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Hoops Preview at Buchtel High School

November 25, 2011

For those ready to greet the high school basketball season, the Buchtel Griffins will host a preview of teams from Northeast Ohio at the school on 1040 Copley St. The Richmond Heights Spartans will face off against Cleveland Collinwood at 6 p.m. followed by the Griffins vs. Cleveland East Tech at 7 p.m.

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Thursday Night Lights Preview: Buchtel vs. East

September 22, 2011

Game:  Buchtel (1-3, 1-0) vs. East (0-4, 0-1) Where:  InfoCision Stadium at the University of Akron When: 6 p.m. What to look for:  Coach Ricky Powers’ Buchtel Griffins got their first taste of victory last week against Garfield whether that translates to a run for the team remains to be seen.  Buchtel still has the [...]

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Game Night: Buchtel Griffins at Massillon Tigers

August 25, 2011

Game: Buchtel Griffins at Massillion Tigers Time: 7:30 p.m. at Paul Brown Tigers Stadium Outlook:  Buchtel High School has to figure out how to replace 25 seniors from last year, including quarterbacks and wide receivers.  Look for a couple of interesting moves on Buchtel’s side of the ball, including Powers moving Jarrod Wilson to the [...]

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Film Flap Surrounds Buchtel-Massillon Match-Up

August 22, 2011

Buchtel Griffins coach Ricky Powers Is it too early in the football season for a gamesmanship? The Buchtel Griffins are scheduled to kick-off the season against the Massillon Tigers Thursday night at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, but coach Ricky Powers and his staff have little idea what they’ll be facing when the teams play. Powers, [...]

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Highlights From City Series Media Day

August 3, 2011

Buchtel FS/QB Jarrod Wilson will graduate early and enroll at the University of Michigan so he can be at spring practice. The mascot’s name has changed for East High School officially.  The teams from East will now be known as the Dragons. instead of the “Orientals”.  An official with the Akron Public Schools said that [...]

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Firestone Four To Attend Ellet and Play Football

July 21, 2011

According to Larry Sullivan, one of the four young men involved, the four Firestone players who transferred to Buchtel High School in the hopes of playing for coach Ricky Powers will attend Ellet High School and play for the Ellet Orangmen. Sullivan, along with Timote Anderson, DeDonte Cheatham, Dierre Smith became embroiled in a controversy [...]

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Football: Taking in 7-on-7 Football This Week – Buchtel

July 20, 2011

For fans of high school football, this is the beginning of the best time of the year. I started by taking in 7-on-7s Tuesday night at Buchtel High School where the Griffins went through passing scrimmages (no contact) with East High School, Warrensville Heights, John F. Kennedy and John Adams from Cleveland. You don’t learn [...]

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Buchtel DB Commits to Maize and Blue

July 9, 2011

Buchtel Griffins defensive back Jarrod Wilson has verbally committed to play for the Michigan Wolverines in the fall of 2012, according to AkronNewsNow. The defensive standout was one of the key reasons Buchtel went so far in the state playoffs. Wilson had offers from Penn State, Michigan State, Notre Dame and others.

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Buchtel Receiver-Track Standout Receives Offer

March 31, 2011

Nate Harris, who played wide receiver for the Buchtel Griffins, received an offer to play football for the Indiana Hoosiers  Harris who runs track for the Griffins as well and recently broke a state indoor track record will also be able to continue that aspect of his career.

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Buchtel’s Corey Smith gets another SEC offer

March 23, 2011

According to a source close to him, Buchtel wide receiver Corey Smith has received a scholarship offer from the University of Alabama. The Crimson Tide join a host of colleges who are after Smith. He’s also been offered by Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Michigan State, North [...]

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State Hoops Tournament: Buchtel vs. Benedictine, Walsh vs. University

March 9, 2011

Buchtel Griffins vs. St. Benedictine  Where:  Stow-Munroe Falls High School In a nutshell:  Benedictine took Woodridge in their sectional game last week, but Buchtel isn’t Woodridge.  Not having seen Benedictine play, it’s difficult to know their strengths.  But with Buchtel it’s easy:  they play pressure defense 95 percent of the time relying on that to [...]

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Revere impresses in win at Buchtel

March 2, 2011

Here are some additional thoughts, facts and quotes from Revere’s boys basketball win at Buchtel on Tuesday night: The Revere boys basketball team won its school-record 19th game of the season Tuesday with a 67-58 victory over host Buchtel. Revere (19-1) handled the Buchtel (17-3) defensive pressure with poise and never trailed in the regular [...]

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Buchtel’s Smith and Wilson Add More Offers

February 28, 2011

A source close to the Buchtel football program told Ohio.com that wide receiver Corey Smith and defensive back Jarrod Wilson picked up more offers from Division I football programs Monday. The duo both were offered by Syracuse, West Virginia, Pitt and Penn State and Wilson received an offer from Kent State and picked up one from [...]

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Buchtel Receiver Adds More Major Offers

February 23, 2011

Buchtel wide receiver Corey Smith added an offer from Notre Dame Tuesday night in a list that continues to grow. Just over the weekened the University of Tennessee offered the junior reciever. He will take an unofficial visit there this weekend, Ohio.com has learned.

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Buchtel’s Oden to Commit

February 21, 2011

Akron Buchtel Griffins DB-LB Marlon Oden announced in this Facebook newsfeed that he will be going to Wilberforce, Ohio to play for Central State University.

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Parking Policy for City Series Championship Game

February 17, 2011

Akron Public School officials are asking those who plan to attend tonight’s City Series boys championship basketball game between the Firestone Falcons and Buchtel Griffins to not enter the building from the parking lot entrance.  Instead fans will only be allowed to enter through the Rampart Avenue doors which is the main entrance to the [...]

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Buchtel DB Adds Another Huge Offer

February 17, 2011

Jarrod Wilson, the 6-foot-2, 205 lbs defensive back, received an offer to play for the University of Michigan Wednesday, according to ScoutingOhio.com. Wilson now has offers from Illinois, Michigan State and the Wolverines and the Buckeyes apparently have a significant interest.

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Buchtel Juniors Receive Significant Offers

February 16, 2011

Buchtel junior wide receiver Corey Smith and junior defensive back Jarrod Wilson both received offers to attend and play for the Fighting Illini of Illinois today. Additionally, Smith received an offer from an SEC school, the University of Georgia, to play wide receiver. Update: According to Scouting Ohio, Wilson has also received an offer from [...]

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Buchtel Duo Finally Receive Offers

February 14, 2011

Two more players from state runner-up Buchtel finally received offers to attend college and continue their playing careers. Marlon Oden, DB-LB and first team all-Ohio, received an offer from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. And defensive lineman Shaquille Riddick, who stands 6-foot-7 with room to add muscle to his frame, received an offer from [...]

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Buchtel DB Gets Michigan State Offer

February 11, 2011

Buchtel Griffins defensive back Jarrod Wilson received an offer to play for the Michigan State Spartans according to a source. Jarrod caught the eye of college scouts with standout post-season play.  It’s widely known that he would love to continue to be teammates with Griffins wide receiver Corey Smith.  Smith already has an offer from [...]

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