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Q&A with Highland defensive tackle Ryan Zywiec

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been lifting every day along with speed training at a place called “Hutch” Monday through Saturday, along with d-line training at a place called “T3” on Sundays.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel like my pass rush has improved the most since last season.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“Our team is going to be even better than last year’s; I feel like we can win a state title.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like the week 1 matchup against Hudson will be the toughest matchup because of the week one loss last year, but hopefully that doesn’t happen this year.”

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

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colgate, Clarion, RMU, EKU, Ashland.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to Colgate, EKU, Baldwin Wallace, Clarion.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to go back up to Colgate.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I went to RMU’s Mega camp. I feel like I performed pretty well.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I plan to go to Colgate’s camp on June 23rd.”

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

Q&A with Avon Lake offensive lineman/defensive lineman Maxwell Riley

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Training/practicing with my team. Also working out at T3 Performance.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Making good weight gain while maintaining speed.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“Time will tell but hopefully it will be pretty good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Probably our rival Avon.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think Storm Miller from Strongsville.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Ohio State, Clemson, Alabama, etc.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably one of those three or Mizzou and Oklahoma.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve taken about 20 visits.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Clemson and Alabama this week then Oklahoma next week.”

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

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“If schools have camps when I’m visiting, I plan on doing them.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Not really.”

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Q&A with Avon Lake offensive lineman/defensive lineman Maxwell Riley
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Training/practicing with my team. Also working out at T3 Performance.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“Making good weight gain while maintaining speed.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“Time will tell but hopefully it will be pretty good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Probably our rival Avon.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I think Storm Miller from Strongsville.”

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Q&A with Highland defensive tackle Ryan Zywiec
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been lifting every day along with speed training at a place called “Hutch” Monday through Saturday, along with d-line training at a place called “T3” on Sundays.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I feel like my pass rush has improved the most since last season.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“Our team is going to be even better than last year’s; I feel like we can win a state title.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel like the week 1 matchup against Hudson will be the toughest matchup because of the week one loss last year, but hopefully that doesn’t happen this year.”

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

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Q&A with Defiance wide receiver/running back Anthony Wilder Jr.
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Lots of lifting and working on my catching.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My catching.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think my team has improved and will do great.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Mikey Hale from Bath.”

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Q&A with North Ridgeville left tackle JD Radway
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been in the gym every day working up at the field.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I’ve improved my speed going up to the field and cutting 36 pounds off.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We are going to be good this year, we return 16 of our 22 [starters] from last year and we all have been working on the field in the weight room.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t know who it could be, we match really well with everyone in the SWC and we have people that can defend anyone we play.”

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Q&A with Waverly quarterback Mason Kelly
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“This offseason I focused on lifting weights as well as my throwing mechanics to try to improve my game the best I could.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I have definitely improved in my strength this offseason. I was able to put on some weight and I definitely think it will be beneficial for me during the season.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“We have a strong group of guys and we’re excited to get back out there and have a great year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Mount Healthy is on our schedule for Week 10 again this year and they definitely have some talent so I think they are a good competition but so are we.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“As far as an individual player we play many teams with talent so it’s hard to say who will be the toughest player that we face. We just want to go out and show what we can do this year.”

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Q&A with Avon Lake offensive lineman/defensive lineman Maxwell Riley​


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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Ohio State, Clemson, Alabama, etc.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably one of those three or Mizzou and Oklahoma.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve taken about 20 visits.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Clemson and Alabama this week then Oklahoma next week.”

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

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“If schools have camps when I’m visiting, I plan on doing them.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Not really.”


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Q&A with Highland defensive tackle Ryan Zywiec​


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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colgate, Clarion, RMU, EKU, Ashland.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to Colgate, EKU, Baldwin Wallace, Clarion.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I plan to go back up to Colgate.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I went to RMU’s Mega camp. I feel like I performed pretty well.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I plan to go to Colgate’s camp on June 23rd.”

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


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Q&A with Defiance wide receiver/running back Anthony Wilder Jr.​


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?
“Ashland and Heidelberg.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No, but I have upcoming visits.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have been invited to come out to games.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am going to BGSU, Western Michigan, Toledo.”

