM, CINCINNATI
? Findlay vs. (18) Texarkana, Texas, 3:30 p.m.
? Colerain-Cincinnati vs. Cardinal O'Hara-Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY
PAUL BROWN STADIUM, MASSILLON
? Hilliard Davidson-Hilliard vs. St. Joseph's Prep-Philadelphia, 11 a.m.
? (30) St. Edward-Lakewood vs. Springdale, Ark., 2 p.m.
? Massillon vs. (13) Hamilton-Chandler, Ariz., 5 p.m.
NIPPERT STADIUM
? Moeller-Cincinnati vs. (6) Byrnes, S.C., 8:30 a.m.
? (4) St. Xavier-Cincinnati vs. (1) Lakeland, Fla., 11 a.m.
? Centerville vs. (29) Don Bosco Prep, N.J., 3 p.m.
? Elder-Cincinnati vs. (5) De La Salle, 5:30 p.m.
DLS-ELDER BROADCAST
? TV: None
? RADIO/WEB CAST: KDIA 1640-AM, kdia.com
It's Ohio or bust for football showcase
DLS is one of 18 teams in the Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge
By Curtis Pashelka
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
Kirk Herbstreit and Ken Halloy have always believed that the best high school football teams in Ohio could compete with anyone in the country.
Now after a year of planning, they'll finally get to find out.
In what may be the largest national high school football event ever organized, nine teams from Ohio will host nine teams from around the country this weekend in the second annual Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge.
Six of the nine visiting teams are in StudentSports.com's Fab 50, as are two of the nine Ohio teams. Four other local teams are in the Ohio AP's top 10 for Division I.
The event takes place over two days at two locations, with the closing game featuring De La Salle taking on Elder-Cincinnati on Saturday night at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium.
"People are always bragging about who the best is," said Halloy, the director of operations for the Herbstreit Challenge. "We always wondered how Ohio football would stack up against the rest of the country."
As the hype started to build about the University of Texas' football team coming to Columbus to play Ohio State on Sept. 10, 2005, Herbstreit, an ESPN college football analyst and former Buckeyes quarterback, and Halloy wanted to see if they could get a Texas high school state champion to come play an Ohio powerhouse the same week.
Southlake Carroll, the Texas 5A Division II and mythical national champion in 2004, turned down the offer. But Tyler Lee, the 5A Division I champ, accepted the invitation to play Ohio Division I champion Colerain-Cincinnati in Columbus. A game between two local rivals was added to make it a doubleheader, and the first Herbstreit Challenge was born.
The event was a modest success as more than 10,000 people attended the game, which was seen by a national audience on ESPNU. Colerian also earned bragging rights with a 27-12 victory.
They wanted to make it an even bigger showcase for Ohio football this year. They moved the main stage from Columbus to Cincinnati, where six games will be played at Nippert Stadium. Three games also will be played at historical Massillon High School, where Paul Brown coached for nine years (1932-40).
Other local powers, St. Xavier-Cincinnati, Moeller-Cincinnati and St. Edward-Lakewood, all rearranged their schedules to be a part of the event.
Halloy said getting teams from around the country to participate wasn't that tough, either. That's probably not a surprise considering every team's expenses, roughly $50,000, is covered.
Former De La Salle athletic director Terry Eidson has accepted invitations to have the Spartans play out of state before. But the trips to Honolulu in 2002 and Seattle in 2004 were backed by state athletic associations. The Herbstreit challenge is privately funded, with McDonald's as the title sponsor.
"Whenever something like this is privately run, I'm always a little more skeptical about where the money's going to come from," Eidson said. "But once I saw that they had done this before and that it had a Web site and sponsors, it made the decision to go much easier.
"Besides, it's not going to cost the school anything. They're giving us 75 plane tickets and it'll be an experience the players will remember for a long time."
Now the only thing left to do is play the games.
"We all believe that we play pretty good football here," Elder coach Doug Ramsey said. "It's a little unfair in that you've got nine great teams coming in from outside the state playing nine teams from one state. There's some tough matchups, but it's a chance to show the country that a lot good football teams come from the state of Ohio."
Nine games, two days
Here is the list of games to be played this weekend at the Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge. The Ohio representative is the first team listed. StudentSports.com's national ranking for each team is in parenthesis. All times are PDT.
FRIDAY
NIPPERT STADIUM, CINCINNATI
? Findlay vs. (18) Texarkana, Texas, 3:30 p.m.
? Colerain-Cincinnati vs. Cardinal O'Hara-Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY
PAUL BROWN STADIUM, MASSILLON
? Hilliard Davidson-Hilliard vs. St. Joseph's Prep-Philadelphia, 11 a.m.
? (30) St. Edward-Lakewood vs. Springdale, Ark., 2 p.m.
? Massillon vs. (13) Hamilton-Chandler, Ariz., 5 p.m.
NIPPERT STADIUM
? Moeller-Cincinnati vs. (6) Byrnes, S.C., 8:30 a.m.
? (4) St. Xavier-Cincinnati vs. (1) Lakeland, Fla., 11 a.m.
? Centerville vs. (29) Don Bosco Prep, N.J., 3 p.m.
? Elder-Cincinnati vs. (5) De La Salle, 5:30 p.m.
DLS-ELDER BROADCAST
? TV: None
? RADIO/WEB CAST: KDIA 1640-AM, kdia.com
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[FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Herbstreit Challenge[/FONT]
Friday, September 15, 2006 Saturday at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium
Phila. St. Joseph?s vs. Hilliard Davidson,
2 p.m.
St. Joseph?s Hawks (1-1)
n Has won the Philadelphia Catholic League championship five times, including 2003 and 2005, and has a 115-22 record during the past 10 seasons.
n Coming off a 31-28 loss on a last-second field goal to Don Bosco Prep of New Jersey, which is ranked fifth in USA Today?s East region rankings, one spot ahead of the Hawks.
n Notable St. Joseph alumni include 2002 NFL MVP Rich Gannon and St. Joseph?s University head basketball Coach Phil Martelli.
