How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Me and my team had a great season, going 12-1 and an undefeated regular season, and just heard that I made first team all-league for the 3rd year in a row.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Going into the offseason me and my teammates have to hit the weight room hard and get bigger, stronger, and faster for next season.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I had a great season and ended the regular season with a really good game in our league title game where I had 2 forced fumbles and an interception.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“Our season didn’t end the way we would have liked, but I am very proud of how we played all year and how we broke our school's record for most wins in a season.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Going into the offseason I’m focused on putting on 10-15Lbs of muscle and getting faster for next season to help me be the best player I can possibly be for my senior year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’m still early in my recruiting process and have heard from a few Ivy League schools and some other small FCS schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No one has really made a hard push to recruit me yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have visited a few schools such as Ohio University, and Austin Peay State University.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, I’ve been on a few unofficial game day visits this year.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I have always been a huge Michigan fan.”

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Q&A with Hillsboro running back Jeven Hochstuhl​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports in college, football would be the one, I’ve always played football and I have a special connection with it.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges have been recruiting me yet, currently [I’m] still a sophomore and from what I know I can’t really get offered.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No college trips yet, but I'm still working on getting noticed.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No, but one of my coaches has been informing me that this summer he would like to take me to college camps to start getting more notice.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“One of my favorite colleges in Oregon, they are such a unique team and would love to play for them.”


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Q&A with Portsmouth West running back Mason Parker​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It has been my dream since I was a little kid to play college football. I grew up a big Ohio State football fan and was inspired by Braxton miller.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked to a good bit of coaches following my junior season including Penn, Arizona and some others.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Out of all the schools that have shown interest in me I’d say Penn has been recruiting me the hardest. I have been in contact with Coach Priore since the beginning of my football season this year.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I made a trip to Penn to watch them play their rival Princeton. It was a great experience and I loved everything about Penn.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I have some more trips planned for later in the year.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I was a big Ohio State fan growing up and still love watching Ohio State football.”


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Q&A with Perrysburg linebacker Joseph Seney​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been invited to camps over the summer by a lot of Ivy League schools. But once the season started I haven’t talked to much, but I also understand they still have their seasons. And I’m also not a 5-star quarterback so my time will come.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I haven’t been recruited that much, but if I were to say one it would be Yale. I received the camp invite both by email and from the head coach. I’ve also received a photo back on August 1st from the head coach as well.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have gone to the camps over the summer, such as Yale, Harvard, UConn, and Navy. These were not official or unofficial visits but I did tour the campus on my own when I went.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I do not.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I did have a favorite college team when I was younger. At first it was Ohio State but as I grew older it slowly became the Navy.”


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Q&A with Tallmadge offensive tackle Ameer Yasin​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Offers / interest: University of Pittsburgh, University of Louisville, West Virginia University, Coastal Carolina University, Ohio University, Wisconsin University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“University of Louisville, West Virginia University, University of Pittsburgh, Coastal Carolina University, Ohio University, The University of Toledo, Kent University, Akron University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to many game day visits, no official visit yet.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I went on some game day trips but they are over now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Penn State.”


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Q&A with Cincinnati County Day School defensive back Ryan Coyle​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’m still early in my recruiting process and have heard from a few Ivy League schools and some other small FCS schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No one has really made a hard push to recruit me yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have visited a few schools such as Ohio University, and Austin Peay State University.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, I’ve been on a few unofficial game day visits this year.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I have always been a huge Michigan fan.”


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Q&A with Hillsboro running back Jeven Hochstuhl
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything is going well. Had a decent sophomore season. Going to be in the weight room all winter to get better for Junior season.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel my team can improve on being disciplined on the field, weight room, and in school. Just to stay focused and get to work.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I’m not pleased at all, I haven’t put together a whole season. Freshman year I did good in the back half of the season and my Sophomore year I did good first half. I really need to put a whole season together these next 2 years.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel pretty good, we have a nice starting 11 who play both sides of the ball most of the time but that means we don’t have subs, so realistically I’m in between.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Some goals I want are 1000 yards rushing, and 20 touchdowns in a season. Also to start getting noticed by schools.”

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Q&A with Portsmouth West running back Mason Parker
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything went well with football this year. We fell a little short of our goal but are bringing a lot back and getting better every day.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Going into my senior year next year I feel we can continue to improve on mastering the playbook and limiting small mistakes in practice/game.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I was pleased with most of my performances. I hit all my stat goals for the season and was lucky enough to have great teammates to help open things up for me.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“On the westside playing hard-nosed football is the standard and I feel we did a great job of maintaining that standard. We played very well all season and won many games.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals as of now are to win a conference and district player of the year award as well as another conference championship.”

