How did the high school football season go overall?
“I thought it was a great season despite missing some of our team goals. We made the playoffs and lost in the 2nd round but being my first year of high school football I was excited I was able to play as much as I did.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am currently playing basketball and will play baseball in the spring. I do a lot of lifting at home and our team lifts start in January. We also are starting some individual receiver workouts with my coaches and plan on going to some open winter football workouts and competitions.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m really excited about our team next year. We lost a great group of seniors but we have a lot of players ready to step up and I’m looking forward to my second year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our schedule is changing a little for next year and we are adding some good new teams. We still have a lot of teams that were in the playoffs last year on our schedule.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I am not sure until our football schedule is finished but this year we got to play against Mason Williams from Mogadore who is going to Ohio University for football.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I currently play football, basketball and baseball but I would like to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“We are still trying to learn how all this works. I have been contacted and attended game invites for the University of Toledo and Kent St. so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No school has contacted me directly but I also know I am still a freshman but looking forward to three more years of football.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“My brother and I have had some game invites to University of Toledo and Kent St. so far.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No, I have nothing set up yet during my basketball season.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“This football season went very well overall, it didn’t end the way we wanted it to but it was for sure the most fun football season I have ever had.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I am playing basketball and I’m also running track in the spring but during all of that I will be lifting a lot getting ready for next season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next season I feel we will be even better, we had a very young team this year and now that everyone has experience we should have a great season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Wadsworth will be the toughest team we play next year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The quarterback from Mentor.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked to Hillsdale, Central Michigan, Mercyhurst, Ashland, Bucknell, Youngstown State.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on going to camps and visits this summer.”

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

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything went well until the second round of playoffs.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel like my team could improve [on] playing together more as a whole.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I wouldn’t say pleased, I mean I feel like even if I do well I could always do better. I definitely have some things to work on.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel good about the play of my team when everyone is locked in and does their job we [can] be unstoppable.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“I want to get deep in the playoffs with my team and accomplish much more than just being a first rounder.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I only have one offer from Campbell University as a 2025 [recruit]. I have to wait until next September to communicate with coaches.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I honestly have no clue. I could say Campbell because I have the offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to a couple.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not as of right now. I have been to a couple.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college was definitely Kentucky or Louisville growing up.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“We had a good year. I'm very proud of my team and the accomplishments we made this year, and we worked extremely hard before and during the season. Obviously the season ended before we all had hoped, but we improved tremendously as a unit from week 1 up to week 14. We had many injuries that we dealt with this season, but we had tough guys who would sacrifice anything for West Branch football, including Coach Cooper, and I couldn't be more proud of us.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Now that the season's been over for some time I've been spending the majority of my time lifting and training at Unbreakable's Gym and at my home weight room, while also getting more time to focus more on my schoolwork in the classroom. That's pretty much going to be the plan until high school baseball starts in February, then that will be my primary focus.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think that we will be very successful next year, obviously losing Dru Desheids hurts us, but all of us have a lot of confidence in our will-be senior Beau Alazaus to step up at QB and lead us throughout the year. We have had a lot of young guys this year that got varsity experience as sophomores and freshmen that will be back next year. We lost all 5 of our starting linemen but I have a lot of confidence in the guys who will fill their roles; some of which had to this year due to injuries.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Obviously opening up with Canfield again this year will be tough, especially with them coming off a state championship win. But in our league I'm sure it will be another tough battle against Alliance like last year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Brenden Zurbrugg, Alliance's QB will be one of our toughest players to face, also Salem's linebacker Ross Davidson will make us be efficient on offense.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Obviously I would love the chance to play at the next level in either sport, and while I was growing up I would have to say I would choose baseball, with my dad who played Division 1 baseball being my coach my whole life and getting to look up to him. But after the past two years changed that and I've been able to see my ability and joy in playing the game of football, so I would have to pick football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges that I know of have been recruiting me, none have reached out to me that is.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No I have not.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No, not at the moment.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I've always been and always will be an Ohio State football fan, but most of the time I tend to have favorite college players more than teams, besides Ohio State.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Good.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Get better week by week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Decent.”