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


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Q&A with North Ridgeville left tackle JD Radway​


Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college football, I honestly don’t mind where I go, I just want to play at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Saint Frances, Mercyhurst, Robert Morris, Youngstown St are really the main ones.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“They all have really recruited me the same.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been to SFU, RMU, YSU, and Mercyhurst for either game days or junior days.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I haven’t been back down but I will be back to RMU and YSU for their camps coming up.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I’ve been to one camp so far, I went to the Build the Bridge camp and I feel like I performed really well.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I will be down at Kent Saturday then Tuesday I’m going to YSU then Friday I’m going down to RMU.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Probably Ohio State, I’ve always loved watching the games when I was little.”


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Q&A with Waverly quarterback Mason Kelly​


Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I do, it has always been a goal of mine to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve visited quite a few schools including Michigan, LSU, and Penn State but I’ve mainly been getting recruited by Marshall, Robert Morris, Eastern Kentucky and Campbell.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Campbell is the school that has shown the most interest in me as it is currently my only offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made trips to colleges for game day visits and spring practices.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of now I have plans for some camps this summer at Marshall and Robert Morris.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“So far I have only attended one camp, and that was at Eastern Kentucky and I had a good performance there. I’m excited to continue to better myself this summer.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“I plan to camp at Marshall and Robert Morris and I’m still considering a few other schools.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up in Ohio I feel like I fall into the same category as most people that I always watched Ohio State while I was growing up.”


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Q&A with Indian Creek defensive end Caleb Bodo​


Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, growing up playing all 3 sports throughout my whole life and through high school, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but as time went on I fell in love with football and that’s what I want to do at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been talking to a bunch of schools including Davidson, Butler, Duquesne, and Penn.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d have to say Davidson, they have just shown the most interest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to Davison for a visit and to a couple of D2 and D3 schools.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, after I finish up baseball I'm going on a visit to Duquesne and then a bunch of camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, it has always been Ohio State!!!! Go bucks!”


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Q&A with Eaton running back Cordis Berard​


Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I really want to play football in college, I would like to go D1 so I can get the best coaching and have the best college football experience.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple of colleges that have been recruiting me are Miami University (Ohio), and Kent State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No school has really been recruiting me harder than other schools, I’ve only been on a few visits.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been on some college trips, I have been on visits to a few colleges as I said in the previous two answers.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do have plans to go on a lot more visits if I get the chance.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am planning on going to the Miami mega camp, the Rivals camp in Indianapolis.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Living and growing up in Ohio I have always been an OSU fan.”


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Q&A with Medina defensive lineman Carson Noonan​


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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in contact with around 30 schools. I have been offered by Toledo, Akron, Miami (OH), Coastal Carolina, Kent State, Buffalo, Colgate, Army, Airforce, Lafayette, Cornell, Fordham, and Princeton.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The schools that have been recruiting me the hardest are Toledo, Miami (OH), and Coastal Carolina.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have had many unofficial visits to places like Ohio State, Toledo, Miami (OH), Buffalo, Coastal Carolina, Akron, etc.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on taking some official visits come summer time and even more unofficial.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I will plan on going to some P5 camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I did not have a favorite college.”


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Q&A with Copley running back Jason Baines​


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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Indiana Wesleyan.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“John Carol, Bowling Green, Kent state.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Youngstown, Kentucky, Purdue.”

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


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Q&A with Avon defensive tackle Jeremiah Kelly​


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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“My offers are from Ashland University, Walsh University, Grand Valley State University, St. Francis University and the University of Akron.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“University of Akron has been checking up on me the most.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“During the spring I’ve gone to most of the Macs’ spring practices and junior days.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I’m going to visit the schools that offered me in July.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I went to RMU mega camp, I did alright there but at the JCU Build the Bridge camp I did really well at getting my first 2 D1 offers.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Maybe an OSU camp but right now I might be done.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Not really, I liked Akron but I didn’t start watching college football until high school.”