Hilliard Davidson Wildcats (3-0)
n Davidson lost in a state semifinal last year to eventual champion St. Xavier as coach Brian White was named the Ohio Division I Coach of the Year.
n Coming off a 43-6 win against Columbus Independence last week.
n Ranked ninth in the Midwest, according to USA Today.
Springdale (Ark.)
vs. St. Edward, 5 p.m.
Springdale Bulldogs (2-0)
n Defending Arkansas state champion, seven titles overall.
n Finished last year ranked No. 2 nationally by Student Sports FAB.
n The Bulldogs? two wins have come by a combined 4 points ? 24-21 vs. Jefferson City (Mo.) and 15-14 vs. Alma (Ark.).
St. Edward Eagles (2-1)
n Coming off 10-7 loss to defending Ohio state champion St. Xavier. Two wins are by a combined score of 55-7.
n Ranked 14th nationally by USA Today and 30th by Student Sports FAB.
n Three-year starting safety Nate Oliver is committed to Ohio State. Frank Edmonds, who rushed for 166 yards and a TD against St. Xavier, gained more than 2,000 yards last year.
Chandler (Ariz.)
Hamilton
vs. Massillon, 8 p.m.
Hamilton Huskies (2-0)
n Ranked 11th nationally by USA Today and 13th by Student Sports FAB.
n Outscored two opponents (Red Mountain and Paradise Valley) 70-14.
n Hamilton?s program started in 1998 and is 93-11 overall.
n Been to three consecutive state championship games and four of the last five, winning in 2003 and 2004.
n First-year coach Steve Belles was 47-12 at Glendale Mountain Ridge High School.
Massillon Tigers (2-1)
n Went 13-2 and finished as state runner-up in coach Tom Stacy?s first season.
n Coming off 48-14 loss to Cincinnati Moeller, which knocked the Tigers from the Student Sports FAB Top 50.
[FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Herbstreit Challenge[/FONT]
Friday, September 15, 2006 Saturday at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium
Phila. St. Joseph?s vs. Hilliard Davidson,
2 p.m.
St. Joseph?s Hawks (1-1)
n Has won the Philadelphia Catholic League championship five times, including 2003 and 2005, and has a 115-22 record during the past 10 seasons.
n Coming off a 31-28 loss on a last-second field goal to Don Bosco Prep of New Jersey, which is ranked fifth in USA Today?s East region rankings, one spot ahead of the Hawks.
n Notable St. Joseph alumni include 2002 NFL MVP Rich Gannon and St. Joseph?s University head basketball Coach Phil Martelli.
Hilliard Davidson Wildcats (3-0)
n Davidson lost in a state semifinal last year to eventual champion St. Xavier as coach Brian White was named the Ohio Division I Coach of the Year.
n Coming off a 43-6 win against Columbus Independence last week.
n Ranked ninth in the Midwest, according to USA Today.
Springdale (Ark.)
vs. St. Edward, 5 p.m.
Springdale Bulldogs (2-0)
n Defending Arkansas state champion, seven titles overall.
n Finished last year ranked No. 2 nationally by Student Sports FAB.
n The Bulldogs? two wins have come by a combined 4 points ? 24-21 vs. Jefferson City (Mo.) and 15-14 vs. Alma (Ark.).
St. Edward Eagles (2-1)
n Coming off 10-7 loss to defending Ohio state champion St. Xavier. Two wins are by a combined score of 55-7.
n Ranked 14th nationally by USA Today and 30th by Student Sports FAB.
n Three-year starting safety Nate Oliver is committed to Ohio State. Frank Edmonds, who rushed for 166 yards and a TD against St. Xavier, gained more than 2,000 yards last year.
Chandler (Ariz.)
Hamilton
vs. Massillon, 8 p.m.
Hamilton Huskies (2-0)
n Ranked 11th nationally by USA Today and 13th by Student Sports FAB.
n Outscored two opponents (Red Mountain and Paradise Valley) 70-14.
n Hamilton?s program started in 1998 and is 93-11 overall.
n Been to three consecutive state championship games and four of the last five, winning in 2003 and 2004.
n First-year coach Steve Belles was 47-12 at Glendale Mountain Ridge High School.
Massillon Tigers (2-1)
n Went 13-2 and finished as state runner-up in coach Tom Stacy?s first season.
n Coming off 48-14 loss to Cincinnati Moeller, which knocked the Tigers from the Student Sports FAB Top 50.
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Ohio is 1-1 going into Saturday.
Colerain started us off with a 27-12 win over Springfield but Findlay got waxed by Texas high school 44-21.
Saturday's games should be awesome.
Colerain started us off with a 27-12 win over Springfield but Findlay got waxed by Texas high school 44-21.
Saturday's games should be awesome.
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Naughts Playing for State Pride
By Roy Fuoco
The Ledger
CINCINNATI -- The Dreadnaughts aren't just representing Lakeland High School when they play St. Xavier today. They will be representing Polk County football, Florida football and maybe even the South.
At least that's the attitude of the players.
"The teams in Ohio, they don't believe the teams in the South are any good," Lakeland running back Jamar Taylor said. "We're playing for everyone in the South. I'm playing for everyone in Florida."
The Dreadnaughts (3-0) are on their longest road trip of the season -- they'll play St. Xavier (3-0) in the Kirk Herbstreit Football Challenge: Ohio vs. USA, today at 2 p.m. at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium.
The game doesn't mean anything in terms of playoffs, but it's a big game just the same.
Lakeland head coach Bill Castle said that with all the preparation and details that needed to be addressed to travel to Cincinnati, the feel is that of a state championship game.
"It's certainly a great experience for the kids to take this type of trip," Castle said. "At the same time, we have to keep focused on our objective. It's not a pleasure trip."
