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ClassificationDivision VI, Region 19

2012 Record6-4, including a second-place finish

in the Inter-Tri County League lowertier with a 4-3 mark. The Clippers lostto Crestview and McDonald by four-point margins. After a 6-1 start,

Columbiana lost its last three games tofinish an injury-plaqued season.

Head CoachBob Spaite enters his 20th season as

head coach with a record of 137-68,three Tri-County League titles, and ninestate playoff appearances. He has acareer head coaching record of 151-102-4, which includes five seasons atSouthern Local.

Assistant coachesMike Strohecker, defensive coordina-

tor, safeties, wide receiversMike Bettura, offensive line, defen-

sive lineKris Reash, quarterbacks, outside

linebackersRandy Barker, running backs, corner-

backsBrian Pearl, wide receivers, corner-

backs

Returning lettermenSixteen, including four starters on

offense and four starters on defense.

Basic offensive formationMultiple formation spread.

Offensive outlookThe Clippers averaged 35 points in

their first seven games last season, butonly 5.0 point in their last three.They lost all of their starters at the

skilled position, but have what could bean outstanding offensive line to lead theway.“We are inexperienced at quarterback

and have zero depth on the offensiveline,” Spaite said.

Basic defensive formation4-4 pressure and 4-3.

Defensive outlook“Our strengths are attitude and tradi-

tion plus a verteran defensive line,”Spaite said. “Three starting defensive linemen

return and a middle linebacker. Wehave very little experience at outsidelinebacker and in the secondary.”

Returning offensive backsNone.

Incoming offensive backsR.J. Rankin (senior), Drew Cyrus

(junior), Mike Tiller (junior), ChrisDurk (junior), Dalton Miller (sopho-more), Dillon Davin (sophomore).

Returning offensive endsNone.

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COLUMBIANA CLIPPERS

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All games start at 7 p.m.,Aug. 30 at BridgeportSept. 6 at LeetoniaSept. 13 Steubenville CentralSept. 20 at SpringfieldSept. 27 at SouthernOct. 4 LisbonOct. 11 South RangeOct. 18 at East PalestineOct. 25 CrestviewNov. 1 United

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Members of the 2013 Columbiana football team are (front, from left) trainer Holly Gotthardt, trainer Karlee Briceland, R.J. Rankin, Eamon Eavers, JohnCramer, Mike Buzzard, Dillon Randolph, Steve Kurilla, Nick Delsignore, Tyler Wyant, Nate Garafalo, coach Kris Reash, head coach Bob Spaite; (second row,from left) Drew Cyrus, Chris Durk, Matt Weidner, Chris Jones, Nick Nemick, Hunter Durbin, Dylan Ferraro, Mike Tiller, Kyle Hoffman, Austin Saverko,Logan Stilson, equipment manager John Tollas, coach Mike Bettura, coach Chris Canale, manager Rockland Bettura; (third row, from left) Tanner Smith,Dylan Davin, Crystal Stone, Nate Armstrong, Cooper Smith, Dalton Miller, Matt Roncone, James Miller, Brady Shepard, Dan Magill, Jacob Hupp, AlexNyers, coach Brian Pearl, coach Randy Barker, coach Mike Strohecker; (back, from left) Mike Lushisan, Mitch Davidson, Brandon Johnston, Matt Fay,Vince Vivo, Jordan McKinney, Alex Peck, Tanner Pearl, Sean Congemi, Zac Gaydos, Tim Davin, Caleb Rupert, Keenan Green, Tim Rankin, David White,Tucker Cope and Connor Stacey.

Columbiana needs to stay healthy

See COLUMBIANA, Page 6A

BY RON FIRTHJournal Sports Editor

COLUMBIANA — After one yearin the Inter-Tri County League lowertier, the Columbiana Clippers are onthe move again.Columbiana and Southern Local

have jumped to the upper tier, whileMineral Ridge and Jackson-Miltondrop to the lower tier.“Teams down there all play tough,

but it’s good to be back in the upper tierplaying some familiar faces,”Columbiana senior lineman MikeBuzzard said.Columbiana and Southern Local will

join defending champion Crestview,East Palestine, Lisbon, United, SouthRange and Springfield Local in theITCL upper tier, which is kicking offits eighth season.“We know some of the guys here,”

Buzzard said. “All the teams give ustheir best shot, so we’ve got to be readyfor each team. You’ve got to preparefor the next team in the way.”Players and coaches from upper tier

teams like when Columbiana is in theleague.“I do because it’s more of what it’s

always been,” Crestview senior quar-terback Collin Gilbert said. “Crestview,Columbiana — they both compete forthe league championship. I like whenthey’re in the league.”Being in different tiers last year, the

Columbiana and Crestview rivalryopened the 2012 season on a Thursdaynight.“Even though for us it’s a rivalry, it

was kind of weird it wasn’t a leaguegame last year,” Crestview coach PaulCusick said. “I think it’s good for theleague and is good for our rivalry. I

kind of feel like that’s where theybelong and I hope they feel the sameway.”Crestview had to rally for a thrilling

37-33 win in one of the top games ofthe season.“That was a crazy game,” Gilbert

said. “The whole summer that was whatwe looked forward to, talking back andforth. “It’s just that backyard rival. It was a

great game. The first half, their offenseexploded and then the second half ourdefense kind of stepped it up.”The two rivals will have to wait until

Oct. 25 for another matchup.“It’s great having that extra competi-

tion,” Springfield senior lineman GabeCrowe said. “That great traditionbetween all of the teams in the leaguethis year just adds to the ITCL.”Others are looking forward to league

play with Columbiana.“That’s just more competition,”

Lisbon senior running back BrandonBarnes said. “I like playingColumbiana. They’re a good oppo-nent.”“Columbiana is always tough,” East

Palestine senior lineman Chris Raleysaid. “It’s always a game we want towin. We always prepare a little morefor Columbiana.”“It’s exciting,” United senior quar-

terback Garrett Beech said. “Not play-ing (Columbiana) last year, we’re notreally sure what they’re going to have.But we’ll get film on them and see whatthey’ve got.”Southern Local has had past experi-

ence with the other teams while in theold Tri-County League, which mergedwith the Inter-County League to formthe ITCL.“They’ve had some success the last

few years and have had some toughrunning backs,” Crowe said. “I knowpeople who have gone against them.They’ve said they’re a pretty toughteam. So I’m excited to have that com-petition.”Southern Local played East

Palestine, Lisbon and Crestview lastyear, while also meeting Columbiana inleague play.“It’s going to be different not playing

them to open the season,” Raley said.“We played them last year and that

was a hyped up game,” Gilbert said.“We played really well that game(which Crestview won 63-14).”Southern Local joins East Palestine

as the only league members with artifi-cial turf fields. Columbiana, EastPalestine, South Range and Springfieldwill play league games on Southern’snew field this season.“Last year they played us tough,”

Buzzard said. “It was a great game (thatColumbiana won 26-14). I’m justlooking forward to playing them in theupper tier now.”


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Incoming offensive endsEamon Eavers (senior), Hunter

Durban (junior).

Returning offensive linemenDillon Randolph (senior guard),

Steve Kurilla (senior guard-tackle),Jacob Hupp (sophomore guard).

Incoming offensive linemenMike Buzzard (senior tackle), Austin

Saverko (junior center-tackle).

Returning defensive linemenMike Buzzard (senior end), John

Cramer (senior tackle).

Incoming defensive linemenMike Tiller (junior end), Nick

Designor (senior), Dillon Randolph(senior), Caleb Rupert (freshman), TimDavin (freshman).

Returning linebackersSteve Kurilla (senior inside), Jacob

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Incoming linebackersChris Durk (junior), Nate Armstrong

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Returning defensive backsNone.

Incoming defensive backsR.J. Rankin (senior), Eamon Eavers

(junior), Drew Cyrus (junior), HunterDurbin (junior), Dalton Miller (sopho-more).

2012 Players honoredBritton Steiginga (graduated), special

mention Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.Brandon Hacker (graduated), special

mention Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.

Jared Hill (graduated), first-team All-Area.Hayden Sneltzer (graduated), second-

team All-Area.Mike Buzzard, second-team All-

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2012 LeadersRushing —Britton Steiginga (gradu-

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ClassificationDivision V, Region 15

2012 Record11-1, including a fifth straight Inter-

Tri County League upper tier title witha 7-0 mark. Crestview had its higheststate ranking at fifth in the Division Vpoll. The Rebels scored an area-record628 points (52.3 per game) on the wayto the school’s first 10-0 regular seasonand tying for the most wins in schoolhistory. The Rebels advanced to thestate playoffs a fifth straight year andhave won 22 straight league games.

Head CoachPaul Cusick enters his 14th season as

head coach with a record of 113-43,nine league titles and 10 state playoffappearances. He was the MorningJournal All-Area Coach of the Year. Hehas a career record of 121-65, whichincludes three seasons at Leetonia.

Assistant coachesLowell Bacon, defensive coordinatorDom Perry, special teams coordinatorEric PottsDave CusickJess LeonRick CoppockRich FerrisMatt EvansDerek McElhaney

Returning lettermenTwenty-five, including six starters on

offense and four starters on defense.

Basic offensive formationSpread.

Offensive outlookQuarterback Collin Gilbert is the only

returning starter in the backfield, but theRebels bring back everyone from theirtalented offensive line.“We return all of our offensive line-

men and quarterback, but graduatedboth receivers and both running backs,”Cusick said. “We have players that havegame experience at those positions, butnot starting experience. If we canmature at those positions, we’ll have achance to be competitive on the offen-sive side of the ball. Our linemen andquarterback must be the leaders onoffense and allow those inexperiencedplayers to mature.”


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All games start at 7 p.m.,Aug. 30 Beaver LocalSept. 6 at West BranchSept. 13 LibertySept. 20 at South RangeSept. 27 at LisbonOct. 4 SouthernOct. 11 SpringfieldOct. 18 at UnitedOct. 25 at ColumbianaNov. 1 East Palestine


Members of the 2013 Crestview football team are (front, from left) James Crawford,Trevor Cope, Jake Ferris, Collin Gilbert, Josh McDade, Dustin Gorby,Andrew Simmons, Christian Kinder, John Kacenski; (second row, from left) Justin Graff, Tylor Campbell, Aaron Rankin,Caleb McGath, John Davis, JohnRadman, Clint Linhart, Morgan Johnston, Josh DeSalvo; (third row, from left) Zach Marr, Zach Chuey, Derek Kozlowski, Jesse Best, Evan Beachler, JacobHenderson, Austin Wade, Nathan Stelts, Tyler Hall; (fourth row, from left) Ben Bassinger, Nick Van Pelt, Anthony Desarro, Dannen Breault, Zack Hicks,Spencer DeSalvo, Jake Wick, Jake Ward, Andy Gorby; (fifth row, from left) Darrell Wooten, Brendon Mallo, Austin McIntosh, Cody Mackall, Dean Foster,Jesse Hughes, Joel Fitzsimmons, Jared Jones, Nick Mattern; (sixth row, from left) Geno Collins, Mason Crawford, Nick Finch,Tyler Fitzsimmons, PeytonWolfe, Billy Cornwell, Chance Mustake, Hunter Cresanto, Jack Davis: (seventh row, from left) Dylan Dickey, Carmand Thompson, Brandon Sherrill, Jor-dan Murphy, Jacob Crawford, Zach Strohecker, Dawson Bennett, Kade Meredith, Jacob Sheller; (back, from left) Walker Hughes, coach Derek McElhaney,coach Jess Leon, coach Rich Ferris, coach Dom Perry,coach Eric Potts, head coach Paul Cusick, coach Dave Cusick, coach Rick Coppock, coach Matt Evans,coach Lowell Bacon and James Hall.

Crestview in mix for number six

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BY CHRIS RAMBOStaff Writer

COLUMBIANA—In the 2012 sea-son opener, the Crestview Rebelsedged Columbiana 36-33 in a tense,back-and-forth game that was notdecided until the final minutes. Little did the Crestview starters

know at the time, but they would notplay in another fourth quarter until theiropening round playoff game inNovember.In the weeks following the opener,

the Rebels took their already prolificoffense to a new level, piling up oneblowout win after another. By the timethe dust settled at the end of the season,Crestview had amassed an area-record628 points (52.3 per game) on theirway to the first undefeated regular sea-son in school history. The closest con-ference game was a 57-14 win overSouth Range. “It was really cool once we got into a

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allowed us to have the kind of offensiveseason we did,” coach Paul Cusicksaid. “Going into the season we thoughtwe would be decent and make some bigplays but we didn’t expect anythinglike what ended up happening.”

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After scoring an area-record 628 points last season, Crestview returns quarterback Collin Gilbert along with the entire starting offensive line including(from left) Jake Ferris, Christian Kinder, John Kacenski, John Radman, John Davis, Clint Linhart and Josh McDade.

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Basic defensive formation4-4.

Defensive outlookOvershadowed by the team’s record-

breaking offense is the Rebels’ defensethat held opponents to an area-best 12.1points a game in the regular season lastyear.“We return only four starters on the

defensive side of the ball,” Cusick said.“We will be relatively inexperienced,but we do have guys that contributedlast season. Our strength should be ouroverall defensive team speed and athlet-ic abiliy, but we will be young. We needto replace three starters on the defensiveline, three at the linebacker position,and we will have two new starters in thesecondary. Our defense will need tomature in a hurry to be competitivethroughout the season.”

Returning offensive backsCollin Gilbert (senior quarterback).

Incoming offensive backsJake Ferris (senior halfback-tight

end), Trevor Cope (senior wingback),Aaron Rankin (senior halfback), JesseBest (junior quarterback-halfback),Derek Kozlowski (junior wingback),Cody Mackall (junior wingback), ZachMarr (junior halfback), SpencerDeSalvo (sophomore quarterback),Dean Foster (junior halfback), GenoCollins (sophomore halfback), AndyGorby (sophomore quarterback), ZackHicks (sophomore halfback), AustinMcIntosh (sophomore wingback),Dylan Dickey (freshman quarterback),Tyler Fitzsimmons (freshman quarter-back-flanker), Jordan Murphy (fresh-man wingback), Brandon Sherrill(freshman halfback), Carmand

Thompson (freshman wingback).


Incoming offensive endsJosh McDade (senior tight end),

James Crawford (senior split end), JoshDeSalvo (senior split end), MorganJohnston (senior tight end), CalebMcGath (senior split end), AndrewSimmons (senior tight end), TylorCampbell (senior split end), AustinWade (senior tight end), Evan Beachler(junior split end), Billy Cornwell (juniorflanker), Dannen Breault (sophomoresplit end), Joel Fitzsimmons (sopho-more flanker), Brendon Mallo (sopho-more tight end), Nick Mattern (sopho-more tight end), Jake Ward (sophomoreflanker), Hunter Cresanto (freshmanflanker), Kade Meredith (freshman tightend), Chance Mustake (freshman tightend), Peyton Wolfe (freshman splitend).

