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Weekly High School Computer Rankings

October 5, 2010

Div. I, Region 2 Twinsburg, Perry, Massillon, Canton McKinley currently reside in the top eight in the region.  Medina and Hoover are within striking distance. Div. II, Region 5 Copley, Tallmadge, Ashland and Kent Roosevelt make the great eight with Walsh Jesuit an No. 9 and facing a big game against St. Vincent-St. Mary this [...]

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Pigskin Computer Rankings: How Do Local Schools Rate?

September 28, 2010

Div. I, Region II Perry, Medina, Massillon all occupy slots in the top eight with McKinley just outside the magical number. Div. II, Region IV Copley and Tallmadge are in the top eight with Walsh Jesuit sitting at No. 9 waiting to pounce with Kent Roosevelt and Ravenna nearby. Div. II, Region VII Lake currently [...]

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Football preview: Lake (2-0) @ Canton McKinley (2-0)

September 11, 2010

Week three: Lake (2-0) @ Canton McKinley (2-0) 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Fawcett Stadium Storyline: The Blue Streaks and Bulldogs meet in a Federal League matchup of undefeated teams that love to rush the football. McKinley has compiled a 4-2 record against Lake since joining the Federal League in 2004. Ironically, the winner of this game [...]

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Report: Another offer for McKinley QB

July 26, 2010

Canton McKinley senior QB Kyle Ohradzansky (6-1, 212) has reportedly added an offer from Cornell, says ScoutingOhio.com. He also has an offer from Illinois State.

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Doran Grant ranked No. 1 Ohio football player in Class of 2011

July 16, 2010

OhioVarsity.com announced its Class of 2011 Preseason Top 150 high school football players in the state of Ohio. Doran Grant is ranked No. 1 and Steve Miller is ranked No. 5 on the list that has several area players on it. The local players on the list are: 1. Doran Grant, DB, St. Vincent-St. Mary [...]

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Report: Canton McKinley QB has scholarship offer

July 2, 2010

Canton McKinley QB Kyle Ohradzansky (6-1, 212) has reportedly been offered by Illinois State, according to ScoutingOhio.com. Ohradzansky will be a senior this upcoming season.

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McKinley softball coach fired amid allegations of inappropriate behavior with students

May 11, 2010

Amid allegations that he behaved inappropriately with one or more students, the softball coach at Canton McKinley High School has been fired. The Canton City Schools Board of Education approved the firing of Johnny L. McElroy at a regular meeting Monday night. McElroy has been suspended without pay since April. According to the Canton Repository, [...]

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Canton McKinley to play on ESPNU

April 22, 2010

The Canton McKinley football team will play Huber Heights Wayne in the Kirk Herbstreit Varsity Football Series on Sunday, Sept. 5 at Ohio Stadium at 3:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU. McKinley features senior-to-be defensive end Steve Miller, who has orally committed to Ohio State. Wayne, a Division I program near Dayton, features [...]

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High school hoops playoff thoughts

March 14, 2010

Here are my thoughts about this week’s girls state basketball action and the boys regional tournaments: *I think Walsh Jesuit could defeat defending Division II champion Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown in the 3 p.m. Thursday semifinal. The Blazers have had a weaker post season schedule, but are a veteran club and will be a heavy [...]

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Four area football teams play tonight

November 21, 2009

Here is a schedule and notes for tonight’s football games that involve area high schools: (All games are scheduled to start at 7 p.m.) DIVISION I Canton McKinley (8-4) vs. Massillon Washington (9-3), at University of Akron InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field – A classic Stark County rivalry game. – The Bulldogs defeated the Tigers 35-21 in [...]

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Playoffs take wild turns

November 15, 2009

The best prediction I made all year was on SportsTime Ohio’s high school football playoff preview. I said this would be the wildest playoff year ever and there is plenty of evidence to back it. *Four No. 8 seeds remain as we head to the regional finals, including Canton McKinley. And who would think that McKinley [...]

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Football playoffs – anybody surprised?

November 9, 2009

After Week One of the five weeks of football playoffs, here are my observations looking back and moving ahead. *The Federal League rematch of Canton McKinley and Canton GlenOak will be a different game. The Bulldogs were the eight seed going into top seeded Toledo Whitmer and demolished the Glass City bunch, which did not surprise me, McKinley [...]

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November 5, 2009

Here are my thoughts on this week’s playoff games: *The best games – North Canton Hoover at Massillon in Division I and Ravenna at Lake Catholic in Division II. The Vikings have a chance because in its two losses, the Tigers defense gave up far too many big plays. Hoover is tested and look for [...]

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The day McKinley rose up and ended Hudson’s playoff hopes

November 4, 2009

When you are a writer, you see things from different angles than the public, particularly fans that follow one high school team. On Saturday, Canton McKinley defeated Massillon, 35-21, which is always special in and of itself. Here were the Bulldogs, a team that had blown a 34-2 lead two weeks earlier in a 38-34 [...]

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Playoffs!? It is the week of yes and no

October 26, 2009

It is Week 10 and there is no room for bad play or flu. In many cases, it is essentially  a playoff week for teams, meaning win or go home. Unlike other sports, football pairs down the number of post season schools to only one out of seven. The top eight teams in each region [...]

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Top 25 Ohio High School Nicknames

October 22, 2009

Hey everyone! This is my column that’s running in the Akron Beacon Journal Friday, but it’s posted on Ohio.com now, as you can see. Thanks to everyone who submitted votes for their favorite high school nicknames. If there are other crazy nicknames from out of state, post them so we can all get some laughs. [...]

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Report: Snow to visit Purdue this weekend

September 23, 2009

Canton McKinley senior LB Jewone Snow will reportedly visit Purdue this weekend, according to Rivals.com. Purdue plays host to Notre Dame on Saturday.

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Report: Snow schedules official visit

September 8, 2009

Canton McKinley senior LB Jewone Snow has reportedly scheduled an official visit to Purdue on Sept. 26, according to ESPN.com. Snow also reportedly told an ESPN affiliate that he wants to take an official to West Virginia.

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Wilder has two Big East offers

August 7, 2009

Canton McKinley senior RB Bryce Wilder has scholarship offers from Syracuse and West Virginia, according to Canton McKinley coach Ron Johnson.

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Jewone Snow update

May 6, 2009

Canton McKinley junior LB Jewone Snow (6-2, 220) is one of the area’s top recruits in the 2010 class. He has at least nine offers, including several Big Ten Schools. Rivals.com reported this week that Snow plans to make a trip to Michigan at the end of May and could visit Tennessee. The Web site also reported Snow [...]

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