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Q&A with Indian Creek defensive end Caleb Bodo
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall the season didn’t turn out the way we expected and wanted it too but it’s just more drive for us going into this year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m in baseball right now, so winning games and working out in the mornings and afternoons before the games are my main focus.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel all the guys including myself have been grinding and doing what we need to do, so I think we are going to have a great season.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I believe the toughest player we will face is Dino Burk from St. Clairsville. He runs behind a great line and is a great player himself.”

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Q&A with Eaton running back Cordis Berard
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been doing speed training and weight lifting.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have improved on my speed since last football season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will be pretty good this season, we are losing a lot of guys though so I’m excited to see what we can do this upcoming season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team we play would be Brookville.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player will be Walt Adams from Brookville.”

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Q&A with Medina defensive lineman Carson Noonan
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I train speed and strength at Hutch XPE everyday during the week. I also train at T3 Performance on the weekends doing defensive line drills.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“The most improved part is my get off the ball and my strength. My weight room numbers have just been going up and up along with my speed.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team is looking great for next year. We have all been training at Hutch XPE doing speed classes. We also have been doing lots of drills with our defensive and offensive line. We are looking very strong up front and will run the ball even harder this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest teams we are looking forward to winning against are Hudson and Aurora.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There is no individual player. As long as we work 11 as 1, we will have no trouble beating anyone.”

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Q&A with Copley running back Jason Baines
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been speed and agility training and I have been working out with the team.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My decision making.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have completely bought into Copley culture and believe we are going to do well.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Number 1 from Highland High School.”

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Q&A with Avon defensive tackle Jeremiah Kelly
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working out with my teammates and we had Tuesday and Saturday sessions at t3.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I’ve improved on my footwork a ton.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“The team will be great again this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Canton McKinley is going to be good this year, they have a lot of returning starters.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Week one against St. Ignatius will have many great o linemen like Will Conroy, it will be a battle and the trenches.”

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Q&A with Avon defensive tackle Jeremiah Kelly

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been working out with my teammates and we had Tuesday and Saturday sessions at t3.”

What do you feel you have improved on most this off-season?
“I’ve improved on my footwork a ton.”

How do you feel your team will do this football season?
“The team will be great again this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Canton McKinley is going to be good this year, they have a lot of returning starters.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Week one against St. Ignatius will have many great o linemen like Will Conroy, it will be a battle and the trenches.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“My offers are from Ashland University, Walsh University, Grand Valley State University, St. Francis University and the University of Akron.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“University of Akron has been checking up on me the most.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“During the spring I’ve gone to most of the Macs’ spring practices and junior days.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I’m going to visit the schools that offered me in July.”

Have you done any camps this off-season? How do you feel you performed?
“I went to RMU mega camp, I did alright there but at the JCU Build the Bridge camp I did really well at getting my first 2 D1 offers.”

Do you have any plans for camps ahead?
“Maybe an OSU camp but right now I might be done.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Not really, I liked Akron but I didn’t start watching college football until high school.”

Q&A with Copley running back Jason Baines

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been speed and agility training and I have been working out with the team.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My decision making.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I have completely bought into Copley culture and believe we are going to do well.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Number 1 from Highland High School.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Indiana Wesleyan.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“John Carol, Bowling Green, Kent state.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Youngstown, Kentucky, Purdue.”

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

Q&A with Medina defensive lineman Carson Noonan

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I train speed and strength at Hutch XPE everyday during the week. I also train at T3 Performance on the weekends doing defensive line drills.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“The most improved part is my get off the ball and my strength. My weight room numbers have just been going up and up along with my speed.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Our team is looking great for next year. We have all been training at Hutch XPE doing speed classes. We also have been doing lots of drills with our defensive and offensive line. We are looking very strong up front and will run the ball even harder this year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest teams we are looking forward to winning against are Hudson and Aurora.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There is no individual player. As long as we work 11 as 1, we will have no trouble beating anyone.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been in contact with around 30 schools. I have been offered by Toledo, Akron, Miami (OH), Coastal Carolina, Kent State, Buffalo, Colgate, Army, Airforce, Lafayette, Cornell, Fordham, and Princeton.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The schools that have been recruiting me the hardest are Toledo, Miami (OH), and Coastal Carolina.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have had many unofficial visits to places like Ohio State, Toledo, Miami (OH), Buffalo, Coastal Carolina, Akron, etc.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes, I plan on taking some official visits come summer time and even more unofficial.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I will plan on going to some P5 camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I did not have a favorite college.”

