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August 2008

Week 2 football scoreboard

August 29, 2008

LOCAL SCOREBOARD Archbishop Hoban 38, Walsh Jesuit 21 Aurora 40, Crestwood 14 Barberton 26, Medina 10 Brunswick 36, Brush 14 Canton South 28, Canfield 6 Cloverleaf 38, Fairview 21 CVCA 33, Norwayne 17 East Canton 54, Sandy Valley 7 Garfield 19, Copley 16 Garaway 20, Canton Timken 13 GlenOak 27, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 14 Green 54, [...]

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Area girls have eyes on soccer titles

August 27, 2008

By Michael Beaven Special to the Beacon Journal The high school girls soccer season has begun with several area teams feeling that they are legitimate state contenders. Archbishop Hoban and Walsh Jesuit return several key players from last season’s teams, which advanced to state semifinal matches. Jackson and Medina annually field strong teams. Brunswick Cloverleaf, [...]

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Video Report: Gridlocks Week2

August 27, 2008

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Power poll — Week 2

August 27, 2008

BEACON JOURNAL POWER POLL Week 2 of the 2008 Beacon Journal poll. 1. Walsh Jesuit (III, 1-0): The Warriors came away with an impressive 48-14 win at Licking Valley, which reached the Division III state championship last year. Senior quarterback Kyle Snyder rushed for 249 yards and two touchdowns. Next: Archbishop Hoban. 2. Louisville (II, [...]

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Garfield vs. Copley- At Green!

August 26, 2008

Garfield and Copley will square off against each other Friday night but the game will be at Green. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Copley at 7 p.m. Copley athletic director Dana Addis sent out an email regarding the change Tuesday afternoon. My guess is the new articifial surface that is beibng [...]

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Beetdiggers (That’s Right) In Canton

August 25, 2008

Canton’s Fawcett Stadium will be the site for a football quadruple-header Saturday in the fourth annual “Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series.” In the final game of the evening at 8 p.m., Massillon (1-0) will take on the Jordan (Utah) Beetdiggers (what a GREAT nickname!) Herbstreit is a former Ohio State quarterback and currently is an [...]

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LeBron James wins gold medal

August 24, 2008

Akron native LeBron James won his first gold medal Sunday following the United States of America men’s basketball victory over Spain in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. USA defeated Spain 118-107 in the gold medal game and outscored opponents 106.2-78.4 in eight games. James, a 2003 St. Vincent-St. Mary High School graduate, [...]

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Game Wrap up: Northwest-Orrville

August 23, 2008

Northwest held off a tough Orrville team 34-13 Friday night at Smilek Stadium. The Indians, behind the running of Dan Beers, scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away on a hot muggy night. Despite the 21-point win, the game was extremely close for most of the night with the weather playing a [...]

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Tahj Dent’s 100 Yards to Glory

August 23, 2008

Buchtel head coach Ricky Powers has seen it all in his days as a former all-state running back at Buchtel, an all-Big Ten performer at Michigan and a former NFL player. But in the Griffins’ 45-29 loss at Massillon Friday, Powers said he witnessed something he had never seen in person. His senior quarterback and [...]

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Revere 24, Firestone 0- The Day After

August 23, 2008

* MORGAN’S MVP: Revere junior running back John Battaglia earned the game ball. He’s about 5-9, 175 pounds but he runs much bigger. Against Firestone, Battaglia rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries. That’s right…39 carries!!!! I decided to look at the boxscores that we received and printed in Saturday morning’s paper [...]

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Week 1 top performances

August 22, 2008

RUSHING Kyle Snyder, Walsh Jesuit, 13-249, 2 TD Danny Beers, Northwest, 17-188, 2 TD Erick Howard, North Canton Hoover, 22-185, 3 TD Devin Richardson, Ellet, 26-181, 2 TD John Battaglia, Revere, 39-179, 2 TD Caleb Laps, Perry, 9-163, 1 TD Bobby Brown, North, 5-152, 2 TD Armand Dehaney, Walsh Jesuit, 6-133, 2 TD Thad Nofsinger, [...]

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Week 1 Scoreboard

August 22, 2008

Local Scoreboard Alliance 39, Crestwood 26 Ashland 51, Willard 12 Brunswick 51, Mansfield 35 Chagrin Falls 27, Woodridge 21 Chippewa 12, Norton 7 Cloverleaf 10, Buckeye 6 Crestview 29, Northwestern 0 Dalton 42, Garaway 26 East 38, Carrollton 14 Ellet 33, Springfield 7 Field 28, Waterloo 0 Garfield Heights Trinity 19, Coventry 7 Garrettsville 21, [...]

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Archbishop Hoban 27, Garfield 26 OT- The Day After

August 22, 2008

My observations from Archbishop Hoban’s 27-26 overtime win against Garfield in the season-opener for both teams: * MORGAN’S MVP: No question, my pick is 5-foot-9, 175-pound Garfield junior running back Tyson Gulley. He rushed for a game-high 225 yards on 25 carries. Gulley rushed for over 130 yards- just in the first quarter, with touchdown [...]

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Football poll: Week 1

August 21, 2008

The Beacon Journal’s ‘‘Power Poll’’ ranks teams based on expectations for the 2008 season within their OHSAA division relative to other area teams. It is not a predictor of head-to-head strength. Here are the first rankings with division and 2007 record. 1. Walsh Jesuit (III, 9-2) Quarterback Kyle Snyder and running backs Cameron Ontko and [...]

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Gridlocks: Week 1

August 21, 2008

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Firestone graduate Mark Gangloff earns second gold medal

August 17, 2008

American swimmer Mark Gangloff won his second career gold medal Sunday following the 400-meter medley relay in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Gangloff, a 2000 Firestone High School graduate and former Stow resident, swam in a 400-meter medley relay prelim and thus was eligible for the medal even though he did not [...]

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Archbishop Hoban’s Brian Slack headed to Miami (OH) for football

August 14, 2008

Archbishop Hoban senior Brian Slack has orally committed to continue his academic and football careers at Miami (Ohio) University, Hoban coach Ralph Orsini said. Slack, a 6-foot-5 and 230-pound athlete who played tight end and defensive end for the Knights, was a Division II All-Ohio Special Mention this past fall. He also earned first-team honors [...]

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Highland football players getting looks

August 11, 2008

A good Division I football prospect can help carry a high school football team through a season. Medina Highland is lucky enough to have at least three. Running back/linebacker Chris Snook, linebacker Tyler Houska and kicker Eric Duale have all created plenty of buzz by college recruiters as they head into their senior season. Snook brings the most [...]

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Cloverleaf achieving off the field

August 11, 2008

One could definitely make an argument that the Colts are one of the smarter teams in the conference. Senior Linebacker Kyle Juszczyk (31) and wide receiver Keegan Conry (32) both scored over 30 on their ACT test. Juszczyk is a legitimate Division I prospect who is being pursued heavily by the Ivy League schools. Harvard [...]

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Three Akron area athletes to compete in Olympics

August 8, 2008

The Akron area will have three athletes competing for the United States of America in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. The athletes are: basketball player LeBron James, swimmer Mark Gangloff and javelin thrower Kim Kreiner. The trio all competed and represented USA in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Gangloff won a [...]

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