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BRUNGARD BRINGS HOME ALL-STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

COLUMBUS, OH- The Toast of the Town for the last four years in the Mahoning Valley is now officially the premier athlete in the Buckeye State.  Springfield’s Beau Brungard has been selected as the Division VI All-Ohio Offensive Player of the Year in addition to his first-team selection on Monday.

Brungard completed 70% of his passes (116/166) for 1779 yards while striking paydirt 22 times through the air, and only throwing three interceptions the entire season.  Beau also was a tank on the ground, rushing 147 times for 1754 yards and 32 touchdowns in 2021.

Defensively, Brungard had 72 tackles and four interceptions and a fumble recovery for the Tigers as well.

Joining Brungard in the honors of becoming First-Team All-State is teammate Lucas Datillo on the offensive line, Marshall Yelkin on the defensive line, and Aaron Groner at linebacker.

Third-Team All-Ohioan’s were highlighted by Springfield’s Bo Snyder.

LaBrae’s Aiden Stephens joins the first-teamers as a defensive back as well, Tre’Von Drake made it on Third-Team, while teammates Devin Carter, Noah Pettry, Adam Pettry, and Nathan Hemberger gain an honorable mention spot.

Western Reserve’s standout David Altiere scored an honorable mention, along with Springfield’s Seandelle Gardner and Zeek Worsencroft, United’s Dallas McCracken, as well as Brookfield’s Connor Heater, and AJ Bartolin.

BO SQUARED

NEW MIDDLETOWN, OH – The Springfield Tigers football team has been led all year long by a fantastic group of seniors that play for more than just themselves. They play for Springfield, their community, the Mahoning Valley, Peyton, and so much more. Of this special group of seniors, YSN’s own Steve Leslie, was able to sit down with two of these leaders at Springfield High School today. Beau Brungard and Bo Snyder talked football, what it means to be a Springfield Tiger, what it means to them and the rest of the team to have the support of so many in the area, what they are thankful for in this current time as Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and they both have a very special message to their biggest fan, Peyton, and the Peyton Strong community!

Make sure you take some time to check out this exclusive, very special Springfield Tigers football interview with Bo Snyder and Beau Brungard!

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THE LEGEND OF BEAU

NEW MIDDLETOWN, OH – Springfield has been a staple in the Mahoning Valley the past three years as they have been able to make three straight state final four appearances. This team has been led by an incredible senior group and that group is centered around the quarterback, Beau Brungard. Beau has been a quarterback for his entire football career as he follows the path that his father paved before him in the Valley and at YSU.

This season, Beau is 108/150 for 1759 yards and 22 touchdowns through the air, but also has 133 carries for 1607 yards and 30 touchdowns on the ground. Defensively, Beau has been able to rack up 59 tackles, 4 interceptions, and a fumble recovery, all from his safety position.

YSN’s own, Steve Leslie, was able to sit down with Beau this week at Springfield High School to discuss his recent commitment to Youngstown State University, what it has been like playing for Springfield for his career so far, what he thinks the Tigers need to do to bring home a state title, a rapid fire question session to learn more about what makes Beau the player he is, and much more!

Make sure to take some time to check out this exclusive player profile with Springfield Tigers senior superstar quarterback and safety, Beau Brungard!

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TIGERS RAMP UP STRONG OFFENSE IN CRESTVIEW

COLUMBIANA OH- Springfield’s offense has no trouble finding a rhythm on Saturday in Crestview as they beat the Rebels handily 70-52.

The Tigers has four different scorers reach double figures being led by Adam Wharry with 17. Clay Medvec added a solid 14 points. Beau Brungard wasn’t far behind finishing with 13. Alex Rothwell rounded out the double figure scorers with 12.

Drake Golden still put together a great night in a losing effort for Crestview. He led with a game-high 22 points.

Springfield is scheduled to travel to Western Reserve on Tuesday. The Rebels will travel to Campbell.