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Q&A with Perrysburg linebacker Joseph Seney
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything is going good football wise. I was able to come out and have a good season with my teammates and there is nothing I would rather do instead.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“What my team can improve upon this year is just development, we had a lot of young guys on the team. And because of this we had a lot of young guys come off the bench and that just starts to stack up. I feel as though next season we will be really good based off of our player development that we have had since the new coaching staff took over. We always find ways to develop, it’s just this year we were really young.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“Yes I was able to make 1st team all-league, 1st team district, all blade team, and district co-DPOY. But I plan on doing even better next year and help lead my team to an amazing season.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel as if the play of our team was amazing, with not much experience we were able to have a good season. Everyone played their heart out there wasn’t anyone that was on that field that wasn’t in it for the team. And that’s very rare to find at this level.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My goal is to play division one football in college. But the most important thing is leading my team to a great season next year, one game at a time.”

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Q&A with Tallmadge offensive tackle Ameer Yasin
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“We had a young team this year, still have kids developing. As our season progressed we did better.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Learning how to convert at the red zone and work together as a team.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I feel like I had a really good season even though my position was switched due to a player's injury. I received first team all-district, second team all-suburban, North east all-region athlete. I still feel like there is a lot of room for me to develop.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“In the beginning of the season it was a little rocky but we pulled it together at the end and we had four straight wins back-to-back.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“I would like to work on earning all-Ohio. I would like to improve my game and lead my team to the playoffs because we were cut short this year.”

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Q&A with Cincinnati Country Day School defensive back Ryan Coyle
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Me and my team had a great season, going 12-1 and an undefeated regular season, and just heard that I made first team all-league for the 3rd year in a row.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Going into the offseason me and my teammates have to hit the weight room hard and get bigger, stronger, and faster for next season.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I had a great season and ended the regular season with a really good game in our league title game where I had 2 forced fumbles and an interception.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“Our season didn’t end the way we would have liked, but I am very proud of how we played all year and how we broke our school's record for most wins in a season.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Going into the offseason I’m focused on putting on 10-15Lbs of muscle and getting faster for next season to help me be the best player I can possibly be for my senior year.”

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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lifting in the morning and going to football camps.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Physical strength.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“This will be our best season yet out of my whole high school career.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Heath.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Connor Corbett.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Heidelberg, Wittenberg, Marietta.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Heidelberg or Wittenberg.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, Heidelberg, Ashland and Marietta.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, Wittenberg.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes Muskingum, and I didn’t perform my best. I was a little rusty.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“As a team, we have been busy with summer conditioning, lifting, and workouts for Centerville. My main focus this off-season was rehabbing my knee back to 100%.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I have improved my strength and overall weight. I’ve gained a lot more muscle than in previous years, but still kept my ability to move.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I believe we will do well this year! We have a lot of key positions coming back and young guys who are definitely able to fill the roles that we lost last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I believe Springfield will be the toughest team we will go against.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player we will go against will be Aaron Scott from Springfield.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have received offers from Lawrence Tech, Notre Dame College, John Carroll University and Mercyhurst. I have talked to coaches from University of Dayton, Youngstown State, Maine, Miami (OH), and Kent State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The schools that are recruiting me the hardest are Thomas More, John Carroll, Mercyhurst, Maine and University of Dayton.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any trips yet, but I am looking forward to some possible trips.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on going to the University of Dayton and Thomas More in July to see their campus. Youngstown State and Miami both invited me to a game day visit and I hope to take a few others.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve done 4 camps this summer: Ohio University, Miami University, Youngstown State, and Kent State. I believe that I did very well at those camps all around with catching, blocking, and route running. I received positive feedback from all of the coaches.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I do not have any more camps planned, however I am open to going if invited.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was The Ohio State University.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“As of late I have been in camp days at Centerville every Monday/Wednesday/Thursday. I also have been training at Enhanced U Beavercreek with Coach Powers.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My biggest improvement this off season has to be my route running. Transitioning from QB my whole life to a new position last year left tons of opportunities for growth, and route running was my main focus.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think our team will contend for the GWOC championship, and hopefully make some noise in the playoffs this year as well.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“There is some unfamiliarity on our non-conference schedule I’m unsure of, but what Springfield has accomplished the last couple years is undeniable. I’m going to have to say the Wildcats until someone knocks them off.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Aaron Scott of Springfield. I look forward to our matchup. He is as good as it gets.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“That is the ultimate goal. I want to play football at the next level, but believe I would be capable of playing basketball as well.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had talks with several schools during the open period. From Umass, West Virginia, Kent State, Charlotte, Western Michigan, etc.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Right now I would say more schools are watching me than recruiting me. I have some more to prove not only on the field this year, but the classroom as well. I have no doubt after the work I put in this year that someone will want the skill set I have to offer a team.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I got on the college trip trail early in my high school career with visits to Ohio State, Miami of Ohio, Bowling Green, South Alabama, Florida, and Kent State to name a few.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Possibly some more trips planned for July around our school schedule. I play basketball as well so I have time commitments there as well that prevent me from making as many camps as I would like to.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“This summer we committed to our basketball program and we did several. I feel I performed really well. We have had 1 7vs7 so far at Ohio State so far which had several of the top recruits and teams in the state there. Humbly I believe I was one of the best receivers there and my performance would second that.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Possibly visit some of the MAC colleges in Ohio if dates align with all of my school programs.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is easy. I’m an Ohio boy. GO BUCKS. Florida Gators in a close second.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“We’ve been lifting as a team four days a week. Apart from that me and a couple other linemen have been working with Coach Everhart with things like footwork, plays, etc.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel like over the off-season I’ve improved my footwork and pad level a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I have a lot of trust in the team this year and I feel that trust is one of the most important things to have on a team. We have a lot of returning players from last year and I am very confident in our team’s abilities.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel our toughest competition on our schedule is us playing our rivals back-to-back weeks.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Xavier Jones from Tipp city I feel is going to be one of the toughest players.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been on game visits to OSU, UC, Bowling Green. And I went to a junior day at Toledo Miami and also messaged my coach.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Since schools can’t text me yet I don’t feel like I really know which schools are trying to the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Game invites to OSU, UC, and Bowling Green.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of right now I don’t have trips planned.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I went to the Indy Mega camp and I feel like I did very well.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I’m going to a camp in Miami on the 30th of July.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I always watched OSU games with my family. So Ohio State was definitely my favorite.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been mostly working on flexibility and getting stronger on the off season.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Getting faster in and out of my cuts and reading defenses better.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we will do great, we have a lot of people returning on the offensive end and our defense is looking really good right now, getting better day by day.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think it will be either Wayne or Pickerington Central.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Aaron Scott Jr is one for sure.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play either football or basketball in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Tiffin University, but I have a lot of interest from coaches, just haven’t talked to them a lot.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Tiffin University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven't made any college trips this year.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“If I get the opportunity then yes, but as of right now no.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“No, I haven't done any camps this offseason.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No, just focusing on getting stronger and faster to perform the best I can.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college growing up was Ohio State.”

