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Buchtel

City Series Surprise

September 23, 2007

Here are a few quick notes regarding City Series football, which has certainly been surprising this season.
The madness began Sept. 15 when Ellet defeated Buchtel.
With Buchtel (0-5, 0-3 City Series) struggling, the race for the title is wide open. It appears that (listed alphabetically) Firestone (3-2, 2-0), Garfield (3-2, 1-0) and North (4-1, 2-0) are [...]

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Ellet defeats Buchtel 14-12

September 15, 2007

The visiting Ellet Orangemen football team defeated the Buchtel Griffins 14-12 Saturday afternoon.
The victory gives Ellet a 3-1 overall record and a 1-0 City Series mark.
The loss for Buchtel (0-4, 0-1) ends a 31-game winning streak against City Series opponents. Buchtel’s last loss to a league foe was to Garfield in 2001 and the last [...]

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Can Ellet knock off Buchtel?

September 12, 2007

The City Series’ two best football teams from last season meet at noon Saturday when Buchtel hosts Ellet.
The Griffins and Orangemen were each 5-0 in City Series games last season and shared the City title because they were not scheduled to play each other.
This season, the two teams meet in week four.
Buchtel comes [...]

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Buchtel’s Adams selects Michigan State

September 6, 2007

Buchtel senior Johnny Adams has committed to Michigan State to play football on scholarship, according to rivals.com.
Adams, 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds, told rivals.com he decided to commit to Michigan State over offers from Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Syracuse, West Virginia and others.
“I’m a Spartan,” Adams told rivals.com. “I committed (Thursday) morning. I like the Michigan State [...]

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Pittman becomes a Ram

September 2, 2007

Antonio Pittman, a former standout running back at Ohio State University at Buchtel High School, was released Saturday by the New Orleans Saints.
The Saints selected Pittman in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
The Beacon Journal’s Marla Ridenour reported that soon after Pittman was cut, the St. Louis Rams claimed him off waivers. Pittman [...]

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Brooks transfers to University of Akron for basketball

August 30, 2007

Coach Keith Dambrot has added another local talent to the University of Akron men’s basketball team.
Rydell Brooks, a 2006 Buchtel High School graduate, has transferred from Niagara University to the University of Akron and is a member of the Zips men’s basketball team, UA Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations Gregg Bach said.
Bach said Brooks [...]

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City Series football notes

August 21, 2007

I went to the City Series football media day to gather information, get answers to some of your questions and most importantly, eat lasagna. Here are some items I have in my notebook:
—All the coaches agreed that the 2007 season might be the most wide open the City Series has been in years.
“I think this [...]

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Important City Series update

August 20, 2007

Beacon Journal reporter David Lee Morgan told me that Buchtel senior Johnny Adams is going to switch from wide receiver to quarterback this season.
Adams earned special-mention All-Ohio honors in Division III last season as a wide receiver/defensive back/kick return specialist. He was also a second-team all-City Series selection on defense.
Adams, 6-foot, 180 pounds, has received [...]

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Answers to football questions

August 18, 2007

The blogger with the username “Blue Room Bum” asked a good question about Archbishop Hoban safety Will Fleming making a choice about college.
I talked to Hoban football coach Ralph Orsini and he confirmed that Fleming has received offers from the University of Akron and Hawaii. Orsini did not say that Fleming will become a Zip [...]

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City Series football predictions

August 15, 2007

Here is a preseason look at City Series football for the 2007 season. In this post, you will find players (and any all-star recognition they received in the league last season) to watch from each team and my predictions for the upcoming season.
ELLET (8-2 overall, 5-0 in the City Series last season; City Series co-champs).
Top [...]

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Football prospects

July 21, 2007

The football season is approaching, so I compiled a list of high school seniors from the Beacon Journal’s five-county coverage area who are listed as prospects on www.scout.com. There are several area players who are not on this list who will surely play in college. Nonetheless, this should give you some names to look for [...]

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State track and field

June 2, 2007

Here are some highlights from the Division II state track and field meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus: 
The Buchtel girls track and field team won the Division II state title.
Buchtel clinched the title with a first-place finish in the final event, the 1,600-meter relay.
Buchtel freshman Kachay Hullum came from behind down the final [...]

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New coaching era at Buchtel

May 8, 2007

Posted by Beacon Journal sportswriter David Lee Morgan Jr.
The announcement hasn’t been made officially regarding the new football coach at Buchtel but one source told me that it will be former Buchtel star Ricky Powers. The other candidate was former St. Vincent-St. Mary head football coach Jay Brophy, another former Buchtel star.
I met with Brophy [...]

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