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Honor&Glory
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A picture of Connor from today's Cincinnati Enquirere prep preview....
RB Terrance Sherrer (Minnesota, Iowa recruit) is on the left and Cobrani Mixon is on the right behind Connor.
RB Terrance Sherrer (Minnesota, Iowa recruit) is on the left and Cobrani Mixon is on the right behind Connor.
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Welcome to opening day … er opening night!!
There will be a smattering of high school football games across the state this evening with most of the state’s 700-plus football playing schools getting into action Friday and Saturday.
For the third year in a row, we will be presenting the Ohio High’s Man of the Year award in football. The inaugural winner in 2003 was Cleveland Glenville’s Ted Ginn Jr., now at Ohio State. The 2004 winner, Akron Hoban’s Tyrell Sutton, now at Northwestern, ended his career as the leading rusher in Ohio prep history.
Who will step forward to win Ohio High’s Man of the Year award as well as the Mr. Football award, presented annually by The Associated Press?
We have a worthy list of candidates to keep an eye on. Here we go:
* Chris Wells, RB, Akron Garfield – The 6-2, 225-pound Wells rushed for 1,939 yards and scored 20 TDs as a junior. He is rated as Ohio High’s top prospect in the state and is considered one of the nation’s top five prospects overall by Scout.com. This Ohio State verbal says his goal is 3,000 yards. If he gets there, Garfield would be a certain playoff contender and Wells would likely have made his case.
* Rudy Kirbus, QB, Cleveland St. Ignatius – The 6-4, 200-pound Kirbus will have every opportunity to shine, piloting what could end up being the state’s best Division I team. He threw for 1,437 yards and 18 TDs last year. And he’ll be throwing to Notre Dame verbal (and longtime target) Robby Parris.
* Mike McGee, QB, Columbus Brookhaven – The 6-1, 190-pound McGee was the driving force behind Brookhaven’s Division II state championship team with 1,902 yards passing and 22 TDs. If Brookhaven succeeds in jump up to Division I, McGee could get a serious look.
* Jahmal Brown, RB, Cleveland Benedictine – The 5-10, 190-pound Brown rushed for 1,894 yards and scored 21 TDs in helping lead Benedictine to the Division III state title.
* Miles Schlichter, QB, Washington C.H. Miami Trace – The 6-1, 210-pound Schlichter led Trace to a 10-0 regular season in 2004. He threw for 1,790 yards and 19 TDs and also rushed for 620 yards and four scores a year ago.
* Nate Davis, QB, Bellaire – The 6-3, 220-pound Davis threw for over 2,000 yards and 26 TDs in 2004. If Bellaire can again advance to the playoffs, Davis may be a name to keep in mind for postseason honors.
* Mike Hartline, QB, Canton GlenOak – The 6-5, 190-pound Hartline threw for 2,400 yards and 16 TDs in 2004. If he can cut down on 18 interceptions and if GlenOak can solve crosstown rival Canton McKinley and go deep in the playoffs, Hartline might be a strong awards candidate.
* Connor Smith, OL, Cincinnati Colerain – Awards like this rarely go to linemen. They just don’t have those appealing stats. But the 6-5, 295-pound Smith is considered one of the nation’s top 25 college prospects. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.
* Kurt Coleman, CB, Clayton Northmont – The 5-11, 190-pound Coleman came up big for Northmont last year with 91 tackles and 10 interceptions. If he can lead Northmont to the playoffs, Coleman would have to be an awards candidate. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.
* Ross Homan, RB-LB, Coldwater – Homan had over 140 tackles for Coldwater’s No. 1-ranked Division IV team. He also is a standout in the backfield. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.
* Devon Torrence, junior, RB-DB, Canton South – The 6-1, 180-pound Torrence is the state’s top-rated junior and may be that class’ best chance to steal the award away from the seniors. He rushed for over 1,000 yards and scored 20 touchdowns last year as a sophomore.
* Anthony Elzy, RB, Warren JFK – Elzy rushed for over 2,500 yards a year ago at JFK.
* Delone Carter, RB, Copley – Carter was in the 2,000-yard range last year for Copley.
Preseason Predictions
OK, with the games starting tonight, I will share my state championship picks and a dark horse in each division. Here goes:
Division I – Cleveland St. Ignatius gets a record 10<SUP>th</SUP> title, defeating Columbus Brookhaven in the title game. Cincinnati Moeller, which hasn’t been to the state final four since 1997, is my dark horse.