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

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

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No.”

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Q&A with St. Bernard-Elmwood running back Demico Harris​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No.”


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Q&A with West Branch running back Boston Mulinix​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Obviously I would love the chance to play at the next level in either sport, and while I was growing up I would have to say I would choose baseball, with my dad who played Division 1 baseball being my coach my whole life and getting to look up to him. But after the past two years changed that and I've been able to see my ability and joy in playing the game of football, so I would have to pick football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No colleges that I know of have been recruiting me, none have reached out to me that is.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No I have not.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No, not at the moment.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I've always been and always will be an Ohio State football fan, but most of the time I tend to have favorite college players more than teams, besides Ohio State.”


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Q&A with Washington running back Aiden Rocky Jones​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I only have one offer from Campbell University as a 2025 [recruit]. I have to wait until next September to communicate with coaches.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I honestly have no clue. I could say Campbell because I have the offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to a couple.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not as of right now. I have been to a couple.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college was definitely Kentucky or Louisville growing up.”


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Q&A with Medina wide receiver Jack Wojciak​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have talked to Hillsdale, Central Michigan, Mercyhurst, Ashland, Bucknell, Youngstown State.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on going to camps and visits this summer.”

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


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Q&A with Liberty-Benton wide receiver Seth Elchert​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I currently play football, basketball and baseball but I would like to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“We are still trying to learn how all this works. I have been contacted and attended game invites for the University of Toledo and Kent St. so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No school has contacted me directly but I also know I am still a freshman but looking forward to three more years of football.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“My brother and I have had some game invites to University of Toledo and Kent St. so far.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No, I have nothing set up yet during my basketball season.”

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


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Q&A with St. Bernard-Elmwood running back Demico Harris
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Good.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Get better week by week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Decent.”

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

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

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Q&A with West Branch running back Boston Mulinix
How did the high school football season go overall?
“We had a good year. I'm very proud of my team and the accomplishments we made this year, and we worked extremely hard before and during the season. Obviously the season ended before we all had hoped, but we improved tremendously as a unit from week 1 up to week 14. We had many injuries that we dealt with this season, but we had tough guys who would sacrifice anything for West Branch football, including Coach Cooper, and I couldn't be more proud of us.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Now that the season's been over for some time I've been spending the majority of my time lifting and training at Unbreakable's Gym and at my home weight room, while also getting more time to focus more on my schoolwork in the classroom. That's pretty much going to be the plan until high school baseball starts in February, then that will be my primary focus.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think that we will be very successful next year, obviously losing Dru Desheids hurts us, but all of us have a lot of confidence in our will-be senior Beau Alazaus to step up at QB and lead us throughout the year. We have had a lot of young guys this year that got varsity experience as sophomores and freshmen that will be back next year. We lost all 5 of our starting linemen but I have a lot of confidence in the guys who will fill their roles; some of which had to this year due to injuries.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Obviously opening up with Canfield again this year will be tough, especially with them coming off a state championship win. But in our league I'm sure it will be another tough battle against Alliance like last year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Brenden Zurbrugg, Alliance's QB will be one of our toughest players to face, also Salem's linebacker Ross Davidson will make us be efficient on offense.”

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Q&A with Washington running back Aiden Rocky Jones
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything went well until the second round of playoffs.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel like my team could improve [on] playing together more as a whole.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I wouldn’t say pleased, I mean I feel like even if I do well I could always do better. I definitely have some things to work on.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel good about the play of my team when everyone is locked in and does their job we [can] be unstoppable.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“I want to get deep in the playoffs with my team and accomplish much more than just being a first rounder.”