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Q&A with Centerville wide receiver Jamar Montgomery​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play either football or basketball in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Tiffin University, but I have a lot of interest from coaches, just haven’t talked to them a lot.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Tiffin University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven't made any college trips this year.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“If I get the opportunity then yes, but as of right now no.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“No, I haven't done any camps this offseason.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No, just focusing on getting stronger and faster to perform the best I can.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college growing up was Ohio State.”


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Q&A with Troy offensive tackle Kyle Knorpp​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been on game visits to OSU, UC, Bowling Green. And I went to a junior day at Toledo Miami and also messaged my coach.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Since schools can’t text me yet I don’t feel like I really know which schools are trying to the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Game invites to OSU, UC, and Bowling Green.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of right now I don’t have trips planned.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I went to the Indy Mega camp and I feel like I did very well.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I’m going to a camp in Miami on the 30th of July.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I always watched OSU games with my family. So Ohio State was definitely my favorite.”


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Q&A with Centerville athlete Braylon Newcomb​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“That is the ultimate goal. I want to play football at the next level, but believe I would be capable of playing basketball as well.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have had talks with several schools during the open period. From Umass, West Virginia, Kent State, Charlotte, Western Michigan, etc.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Right now I would say more schools are watching me than recruiting me. I have some more to prove not only on the field this year, but the classroom as well. I have no doubt after the work I put in this year that someone will want the skill set I have to offer a team.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I got on the college trip trail early in my high school career with visits to Ohio State, Miami of Ohio, Bowling Green, South Alabama, Florida, and Kent State to name a few.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Possibly some more trips planned for July around our school schedule. I play basketball as well so I have time commitments there as well that prevent me from making as many camps as I would like to.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“This summer we committed to our basketball program and we did several. I feel I performed really well. We have had 1 7vs7 so far at Ohio State so far which had several of the top recruits and teams in the state there. Humbly I believe I was one of the best receivers there and my performance would second that.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Possibly visit some of the MAC colleges in Ohio if dates align with all of my school programs.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college is easy. I’m an Ohio boy. GO BUCKS. Florida Gators in a close second.”


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Q&A with Centerville tight end Bryce Cowgill​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have received offers from Lawrence Tech, Notre Dame College, John Carroll University and Mercyhurst. I have talked to coaches from University of Dayton, Youngstown State, Maine, Miami (OH), and Kent State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The schools that are recruiting me the hardest are Thomas More, John Carroll, Mercyhurst, Maine and University of Dayton.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any trips yet, but I am looking forward to some possible trips.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on going to the University of Dayton and Thomas More in July to see their campus. Youngstown State and Miami both invited me to a game day visit and I hope to take a few others.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve done 4 camps this summer: Ohio University, Miami University, Youngstown State, and Kent State. I believe that I did very well at those camps all around with catching, blocking, and route running. I received positive feedback from all of the coaches.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I do not have any more camps planned, however I am open to going if invited.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was The Ohio State University.”