Q&A with Eaton running back Cordis Berard

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been doing speed training and weight lifting.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have improved on my speed since last football season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we will be pretty good this season, we are losing a lot of guys though so I’m excited to see what we can do this upcoming season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest team we play would be Brookville.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual player will be Walt Adams from Brookville.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I really want to play football in college, I would like to go D1 so I can get the best coaching and have the best college football experience.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple of colleges that have been recruiting me are Miami University (Ohio), and Kent State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“No school has really been recruiting me harder than other schools, I’ve only been on a few visits.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been on some college trips, I have been on visits to a few colleges as I said in the previous two answers.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I do have plans to go on a lot more visits if I get the chance.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am planning on going to the Miami mega camp, the Rivals camp in Indianapolis.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Living and growing up in Ohio I have always been an OSU fan.”

Q&A with Indian Creek defensive end Caleb Bodo

How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall the season didn’t turn out the way we expected and wanted it too but it’s just more drive for us going into this year.”

What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I’m in baseball right now, so winning games and working out in the mornings and afternoons before the games are my main focus.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel all the guys including myself have been grinding and doing what we need to do, so I think we are going to have a great season.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I believe the toughest player we will face is Dino Burk from St. Clairsville. He runs behind a great line and is a great player himself.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, growing up playing all 3 sports throughout my whole life and through high school, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but as time went on I fell in love with football and that’s what I want to do at the next level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have been talking to a bunch of schools including Davidson, Butler, Duquesne, and Penn.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d have to say Davidson, they have just shown the most interest.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to Davison for a visit and to a couple of D2 and D3 schools.”

Do you have plans for any trips soon?
“Yes, after I finish up baseball I'm going on a visit to Duquesne and then a bunch of camps.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Yes, it has always been Ohio State!!!! Go bucks!”

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Q&A with Celina defensive end Dalton Chilcoat​


Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I have planned a future of playing football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had any colleges reach out to me yet.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet but I am going to visit a couple in the next few months.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I’m going to attend a camp at Findlay college and Heidelberg college this summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“See above.”

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


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Q&A with Hudson right guard Andrew Lanham​


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?
“No colleges have recruited me yet. Hopefully next year when I’m a junior more colleges will reach out.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve seen a few colleges so far, no official visits though. I went and saw the University of Indiana as well as the University of Illinois. I really enjoyed Indiana.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“This summer I plan to visit a few more colleges. Possibly Davidson College.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m planning on going to the Youngstown State camp and the Kent State camp. I’m trying to stay away from most showcase camps right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I always loved OSU since I grew up here in Ohio.”


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Q&A with Lebanon defensive end Regan Bonny​


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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Ohio State, Wake Forest, Ohio University, Butler University, Columbia University, Penn, Brown, Princeton, Fordham, Drake and a few more have reached out as-well.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Ohio University has probably shown the most interest so far in my recruitment.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have gone to game visits to Ohio University and Miami University, and I also went to the Ohio University Junior Day.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have no plans at this moment for more visits.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’ll be going to camps at Wake Forest, Ohio University, University of Cincinnati, Bowling Green, Ohio State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State has always been my dream college. I grew up watching them with my brother and have loved them ever since.”


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Q&A with Riverside quarterback Bo Brandehoff​


Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college football. I think almost every kid wants to do also, but not all kids will make it there.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“N/A.”

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

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

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’ve already been to a camp this year Called National Football Academies, and I am looking for camps to go to in the summer right now.”