Returning offensive linemenDustin Gorby (senior guard), John

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the vast majority of an offensive linethat helped pave the way to a regionalfinal berth in 2011. Cusick felt that theteam’s success would hinge on howquickly that new line would gel. “The line was the biggest key to the

whole season,” Cusick said. “We had alot of young guys on the offensive line,but they didn’t take long to mature anddid a great job of grasping our audiblesystem very quickly. Getting our lineset was what really allowed us to get ona roll.”Gilbert also proved to be a worthy

signal-caller, running and passing forover 1,000 yards and accounting for 31touchdowns.“I had a good season, but there’s no

way we would have been able to movethe ball if the line didn’t step up likethey did,” he said. “You can have thebest running backs in the league but itdoesn’t mean anything if you don’thave good blocking.”2012 represented the culmination of

an offensive philosophy that Cusickand his staff have spent the last severalyears ingraining into the program. TheRebels operate a run-based spreadoffense which features a quick tempo

and plenty of audibles. They do nothuddle often, instead hurrying to thescrimmage line to try and run anotherplay before the defense can get set. Theidea being to wear down the other teamand take them out of their comfortzone, creating big-play opportunities.“We run the same type of offense all

the way down to the middle schoollevel,” Cusick said.“It’s very important for us to instill

the basics of the system into the kids ata young age so that by the time theyreach high school that stuff is secondnature to them and we can then moveforward and make things more sophisti-

cated.”“Picking up the offense last year was

really no trouble for me because I’vebasically been running it since I startedplaying football,” Gilbert said. “Thewhole team starts off the year prettyfamiliar with everything, which makesit a lot of fun.”However, all of last year’s success

came with a slight trade-off. TheRebels were often so far ahead of theiropponents by halftime, that the startersspent most of the second half restingcomfortably on the bench, their workfor the night finished. While that’s aproblem every team would gladly take,some of Crestview’s players admittedfeeling restless as the season went on.“Sure, I would have loved to play

more last year,” said senior JoshMcDade, who is moving from tackle totight end this season. “Second halveswere really boring at times, but on the

other hand I think it really helped ourprogram out for this year because a lotof younger players got experience.”The Rebels averaged 9.1 yards per

rush on the season along with 463 totalyards per game.This season, the Rebels face the

opposite problem of last year. Gilbertand the entire offensive line return, butthe Rebels must find a way to replaceBlower and Hardenbrook as well asreceiver Kris Simpson and tight endDimitri Gregory, all of whom account-ed for over 3,000 yards of offense and47 touchdowns. “We have a lot of yards to replace

this year, but having an experiencedquarterback and our entire line back ishuge and hopefully will help the rest ofthe offense settle in,” Cusick said. “Wehave a lot of players that have beenhungry for their opportunity and arenow ready to take advantage.”

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2012 Record2-8, including a 2-5 mark in the

Inter-Tri County League upper tier. The

Bulldogs wins came against 0-10Jackson-Milton and 2-8 Lisbon. Theyhave lost six straight home games.

Head CoachTony Foster enters his first season as

head coach. He served the previousthree years at South Range as a varsityassistant and head coach of the fresh-man team. He as an assistant at HilliardDarby from 1999-2005.

Assistant coachesJim Young, defensive coordinatorWill Franklin, offensive coordinatorEric BaroneTrey McKimRyan McCulloughZach SherryJosh Rankin

David HornJohn JurjavcicJimmy Young

Returning lettermenFourteen, including five starters on

offense and five starters on defense.


Offensive outlookJunior Luke Cope is being moved to

halfback after passing for more than1,100 yards each of the past two sea-sons.Senior Chris Raley is the only return-

ing starter on the offensive line for aBulldog offense that averaged 14.9

points per game last season.“There’s a lot of question marks in

the trenches for us,” Foster said. “We’regoing to be young up front. They’llhave to make up for it with playing fun-damentally sound.”


Defensive outlookThe Bulldogs gave up an average of

40.4 points a game in their eight losseslast season.“We’re pretty young on the line,”

Foster said. “We need to be able tomove the line of scrimmage and play onthe offensive side of the ball.”


EAST PALESTINE BULLDOGS

201 3 S C H E D U L E

All games start at 7 p.m.Aug. 30 at McDonaldSept. 6 at MathewsSept. 13 Beaver LocalSept. 20 LisbonSept. 27 South RangeOct. 4 at SpringfieldOct. 11 at SouthernOct. 18 ColumbianaOct. 25 UnitedNov. 1 Crestview


Members of the 2013 East Palestine football team are (front, from left) Gage Bush, J.J. Klein, Dakota Mitchell, Zack MayRobb, Logan Frye, Chris Raley,Zack Nemes, Justin Fristik, Payton Patterson, James Hargreaves: (second row, from left) Cody McGath, Steven Wright, Luke Cope, Nick Montelone, TaylorTownsend, Jeremy Macias, Travis Dowd, Trent Kunselman, David Roknich; (third row, from left) Michael Lloyd, Preston Gum, Dylan Pudder, Devon Pud-der, Dakota Schreffler, Grant Wagner, Seth Dowd, Aaron Proakis, Zack Baker-Stowe, Tim Butler; (fourth row, from left) Ryan Ross, Josh Pickett, JarrodFigley, Randy Fegert, Reid Frye, Josh Mitchell, Tyler Kaufman, Trevor Kimmel, Joe Kugler, Clayton Gingher; (fifth row, from left) J.R. Davis, Braxton West-over, Zach Townsend, Marshall Huddleston, Alex Guy, Nick Montgomery, Chase Ammon, Shane Hamner, Dillon Waller, Damian Becay, Jacob Watkins, Tan-ner Cope, Adam Klein; (back, from left) coach Eric Barone, coach Trey McKim, coach Will Franklin, coach David Horn, head coach Tony Foster, coach JimYoung, coach Zach Sherry, coach Josh Rankin and coach Ryan McCullough.

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Inter-Tri County League lower tier. TheBears got off to a 4-2 start before losingthree of their last four. They were 2-2 ingames decided by seven points or less.

Head CoachMatt Altomare enters his seventh sea-

son as head coach with a record of 31-31 and two state playoff appearances.He was the Leetonia defensive coordi-nator the previous eight seasons.

Assistant coachesArt Altomare, offensive line, line-

backersNick Mango, offensive line, defen-

sive lineRon Graff, running backs, defensive

backsBill Altenhof, wide receivers, defen-

sive lineDan Votaw, tight ends, defensive

endsFred Bruderly, kickers, puntersEd Ridgeway, co-defensive coordina-

tor

Returning lettermenFourteen, including seven starters on

offense and six on defense.

Basic offensive formationWing-T.

Offensive outlookLeading rusher (Zack Van Giesen)

and starting quarterback (Trent Ferry)return to the Bears offense that averaged21.6 points a game last year.“We need to score more points this

year,” Altomare said. “We need workon developing an identity on offenseand find playmakers. We kept penaltiesdown and did not turn the ball overmuch last year. We have to do the samein order to have a great year.”


LEETONIA BEARS


Members of the 2013 Leetonia football team are (front, from left) manager Brett Weikart, James Shea, Ryan Finch, Zack Van Giesen, Bryce Turney, ChaseStark, Trevor Sandor, Hayden Rance, Brandon Hawkins, Steve Howe, Devin Wilson; (second row, from left) manager Dusty Kelly, Jacob Henry, Drew Tur-ney, Dustin Hartzell, Colton Gudat, Trent Ferry, Devon Galvin, Aaron Wolford, Nate Inboden and ball boy Alex Meade; (third row, from left) David Sycoc,Quinten Van Giesen, Tanner Tullis, Seth Whittemore, Connor Mellinger, Noah Witmer, Devin Callahan, Cameron Hitchcock, Andrew Minehart, BranonSmith; (back, from left) Tanner Barr, Joe Suggett, Brandon Maltbie, Devon Champney, Danny McCool, Michael Buffone, Derek Bell, Jim Knepper, GavinLiberty and Adam Barkley.

2 0 1 3 S C H E D U L E

All games start at 7 p.m.,unless noted

Aug. 29 at Lisbon, 7:30Sept. 6 ColumbianaSept. 13 at MathewsSept. 20 at WellsvilleSept. 27 LowellvilleOct. 4 Western ReserveOct. 11 at McDonaldOct. 18 Jackson-MiltonOct. 25 Sebring, 7:30Nov. 1 at Mineral Ridge

Leetonia needs to win close ones

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Basic defensive formationMultiple 50.

Defensive outlookIt is all about defense for the Bears.

Last season, they gave up an average of8.2 points in their wins and 29.4 pointsin their losses.

Returning offensive backsZack Van Giesen (senior fullback),

Colton Gudat (junior running back),Trent Ferry (junior quarterback), BryceTurney (senior running back),

Incoming offensive backsDrew Turney (junior quarterback-

wingback), Devon Galvin (junior wing-back), Tanner Tullis (sophomore full-back), Jim Knepper (freshman runningback).

Returning offensive endsNone

Incoming offensive endsJames Shea (senior wide receiver),

Trevor Sandor (senior tight end), DustinHartzell (junior wide reciever).

Returning offensive linemenNate Inboden (junior tackle), Chase

Stark (senior guard), Ryan Finch (seniorguard).

Incoming offensive linemenHayden Rance (senior tackle), Steve

Howe (senior guard), Connor Mellinger(sophomore center), Seth Whittemore(sophomore tackle), Devin Callahan(sophomore tackle), Quinten VanGiesen (sophomore guard), MichaelBuffone (freshman tackle.

Returning defensive linemenZack Van Giesen (senior tackle),

Nate Inboden (junior tackle), RyanFinch (senior tackle), Trevor Sandor(senior end).

Incoming defensive linemenQuinten Van Giesen (sophomore

end), Cameron Hitchcock (sophomoreend), Connor Mellinger (sophomoretackle), Steve Howe (senior tackle),Hayden Rance (senior tackle), DerekBell (freshman tackle).

Returning linebackersChase Stark (senior), Colton Gudat

(junior),

Incoming linebackersTanner Tullis (sophomore), David

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Returning defensive backsTrent Ferry (junior), Bryce Turney

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Incoming defensive backsDrew Turney (junior), Devon Galvin

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2012 Players honoredZack Van Giesen, special mention

Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.Brandon Dattilio (graduated), special

mention Division All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.

2012 LeadersRushing —Zack Van Giesen, 849

yards and 11 touchdowns on 154 car-ries (5.4); Brandon Dattilio (graduated)

521 yards and one touchdowns on 54carries (9.6); Trent Ferry, 465 yardsand eight touchdowns on 98 carries(4.7).Passing — Trent Ferry completed 43

of 98 passes for 590 yards and ninetouchdowns.Receiving — Brandon Dattilio (grad-

uated) 17 catches for 128 yards (14.0)and six touchdowns.Scoring — Zack Van Giesen, 78

points; Brandon Dattilio (graduated)70; Trent Ferry, 42.

2013 OutlookThe Bears are trying to get over the

hump.Of their last eight losses over the past

LEETONIA,Continued from Page 16A

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1 Jim Knepper .....................6-0.......145 ....Fr.2 Devon Champney.............5-8.......130 ....Fr.4 David Sycoc .....................6-1.......150 ....Fr.8 Drew Turney .....................6-2.......150 ....Jr.9 Dustin Hartzell ..................5-8.......140 ....Jr.11 James Shea......................6-2.......150 ....Sr.12 Kyle Hartman....................5-7.......150 ....Jr.13 Colton Gudat ....................5-11.....180 ....Jr.18 Brandon Maltbie ...............5-7.......125 ....Fr.20 Danny McCool ..................5-6.......130 ....Fr.21 Trent Ferry ........................5-11.....170 ....Jr.22 Bryce Turney.....................5-10.....155 ....Sr.23 Devon Galvin ....................5-9.......130 ....Jr.24 Zack Van Giesen ..............5-11.....200 ....Sr.28 Andrew Minehart ..............5-8.......135 ....Soph.31 Joe Suggett ......................5-10.....140 ....Fr.32 Tanner Barr .......................5-9.......150 ....Fr.33 Aaron Wolford ...................5-9.......155 ....Jr.44 Tanner Tullis ......................5-7.......190 ....Soph.

51 Ryan Finch .......................5-10.....225 ....Sr.52 Connor Mellinger ..............5-10.....230 ....Soph.53 Adam Barkley ...................6-1.......225 ....Fr.55 Michael Buffone................5-8.......200 ....Fr.56 Chase Stark......................6-1.......190 ....Sr.57 Brandon Smith..................5-10.....165 ....Soph.60 Devin Callahan .................5-10.....225 ....Soph.61 Derek Bell .........................5-9.......320 ....Fr.64 Steve Howe ......................5-10.....210 ....Sr.65 Jake Henry .......................6-0.......175 ....Fr.66 Quinten Van Giesen .........5-11.....170 ....Soph.71 Brandon Hawkins .............5-10.....195 ....Sr.72 Noah Witmer.....................6-1.......180 ....Soph.73 Nate Inboden ....................6-0.......290 ....Jr.75 Gavin Liberty ....................5-11.....145 ....Fr.76 Hayden Rance..................5-11.....230 ....Sr.77 Seth Whittemore...............6-2.......240 ....Soph.81 Cameron Hitchcock ..........6-0.......200 ....Soph.85 Trevor Sandor ...................6-1.......195 ....Sr.

Leetonia Bears


East Palestine coach returns homeBY CHRIS RAMBO

Staff Writer

EAST PALESTINE—Unlike someassistant coaches, Tony Foster neverfelt the urge to one day run his ownprogram. However, an opening at hisalma mater proved too much to resist.Foster, a 1994 graduate of East

Palestine High School, succeeded GareMattes as the Bulldogs’ next footballcoach in February. For the past threeyears he coached alongside DanYeagley as a varsity assistant at SouthRange, where he also ran the freshmanteam. It was a comfortable situation. The

program was stable. Foster enjoyed theplayers, and he also taught social stud-ies at the school—a position he stillholds. Had any other coaching vacan-cies popped up, he he would have beencontent to remain at South Range forthe foreseeable future.“East Palestine was the only head

coaching position I would have consid-ered,” Foster said. “I loved coaching atSouth Range with Dan Yeagley and theentire staff there. It was a terrific job.But I thought the chance to come backhome and turn the program aroundseemed pretty special.”East Palestine has had one winning

season in the last 10 years and had only28 players on its varsity roster last sea-son. Foster hopes to one day turn theBulldogs into a consistent winner, buttook the job realizing he was beginningat square one. While at South Range, one of his

jobs was to build program participa-tion, something he made his first prior-ity over the winter. In order to drum upinterest, Foster showed up at EastPalestine during the lunch hour andwent table-to-table, talking with stu-dents and telling them what he hadplanned for the football team. “Right away, what I wanted to do

was just get kids into the weight room

and get them started on a lifting pro-gram,” Foster said. “When I got herewe had some good athletes in othersports who weren’t going out for the

football team. I’m hoping that ourweight program can show them thebenefits lifting can have for their sportand convince them to stay with the

football team.”So far, Foster’s efforts to beef up the

numbers have proven successful. TheBulldogs currently have 54 players onthe roster, nearly double their totalfrom 2012. Upon taking the job, Fostersaid his goal was to get to 50 players, anumber he believes a team needs to beconsistently good. “A lot of the increase can be credited

to a big freshman class,” Foster said.“Overall I think we set a good founda-tion over the winter in the weightroom.”Once fall practice rolled around,

Foster again tried to keep his focus onsmall incremental steps. He has spentmuch of the time making sure the teambecomes more solid in blocking andtacking, which Foster believes willinstantly make the Bulldogs more com-petitive. A new spread offense is alsobeing installed, which Foster hopeswill give the team’s athletes a betterchance to use their skill and make bigplays. “Above everything else, the biggest

thing I’m trying to emphasize is to getour players to play through the whistleon every snap,” Foster said.“Everything else will eventually fallinto place, but if we consistently playfast and through the whistle we have achance to compete.”Still, Foster knows that the program

will not be transformed overnight.Progress has been slow at times duringpractice, and success may not be imme-diately reflected in the team’s overallrecord. The goal for this season is toshow gradual improvement.“We’re slowly getting better. I think

we are on the right track,” Foster said.“East Palestine has a lot of communitypride in their football team. I see it liv-ing here and I remember it when Iplayed here. This year is hopefully thefirst step to restoring that kind ofexcitement.”