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Q&A with Medina wide receiver Jack Wojciak
How did the high school football season go overall?
“This football season went very well overall, it didn’t end the way we wanted it to but it was for sure the most fun football season I have ever had.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I am playing basketball and I’m also running track in the spring but during all of that I will be lifting a lot getting ready for next season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next season I feel we will be even better, we had a very young team this year and now that everyone has experience we should have a great season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Wadsworth will be the toughest team we play next year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The quarterback from Mentor.”

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Q&A with Liberty-Benton wide receiver Seth Elchert
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I thought it was a great season despite missing some of our team goals. We made the playoffs and lost in the 2nd round but being my first year of high school football I was excited I was able to play as much as I did.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am currently playing basketball and will play baseball in the spring. I do a lot of lifting at home and our team lifts start in January. We also are starting some individual receiver workouts with my coaches and plan on going to some open winter football workouts and competitions.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I’m really excited about our team next year. We lost a great group of seniors but we have a lot of players ready to step up and I’m looking forward to my second year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Our schedule is changing a little for next year and we are adding some good new teams. We still have a lot of teams that were in the playoffs last year on our schedule.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I am not sure until our football schedule is finished but this year we got to play against Mason Williams from Mogadore who is going to Ohio University for football.”

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How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything went well this season, going 8-2 and making the playoffs (not including Covid year) for the first time in over a decade. [We also] shut out our rival McDonald, thanks to a great group of seniors and coaches who pushed us all season.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I think we can improve on winning close games, [we lost] two close ones this season.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I would say my performance has been ok but [there are] definitely things to improve on to help the team.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel our team plays very well together and they play for each other most importantly, we all push each other to be our best.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals going forward as of now are to have a great winning season in basketball and compete for a league championship with a great group of seniors and passionate coaches.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I would love to play football in college, it is a dream of mine.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently there are no schools recruiting me but I am open to anyone.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not had any college trips yet although I would like to.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I have no plans for game day trips unless a school would like to invite me.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been an Ohio State fan because of tradition, although I’ve always been interested in the MAC league.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“My first year playing football at Harvey has been a great experience. It wasn’t the ending we had hoped for but as a team, we grew and improved a lot over the year.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“With leadership and a great offseason, I believe our team will make significant strides next season.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I am pleased with my performances this year, but there is still tons of work needed to be put in to elevate my game for next year.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“This year, my team play has been solid, we just need to find a way to finish games. For example, two of our five games were lost by less than a touchdown. If we capitalize on those games that takes us from a 5-5 team that misses the playoffs, to a 7-3 team that makes the playoffs.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Some goals I want to achieve include: Ohio Mr. football, First team All-Ohio for the remainder of my high school career, 4-5 star recruit, play division 1 football in college, set an example for the younger kids around me, and elevate the standard for Harvey football.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I received my first offer from The University of Akron in mid-October, I also have received some interest from Toledo and Pitt.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say Akron is recruiting me the hardest since they offered me a scholarship.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve received three college game-day invites from Akron, Toledo, and Pitt.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite team growing up has always been Michigan. Although recently I’ve enjoyed watching tons of teams.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“[Our] season went pretty well and it was [my] first year as the starting QB on varsity. Unfortunately towards the end of the year I had injuries which led me to miss some quarters and our first round playoff game.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Going forward our team can definitely improve on our passing game and ultimately become a big passing team.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pleased with my season and most of my performances. Some games our team struggled with the pass game, other games the pass game was good.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of our team definitely could’ve been better this year, but we struggled with some injuries. So I’m looking forward to having a way better season and get a good shot at a big run in the playoffs.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My goals are to have over 2000 passing yards and maybe get an offer from an Ivy League school.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am considering it and trying out the process. I would like to play for an Ivy League school that would be good for academics as well as sports.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t been recruited by any colleges yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Ohio State, Penn State. Those were pretty much just for academics.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“If I get a game day invite, I’d love to go.”