TIGERS NEW FACES PROPEL THEM TO VICTORY

NEW MIDDLETOWN, OH – While head coach Steve French needs to replace two 1000-point scores from last year’s squad, the Tigers are equipped with plenty of familiar faces to help match their production.

Junior Beau Brungard and Senior Clay Medvec are returning starters for the Tigers, but it was two newcomers to the starting lineup who propelled Springfield to their first victory of the season.

Combining for 40 of the Tigers 59 points were center Alex Rothwell and shooting guard RJ Smith. Rothwell had 24 and Smith drained 16 tallies himself.  Rothwell dominated on the glass and in the paint, finishing through contact, converting 2 and-ones. Smith, on the other hand, did most of his damage from beyond the arc, hitting 3 three-pointers on the night.

For the visiting Salem Quakers, it was Drew Weir who did most of the heavy lifting with 21 points. Weir hit 3 three-pointers in the third quarter alone and led the team in scoring for each quarter.  Brock Young chipped in 10 for the Quakers as well.

Although the final score appears close at 59-47, this was always the Tigers game. After jumping out to an early 5-2, Springfield never let it go. Expanding the margin to 8 by the end of the quarter, the Tigers always seemed to have an answer to the Salem Quakers.

LEADING SCORERS:

Springfield

Alex Rothwell – 24 points

RJ Smith – 16 points

Beau Brungard – 8 points

Salem

Drew Weir – 21 points

Brock Young – 1o points

Hunter Griffith – 5 points

Cade Rohm – 5 points

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

TIGERS COME UP JUST SHORT IN TITLE

MASSILLON, OH –After dominating the first 9 weeks, the Springfield Tigers saw their third straight game come down to the final possession. In their regional final against Norwayne, it was a trick play that propelled the Tigers into the state semi-finals, where the Springfield defense would come up big with a goal line stand.

Now, in their second straight state championship appearance, it seemed as if it were the special teams turn to win the game. Following a Coldwater score to knot things up at 35, Beau Brungard and the Springfield offense would take over at their own 2o with 1 minute and 36 seconds remaining.

Running and throwing their way down the field, the Tigers marched into Cavalier territory. After converting for a first down, the Tigers rushed to the line of scrimmage and spiked the ball to stop the clock with just under a minute remaining.

From there, the Tigers would throw two incomplete passes, leaving them with 4th and long. Outside of kicker Clayton Medvec’s range, Springfield was forced to punt.

After a low snap, the Tiger punter picked up and booted the ball away into the arms of Coldwater’s big-play threat, Zack McKibben. McKibben would shake a few and break a couple of tackles before having nothing but green in front of him.

Great effort from two Tiger defenders would shove McKibben out of bounds at the Springfield 11-yard line. With just under 10 seconds to go, Coldwater ran one final play to gain a few extra yards for their kicker.

With four seconds remaining and 26 yards to glory, Coldwater’s Brady Klingshirn nailed one through the uprights to secure the Cavaliers’ 7thstate championship.

BIG PERFORMERS:

Springfield

Beau Brungard 261 rushing yards, 121 passing yards, 5 total TDs

Coldwater

Myles Blasingame – 185 passing yards, 99 rushing yards, 5 total TDs

Zack McKibben – 82 rushing yards, 76 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs

TIGERS WORK THEIR WAY BACK TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – For the second time in as many weeks, it all came down to just over 30 seconds for the Springfield Tigers, but this time, it was the defense who would stand strong.

After a 24-yard field goal courtesy of Clayton Medvec put the Tigers ahead 16-13 with just 5 minutes and 8 seconds remaining, the defense would take the field. Just as the Fort Frye Cadets had done all game long, they moved the ball down the field at will.

Long sustained drives are a staple of the Fort Frye offense, and it showed throughout the entirety of the game. The Cadets had possessions of 7, 6, 8, and 5 minutes, but only 1 resulted in points.