First-year East Palestine head coach Tony Foster talks with players LukeCope (right) and Michael Loyd as the Bulldogs prepare for the 2013 sea-son.

“East Palestine has a lot of community pride in their football team. I see it living here and I rememberit when I played here. This year is hopefully the first step to restoring that kind of excitement.”

TONY FOSTER,FIRST-YEAR EAST PALESTINE COACH


Returning offensive backsLuke Cope (junior tailback), Nick

Monteleone (junior quarterback-widereceiver), Josh Pickett (sophomore tail-back).

Incoming offensive backsJustin Fristick (senior quarterback),

Grant Wagner (sophomore quarterback),Blaze Chamberlain (junior tailback),Travis Dowd (junior tailback). ClaytonGinger (freshman quarterback), ChaseAmmon (freshman tailback), RandyFegert (sophomore tailback), Reid Frye(sophomore tailback), Alex Guy (fresh-man tailback), Seth Dowd (sophomoretailback), J.R. Davis (freshman tailback),Marshall Huddleston (freshman tailback),Nick Montgomery (freshman tailback),Jeremy Macias (junior tailback).

Returning offensive endsGrant Wagner (sophomore wide receiv-

er)

Incoming offensive endsBilly Bibby (senior wide receiver),

Zach MayRobb (senior wide receiver),Gage Bush (senior wide receiver), DylanPudder (sophomore wide receiver),Payton Patterson (senior wide receiver),Ryan Ross (sophomore wide receiver),Dakota Mitchell (senior wide receiver),Josh Mitchell (sophomore wide receiver),Dillon Waller (freshman wide receiver),Jarrod Figley (sophomore wide receiver),Braxton Westover (freshman wide receiv-er), Tim Butler (sophomore wide receiv-er), Damien Becay (freshman widereceiver), Jakob Wakins (freshman widereceiver), Trent Kunsleman (junior widereceiver), David Roknich (junior widereceiver), Tyler Kaufman (freshman widereceiver), Logan Frye (senior widereceiver), Steven Wright (junior widereceiver), Tyler Townsend (junior widereceiver), Zach Townsend (freshmanwide receiver).

Returning offensive linemenChris Raley (senior tackle), Cody

McGath (junior tackle).

Incoming offensive linemenTrevor Kimmel (freshman guard),

Aaron Proakis (sophomore), Joe Kugler(freshman), Elijah Weaver (freshman,Zack Baker-Stowe (sophomore), J.J.Klein (senior), Preston Gum (sopho-more), Dakota Schreffler (sophomore),Tanner Cope (freshman), Devon Pudder(sophomore), Shane Hamner (freshman),Michael Loyd (sophomore), JamesHargreaves (senior), Adam Klein (fresh-man), Jahlil Mixon (junior).

Returning defensive linemenLogan Frye (senior defensive end).

Incoming defensive linemenTrevor Kimmel (freshman guard),

Aaron Proakis (sophomore), Joe Kugler(freshman), Elijah Weaver (freshman,Zack Baker-Stowe (sophomore), J.J.Klein (senior), Preston Gum (sopho-more), Dakota Schreffler (sophomore),Tanner Cope (freshman), Devon Pudder(sophomore), Shane Hamner (freshman),Michael Loyd (sophomore), JamesHargreaves (senior), Adam Klein (fresh-man), Jahlil Mixon (junior), Randy Fegert(sophomore), Josh Mitchell (sophomore),Dylan Pudder (sophomore), BlazeChamberlain (junior), Logan Frye(senior), Steven Wright (junior).

Returning linebackersChris Raley (senior), Luke Cope

(junior).

Incoming linebackersTravis Dowd (junior), Nick

Monteleone (junior), Justin Fristick(senior), Grant Wagner (sophomore),Clayton Ginger (freshman), ChaseAmmon (freshman), Reid Frye (sopho-more), Alex Guy (freshman), Seth Dowd(sophomore), Marshall Huddleston(freshman).

Returning defensive backsGrant Wagner (sophomore safety),

Josh Pickett (sophomore cornerback).

Incoming defensive backsTaylor Townsend (junior), Billy Bibby

(senior), Zach MayRobb (senior), PaytonPatterson (senior), Gage Bush (senior),Dakota Mitchell (senior), Dillon Waller(freshman), Tim Butler (sophomore),Damien Becay (freshman), Jakob

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2012 Players honoredJacob Knopp (graduated), second-team

All-Area.

2012 LeadersRushing — Derek Smith (graduated),

643 yards and eight touchdowns on 150carries (4.3); Tyler Visnick (graduated),141 yards on 23 carries (6.1); LukeCope, 116 yards and three touchdowns on84 carries (1.4); Josh Pickett 109 yardsand two touchdowns on 11 carries (9.9).Passing — Luke Cope completed 89 of

193 passes for 1,140 yards and seventouchdowns.Receiving — Nick Monteleone, 40

catches for 579 yards (14.5) and fourtouchdowns; Austen Reiser (graduated)17 catches for 255 yards (15.0) and threetouchdowns; Tyler Visnick (graduated)nine catches for 110 yards (12.2).Scoring — Derek Smith (2012 grad),

52 points; Nick Monteleone, 26 points;Luke Cope, 20 points.Tackles — Tyler Visnick (graduated)

98; Jacob Knopp (graduated) 89.

2013 OutlookFoster takes over and East Palestine

program that has one winning season in10 years, but the numbers are up alongwith the anticipation of a new season.“From the point I took over until now,

I’ve seen a genuine desire and want towin from these guys,” Foster said. “Theywant to improve and get better. They’veall done absolutely everythings we’veasked of them.”The Bulldogs will open the season at

ITCL lower tier power McDonald onAug. 30.“The league across the board is up this

year, I think,” Foster said. “Nobody is aclear-cut favorite. Obviously, Crestviewis the team to beat until somebody knocksthem off. But, South Range, Springfieldand United all have very good teams com-ing back. I think this is a good year for theupper tier across the board.”

LEETONIA,Continued from Page 17A

EAST PALESTINE,Continued from Page 12A

two seasons, five have been byseven points or less.“We lost a lot of close games

and we need to not leave anywins on the field this year to besuccessful,” Altomare said.“Being a small school, we alsolack depth and need to stayhealthy in order to compete.”The Bears roster includes 10

seniors, eight juniors and ninesophomores.“Our players are very hard

working with a desire to win, soit makes it easy to coach,”Altomare said. “We have a goodmix of returning linemen andskill players.”The opening two games

against Lisbon and Columbianawill tell a lot about the Bears.“Our goals remain the same,”

Altomare said. “We aim to winthe ITCL lower tier and advanceinto the playoffs. Another goal ofours is to win our rivalry games(Lisbon and Columbiana).This year the ITCL lower tier

has a different look with MineralRidge moving down andJackson-Milton rejoining theconference.“Our tier of the ITCL should

be very competitive this year.”Altomare said. “Western Reservereturns some key players and aredefending champs. Wellsville,McDonald, and Mineral Ridgeall return a lot of players.Lowellville came on strong at theend and should also contend.”I look for the league to be very

competitive and balanced thisyear.”

“We lost a lot ofclose games and

we need to not leaveany wins on the field

this year to besuccessful.”MATT ALTOMARE,LEETONIA COACH



Inter-Tri County League upper tier. TheBlue Devils snapped a 42-game leaguelosing streak, but have lost 47 of theirlast 48 league games.

Head CoachJim Tsilimos enters his third season

as head coach and 21st overall atLisbon. He was 110-79 at Lisbon from

199-2007, including five Tri-CountyLeague titles, five state playoff appear-ances and the 1995 Division V statechampionship. He has a career headcoaching record of 138-121, includingthree years at Wilmington and two yearsat Benjamin Logan.

Assistant coachesCharles BellKyle BingRich JoyBill MeekDave RankinTom Thayer

Joe WilsonMike Butream

Returning lettermenSeventeen, including eight starters on

offense and 10 starters on defense.

Basic offensive formationStack I/Pistol.

Offensive outlookThe Blue Devils scored 214 points


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20 1 3 S C H E D U L E


Aug. 29 Leetonia, 7:30Sept. 6 Mineral Ridge, 7:30Sept. 13 at Wellsville, 7:30Sept. 20 at East PalestineSept. 27 CrestviewOct. 4 at ColumbianaOct. 11 UnitedOct. 18 at SpringfieldOct. 25 SouthernNov. 1 at South Range


Members of the 2013 Lisbon football team are (front, from left) coach Charles Bell, coach Kyle Bing, coach Joe Wilson, Spencer Crosser, Devon D’Alessio,Damian Hawkins, Cory Marple, Bailey McCullough, Jake Liberati, Jason Thompson, Colin Sweeney, David Toot, coach Dave Rankin, trainer Sarah Young;(second row, from left) coach Tom Thayer, coach Mike Butream, Jaret Everett, Tylor Thompson, Cody Freeland, Frankie Morrell, Danny Schultz, NateCook, Tyler Howe, J.J. Crow, Austin Davis, coach Bill Meek; (third row, from left) coach Rich Joy, Josh Liberati, Jared White, Austin Rutecki, Josh Craig, Jan-nik Schmidt, Bryar Scarbino, R.J. Egelholf, Danny Donohue, Anthony Rhodes, Auston Dunnington, Seth Davis; (back, from left) Brandon Haldiman, JacobJarome, Dakota Medely, Jagr Groubert, Jordan Everett, Austin Trapp, head coach Jim Tsilimos, Shawn McKinnon, Anthony Nguyen, Brandon Barnes,Sebastian Baddeley and Tyler Heverly.

Blue Devils will put up a fight

See BLUE DEVILS, Page 21A

last season, their most since 2006.Brandon Barnes returns to the backfieldafter rushing for 1,170 yards as a jun-ior.“(Barnes) will carry the load, but we

have other guys that are capable andwill see action as well,” Tsilimos said.“I didn’t think we’d have two 1,000-yard rushers last year, but let’s hope wecan do it again. We’ll just have to waitand see.”


Defensive outlookThe Blue Devils gave up return 10

players who started at some point lastseason.“We do have some varsity experience

and we’ll need it,” Tsilimos said. “Yousee all kinds of offense in the ITCL.Your defense almost has to be hybrid ofsome sort. You have to recognize for-mations and be able to adapt.”

Returning offensive backsBrandon Barnes (senior halfback),

Josh Liberati (sophomore quarterback).

Incoming offensive backsAnthony Nguyen (senior running

back), Danny Shultz (sophomore run-ning back), Jason Tompson (freshman

running back), Jagr Groubert (seniorquarterback), Colin Sweeney (freshmanquarterback).

Returning offensive endsShawn McKinnon (senior tight end),

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49 Austin Davis......................5-6.......145 ....Soph.53 Anthony Rhodes ...............6-0.......210 ....Jr.55 Austin Dunnington ............5-10.....230 ....Jr.57 Tyler Heverly .....................5-10.....190 ....Sr.58 Dakota Medely..................5-10.....190 ....Sr.60 Nate Cook.........................5-9.......150 ....Soph.63 Jacob Jarome ...................5-10.....230 ....Sr.65 Bailey McCullough............6-2.......210 ....Fr.66 Jake Liberati .....................6-0.......230 ....Fr.67 Spencer Crosser...............5-9.......225 ....Fr.70 Jaret Everett .....................6-0.......240 ....Soph.71 James Beckett ..................6-0.......215 ....Fr.72 Danny Donahue................6-0.......230 ....Jr.73 Tyler Howe ........................5-9.......215 ....Soph.76 Jordan Everett ..................5-10.....245 ....Sr.78 Bryar Scarbino..................6-3.......285 ....Jr.80 Cody Freeland ..................5-10.....145 ....Soph.82 David Toot.........................5-6.......130 ....Fr.85 Seth Davis ........................6-2.......165 ....Fr.88 Anthony Nguyen ...............5-10.....165 ....Sr.

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2012 Players honoredZak Leko (graduated), second-team

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Area.Jacob Jarome, second-team All-Area.

2012 LeadersRushing — Brandon Barnes, 1,170

yards and 14 touchdowns on 198 car-ries (5.9); Zak Leko (2012 grad),1,008 yards and seven touchdowns on156 carries (6.7); Zack Allen, 104yards on 25 carries (4.2).Passing — Josh Liberati, completed

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touchdown.Scoring — Brandon Barnes, 94

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2013 OutlookIf the Blue Devils want to turn the

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said. “We’re hoping to change the cul-ture of losing the last six years. We mustbe more physical on defense and notgive up as many points this year.”The Blue Devils will open the season

against Leetonia and Mineral Ridge athome, where they have lost 13 of theirlast 14 games. Then they will visitWellsville, one of the top teams in thelower tier.

“For us, we need early success,”Tsilimos said. “You can’t win the uppertier in the first three weeks, but you canlose it. Those games may not count inthe standings, but you need some suc-cess early to carry over going intoleague play.”There are 17 returning lettermen, giv-

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2012 Record0-10, including an 0-7 mark in the

Inter-Tri County League lower tier. TheTrojans have lost 12 straight gamesoverall and seven straight at home.

Head CoachScott Springer enters his third season

as head coach with a 4-16 record. He

was defensive coordinator at Sebringthe previous two years after being anassistant at Alliance for eight years.

Assistant coachesDoug Wilson, offensive coordinatorT.J. Yost, offensive/defensive lineWaid Smith, offensive/defensive

line/special teamsJoel Szymanski, receivers/defensive

backsBrian Boone, linebackers/running

backs

Returning lettermenThirteen, including six starters on

offense and seven starters on defense.

Basic offensive formationPro I/Shotgun-Splitback.

