ROSS ROLLS ON THE LINE

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* Contributed by Anthony Romo *

YOUNGSTOWN, OH – Being a lineman at the varsity level in high school football is a very hard job. Getting the starting nod to be upfront at Ursuline High School can be even tougher. Colton Ross has embraced that role during his time at Ursuline, and it has paid dividends. Ross is one of many seniors that start on the offensive line at Ursuline, and he has embodied the leadership role all season long.

Coming off a devastating loss in last year’s State Championship Game to Clinton Massie, Ross, alongside his teammates, look to flip the script this year and end the year with a different type of feeling. Hear what Colton has to say about this week’s highly-anticipated matchup with Chaney, the journey he has had at Ursuline, and much more!

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THE BOYS ARE BACK!

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – The Chaney Cowboys are off to a quick 4-0 start to the season and looking to keep that winning streak alive this week against Canfield. One of the biggest advantages that Chaney has is their speed and athleticism and that is led by LeBron Donlow from his wideout and defensive back position and Rolando Bruno, a key starter in the trenches who is always ready to do the little things to make the Cowboys succeed whether he gets noticed or not. LeBron possesses a unique ability of size, speed, and football I.Q. that helps him be in position to make plays on both sides of the football week in and week out.

In this week’s player profile, Bruno and Donlow sat down with Steve Leslie to talk about their careers at Chaney, what their goals are for the season and future aspirations after the season ends, a rapid fire questionnaire with both players, and so much more!

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FRANK STOPS THE PLAY AT POINT-BLANK

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Canfield, OH- Senior defensive tackle and linebacker Noah Frank joined the show on Wednesday night at Cocca’s Pizza in Canfield. Frank made one of the best defensive plays of the year on Friday night against St. Thomas More, timing the snap perfectly and tackling the quarterback before the play started.

Frank is also a wrestler at Canfield, and he talks about the challenges from switching from football to wrestling in a matter of days. Frank also talks about this years senior class and what makes it a special group. To learn more about Noah Frank, check out this player profile brought to you by:

CADEN STANDS UNSHAKEN

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Canfield, OH- Caden Kohout is a senior line backer and defensive lineman for the Canfield Cardinals football team. Kohout was a second team All-AAC selection for both football and wrestling last season. Kohout talks about playing two physical sports at Canfield, and his leadership role as an experienced linebacker. To learn more about senior Caden Kohout, check out this player profile brought to you by:

YOU “KANOTZ” STOP HIM

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Canfield, OH- The Canfield Cardinals football team is 4-0 to start the 2022 season. A key starter on both sides of the ball is senior tight end and defensive end Hunter Kanotz. He is also a two sport athlete, playing Lacrosse as well during the spring season.

Kanotz has been an animal on the defensive side earning 2nd team All-AAC honors last season as a defensive end. Kanotz talks about his senior season and some team goals in this weeks episode of the Canfield Football player profiles. Listen to this weeks player profile with Hunter Kanotz brought to you by:

 

LEUGERS’ LOCKED IN

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* Contributed by Anthony Romo

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- There is a lot of experience when you look up and down the Ursuline defensive line, and you don’t have to look much further than Casey Leugers to see that with experience, comes skill. Leugers, who is now in his third season starting on the defensive line for the Irish, has already proven to be a game changer Ursuline in 2022. Ursuline has already made two deep playoff appearances during Leugers’ time making an impact for the Irish, making it to the Regional Final in 2020, and then advancing all the way to Week 16 last year, coming up just short in the State Championship Game. The 2022 squad is looking to take that next step, and hoist the golden hardware come this December, and Leugers could play a big role in that happening. In this week’s player profile, Casey talks about the toughness it takes to play as a lineman during football season, the goals for this season, and more!

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FEROCIOUS FRASCO

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* Contributed by Anthony Romo

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- Most high school football players have to work their way up through their respective programs, starting on the Freshmen team, then building reps with the Junior-Varsity squad, in hopes of making a good enough impression one day to be able to go out under the Friday night lights and represent their city. Brian Frasco’s journey has been quite different than most high school football players.

Frasco has been a four-year starter for the Ursuline Irish, a team that went 2-8 during his freshman season, and one that is now looking to take that extra step after making it all the way to the State Championship Game during his junior campaign. Alongside many other experienced linemen for Ursuline, Frasco helps lead one of the most potent offenses in the area, as the Irish have yet to score less than 30 points in a single game this season through three weeks. After suffering their first loss of the season a week ago, the road doesn’t get any easier for Ursuline as they travel to Mollenkopf Stadium this week to take on local power Warren G. Harding. In this week’s player profile, Frasco spoke about his high school journey at Ursuline, what to look forward to in this week’s matchup, and more!

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PARKER LEAVES HIS OPPONENTS SCARRED

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CANFIELD, OH- Two year letter winner Evan Parker sat down with YSN’s Richie Juliano to talk about his career as a Cardinal football player. Parker is one of the more experienced leaders coming back to the squad this season, as this is his third year of varsity football. Parker has been through the highs and lows of this program over the past several seasons, and is anxious to do big things in his final year.

To learn more about Evan Parker, check out this player profile brought to you by: Cocca’s Pizza

DEDONATO DISPLAY’S THE TEAM MOTTO

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CANFIELD, OH- Senior lineman Dom DeDonato stopped by Cocca’s Pizza to talk about his career as a Canfield football player. DeDonato is a returning letter-winner, and will see a lot of action on both sides of the football. Dom replaces Nick Bowen as the starting left tackle, while also wreaking havoc as a defensive end. DeDonato has some big goals for his last season as a Cardinal, and has worked hard in the off season to achieve those goals.

To hear more from Dom DeDonato, check out this player profile brought to you by: Cocca’s Pizza

MANNING’S MOMENT

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – Marc Manning has been a huge part of the success of the Ursuline Irish program during their quest to get back to the top of High School Football here in Northeast Ohio. After last year’s heartbreak in the state championship game, Manning made it a goal to help lead the Irish in the weight room and everything off-the-field, in hopes of getting over the hump this year. Alongside his Senior teammates, Ursuline has been on a crash course during the first few weeks, taking down some very quality football teams.

In this week’s Player Profile, Manning talks about last week’s gritty victory, what to look forward to this week, and more!

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