Both Lakeland and St. Xavier are coming off state championship seasons and are ranked in various na tional rankings. Lakeland's highest ranking is No. 1 in Student Sports, and the Dreadnaughts are No. 3 in USA Today. They finished last year No. 1 in USA Today. They were also No. 2 preseason in Sports Illustrated.
St. Xavier's highest ranking also is in Student Sports. The
Bombers are No. 4 in Student Sports and No. 8 in USA Today. They beat Ohio's No. 1 team, St. Edward, 10-7, last week to take over No. 1 in Ohio.
The nine-game event has some of the top teams in Ohio playing the top teams in the state.
"If you asked me 10 years ago if we'd be in something like this, I would have said no way," St. Xavier coach Steve Specht said. "Now we're in the middle of it."
St. Xavier was built into a national power by former coach Steve Russo, who coached from 1978 to 2004. The Bombers first made the state finals in 1992 and finished runner-up. They finished second again in 1998, 2001 and 2004 before finally winning a state championship last season. It was 2001 when they finally received national rankings.
St. X, as the Bombers are referred to in Ohio, will be the Dreadnaughts' toughest challenge so far this season. Most of their experience returning is on offense where they return six players, including senior offensive lineman Wes Schroder (6-4, 295), their top senior prospect, and junior running back Darius Ashley.
In his first season as a starter last year, Ashley ran for more than 1,700 yards and scored 28 touchdowns.
St. X has played the No. 1 team in Indiana and the No. 1 team in Ohio. And now they'll play the No. 1 team in Florida.
"We've had to grow up fast," Specht said. "We're young, and we don't have a break on our schedule."
Specht's biggest concern with Lakeland is the Dreadnaughts' speed.
"They are fast," he said. "They are the fastest team we've seen."
Specht was dutifully impressed with Lakeland tailback Chris Rainey, and when the breakaway ability of fullback Jamar Taylor was brought up, he noted, "Oh yeah, that's fair."
Castle is concerned with St. Xavier's size and certainly expects this game to be tougher than the first three that the Dreadnaughts won by an average of 31 points.
"We're making improvements," Castle said. "How much our improvement is as a team -I guess we'll find out this week."
From the standpoint of pride, this game, as Taylor noted, is big for both teams. From a playoff standpoint, this is more important for St. Xavier.
Unlike Florida, where teams qualify for the playoffs by finishing first or second in the district, teams in Ohio qualify based on the number of points they receive for each win.
"We want to make sure the kids enjoy the experience," Specht said. "You don't want to get so caught up in the game that they don't enjoy the experience.
Naughts Playing for State Pride
By Roy Fuoco
The Ledger
CINCINNATI -- The Dreadnaughts aren't just representing Lakeland High School when they play St. Xavier today. They will be representing Polk County football, Florida football and maybe even the South.
At least that's the attitude of the players.
"The teams in Ohio, they don't believe the teams in the South are any good," Lakeland running back Jamar Taylor said. "We're playing for everyone in the South. I'm playing for everyone in Florida."
The Dreadnaughts (3-0) are on their longest road trip of the season -- they'll play St. Xavier (3-0) in the Kirk Herbstreit Football Challenge: Ohio vs. USA, today at 2 p.m. at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium.
The game doesn't mean anything in terms of playoffs, but it's a big game just the same.
Lakeland head coach Bill Castle said that with all the preparation and details that needed to be addressed to travel to Cincinnati, the feel is that of a state championship game.
"It's certainly a great experience for the kids to take this type of trip," Castle said. "At the same time, we have to keep focused on our objective. It's not a pleasure trip."
Both Lakeland and St. Xavier are coming off state championship seasons and are ranked in various na tional rankings. Lakeland's highest ranking is No. 1 in Student Sports, and the Dreadnaughts are No. 3 in USA Today. They finished last year No. 1 in USA Today. They were also No. 2 preseason in Sports Illustrated.
St. Xavier's highest ranking also is in Student Sports. The
Bombers are No. 4 in Student Sports and No. 8 in USA Today. They beat Ohio's No. 1 team, St. Edward, 10-7, last week to take over No. 1 in Ohio.
The nine-game event has some of the top teams in Ohio playing the top teams in the state.
"If you asked me 10 years ago if we'd be in something like this, I would have said no way," St. Xavier coach Steve Specht said. "Now we're in the middle of it."
St. Xavier was built into a national power by former coach Steve Russo, who coached from 1978 to 2004. The Bombers first made the state finals in 1992 and finished runner-up. They finished second again in 1998, 2001 and 2004 before finally winning a state championship last season. It was 2001 when they finally received national rankings.
St. X, as the Bombers are referred to in Ohio, will be the Dreadnaughts' toughest challenge so far this season. Most of their experience returning is on offense where they return six players, including senior offensive lineman Wes Schroder (6-4, 295), their top senior prospect, and junior running back Darius Ashley.
In his first season as a starter last year, Ashley ran for more than 1,700 yards and scored 28 touchdowns.
St. X has played the No. 1 team in Indiana and the No. 1 team in Ohio. And now they'll play the No. 1 team in Florida.
"We've had to grow up fast," Specht said. "We're young, and we don't have a break on our schedule."
Specht's biggest concern with Lakeland is the Dreadnaughts' speed.
"They are fast," he said. "They are the fastest team we've seen."
Specht was dutifully impressed with Lakeland tailback Chris Rainey, and when the breakaway ability of fullback Jamar Taylor was brought up, he noted, "Oh yeah, that's fair."
Castle is concerned with St. Xavier's size and certainly expects this game to be tougher than the first three that the Dreadnaughts won by an average of 31 points.
"We're making improvements," Castle said. "How much our improvement is as a team -I guess we'll find out this week."
From the standpoint of pride, this game, as Taylor noted, is big for both teams. From a playoff standpoint, this is more important for St. Xavier.
Unlike Florida, where teams qualify for the playoffs by finishing first or second in the district, teams in Ohio qualify based on the number of points they receive for each win.
"We want to make sure the kids enjoy the experience," Specht said. "You don't want to get so caught up in the game that they don't enjoy the experience.