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

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“As of now things are going well, just working hard in the weight room and [doing] skill work with the guys every day.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel that we need to be more consistent and be able to execute at all times, but that comes with time. We should have more maturity and experience on the team this year as we’ve been pretty young these past 2 years.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“Not really, because when you look back at your mistakes it’s hard to be proud of yourself. The only thing I can do to fix it is work to improve on it because there’s always things to improve on.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“We have spurts of good football, but we’re just not super consistent yet because we’ve been so young and we need to build confidence.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Win the WBL back-to-back and win a state championship.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of now none, hoping to get it rolling in the spring and as camp season starts.”

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

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

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“None yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State, and any school that had a high scoring offense.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football is going very well, our whole team has been playing great and we are going into the regional finals vs Kings this week very confidently.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Our team can just continue to show up and work every day no matter if it is early morning lifting or after school practice, snow or sun. We also just need to keep up the energy every day and keep improving every aspect of our game.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been very pleased with my performances, but I also am just mainly focused on playing for the team and just keep winning. Also, whether it is rushing, receiving, blocking or scoring, I am enjoying the success I’m seeing individually, but most importantly how it is helping the team.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel like our very up-tempo style of play is very strong and even though we are a pass heavy offense, we can pound the ball in any style of the game.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“This year, our goal is to win the regional final and claim a state title over the next two games. Next year, personally I want to exceed my performance this year by reaching 2,200 yards and 40 touchdowns. And as a team, repeat our success from this year all the way to the championship. Then I certainly want to play D1 football in college.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple of Ivy League schools and different MAC schools have been recruiting me as of recently.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Currently, the University of Pennsylvania is recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have gone to several camps at different colleges and also I have gone to some game day visits.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I plan on taking a trip to UPenn sometime this year, and I am hoping to go on others, but because of our playoff run this year, I had to cancel plans to stay focused on our championship run.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never was a die-hard fan of any college team when I was growing up, but I used to like Ole Miss.”

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Q&A with Anderson running back Brodey Berg​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple of Ivy League schools and different MAC schools have been recruiting me as of recently.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Currently, the University of Pennsylvania is recruiting me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have gone to several camps at different colleges and also I have gone to some game day visits.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I plan on taking a trip to UPenn sometime this year, and I am hoping to go on others, but because of our playoff run this year, I had to cancel plans to stay focused on our championship run.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never was a die-hard fan of any college team when I was growing up, but I used to like Ole Miss.”


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Q&A with Kenton quarterback Korbin Johnston​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of now none, hoping to get it rolling in the spring and as camp season starts.”

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

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

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“None yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State, and any school that had a high scoring offense.”


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Q&A with Rocky River quarterback Julian Patti​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I am considering it and trying out the process. I would like to play for an Ivy League school that would be good for academics as well as sports.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t been recruited by any colleges yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Ohio State, Penn State. Those were pretty much just for academics.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“If I get a game day invite, I’d love to go.”

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


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Q&A with Harvey running back Shahn Alston​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I received my first offer from The University of Akron in mid-October, I also have received some interest from Toledo and Pitt.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say Akron is recruiting me the hardest since they offered me a scholarship.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve received three college game-day invites from Akron, Toledo, and Pitt.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite team growing up has always been Michigan. Although recently I’ve enjoyed watching tons of teams.”


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Q&A with Mineral Ridge running back Ian Erb​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I would love to play football in college, it is a dream of mine.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently there are no schools recruiting me but I am open to anyone.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, I have not had any college trips yet although I would like to.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I have no plans for game day trips unless a school would like to invite me.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been an Ohio State fan because of tradition, although I’ve always been interested in the MAC league.”