Offensive outlookThe Trojans averaged only 92.1

yards rushing per game last season, but


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Members of the 2013 Sebring football team are (front, from left) Dylan Berthiaume, Devin Cusick,Aaron Ostrosky, Jerry Billingsley, Dylan Holmes, JoeDavis, Dylan Mick, Deven Wolford, Andrew Helmuth; (second row, from left) coach Bill Burns, Josh Zmuda, Branton Alex, Nick Rhine, Dante Seruch, NateMartin, Dalton Smith, Cody Dennis, Connon Raber, Evyn Papic, coach Brian Boone; (third row, from left) coach Joel Szymanski, Alex Wheeler, Seth Ham-by, Brett Weekly, Anthony Cranston, Rob Rouse, Justin George,Ty Breedlove, Jarrod Hunter, coach T.J. Yost; (fourth row, from left) coach Bob Mick, coachDoug Wilson, Logan Barnes, Tristen Weekly, Aaron McDaniel, Jack Clapper, Zane Twaddle, Chris Clemens, coach Waid Smith; (back, from left) head coachScott Springer.

2 0 1 3 S C H E D U L E


Aug. 30 at WindhamSept. 6 SouthingtonSept. 14 at VA-St. JosephSept. 20 at McDonaldSept. 27 Mineral RidgeOct. 4 at Jackson-MiltonOct. 11 WellsvilleOct. 18 Western ReserveOct. 25 at Leetonia, 7:30Nov. 1 Lowellville

Trojans give it their best shot

See TROJANS, Page 27A

Springer is hoping another year of expe-rience for his skill players yields betterresults.“Improved execution will be the key

for us this year,” Springer said. “Lastyear, I think our youth caused us to beovermatched a lot of the time, but ourplayers have now become more familiarwith our system and we also spent thewinter getting stronger. Our improvedstrength up front should be a big differ-ence this year.”

Basic defensive formationMultiple.

Defensive outlookThe Trojans gave up 42 points or

more in all seven ITCL lower tier gameslast season.“It’s the same story as on offense,”

Springer said. “Our physicality shouldbe much improved last year. We havealso done a much better job so far inpractice of playing solid assignment-based football. Last year we were out ofposition a lot, which led to a lot ofmissed tackles. Overall we should be alot more solid this year.”

Returning offensive backsDylan Mick (senior tailback), Dylan

Holmes (senior tailback), JerryBillingsley (senior quarterback).

Incoming offensive backsNate Martin (freshman fullback).

Returning offensive endsBrett Weekly (junior wide reciever),

Branton Alex (junior wide reciever).

Incoming offensive endsRob Rouse (freshman wide receiver),

Joe Davis (senior wide receiver).

Returning offensive linemenChris Clemens (junior guard), Logan

Barnes (junior tackle).

Incoming offensive linemenTristen Weekly (freshman tackle).

Returning defensive linemenCody Dennis (junior end), Chris

Clemens (junior tackle), Tyler Prince(senior nose guard), Logan Barnes(junior nose guard).

Incoming defensive linemenZane Twaddle (junior end), Trisen

Weekly (freshman end), AndrewHelmuth (senior end).

Returning linebackersAlex Wheeler (junior outside), Nick

Rine (junior middle), Dylan Mick(senior outside), Cody Dennis (junioroutside).

Incoming linebackersJarrod Hunter (freshman outside),

Nick Martin (freshman outside),Anthony Cranston (junior outside).

Returning defensive backsJosh Zmuda (sophomore cornerback),

Brett Weekly (junior cornerback),Branton Alex (junior free safety), DylanHolmes (senior cornerback), JerryBillingsley (senior strong safety).

Incoming defensive backsJoe Davis (senior free safety), Rob

Rouse (freshman free safety).

2012 LeadersRushing —Dylan Mick, 474 yards

on 132 carries (3.6); Zach Wagner(graduated) 288 yards on 39 carries(7.4).Passing — Josh Hurford (graduated)

completed 60 of 129 passes for 693yards and three touchdowns.Receiving — Dylan Mick, 17 catch-

es for 292 yards (17.2); Zack Jackson(graduated) 13 catches for 111 yards(8.5).Scoring — Dylan Mick, 25 points;

Josh Hurford (graduated) 18, DylanHolmes 17.Tackles — Jerry Billingsley 38; Alex

Wheeler 31; Zach Wagner (graduated) 31.

2013 OutlookSebring has won more than two

games in a season twice since their lastwinning campaign in 1992. However,nearly two-thirds of the roster is com-

prised of upperclassmen, and Springersees ample opportunity for improve-ment from this year’s squad.“A lot of our players have now been

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end).

Incoming defensive linemenJustin Graff (senior tackle), Austin

Wade (senior end), Jesse Hughes(sophomore end), Anthony DeSarro(sophomore tackle), Nick Finch (sopho-more tackle), Jacob Wick (sophomoreend), Dawson Bennett (freshman end),Jack Davis (freshman tackle), JamesHall (freshman tackle), Walker Hughes(freshman tackle), Kade Meredith(freshman end), Jordan Murphy (fresh-man end), Jacob Scheller (freshmantackle).

Returning linebackersDustin Gorby (senior inside), Jake

Ferris (senior outside), James Crawford(senior outside), Andrew Simmons(senior outside), Jesse Best (senior out-side), Derek Kozlowski (junior inside),Cody Mackall (junior inside), ZachMarr (junior inside).

Incoming linebackersDean Foster (junior outside), Geno

Collins (sophomore inside), MasonCrawford (sophomore inside), BrendonMallo (sophomore inside), NickMattern (sophomore outside), JakeWard (sophomore outside), JacobCrawford (freshman inside), ChanceMustake (freshman outside), BrandonSherrill (freshman outside), ZachStrohecker (freshman inside), CarmandThompson (freshman inside).

Returning defensive backsTrevor Cope (senior), Collin Gilbert

(senior), Josh DeSalvo (senior), AaronRankin (senior), Spencer DeSalvo(sophomore).

Incoming defensive backsTylor Campbell (senior), Evan

Campbell (junior), Billy Cornwell(junior), Dannen Breault (sophomore),Joel Fitzsimmons (sophomore), Andy

Gorby (sophomore), Zach Hicks(sophomore), Austin McIntosh (sopho-more), Hunter Cresanto (freshman),Dylan Dickey (freshman), TylerFitzsimmons (freshman), Peyton Wolfe(freshman).

2012 Players honoredNick Blower (graduated), first-team

Division V All-Ohio and MorningJournal All-Area Back of the Year.Josh McDade, first-team Division V

All-Ohio and Morning Journal All-AreaLineman of the Year.Kaleb Baker (graduated), special

mention Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.Collin Gilbert, special mention

Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.Matt Hardenbrook (graduated), first-

team All-Area.Dimitri Gregory (graduated), first-

team All-Area.Dylan Douglass (graduated), first-

team All-Area.John Radman, second-team All-Area.Robert Logan, second-team All-Area.Jake Ferris, second-team All-Area.

2012 LeadersRushing —Nick Blower (graduated)

2,041 yards and 25 touchdowns on 181carries (11.3); Collin Gilbert, 1,096yards and 18 touchdowns on 123 car-ries (8.9); Matt Hardenbrook (graduat-ed) 625 yards and 14 touchdowns on64 carries (9.8); Jesse Best, 316 yardsand three touchdowns on 36 carries(8.8); Spencer DeSalvo, 134 yards andone touchdowns on 26 carries (11.2);Derek Kozlowski, 128 yards and fourtouchdowns on 30 carries (4.2).Passing — Collin Gilbert completed

56 of 104 passes for 1,006 yards and13 touchdowns; Jesse Best, completedfive of eight passes for 65 yards and onetouchdown.Receiving — Kris Simpson (graduat-

ed) 17 catches for 247 yards (14.5) andthree touchdowns; Dimitri Gregory

(graduated) 16 catches for 415 yards(25.9) and five touchdowns.Scoring — Nick Blower (graduated)

158 points; Collin Gilbert 116; MattHardenbrook (graduated) 108; CalebMcGath 82.Tackles — Kaleb Baker (graduated)

106; Dimitri Gregory (graduated) 102,Robert Logan 60, Matt Hardenbrook(graduated) 59.Interceptions — Matt Hardenbrook

(graduated) 4.

2013 OutlookWhat can the Crestview do after last

season’s record-breaking season whenthe Rebels beat six teams with winingrecords? Just watch.The Rebels return 25 letterwinners,

who have been waiting for their chance,and a dominating offensive line that willbe a solid building block to another win-ning season.Crestview has won 28 of its last 29

regular-season games, 33 of its last 34league games and have totaled 51 winsover the last five seasons.The Rebels averaged 61.7 points a

game in the ITCL upper tier last season,

when the closest game was a 57-14decision against South Range.It may be a little closer this season as

United, Springfield and South Rangeare hoping to challenge the defendingleague champions.“The Inter-Tri County League is a

great showcase for small-school foot-ball in our area,” Cusick said. “From topto bottom, the ITCL looks to be tremen-dously competitive. There will be noeasy wins in this league.“South Range is back where they

belong. Columbiana and United will beathletic and physical with great skillplayers. They will be extremely com-petitive. Springfield had a great run lastseason and will be very confident andwill return a great group of of youngplayers. “Lisbon will have some good young

athletes and may be the most improvedteam in the league. East Palestine willbe much improved and returns key play-ers. Southern has historically been avery scrappy team and has had somekey wins over the last few years. Thetop three teams in our tier are SouthRange, Springfield and United.”

2 Trevor Cope ......................5-7.......157 ....Sr. 3 Spencer DeSalvo .............5-10.....148 ....Soph.4 Dannen Breault ................5-10.....134 ....Soph.5 Andy Gorby ......................5-8.......122 ....Soph.6 Jake Ward.........................5-7.......171 ....Soph.7 Jesse Best........................5-11.....182 ....Jr.8 Tyler Fitzsimmons.............5-6.......126 ....Fr.9 Collin Gilbert.....................5-10.....169 ....Sr.10 Austin McIntosh ................5-6.......127 ....Soph.11 Josh McDade....................6-2.......254 ....Sr.12 Dylan Dickey.....................5-7.......120 ....Fr.13 Evan Beachler ..................6-0.......159 ....Jr.14 Derek Kozlowski ...............5-8.......170 ....Jr.15 Aaron Rankin....................5-7.......170 ....Sr.16 Josh DeSalvo ...................5-6.......133 ....Sr.17 Zach Marr .........................5-10.....178 ....Jr.18 Dean Foster ......................5-7.......160 ....Jr.19 Carmand Thompson.........5-6.......140 ....Fr.20 Jordan Murphy..................6-1.......181 ....Fr.21 Cody Mackall ....................5-9.......174 ....Jr.22 Tylor Campbell ..................5-7.......128 ....Sr.23 James Crawford................5-6.......146 ....Sr.24 Caleb McGath...................5-11.....162 ....Sr.25 Andrew Simmons .............5-11.....175 ....Sr.26 Peyton Wolfe.....................5-9.......141 ....Fr.27 Brandon Sherrill................5-7.......146 ....Fr.28 Joel Fitzsimmons..............5-8.......133 ....Soph.31 Brendon Mallo ..................5-8.......148 ....Soph.34 Zack Hicks ........................5-7.......149 ....Soph.36 Geno Collins .....................5-9.......155 ....Soph.40 Billy Cornwell ....................5-6.......128 ....Jr.41 Jake Ferris ........................5-8.......200 ....Sr.

50 Jacob Crawford.................5-5.......156 ....Fr.51 Jake Wick..........................5-8.......150 ....Soph.52 John Kacenski ..................5-10.....243 ....Sr.54 Justin Graff .......................6-0.......255 ....Sr.55 Jacob Henderson .............6-1.......290 ....Jr.57 Ben Basinger ....................5-7.......190 ....Jr.58 Jared Jones ......................6-0.......232 ....Soph.59 Nick Finch.........................5-9.......218 ....Soph.60 Tyler Hall ...........................5-9.......203 ....Jr.61 Clint Linhart ......................5-10.....238 ....Sr.62 John Radman ...................5-9.......178 ....Sr.63 Zach Strohecker ...............5-6.......154 ....Fr.64 Mason Crawford ...............5-9.......170 ....Soph.65 Dustin Gorby.....................5-8.......205 ....Sr.66 Zach Chuey ......................5-11.....260 ....Jr.67 James Hall ........................5-7.......192 ....Fr.68 Anthony DeSarro ..............5-9.......221 ....Soph.70 Jack Davis ........................5-10.....253 ....Fr.71 Jacob Scheller ..................6-2.......255 ....Fr.72 Christian Kinder ................6-0.......234 ....Sr.73 Dawson Bennett ...............5-9.......174 ....Fr.74 Jesse Hughes...................5-9.......162 ....Soph.75 Nathan Stelts ....................5-11.....194 ....Jr.76 Walker Hughes .................5-8.......190 ....Fr.77 Nick Van Pelt.....................6-2.......239 ....Sr.78 John Davis........................5-11.....178 ....Sr.80 Nick Mattern .....................5-8.......145 ....Soph.81 Hunter Cresanto ...............5-8.......130 ....Fr.82 Austin Wade......................6-1.......227 ....Sr.83 Kade Meredith ..................5-11.....205 ....Fr.84 Morgan Johnston..............6-1.......180 ....Sr.88 Chance Mustake...............5-9.......175 ....Fr.

Crestview Rebels“The Inter-Tri County League is a great showcasefor small-school football in our area.”

PAUL CUSICK,CRESTVIEW COACH

yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries(6.4); Nate Huk, 215 yards and threetouchdowns on 19 carries (11.3).Passing — Drew Cyrus completed

22 of 47 passes for 378 yards and twotouchdowns; Nate Huk completed fiveof 22 passes for 35 yards.Receiving — Jake DeJong (graduat-

ed) nine catches for 123 yards (13.7).Scoring — Britton Steiginga (gradu-

ated) 102; Brandon Hacker (graduated)88.Tackles — Mike Buzzard 96; Steve

Kurilla 87; Jared Hill (graduated) 83.

Interceptions — Britton Steiginga(graduated) 4.

2013 OutlookColumbiana has gone 16 straight sea-

sons without a losing record and hopesthis year’s team develops quickly andstays healthy in the Clippers’ return tothe ITCL upper tier.“After one year in the lower tier, we

return to the ITCL upper tier, which atleast on paper is loaded,” Spaite said.“Springfield, United, South Range andLisbon all return very veteran teams.“Southern Local moves into the upper

tier and has established themselves as avery tough, physical opponent. East

Palestine will have a new coach andnew attititude. What else can we sayabout Crestview, who has establishedthemselves as one of the top 10 teams inthe state in their division.”The Clippers return four starters on

each side of the ball — most of them onthe line.“Our non-league schedule is chal-

lenging,” Spaite said. “We open with anew and unknown opponent inBridgeport (which defeated SouthernLocal in the 2010 state playoffs). Weektwo is traditional rival Leetonia and wefinish non-league play with playoffopponent Steubenville CatholicCentral.”

The Clippers play four of their firstfive games away from FirestoneStadium, where they have won 14 oftheir last 18 regular-season games.