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Tigers hoping to meet challenge
Massillon hosts Arizona team in Herbstreit event
By Michael Beaven
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Massillon High School is widely recognized around the nation for a storied football tradition.
The school reached elite status based on winning 22 state poll championships prior to the institution of the state playoffs in 1972 and claiming nine national titles.
Tonight at 8, the Tigers (2-1) play a new successful program, Hamilton High School from Chandler, Ariz., in the Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.
The word ``new'' is appropriate when discussing Hamilton (2-0), because it has been in existence only since 1998. In that short span, however, Hamilton has won two state championships (2003, 2004) and has two state runner-up finishes (2001, 2005).
``We have seen them on film, they have real good skills and they obviously know how to win,'' Massillon coach Tom Stacy said. ``They look like they're a state championship-caliber team.''
The Huskies, ranked No. 11 in USA Today's Super 25, have never had more than two losses and have an overall record of 93-11. John Wrenn coached Hamilton from 1998-2005; Steve Belles is the current coach.
Massillon is looking to rebound from the worst loss in Stacy's two-year tenure, a 48-14 setback against Cincinnati Moeller last Saturday. The Tigers committed five turnovers and had punt coverage breakdowns.
``Obviously, we have to play better than we did last week,'' Stacy said. ``This week (in practice) we needed to correct mistakes, make some personnel changes and make adjustments.''
``We need to get back to playing Massillon football. The schedule doesn't get any easier.''
The Tigers will need senior Brian Gamble and junior K.J. Herring to have solid efforts as their featured tailbacks.
Senior quarterback Bobby Huth is expected to play after being knocked out of last week's game following a helmet-to-helmet hit. The violent collision came after Huth threw a pass, and it did not draw a penalty flag.
Tigers senior receiver Michael Porrini remains out with a rib problem.
Massillon's defense, led by seniors Andrew Dailey, Emery Saunders and Gamble, will be challenged by Hamilton's offense. The Huskies feature quarterback Brad Gruner and three speedy receivers: Kerry Taylor, Trey Peacock and Tony Sims. CoVaughn DeBoskie is their featured tailback.
Linebacker Matt Sandford leads Hamilton's defensive unit with Chris Schaan and Kory Boxberger.
``They remind me of (Cleveland) St. Ignatius,'' Stacy said in reference to Hamilton's skill level and disciplined style.
The Tigers might have a size advantage on both lines, but their biggest benefit is playing at home.
``We will have a lot of people there fired up and ready to play,'' Stacy said. ``We will have to use that as an advantage because they are traveling a long way.''
Tigers hoping to meet challenge
Massillon hosts Arizona team in Herbstreit event
By Michael Beaven
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Massillon High School is widely recognized around the nation for a storied football tradition.
The school reached elite status based on winning 22 state poll championships prior to the institution of the state playoffs in 1972 and claiming nine national titles.
Tonight at 8, the Tigers (2-1) play a new successful program, Hamilton High School from Chandler, Ariz., in the Kirk Herbstreit Ohio vs. USA Challenge at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.
The word ``new'' is appropriate when discussing Hamilton (2-0), because it has been in existence only since 1998. In that short span, however, Hamilton has won two state championships (2003, 2004) and has two state runner-up finishes (2001, 2005).
``We have seen them on film, they have real good skills and they obviously know how to win,'' Massillon coach Tom Stacy said. ``They look like they're a state championship-caliber team.''
The Huskies, ranked No. 11 in USA Today's Super 25, have never had more than two losses and have an overall record of 93-11. John Wrenn coached Hamilton from 1998-2005; Steve Belles is the current coach.
Massillon is looking to rebound from the worst loss in Stacy's two-year tenure, a 48-14 setback against Cincinnati Moeller last Saturday. The Tigers committed five turnovers and had punt coverage breakdowns.
``Obviously, we have to play better than we did last week,'' Stacy said. ``This week (in practice) we needed to correct mistakes, make some personnel changes and make adjustments.''
``We need to get back to playing Massillon football. The schedule doesn't get any easier.''
The Tigers will need senior Brian Gamble and junior K.J. Herring to have solid efforts as their featured tailbacks.
Senior quarterback Bobby Huth is expected to play after being knocked out of last week's game following a helmet-to-helmet hit. The violent collision came after Huth threw a pass, and it did not draw a penalty flag.
Tigers senior receiver Michael Porrini remains out with a rib problem.
Massillon's defense, led by seniors Andrew Dailey, Emery Saunders and Gamble, will be challenged by Hamilton's offense. The Huskies feature quarterback Brad Gruner and three speedy receivers: Kerry Taylor, Trey Peacock and Tony Sims. CoVaughn DeBoskie is their featured tailback.
Linebacker Matt Sandford leads Hamilton's defensive unit with Chris Schaan and Kory Boxberger.
``They remind me of (Cleveland) St. Ignatius,'' Stacy said in reference to Hamilton's skill level and disciplined style.
The Tigers might have a size advantage on both lines, but their biggest benefit is playing at home.
``We will have a lot of people there fired up and ready to play,'' Stacy said. ``We will have to use that as an advantage because they are traveling a long way.''
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The teams: The Massillon Tigers finally played a team from Ohio last Saturday, but fell behind 24-0 in the first quarter on their way to a 48-14 loss to Moeller at Cincinnati?s Paul Brown Stadium. Massillon gave up a punt return for a score, an interception return for another score, as well as a total of five turnovers in the loss. That setback comes on the heels of a pair of wins over out-of-state opponents: North Park Collegiate (Ont.) 68-6 in the season opener, then H.D. Woodson (Washington, D.C.) 59-7 in Week Two.
The Hamilton Huskies out of Chandler, Ariz., have only been a football program since 1998, but that hasn?t prevented them from rising to the top of the heap in Arizona?s big-school (Class 5A) division. Hamilton is 93-11 all-time as a program, and that is including the Huskies? two wins this season over Red Mountain 21-7 in the season opener and 49-7 over Paradise Valley last week. Hamilton has played in four of the last five Arizona Class 5A state championship games, winning in 2003 and 2004 while losing by a 15-14 score against Brophy out of Phoenix in last year?s title game at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.