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Q&A with Anderson running back Brodey Berg
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football is going very well, our whole team has been playing great and we are going into the regional finals vs Kings this week very confidently.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Our team can just continue to show up and work every day no matter if it is early morning lifting or after school practice, snow or sun. We also just need to keep up the energy every day and keep improving every aspect of our game.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been very pleased with my performances, but I also am just mainly focused on playing for the team and just keep winning. Also, whether it is rushing, receiving, blocking or scoring, I am enjoying the success I’m seeing individually, but most importantly how it is helping the team.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel like our very up-tempo style of play is very strong and even though we are a pass heavy offense, we can pound the ball in any style of the game.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“This year, our goal is to win the regional final and claim a state title over the next two games. Next year, personally I want to exceed my performance this year by reaching 2,200 yards and 40 touchdowns. And as a team, repeat our success from this year all the way to the championship. Then I certainly want to play D1 football in college.”

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Q&A with Kenton quarterback Korbin Johnston
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“As of now things are going well, just working hard in the weight room and [doing] skill work with the guys every day.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel that we need to be more consistent and be able to execute at all times, but that comes with time. We should have more maturity and experience on the team this year as we’ve been pretty young these past 2 years.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“Not really, because when you look back at your mistakes it’s hard to be proud of yourself. The only thing I can do to fix it is work to improve on it because there’s always things to improve on.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“We have spurts of good football, but we’re just not super consistent yet because we’ve been so young and we need to build confidence.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Win the WBL back-to-back and win a state championship.”

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Q&A with Rocky River quarterback Julian Patti
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“[Our] season went pretty well and it was [my] first year as the starting QB on varsity. Unfortunately towards the end of the year I had injuries which led me to miss some quarters and our first round playoff game.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“Going forward our team can definitely improve on our passing game and ultimately become a big passing team.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pleased with my season and most of my performances. Some games our team struggled with the pass game, other games the pass game was good.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of our team definitely could’ve been better this year, but we struggled with some injuries. So I’m looking forward to having a way better season and get a good shot at a big run in the playoffs.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My goals are to have over 2000 passing yards and maybe get an offer from an Ivy League school.”

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Q&A with Harvey running back Shahn Alston
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“My first year playing football at Harvey has been a great experience. It wasn’t the ending we had hoped for but as a team, we grew and improved a lot over the year.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“With leadership and a great offseason, I believe our team will make significant strides next season.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I am pleased with my performances this year, but there is still tons of work needed to be put in to elevate my game for next year.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“This year, my team play has been solid, we just need to find a way to finish games. For example, two of our five games were lost by less than a touchdown. If we capitalize on those games that takes us from a 5-5 team that misses the playoffs, to a 7-3 team that makes the playoffs.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“Some goals I want to achieve include: Ohio Mr. football, First team All-Ohio for the remainder of my high school career, 4-5 star recruit, play division 1 football in college, set an example for the younger kids around me, and elevate the standard for Harvey football.”

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Q&A with Mineral Ridge running back Ian Erb
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Everything went well this season, going 8-2 and making the playoffs (not including Covid year) for the first time in over a decade. [We also] shut out our rival McDonald, thanks to a great group of seniors and coaches who pushed us all season.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I think we can improve on winning close games, [we lost] two close ones this season.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I would say my performance has been ok but [there are] definitely things to improve on to help the team.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I feel our team plays very well together and they play for each other most importantly, we all push each other to be our best.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sporting goals going forward as of now are to have a great winning season in basketball and compete for a league championship with a great group of seniors and passionate coaches.”

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Q&A with Niles McKinley running back Antuan Gardner​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to continue my football career in college. This sport is my life; I eat, sleep, and work for this sport and I love it with all my heart and dream of one day taking it all the way.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Some colleges that are recruiting me are Cincinnati, Akron, Iowa State, Toledo, and Youngstown state.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Akron Zips have been showing a lot of love recently as well as Cincinnati and Iowa State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been on trips to Cincinnati, Akron, and Youngstown state so far and would love all 3 schools; very welcoming and very great programs with amazing coaches.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I don’t have any plans for any trips as of right now. I plan on attending football camps at all the schools I listed above when they start them back up.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really had a favorite college growing up because I just liked watching all the collegiate players play and when I decided to pick one I was always changing it up due to another player I liked.”


