How did the high school football season go overall?
“High School football this year went very well. We had a lot of high-level players on our team and we really gelled to put together a historic season at West.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I am currently playing baseball along with also doing some side workouts and training sessions to work on strength, speed, and agility.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have a lot of faith in our team next year. I think we will grow a lot together over the summer and produce great results.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think our first few weeks this year will be our most challenging part of the schedule opening with St. X week one at their place.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual our team will face off against could be Talon Fisher of Fairfield in the regular season, or Jordan Marshall going into the playoffs.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, either football or baseball. Whichever presents the best opportunity.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have an offer from Army West Point currently and have been also recruited by Navy, Ohio University, Miami Ohio, Brown, Cornell, Air Force, Austin Peay, Eastern Michigan, and more.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I would say that Army is recruiting me the hardest currently.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited most schools that I listed above. Specifically, Brown, Cornell, Miami Ohio, Ohio University, and Eastern Michigan.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do not currently have any planned trips because of my schedule with baseball.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up has mainly always been my hometown school UC.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“My past season was a great breakout year, unfortunately it couldn’t contribute to the team but as for a self-goal it went great.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Work doesn’t stop when you want to go where I want to go; I’m continuously working day and night.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel this year will be the year, no ifs or buts about it.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No one, they got to see us.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Duke, Cincinnati, Miami Ohio, West V, Youngstown State, Western Michigan, Ball State, West army point, Purdue, Iowa State.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“N/A.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall it was a good season for me, making tons of plays and being one of the keys to our team’s success.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m running track and training for football, working on sports strength and agility.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next year we have a strong senior class that should lead our team to a good record.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have a tough schedule with some new out of conference teams and conference teams that we lost to last year who were looking to get beat this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“All schools on our schedule have pretty tough DBs that’ll be fun to play against.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Bowling Green and University of Penn.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“All schools are recruiting me but the hardest is probably Bowling Green.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not at the moment but I’ll be going to in the future.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“For me, not well because I tore my ACL. Overall, my team did amazing, going 10-4.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now, I'm working out 6 days a week focusing on making myself faster, stronger and more explosive. I'm also focusing on mentally bettering myself to withstand the grind of the football season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are one of the best teams in the state and I think we can go toe to toe with anyone. I think we can go undefeated.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“St Bernard. They are a physical, tough, athletic team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Daniel Okoye out of NOAH Jaguars in Oklahoma. He's an explosive player and has attracted attention from every school in the country.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, my dream is to play at Division One football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I've had a wide range of schools all the way from D2 and NAIA to low level division and even as high as SEC.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I've received lots of interest from Ivy League institutes for football. I believe they are putting in the most effort.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have. I've visited Ball State, Tennessee Tech and Eastern Kentucky.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“At the moment, no but I'm always welcoming any interest.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“University of Kentucky is my family's favorite.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went smoothly, it was my first year really starting on varsity.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I train for football 2-3 times a week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like this can be the year we go undefeated if we just dial in.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like our toughest competition will be ourselves.”

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

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“University of Pennsylvania, Yale, Texas State University.”

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

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

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Um no not really.”

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

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Keep grinding.”

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

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“St Johns From Washington DC.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No clue.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football and The Ohio State University.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

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

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

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

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season went very well. I learned a lot from different things from people and got to show my talents in many games.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now with sports and workouts is to have a lot of off-season training to get me better for this upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my team will do amazing this upcoming football season. We have a lot of talent and amazing coaching.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say that there is not just 1 team that will be the toughest because we play some good competition this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We have to wait and see!”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It has been a dream for me to play football in college at a high level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colleges haven’t been highly recruiting me yet but I do have a few [schools with] interest.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I haven’t had any major recruiting so far.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have made a college trip and have a few planned out this summer.”

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

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

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Q&A with Gilmour Academy wide receiver Sean Dillard​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“It has been a dream for me to play football in college at a high level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colleges haven’t been highly recruiting me yet but I do have a few [schools with] interest.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I haven’t had any major recruiting so far.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have made a college trip and have a few planned out this summer.”

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

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


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Q&A with Massillon Washington wide receiver Braylyn Toles​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Football and The Ohio State University.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“None.”