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1 Mike Lushisan ..................5-8.......120 ....Fr.2 Mitch Davidson ................5-10.....146 ....Fr.3 Brandon Johnston ............5-9.......138 ....Fr.5 R.J. Rankin .......................6-0.......149 ....Sr.7 Tanner Smith ....................5-7.......130 ....Soph.9 Drew Cyrus.......................6-0.......155 ....Jr.10 Dylan Davin ......................6-0.......140 ....Soph.11 Chris Durk ........................5-9.......180 ....Jr.12 Matt Weidner ....................5-9.......140 ....Jr.13 Chris Jones.......................5-10.....150 ....Jr.14 Crystal Stone....................5-6.......112 ....Soph.17 Eamon Eavers ..................5-10.....150 ....Jr.19 John Cramer.....................5-9.......186 ....Sr.20 Matt Fay............................5-8.......131 ....Fr.22 Nick Helmick .....................6-1.......189 ....Jr.23 Nate Armstrong ................5-10.....165 ....Soph.24 Cooper Smith....................5-9.......130 ....Soph.25 Dalton Miller......................5-10.....145 ....Soph.30 Matt Roncone ...................6-0.......142 ....Soph.31 James Miller .....................5-10.....155 ....Soph.32 Hunter Durbin ...................5-10.....140 ....Jr.34 Vince Vivo .........................5-7.......125 ....Fr.35 Jorden McKinney..............5-8.......165 ....Fr.40 Alex Peck..........................5-7.......129 ....Fr.42 Tanner Pearl .....................5-6.......125 ....Fr.

43 Dylan Ferraro....................6-3.......175 ....Jr.44 Mike Tiller .........................6-1.......196 ....Jr.46 Sean Congemi..................5-9.......182 ....Fr.50 Mike Buzzard.................... 6-4......215 ....Sr.52 Zak Gaydos ......................5-9.......176 ....Fr.53 Dillon Randolph ................5-9.......195 ....Sr.55 Brady Shepard..................5-9.......23- .....Soph.56 Steve Kurilla......................6-0.......215 ....Sr.57 Kyle Hoffman ....................6-0.......175 ....Jr.58 Nick DelSignore................6-0.......200 ....Sr.59 Dan Magill.........................5-10.....230 ....Soph.60 Tim Davin..........................6-0.......230 ....Fr.62 Jacob Hupp ......................6-0.......210 ....Soph.63 Tyler Wyant .......................6-0.......175 ....Sr.64 Alex Nyers ........................5-10.....180 ....Soph.66 Austin Saverko..................6-0.......160 ....Jr.69 Caleb Rupert ....................5-10.....198 ....Fr.72 Keenan Green ..................5-10.....189 ....Fr.83 Tim Rankin........................5-7.......135 ....Fr.84 Logan Stilson....................6-0.......130 ....Jr.85 David White ......................5-5.......120 ....Fr.87 Tucker Cope......................5-7.......130 ....Fr.88 Connor Stacey..................5-8.......123 ....Fr.93 Nate Garofalo ...................5-10.....155 ....Sr.

Columbiana Clippers



in the Inter-Tri County League uppertier with a 6-1 mark. Losses were toWarren JFK, Campbell Memorial andCrestview, teams that went a combined26-7. The Raiders have won fourstraight home games and 12 of their last15.

Head CoachDan Yeagley enters his 19th season

as head coach with a record of 142-52,iincluding 12 state playoff appearancesand eight league titles.

Assistant coachesWayne Allegretto, quarterbacks,

defensive backsJason Swiger, offensive line, defen-

sive lineDon Allen, tight ends, defensive

backsNick Haught, split ends, defensive

backsJoe Brooks, offensive line, defensive

lineKen Gabriel, offensive line, defen-

sive lineDavid Rach, split ends, outside line-

backersMike Evangelista, running backs,

inside linebackersNed Rudloff, offensive line, defen-

sive line

Returning lettermenSeventeen, including eight starters on

offense and eight starters on defense.

Basic offensive formationWing-T.

Offensive outlookThe Raiders averaged 42.7 points in

their seven wins last season, but only


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All games start at 7 p.m.Aug. 31 at Warren JFKSept. 6 CampbellSept. 14 at Garfield Hts. TrinitySept. 20 CrestviewSept. 27 at East PalestineOct. 4 UnitedOct. 11 at ColumbianaOct. 18 at SouthernOct. 25 SpringfieldNov. 1 Lisbon

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Members of the 2013 South Range football team are (front, from left) Dan Creed, Eric Liston, coach Nick Haught, coach Jason Swiger, coach David Rach,coach Don Allen, head coach Dan Yeagley, coach Wayne Allegretto, coach Ned Rudloff, coach Mike Evangelista, coach Joe Brooks, coach Bart Dockry, BryceAllen; (second row, from left) Tyler Rothbauer, Adam Witmer, Ryan Haynes, Ben Farmer, Garrett Sorley, Jake Ruiz, Colton Hiner, Max Fisher, Tyler Robert-son, Joey Phillips, Billy Goodall, Zach Thorpe, Zach Baird; (third row, from left) Austin Piper, Cam Corser, Austin Kelly, Kelly Keenan, Travis Bernard, KirklinGrahovac, Terry Yerkey, Blake Sitch, John Scherer, JR Renforth, David McCabe, Tyler Patterson; (fourth row, from left) Ray Janecko, Ethan Dominguez, JoeAlessi, Tamer Graham, Derek Fickes, Evan Schaefer, Deven Fickes, Chris Herubin, Nic Wix, Jake Plunkett, Nathan Daniszewski, Nick Stanton; (back, from left)Nick Deal, Greg Dunham, Mario Buzzacco, Zane Kreidler, Zack Dolak, Ryan Miller, Brandon Standley, Ryan Sympson, Pierce Baird, Dustin Joy, Mitch Dolak,Gary Miller and Ben Baird.

South Range ready to return to top

See SOUTH RANGE, Page 31A

15.3 points in their three losses. “This season the Raiders will have a

good mix of skill players returningalong with some key players up front,”Yeagley said.They return plenty of experience as

quarterback Ryan Miller is back afterstarting the last two games along withtwo of the top three rushers, BillyGoodall and David McCabe.“Offensively, the Raiders need to

play as a team and execute every playproperly to be successful,” Yeagleysaid.

Basic defensive formationDefense 50.

Defensive outlook“Like on offense, the Raiders played

a lot of different players on defense,”Yeagley said.Defensive linemen Jake Ruiz, Joey

Phillips, Ben Farmer and DavidMcCabe return to anchor the Raiders’efforts.“The defense needs to play well every

week for our team to be successful andwill be tested early with a very toughnon-league schedule,” Yeagley said.

Returning offensive backsRyan Miller (senior quarterback),

Bryce Allen (senior wingback), BillyGoodall (senior halfback), DavidMcCabe (junior fullback), Zach Thorpe(senior wingback).

Incoming offensive backsJoe Alessi (junior halfback), Joey

Phillips (senior fullback), Greg Dunham(sophomore quarterback).


Incoming offensive endsZach Thorpe (senior receiver), Bryce

Allen (senior receiver), Adam Witmer(senior tight end).

Returning offensive linemenZach Baird (senior guard), Garrett

Sorley (senior tackle),

Incoming offensive linemenRyan Haynes (senior guard), Evan

Schaefer (junior center), TylerRobertson (senior tackle).

Returning defensive linemenJake Ruiz (senior tackle), Ben Farmer

(senior tackle), Joey Phillips (seniorend), David McCabe (junior inside).

Incoming defensive linemenEric Liston (senior end).

Returning linebackersZach Baird (senior inside), Ryan

Haynes (senior outside).

Incoming linebackersDavid McCabe (junior inside).

Returning defensive backsBryce Allen (senior safety), Billy

Goodall (senior cornerback),

Incoming defensive backsZach Thorpe (senior safety), Joe

Alessi (junior cornerbaci).

2012 Players honoredCole Krumpak (graduated), first-team

Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.Robby Seman (graduated), special

mention Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.Ross Stoffer (graduated), second-

team All-Area.Garrett Sorley, second-team All-

Area.Jake Pfeifer (graduated), second-team

All-Area.

2012 LeadersRushing — Billy Goodall, 519 yards

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10 Greg Dunham...................5-10.....168 ....Soph.11 Tyler Rothbauer ................6-1.......165 ....Sr.12 Devin Fickes .....................5-10.....125 ....Soph.14 Bryce Allmcen ..................5-9.......160 ....Sr.15 Max Fisher........................5-11.....150 ....Sr.16 Zach Thorpe .....................5-10.....160 ....Sr.17 Gary Miller 6-0 ..............................170 ....Jr.18 Zane Kreidler ....................5-11.....150 ....Jr.19 Ryan Miller........................6-1.......190 ....Jr.20 Dustin Joy.........................5-9.......150 ....Soph.21 J.R. Renforth.....................5-6.......137 ....Soph.22 Billy Goodall......................5-10.....165 ....Sr.23 Nick Deal ..........................6-0.......160 ....Fr.24 Tamer Graham..................5-8.......155 ....Fr.25 Nick Stanton .....................5-9.......165 ....Soph.26 John Scherer ....................5-7.......123 ....Fr.29 Eric Liston.........................5-9.......175 ....Sr.30 Joe Alessi .........................5-9.......175 ....Jr.31 Dan Creed ........................5-7.......105 ....Fr.32 Nathan Daniszewski .........5-9.......165 ....Fr.33 Ethan Dominguez .............5-8.......155 ....Fr.34 David McCabe ..................5-7.......185 ....Jr.42 Pierce Baird ......................6-2.......240 ....Soph.43 Adam Witmer ....................6-1.......195 ....Sr.44 Kirklin Grahovac ...............5-9.......160 ....Jr.46 Joey Phillips......................5-11.....182 ....Sr.50 Brandon Standley .............6-1.......230 ....Soph.51 Mario Buzzacco...............5-11.....180 ....Soph.

52 Zach Baird ........................5-8.......195 ....Sr.54 Ben Baird..........................6-2.......175 ....Jr.55 Travis Bernard...................5-5.......191 ....Jr.57 Ryan Haynes ....................6-0.......215 ....Sr.58 Tyler Robertson ................6-0.......205 ....Sr.59 Ray Janecko .....................5-7.......180 ....Fr.61 Austin Piper ......................5-5.......165 ....Fr.62 Cam Corser ......................5-7.......180 ....Fr.63 Zack Dolak........................5-11.....250 ....Jr.64 Tyler Patterson..................5-10.....200 ....Soph.65 Ryan Sympson .................6-0.......215 ....Soph.66 Terry Yerkey ......................5-5.......120 ....Fr.67 Kody Kolarik......................5-11.....175 ....Fr.68 Derek Fickes.....................5-9.......195 ....Jr.70 Jake Plunkett ....................5-10.....215 ....Soph.71 Ben Farmer.......................6-1.......230 ....Sr.74 Chris Herubin ..................5-10.....170 ....Fr.75 Jake Ruiz ..........................6-5.......270 ....Sr.76 Mitch Dolak.......................6-1.......205 ....Soph.77 Evan Schaefer ..................5-8.......200 ....Jr.79 Garrett Sorley ...................6-3.......220 ....Sr.81 Nic Wix..............................5-9.......135 ....Fr.82 Kelly Keenan.....................5-5.......104 ....Fr.84 Austin Kelly .......................5-9.......135 ....Fr.85 Blake Stich........................5-6.......114 ....Fr.88 Colton Hiner......................6-1.......160 ....Sr.

South Range RaidersSOUTH RANGE,Continued from Page 30A

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in the Inter-Tri County League lowertier with a 4-3 mark. Southern’s losseswere to Crestview, Columbiana,Western Reserve and Lowellville,

which posted a combined 30-14 record.The Indians’ 23 wins over the last threeseasons matches the best mark in schoolhistory.

Head CoachMike Skrinjar enters his fourth sea-

son as head coach with a 23-8 record.He was an assistant coach at SouthernLocal for five years, including two asdefensive coordinator. He also coachedone season at Bethany College.

Assistant coachesJustin Gerren, offensive coordinator,

quarterbacksAlvan Thompson, defensive coordi-

nator, defensive lineBill Watson, wide receivers, tight

ends, defensive backsEric Wolfe, running backs, lineback-

ersScott WetzelAndy Frischkorn

Returning lettermenNine, including seven starters on

offense and six starters on defense.

Basic offensive formationPro-Style/multiple formations.

Offensive outlookThe Indians lost record-setting quar-

terback Luke Griffith and receiver J.J.Napierkowski to graduation, but returnbig-play makers Mike McKenzie andJared Shilot along with five otherstarters.“We’re looking for improved execu-

tion this season,” Skrinjar said. “Wewant to have better communication onthe offensive line. We’re going to play amore aggressive, smash-mouth style offootball.”

Basic defensive formation3-3 Stack.

Defensive outlookSouthern Local gave up an average of

39.5 points per game in their four loss-es last season.“We need to have improved team

defense,” Skrinjar said. “We need to allbe working together and rally to thefootball. We want to remain aggressivebut be fundamentally sound at the sametime. And we didn’t tackle as well as weshould’ve last season.”

Returning offensive backsMike McKenzie (senior running

back).

Incoming offensive backsJared Shilot (senior quarterback),

Tim Parrish (sophomore running back),M.J. Williams (senior running back),Clayton Cunningham (senior running


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Aug. 31 WaterlooSept. 6 at Wellsville, 7:30Sept. 13 at Mineral RidgeSept. 20 at UnitedSept. 27 ColumbianaOct. 4 at CrestviewOct. 11 East PalestineOct. 18 South RangeOct. 25 at LisbonNov. 1 Springfield


Members of the 2013 Southern Local football team are (front, from left) coach Scott Wetzel, Larry Boals, Andrew Aderhold, Dustin Earich, J.T. Bickley, MJWilliams, Michael McKenzie, Howie Bott, Ryan Maraluk, Zack Westover, Will Bratt, coach Eric Wolfe; (second row, from left) coach Alvin Thompson, JoshBrown, Alex Smith, Zach Francis, Jacob Davis, Alex Alderhold, Alan Roush, Luke Frischkorn, Joe Gibson, Jacob Pelly, Nathan Rigby, Jacob Bickley, Marcus Wal-ter, coach Jim Malone; (back, from left) Randy Keys, Chris Short, Garrett Coil, Dakota Wetzel, Tim Parrish, Jesse McClurg, Jared Shilot, Caleb Gotschall, GabeRichards, Michael Shope, Alec Smallridge, David Keyes, Robert Guthrie and Jesse Harris.

Indians will field another winner

See INDIANS, Page 33A

back), Gabe Richards (sophomore quar-terback), Michael Shope (freshmanquarterback-wide receiver).

Returning offensive endsM.J. Willliams (senior wide receiv-

er), Laughlin Cole (junior tight end-tackle).

Incoming offensive endsJosh Brown (sophomore wide receiv-

er).

Returning offensive linemenCaleb Gotschall (senior tackle),

Dustin Earich (senior guard-tackle), J.T.Bickley (senior guard-tackle), HowieBott (senior guard-tackle).

Incoming offensive linemenJacob Davis (senior), Ryan Maskaluk

(senior), Marcus Walder (junior).

Returning defensive linemenCaleb Gotschall (senior end), Dustin

Earich (senior tackle), Laughlin Cole(junior end-tackle).

Incoming defensive linemenRyan Maskaluk (senior), Clayton

Cunningham (senior), Alan Roush(junior).

Returning linebackersMike McKenzie (senior inside), Jesse

McClurg (sophomore outside).