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Q&A with Ursuline running back Christian Lynch​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play division one football for the University of Pittsburgh.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently I do not have any offers.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited the Universities of North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, and Coastal Carolina.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, I plan on making a trip to see Ohio State and Pitt play soon.”

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


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Q&A with Heath running back Connor Corbett​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college, I am still trying to decide which one to play.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No recruiting so far.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went on a one game day trip last year, that’s it.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“N/A.”

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


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Q&A with Dawson-Bryant running back Kaden Murphy​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges right now recruiting me are EKU, Akron and Bowling Green.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I think EKU.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone to Bowling Green and EKU.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’ve been on a few so far but I would like to go to more.”

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


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Q&A with Van Wert running back Brylen Parker​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love the opportunity to play college football, and as of now I’m not sure which school I’d be interested in going to.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“To my knowledge there haven't been any colleges recruiting me, but with my successful junior season I’ve had, I'm hopeful that changes.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“N/A.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“In general I love college football, however, I have always loved watching Ohio State.”


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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 Niles McKinley running back Antuan Gardner
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“This football season the team and I faced a lot of adversity with a lot of players being out at the beginning of the season due to injury, including myself.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Unfortunately I was out with injury for a majority of the season and had to come back the last 3 games to finish this season with a cast on my dominant hand. I played very well with my team and made some very great plays.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Like I said, we faced a lot of adversity this past season. But I believe we played every down like it was our last and played very hard for the guys to the left and right of us.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel our team can work on becoming mentally stronger when things go bad. When a team makes big plays, we have to come back on our own instead of hanging our heads early. But we had a very great team. We all were very talented and I would bet on them 10 times out of 10.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Like I said in question 4, really just becoming mentally stronger and taking on adversity a little better than we had.”

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Q&A with Ursuline running back Christian Lynch
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The football season has been a fun and special experience for me. My team is currently 9-2 and we’re looking to make a return to the biggest stage (state championship).”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am pleased with how I’ve been playing this season. I’m happy with the fact that I am a big contributor to the team. I’ve put my name in the school record book and had a couple of 200+ yard games.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has been playing very well. We are a team and we play team ball. We can successfully get the ball to our play makers and let them do what they do best.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel that we need to improve in our special teams. We’ve been in a couple of unnecessary situations because of it.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Staying focused and sticking to the game plan(s) given to us.”

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Q&A with Heath running back Connor Corbett
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football went well this year.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“We definitely need to take coaching better.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pleased with my performances, but I still need to improve though.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“We played well, a lot to improve on though.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My goals are to go to college and be the best student athlete I can be.”

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Q&A with Dawson-Bryant running back Kaden Murphy
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football is going amazing, we had a great season and toward the end of the season we really played our best football.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I think our team can improve a lot, we can’t start out the games flat and be behind 14 and try to come back.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I’ve been pleased with some but I’m not satisfied. I want to be the best player I can be for my team.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I think my team plays good, our line works their butts off and our coach isn’t easy on us because he knows our potential.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sports goals now are to win state for football and track.”

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Q&A with Van Wert running back Brylen Parker
How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football has been amazing and my team and I have been blessed to make it to the regional finals for the third straight year.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel that my team is all around a solid squad, however every team can improve on the little things such as our craft.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pleased with my performances, but I do believe there is always room for improvement. With that being said, I feel I’ve taken advantage of every opportunity given to me this year.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of our team has been very consistent, and since the playoffs have started our defense has stepped up big time. I feel our team always rises to whatever challenge is thrown our way.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“After receiving both first team WBL, and district honors, my next goal for myself is to get all state honors.”

