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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 Week 10 at Fawcett Stadium [...]

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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 and [...]

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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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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 loss [...]

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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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Firestone’s Flossie Fired Up

September 22, 2009

The Firestone Falcons lost to Massillon last week 42-21 but Firestone coach Tim Flossie said he couldn’t have been more happy with the way his team, led by Jeremy Mingo battled at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.
“We were in it up until almost the fourth quarter,” Flossie said.
The Falcons only trailed Massillon 21-14 at halftime and [...]

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Stow football coach sees benefits to hosting Massillon

September 9, 2009

Marty Tinkler says he sees nothing but positive things coming from hosting Massillon Friday night at Stow.
“Certainly financially this helps the program with a big crowd. It also helps us increase the profile of the program,” said the Bulldog coach. “If you want to be the best, you have to play the best.”
The Bulldogs (0-2) [...]

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Falcons Still Learning To Fly

September 9, 2009

Despite losing 28-7 last week at Northwest, Firestone coach Tim Flossie said he was encouraged by his team’s effort.
“We lost the ball four times inside Northwest’s 30,” Flossie said. “(Northwest) is a solid team, we just missed our opportunities.”
The bright spot for Firestone was running back Cody Grice, who rushed for over 100 yards. The [...]

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Massillon 2-for-2 on Thursday nights

September 4, 2009

Massillon opened the 2009 season with a pair of Thursday night games at home.
The Tigers won both after a 35-10 victory over GlenOak on Thursday night and a 42-20 triumph over Buchtel in Week 1.
Senior quarterback Robert Partridge threw four touchdown passes in the Buchtel win, junior receiver Devin Smith contributed two receiving touchdowns and [...]

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FOR BUCHTEL, WINNING THE HARDHAT IS THE GOAL

August 26, 2009

It seems that every year for the last several years, Buchtel travels down to Paul Brown Tiger Stadium to face the Massillon Tigers. This year is no exception as the Griffins open the season Thursday against Massillon.
But also this year, the teams will have something significant to play for. Buchtel head coach Ricky Powers said [...]

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Massillon football seeks another state playoff spot

August 25, 2009

Senior quarterback Robert Partridge is expected to orchestrate the Massillon offense with an ability to pass and run that has attracted college attention and several offers.
Senior Jeff Myers, a University of Toledo recruit, will anchor the offensive line.
Senior lineback Spencer Leno, senior lineman Joe Studer and senior defensive back Bo Grunder will lead the defense [...]

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Massillon ready for season

August 17, 2009

The Massillon football team return seven starters on offense and five on defense, according to JJHuddle.com’s Ohio High Magazine.
“Our kids had a great offseason,” Massillon coach Jason Hall told the Web site. “If our kids can reach their potential, I think we can have a very successful season. Our junior and senior classes are a very tight-knit [...]

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2009 High School Football Recruits Sign

February 5, 2009

Here is a list of 2009 Football Recruiting Classes for the University of Akron, Kent State, Ohio State and other local high school players that signed with other schools.
NOTE: This information was obtained from high schools and colleges in person or via e-mail, fax, mail, etc. There will be additional local players that will sign [...]

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Massillon senior selected for All-American football game

December 17, 2008

Massillon Washington High School senior Justin ”J.T.” Turner has been selected to play in the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Tigers Athletic Director Tim Ridgley recently announced.
The game is set for Jan. 3 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Turner will be honored in a ceremony at Washington High School at 1:40 p.m. Friday as [...]

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One And Done at Nordonia, Hall Makes Big Jump To Massillon

April 11, 2008

The voice message said, “”You have reached Jason Hall, head football coach at Nordonia High School…”
Hall will quickly be changing that message to, “”You have reached Jason Hall, head football coach at Massillon High School…” if he hasn’t already.
On Thursday, Hall, 33, resigned as head coach at Nordonia after leading the Knights to a 10-2 [...]

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Hall to Massillon

April 11, 2008

Jason Hall was named the new football coach and assistant athletic director at Massillon on Thursday night.
He leaves Nordonia after one season.
Hall, a Columbus native, was given a three-year contract to become the 26th head coach in Massillon’s 113-year history. Hall, 33, replaces Tom Stacy, who resigned after three seasons and was hired [...]

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Tell your inspirational stories

April 8, 2008

When it comes to track, it’s always about who ran the fastest, jumped the highest or threw the shot or the discus the farthest. But sometimes there are stories, GREAT, INSPRATIONAL STORIES, that don’t have to do with who won.
For instance, I remember watching the local news in the fall, I think it was, and [...]

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Timken one win from state final four

March 10, 2008

The Canton Timken boys basketball team will play Toledo Whtimer tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Rhodes Arena in a Division I regional championship game at the University of Akron.
The winner of tonight’s game advances to Columbus for the state final four at Value City Arena on the campus of Ohio State University.
Timken, 24-0 this season, [...]

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Archbishop Hoban hires baseball coach

September 10, 2007

Archbishop Hoban High School announced Monday that it has hired Scott Koenig as its new head baseball coach.
Koenig, who was an assistant coach at Firestone for the past six years, will replace former Knights coach Ted Guscoff. Guscoff, who was the head baseball coach at Hoban for five seasons, guided the Knights to the district [...]

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