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Gulley to visit Syracuse this weekend

November 17, 2009

Garfield senior RB Tyson Gulley will take an unofficial visit to Syracuse this weekend, according to Garfield coach Bob Sax.
Gulley is considering a visit to Central Michigan next week.

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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 has [...]

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Garfield football team looking ahead to 2010

November 6, 2009

The Garfield football team finished with a 6-4 record this season and coach Bob Sax said the Rams are looking forward to 2010.
“We lose four starters from this year’s team, so we are really excited about next year,” Sax said. “But we need to have a good offseason and continue to come together as a team.”
Garfield [...]

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Buchtel defeats Garfield 14-8

October 30, 2009

Buchtel defeated Garfield 14-8 Friday night to win the City Series football championship at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field on the campus of the University of Akron.

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Buchtel & Garfield meet tonight for City Series football title

October 30, 2009

The Buchtel and Garfield football teams meet tonight at 7 p.m. on the campus of the University of Akron.
The winner of tonight’s matchup on Summa Field within InfoCision Stadium will finish the season with a perfect record within the City Series and earn the City Series title.
Garfield is seeking its second consecutive City Series title. [...]

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Garfield prepares for Buchtel

October 28, 2009

Garfield plays Buchtel in a highly-anticipated football showdown for the City Series title at 7 p.m. Friday at the University of Akron.
The Rams (6-3, 5-0 City Series) are coming off a 37-12 over Kenmore last week. Garfield coach Bob Sax said senior running back Tyson Gulley missed last week’s game with flu-like symptoms. Sax said [...]

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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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Garfield football update

October 21, 2009

Garfield plays at Kenmore at 2 p.m. Saturday and the Rams insist they need get better and reduce turnovers during the game.
Garfield (5-3) defeated Firestone 27-6 last week.
“We need to keep getting better and work on the fundamentals,” Garfield coach Bob Sax said. “Take one game at a time and never overlook anyone. I am still [...]

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Gulley focused on season

October 21, 2009

As we reported earlier, Garfield senior RB Tyson Gulley is pretty certain on three official visits he will take to college programs once the season is over. Gulley is also considering two additional visits.
Garfield coach Bob Sax said Gulley prefers not to make the schools known just yet.
“Tyson’s keeping quiet on who he plans on [...]

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Gulley considering visits

October 19, 2009

Garfield senior running back Tyson Gulley is pretty certain on three official visits he wants to take once the season is over, according to Garfield coach Bob Sax. Gulley is also considering two more visits.
Recruits are allowed five official visits during their senior year.

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Firestone and Garfield set for InfoCision Stadium meeting

October 16, 2009

Firestone and Garfield will meet tonight for a key City Series game at InfoCision Stadium on the campus of the University of Akron.
Both teams feature impressive rushing attacks. The Golden Rams (4-3, 3-0) boast the Gulley brothers, senior Tyson Gulley and sophomore Toneo Gulley. The Falcons (3-4, 2-1) counter with junior Cody Grice.
Garfield defeated host [...]

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City Woes

October 13, 2009

It’s been a few years since a City Series football team qualified for the state playoffs. In 2004, both Buchtel and Garfield made the playoffs and Garfield, led by former Ohio State star running back Chris “Beanie” Wells, played (and lost) to Copley in the first round of the Division II playoffs.
Copley was led by [...]

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Garfield prepares for Ellet

October 8, 2009

 Garfield plays at Ellet at 7 p.m. Friday and Rams football coach Bob Sax is still looking for a complete game from his squad this fall.
Garfield (3-3) is coming off a 23-0 win over East last week. Ellet (2-4) defeated Firestone 20-6 last week.
“Ellet is always a tough game,” Sax said in an e-mail. “They are well-coached and [...]

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Garfield prepares for East

September 29, 2009

Garfield football coach Bob Sax believes his team hasn’t put together a complete game this season. The Rams (2-3) are coming off a loss to Massillon last week. Garfield plays East (0-5) at noon Saturday at Buchtel.
Sax said despite East’s record, the team has playmakers on the field.
“We need to be fundamentally sound on both sides of the ball [...]

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Toneo Gulley could play Saturday

September 29, 2009

Garfield sophomore RB Toneo Gulley (ankle) could play Saturday afternoon in the Rams game against East at Buchtel.
“We are hoping to get Toneo back this week from an ankle injury,” Garifield coach Bob Sax said in an e-mail.
Garfield (2-3) plays East (0-5) at noon Saturday.

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First City Series crowd about 2,500; gates in front are not open

September 28, 2009

The first City Series football game between North and Kenmore played the University of Akron’s  InfoCision Stadium at Summa Field drew an estimated crowd of 2,500, according Joe Howard, program manager of interscholastic sports for Akron Public Schools.
Some fans groused about gates at the facilities not being open underneath the scoreboard by the parking lot on Exchange [...]

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Garfield football update

September 16, 2009

Garfield (1-2) opens City Series competition against North at noon Saturday at Buchtel. Garfield coach Bob Sax said the Rams are healthy for Saturday’s game with no major injuries.
Sax believes the Rams haven’t put together a complete game on both sides of the ball yet. He wants to reduce the penalties that have created third-and-long situations.  [...]

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Garfield Still Upbeat After Yet Another Close Loss To Archbishop Hoban

September 2, 2009

Garfield football coach Bob Sax feels for his team, especially his seniors, after they lost yet another close, down-to-the-wire game with Archbishop Hoban (31-28) last Thursday.
What Garfield needs to do is forget about that game. The Rams have always been in a position to win the last four years but couldn’t make the plays in [...]

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ARCHBISHOP HOBAN HIT BY INJURIES

August 26, 2009

You could hear the disappointment in Archbishop Hoban football coach Ralph Orsini’s voice. Recently, the veteran coach watched all preseason long how hard senior nose tackle Joe Zazo busted his butt to earn a starting spot. Zazo was a model player, teammate and senior leader.
But during one of the last practices of preseason, when practice [...]

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Garfield football update

August 24, 2009

Garfield football coach Bob Sax is preparing his team for the season opener Thursday night at Hoban.
The two teams have played in the opener for seven consecutive years. Hoban has won every game against Garfield in the season openers this decade.
“The Hoban game is always a great opener,” Sax said in an e-mail. “They will [...]

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