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

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

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

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


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Q&A with Chaminade-Julienne athlete De’Angelo Allen-Johnson​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“University of Pennsylvania, Yale, Texas State University.”

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

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

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Um no not really.”


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Q&A with Landmark defensive tackle Luke Williams​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, my dream is to play at Division One football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I've had a wide range of schools all the way from D2 and NAIA to low level division and even as high as SEC.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I've received lots of interest from Ivy League institutes for football. I believe they are putting in the most effort.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have. I've visited Ball State, Tennessee Tech and Eastern Kentucky.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“At the moment, no but I'm always welcoming any interest.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“University of Kentucky is my family's favorite.”


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Q&A with Berea-Midpark wide receiver Austin Clay​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Bowling Green and University of Penn.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“All schools are recruiting me but the hardest is probably Bowling Green.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Not at the moment but I’ll be going to in the future.”

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


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Q&A with Gilmour Academy wide receiver Sean Dillard
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season went very well. I learned a lot from different things from people and got to show my talents in many games.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now with sports and workouts is to have a lot of off-season training to get me better for this upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my team will do amazing this upcoming football season. We have a lot of talent and amazing coaching.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I would say that there is not just 1 team that will be the toughest because we play some good competition this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“We have to wait and see!”

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Q&A with Massillon Washington wide receiver Braylyn Toles
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Great.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Keep grinding.”

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

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“St Johns From Washington DC.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“No clue.”

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Q&A with Chaminade-Julienne athlete De’Angelo Allen-Johnson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went smoothly, it was my first year really starting on varsity.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I train for football 2-3 times a week.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like this can be the year we go undefeated if we just dial in.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like our toughest competition will be ourselves.”

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

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Q&A with Landmark defensive tackle Luke Williams
How did the high school football season go overall?
“For me, not well because I tore my ACL. Overall, my team did amazing, going 10-4.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now, I'm working out 6 days a week focusing on making myself faster, stronger and more explosive. I'm also focusing on mentally bettering myself to withstand the grind of the football season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are one of the best teams in the state and I think we can go toe to toe with anyone. I think we can go undefeated.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“St Bernard. They are a physical, tough, athletic team.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Daniel Okoye out of NOAH Jaguars in Oklahoma. He's an explosive player and has attracted attention from every school in the country.”

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Q&A with Berea-Midpark wide receiver Austin Clay
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall it was a good season for me, making tons of plays and being one of the keys to our team’s success.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m running track and training for football, working on sports strength and agility.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next year we have a strong senior class that should lead our team to a good record.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We have a tough schedule with some new out of conference teams and conference teams that we lost to last year who were looking to get beat this year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“All schools on our schedule have pretty tough DBs that’ll be fun to play against.”

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Q&A with Brookside wide receiver Ben Montgomery
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Last year I had a good season especially on offense having 10 touchdowns and 1500 total yards.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I am in baseball and go to football workouts every week to prepare for the upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have a strong feeling that our team can be .500 at the end of the year, we have very winnable games this season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel the toughest team we will play next year is Black River because they aren’t losing anybody from last year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player our team will have to play next year is Blake Hopkins, he’s everywhere on the defensive side.”

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Q&A with Padua Franciscan offensive guard Brandon Homady
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall the season went very well. We made it to the district final game which we unfortunately didn’t win. We all grew as a team and got better each week. So over[all] it was a very successful season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“As of now I just finished up basketball season. I plan to continue working out daily and even more now that I can strictly focus on it. My goal is to become stronger and focus on being able to move faster and more quickly.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that as a team we have great potential to do great things. We have a ton of returning starters and have what it takes to make a deep run in the playoffs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel that Walsh Jesuit will be one of the toughest competitors of this upcoming season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think that Ty’req Donlow from Youngstown Ursuline will be one of the toughest players we will face next season. We played him this past season and he is an overall tough player, he’s fast, strong, and a great athlete.”