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Q&A with Utica linebacker Tyler Collura​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Heidelberg, Wittenberg, Marietta.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Heidelberg or Wittenberg.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, Heidelberg, Ashland and Marietta.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, Wittenberg.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes Muskingum, and I didn’t perform my best. I was a little rusty.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State.”


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Q&A with Archbishop Hoban defensive lineman Jordan Pritchard-Sewell​

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Q&A with Centerville wide receiver Jamar Montgomery
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been mostly working on flexibility and getting stronger on the off season.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Getting faster in and out of my cuts and reading defenses better.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we will do great, we have a lot of people returning on the offensive end and our defense is looking really good right now, getting better day by day.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think it will be either Wayne or Pickerington Central.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Aaron Scott Jr is one for sure.”

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Q&A with Troy offensive tackle Kyle Knorpp
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“We’ve been lifting as a team four days a week. Apart from that me and a couple other linemen have been working with Coach Everhart with things like footwork, plays, etc.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel like over the off-season I’ve improved my footwork and pad level a lot.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I have a lot of trust in the team this year and I feel that trust is one of the most important things to have on a team. We have a lot of returning players from last year and I am very confident in our team’s abilities.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel our toughest competition on our schedule is us playing our rivals back-to-back weeks.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Xavier Jones from Tipp city I feel is going to be one of the toughest players.”

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Q&A with Centerville athlete Braylon Newcomb
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“As of late I have been in camp days at Centerville every Monday/Wednesday/Thursday. I also have been training at Enhanced U Beavercreek with Coach Powers.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My biggest improvement this off season has to be my route running. Transitioning from QB my whole life to a new position last year left tons of opportunities for growth, and route running was my main focus.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think our team will contend for the GWOC championship, and hopefully make some noise in the playoffs this year as well.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“There is some unfamiliarity on our non-conference schedule I’m unsure of, but what Springfield has accomplished the last couple years is undeniable. I’m going to have to say the Wildcats until someone knocks them off.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Aaron Scott of Springfield. I look forward to our matchup. He is as good as it gets.”

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Q&A with Centerville tight end Bryce Cowgill
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“As a team, we have been busy with summer conditioning, lifting, and workouts for Centerville. My main focus this off-season was rehabbing my knee back to 100%.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I have improved my strength and overall weight. I’ve gained a lot more muscle than in previous years, but still kept my ability to move.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I believe we will do well this year! We have a lot of key positions coming back and young guys who are definitely able to fill the roles that we lost last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I believe Springfield will be the toughest team we will go against.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player we will go against will be Aaron Scott from Springfield.”

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Q&A with Utica linebacker Tyler Collura
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lifting in the morning and going to football camps.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Physical strength.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“This will be our best season yet out of my whole high school career.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Heath.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Connor Corbett.”

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What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lots of footwork and route running, and just going to morning lifts with the team and stuff like that.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“This off season I have worked on my catching first and foremost, so my catching ability is what I would say had improved the most.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I am excited to see what this team can do this year, we are under a little bit different circumstances this year as a team but I think that there won’t be a problem and we are going to have a great season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“West Branch will definitely be the rudest team on our schedule, they are a good team but like I said I’m excited to see what our team can do this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Luke Dobbins and his team mate Noah Willig are two tuff players, but you know every team is going to have a couple of good players like these two.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I want to play football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Wittenberg and Capital University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wittenberg.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, Wittenberg, capital, and West Virginia (academic visit).”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Hiram is coming up and I’m working some stuff out with Mercyhurst.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes, Hiram, West Virginia, Cincinnati, and Kent State and I felt like I performed pretty good at all of them, but not to my own personal expectations although it was good to see some great competition at some of the bigger camps.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No, no more planned yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No, but I have recently started falling in love with West Virginia.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lifting, conditioning, pushing trucks, and field work (dline work and routes).”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Reacting and learning not to think about things too much. Speed. Get off and first step. Understanding the game. Flipping hips. Using hands. Being physical on offense and defense. Getting in better shape. Being a leader.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think like a lot of years Miamisburg has always had enough talent but always fell short of what we were supposed to be. I think again, we have a lot of talent but the culture has changed a lot with new coaches and better leaders and we will shock the Ohio high school football community.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Springfield will probably be our hardest opponents. Almost all of our league games will be dogfights considering that we play in arguably the toughest conference in division 1 Ohio high school football. Springfield has always been on top not just in the GWOC but in Ohio as well so we know they have a good reputation but that doesn’t scare us and any opponent we go against will know who they played the next morning.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There’s a lot of good players we face but I’ll probably go with Tyrell Lewis. He’s very athletic and skilled but he also plays a very difficult and one of the most valuable positions on the field so he can hurt you in many different ways. He can run and pass very well as a QB.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college. I feel that football gives me the best opportunity to live my dream in life and I think it was meant to be. Basketball was my first love but due to circumstances with my height and position and just the way it went it really opened my eyes to football being my way out.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Navy, Kentucky, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Kent State, Toledo, Akron, Virginia Tech, and Youngstown State have all been in contact with me before.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Navy gas been talking to the most and they seem really interested.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve taken visits to Kentucky, Akron, and Virginia Tech.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan on taking a visit to Navy soon.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I haven’t attended any camps yet.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I am going to an Indy mega camp and a Kentucky camp this weekend.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always liked Ohio State football growing up because that’s what I watched and where I’m from but I also loved watching Kentucky basketball because of my family.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been going to Xpress training, training with my dad, and I ran track this off season for speed.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My strength and just in way better physical shape.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I don’t see us losing any games this season and I see us making a run in the playoffs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Cleveland Heights.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know yet.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I will, I don’t know where I will choose yet.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Toledo, Cincinnati, Bucknell, smaller schools too.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Bucknell.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Toledo.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, Cincinnati, and Youngstown State.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Haven’t gone yet.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Oklahoma State. Dad played there.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lifting 6 days a week, speed training, and field work/position drills.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Speed and finishing the play as a db.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel that we will have an amazing season and we will be the first team to have a winning season and make the playoffs since 2008.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Licking Heights.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Connor Corbett.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Ashland, Wittenberg, Wilmington, Baldwin Wallace, Wagner, Marist, Morehead State, Marietta, Ball State, Tiffin, Notre dame.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Not sure.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, many.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes, 2 camps and I performed amazing!”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, Ohio State.”