Division II – Dublin Scioto drops down from D-I. I like Scioto to down Avon Lake in the title game. My dark horse is Springboro with a ton of seniors.
Division III – Until somebody beats Cleveland Benedictine, this is their division. They go for three in a row and I think they beat Columbus DeSales to get it. My others to watch would be a toss-up between Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit and Mentor Lake Catholic.
Division IV – I like Coldwater to finally break through and win the state title, beating Youngstown Ursuline in the title game. My dark horse would be Bellaire – provided it can get past nearby Martins Ferry (finally).
Division V – It would be foolish to bet against St. Henry and Versailles, right? St. Henry hosts Versailles in the game of the year in this division on Oct. 21. St. Henry is the defending champ, but Versailles drops down from D-IV where it was the runner-up last year. I’ll take Versailles for the title. Hamler Patrick Henry is another one to watch.
Division VI – Defending champ Dola Hardin Northern is again the pick, but look out for D-V dropouts Delphos St. John’s and Liberty Center.
Good luck to your team in 2005 and he’s hoping they go all the way!
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Welcome to opening day … er opening night!!
There will be a smattering of high school football games across the state this evening with most of the state’s 700-plus football playing schools getting into action Friday and Saturday.
For the third year in a row, we will be presenting the Ohio High’s Man of the Year award in football. The inaugural winner in 2003 was Cleveland Glenville’s Ted Ginn Jr., now at Ohio State. The 2004 winner, Akron Hoban’s Tyrell Sutton, now at Northwestern, ended his career as the leading rusher in Ohio prep history.
Who will step forward to win Ohio High’s Man of the Year award as well as the Mr. Football award, presented annually by The Associated Press?
We have a worthy list of candidates to keep an eye on. Here we go:
* Rudy Kirbus, QB, Cleveland St. Ignatius – The 6-4, 200-pound Kirbus will have every opportunity to shine, piloting what could end up being the state’s best Division I team. He threw for 1,437 yards and 18 TDs last year. And he’ll be throwing to Notre Dame verbal (and longtime target) Robby Parris.
* Jahmal Brown, RB, Cleveland Benedictine – The 5-10, 190-pound Brown rushed for 1,894 yards and scored 21 TDs in helping lead Benedictine to the Division III state title.
* Anthony Elzy, RB, Warren JFK – Elzy rushed for over 2,500 yards a year ago at JFK.
* Delone Carter, RB, Copley – Carter was in the 2,000-yard range last year for Copley.
Preseason Predictions
OK, with the games starting tonight, I will share my state championship picks and a dark horse in each division. Here goes:
Division I – Cleveland St. Ignatius gets a record 10<SUP>th</SUP> title, defeating Columbus Brookhaven in the title game. Cincinnati Moeller, which hasn’t been to the state final four since 1997, is my dark horse.
Division II – Dublin Scioto drops down from D-I. I like Scioto to down Avon Lake in the title game. My dark horse is Springboro with a ton of seniors.
Division III – Until somebody beats Cleveland Benedictine, this is their division. They go for three in a row and I think they beat Columbus DeSales to get it. My others to watch would be a toss-up between Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit and Mentor Lake Catholic.
Division IV – I like Coldwater to finally break through and win the state title, beating Youngstown Ursuline in the title game. My dark horse would be Bellaire – provided it can get past nearby Martins Ferry (finally).
Division V – It would be foolish to bet against St. Henry and Versailles, right? St. Henry hosts Versailles in the game of the year in this division on Oct. 21. St. Henry is the defending champ, but Versailles drops down from D-IV where it was the runner-up last year. I’ll take Versailles for the title. Hamler Patrick Henry is another one to watch.
Division VI – Defending champ Dola Hardin Northern is again the pick, but look out for D-V dropouts Delphos St. John’s and Liberty Center.
Good luck to your team in 2005 and he’s hoping they go all the way!
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It's No. 1 vs. No. 2 for the second straight year in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown today, with Colerain again the team to beat.
The Cardinals, ranked atop the Enquirer Division I coaches' football poll and No. 13 nationally by USA Today, face St. Xavier, No. 2 in the Enquirer poll, at 4:30 p.m. at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium. It is the marquee game of the eighth annual season-opening event.