Incoming linebackersHowie Bott (senior), Tim Parrish

(sophomore), Joe Gibson (sophomore).

Returning defensive backsM.J. Williams (senior safety), Jared

Shilot (senior safety).

Incoming defensive backsGabe Richards (sophomore corner-

back), Michael Shope (freshman cor-nerback), Dakota Wetzel (freshman cor-nerback), James Napierkowski (seniorsafety).

2012 Players honoredSteven Treadway (graduated), sec-

ond-team Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.Luke Griffith (graduated), special

mention Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.Jared Shilot, special mention

Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.Logan Hickman (graduated), first-

team All-Area.J.J. Napierkowski (graduated), first-

team All-Area.Mike McKenzie, second-team All-

Area.

2012 LeadersRushing —Mike McKenzie, 1,270

yards and 14 touchdowns on 161 car-ries (7.9).Passing — Luke Griffith (graduated)

completed 157 of 254 passes for aschool-record 2,182 yards and 19touchdowns.Receiving — J.J. Napierkowski

(graduated) a school-record 74 catchesfor 893 yards (12.3) and eight touch-downs; Jared Shilot, 52 catches for aschool-record 924 yards (17.8) andeighth touchdowns.

Scoring — Mike McKenzie 96points; Jared Shilot 68; J.J.Napierkowski (graduated) 48; StevenTreadway 47.Tackles — J.J. Napierkowski (gradu-

ated) 135; Mike McKenzie 131; MJWilliams 115; Jesse McClurg 114.Interceptions — J.J. Napierkowski

(graduated) 5.

2013 OutlookIt will be a season of change as

Southern Local shows off its new artifi-cial turf field and joins the Inter-TriCounty League upper tier.Road games against two of the top

teams in the ITCL lower tier —Wellsville and Mineral Ridge — in thesecond and third weeks will be a tellingtale on what lies ahead for the Indiansentering the upper tier schedule.“Our schedule will set us up and pre-

pare us well for what we hope is a play-off run,” Skrinjar said. “We’ll facingsome teams we haven’t played in a

while. It’s our shot to make noise in theupper tier because we don’t know ifwe’ll be going back down next season.”Even though the Indians lost some

talented players to graduation, theyreturn seven starters on offense and sixstarters on defense.“Without a doubt, senior leadership is

our greatest strength,” Skrinjar said.“It’s how they conduct themselves.They’ve all bought into our mentalityand the rest of the team follows suit. Itmakes for a tight-knit group that’s readyfor battle.”The Indians still are working on

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1 M.J. Williams.....................5-11.....170 ....Sr.2 Jesse McClurg..................5-7.......175 ....Soph.4 Andrew Aderhold..............5-11.....150 ....Jr.5 Michael Shape..................5-11.....165 ....Fr.7 Gabe Richards .................5-10.....145 ....Soph.8 Alan Roush.......................6-2.......205 ....Jr.9 Tim Parrish .......................5-8.......160 ....Soph.10 Josh Brown.......................5-11.....165 ....Jr.11 Jared Shilot.......................6-3.......215 ....Sr.13 Chris Short .......................5-8.......150 ....Fr.17 Marcus Walter...................6-0.......175 ....Jr.19 Alex Parrish ......................5-10.....180 ....Sr.21 Garrett Coil .......................5-8.......140 ....Jr.22 Jesse Harris......................5-6.......140 ....Fr.23 Levi Haddox......................5-10.....325 ....Sr.26 Zach Westover..................5-5.......140 ....Fr.27 Daniel Griffith....................5-5.......140 ....Soph.33 Dakota Wetzel...................5-7.......165 ....Fr.34 Michael McKenzie.............5-8.......165 ....Sr.44 Alec Smallridge.................5-9.......170 ....Fr.

47 Joe Gibson .......................6-2.......175 ....Soph.49 David Keyes......................5-7.......150 ....Fr.50 Dustin Earich ....................6-2.......265 ....Sr.51 Brent Shivel ......................5-11.....185 ....Sr.52 Alex Smith ........................5-8.......185 ....Soph.55 Howie Bott ........................5-11.....215 ....Sr.57 Caleb Gotschall ................6-8.......305 ....Sr.61 Luke Frischkorn ................6-3.......245 ....Fr.63 Alex Aderhold ...................6-0.......175 ....Soph.64 J.T. Bickley ........................5-10.....185 ....Sr.65 Zach Francis .....................5-10.....285 ....Soph.70 Ryan Maskaluk .................5-8.......355 ....Sr.71 Jacob Pelly .......................5-10.....225 ....Jr.74 Jacob Bickley....................5-7.......180 ....Soph.75 Nathan Rigby....................6-0.......255 ....Soph.77 Jerry Cunningham ............6-0.......255 ....Sr.79 Jacob Davis ......................5-10.....225 ....Sr.82 Laughlin Cole....................6-3.......235 ....Jr.84 Robert Guthrie..................5-7.......130 ....Sr.85 Randy Keys ......................5-5.......140 ....Jr.

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Leetonia at LisbonFriday, Aug. 30

Beaver Local at CrestviewColumbiana at BridgeportEast Palestine at McDonaldSpringfield at BrookfieldMalvern at UnitedSouthington at Jackson-MiltonYoungstown Christian at LowellvilleMineral Ridge at Fairport HarborSebring at WindhamCuyahoga Hts. at Western Reserve

Saturday, Aug. 31South Range at Warren JFKWaterloo at SouthernWellsville at Toronto

———WEEK TWOFriday, Sept. 6

Columbiana at LeetoniaCrestview at West BranchMathews at East PalestineMineral Ridge at LisbonCampbell Memorial at South RangeSouthern at WellsvilleYoungstown Christian at SpringfieldUnited at SalemRootstown at Jackson-MiltonWindham at LowellvilleMcDonald at StreetsboroSouthington at SebringWestern Reserve at Malvern

———WEEK THREEFriday, Sept. 13

Steubenville Catholic Central atColumbianaLiberty at CrestviewBeaver Local at East PalestineLisbon at WellsvilleSouthern at Mineral RidgeLowellville at SpringfieldUnited at NewcomerstownSouth Range at Garfield TrinityJackson-Milton at WindhamLeetonia at MathewsMcDonald at Cuyahoga Hts.Western Reserve at Harrison CentralSebring at Cleveland Villa Angela-

St. Joseph———

WEEK FOURFriday, Sept. 20Upper Tier

Columbiana at SpringfieldCrestview at South RangeLisbon at East PalestineSouthern at United

Lower TierJackson-Milton at Western ReserveLeetonia at WellsvilleMineral Ridge at LowellvilleSebring at McDonald

———WEEK FIVE

Friday, September 27Upper Tier

Columbiana at SouthernCrestview at Lisbon

South Range at East PalestineSpringfield at United

Lower TierJackson-Milton at WellsvilleLowellville at LeetoniaWestern Reserve at McDonaldMineral Ridge at Sebring

———WEEK SIXFriday, Oct. 4

Lisbon at ColumbianaSouthern at CrestviewEast Palestine at SpringfieldUnited at South Range

Lower TierSebring at Jackson-MiltonWestern Reserve at LeetoniaWellsville at Lowellville

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WEEK SEVENFriday, Oct. 11Upper Tier

South Range at ColumbianaSpringfield at CrestviewEast Palestine at SouthernUnited at Lisbon

Lower TierJackson-Milton at Mineral RidgeLeetonia at McDonaldLowellville at Western ReserveWellsville at Sebring

———WEEK EIGHTFriday, Oct. 18Upper Tier

Columbiana at East PalestineCrestview at UnitedLisbon at SpringfieldSouth Range at Southern

Lower TierJackson-Milton at LeetoniaMcDonald at LowellvilleMineral Ridge at WellsvilleWestern Reserve at Sebring

———WEEK NINEFriday, Oct. 25Upper Tier

Crestview at ColumbianaUnited at East PalestineSouthern at LisbonSpringfield at South Range

Lower TierLowellville at Jackson-MiltonSebring at LeetoniaWellsville at McDonaldWestern Reserve at Mineral Ridge

———WEEK TENUpper TierFriday, Nov. 1

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Members of the 2013 Springfield football team are (front, from left) Jake Ohlin, Mike Allgower, Anthony Scandy,Trenton Ball, Chris Wells, Nick Wells, Gabe Crowe, Zack Cain; (second row, from left) Tom Vinkler, Austin Snyder,Brian Swansiger, Ian Grdina, Hunter Snyder, Ryan Kohler, Cory Stouffer, Randy Groves, Mark Schuler; (third row,from left) Ryan Wilson, Andy Prosser, Zack Fellows, Steve Desimone, Hunter Troggio, Dennis Mansfield, LukeFrye,Kenney Sheely; (fourth row, from left) Gabe Barnard, David Ohlin, Chase Packard, Jordan Capouellez, CodyAllen, Gram Mincher, Dom Washburn, Andy Prosser, Jake Marshall; (fifth row, from left) Tommy Joyce, ZachRenaldy, Jake Ford, Frankie Centofonti, Austin Lawson, Alex Morian, Joey Santangelo, Patrick Flara, Dom Merlillo;(sixth row, from left) James Russo, Ethan Nezbeth, Zack Barber, Austin Gebhardt, Russell Seymour, Jared Suverison,Stevie Ranelli, Anthony Ugolini, Wyatt Wilson; (back, from left) coach Joe Antonucci, coach David DiRenzo, coachPaul Butto, coach Sean Guerriero, coach Ron Stallsmith and coach Adam Slopek.


Springfield will be in the runningClassificationDivision VI, Region 19


Inter-Tri County League upper tier. Allsix losses were to teams with winningrecords. The Tigers were 1-2 in gamesdecided by three points or less and 0-5at home.

Head CoachSean Guerriero enters his seventh

season as head coach with a record of27-34. He was an assistant at Girard forfour years and Gilmour Academy oneyear.

Assistant coachesAdam Slopek, defensive coordinator,

inside linebackers, offensive linePaul Butto, offensive line, defensive

lineDave DiRenzo, running backs, defen-

sive backsJoe Antonucci, running backs, inside

linebackersBill Miller, wide receivers, outside

linebackersRon Stallsmith, offensive line, defen-

sive line

Returning lettermenSeventeen, including six starters on

offense and six starters on defense.


Offensive outlookThe Tigers return all their skilled

players. Junior quarterback HunterSnyder led the team in rushing (611yards) and passing (681 yards).Running backs Ryan Kohler and ChrisWells and tight end Mark Schuler cantake over if opponents key too much onSnyder.


Defensive outlookThe Tigers gave up an average of

24.3 points a game last season, whichmust improve, but held opponents to 82yards passing per game.“We need some young kids to step

up,” Guerriero said.

Returning offensive backsHunter Snyder (junior quarterback),

Chris Wells (senior running back),Ryan Kohler (junior running back).

Incoming offensive backsAnthony Scandy (running back).

Returning offensive endsMike Allgower (senior wide receiv-

er), Jake Ohlin (senior wide receiver),Anthony Scandy (senior wide receiver),Mark Schuler (senior tight end)

Incoming offensive endsIan Grdina (junior wide receiver).

Returning offensive linemenGabe Crowe (senior tackle), Zack

Cain (senior guard), Austin Snyder(junior center), Brian Swansiger (guard).

Incoming offensive linemenRussell Seymor (freshman tackle),

Zach Fellows (sophomore tackle),Timmy Vinkler (junior center).

Returning defensive linemenGabe Crowe (senior tackle), Mark

Schuler (senior end), Brian Swansiger(junior end), Nick Wells (senior nose

tackle).

Incoming defensive linemenZack Cain (senior end).

Returning linebackersChris Wells (senior outside), Trenton

Ball (senior inside).

Incoming linebackersCory Stouffer (junior inside), Tim

Vinkler (junior inside), AnthonyScandy (senior outside), Randy Groves(junior outside).

Returning defensive backsMike Allgower (senior cornerback),

Ryan Kohler (junior corner), Ian Grdina(junior cornerback), Jake Ohlin (seniorfree safety).

Incoming defensive backsGraham Mincher (sophomore corner-

back).

2012 Players honoredDerek Gbur (graduated), special men-

tion Division V All-Ohio and first-teamAll-Area.Gabe Crowe, second-team All-Area.

2012 LeadersRushing —Hunter Snyder, 611 yards

and 10 touchdowns on 122 carries(5.0); Ryan Kohler, 518 yards and sixtouchdowns on 92 carries (5.6); ChrisWells, 421 yards on 79 carries (5.3).Passing — Hunter Snyder completed

66 of 115 passes for 681 yards andthree touchdowns.Receiving — Ryan Kohler, 20 catch-

es for 150 yards (7.5); Jake Ohlin, 20catches for 145 yards (7.3); Mark Schuler,17 catches for 161 yards (9.5); MikeAllgower, 16 catches for 66 yards (4.1).Scoring — Hunter Snyder 62 points;

Ryan Kohler 42.Tackles — Alex Wharry (graduated)

83; Nick Wells 65; Derek Gbur (gradu-ated) 62; Ian Grdina 61; Joe Johnson(graduated) 61.

1 Ian Grdina.........................5-1.......142 ....Jr.2 Frankie Centofonti ...........5-7.......130 ....Fr.3 Jake Ford..........................5-3.......110 ....Fr.4 Cody Allen ........................5-4.......109 ....Soph.5 Jake Ohlin.........................5-11.....149 ....Sr.6 Mike Allgower ...................6-1.......179 ....Sr. 7 Anthony Scandy ...............5-10.....175 ....Sr.8 Hunter Snyder .................5-8.......157 ....Jr.9 Zack Barber......................5-8.......140 ....Fr.10 Graham Mincher...............5-9.......140 ....Soph.11 Ryan Kohler ......................5-11.....160 ....Jr.12 Jordan Capouellez............5-6.......125 ....Soph.14 Joey Santangelo...............5-6.......146 ....Fr.15 Stevie Ranelli....................5-1.......102 ....Fr.19 Ethan Nezbeth..................5-7.......140 ....Fr.20 Tommy Joyce ....................5-6.......133 ....Fr.21 Jake Marshall....................5-10.....172 ....Soph.22 Jared Suverison................5-0.......95 ......Fr.24 Cory Stouffer ....................5-9.......158 ....Jr.25 Gabe Barnard...................5-10.....162 ....Fr.30 Hunter Troggio ..................5-6.......169 ....Soph.31 Ryan Wilson......................5-9.......161 ....Jr.32 Randy Groves...................5-9.......158 ....Jr.33 David Ohlin .......................5-9.......140 ....Sph.34 Nick Wells .........................5-11.....232 ....Sr.

