Ellet senior Aaron Male has signed to play college football with Walsh University, Ellet coach Joe Yost said Wednesday.
Yost said Male had other offers from Tiffin, Lake Erie College, Baldwin-Wallace and Mount Union.
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Field senior running back Patrick Boggs will college football at Tiffin, Field football coach Patrick Youel said Wednesday.
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Firestone football coach Tim Flossie said three Falcons seniors have decided where they will play college football.
Dion Collins is going to Campbellsville University in Kentucky, and Christian Morgan and Stefan Willis are keeping their talents in Ohio by electing to go to Youngstown State University and Tiffin University, respectively.
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Wadsworth senior running back Jack Snowball made an oral commitment to continue his academic and football careers at Miami University in Oxford on scholarship, Wadsworth Athletic Director Rich Berlin said Monday.
“Jack made an official visit this weekend,” Berlin said. “Sunday afternoon I got a text that they had offered and he accepted.
“The first thing that comes to mind for me is that he has worked very hard for that and he deserves that. He handled everything that happened [as a junior] with the injuries very well and he dealt with it. He came back and had a great senior year.”
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Western Hills senior wide receiver Josh Smith has reportedly made a verbal commitment to Akron this weekend, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Smith, who is 6 feet 1 and 185 pounds, was one of the top receivers in the Cincinnati area this season. He has also had offers from Ball State, Kent State, Toledo, Youngstown State and Kentucky throughout the recruiting process.
Smith had 33 receptions for 433 yards and five touchdowns this past season for the Mustangs, a Division I program in the Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference.
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Archbishop Hoban High School hired Bob Mosher to lead the Knights softball team for the 2012 season.
Mosher coached softball at East from 1997-2006, leading the team to five consecutive City Series playoff appearances, two City Series championship games and a Division II sectional championship in 2005. Mosher was also named City Series Coach of the Year in 2005.
“Bob comes to us very qualified and highly recommended,” Hoban Director of Athletics Michael Del Medico said. “His love and knowledge of the game was quite evident to us during the interview process.”
Mosher most recently was a varsity assistant at Mogadore High School.
“Anytime you get the chance to coach a program as storied as Hoban’s has been, that is what coaching is all about,” Mosher said. “I had the good fortune to work with great kids and adults at East and Mogadore and I’m looking forward to continuing at Hoban.”
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Nordonia Athletic Director Rob Eckenrode said Jeff Fox will be recommended to the Nordonia Hills City Schools Board of Education as the varsity head football coach.
The recommendation will be made at the next scheduled Board meeting on February 13. Fox, 29, previously served as the offensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach at Willoughby South for the past seven years. During that span the Rebels averaged 35.4 points a game and made four state playoff appearances.
“Jeff is mature beyond his years and an incredibly intelligent guy,” Eckenrode said.
Eckenrode said Fox was chosen from an original field of 60 applicants.
Fox is a 2004 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics/Young Adult Education. He currently teaches Advanced Placement Calculus at Willoughby South. Due to impending teacher retirements within the Nordonia Schools, Fox will also be recommended to teach math at Nordonia High School.
“We are extremely pleased to recommend Jeff Fox as our new football coach,” said Eckenrode, 1989 Baldwin-Wallace graduate. “Coach Fox brings tremendous energy, enthusiasm and intelligence to the position and we are proud to have him lead our football program.”
Fox was a two-year starter and was twice named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference at Baldwin-Wallace.
Fox replaces Al Huge, who resigned in November after four seasons.
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Green senior wide receiver Andrew Pratt has given an oral commitment to continue his academic and football careers on scholarship at the University of Akron, Bulldogs Athletic Director Mark Pfaff said.
Pratt, 6-foot-5 and 205 pounds, played receiver for Green and also returned kick offs and punts for coach Ed Cybak. He had 39 receptions for 734 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior. He also returned eight punts for 110 yards and one touchdown.
His efforts earned him All-Suburban League first-team honors in 2011 and he was an Associated Press Division I All-Northeast Ohio Inland District second-team selection.
Pratt also competes in basketball and track and field at Green. He qualified for the Division I state meet in the 400 meters and is a high jumper for the Bulldogs too.