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I finished up track season a few weeks ago, and have been attacking our recent lifting workouts. They’ve been great opportunities not only to get better myself, but to grow closer with my teammates as we push each other to get better each and every day.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel like my strength, footwork, and overall football IQ has vastly improved since last season. Watching film constantly and identifying areas for improvement has been paramount this off-season, as it helped show me what to work on as well as learning more about our scheme and how we can combat the defensive objectives.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I feel great about our team this season. We have a lot of great talent back, including many all-conference players. We’ve had the opportunity to get many younger guys experience in the last couple seasons, and I feel like it will all mesh together well this year. We all understand our schemes and goals much better going into the year as well.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Butler has good returning talent, but I feel that Piqua will always be our biggest competition. Having lost the last 3 rivalry matchups, it’s not only important for us as seniors to get a victory, but is important to put an end to Piqua’s momentum in the game for the years to come.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Luke Seibert, QB from Butler, is a talented player that I believe will be one of the better offensive players in the MVL this year.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play football in college after high school.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been on many visits at all levels of division 1 schools, but have most recently been talking with Davidson, Navy, and Air Force.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Davidson is recruiting me the hardest right now. They are the first and only school so far to offer me, which is a great honor given their prestige as a school as well as their recent success in the PFL.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I made several visits to schools over the football season, and have visited a few more over the spring for junior days and spring practices.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I am planning on taking another visit to Davidson this summer, and look forward to being back on their campus to see their staff again.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I have not participated in any camps so far this offseason.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I am planning on attending a camp at the Air Force Academy this weekend, June 10th, and a camp at the Naval Academy on June 23rd.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve been a diehard Buckeye fan my whole life, and have many family members who are alumni. Many of my best memories have been made with my Dad at Buckeye games, home and away.”

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Q&A with Elyria defensive lineman Zyon Newson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season was tough, we fought but couldn't get things to come together like we would've liked.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Now just work out maybe twice a day on power resistance and speed then join the track in the spring.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“It depends on the coaching situation, this will be the third coach since me coming in as a freshman so it all depends.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I'm guessing Avon or Avon Lake but all the teams in the league I played in are getting tougher.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No one I can think of.”

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Q&A with Newark Catholic running back Mikey Hess
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football has been going good. We’ve been in the weight room since the day we lost, getting better and building chemistry.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“We had a lot of young players last year as well as first year starters on varsity. I think now that they got that first year under their belt it really helps. We also need to just build a stronger chemistry and trust in each other.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I’m never truly satisfied with my performance. I always feel that I can do better.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of our team last year was nowhere near where it should be. I truly believe we will be much better this year. I think we have a lot of guys who are hungry and unsatisfied. We are now very comfortable with the playbook and have built up our chemistry. We just have to really harp on the little things.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals right now are to be the best teammate I can be for the people around me. As well as be a strong leader. In the future I want to carry on my love for the game and play college football.”

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Q&A with Perrysburg defensive tackle Eric Bush
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Football season went pretty good in my opinion, we didn’t finish how we wanted to but we are coming back better next year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m a 3-sport athlete so I wrestle in the spring and I also play rugby in the spring while doing football lifting.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next year we are coming back better, faster and stronger.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say the Findlay Trojans. They have a great passing game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Toughest individual has to be Carter Lowe from Whitmer. Great competitor.”