36 Trenton Ball.......................5-6.......183 ....Sr.40 Anthony Ugolini ................5-7.......153 ....Fr.44 Wyatt Wilson .....................5-8.......129 ....Fr.45 Chris Wells........................6-1.......223 ....Sr.50 Austin Gebhardt................6-3.......315 ....Fr.51 Alex Morian.......................6-1.......215 ....Fr.53 Kenney Sheely..................5-9.......200 ....Soph.54 Tim Vinkler ........................5-8.......195 ....Jr.58 Zach Renaldy ...................5-4.......161 ....Fr.59 Brian Swansiger ...............6-1.......235 ....Jr.60 Dom Merilillio ...................5-4.......179 ....Fr.61 Austin Snyder ...................5-6.......246 ....Jr.63 Chase Packard .................5-5.......187 ....Soph.64 Russell Seymour ..............5-10.....225 ....Fr.65 Andy Prosser ....................6-2.......255 ....Soph.66 Gabe Crowe .....................6-1.......315 ....Sr.70 Zack Fellows.....................5-9.......240 ....Soph.73 Zack Cain .........................5-11.....248 ....Sr.74 John Lyda .........................5-8.......240 ....Soph.75 Austin Lawson ..................5-8.......240 ....Soph.76 Steve Desimone ...............5-8.......207 ....Soph.78 Dom Washburn.................6-1.......208 ....Soph.79 James Russo....................5-10.....220 ....Fr.80 Patrick Flara......................6-3.......156 ....Fr.81 Luke Frye..........................5-5.......164 ....Jr.

Springfield Tigers

2 0 1 3 S C H E D U L E

All games start at 7 p.m.Aug. 30 at BrookfieldSept. 6 Y. ChristianSept. 13 LowellvilleSept. 20 ColumbianaSept. 27 at UnitedOct. 4 East PalestineOct. 11 at CrestviewOct. 18 LisbonOct. 25 at South RangeNov. 1 at Southern

See SPRINGFIELD, Page 46A



Inter-Tri County League upper tier. Thefour losses were to Malvern, SouthRange, Crestview and Mineral Ridge,which combined for a 34-10 record.

Head CoachMike Ward enters his fourth consecu-

tive season and 13th overall at United.He has a 120-81 career record in 20years as head coach — including 46-34in eight years at Lisbon from 1980-87and 58-32 in nine years at United from1989-97.

Assistant coachesFrank Baker, offensive line, defen-

sive lineJordan Phillips, offensive coordina-

tor, running backs, outside linebackers

Ken Lewis, defensive coordinator,inside linebackers, offensive lineDave Ward, wide receivers, defen-

sive backsRyan Powell, wide receivers, defen-

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UNITED GOLDEN EAGLES

201 3 S C H E D U L E

All games start at 7 p.m.Aug. 30 MalvernSept. 6 at SalemSept. 13 at NewcomerstownSept. 20 SouthernSept. 27 SpringfieldOct. 4 at South RangeOct. 11 at LisbonOct. 18 CrestviewOct. 25 at East PalestineNov. 1 at Columbiana


Members of the 2013 United football team are (front, from left) Stephen Leyman, Caleb Conser, Brandon Miller, Andrew Birk, Mike Martin, Garrett Beech,Zach Maze, Blaine Reiter, Austin Thomas, Sabastian Dunn; (second row, from left) Charlie Smith, J.D. Swords, Braden Davison, Bryan Weyant, Lucas Cooper,Eric Blosser, Chase Courtney, Sean Fox, Cody Dickens, Mike Gauding; (third row, from left) Bryce Reiter, Jordan Bailey, Thomas Combs, Colton Antram, CageVincent, Alec Williamson, Roger Knizat, Tyler Powers, Nathan Humphreys, Josh Welcome, Anthony Martin; (fourth row, from left) Austin Thomas, ColtonGraham, Brennon Jenkins, Dom DiBaggio, Kolton Smith, Jim Fox, Jake Clark, Jake Blake, Jake Strader, Colton Bowen; (back, from left) head coach MikeWard, coach Sean Weyant, coach Mitch Phillis, coach Jordan Phillips, coach Ken Lewis, coach Ryan Powell, coach Jake Kilroy and coach Ryan Burd.

Golden Eagles flying high in ITCL

See EAGLES, Page 38A

Returning lettermenTwenty, including 11 starters on



Offensive outlookThe Eagles can put points on the

board and are led by third-year startingquarterback Garrett Beech and tailbackMike Martin, a pair of 1,000-yard run-ners.“We return 11 starters from lst year,”

Ward said. “We expect to compete in allof our games.”


Defensive outlookThe Eagles gave up an average of

19.5 points in their six wins last season,but 43.5 points in their four losses.They need to improve on this side of theball to be a championship contender.“We need to improve on defense,”

Ward said. “With a good winter andspring in the weight room, we expect tobe stronger and in better condition.”

Returning offensive backsGarrett Beech (senior quarterback),

Mike Martin (senior tailback), Zach

Maze (senior fullback), Blaine Reiter(senior tailback), Bryan Weyant (juniorfullback), Cage Vincent (junior full-back).

Incoming offensive backsColton Antram (sophomore fullback),

Tyler Powers (sophomore quarterback),Kolton Smith (sophomore tailback),Colton Bowen (freshman fullback),Colton Graham (freshman quarterback).

Returning offensive endsBrandon Miller (senior wide receiv-

er), Caleb Conser (senior wide receiv-er), Tyler Lewis (senior wide receiver),Austin Thomas (senior wide receiver),Braden Davison (junior wide receiver),Cody Dickens (junior wide receiver),Andrew Birk (senior tight end), J.D.Swords (junior tight end).

Incoming offensive endsAlec Williamson (junior wide receiv-

er), Jake Clark (freshman wide receiv-er), Jordan Bailey (sophomore tightend), Bryce Reiter (sophomore tightend).

Returning offensive linemenStephen Leyman (senior tackle),

Lucas Cooper (junior tackle), EricBlosser (junior center), Charlie Smith(junior guard), Mike Gauding (juniorguard), Sabastian Dunn (senior tackle),Roger Knizat (junior guard), ChaseCourtney (junior tackle).

Incoming offensive linemenThomas Combs (sophomore tackle),

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Returning defensive linemenStephen Leyman (senior), Lucas

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Incoming defensive linemenThomas Combs (sophomore), Jim

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Returning linebackersBryan Weyant (junior), Cage Vincent

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1 Brandon Miller ..................5-8.......150 ....Sr.2 Braden Davison................6-1.......165 ....Jr.3 Jake Clark ........................5-11.....145 ....Fr.4 Cody Dickens ...................5-11.....155 ....Jr.5 Tyler Powers .....................5-9.......140 ....Soph.6 Garrett Beech ...................5-10.....175 ....Sr.7 Tyler Lewis........................6-0.......170 ....Sr.8 Austin Thomas..................5-11.....150 ....Sr.9 Riley Fillman.....................5-11.....150 ....Jr.10 Andrew Birk ......................5-9.......170 ....Sr.11 Colton Graham .................5-9.......145 ....Fr.12 Caleb Conser....................5-11.....165 ....Sr.14 Kolton Smith .....................5-8.......150 ....Soph.17 J.D. Swords.......................5-10.....175 ....Jr.20 Jordan Bailey....................5-10.....155 ....Soph.21 Jake Strader .....................5-8.......140 ....Fr.22 Blaine Reiter .....................5-8.......175 ....Sr.25 Zach Maze........................5-8.......225 ....Sr.28 Cage Vincent ....................5-10.....180 ....Jr.31 Mike Martin .......................5-8.......155 ....Sr.32 Alec Williamson ................5-10.....145 ....Soph.40 Colton Antram...................6-0.......200 ....Soph.

44 Bryan Weyant ...................6-0.......180 ....Jr.45 Colton Bowen ...................5-7.......155 ....Fr.50 Roger Knizat.....................5-9.......180 ....Jr.51 Chase Courtney ...............6-0.......205 ....Jr.52 Jake Blake ........................5-9.......200 ....Fr.54 Eric Blosser ......................6-1.......225 ....Jr.57 Sabastian Dunn ................6-1.......185 ....Sr.58 Joe McCoy........................5-9.......215 ....Fr.60 Sean Fox ..........................6-1.......220 ....Jr.62 Brennon Jenkins...............6-0.......280 ....Fr.64 Lucas Cooper ...................6-3.......215 ....Jr.65 Mike Gauding ...................6-0.......220 ....Jr.67 Jim Fox .............................6-5.......320 ....Fr.71 Anthony Martin .................5-9.......220 ....Soph.72 Stephen Leyman ..............5-11.....260 ....Sr.74 Thomas Combs ................6-2.......230 ....Soph.75 Nathan Humphreys...........5-11.....260 ....Soph.76 Dom DiBaggio ..................6-0.......245 ....Fr.77 Charlie Smith ....................6-0.......255 ....Jr.81 Bryce Reiter......................5-10.....180 ....Soph.88 Josh Welcome ..................5-9.......140 ....Soph.

United Golden Eagles

Incoming linebackersColton Bowen (freshman), Jordan

Bailey (sophomore).

Returning defensive backsGarrett Beech (senior), Mike Martin

(senior), Brandon Miller (senior), CalebConser (senior), Braden Davison(junior), Cody Dickens (junior), TylerLewis (senior), Blaine Reiter (senior).

Incoming defensive backsTyler Powers (sophomore), Kolton

Smith (sophomore), Jake Clark (fresh-man), Colton Graham (freshman).

2012 Players honoredGarrett Beech, special mention

Division V All-Ohio and first-team All-Area.Mike Martin, second-team All-Area.Zach Maze, second-team All-Area.

2012 LeadersRushing —Garrett Beech, 1,427

yards and 21 touchdowns on 181 car-ries (7.9); Mike Martin, 1,116 yards

and 10 touchdowns on 185 carries(6.0).Passing — Garrett Beech completed

75 of 175 passes for 1,017 yards and12 touchdowns.Receiving — Tyler Lewis, 19 catch-

es for 240 yards (12.6) and threetouchdowns; Mike Martin, 16 catchesfor 242 yards (15.0) and one touch-down; Braden Davison, 13 catches for201 yards (15.5) and two touchdowns.Scoring — Garrett Beech, 134

points; Mike Martin 72; Cole Weikart(graduated) 33. Interceptions — Garrett Beech 3;

Mike Martin 3.

2013 OutlookThe Golden Eagles have been been

building for this season.“We return 20 lettermen and 11

starters on both offense and defense,”Ward said. “When we picked up campin practice, it was almost like we neverleft with all those guys.”Only six seniors were lost to gradua-

tion.“We expect to compete in every

EAGLES,Continued from Page 38A

game,” Ward said. “Our morale, atti-tude and effort will be a huge indicatorof our success this season.”Other indicators will be how

improved the Eagles are defensivelyand how they fare against teams withwinning records. Last season, all sixwins came against teams with losingrecords and all four losses were against

teams with winning records. TheEagles haven’t beaten a team with awinning record the past two seasons.“The league will be very competitive

with a lot of good teams,” Ward said.“Crestview is always good andSpringfield is going to be good. SouthRange is always very competitive.There are no easy ones. It will be a test.”


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Inter-Tri County League lower tier. TheTigers got off to a 2-1 start and thengave up an average of 34.7 points intheir seven ITCL lower tier games.

Head CoachRich Wright enters his first season at

Wellsville. He was 83-66 with six play-off appearances and three 10-0 regularseasons at Beaver Local from 1998-2011.

Assistant coachesDennis Bowers, running backs, out-

side linebackersJoe Carr, offensive line, defensive

lineRich Sloan, receivers, defensive

backsDerrick Spann, tight ends, defensive

endsRick Stanley, offensie line, defensive

line

Returning lettermenFifteen, including starters on 10


Basic offensive formationHybrid Wing-T.

Offensive outlookWellsville has plenty of big-play abil-

ity, but was inconsistent last season —scoring an average of 39.8 points intheir four wins and only 9.2 points intheir six losses.“I think we’ll be pretty balanced,”

Wright said. “We’ve got great widereceivers and running backs and we’re

pretty darn good up front. The offensecould be pretty special. There’s a greatdeal of experience there and this couldbe the most balanced offense I’ve beena part of in my career. We’ve got toeliminate penalties and it may take a lit-tle time to learn the new system. It’skind of like learning a new language,but they seem to be coming along.”


Defensive outlookOpponents averaged 31.7 points a

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201 3 S C H E D U L E


Aug. 31 at TorontoSept. 6 Southern, 7:30Sept. 13 Lisbon, 7:30Sept. 20 LeetoniaSept. 27 Jackson-MiltonOct. 4 at LowellvilleOct. 11 at SebringOct. 18 Mineral RidgeOct. 25 at McDonaldNov. 1 at Western Reserve

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Members of the 2013 Wellsville football team are (front, from left) Zack Mellott, Banzen Gradhaus, Alik Bradford, Justin Miller, Jordan Sloan, JordanAllen, TyShawn Franklin, Frank Jackson, Eric Hardman, Seth Bradford, Cavan LeMasters; (second row, from left) Levi Brown, Austin Phillips, Marvin Brink-ley, Joe Abdalla, Nick Huff, Vinnie Giordano, Camden Douglas, Hayden Dalrymple, George Anderson, Dan Monte, Brendon Carr, Marcus Moxley; (thirdrow, from left) Skyler DeLauder, Ishmael Heard, DeVonte Pullie, Eric Sullivan, Branden Valentine, Travis Furbee, Austin Carter, Greg Beatty, Norman Rud-der, Seth Bloor, Austin Baker; (back, from left) coach Richard Sloan, coach Dennis Bowers, head coach Rich Wright, coach Rick Stanley, coach DerrickSpann and coach Joe Carr.

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“We want to try and limit the two-way players some,” Wright said. “Ourstrength is the experience we have com-ing back and our team speed. We wantto try and create some more turnovers.We’ll be pretty aggressive and try to getthe ball back to our offense. We stillneed to develop some depth, though.”

Returning offensive backsJodan Sloan (senior quarterback),

Marcus Moxley (senior wingback),Brendon Carr (senior fullback).

Incoming offensive backsZack Mellott (junior tailback),

George Anderson (senior fulback),Vinnie Giordano (sophomore fullback),Seth Bradford (senior quarterback).

Returning offensive endsSeth Bradford (senior tight end).

Incoming offensive endsJordan Allen (senior wide receiver),

Camden Douglas (senior wide receiv-er).

Returning offensive linemenJoe Abdalla (senior), Greg Beatty

(senior), Marvin Brinkley (senior),Travis Furbee (junior), Seth Bloor(junior).

Returning defensive linemenSeth Bloor (junior tackle), Travis

Furbee (junior tackle), Greg Beatty(senior end), Seth Bradford (seniorend).

Returning linebackersVinnie Girdano (sophomore).

Incoming linebackersJoe Abdalla (senior), Brendon Carr

(senior), George Anderson (senior).

Returning defensive backsJordan Allen (senior cornerback),

Camden Douglas (senior cornerback),Zack Mellott (junior strong safety),Marcus Moxley (senior free safety).

2012 Players honoredSeth Martin (graduated), special men-

tion Division V All-Ohio and first-teamAll-Area.Seth Bradford, second-team All-

Area.

