Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football now!
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Q&A with Winton Woods linebacker Justin Hill
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went well for a sophomore even though we didn’t get to the end goal (state) but I learned a lot from my seniors and coaches. In the end though it made me better to develop myself as a person, with my physical appearance along with my mentality, and technique.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we are going to shock a lot of people and win state. I don’t see anyone that will give us a real problem, maybe in the playoffs with Hoban, or Massalion, none in our region though.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Ourselves.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”
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Q&A with Kenton offensive tackle Bill Wilkinson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It wasn’t the greatest but there’s no doubt in my mind next season will be better.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans are to get in the weight room and play basketball in the winter and track in the spring.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think next season has a ton of upside and we will be a good overall team.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Wapak is a great well-rounded team. They are definitely going to be difficult to beat.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I honestly have no idea about this question. I think there will be some tough players on all the teams we face but we will just have to overcome those star players.”
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Q&A with West Branch athlete Joey Jackson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall I think this season went really well. We accomplished a lot together as a team, we set multiple school records. I also think we showed a lot of grit. We had a few injuries that had an impact, but with the leadership of the coaches and the seniors we pulled together as a team and had some of the juniors and sophomores step up.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I also play basketball at West Branch. As for workouts, even during football/basketball season I still train three times a week. As for the off-season, no days off, I go seven days a week. My goal is to gain 30 lbs before the start of football next season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will have another great season next year. We learned a lot last year from the coaches and the seniors' leadership and now it will be our turn to lead the way. We are a very tight group and I know the amount of work we will put in to make that success happen.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Alliance. They have a lot of talent on both sides of the ball, plus they have a D1 talent in their QB Zurbrugg.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Again I have to say Zurbrugg from Alliance. He has a lot of similar qualities that we had with Dru DeShields last season.”
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Q&A with Twinsburg wide receiver Steven Cammack Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall, we showed major improvement from the previous year. Program is beginning to change for the better.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I lift with the team during the off season, preparing for my senior year is my main focus.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will surprise everyone next year, they'll count us out but we're going to blow everyone mind with our performance.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Hudson, they had a good season and playoff run.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Daone Owens (Copley QB).”
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Q&A with Padua Franciscan offensive tackle Isaiah Allen
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season had some ups and downs but we finished out taking second place in the district championship.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am with a strength coach and trainer to get better and get stronger overall as a player.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we should be even better than last year as a lot of the teams have matured and a lot of us are seniors now.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest teams will probably be Ursuline, it was a tough loss last year, another team is Holy Name, our rival, a lot of history in our games.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“#3 from Ursuline he is a strong athletic player with a good sense of the game, he knows how to take control of the games.”
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Q&A with Winton Woods linebacker Justin Hill
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It went well for a sophomore even though we didn’t get to the end goal (state) but I learned a lot from my seniors and coaches. In the end though it made me better to develop myself as a person, with my physical appearance along with my mentality, and technique.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we are going to shock a lot of people and win state. I don’t see anyone that will give us a real problem, maybe in the playoffs with Hoban, or Massalion, none in our region though.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Ourselves.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“N/A.”
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Q&A with Kenton offensive tackle Bill Wilkinson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“It wasn’t the greatest but there’s no doubt in my mind next season will be better.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“My plans are to get in the weight room and play basketball in the winter and track in the spring.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think next season has a ton of upside and we will be a good overall team.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Wapak is a great well-rounded team. They are definitely going to be difficult to beat.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“I honestly have no idea about this question. I think there will be some tough players on all the teams we face but we will just have to overcome those star players.”
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Q&A with West Branch athlete Joey Jackson
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall I think this season went really well. We accomplished a lot together as a team, we set multiple school records. I also think we showed a lot of grit. We had a few injuries that had an impact, but with the leadership of the coaches and the seniors we pulled together as a team and had some of the juniors and sophomores step up.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I also play basketball at West Branch. As for workouts, even during football/basketball season I still train three times a week. As for the off-season, no days off, I go seven days a week. My goal is to gain 30 lbs before the start of football next season.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I feel like we will have another great season next year. We learned a lot last year from the coaches and the seniors' leadership and now it will be our turn to lead the way. We are a very tight group and I know the amount of work we will put in to make that success happen.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Alliance. They have a lot of talent on both sides of the ball, plus they have a D1 talent in their QB Zurbrugg.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Again I have to say Zurbrugg from Alliance. He has a lot of similar qualities that we had with Dru DeShields last season.”
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Q&A with Twinsburg wide receiver Steven Cammack Jr.
How did the high school football season go overall?
“Overall, we showed major improvement from the previous year. Program is beginning to change for the better.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I lift with the team during the off season, preparing for my senior year is my main focus.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“We will surprise everyone next year, they'll count us out but we're going to blow everyone mind with our performance.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“Hudson, they had a good season and playoff run.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“Daone Owens (Copley QB).”
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Q&A with Padua Franciscan offensive tackle Isaiah Allen
How did the high school football season go overall?
“The football season had some ups and downs but we finished out taking second place in the district championship.”
What are your plans now with sports and workouts?
“I am with a strength coach and trainer to get better and get stronger overall as a player.”
How do you feel your team will do next football season?
“I think we should be even better than last year as a lot of the teams have matured and a lot of us are seniors now.”
What team do you feel will be the toughest competition on your schedule?
“The toughest teams will probably be Ursuline, it was a tough loss last year, another team is Holy Name, our rival, a lot of history in our games.”
Who is the toughest individual player your team will face off against?
“#3 from Ursuline he is a strong athletic player with a good sense of the game, he knows how to take control of the games.”
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