The strategies: Woody Hayes wouldn?t recognize the offenses these two teams utilize. Both Massillon and Hamilton have a variety of packages they can go to, with a variety of talented skill players to run those packages. The Tigers are more apt to be in the traditional I-formation than the Huskies, looking to get the running game going with All-Ohio candidate Brian Gamble. But Massillon has shown it is just as likely to put quarterback Bobby Huth (if healthy and able to play) in the shotgun and put four receivers ? including Gamble ? spread out in the formation. Huth has a multitude of targets to choose from in the passing game, as six different Tiger players have at least four catches on the season, led by Andrew Dailey and Gamble with nine and eight, respectively. Hamilton, meanwhile, figures to be as diverse an offense as the Tigers face this season. As Tiger coach Tom Stacy said this week, ?They?ll run the Wing-T. They?ll run some I-formation. They?ll run no-back. They show you a lot of different things.? Husky coach Steve Belles said over the summer his goal is to be somewhere between 50-50 and 60-40 in a run-pass ratio, but that is all dependent on what the opposing defense is giving Hamilton?s offense. So far, the Huskies have been fairly consistent in the breakdown, throwing the ball 26 times in each of their first two games, while running the ball 30 times in the opener and 31 times last week. Hamilton does run the option a bit with senior quarterback Brad Gruner, who is coming back from a knee injury suffered in the season opener of 2005. Gruner isn?t the quickest player on the field, but he has been effective in running it. Where Gruner is dangerous is in the passing game, where he can spread the ball to dangerous weapons like receivers Kerry Taylor (an Arizona State recruit) and Trey Peacock, or running backs like Tony Sims, Covaughn Deboskie or Nathan Jeffery.
Defensively, both teams want to bring the pressure, but will do so out of differing fronts. Massillon has shifted to a 3-4 front full-time this season, and it has put added pressure on the Tiger linebackers to make plays. So far, so good, though, as all four of Massillon?s starting linebackers ? outside linebackers Dailey and Dorie Irvin and inside linebackers Cody Colly and Antonio Scassa ? are in the top five in total tackles for the season. The key has been to get the new-look defensive line, anchored by returning starter Emery Saunders, to occupy the offensive line, while also adding pressure to the quarterback. Hamilton, meanwhile, is a 4-3 front that also relies heavily on its linebackers, specifically middle linebacker Matt Sanford and outside linebacker Andy Workman, to make plays. But, like the Husky offense, the defense will also shift into a variety of packages dependent on the opponent. Hamilton has shown a 50 look and a ?Bear? look during the course of the season. In the secondary, they have flip-flopped between man coverage and Cover 2, going to the former a lot in the red zone when the Huskies are most apt to blitz.
The key matchups: Massillon?s secondary vs. Hamilton?s passing game. While the Huskies have been balanced in their play calling, the yardage isn?t so balanced ? 442 passing compared to 286 rushing. Couple that with the fact Hamilton boasts two of the more athletic and fast receivers in Taylor and Peacock the Tigers will see all season, and it?s no wonder why the onus will be on the secondary of cornerbacks Trey Miller and Kevin Massey and safeties Gamble and Darion McGuire to contain that attack. If Massillon can either limit the touches or limit the yards after catch, it can force the Huskies to drive the ball, opening up more opportunities for Hamilton to make a mistake.
Another matchup to keep an eye on pits Massillon?s offensive line against Hamilton?s defensive front. A week ago against Moeller, the Tigers struggled to keep the running game going against the aggressive Crusader defense, as Massillon averaged just over three yards a carry on 30 attempts. So the focus will be on how the Tiger offensive line responds to the challenge this week against a front four which isn?t nearly as big as Moeller?s, but may be just as quick if not quicker, especially at the end positions.
Streaks, stats and facts: Massillon has never played a team from Arizona in its history. ? Looking for a bright spot in the Tiger loss, try the defense. Even though Moeller put up 48 points ? 35 against Massillon?s defense ? the Tigers only allowed the Crusaders to actually drive the football once, that being a time-consuming 11-play, 52-yard march in the third quarter which resulted in a field goal which pushed the Moeller lead to 27-14. For the game, the Tigers limited Moeller to just 205 yards, which was less than the 217 they allowed North Park to gain. ? The Tigers limited Moeller to just 4-of-11 on third-down conversions, but none may have been as big as the third-and-18 the Crusaders converted in the third quarter with a 26-yard completion. Moeller was on its own 12 at the time. ? The Tigers have had three different leading receivers ? by yardage ? in their three games this season. Last week, it was Bryan Sheegog with four catches for 70 yards. In the previous two weeks, it was Dailey (3 for 80 vs. North Park) and Gamble (4 for 79 vs. Woodson). ? As for overall numbers, Dailey?s nine catches for 138 yards are both team highs, while Gamble is second with eight grabs for 103 yards. Giorgio Jackson is third on a team with seven catches (for 63 yards), while Sheegog and Miller each have five grabs ? for 85 and 39 yards, respectively. Tommy Leonard is the only other Tiger with multiple catches, having snared four for 31 yards. ... The depth at linebacker has been tested over the last couple of weeks. It started with a recurring chest injury to outside linebacker Michael Porrini, which has kept him sidelined since Week Two. Then there was a concussion suffered by Colly against Woodson which put him on the bench vs. Moeller. Colly?s backup, K.J. Herring, has been battling a stinger which limited his playing time against the Crusaders as well. Colly does return this week, while Herring figures to be a game-time decision. ? Speaking of linebackers, Irvin continues to show a nose for the football, recording eight solo tackles, plus one assisted stop and a tackle for loss against Moeller. For the season, the first-year starter has made a team-high 15 solo tackles to go with three assisted stops, three tackles for loss, a sack, a pass break-up and a caused fumble. ? The Tigers? leading tackler is Gamble, who has made 19 total stops ? 