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Q&A with Pickerington North defensive tackle Angelo McCullom
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall [my] junior season was decent. My game was solid. I think we were better than our record showed. Hoping to go further in the playoffs senior year. We got a 4-star RB that we’re excited about.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m recovering from shoulder surgery so my off season has been a little slow. Getting back to workouts now.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think Gahanna will be our toughest comp.”

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?
“As far as an individual, not sure because there are a lot of talented players on teams we face.”

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Q&A with Randall K. Cooper athlete Jashaun Pouncy
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The high school season went great, I feel it was my best out of all my seasons. I was leading the Eastern Cincinnati Conference in sacks, at one point I think I ended the season off with 9 sacks.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now are to get bigger and stronger so I can be able to dominate at the highest level.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“My team will do great, they all work hard and they deserve to go far. All great hardworking and humble kids.”

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?
“I haven’t seen the schedule yet.”

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Q&A with Gilmour Academy defensive back Brayden Green
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The regular season went pretty successful in our eyes but we all really know what we want for our team and it is to get past that hump of getting the first playoff win so there is more work to do.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am a dual sport athlete and I train all year around. I am currently coming off of a state championship season in the triple jump for division 2/3 and now I am transitioning to outdoor which I lift and train for every day. Football wise I start training after the track state championship is over in early June.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team next year will be young but that’s what excitement and optimism it gives me for next season. We know the expectations, we know the amount of work we need to put in, and we know the mindset we need to have for next season, so I say that we will be on the right track for next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team without a doubt will be our new competitor Villa Angela St. Jose. They are a new opponent this year and they are said to have star ranked athletes but the thing about Gilmour football is when we play as a team and meet the intensity with anyone, we are hard to shut down.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual opponent we will face off with will have to be 4 star, 6’5, 250 pound edge Dominic Kirks.”

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Q&A with Brookside wide receiver Ben Montgomery​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“If I get the opportunity to play at the next level I would [play] football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that are recruiting me are the d3, d2 schools in Ohio like BW and Mount Union.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that is recruiting me the hardest I’d say is BW.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on visiting Ball State, Bowling Green and others.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was 100% THE OSU.”


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Q&A with Padua Franciscan offensive guard Brandon Homady​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of right now Indiana University has invited me to come visit their campus. I’ve been invited to camps by Robert Morris University, Mercyhurst University, and Limestone University.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I am going to Indiana University on March 25th.”

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


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Q&A with Pickerington North defensive tackle Angelo McCullom​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I am in consistent contact with coaches from Pitt, Illinois. JMU, WMU, Miami (OH), BG. Those are the schools I talk to most.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on visiting all the above and also NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Rutgers.”

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


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Q&A with Randall K. Cooper athlete Jashaun Pouncy​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports in college. That’s the dream.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I've been to Marshall and U.C for game day visits but no offers yet. I still keep in touch with Marshall.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“See above.”

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was the University of Kentucky, they still are to be honest. My room is UK blue with posters everywhere [and I] have never missed a basketball game of theirs.”


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Q&A with Gilmour Academy defensive back Brayden Green​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me are Holy Cross University, Westminster, Ohio Northern, Morehouse University, Florida A&M University, Akron University, Emory University, San Jose State, and Yale.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that is recruiting me the hardest would be Emory University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made college trips to Florida A&M, Morehouse, and Emory University as well as meeting with some of their coaching staff for both track and football.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do have plans to see more colleges such as Howard, Hampton, North Carolina Central University, and Morgan.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up had to be Florida State because of my father being a big fan.”