Last year, Colerain and Elder were ranked 1-2 in the area when they met. Colerain won 21-3, and the Cardinals went on to win the 2004 state title.
"There's tremendous excitement again, but you're always on pins and needles when you play a GCL team," Colerain coach Kerry Coombs said.
The GCL is the Greater Catholic League South division, which along with Colerain's Greater Miami Conference has produced the last three state champs (the GCL's Elder in 2002 and '03, Colerain in '04).
Colerain pounded its GCL opposition last year, beating Elder 21-3 in the opener and then 38-3 in the playoffs, plus a 35-7 regular-season win over La Salle and a 34-6 playoff win over Moeller.
Coombs is more apt to remember the 2002 season, when Colerain was upset by Moeller in a Showdown opener. The Cardinals are 49-1 in the regular season since 2000, with the '02 Moeller loss the lone blemish.
St. Xavier coach Steve Specht knows some have predicted his team will upset the Cardinals, but he said Colerain is the favorite until proven otherwise.
"It's going to be a barnburner," Specht said. "We feel pretty good about what we're doing, but I look at Colerain and I see they're still big, fast and athletic."
Colerain senior linebacker Cobrani Mixon, who has committed to Michigan, is questionable with a knee injury. Otherwise all the major players seem to be in place, including Colerain offensive lineman Connor Smith (committed to Ohio State) and St. X all-area running back Chris Cionni.
The Cardinals, ranked atop the Enquirer Division I coaches' football poll and No. 13 nationally by USA Today, face St. Xavier, No. 2 in the Enquirer poll, at 4:30 p.m. at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium. It is the marquee game of the eighth annual season-opening event.
Last year, Colerain and Elder were ranked 1-2 in the area when they met. Colerain won 21-3, and the Cardinals went on to win the 2004 state title.
"There's tremendous excitement again, but you're always on pins and needles when you play a GCL team," Colerain coach Kerry Coombs said.
The GCL is the Greater Catholic League South division, which along with Colerain's Greater Miami Conference has produced the last three state champs (the GCL's Elder in 2002 and '03, Colerain in '04).
Colerain pounded its GCL opposition last year, beating Elder 21-3 in the opener and then 38-3 in the playoffs, plus a 35-7 regular-season win over La Salle and a 34-6 playoff win over Moeller.
Coombs is more apt to remember the 2002 season, when Colerain was upset by Moeller in a Showdown opener. The Cardinals are 49-1 in the regular season since 2000, with the '02 Moeller loss the lone blemish.
St. Xavier coach Steve Specht knows some have predicted his team will upset the Cardinals, but he said Colerain is the favorite until proven otherwise.
"It's going to be a barnburner," Specht said. "We feel pretty good about what we're doing, but I look at Colerain and I see they're still big, fast and athletic."
Colerain senior linebacker Cobrani Mixon, who has committed to Michigan, is questionable with a knee injury. Otherwise all the major players seem to be in place, including Colerain offensive lineman Connor Smith (committed to Ohio State) and St. X all-area running back Chris Cionni.
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Honor&Glory
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a bit off topic...but I kinda like that Colerain is being overlooked...they have as many as five major d-1 recruits on this team and 13 returning starters from last years team...watch...they are going to beat st. x pretty good today....this team IS going to, at least, return to the title game. They are still the class of Southwest Ohio.bucknuts44820 said:link
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Welcome to opening day … er opening night!!
There will be a smattering of high school football games across the state this evening with most of the state’s 700-plus football playing schools getting into action Friday and Saturday.
For the third year in a row, we will be presenting the Ohio High’s Man of the Year award in football. The inaugural winner in 2003 was Cleveland Glenville’s Ted Ginn Jr., now at Ohio State. The 2004 winner, Akron Hoban’s Tyrell Sutton, now at Northwestern, ended his career as the leading rusher in Ohio prep history.
Who will step forward to win Ohio High’s Man of the Year award as well as the Mr. Football award, presented annually by The Associated Press?
We have a worthy list of candidates to keep an eye on. Here we go:
* Chris Wells, RB, Akron Garfield – The 6-2, 225-pound Wells rushed for 1,939 yards and scored 20 TDs as a junior. He is rated as Ohio High’s top prospect in the state and is considered one of the nation’s top five prospects overall by Scout.com. This Ohio State verbal says his goal is 3,000 yards. If he gets there, Garfield would be a certain playoff contender and Wells would likely have made his case.