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


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Q&A with North Ridgeville slot receiver Charlie Steinmetz​


Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’ve always had a passion for football and I’m planning on playing college football if given the opportunity.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Schools have been in contact with me but whichever school I attend is going to be happy they took a chance on me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“There isn’t one school that is recruiting me harder than the others but I have felt the most love from Mercyhurst.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made some trips which include Toledo and Mercyhurst so far.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of right now I have one visit to Baldwin Wallace in the summer but hoping to get more.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am attending Kent State mega camp, Miami University camp, Ohio University, Bowling Green camp, and a local camp named Build A Bridge which is hosted by John Carroll University this year. Also open to many more camps.”

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


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Ohio Preps High School Football Talk

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


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Q&A with Celina defensive end Dalton Chilcoat
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“As of lately I have been doing speed and strength training.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have improved a lot on my speed and footwork as a Defensive End.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I can’t say how good my teams are going to be next year. We got a lot of good players returning and some good players stepping up and we are working hard for next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel Wapakoneta will be our toughest team next year. They are coached by a good coach and are always a team with tough players.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel Korbin Johnston is going to be the toughest player we face. He is a great QB for Kenton and playing him over the years I can tell he’s grown as a player and a leader on the field.”

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Q&A with Hudson right guard Andrew Lanham
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been doing a lot of squatting and benching in my offseason.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I would say I’ve definitely gotten a lot stronger and more explosive.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my team will do well. We have a lot of new talent so I’m excited to see where that will take us.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that every team on our schedule will provide us with a unique challenge. I personally think that Cleveland Heights will be a challenge for sure.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are a variety of fantastic athletes out there that will challenge us.”

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Q&A with Lebanon defensive end Regan Bonny
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been doing a mixture of low rep count and high rep count workouts to help me put on weight but also become more explosive.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like my outside pass rush moves and my weight have been the things I've improved the most.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are going to be good, we had a lot of seniors graduate last year but we have people ready to step up into those spots.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Anderson will be the toughest team we will face this season because of their high-powered offense.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest and best player we will face this season is Justin Hill. He is very strong and we will have a game plan for him.”

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Q&A with Riverside quarterback Bo Brandehoff
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been going to our local gym during the winter time 6 days a week, but ever since baseball started, I’ve been doing our school workouts about three days a week. I’ve also been going to my QB coach, Brad Maendler once a week.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I’ve improved mostly in my throwing mechanics, ever since I’ve been going to Coach Brad, my mechanics have improved drastically.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe my team will succeed like we’ve done the past two years. We are losing some key guys but we’ve been in the gym and a lot of players are grinding on the field, so I think we’ll hold up.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Toughest team on our schedule will probably be Chardon, we lost to them last year, but I think we can get our redemption on our rival.”

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

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Q&A with North Ridgeville slot receiver Charlie Steinmetz
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been going to track to get faster and then I also have been going to the gym and working hard. I’ve also been training with my trainer at T3, shoutout to Reggie.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel that I have most improved on my overall game but speed and strength are one of the most improved areas. I’ve put on more weight and strength while maintaining my speed. I’ve also been working on my leadership.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that if my team continues to work hard in the off season, we can be even better than last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Everyone on our schedule is tough. We will prepare week by week for each opponent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual our team will face off against is probably Max Riley from Avon Lake.”

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Q&A with North Ridgeville slot receiver Charlie Steinmetz

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been going to track to get faster and then I also have been going to the gym and working hard. I’ve also been training with my trainer at T3, shoutout to Reggie.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel that I have most improved on my overall game but speed and strength are one of the most improved areas. I’ve put on more weight and strength while maintaining my speed. I’ve also been working on my leadership.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that if my team continues to work hard in the off season, we can be even better than last year.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Everyone on our schedule is tough. We will prepare week by week for each opponent.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual our team will face off against is probably Max Riley from Avon Lake.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I’ve always had a passion for football and I’m planning on playing college football if given the opportunity.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Schools have been in contact with me but whichever school I attend is going to be happy they took a chance on me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“There isn’t one school that is recruiting me harder than the others but I have felt the most love from Mercyhurst.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made some trips which include Toledo and Mercyhurst so far.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“As of right now I have one visit to Baldwin Wallace in the summer but hoping to get more.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am attending Kent State mega camp, Miami University camp, Ohio University, Bowling Green camp, and a local camp named Build A Bridge which is hosted by John Carroll University this year. Also open to many more camps.”