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How did the high school football season go overall?
“The regular season went pretty successful in our eyes but we all really know what we want for our team and it is to get past that hump of getting the first playoff win so there is more work to do.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am a dual sport athlete and I train all year around. I am currently coming off of a state championship season in the triple jump for division 2/3 and now I am transitioning to outdoor which I lift and train for every day. Football wise I start training after the track state championship is over in early June.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like our team next year will be young but that’s what excitement and optimism it gives me for next season. We know the expectations, we know the amount of work we need to put in, and we know the mindset we need to have for next season, so I say that we will be on the right track for next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team without a doubt will be our new competitor Villa Angela St. Jose. They are a new opponent this year and they are said to have star ranked athletes but the thing about Gilmour football is when we play as a team and meet the intensity with anyone, we are hard to shut down.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual opponent we will face off with will have to be 4 star, 6’5, 250 pound edge Dominic Kirks.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that have been recruiting me are Holy Cross University, Westminster, Ohio Northern, Morehouse University, Florida A&M University, Akron University, Emory University, San Jose State, and Yale.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that is recruiting me the hardest would be Emory University.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made college trips to Florida A&M, Morehouse, and Emory University as well as meeting with some of their coaching staff for both track and football.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I do have plans to see more colleges such as Howard, Hampton, North Carolina Central University, and Morgan.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up had to be Florida State because of my father being a big fan.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The high school season went great, I feel it was my best out of all my seasons. I was leading the Eastern Cincinnati Conference in sacks, at one point I think I ended the season off with 9 sacks.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans now are to get bigger and stronger so I can be able to dominate at the highest level.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“My team will do great, they all work hard and they deserve to go far. All great hardworking and humble kids.”

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?
“I haven’t seen the schedule yet.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play sports in college. That’s the dream.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I've been to Marshall and U.C for game day visits but no offers yet. I still keep in touch with Marshall.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“See above.”

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

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was the University of Kentucky, they still are to be honest. My room is UK blue with posters everywhere [and I] have never missed a basketball game of theirs.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall [my] junior season was decent. My game was solid. I think we were better than our record showed. Hoping to go further in the playoffs senior year. We got a 4-star RB that we’re excited about.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m recovering from shoulder surgery so my off season has been a little slow. Getting back to workouts now.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think Gahanna will be our toughest comp.”

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?
“As far as an individual, not sure because there are a lot of talented players on teams we face.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I am in consistent contact with coaches from Pitt, Illinois. JMU, WMU, Miami (OH), BG. Those are the schools I talk to most.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on visiting all the above and also NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Rutgers.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall the season went very well. We made it to the district final game which we unfortunately didn’t win. We all grew as a team and got better each week. So over[all] it was a very successful season.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“As of now I just finished up basketball season. I plan to continue working out daily and even more now that I can strictly focus on it. My goal is to become stronger and focus on being able to move faster and more quickly.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that as a team we have great potential to do great things. We have a ton of returning starters and have what it takes to make a deep run in the playoffs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel that Walsh Jesuit will be one of the toughest competitors of this upcoming season.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think that Ty’req Donlow from Youngstown Ursuline will be one of the toughest players we will face next season. We played him this past season and he is an overall tough player, he’s fast, strong, and a great athlete.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“As of right now Indiana University has invited me to come visit their campus. I’ve been invited to camps by Robert Morris University, Mercyhurst University, and Limestone University.”

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

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, I am going to Indiana University on March 25th.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Last year I had a good season especially on offense having 10 touchdowns and 1500 total yards.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I am in baseball and go to football workouts every week to prepare for the upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have a strong feeling that our team can be .500 at the end of the year, we have very winnable games this season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel the toughest team we will play next year is Black River because they aren’t losing anybody from last year.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest player our team will have to play next year is Blake Hopkins, he’s everywhere on the defensive side.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“If I get the opportunity to play at the next level I would [play] football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that are recruiting me are the d3, d2 schools in Ohio like BW and Mount Union.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The school that is recruiting me the hardest I’d say is BW.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan on visiting Ball State, Bowling Green and others.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was 100% THE OSU.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Regular season went really well, we went 9-1. Then we had a disappointing first round playoff loss to Geneva.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now, I’m playing baseball, but the whole winter I was doing off-season lifts for football.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will be smaller, but we have a lot of talent and we should be on track to have the same kind of regular season as last year and hopefully make a playoff run.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“VASJ will most likely be our toughest team to play.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Bo Jackson out of VASJ.”

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 met with Brown University, Gannon, Case Western, and a couple of other D3 schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Case Western.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan to visit most of the schools I just mentioned like Case Western.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went well, I was a transfer [and] just came off a strong freshman year at St. Bernard Elmwood Place and transferred to Woodward Technical High school. helped Woodward earn its first playoff run since 2012.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m running track, & I train for football every Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I transferred to Withrow, I think we have a real shot at a state run.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“My friend TJ Englemen.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play division 1 football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Not much really, I had Virginia Tech looking at me this past season.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I don’t really know.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I went on a Notre Dame game visit & a Cincinnati game visit.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No right now I’m just focusing on my craft and my schoolwork until the colleges start rolling in.”