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How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“This football season the team and I faced a lot of adversity with a lot of players being out at the beginning of the season due to injury, including myself.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Unfortunately I was out with injury for a majority of the season and had to come back the last 3 games to finish this season with a cast on my dominant hand. I played very well with my team and made some very great plays.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Like I said, we faced a lot of adversity this past season. But I believe we played every down like it was our last and played very hard for the guys to the left and right of us.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel our team can work on becoming mentally stronger when things go bad. When a team makes big plays, we have to come back on our own instead of hanging our heads early. But we had a very great team. We all were very talented and I would bet on them 10 times out of 10.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Like I said in question 4, really just becoming mentally stronger and taking on adversity a little better than we had.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to continue my football career in college. This sport is my life; I eat, sleep, and work for this sport and I love it with all my heart and dream of one day taking it all the way.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Some colleges that are recruiting me are Cincinnati, Akron, Iowa State, Toledo, and Youngstown state.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Akron Zips have been showing a lot of love recently as well as Cincinnati and Iowa State.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been on trips to Cincinnati, Akron, and Youngstown state so far and would love all 3 schools; very welcoming and very great programs with amazing coaches.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I don’t have any plans for any trips as of right now. I plan on attending football camps at all the schools I listed above when they start them back up.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I never really had a favorite college growing up because I just liked watching all the collegiate players play and when I decided to pick one I was always changing it up due to another player I liked.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football has been amazing and my team and I have been blessed to make it to the regional finals for the third straight year.”
What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I feel that my team is all around a solid squad, however every team can improve on the little things such as our craft.”
Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pleased with my performances, but I do believe there is always room for improvement. With that being said, I feel I’ve taken advantage of every opportunity given to me this year.”
How do you feel about the play of your team?
“The play of our team has been very consistent, and since the playoffs have started our defense has stepped up big time. I feel our team always rises to whatever challenge is thrown our way.”
What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“After receiving both first team WBL, and district honors, my next goal for myself is to get all state honors.”
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love the opportunity to play college football, and as of now I’m not sure which school I’d be interested in going to.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“To my knowledge there haven't been any colleges recruiting me, but with my successful junior season I’ve had, I'm hopeful that changes.”
What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”
Do you have plans for game day trips?
“N/A.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“In general I love college football, however, I have always loved watching Ohio State.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football is going amazing, we had a great season and toward the end of the season we really played our best football.”
What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“I think our team can improve a lot, we can’t start out the games flat and be behind 14 and try to come back.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I’ve been pleased with some but I’m not satisfied. I want to be the best player I can be for my team.”
How do you feel about the play of your team?
“I think my team plays good, our line works their butts off and our coach isn’t easy on us because he knows our potential.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My sports goals now are to win state for football and track.”
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play sports in college, football.”
What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges right now recruiting me are EKU, Akron and Bowling Green.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I think EKU.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone to Bowling Green and EKU.”
Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’ve been on a few so far but I would like to go to more.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes Oregon and Ohio State.”

How did/is everything going football wise as of late?
“Football went well this year.”

What do you feel your team can continue to improve on going forward?
“We definitely need to take coaching better.”

Have you been pleased with your performances?
“I have been pleased with my performances, but I still need to improve though.”

How do you feel about the play of your team?
“We played well, a lot to improve on though.”

What are your sporting goals going forward as of now?
“My goals are to go to college and be the best student athlete I can be.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college, I am still trying to decide which one to play.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“No recruiting so far.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“N/A.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went on a one game day trip last year, that’s it.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“N/A.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up by far was Ohio State.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The football season has been a fun and special experience for me. My team is currently 9-2 and we’re looking to make a return to the biggest stage (state championship).”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am pleased with how I’ve been playing this season. I’m happy with the fact that I am a big contributor to the team. I’ve put my name in the school record book and had a couple of 200+ yard games.”
How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has been playing very well. We are a team and we play team ball. We can successfully get the ball to our play makers and let them do what they do best.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel that we need to improve in our special teams. We’ve been in a couple of unnecessary situations because of it.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Staying focused and sticking to the game plan(s) given to us.”
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play division one football for the University of Pittsburgh.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Currently I do not have any offers.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None.”
Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited the Universities of North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, and Coastal Carolina.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, I plan on making a trip to see Ohio State and Pitt play soon.”
Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, my favorite college team was Ohio State growing up.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season didn’t go how I anticipated it to go, going 3-8, but I made the best out of it and really enjoyed playing with my guys this year.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I played well compared to last year but there’s always room to improve.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I am proud of how my team played, we had injuries early in the year which meant young guys stepped up and they handled that well.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel my team can improve on being more dedicated and locked in because there would be a lot of people missing practice and a lot of goofing around.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key for being successful is putting in work in the off season because it will translate when the season comes around.”

