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March 2009

Louisville senior WR commits

March 31, 2009

Louisville senior WR Brandon Mathie has committed to play at Mount Union. Mathie was all-state, all-district, all-county and all-league for the Leopards. He had 67 receptions for 974 yards and eight touchdowns last season. Mathie joins Louisville quarterback Neal Seaman at Mount Union.

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Dayton basketball standout to visit Akron

March 31, 2009

Dayton Jefferson junior center Adreian Payne told Rivals.com he will visit Akron “in a couple of weeks.” Payne (6-10, 215 pounds) reportedly has interest from some of the nation’s top programs including Cincinnati, Florida, Kansas, Louisville, Maryland, Ohio State, Tennessee, Xavier and others. This season, Payne averaged 12.3 points per game (as of March 10) [...]

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Solon junior OL has offer

March 30, 2009

Solon junior OL Brandon Nelli (6-4, 235) has an offer from Toledo, according to Rivals.com. He also reportedly has received interest from Indiana, Bowling Green and Ohio University.

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Canton McKinley football update

March 30, 2009

We spoke with Canton McKinley football coach Ron Johnson this morning. Here are some topics we discussed: Junior LB Jewone Snow has more than 30 scholarship offers. Snow, a first-team all-Ohio player last season, is listed at 6-feet-3 and 228 pounds. Johnson said Snow is much faster this offseason and has been efficient in his [...]

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St. V-M wins Division II boys basketball state title

March 28, 2009

St. Vincent-St. Mary won the 2009 Division II boys basketball state championship Saturday with a 59-53 victory over Dayton Thurgood Marshall in the Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena on the campus of Ohio State University. Senior Daylen Harrison led the Fighting Irish (23-4) with 21 points and four rebounds. Harrison made four free throws in [...]

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McKinley graduate wins NCAA Division II basketball title

March 28, 2009

The University of Findlay men’s basketball team won the NCAA Division II championship game Saturday afternoon, with a 56-53 overtime victory over Cal Poly Pomona in Springfield, Ma. The Findlay Oilers completed the perfect season with a 36-0 record. Marcus Parker, a 2006 Canton McKinley graduate, is a junior on Findlay’s team. Parker, a starting [...]

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Canton McKinley sophomore with three offers

March 27, 2009

Canton McKinley sophomore DE Steve Miller (6-5, 218) has offers from Florida, Michigan State and Purdue, according to a report from Bucknuts.com.

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Gulley picks up two more offers

March 27, 2009

Garfield junior RB Tyson Gulley (5-9, 175) picked up offers from Miami (Ohio) and Central Michigan this week, according to Garfield coach Bob Sax. Gulley also has offers from Akron, Ball State, Kansas, Toledo and Ohio University.

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Pittsburgh showing interest in Snow

March 26, 2009

Canton McKinley junior LB Jewone Snow (6-3, 237) has been hearing from Pitt lately, according to Rivals.com. Snow, one of the state’s top players in the 2010 class, has offers from Pitt, Illinois, Cincinnati, Indiana, Michigan State, Penn State, Purdue and West Virginia. “Pitt has been sending me information,” Snow told PantherLair.com in a report posted today. [...]

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Solon junior schedules visits

March 25, 2009

Solon junior DE Darryl Baldwin (6-6, 245) has made a schedule of unofficial visits in April. Baldwin, who is rated the No. 5 player overall the 2010 class by Ohio High Magazine, has offers from Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Purdue, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Stanford, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Akron. Here is the schedule [...]

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Walsh Jesuit junior gets national honor

March 24, 2009

Walsh Jesuit junior RHP Tyler Skulina (6-6, 235) has been named to the Perfect Game USA High School Underclassmen All-American team. Skulina, who has orally committed to play at Virginia, is the only area player on the list. There are two other players in Ohio.

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Twinsburg senior commits to Walsh

March 24, 2009

Twinsburg senior Ashley Winston has signed to play golf at Walsh University. She plans to major in middle school education at the NAIA Division II school. Winston lettered four years at Twinsburg.

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Erick Howard update

March 20, 2009

North Canton junior RB Erick Howard – the 2008 Mr. Football award winner – continues to draw significant college interest. Howard, who is 5-10 and 210 pounds, told Rivals.com he has offers from Akron, Kent State, Colorado, Cincinnati and possibly Michigan State. “I am happy to have those offers but I plan on waiting,” Howard told [...]

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Getting closer to April 15

March 20, 2009

No, we aren’t referring to tax day. April 15 is the start of the regular signing period for basketball players in the 2009 class. The final signing date is May 20. Basketball had an early signing period Nov. 12-19 in 2008. The regular signing period for field hockey, soccer, track and field, cross country and men’s [...]

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Class of 2012

March 19, 2009

St. Vincent-St. Mary freshman forward Lorenzo Cugini, who is 6-feet-5, is named among the top seven players to watch in the 2012 class by Ohio High Magazine. Any others that should be on that list from this area?

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Class of 2011

March 19, 2009

There are a couple of local boys’ basketball standouts mentioned among the state’s top prospects in the 2011 class by Ohio High Magazine. St. Vincent-St. Mary junior power forward Jakarr Simpson is rated No. 7 in the state, according to the publication. Canton Timken guard Jehvon Clarke is No. 13. SVSM guard Ricky Johnson is No. [...]

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Prep Talk

March 19, 2009

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Wadsworth junior getting interest

March 18, 2009

Wadsworth junior OT Ben Buzzelli (6-5, 290) is getting a lot of college interest, according to Wadsworth football coach Greg Dennison. Buzzelli doesn’t have any offers yet. He was fourth in the Division I state wrestling meet this month.

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Walsh Jesuit junior close to offer

March 17, 2009

Just heard from Walsh Jesuit coach Gerry Rardin that Tulsa is getting close to offering junior RB-DB Cameron Ontko (6-0, 215).  Ontko is one of the top local prospects in the 2010 class. Ontko, who doesn’t have any offers yet, has taken unofficial visits to Michigan State and Wisconsin. Ontko is getting interest from Big 10 and MAC programs.

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Cincinnati-area player gets Akron offer

March 17, 2009

Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller junior offensive tackle Jeff Tanner (6-4, 275) has been offered by Akron, according to Cincinnati.com. Tanner also has offers from Kent State and Ohio.

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