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

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think the expectations of the season were high, and I think we underperformed as a team at certain moments. We probably should have had a better record than 5-5, but the team played hard and gave it their all each and every game. I feel that as a team, we never quit.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Recently, Teays Valley hired a new head coach (Coach Brian Cross). So currently, I am grinding in the weight room, getting to know my new coaches, and overall, just getting stronger. Outside of lifting with the team, I spend a majority of my time working on perfecting my wide receiver craft. I am with my dad constantly working on my routes, hands, and speed. I have chosen not to play any other sports because I want to solely focus on my senior season. I have a lot of goals I'm working to reach next year, and it'll all happen based on what I do now.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Honestly, I do not think I can answer how my team will be next year. We have a brand new coach, offense, and defense. We also had 26 seniors last year who graduated, leaving only 5 returning seniors. So, a lot of things will be brand new to me. With that being said though, I feel returning players and myself are extremely excited for how next season will play out.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Out of conference, I feel the 3 teams we play are always tough. But inside the conference, we tend to have a hard time beating Bloom Carroll in the years I have played. But as a team, we never want to take any team lightly, and we will play each team as if they are the hardest team on our schedule.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are a lot of great athletes we will face next season. In my career, our coaches always put a great scouting report together, each having gifted athletes from each team. But we always try to focus on the teams we play rather than the athletes on that team. Because a team is not defined by one single individual.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Since I was a little kid, I have always dreamed of playing at the professional level for any sport. But ever since I started playing football, my heart has always led me in the direction of football. And now, with my senior year quickly coming, I still dream of playing football at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now, I have been getting recruitment letters from some d3 and d2 schools. And I've had some d1 letters from Brown University and Robert Morris. My overall goal is to play at a division 1 school. So hopefully, in the near future, some more d1 letters will start coming in.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I am very appreciative of those schools who have contacted me, but I think the school that contacts me the most is Mercyhurst University. Mercyhurst University has a division 2 football program while being in the state of Pennsylvania.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not yet gone to any official college visits, but with my family, I have traveled across the East Coast to visit some of my favorite colleges. I have also gone to Penn State University and the University of North Carolina for summer camps.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“At this moment, I have no plans to visit any colleges. But in the next few months, I will look into visiting some colleges with my family. And I pray that colleges will soon allow me to come to their campus for an official visit.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always lived in central Ohio, just south of Columbus. With that being said, I have grown up watching the Ohio State Buckeyes. It wasn't until recent years when I started to open up my vision and enjoy watching college football as a whole, enjoying any bit of football I could watch.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went really well. I am grateful for the opportunity to get to the state championship. I am satisfied with how last season went.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Currently I am a part of the basketball team and we are in the playoffs but after basketball I plan to get bigger, stronger, and faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe that our team will have a great season and make a good run in the playoffs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Reading or Indian Hill will be the toughest competition. Both of those teams are good programs and they always come and compete when we play them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest individual will be John Podojil out of Indian Hill. We did not get the chance to play him last season because he was injured but he is a game changer.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“My recruitment has been from MAC schools like Miami, Kent State, and Akron.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I think at one point Kent State recruited me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to Akron, Miami, Kent State, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am waiting patiently for opportunities to visit college but I definitely plan on visiting some.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was definitely the hometown UC Bearcats.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“I started the season pretty well playing both sides of the ball and producing on defense really well! But unfortunately in week 4 I tore my ACL and had to have surgery, so it ended it.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I have been working out and hitting the weight room every day. And hitting it hard! I’m also doing rehab on my knee to get it back to normal.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we’re going to be a real solid football team! There are going to be some younger kids that are going to have to step up but I know that they will. And then we have some really good talent in the ‘24 and ‘25 class that will produce.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We open up week 1 with a tough opponent in Cleveland Heights and then our conference is a really good conference, in having teams like Avon, Avon Lake, Olmsted Falls. So I can’t say one game will be the toughest. But those 4 are going to be big games.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Tackle from Avon (Luke Hamilton) and their RB (Jakorion Caffey).”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yeah definitely! I have always wanted to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A lot of the Mac schools and Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Duke, Cincinnati ([plus] my [previous] offers).”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wisconsin, Virginia tech and western Michigan (plus my [previous] offers).”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to West Virginia, Toledo, Cincinnati, Miami (OH).”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am planning on going to Wisconsin, Virginia Tech definitely, then possibly Eastern Michigan, Akron, and back to West Virginia and Toledo.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always loved Ohio State and then have really liked Big Ten schools.”