12 of those solo ? from his strong safety position. Irvin?s 18 total tackles is second on the team, followed in order by Scassa (18 total), Colly (13) and Dailey (10). ? The Tigers came up with two more interceptions against Moeller ? one by Massey and the other by Miller ? giving them five for the season. Massey and Miller each have a pair of picks, while Gamble has one. Massey and Gamble each returned an interception for a score against North Park. ? After not recording a sack in the season opener, Massillon has done a good job of getting to the quarterback in the last two weeks. The Tigers had 3.5 sacks against Woodson in Week Two, then recorded three more against Moeller. Scassa had one from his inside linebacker position, while both defensive ends ? Steve Yoder and Nate Heimann ? recorded a sack as well. ? Corey Hildreth provided a spark for the Tigers in the third quarter when he rushed up the middle and blocked a Crusader punt. Not only did he get the block, he also picked up the pigskin and returned it 24 yards for a touchdown. It was the second time Massillon has blocked a kick of some form. Sheegog blocked an extra point against North Park. ? The stinger to Herring opened the door for J.T. Turner to pick up some early carries as Gamble?s backup against Moeller. He finished with six carries for 34 yards. ? Stacy awarded Scout Team Player of the Week honors to Tim Adkins (offense) and Brian Wade (defense). Marcus Bigsbee was Lifter of the Week, while Seth Stanton?s performance in French II class earned Student of the Week recognition. ? Hamilton?s Gruner has completed 29-of-51 passes for 424 yards, with four touchdowns and two interceptions. He threw three TDs against Paradise Valley last week. ? Taylor and Peacock are neck-and-neck for the lead in receiving yards. Taylor has 14 catches for 172 yards, while Peacock has 10 grabs for 174 yards. Peacock is coming off of a four-catch, 100-yard effort vs. Paradise Valley. ? Sims is Hamilton?s leading rusher with 74 yards on just 14 carries. Two others have at least 50 yards ? Deboskie with 67 yards on 12 carries and Jeffery with 50 yards on only five carries, all of that against Paradise Valley. ? Sanford is leading the team is tackles with 18, followed by 15 tackles for Workman and another 14 for defensive end Kory Boxberger. ? Boxberger is second on the team in sacks with two. Fellow defensive end Chris Schaan has a team-high three sacks. ? The leader in the Hamilton secondary is safety Glenn Love. Love has a pair of interceptions on the season, one in each of Hamilton?s two games. Those two interceptions are tied for the team lead with cornerback Tanner Chitwood. ? Hamilton has forced eight turnovers this season, including five interceptions. ? Hamilton may have the smallest offensive line the Tigers have faced this season. The Huskies? front averages 249 pounds a man, a number boosted by 6-foot-2, 280-pound guard Zack Melton and 6-5, 265-pound tackle Patrick Jamison. ? Hamilton?s defensive line is much smaller than Moeller?s, which averaged 261.7 pounds a man. The Huskies? biggest defensive lineman is nose guard Kori Rutt, who stands 6-2, 230 pounds. The unit as a whole averages 215 pounds. ? Hamilton?s kicking game is strong with placekicker Brent Blaylock. Blaylock has kicked off 10 times this season, and seven of those have reached the end zone for touchbacks. ? Speaking of placekickers, Steve Schott is a perfect 17-for-17 on extra-points this season. ? Workman also serves as Hamilton?s punter and is averaging 37.2 yards on six punts. That includes a 47-yarder. ? As for the Tigers? punter, Robb Maylor is averaging 35.6 yards on seven punts. His longest is a 42-yarder. All of those punts came against Moeller. ? For the second week in a row, the Tigers will be facing a team coached by a Notre Dame alumnus. Last week, it was former Fighting Irish All-American linebacker Bob Crable. This week, it is Belles, who was a backup quarterback and special teams player for Notre Dame for Gerry Faust and Lou Holtz in the last 1980s. He was Tony Rice?s backup on the Fighting Irish?s 1988 national championship team.
Coach speak: ?I think they?re a very good defensive team and a very athletic defensive team,? Massillon?s Stacy said. ?Their two returning starters are defense are Matt Sanford, who we think is an excellent Mike linebacker and had an excellent state championship game last year, and their outside linebacker Andy Workman, who we also think is a good player. Kory Boxberger stands out to me. He?s not very big, but he?s very active.
?I think they?re really hanging their hat on being a really good offensive football team. They?re led by Brad Gruner, their quarterback. I think he?s a good passer. They do run a lot of option with him, even though I don?t think he?s extremely fast, I do think he does an effective job running the option. Tony Sims, Trey Peacock and Kerry Taylor are their three skilled guys. They?re all track kids and they?re all three 4.4, 4.5 40 guys. They have good speed, they have good size. They?re very, very talented on offense.?
?We know they?re still a good team, even after losing,? Hamilton?s Belles said. ?I don?t think last Saturday (against Moeller) is any indication of how good they are. I?m sure they?re anxious to get back out on the field and prove that wasn?t the real them. I just think that was one of those games that got away from them. I don?t think you can overlook this team at all.?
- CHRIS EASTERLING
Massillon Tigers scouting report
The teams: The Massillon Tigers finally played a team from Ohio last Saturday, but fell behind 24-0 in the first quarter on their way to a 48-14 loss to Moeller at Cincinnati?s Paul Brown Stadium. Massillon gave up a punt return for a score, an interception return for another score, as well as a total of five turnovers in the loss. That setback comes on the heels of a pair of wins over out-of-state opponents: North Park Collegiate (Ont.) 68-6 in the season opener, then H.D. Woodson (Washington, D.C.) 59-7 in Week Two.