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

Q&A with Riverside quarterback Bo Brandehoff

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been going to our local gym during the winter time 6 days a week, but ever since baseball started, I’ve been doing our school workouts about three days a week. I’ve also been going to my QB coach, Brad Maendler once a week.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I’ve improved mostly in my throwing mechanics, ever since I’ve been going to Coach Brad, my mechanics have improved drastically.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I believe my team will succeed like we’ve done the past two years. We are losing some key guys but we’ve been in the gym and a lot of players are grinding on the field, so I think we’ll hold up.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Toughest team on our schedule will probably be Chardon, we lost to them last year, but I think we can get our redemption on our rival.”

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

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college football. I think almost every kid wants to do also, but not all kids will make it there.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“N/A.”

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

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

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’ve already been to a camp this year Called National Football Academies, and I am looking for camps to go to in the summer right now.”

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

Q&A with Lebanon defensive end Regan Bonny

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been doing a mixture of low rep count and high rep count workouts to help me put on weight but also become more explosive.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like my outside pass rush moves and my weight have been the things I've improved the most.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We are going to be good, we had a lot of seniors graduate last year but we have people ready to step up into those spots.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think Anderson will be the toughest team we will face this season because of their high-powered offense.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest and best player we will face this season is Justin Hill. He is very strong and we will have a game plan for him.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Ohio State, Wake Forest, Ohio University, Butler University, Columbia University, Penn, Brown, Princeton, Fordham, Drake and a few more have reached out as-well.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Ohio University has probably shown the most interest so far in my recruitment.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have gone to game visits to Ohio University and Miami University, and I also went to the Ohio University Junior Day.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I have no plans at this moment for more visits.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’ll be going to camps at Wake Forest, Ohio University, University of Cincinnati, Bowling Green, Ohio State.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State has always been my dream college. I grew up watching them with my brother and have loved them ever since.”

Q&A with Hudson right guard Andrew Lanham

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been doing a lot of squatting and benching in my offseason.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I would say I’ve definitely gotten a lot stronger and more explosive.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my team will do well. We have a lot of new talent so I’m excited to see where that will take us.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I think that every team on our schedule will provide us with a unique challenge. I personally think that Cleveland Heights will be a challenge for sure.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“There are a variety of fantastic athletes out there that will challenge us.”

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?
“No colleges have recruited me yet. Hopefully next year when I’m a junior more colleges will reach out.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve seen a few colleges so far, no official visits though. I went and saw the University of Indiana as well as the University of Illinois. I really enjoyed Indiana.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“This summer I plan to visit a few more colleges. Possibly Davidson College.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I’m planning on going to the Youngstown State camp and the Kent State camp. I’m trying to stay away from most showcase camps right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up I always loved OSU since I grew up here in Ohio.”

Q&A with Celina defensive end Dalton Chilcoat

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“As of lately I have been doing speed and strength training.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel I have improved a lot on my speed and footwork as a Defensive End.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I can’t say how good my teams are going to be next year. We got a lot of good players returning and some good players stepping up and we are working hard for next season.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel Wapakoneta will be our toughest team next year. They are coached by a good coach and are always a team with tough players.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I feel Korbin Johnston is going to be the toughest player we face. He is a great QB for Kenton and playing him over the years I can tell he’s grown as a player and a leader on the field.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I have planned a future of playing football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t had any colleges reach out to me yet.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I haven’t made any college trips yet but I am going to visit a couple in the next few months.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Yes I’m going to attend a camp at Findlay college and Heidelberg college this summer.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“See above.”

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

Inside the Trenches

Find out what colleges are recruiting Austin DeShazo, Cohen Hulbert, Ryan Eppich, Lemuel Grayson, and Brian Todd Jr. now!