2012 LeadersRushing —Marcus Moxley, 923

yards and nine touchdowns on 126 car-ries (7.3); Brendon Carr, 537 yards andsix touchdowns on 96 carries (5.6);Zack Mellott, 357 yards and four touch-downs on 39 carries (6.0); JordanSloan, 298 yards and four touchdownson 64 carries (4.7).Passing — Jordan Sloan completed

39 of 111 passes for 351 yards and fourtouchdowns.Receiving — Seth Bradford, 11

catches for 188 yards (17.1) and two

touchdowns; Zack Mellott, nine catchesfor 87 yards (9.7) and one touchdown.Scoring — Marcus Moxley 54

points; Brendon Carr 38; Zack Mellott36; Cavan LeMasters 29Tackles — Vinny Giardano 108,

Seth Martin (graduated) 83; ZackMellott 65.

2013 OutlookWellsville has been looking forward

to this season for a while with a talentedclass of 13 seniors.“We’re a senior-laden team and stick-

ing together will be key to our success,”Wright said. “We’ll need it when adver-sity hits and it always does over a sea-son.”The Tigers lost only four players to

graduation and return all of their skilledstarters. They are confident underWright, who takes over after guidingBeaver Local to six playoff appear-ances.“These kids deserve to win and

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BY PAUL EDGARStaff Writer

WELLSVILLE — When RichWright was hired as the new Wellsvillefootball coach in January, some peopletold him to lower his expectations.Some said the kids from that communi-ty would be different from those hecoached for 14 seasons at Beaver Local.That they wouldn’t have a great atti-tude, wouldn’t work as hard and that hewas in for a real shock.Wright says he found nothing could

be further from the truth.“I would say the biggest surprise was

that some people said the Wellsvillekids would be different, be lazy,” hesaid. “I haven’t seen that at all. The kidsare awesome. They’ve worked so hard.They’re respectful. They’ve been pre-pared for success and have a great dealof pride. They want to do well and I’vebeen impressed with them since dayone.”As soon as Wright was hired, he

began the process of getting to know hisplayers better. He was a regular at theTigers’ basketball games and wrestlingmatches this past winter and could befound watching the track and baseballteams in the spring.Wright said developing a relationship

with his new team was his first priority.“I’ve tried to talk with them and find

out about them,” he said. “That’s beenone of the fun parts. These kids have

charisma. It’s pretty cool that everyonelives so close together. Some of themwalk to practice. Kids are kids and Ithink they’ve accepted me just fine.”The process of getting acclimated

with his players hasn’t been as easy as ithas in the past for Wright. At Beaver Local, Wright knew

almost every family and saw his playerson a daily basis at school. Now, he hasto put in extra time to make sure he

stays up on what is happening with histeam.“The hardest part is not seeing them

in school,” he said. “When you’re in theschool, you know everything that’sgoing on in the classroom. You knowany time they have to visit the principalor when they’re absent or come in late.You can talk to them face to face andsee what’s going on.”Without being able to see them at

school, Wright has leaned on the princi-pal, athletic director and teachers tokeep him informed about his players.But Wright isn’t the only one trying

to soak up new information. His team isalso adjusting to a new coach and a newsystem.“The hard part is that I’ve got an

experienced football team, but theyhave to learn everything from the begin-ning,” he said. “Every drill, every playhas to be taught from the ground up. It’sa new way of doing things for them and

change is always hard.”Another challenge for Wright has

been to increase the number of studentsplaying football. Last season, the Tigersstruggled with participation levels andsuited up just 24 players for most oftheir games.Wright said the school’s size has

made increasing their numbers difficult.“It’s been a couple steps forward at

times, a couple steps back,” he said.“We only have 90-plus boys in theschool. I’ve heard if you get 12 percentof your boys playing, that’s good. Well,12 percent for us would hardly be half ateam. “We’ll definitely have enough to play

on Friday and Saturday and that willhelp. My main concern is that whatevernumber we start with, that’s what weneed to finish with.”Expectations are high in Wellsville

with a talented senior class looking toleave its mark. Wright said he under-stands that only success will bringeveryone on board with his plan.“There’s still people in the communi-

ty that don’t know me,” he said. “I’vegot to prove something to them. This isa very proud community. Everyone hasbeen very nice, very cordial and sup-portive, but I’ve got to do some positivethings on and off the field for everyoneto buy in.”Wright signed a three-year contract

when he took the job. He said thatshows the level of commitment on bothsides to see his plan through to the end.“If Wellsville got every athlete in

town to play football, they’d probablykick us out of the league,” he said.“There are athletes all over this town.It’s very talent rich for such a smalltown. I’ve got kids and you never knowwhat the future may bring, but as longas Wellsville wants me, this could be agood place for me. Who knows, maybeI’ll be here for the next 20 years.”


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10 Cavan LeMasters..............5-8.......175 ....Sr.12 Seth Bradford....................6-1.......200 ....Sr.13 Eric Hardman....................6-0.......161 ....Sr.14 Frank Jackson...................5-11.....195 ....Jr.15 TyShawn Franklin..............5-8.......155 ....Jr.16 Jordan Allen......................6-1.......170 ....Jr.17 Jordan Sloan ....................6-1.......190 ....Sr.18 Justin Miller.......................5-8.......115 ....Fr.21 Alex Bradford ....................5-8.......115 ....Fr.22 Branzen Gradhous ...........5-10.....160 ....Fr.23 Zack Mellott ......................5-9.......165 ....Jr.24 Marcus Moxley..................6-0.......175 ....Sr.25 Brendon Carr ....................6-1.......215 ....Sr.27 Dan Monte ........................5-6.......135 ....Soph.31 George Anderson .............5-7.......205 ....Sr.35 Hayden Dalrymple ............5-9.......184 ....Fr.40 Camden Douglas..............6-3.......160 ....Sr.41 Vinnie Giordano................5-8.......190 ....Soph.

44 John Bell...........................6-1.......207 ....Jr.45 Nick Huff ...........................5-7.......160 ....Jr.52 Joe Abdalla.......................5-7.......181 ....Sr.56 Marvin Brinkley.................6-1.......217 ....Sr.58 Austin Phillips ...................5-10.....175 ....Soph.60 Levi Brown........................6-2.......194 ....Sr.61 Austin Baker .....................5-10.....255 ....Soph.68 Seth Bloor.........................6-0.......237 ....Jr.72 Norman Rudder................5-11.....205 ....Fr.73 Greg Beatty ......................6-3.......284 ....Sr.74 Austin Carter.....................5-7.......180 ....Fr.75 Travis Furbee ....................6-2.......290 ....Jr.76 Branden Valentine ............6-6.......305 ....Jr.77 Eric Sullivan......................5-10.....245 ....Soph.78 DeVonte Pullie ..................6-1.......230 ....Sr.81 Ishmael Heard ..................5-8.......120 ....Fr.82 Skyler DeLauder...............5-7.......190 ....Fr.

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Scary scene at Southern LocalBY CHRIS RAMBO

Staff Writer

SALINEVILLE—On Oct. 7, 2011,Southern Local hosted Western Reservein one of the most-anticipated footballgames in recent school history. It was homecoming and both teams

were undefeated. The winner wouldlikely be the Inter-Tri County LeagueLower Tier champion.“A bunch of things combined to make

that night a really big event,” Southernathletic director Jess Krulik said. “I’venever seen so many cars for a footballgame since I’ve been at the school.”The parking lots at Southern Local

High School quickly overflowed, withmany of the excess vehicles pulling intoa private field across the street. Amongthose parked there was Western ReserveHigh School graduate and YoungstownState freshman Tori Korda.During the second half, with Western

Reserve comfortably ahead, Korda andtwo of her friends decided to leave.After crossing Route 39, they beganwalking parallel to the road, about threefeet into the grass. As the group contin-ued to their parking spot, a 2011 FordF-150 came up behind them andswerved to the right, clipping one ofKorda’s friends with the passenger sidemirror—knocking it off in theprocess—and striking Korda below herleft shoulder.“We were just walking down the side

of the road and the next thing I remem-ber there were people standing over me,talking to me, trying to calm me down,”Korda said.

The driver did not stop. In fact, thosein the vicinity told Korda that the truckactually increased its speed as it droveaway.“I’m not sure if the driver knew they

had hit somebody, but everybodyaround me said it sure looked like theysped away intentionally,” Korda said.Korda was taken by ambulance to St.

Elizabeth Hospital in Boardman with abroken bone between her shoulder andelbow. She was released the followingday and her left arm was in a cast for alittle more than two months. A bulletin was soon put out asking

people to be on the lookout for a lightgray or white 2011 Ford F-150 missinga passenger side window. No new infor-mation ever surfaced and the case wasclosed after a year.

“They were able to identify the vehi-cle through pieces of the mirror, andafter that I thought there was a chance tofind somebody,” Korda said. “But, atthe same time, I’m not really surprisednobody was caught once the driver spedaway. My friend’s parents tried to run itdown, but they weren’t able to get agood view.”According to Krulik, school officials

agreed immediately to discourage anyfurther parking in the field.“Members of our booster club help

park cars, and after the accident wemade sure the area across the street wasmonitored and that cars were directedelsewhere,” Krulik said. “Everybodyhas been pretty accepting of that and wehaven’t had any real problems since.”Members of the Southern community

hope that a more permanent solution hasnow arrived. As part of an overall facility upgrade,

parking around the football field hasbeen expanded by about 100 spaces forthe upcoming season. Two new parkingareas have been added, one by theschool’s administrative offices andanother by the concession stand. Tohandle any potential overflow, a newaccess road has been created leading tothe practice football field in back of thestadium.Superintendent John Wilson, who

was not with Southern at the time,acknowledged the accident came upduring discussions about stadiumupgrades, but did not say it was theoverriding reason for more parking.“There were a number of factors that

went into the need to improve our facil-ity, and the accident was certainly a partof it,” Wilson said. “We knew we need-ed to get more parking not just for foot-ball but for all of our other events aswell.”According to Krulik, the issue predat-

ed Korda’s accident and affected theschool in other ways besides safety.“Parking has been a problem for

awhile,” Krulik said. “Besides the issueof people having to park in a privatefield, the lack of space was really hurt-ing our attendance compared to theother ITCL schools. “We now think we have enough

space to accommodate everybody andmore than enough overflow room by thepractice field so that nobody shouldhave to park across the street.”

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SALINEVILLE — Each time amember of this year’s senior class stepsonto the new artificial turf field atSouthern Local, they still can’t believeit’s happened. What was once a dream,has now become reality.As freshmen, they were introduced

to a new coach in Mike Skrinjar.Together they set out to achieve a listof goals they believed would take thefootball program to the next level.Included in that list was an upgrade tothe school’s football stadium and sur-rounding facilities.A new synthetic turf field has now

been installed along with improve-ments to both the visitor and homebleachers, a new field house and addi-tional parking.“It still doesn’t even seem real,”

Southern Local senior lineman CalebGotschall said. “We always talkedabout how cool it would be to have this,but I never thought it would happenwhile I was still here.”Skrinjar — who has led the Indians

to a 23-8 record during the past threeseasons — said the new upgrades havebeen something he has envisioned sincehe took over the program.“Four years ago, I sat down with this

group of players when they were justfreshmen and talked about buildingwhat I called an ‘Indian Empire,’” hesaid. “We dreamed about having a field

like this. It took a lot of people to seethis thing through including the players.


Southern Local players Jacob Bickley(74), Jacob Pelly (71) and JacobDavis (79) check out the school’snew artificial turf field from aboveduring team photo day.

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two touchdowns on 50 carries.Passing — Ross Stoffer (graduated)

completed 42 of 82 passes for 882yards and 13 touchdowns; Ryan Millercompleted 19 of 41 passes for 499yards and six touchdowns.Receiving — Robby Seman (graduat-

ed) 36 catches for 828 yards and 11touchdowns.Scoring — Robby Seaman (graduat-

ed) 66 points; Jake Arsuffi (graduated)48; Cole Krumpak (graduated) 41;David McCabe 36; Billy Goodall 36.Interceptions — Corey Deal 4;

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return a lot of players who saw actionlast season due to injuries.“Throughout the 2012 season, we

played a lot of different players,”Yeagley said. “Many of our players had

a chance to start at least one game dur-ing the season because of injuries andtrying to find the right combination. “Even though we played a lot of dif-

ferent of players, the Raiders still haveto mature quickly because of a verytough non-league schedule and a verytough league. The Raiders have workedvery hard in the offseason and duringconditioning. The seniors have alsoshown great leadership. The Raiders,however, must still learn from the pre-vious teams and play together.”South Range suffered its only loss in

the Inter-Tri County League upper tierto Crestview last season and will try tocatch the Rebels again this year.“The league is loaded,” Yeagley said.

“Anything can happen in the league.“Crestview being Crestview. United

is loaded and has everybody back andSpringfield has everybody back. It isgoing to be tough, really tough. We’vegot to stay healthy.”

2013 OutlookComing off their second losing season

in 17 years, the Tigers expect to turnthings around in a hurry.“Our players are excited and enthusias-

tic about the upcoming season,” Guerrierosaid. “With a number of returning on bothsides of the ball, we are looking to buildoff their experiences from last season.”The Tigers return 17 lettermen and all

of their skilled players will be back in thestarting lineup.“We want to compete for the ITCL title

and return to the playoffs,” Guerriero said.Springfield hopes to close the gap on

five-time defending league championCrestview.“Crestview has been dominate for so

many years, you have to put them on top,”Guerriero said. “Columbiana moving upwill be a good rivalry game for us. Theleague has been so competitive, you can’ttake any week off.”

this, the expectations rise and so doesthe pressure. “But, if we do what we need to do,

we’ll be hosting a playoff game. Onpaper, we can do it, but we all knowthe game isn’t played on paper. Going10-0 is our number one goal. It’s timeto get to work.”Wellsville will be among the teams

in the running for the ITCL lower tier.“The lower tier is as competitive as

you can get,” Wright said. “Most ofthe teams have a lot of seniors comingback. I think the league is in an upyear. But, this league is fair. We alldeal with small numbers. I’m excitedto be a part of this league and I trulybelieve four teams from the lower tierwill make the playoffs — two inDivision VI and two in Division VII.”The key to the Tigers’ season will

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These guys believed in each other andthey were able to get people excitedabout Southern Local football again.”The money for the project — costing

slightly more than $1 million— camefrom moving inside mills (guaranteedmoney from the state) from the currentexpense fund to the permanentimprovement fund. The millage movewas approved at a March 6 board meet-ing and resulted in an unvoted taxincrease. “You are never going to please

everybody,” Southern LocalSuperintendent John Wilson said.“Some folks don’t believe that we needthe stadium improvements or don’t likehow the money was raised, but a lot ofpeople are also pretty excited about it.”There’s no doubt the players are

excited about it.According to Southern Local senior

quarterback Jared Shilot, the new field

is a source of pride for the team.“The whole things is just breathtak-

ing,” he said. “It’s an honor to be a partof the senior class that opens this placeup. “We always said we’d have a turf

field one day, but we didn’t think itwould be in our generation. For us, it’sa symbol of all the hard work the for-mer and current players have put in.”Southern Local senior wide receiver

M.J. Williams said being able to use theupdated facilities has humbled him andmade him appreciate all the hard workthat went into making it happen.“Coming out here everyday, it’s

mind-blowing,” he said. “This group ofseniors is an amazing bunch. “We’ve treated every practice like it

was a game since we were freshmen.We’ve talked about having somethinglike this to play on since then. We justnever thought it would really happen.”

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