'High School Football'
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Highland's Rocky Chesnick returns an interception against Nordonia during the second quarter. (RON SCHWANE / GAZETTE)
Albert Grindle
The Gazette
GRANGER TWP. — Even the most tear-jerking storybook doesn’t end like this.
Senior kicker Joe Simonis knew the odds were nearly insurmountable. Highland was on its own 33 with 35 seconds left, trailing Nordonia by one and without …Read More
Vaughn, Phillips lead way
Dan Brown
The Gazette
SULLIVAN TWP. — Two running backs combined for almost 300 yards and five touchdowns and the defense was near-perfect.
That was Black River’s football team Friday night as it demolished Firelands 43-0 to move a step closer to its second Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division crown in the last three seasons.
The win over the …Read More
Stout ‘D’ does its job
Brunswick's Nick Roberts fights through Solon's defense behind the block of Zach Parker (left) in the first quarter. (JUDD SMERGLIA / GAZETTE)
Brian Dulik
The Gazette
BRUNSWICK — Solon’s Khoury Crenshaw blew past the field at the Division I state track meet, sprinting to the title in the 100-meter dash.
The senior running back wasn’t nearly as successful …Read More
Perfect storm doesn’t develop for Bees
TWINSBURG — The Medina football team had to be close to perfect to have a chance of upsetting Twinsburg, and the Bees were anything but Friday night.
Medina dodged bullet after bullet in the early going, but kept putting itself in harm’s way in all three phases of the game and ended up suffering a 27-6 …Read More
Minutemen end long losing streak at Colts’ expense
Ho Hoffman
The Gazette
BATH TWP. — The streak is over for the Revere football program.
The Minutemen routed Cloverleaf 48-36 in Suburban League action Friday to end a 20-game losing streak.
Ironically, the last win for Revere (1-8, 1-5) was Oct. 15, 2010, against Cloverleaf.
“We knew that coming into tonight’s game,” Minutemen coach Phil Heyn said. “We had …Read More
Wildcats scratch out last-minute win
Chad Grant
The Gazette
YORK TWP. — With Buckeye’s football team seemingly in control of its Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division game with Keystone on Friday, a couple huge plays changed momentum.
The Wildcats rallied for a 15-14 win, coming from 11 down in the final 7:59 to stay in the hunt for a conference title with a …Read More
Wadsworth doesn’t capitalize on chances
Eric Barnes
The Gazette
TALLMADGE — An opportunistic defense gave Wadsworth’s football team a chance, but the Grizzlies couldn’t find the winning combination Friday in a 19-14 Suburban League loss to Tallmadge.
Blue Devils quarterback Anthony Gotto did.
Wadsworth (5-4, 3-2) forced five turnovers in the first half, but Gotto made the play of the night when he connected …Read More
High school football scoreboard
Black River 43, Firelands 0 final
Brunswick 31, Solon 19 final
Keystone 15, Buckeye 14 final
Revere 48, Cloverleaf 36 final
Highland 22, Nordonia 20 final
Twinsburg 27, Medina 6 final
Tallmadge 19, Wadsworth 14 final
Colts lose shootout to Tallmadge
Ho Hoffman
The Gazette
WESTFIELD TWP. — In what looked like a shootout between the Earps and Clantons at the OK Corral, Tallmadge’s football team defeated Cloverleaf 55-35 Friday in a high-scoring Suburban League contest.
The Blue Devils (6-2, 4-1) did a good job playing the part of the Earps, as they had most of the firepower. Quarterback …Read More
Pirates in first in PAC Stars
Dan Brown
The Gazette
SHEFFIELD LAKE — In a season where Black River’s football team has shuffled player after player into starting spots on the offensive line, coach Al Young seems to have found the right mix.
The front line created holes a truck could have driven through Friday as the Pirates cruised to a 63-14 victory over …Read More