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Q&A with Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy linebacker Joey Kopec
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We had a good regular season record 8-2, just have to be more prepared for the playoffs.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“To continue to get faster and stronger.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team will do good next season and we should achieve many things this season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Lake Catholic will be the toughest team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“It’s not the individual that will be the toughest, it will be the team which is Lake Catholic.”

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Q&A with Valley middle linebacker Zach Whitt
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We ended the season 3-8 overall and 3-3 in the conference. We were a young team who played a tough schedule, but we improved every week and made it to week 11. We all grew as individual players and as a team, and I couldn't be more proud of my team’s accomplishments this year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Now that the season is over, I am back in the weight room working on strength and weight. My goal is to put on another 10 lbs before the season. I actually just completed my first powerlifting meet of the year and placed 3rd in my weight class. My team is also doing 5am agility training 3 days a week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have high hopes for the Valley Indians next year and I feel we have what it takes to compete and be in the running for a conference title, and hopefully a run in the playoffs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Wheelersburg Pirates, this is always a tough week for the Indians.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I can't think of just one individual. I feel every team we come up against will have key players that we will prepare to compete against every week.”

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Q&A with Elyria defensive lineman Zyon Newson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, whichever team fits me best as far as what I'm looking to get out of school and football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Pretty much all of the Mac Schools, a few Big 10 schools so far, but shout out to University of Toledo because obviously it was a no brainer to them to pull the trigger first lol.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Again pretty much all the Mac schools are showing love but I have an unexpected DM and phone call from a big name coach at a big time program that I’ve been communicating with. I will leave that there for now, I don't want to jinx anything.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to a handful of schools so far.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes I have a trip coming up this Saturday, hopefully everything goes well.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes I grew up watching Ohio State as a kid so that's always been my top team.”


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Q&A with Newark Catholic running back Mikey Hess​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“While I love both football and baseball, football has a special place in my heart. The goal is to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve stayed in contact with Miami (OH) and some other MAC schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“There hasn’t been a D1 school that has greatly pushed to recruit me as of now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I took a game day visit to Miami (OH).”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“This summer I will be attending many camps around Ohio and surrounding states.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State is my favorite college.”


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Q&A with Perrysburg defensive tackle Eric Bush​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have interest from a couple of schools, like Findlay, Notre Dame College and Davenport.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Findlay University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I will be going to MSU in the spring.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite team growing up was the Oregon Ducks.”


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Q&A with Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy linebacker Joey Kopec​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to go D1 in college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Akron and Bowling Green.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Akron.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No not yet, I am in season right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio state because I live in Ohio.”


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Q&A with Valley middle linebacker Zach Whitt​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, that is the ultimate goal. Playing college football is definitely a dream of mine.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“At this time, I am not being recruited to play college football.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven't made any college visits.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do plan to visit a few colleges in the near future.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I am ultimately an Ohio State Buckeyes Fan.”


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How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season was tough, we fought but couldn't get things to come together like we would've liked.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Now just work out maybe twice a day on power resistance and speed then join the track in the spring.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“It depends on the coaching situation, this will be the third coach since me coming in as a freshman so it all depends.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I'm guessing Avon or Avon Lake but all the teams in the league I played in are getting tougher.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No one I can think of.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, whichever team fits me best as far as what I'm looking to get out of school and football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Pretty much all of the Mac Schools, a few Big 10 schools so far, but shout out to University of Toledo because obviously it was a no brainer to them to pull the trigger first lol.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Again pretty much all the Mac schools are showing love but I have an unexpected DM and phone call from a big name coach at a big time program that I’ve been communicating with. I will leave that there for now, I don't want to jinx anything.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to a handful of schools so far.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes I have a trip coming up this Saturday, hopefully everything goes well.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes I grew up watching Ohio State as a kid so that's always been my top team.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football has been going good. We’ve been in the weight room since the day we lost, getting better and building chemistry.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“We had a lot of young players last year as well as first year starters on varsity. I think now that they got that first year under their belt it really helps. We also need to just build a stronger chemistry and trust in each other.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I’m never truly satisfied with my performance. I always feel that I can do better.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of our team last year was nowhere near where it should be. I truly believe we will be much better this year. I think we have a lot of guys who are hungry and unsatisfied. We are now very comfortable with the playbook and have built up our chemistry. We just have to really harp on the little things.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals right now are to be the best teammate I can be for the people around me. As well as be a strong leader. In the future I want to carry on my love for the game and play college football.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“While I love both football and baseball, football has a special place in my heart. The goal is to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve stayed in contact with Miami (OH) and some other MAC schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“There hasn’t been a D1 school that has greatly pushed to recruit me as of now.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I took a game day visit to Miami (OH).”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“This summer I will be attending many camps around Ohio and surrounding states.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State is my favorite college.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Football season went pretty good in my opinion, we didn’t finish how we wanted to but we are coming back better next year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m a 3-sport athlete so I wrestle in the spring and I also play rugby in the spring while doing football lifting.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next year we are coming back better, faster and stronger.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say the Findlay Trojans. They have a great passing game.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Toughest individual has to be Carter Lowe from Whitmer. Great competitor.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have interest from a couple of schools, like Findlay, Notre Dame College and Davenport.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say Findlay University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I will be going to MSU in the spring.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite team growing up was the Oregon Ducks.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“We had a good regular season record 8-2, just have to be more prepared for the playoffs.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“To continue to get faster and stronger.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team will do good next season and we should achieve many things this season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Lake Catholic will be the toughest team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“It’s not the individual that will be the toughest, it will be the team which is Lake Catholic.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to go D1 in college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Akron and Bowling Green.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Akron.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No not yet, I am in season right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio state because I live in Ohio.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“We ended the season 3-8 overall and 3-3 in the conference. We were a young team who played a tough schedule, but we improved every week and made it to week 11. We all grew as individual players and as a team, and I couldn't be more proud of my team’s accomplishments this year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Now that the season is over, I am back in the weight room working on strength and weight. My goal is to put on another 10 lbs before the season. I actually just completed my first powerlifting meet of the year and placed 3rd in my weight class. My team is also doing 5am agility training 3 days a week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have high hopes for the Valley Indians next year and I feel we have what it takes to compete and be in the running for a conference title, and hopefully a run in the playoffs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Wheelersburg Pirates, this is always a tough week for the Indians.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I can't think of just one individual. I feel every team we come up against will have key players that we will prepare to compete against every week.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, that is the ultimate goal. Playing college football is definitely a dream of mine.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“At this time, I am not being recruited to play college football.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I haven't made any college visits.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do plan to visit a few colleges in the near future.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I am ultimately an Ohio State Buckeyes Fan.”

