Kent Roosevelt junior quarterback Tra Chapman has reportedly added a scholarship offer from Northwestern, according to ScoutingOhio.com.

Chapman, who is 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, also has an offer from Kent State.

Kent Roosevelt coach John Nemec confirms senior offensive lineman Curtis Black has orally committed to play football for the University of Akron

Kent Roosevelt coach John Nemec confirms seniors Richard Graves and Shakeel Howard will play football at Lake Erie College.

The following list includes area football teams that are currently ranked high enough to make the post season and may include those just on the outside looking in.  The top eight teams will make the state playoffs.  Here are this week’s computer rankings as provided by the Ohio High School Athletic Association:

Division I, Region 2
No. 1:  Canton GlenOak
No. 5:  Canton McKinley
No. 6:  Massillon Jackson

Just outside:  Wadsworth

Division II, Region 5
No. 4:  Kent Roosevelt
No. 5: Walsh Jesuit
No. 6 (tied):  Copley with Aurora

Division III, Region 9
No. 3:  Ravenna
No. 5:  St. Vincent-St. Mary

Just outside:  Southeast (No. 8); CVCA (No. 9)

Division III, Region 11
No. 4:  Northwest
No. 5:  Marlington

Division IV, Region 13
No. 3:  Canton Central Catholic

Just outside:  Manchester (No. 7)

For a look at example of how rankings are calculated per OHSAA visit: http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/rankcalc.htm

Kent Roosevelt senior Taylor Wise has signed to continue her academic and swimming careers at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.

Wise’s top events are the 100-yard freestyle and the 50 freestyle. She holds school records in both events; 52.83 seconds in the 100 and 24.55 in the 50.

In her four years at Roosevelt, Wise placed first four times in the Division I sectional meet. She also finished in the top 10 multiple times at district and qualified for the state meet during two years.

Wise plans to major in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and pursue a career in Osteopathic Medicine.

Kent Roosevelt senior Morgan Mason has signed to continue his academic and football careers at Occidental College in Los Angeles, Calif.

Mason played linebacker for the Rough Riders, was a team captain and earned the “Mr. Dependability´´ award for his off-season training. He started two years, received three varsity letters and was a first-team All-Portage Trail Conference Metro Division selection.

Academically, Mason compiled a 3.97 grade point average and was a PTC Scholar Athlete.

Mason plans to major in political science and minor in French.

Two boys basketball games highlight the action at Copley High School in the Northeast District Sectional Tournament tonight beginning at 6 p.m.

In the first game:

Firestone Falcons  (12-7) vs. Ellet Orangmen (4-14)

In a nutshell:  These are two traditional City Series rivals squaring off in tournament play.  If Ellet can’t contain Firestone’s Darius Carter this one could be painful.  They also have to watch for Jerome Lane who as improved over the course of the season.  The Falcons blew the Orangmen out in two prior meetings this year.  They say it’s difficult to beat any team three times in a season; I don’t think so in this case.

Garfield Rams (11-8) vs. Kent Roosevelt (13-6)

In a nutshell:  These teams should be relatively even.  Competition is generally better in the City Series, giving Garfield some credibilty.  Roosevelt will have to be sure to contain forward Kevin Brewton.  The Rams will have to contend with Roosevelt junior Bruce Thomas who is coming off a near triple-double against Southeast.

Kent Roosevelt junior guard Ryan Anderson has reportedly added offers from Indiana and Miami (Ohio), according to ScoutingOhio.com.

Anderson, who is 6-foot-4 and 312 pounds, also has offers from Pittsburgh and Boston College .

Standout Kent Roosevelt offensive lineman Ryan Anderson received an offer to play for Boston College Tuesday, he told Ohio.com in an email.

Anderson already had an offer from Indiana University in his back pocket.

He’s also drawn interest from a host of Div. I powers including:  Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Michigan State (who will reportedly make an offer after summer camp), Pitt, Wisconsin and Northwestern.

Kent Roosevelt junior offensive lineman Ryan Anderson continues to visit some college programs. Anderson, who is regarded as one of the state’s top players in the 2012 class, attended the Pittsburgh-West Virginia game last Friday and the Ohio State-Michigan game on Saturday, according to Kent Roosevelt coach John Nemec.

Anderson (6-4, 300 pounds) has an offer from Pittsburgh, according to ScoutingOhio.com.