Find out what colleges are recruiting Andrew Hanchuk, Deuce Wiley, Harrison Payne, Stevie Pollard-Williams, and Andy Kavcic now!


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Q&A with Berea-Midpark defensive end Andrew Hanchuk​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yeah definitely! I have always wanted to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A lot of the Mac schools and Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Duke, Cincinnati ([plus] my [previous] offers).”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wisconsin, Virginia tech and western Michigan (plus my [previous] offers).”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to West Virginia, Toledo, Cincinnati, Miami (OH).”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am planning on going to Wisconsin, Virginia Tech definitely, then possibly Eastern Michigan, Akron, and back to West Virginia and Toledo.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always loved Ohio State and then have really liked Big Ten schools.”


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Q&A with Wyoming defensive end Deuce Wiley​

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“My recruitment has been from MAC schools like Miami, Kent State, and Akron.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I think at one point Kent State recruited me the hardest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been to Akron, Miami, Kent State, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I am waiting patiently for opportunities to visit college but I definitely plan on visiting some.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was definitely the hometown UC Bearcats.”


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Q&A with Teays Valley wide receiver Harrison Payne​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Since I was a little kid, I have always dreamed of playing at the professional level for any sport. But ever since I started playing football, my heart has always led me in the direction of football. And now, with my senior year quickly coming, I still dream of playing football at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now, I have been getting recruitment letters from some d3 and d2 schools. And I've had some d1 letters from Brown University and Robert Morris. My overall goal is to play at a division 1 school. So hopefully, in the near future, some more d1 letters will start coming in.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I am very appreciative of those schools who have contacted me, but I think the school that contacts me the most is Mercyhurst University. Mercyhurst University has a division 2 football program while being in the state of Pennsylvania.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not yet gone to any official college visits, but with my family, I have traveled across the East Coast to visit some of my favorite colleges. I have also gone to Penn State University and the University of North Carolina for summer camps.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“At this moment, I have no plans to visit any colleges. But in the next few months, I will look into visiting some colleges with my family. And I pray that colleges will soon allow me to come to their campus for an official visit.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I have always lived in central Ohio, just south of Columbus. With that being said, I have grown up watching the Ohio State Buckeyes. It wasn't until recent years when I started to open up my vision and enjoy watching college football as a whole, enjoying any bit of football I could watch.”


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Q&A with Withrow University defensive back Stevie Pollard-Williams​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play division 1 football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Not much really, I had Virginia Tech looking at me this past season.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I don’t really know.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I went on a Notre Dame game visit & a Cincinnati game visit.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No right now I’m just focusing on my craft and my schoolwork until the colleges start rolling in.”

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


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Q&A with Gilmour Academy running back Andy Kavcic​

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 met with Brown University, Gannon, Case Western, and a couple of other D3 schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Case Western.”

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

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“I plan to visit most of the schools I just mentioned like Case Western.”

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


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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 Berea-Midpark defensive end Andrew Hanchuk
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I started the season pretty well playing both sides of the ball and producing on defense really well! But unfortunately in week 4 I tore my ACL and had to have surgery, so it ended it.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I have been working out and hitting the weight room every day. And hitting it hard! I’m also doing rehab on my knee to get it back to normal.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we’re going to be a real solid football team! There are going to be some younger kids that are going to have to step up but I know that they will. And then we have some really good talent in the ‘24 and ‘25 class that will produce.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“We open up week 1 with a tough opponent in Cleveland Heights and then our conference is a really good conference, in having teams like Avon, Avon Lake, Olmsted Falls. So I can’t say one game will be the toughest. But those 4 are going to be big games.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Tackle from Avon (Luke Hamilton) and their RB (Jakorion Caffey).”