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Q&A with Archbishop Hoban defensive lineman Jordan Pritchard-Sewell​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes. Football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Indiana State, Kent State, Akron University, Air Force Academy, Naval Academy, West Point Academy, Yale University, Columbia University, University of Alabama Birmingham, Temple University, Georgetown University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“All of the colleges recruiting me are on the same path as far as communicating with me.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Kent State, Akron University, Indiana State, and Ball State.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I’ll be taking an East Coast road trip to Yale University, College of Holy Cross, Fordham University, Columbia University, and West Point Academy.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“University of Oregon.”


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Q&A with Springboro slot receiver Drew Balogh​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t been recruited since I will be an upcoming sophomore but I have received camp invites.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to UC for a camp.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I’m about to go to Miami, Ohio.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes I went to a Rivals camp, I feel I performed well, I was dealing with an injury so it set me back.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Favorite college is Michigan.”


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Q&A with Antwerp shooting guard Landon Brewer​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play a sport in college. Right now I’m leaning more towards basketball but you never know what the future holds.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Only one school has been in contact with me for football which is Siena Heights. But for basketball I have been in contact with 10-15 D2, NAIA, and D3 schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I am not allowed to specifically say what school has been recruiting me the hardest but I would say a variety of schools in the G-Mac have been most interested and in contact.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been on college campuses during camps and I am heading to Findlay sometime this June.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“See above.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I have been to 2 basketball camps and I am planning on attending 1 football camp. I have been playing well and am planning on continuing to put out my best effort each time on the court/field.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Purdue has been my favorite college growing up and I’ve watched almost every single one of their basketball and football games since I can remember.”


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Q&A with Elder inside linebacker Maddox Arnold​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’m going to play college football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Eastern Michigan, Duke, Charlotte, Purdue, Miami of OH, Ball St., Marshall, UMass, Yale, Louisville, Penn State, Ohio State, Kentucky, North Carolina.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Miami of Ohio, Purdue, Ball St, Marshall, Charlotte, Tale, Umass.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“Yes. Did really well.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Yes... five more.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes. Ohio State.”


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Q&A with Moeller running back Jordan Marshall​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I am playing college football. I am committed to the University of Michigan.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I am going up to Michigan on Wednesday then next weekend for my official visit.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“See above.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I have only done the UA All-America camp where I received an invite to the game. I performed pretty well.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“No, I am going to just keep working at my school, lifting and getting better.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I grew up being a Georgia Fan. My dad was from there so I grew up watching them.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football now!


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Q&A with Archbishop Hoban defensive lineman Jordan Pritchard-Sewell
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Seeing that we didn’t win a state championship definitely is not how I wanted it to end but overall, we competed well versus our opponents.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans have been continuing to lift and condition for football in preparation for my senior season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Hoban will compete and grind every minute of the game, working to make our way back to the state championship.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our schedule is always loaded with great competition so no individual team stands out.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I’m honestly not familiar with any of the opponents rosters yet.”

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Q&A with Springboro slot receiver Drew Balogh
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“As of late I have been working with my team in the weight room and then working with my personal trainers with speed and route running.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel my speed has improved most this off-season.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We will do great with how hard we have all been working this off season. It should be great.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“N/A.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player we will go against is Aaron Scott.”