* Rudy Kirbus, QB, Cleveland St. Ignatius – The 6-4, 200-pound Kirbus will have every opportunity to shine, piloting what could end up being the state’s best Division I team. He threw for 1,437 yards and 18 TDs last year. And he’ll be throwing to Notre Dame verbal (and longtime target) Robby Parris.
* Mike McGee, QB, Columbus Brookhaven – The 6-1, 190-pound McGee was the driving force behind Brookhaven’s Division II state championship team with 1,902 yards passing and 22 TDs. If Brookhaven succeeds in jump up to Division I, McGee could get a serious look.
* Jahmal Brown, RB, Cleveland Benedictine – The 5-10, 190-pound Brown rushed for 1,894 yards and scored 21 TDs in helping lead Benedictine to the Division III state title.
* Miles Schlichter, QB, Washington C.H. Miami Trace – The 6-1, 210-pound Schlichter led Trace to a 10-0 regular season in 2004. He threw for 1,790 yards and 19 TDs and also rushed for 620 yards and four scores a year ago.
* Nate Davis, QB, Bellaire – The 6-3, 220-pound Davis threw for over 2,000 yards and 26 TDs in 2004. If Bellaire can again advance to the playoffs, Davis may be a name to keep in mind for postseason honors.
* Mike Hartline, QB, Canton GlenOak – The 6-5, 190-pound Hartline threw for 2,400 yards and 16 TDs in 2004. If he can cut down on 18 interceptions and if GlenOak can solve crosstown rival Canton McKinley and go deep in the playoffs, Hartline might be a strong awards candidate.
* Connor Smith, OL, Cincinnati Colerain – Awards like this rarely go to linemen. They just don’t have those appealing stats. But the 6-5, 295-pound Smith is considered one of the nation’s top 25 college prospects. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.
* Kurt Coleman, CB, Clayton Northmont – The 5-11, 190-pound Coleman came up big for Northmont last year with 91 tackles and 10 interceptions. If he can lead Northmont to the playoffs, Coleman would have to be an awards candidate. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.
* Ross Homan, RB-LB, Coldwater – Homan had over 140 tackles for Coldwater’s No. 1-ranked Division IV team. He also is a standout in the backfield. He has already verbaled to Ohio State.
* Devon Torrence, junior, RB-DB, Canton South – The 6-1, 180-pound Torrence is the state’s top-rated junior and may be that class’ best chance to steal the award away from the seniors. He rushed for over 1,000 yards and scored 20 touchdowns last year as a sophomore.
* Anthony Elzy, RB, Warren JFK – Elzy rushed for over 2,500 yards a year ago at JFK.
* Delone Carter, RB, Copley – Carter was in the 2,000-yard range last year for Copley.
Preseason Predictions
OK, with the games starting tonight, I will share my state championship picks and a dark horse in each division. Here goes:
Division I – Cleveland St. Ignatius gets a record 10<SUP>th</SUP> title, defeating Columbus Brookhaven in the title game. Cincinnati Moeller, which hasn’t been to the state final four since 1997, is my dark horse.
Division II – Dublin Scioto drops down from D-I. I like Scioto to down Avon Lake in the title game. My dark horse is Springboro with a ton of seniors.
Division III – Until somebody beats Cleveland Benedictine, this is their division. They go for three in a row and I think they beat Columbus DeSales to get it. My others to watch would be a toss-up between Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit and Mentor Lake Catholic.
Division IV – I like Coldwater to finally break through and win the state title, beating Youngstown Ursuline in the title game. My dark horse would be Bellaire – provided it can get past nearby Martins Ferry (finally).
Division V – It would be foolish to bet against St. Henry and Versailles, right? St. Henry hosts Versailles in the game of the year in this division on Oct. 21. St. Henry is the defending champ, but Versailles drops down from D-IV where it was the runner-up last year. I’ll take Versailles for the title. Hamler Patrick Henry is another one to watch.
Division VI – Defending champ Dola Hardin Northern is again the pick, but look out for D-V dropouts Delphos St. John’s and Liberty Center.