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Q&A with North Ridgeville middle linebacker Austin DeShazo​


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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Mercyhurst, Saint Francis, Davidson, New Hampshire, and Ashland.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, to Saint Francis, Ashland, and Mercyhurst.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not til June where I will be attending camps if my foot heals from surgery.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Kent St., Miami (OH), Montana State, Grand Valley St., Build the Bridge (at John Carroll), and possibly more.”

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


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Q&A with Edon linebacker Cohen Hulbert​


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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple d2s so far such as Tiffin, Ashland, Thomas More, as well as some Ivy League and Pioneer League Schools. [I’m] also attending the EKU spring game.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say either Tiffin or Ashland.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Tiffin and Ashland. EKU this weekend.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“EKU on April 27.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Tiffin, Ashland, Kent State mega, BGSU, Youngstown State @7/4.”

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


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Q&A with Mayfield wide receiver Ryan Eppich​


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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far I haven’t received much recruitment other than a few invites to some camps around Ohio. I was invited by the University of North Texas, Kentucky Wesleyan, and Hiram college.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“One isn’t really specifically recruiting me.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not yet.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am planning to attend a college showcase at Robert Morris university and another showcase at Otterbein University this summer as well.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always been an Ohio state fan since I was little.”


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Q&A with Badin running back Lemuel Grayson​


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

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

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone to Toledo spring practice and Miami Oxford game.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I hope that I get more trips to colleges, yes.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Kentucky, Toledo, Cincinnati, Rivals, Kent State Mega, Indianapolis Mega.”

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


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Q&A with Elyria inside linebacker Brian Todd Jr.​


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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colleges I have spoken to include Yale, Middlebury, Miami of Ohio, University of Penn.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The college I have made the most contact with is Yale.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Camps I intend to attend this summer include Blue and Grey All American Combine April 23rd, NEO showcase May 14, Kentucky June 3, Ohio State June 5, Miami of Ohio June 7, Kent State June 15, Pitt June 16, Yale June 23rd.”

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


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Ohio Preps High School Football Talk

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


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Q&A with North Ridgeville middle linebacker Austin DeShazo
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve only been able to lift recently because I just had foot surgery 8 weeks ago, but once I fully heal I will be going to the field more often, working on position based workouts and speed training.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Play recognition and overall strength.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This will be the best season of my high school career, I feel like we have the potential to go 10-0.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Hard to say because there are so many good players we play.”

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Q&A with Edon linebacker Cohen Hulbert
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Morning workouts with the team, as well as my own workout after track practice.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Speed and power.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We’re going to be a scary team to face.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Whiteford or Ottawa Hills.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“[The] Ottawa Hills running back is pretty quick and shifty.”

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Q&A with Mayfield wide receiver Ryan Eppich
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been spending my offseason running track as well as attending all offseason lifts I can make it to. On top of that I go to the gym in my free time.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved on my size and strength the most since last season because I’ve been spending my offseason getting bigger to make sure I’m more prepared to be physical this upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel a lot of people are looking down on our team this year because of all the seniors we lost, but I believe we could turn some heads and perform pretty well with our talented underclassmen.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel our toughest competition would be either Chardon or Kenston because they’re just always a tough team to beat.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we will face is probably Caleb Hewitt of Chardon because of his speed.”

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Q&A with Badin running back Lemuel Grayson
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been training on speed and my fast twitch muscles.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My strength and vision.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my team will be pretty good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Bishop Ready or Hamilton.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t think there’s a certain player that we would have to watch out for.”

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Q&A with Elyria inside linebacker Brian Todd Jr.
What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been getting up early in the morning for workouts before school, I also have been attending lifting 4 days a week with my school, along with getting with my speed and agility trainer 2 days a week.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Since last season I have improved significantly on my speed, and flexibility, along with my consistency with workouts and my physique.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next season I believe my team will do well, we all have been putting in significant amounts of work in, along with staying on top of our academics.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“On our schedule I believe Avon will be the toughest competition, considering how disciplined and dedicated they are.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual I believe we will compete against is Nolan Good, Avon’s quarterback.”