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Q&A with Antwerp shooting guard Landon Brewer
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been doing our football workouts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday mornings. I have also been doing my own individual workouts at night.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“My IQ has improved a lot, I’ve spent a lot of time watching our last year’s film and figuring out certain ways to overcome certain situations, specifically when I’m double teamed.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I’m pretty confident we’ll have another solid season. We’ll work hard here in the off season and prep in season and give our opponents our best night in and night out.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“There are a lot of tough teams on our schedule and we never overlook any so I am not going to name any specific teams. We’ll just bring our best for each game, no matter the opponent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Same as the last question, there are a lot of really good players out there and I’m not sure who will be the toughest to play against but I will say Connor Smith from Gibsonberg was an absolute animal last year in the regional semifinals.”

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Q&A with Elder inside linebacker Maddox Arnold
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I train at school and with my uncle Jordan Nevels at Nevels Fitness.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Bigger...223.. faster...4.62 forty/ 20 mph on self gen incline treadmill... more explosive.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“I think we will be really good. This group went undefeated jv when they were 10th grade.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Everyone! We have a tough schedule. St Edwards sticks out the most because two time d1 Ohio state champs.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Can pick one player! Jordan Marshall, Dixon from Pick North are great Rb’s. St Ed’s line. I’ve played against Ben Roebuck since I was a freshman, him and the Armstrong twins. We play against a lot of talent.”

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Q&A with Moeller running back Jordan Marshall
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been working nonstop. Trying to become the best player I can be. There is still a lot of work to do.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Pass blocking was a big part of the game I have been working on. Attach blocks and hit them in the mouth.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“My team is preparing well. Learning the new playbook, connecting with guys, and the coaching staff. Everything is coming together and we will take that next step.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I mean we always play a tough schedule so they all will be tough but the rivalry game against St. Xavier is always a tough battle.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Either Ted Hammond from St. Xavier or Nylan Brown from Ben Davis, both are really good players and are physical. Can't wait to match up against them.”

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Find out what colleges are recruiting Joel Hancock, Grey Swanson, Henry Ohlinger, Ayden Annarino, and Braylon Riase now!


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Q&A with Wyoming running back Joel Hancock​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play sports in college, especially football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Many Ivy league schools have reached out to me as well as D3/D2 schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No answer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No answer.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“In the summer I plan to go on visits and next year go to games.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite team growing up was University of Cincinnati, and still is.”


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Q&A with Perrysburg safety Grey Swanson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“My goal has always been to play football in college. Ever since I was a little kid I always thought about how cool it would be to play in front of a huge crowd in a nice stadium. I’ve put in so much work that I feel like anything less than playing in college would be a failure.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There’s been a few colleges that I’ve been in touch with, including University of Pennsylvania, Robert Morris, Thomas Moore, and a few others. I’ve been to game day visits at Robert Morris and Toledo. No official visits or anything like that yet but I know that most recruiting for most players happens in the summer going into senior year, so I’m just waiting for that first opportunity.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“University of Pennsylvania definitely sends me the most texts. The coach usually checks in and sends a graphic every now and then. Robert Morris sends me the most emails regarding their campus and football program and also camps and certain events they invite me to attend.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Like I mentioned, I’ve gone on a few game day visits but not an official visit. I have been to Toledo twice for game day visits, and I went to Robert Morris once. I was invited to a UPenn and a Brown University game day but my family wasn’t able to make either of those trips. This upcoming year I plan to go to as many of the game day visits as I can, and hopefully some official visits as well.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No trips anytime soon, just working with the team and getting better every day.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’m from Ohio, so you know the dream team is Ohio State. That’s a long shot but it’s somewhere everyone wanted to go when they were younger. More realistically it was probably Toledo. My mom is an alumnus from there so I’ve been on campus many times and I love the atmosphere of the games and tailgating. I’ve been to Toledo multiple times and I really love the campus and school in general.”


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Q&A with Grandview Heights running back Henry Ohlinger​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Rutgers, Miami of Ohio, Marshall, Cincinnati and some interest from a few other schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Miami of Ohio.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited Miami and Rutgers.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Possibility to take a trip down to Cincinnati for a spring practice.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State University.”


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Q&A with Pickerington North interior offensive lineman Ayden Annarino​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I have always dreamed of playing college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I currently hold 5 D1 offers. Other schools I’m interested in are Cincinnati, West Virginia and Indiana.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that is recruiting me the hardest is Miami (OH).”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have taken a few visits to schools like Pitt, Marshall, Duke, etc. I plan on going to many more over the winter and spring and am excited to continue this recruiting journey.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am headed down to Ohio University for their junior day on the 20th of January. I’m sure I will take more but that is the only one planned as of now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up is Ohio State. They play great football and have an awesome tradition.”


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Q&A with Elyria hybrid linebacker Braylon Riase​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play football at Ohio State.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Toledo & Kent State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Toledo.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes.”


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