Good luck to your team in 2005 and he’s hoping they go all the way!
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:!Care to that back? Also, I'm not sure if you've been paying attention, but it doesn't look like Robby Schoenhoft is going to be playing TE any time soon. You just love to make a fool of yourself don't youHonor&Glory said:
Granted, it was the first game of the season and there's plenty of time for adjustments, but they'd better make them fast, because Colerain needs to make the playoffs before they can, AT LEAST, return to the title game as you predicted. They are not the class of SW Ohio. Nah, seriously though, I'm interested in your thoughts on the game. Do you think you maybe overlooked X*? Were you impressed by X* today or did you feel, like a few Colerain fans, that both teams were bad today and X* was merely a little better? Personally I think both teams will be very good and will probably meet in the playoffs, but it seems like a lot of Colerain fans are in denial and would rather just blame the loss on Pride and Haynes rather than give X any credit. If you don't mind, I'd be interested in knowing what's going on with the QB situation this week and next...I know you guys don't readily give out inside info, but I'm just an X* fan with no interest in revealing it to any other teams :)
Hopefully you guys work out the kinks soon. Last year, Colerain was only 3rd? in the Harbins despite going 10-0. Colerain may not even make the playoffs if they go 8-2 or 7-3, so hopefully you work things out quickly. Best of luck, hopefully you guys can run the table from here on out (Unless, of course, you meet us in the playoffs).
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X Buckeyes07 X said::!Care to that back? Also, I'm not sure if you've been paying attention, but it doesn't look like Robby Schoenhoft is going to be playing TE any time soon. You just love to make a fool of yourself don't you
I might think twice before slamming of the more contributing posters on the board. Besides, I don't think the Conner Smith thread is the place to slam the very person who kept us in the loop about Conner up to Conner's commitment to us.
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Try reading my whole post next time. I was obviously kidding, as anyone with a 5th grade reading comprehension could deduce from the "Nah, seriously though" sentence. Regardless, I was merely responding to H&G's post which he admitted himself was off topic.
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no, Colerain did not overlook X....X is very good and Colerain has too many issues at QB right now...As I posted in another thread, X used Connor's ability against Colerain by allowing him to bury X's LB's and crash his vacated spot with a DE and safety off the edge...Specht outcoached Coombs and Haynes. Congrats to X...we will see you in November.X Buckeyes07 X said::!Care to that back? Also, I'm not sure if you've been paying attention, but it doesn't look like Robby Schoenhoft is going to be playing TE any time soon. You just love to make a fool of yourself don't you
Nah, seriously though, I'm interested in your thoughts on the game. Do you think you maybe overlooked X*? Were you impressed by X* today or did you feel, like a few Colerain fans, that both teams were bad today and X* was merely a little better? Personally I think both teams will be very good and will probably meet in the playoffs, but it seems like a lot of Colerain fans are in denial and would rather just blame the loss on Pride and Haynes rather than give X any credit. If you don't mind, I'd be interested in knowing what's going on with the QB situation this week and next...I know you guys don't readily give out inside info, but I'm just an X* fan with no interest in revealing it to any other teams :)
Hopefully you guys work out the kinks soon. Last year, Colerain was only 3rd? in the Harbins despite going 10-0. Colerain may not even make the playoffs if they go 8-2 or 7-3, so hopefully you work things out quickly. Best of luck, hopefully you guys can run the table from here on out (Unless, of course, you meet us in the playoffs).
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Well, obviously Colerain didn't overlook them, I was talking specifically about you, referring to your comment made just yesterday that Colerain would beat X pretty well. With a weak GMC, an 8-2 Colerain may not make the playoffs, they'd better right the ship in a hurry. Unfortunately, this loss makes me think that Colerain is going to go back to scheduling softies all year as they used to, because with how weak the GMC is they can't afford a few tough games unless they have the kind of talent they had last year, where it just doesn't matter.Honor&Glory said:
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I did. And it figures you refer to a fifth-grade reading level, seeing as that is the level your post was written...
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X Buckeyes07 X said:
Lakota West made the playoffs last year with an 8-2 record out of the GMC...Colerain still has Harbin Cows in Highlands and Lakota East...if the Cards go 8-2 they will be in the playoffs.
Mili...thanks for the back up.
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Why is this still in Connor's thread? A better question...why is X talking smack about high school?
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