The Hamilton Huskies out of Chandler, Ariz., have only been a football program since 1998, but that hasn?t prevented them from rising to the top of the heap in Arizona?s big-school (Class 5A) division. Hamilton is 93-11 all-time as a program, and that is including the Huskies? two wins this season over Red Mountain 21-7 in the season opener and 49-7 over Paradise Valley last week. Hamilton has played in four of the last five Arizona Class 5A state championship games, winning in 2003 and 2004 while losing by a 15-14 score against Brophy out of Phoenix in last year?s title game at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.
The strategies: Woody Hayes wouldn?t recognize the offenses these two teams utilize. Both Massillon and Hamilton have a variety of packages they can go to, with a variety of talented skill players to run those packages. The Tigers are more apt to be in the traditional I-formation than the Huskies, looking to get the running game going with All-Ohio candidate Brian Gamble. But Massillon has shown it is just as likely to put quarterback Bobby Huth (if healthy and able to play) in the shotgun and put four receivers ? including Gamble ? spread out in the formation. Huth has a multitude of targets to choose from in the passing game, as six different Tiger players have at least four catches on the season, led by Andrew Dailey and Gamble with nine and eight, respectively. Hamilton, meanwhile, figures to be as diverse an offense as the Tigers face this season. As Tiger coach Tom Stacy said this week, ?They?ll run the Wing-T. They?ll run some I-formation. They?ll run no-back. They show you a lot of different things.? Husky coach Steve Belles said over the summer his goal is to be somewhere between 50-50 and 60-40 in a run-pass ratio, but that is all dependent on what the opposing defense is giving Hamilton?s offense. So far, the Huskies have been fairly consistent in the breakdown, throwing the ball 26 times in each of their first two games, while running the ball 30 times in the opener and 31 times last week. Hamilton does run the option a bit with senior quarterback Brad Gruner, who is coming back from a knee injury suffered in the season opener of 2005. Gruner isn?t the quickest player on the field, but he has been effective in running it. Where Gruner is dangerous is in the passing game, where he can spread the ball to dangerous weapons like receivers Kerry Taylor (an Arizona State recruit) and Trey Peacock, or running backs like Tony Sims, Covaughn Deboskie or Nathan Jeffery.
Defensively, both teams want to bring the pressure, but will do so out of differing fronts. Massillon has shifted to a 3-4 front full-time this season, and it has put added pressure on the Tiger linebackers to make plays. So far, so good, though, as all four of Massillon?s starting linebackers ? outside linebackers Dailey and Dorie Irvin and inside linebackers Cody Colly and Antonio Scassa ? are in the top five in total tackles for the season. The key has been to get the new-look defensive line, anchored by returning starter Emery Saunders, to occupy the offensive line, while also adding pressure to the quarterback. Hamilton, meanwhile, is a 4-3 front that also relies heavily on its linebackers, specifically middle linebacker Matt Sanford and outside linebacker Andy Workman, to make plays. But, like the Husky offense, the defense will also shift into a variety of packages dependent on the opponent. Hamilton has shown a 50 look and a ?Bear? look during the course of the season. In the secondary, they have flip-flopped between man coverage and Cover 2, going to the former a lot in the red zone when the Huskies are most apt to blitz.
The key matchups: Massillon?s secondary vs. Hamilton?s passing game. While the Huskies have been balanced in their play calling, the yardage isn?t so balanced ? 442 passing compared to 286 rushing. Couple that with the fact Hamilton boasts two of the more athletic and fast receivers in Taylor and Peacock the Tigers will see all season, and it?s no wonder why the onus will be on the secondary of cornerbacks Trey Miller and Kevin Massey and safeties Gamble and Darion McGuire to contain that attack. If Massillon can either limit the touches or limit the yards after catch, it can force the Huskies to drive the ball, opening up more opportunities for Hamilton to make a mistake.
Another matchup to keep an eye on pits Massillon?s offensive line against Hamilton?s defensive front. A week ago against Moeller, the Tigers struggled to keep the running game going against the aggressive Crusader defense, as Massillon averaged just over three yards a carry on 30 attempts. So the focus will be on how the Tiger offensive line responds to the challenge this week against a front four which isn?t nearly as big as Moeller?s, but may be just as quick if not quicker, especially at the end positions.
Streaks, stats and facts: Massillon has never played a team from Arizona in its history. ? Looking for a bright spot in the Tiger loss, try the defense. Even though Moeller put up 48 points ? 35 against Massillon?s defense ? the Tigers only allowed the Crusaders to actually drive the football once, that being a time-consuming 11-play, 52-yard march in the third quarter which resulted in a field goal which pushed the Moeller lead to 27-14. For the game, the Tigers limited Moeller to just 205 yards, which was less than the 217 they allowed North Park to gain. ? The Tigers limited Moeller to just 4-of-11 on third-down conversions, but none may have been as big as the third-and-18 the Crusaders converted in the third quarter with a 26-yard completion. Moeller was on its own 12 at the time. ? The Tigers have had three different leading receivers ? by yardage ? in their three games this season. Last week, it was Bryan Sheegog with four catches for 70 yards. In the previous two weeks, it was Dailey (3 for 80 vs. North Park) and Gamble (4 for 79 vs. Woodson). ? As for overall numbers, Dailey?s nine catches for 138 yards are both team highs, while Gamble is second with eight grabs for 103 yards. Giorgio Jackson is third on a team with seven catches (for 63 yards), while Sheegog and Miller each have five grabs ? for 85 and 39 yards, respectively. Tommy Leonard is the only other Tiger with multiple catches, having snared four for 31 yards. ... The depth at linebacker has been tested over the last couple of weeks. It started with a recurring chest injury to outside linebacker Michael Porrini, which has kept him sidelined since Week Two. Then there was a concussion suffered by Colly against Woodson which put him on the bench vs. Moeller. Colly?s backup, K.J. Herring, has been battling a stinger which limited his playing time against the Crusaders as well. Colly does return this week, while Herring figures to be a game-time decision. ? Speaking of linebackers, Irvin continues to show a nose for the football, recording eight solo tackles, plus one assisted stop and a tackle for loss against Moeller. For the season, the first-year starter has made a team-high 15 solo tackles to go with three assisted stops, three tackles for loss, a sack, a pass break-up and a caused fumble. ? The Tigers? leading tackler is Gamble, who has made 19 total stops ? 