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Freshman forward Larry Nance, a 2011 Revere High School graduate, throws down a big dunk for Wyoming against visiting San Diego State on Tuesday night.
This play was No. 1 on SportsCenter’s Top Plays for Tuesday.
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The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Edcuation approved Bryan Celik as its new varsity high school baseball coach.
Celik, 31, played baseball at Firestone High School and the University of Akron and graduated from both schools.
Celik previously served as the varsity pitching coach and freshman team coach for Firestone under Falcons coach Brad Lightfoot.
Celik is a construction manager and is employed by H.R. Gray as an engineer. He replaces coach John Daymon, who resigned after the 2011 season.
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Walsh Jesuit defensive tackle Dane O’Driscoll has committed to Duquesne, according to Walsh coach Gerry Rardin.
O’Driscoll is listed at 6-foot-4 and 255 pounds. He also had Mid-American Conference interest.
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Orrville punter Drew Brenner has committed to Ashland today, according to Orrville football coach Doug Davault.
Davault indicated there will be additional commitments announced at a later time.
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Archbishop Hoban junior basketball player DeAllen Jackson is likely out for the remainder of the season, according to Knights coach T.K. Griffith.
Jackson fractured a bone near his eye on Saturday afternoon following an accident at home. He is still recovering at Akron Children’s Hospital after surgery to insert a dissolve-able plastic piece and to repair the fracture and muscle damage in the eye area.
Jackson was leading Hoban (8-3) in scoring this season, averaging 16.4 points per game. He made 70 percent of his free throws and 44 percent of his field goals.
“I feel terrible for this kid,” Griffith said. “He loves basketball and is crushed.”
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Cincinnati St. Xavier senior running back Conor Hundley has given an oral commitment to play football on scholarship at the University of Akron, according to Mike Dyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Hundley, 5-foot-10 and 205 pounds, was offered by UA on Sunday and gave his pledge to the Zips on Monday. St. Xavier coach Steve Specht confirmed this to Dyer.
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Midview senior defensive end Arlington McClinton has reportedly made a verbal commitment to Akron, according to ScoutingOhio.com.
McClinton, who is 6 feet 6 and 230 pounds, also had an offer from Toledo, according to ScoutingOhio.
McClinton had six sacks and 52 solo tackles for the Middies this past season, according to the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram.
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The University of Akron has reportedly offered a scholarship to Cincinnati St. Xavier senior running back Conor Hundley, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Hundley was one of the premier running backs in Southwest Ohio this past season. He was Division I first-team all-state after he rushed for 1,136 yards and 19 touchdowns for St. Xavier. The Bombers advanced to the Division I state semifinals this season.
Akron is the first Mid-American Conference school to offer Hundley. He also has interest from other programs.
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• Farmington (Mich.) running back Bryan Green has committed to the University of Akron, according to Scout.com.
• Hudson senior offensive lineman Quaison Osborne has reportedly made a verbal commitment to play at Akron, according to ScoutingOhio.com.
Osborne, who is 6 feet 4 and 308 pounds, also had offers from Ball State, Youngstown State and Lake Erie College.
• Hudson junior linebacker Ben Gedeon has reportedly added offers from Duke and Virginia, according to 247sports.com.
Gedeon, all-Beacon Journal selection this past season, also reportedly has offers from Michigan, Penn State, Tennessee, Boston College Michigan State, Purdue and Stanford, according to ScoutingOhio.com.
• Northwest senior quarterback Nick Riley recently added offers from Mount Union and Baldwin-Wallace, according to ScoutingOhio.com.
Riley, who is 6 feet 5 and 211 pounds, also has an offer from Marietta.
• Tallmadge senior tackle Jon Cipa has made a verbal commitment to play football at Ashland, according to Tallmadge coach Joe Vassalotti.
Cipa, who is 6 feet 5 and 290 pounds, also reportedly had offers from Akron, Lake Erie College, Tiffin, Robert Morris, Gannon, Findlay and Notre Dame College of Ohio, according to ScoutingOhio.com.
“He had offers from Akron, Robert Morris, and several other D-II schools but received virtually a full ride from Ashland and decided it was the best academic fit and the best chance for playing time right away,” Vassalotti said.
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Hudson football coach Ron Wright confirmed that senior Quaison Osborne will play at the University of Akron.
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