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Q&A with Elyria inside linebacker Brian Todd Jr.

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been getting up early in the morning for workouts before school, I also have been attending lifting 4 days a week with my school, along with getting with my speed and agility trainer 2 days a week.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Since last season I have improved significantly on my speed, and flexibility, along with my consistency with workouts and my physique.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“Next season I believe my team will do well, we all have been putting in significant amounts of work in, along with staying on top of our academics.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“On our schedule I believe Avon will be the toughest competition, considering how disciplined and dedicated they are.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual I believe we will compete against is Nolan Good, Avon’s quarterback.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Colleges I have spoken to include Yale, Middlebury, Miami of Ohio, University of Penn.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“The college I have made the most contact with is Yale.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not made any college trips yet.”

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

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Camps I intend to attend this summer include Blue and Grey All American Combine April 23rd, NEO showcase May 14, Kentucky June 3, Ohio State June 5, Miami of Ohio June 7, Kent State June 15, Pitt June 16, Yale June 23rd.”

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

Q&A with Badin running back Lemuel Grayson

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I have been training on speed and my fast twitch muscles.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“My strength and vision.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel that my team will be pretty good.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Bishop Ready or Hamilton.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I don’t think there’s a certain player that we would have to watch out for.”

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

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

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve gone to Toledo spring practice and Miami Oxford game.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“I hope that I get more trips to colleges, yes.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Kentucky, Toledo, Cincinnati, Rivals, Kent State Mega, Indianapolis Mega.”

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

Q&A with Mayfield wide receiver Ryan Eppich

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve been spending my offseason running track as well as attending all offseason lifts I can make it to. On top of that I go to the gym in my free time.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“I feel like I have improved on my size and strength the most since last season because I’ve been spending my offseason getting bigger to make sure I’m more prepared to be physical this upcoming season.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel a lot of people are looking down on our team this year because of all the seniors we lost, but I believe we could turn some heads and perform pretty well with our talented underclassmen.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“I feel our toughest competition would be either Chardon or Kenston because they’re just always a tough team to beat.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“The toughest individual we will face is probably Caleb Hewitt of Chardon because of his speed.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“So far I haven’t received much recruitment other than a few invites to some camps around Ohio. I was invited by the University of North Texas, Kentucky Wesleyan, and Hiram college.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“One isn’t really specifically recruiting me.”

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

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not yet.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“I am planning to attend a college showcase at Robert Morris university and another showcase at Otterbein University this summer as well.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always been an Ohio state fan since I was little.”

Q&A with Edon linebacker Cohen Hulbert

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“Morning workouts with the team, as well as my own workout after track practice.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Speed and power.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We’re going to be a scary team to face.”

What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Whiteford or Ottawa Hills.”

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“[The] Ottawa Hills running back is pretty quick and shifty.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“A couple d2s so far such as Tiffin, Ashland, Thomas More, as well as some Ivy League and Pioneer League Schools. [I’m] also attending the EKU spring game.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’d say either Tiffin or Ashland.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Tiffin and Ashland. EKU this weekend.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“EKU on April 27.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Tiffin, Ashland, Kent State mega, BGSU, Youngstown State @7/4.”

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

Q&A with North Ridgeville middle linebacker Austin DeShazo

What have you been doing as of late with off-season workouts?
“I’ve only been able to lift recently because I just had foot surgery 8 weeks ago, but once I fully heal I will be going to the field more often, working on position based workouts and speed training.”

What do you feel you have improved on most since last football season?
“Play recognition and overall strength.”

How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“This will be the best season of my high school career, I feel like we have the potential to go 10-0.”

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

Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Hard to say because there are so many good players we play.”

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

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Mercyhurst, Saint Francis, Davidson, New Hampshire, and Ashland.”

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

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, to Saint Francis, Ashland, and Mercyhurst.”

Do you have plans for more trips soon?
“Not til June where I will be attending camps if my foot heals from surgery.”

What camps are you planning to do this summer?
“Kent St., Miami (OH), Montana State, Grand Valley St., Build the Bridge (at John Carroll), and possibly more.”

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