12 of those solo ? from his strong safety position. Irvin?s 18 total tackles is second on the team, followed in order by Scassa (18 total), Colly (13) and Dailey (10). ? The Tigers came up with two more interceptions against Moeller ? one by Massey and the other by Miller ? giving them five for the season. Massey and Miller each have a pair of picks, while Gamble has one. Massey and Gamble each returned an interception for a score against North Park. ? After not recording a sack in the season opener, Massillon has done a good job of getting to the quarterback in the last two weeks. The Tigers had 3.5 sacks against Woodson in Week Two, then recorded three more against Moeller. Scassa had one from his inside linebacker position, while both defensive ends ? Steve Yoder and Nate Heimann ? recorded a sack as well. ? Corey Hildreth provided a spark for the Tigers in the third quarter when he rushed up the middle and blocked a Crusader punt. Not only did he get the block, he also picked up the pigskin and returned it 24 yards for a touchdown. It was the second time Massillon has blocked a kick of some form. Sheegog blocked an extra point against North Park. ? The stinger to Herring opened the door for J.T. Turner to pick up some early carries as Gamble?s backup against Moeller. He finished with six carries for 34 yards. ? Stacy awarded Scout Team Player of the Week honors to Tim Adkins (offense) and Brian Wade (defense). Marcus Bigsbee was Lifter of the Week, while Seth Stanton?s performance in French II class earned Student of the Week recognition. ? Hamilton?s Gruner has completed 29-of-51 passes for 424 yards, with four touchdowns and two interceptions. He threw three TDs against Paradise Valley last week. ? Taylor and Peacock are neck-and-neck for the lead in receiving yards. Taylor has 14 catches for 172 yards, while Peacock has 10 grabs for 174 yards. Peacock is coming off of a four-catch, 100-yard effort vs. Paradise Valley. ? Sims is Hamilton?s leading rusher with 74 yards on just 14 carries. Two others have at least 50 yards ? Deboskie with 67 yards on 12 carries and Jeffery with 50 yards on only five carries, all of that against Paradise Valley. ? Sanford is leading the team is tackles with 18, followed by 15 tackles for Workman and another 14 for defensive end Kory Boxberger. ? Boxberger is second on the team in sacks with two. Fellow defensive end Chris Schaan has a team-high three sacks. ? The leader in the Hamilton secondary is safety Glenn Love. Love has a pair of interceptions on the season, one in each of Hamilton?s two games. Those two interceptions are tied for the team lead with cornerback Tanner Chitwood. ? Hamilton has forced eight turnovers this season, including five interceptions. ? Hamilton may have the smallest offensive line the Tigers have faced this season. The Huskies? front averages 249 pounds a man, a number boosted by 6-foot-2, 280-pound guard Zack Melton and 6-5, 265-pound tackle Patrick Jamison. ? Hamilton?s defensive line is much smaller than Moeller?s, which averaged 261.7 pounds a man. The Huskies? biggest defensive lineman is nose guard Kori Rutt, who stands 6-2, 230 pounds. The unit as a whole averages 215 pounds. ? Hamilton?s kicking game is strong with placekicker Brent Blaylock. Blaylock has kicked off 10 times this season, and seven of those have reached the end zone for touchbacks. ? Speaking of placekickers, Steve Schott is a perfect 17-for-17 on extra-points this season. ? Workman also serves as Hamilton?s punter and is averaging 37.2 yards on six punts. That includes a 47-yarder. ? As for the Tigers? punter, Robb Maylor is averaging 35.6 yards on seven punts. His longest is a 42-yarder. All of those punts came against Moeller. ? For the second week in a row, the Tigers will be facing a team coached by a Notre Dame alumnus. Last week, it was former Fighting Irish All-American linebacker Bob Crable. This week, it is Belles, who was a backup quarterback and special teams player for Notre Dame for Gerry Faust and Lou Holtz in the last 1980s. He was Tony Rice?s backup on the Fighting Irish?s 1988 national championship team.
Coach speak: ?I think they?re a very good defensive team and a very athletic defensive team,? Massillon?s Stacy said. ?Their two returning starters are defense are Matt Sanford, who we think is an excellent Mike linebacker and had an excellent state championship game last year, and their outside linebacker Andy Workman, who we also think is a good player. Kory Boxberger stands out to me. He?s not very big, but he?s very active.
?I think they?re really hanging their hat on being a really good offensive football team. They?re led by Brad Gruner, their quarterback. I think he?s a good passer. They do run a lot of option with him, even though I don?t think he?s extremely fast, I do think he does an effective job running the option. Tony Sims, Trey Peacock and Kerry Taylor are their three skilled guys. They?re all track kids and they?re all three 4.4, 4.5 40 guys. They have good speed, they have good size. They?re very, very talented on offense.?
?We know they?re still a good team, even after losing,? Hamilton?s Belles said. ?I don?t think last Saturday (against Moeller) is any indication of how good they are. I?m sure they?re anxious to get back out on the field and prove that wasn?t the real them. I just think that was one of those games that got away from them. I don?t think you can overlook this team at all.?
- CHRIS EASTERLING
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Watson, Crick & A Twist
Colerain crushed Cardinal O'Hara in the second game of the Herbie challenge yesterday, recording yet another shut-out and running their record to 4-0.
Findlay (which entered the game 0-3) fared less well.
They posted the first score but then gave up 31 unanswered points in an over-matched contest with Texas High (Texarkana) who features Ryan Mallett at QB. Final score 44-21.
Findlay (which entered the game 0-3) fared less well.
They posted the first score but then gave up 31 unanswered points in an over-matched contest with Texas High (Texarkana) who features Ryan Mallett at QB. Final score 44-21.
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