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Q&A with Wyoming defensive end Deuce Wiley
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The season went really well. I am grateful for the opportunity to get to the state championship. I am satisfied with how last season went.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Currently I am a part of the basketball team and we are in the playoffs but after basketball I plan to get bigger, stronger, and faster.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe that our team will have a great season and make a good run in the playoffs.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Reading or Indian Hill will be the toughest competition. Both of those teams are good programs and they always come and compete when we play them.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think the toughest individual will be John Podojil out of Indian Hill. We did not get the chance to play him last season because he was injured but he is a game changer.”

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Q&A with Teays Valley wide receiver Harrison Payne
How did the high school football season go overall?
“I think the expectations of the season were high, and I think we underperformed as a team at certain moments. We probably should have had a better record than 5-5, but the team played hard and gave it their all each and every game. I feel that as a team, we never quit.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Recently, Teays Valley hired a new head coach (Coach Brian Cross). So currently, I am grinding in the weight room, getting to know my new coaches, and overall, just getting stronger. Outside of lifting with the team, I spend a majority of my time working on perfecting my wide receiver craft. I am with my dad constantly working on my routes, hands, and speed. I have chosen not to play any other sports because I want to solely focus on my senior season. I have a lot of goals I'm working to reach next year, and it'll all happen based on what I do now.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Honestly, I do not think I can answer how my team will be next year. We have a brand new coach, offense, and defense. We also had 26 seniors last year who graduated, leaving only 5 returning seniors. So, a lot of things will be brand new to me. With that being said though, I feel returning players and myself are extremely excited for how next season will play out.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Out of conference, I feel the 3 teams we play are always tough. But inside the conference, we tend to have a hard time beating Bloom Carroll in the years I have played. But as a team, we never want to take any team lightly, and we will play each team as if they are the hardest team on our schedule.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are a lot of great athletes we will face next season. In my career, our coaches always put a great scouting report together, each having gifted athletes from each team. But we always try to focus on the teams we play rather than the athletes on that team. Because a team is not defined by one single individual.”

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Q&A with Withrow University defensive back Stevie Pollard-Williams
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went well, I was a transfer [and] just came off a strong freshman year at St. Bernard Elmwood Place and transferred to Woodward Technical High school. helped Woodward earn its first playoff run since 2012.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now I’m running track, & I train for football every Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I transferred to Withrow, I think we have a real shot at a state run.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“My friend TJ Englemen.”

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Q&A with Gilmour Academy running back Andy Kavcic
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Regular season went really well, we went 9-1. Then we had a disappointing first round playoff loss to Geneva.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“Right now, I’m playing baseball, but the whole winter I was doing off-season lifts for football.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will be smaller, but we have a lot of talent and we should be on track to have the same kind of regular season as last year and hopefully make a playoff run.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“VASJ will most likely be our toughest team to play.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Bo Jackson out of VASJ.”

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How did the high school football season go overall?
“This season went well for me, we were 7-3 this year [and] went through a lot of adversities but we managed to push through.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I plan on playing basketball and baseball in the off season while working out as much as possible.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next year I think we’re going to do great, we have a lot of new talent coming and I can’t wait till next year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Summit is going to be our toughest game.”

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

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Pitt, UC, Wisconsin, UAB, Akron Miami U, Toledo, Memphis, Ohio U, Ashland, Capital U, U Indy, Murray State, Ball State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Toledo, Miami U, UAB, and Memphis.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve gone to Toledo, Akron, Miami U, and Kentucky.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“No I don’t.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“No I didn’t.”

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Went well, finished 8-4 and we made it to the second round of playoffs.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am working out Monday through Friday and training with t3 performance lineman lab with Dale Rodick in Avon.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“If all of us seniors come together and lead by example, I think we will have another exciting season.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Mike Young from Perkins.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Bowling Green, Kent, and Toledo.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. Bowling Green, Toledo, Kent.”

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

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