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’m not too sure on any colleges that have been recruiting me but I’ve been to Akron a couple of times.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Again, not too sure but I’ve been to Akron a couple of times.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to Akron and Miami of Ohio. [I’m] planning on going to some more colleges in the future.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Also Akron and Miami.”

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

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“This football season has had some ups and downs but overall, it has been a pretty good year.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am pretty pleased with how I have played. It could’ve been better, some things changed and we had to adjust but for the most part I’m pleased with it.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel we started the season off strong and then throughout the middle of the season we started to get distracted or something and started falling off. But recently we have found our groove again and I am very proud of my team.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel the thing we need to work on is tackle as a whole team, not just 1 or 2 people mak[ing] the tackle, we need to swarm with all 11 of us to tackle.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Trust our coaches and trust each other, study film and work hard every day in practice.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t fully been getting recruited but I had some camp invites over the summer. The invites were Army, Navy, Fordham, Bowling Green State University, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Furman, Harvard, and Lock Haven.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“University of Pennsylvania sends me the most emails.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to a camp over the summer but I have not been on any official visits yet.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Robert Morris University sent me an invite to a game so I will probably go and watch one of their games.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always been a HUGE Ohio state fan. O-H-I-O!!!”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“During this season, I have had a lot of ups and downs including sickness and injuries so I’m really just looking forward to finishing out this season and improving health.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“For the times I have been in I feel I could’ve gotten the ball more and should have, but other than that, yes I can’t be upset.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team, we have had a few off games and haven’t been there energy wise but if you take that away we are an amazing team.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can improve on attacking the ball as a team and swarming the ball carrier to reduce the amount of missed tackles.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“If we want to make it far, we will have to keep our heads down and just play ball and execute blocks well.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None that I know of.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I don’t think so.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Not yet.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I have none scheduled.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up and still is Oklahoma which I grew up [following] from my dad.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Team wise I feel we have really stepped it up in the second half of the season. We started off 0-4 and then have gone to win 5 straight after that. Our main issue was injuries. We lost 6 starters towards the beginning of the season and those younger guys really had to step up.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Week 2 I dislocated my elbow so I was out until week 7, but [for] week 7,8,9 I am pleased [with] how I played. I still have a lot of work to do to get back to 100 percent but I am just happy to be back out there.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team started off pretty poorly and I think that bad energy hit us. Since week 5 though we haven’t lost and everyone has really started to mesh well. Like I said in the other question all the younger guys are stepping up and that has really helped our team a lot.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel our main issue that our team has to work on is starting the games off stronger. Lately we have been a second half kind of team but if we can start off the game how we have been in the second half we could be really good.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“A key for our team to be better going forward is to leave the last play behind you. We have one bad play and we blame each other and heads go down. If we can get past that it would really help our team.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play sports in college. Definitely football if I could [get] the chance.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been getting texts from coaches from Hiram and Ohio Northern. Also notes from Wooster College but not complete recruiting yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wooster sends a letter out every week so I would have to say they are but like I said in the last question, no real recruitment yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet, hopefully I can soon.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’ve been invited to a couple of game day trips and I am going to try to go to one this weekend.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my whole family was Ohio State fans, so they are my favorite. I also always kept up with Oregon as well.”