PHOTO CREDIT: CHARLES MARSH

Following a shot to the endzone that would just go over the head of a Fort Frye receiver, the game came down to 8 yards and 36 seconds. With no timeouts to spare and already on 3rd down, the Cadets had time for two plays, but their only chance at stopping the clock would be getting out of bounds.

Trying to make up for the late score they gave up last week to allow Norwayne to take the lead in the closing seconds, the Tigers needed to flip the script.

After trying to get the edge on the Tigers with a sweep to the right, the Cadets hurried to the line, putting the fate of the game on just one final play.

The Springfield defense, already with two-goal lines stands in the game, came up big to advance their team back to the state championship for the second year in a row. The Cadet quarterback took the snap and rolled to his left trying to find a man in the endzone, but the Tigers had all their bases covered. Forcing a pass short of the goal line, two Tiger defenders came up and made the stop short of the endzone.

BIG PERFORMERS

SPRINGFIELD:

Austin Tindell: 6 carries 46 yards 2 TDs

Beau Brungard: 13 completions 162 yards 11 carries 57 yards

FORT FRYE:

Maeson Long: 11 carries 133 yards 1 TD

Ian Ellis: 12 completions 121 yards 9 carries 23 yards 1 TD

UP NEXT

Springfield: The Tigers will make their return to the State Championship Sunday at 5:00 pm. Springfield will face off with the Coldwater Cavaliers (11-0). Coldwater set a state record this season with their 24th straight playoff appearance and are looking to capture their 7th state championship since 2005.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

BEAU KNOWS FOOTBALL!

NEW MIDDLETOWN, OH – Some might say the most important position on the football field is is the quarterback and the Springfield Tigers have one of the most electric and exciting quarterbacks in the Mahoning Valley. That man is Beau Brungard. Beau has been a quarterback at heart his entire football career as he follows the path his father was on before him.

Beau not only puts up great stats, he has also been able to lead his team to a state final four appearance this season, replicating the same success he had last season. This year however, Brungard has different plans as he and the Tigers are looking to bring home a state title. Brungard’s leadership extends well beyond the field though as he is one of the vocal leaders for this Springfield team as well. He has the ability to rally the troops and when he talks, his teammates listen and focus in on what their leader is saying.

This season, Beau is 107/156 for 1665 yards and 18 touchdowns through the air, but also has 76 carries for 717 yards and 19 touchdowns on the ground. Brungard has also made one reception for a 65 yard touchdown. Defensively, Beau has been able to rack up 27 tackles, 2 interceptions, and a fumble recovery, all from his safety position.

YSN’s own, Steve Leslie, was able to sit down with Beau this week via video chat to discuss what his goals are for this season, what it has been like playing for Springfield for his career so far, what he is planning on doing after high school, what he thinks the Tigers need to do to bring home a state title, a rapid fire question session to learn more about what makes Beau the player he is, and much more!

Make sure to take some time to check out this exclusive player profile with Springfield Tigers junior star quarterback, Beau Brungard!

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TIGERS ESCAPE TO STATE WITH LAST SECOND SCORE

NEW MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – Beau Brungard took the snap and handed it off to his man in motion Lukas Yemma. Yemma flipped it to Nick Slike coming back towards the middle. Slike then tossed it back to Brungard, and made a block on a Norwayne defender to give his quarterback just enough time to throw a strike on the move towards his right back into the arms of Lukas Yemma in the front corner of the endzone. Springfield was back on top of Region 21.

To put it simply, this is one of the greatest games in valley history. In a back and forth battle that saw both teams hold double-digit leads at some point in the game, it all came down to just 57yards in 34 seconds.

THE PRELUDE

After Norwayne’s Ameer Cunningham powered one into the endzone from 7 yards out to close the Tigers lead to 38-34 as time expired in the 3rd, Springfield was set to get the ball to start the 4th. In just under 4 minutes, the Tigers expanded their lead back out to two scores following a 21-yardrun into the endzone by Brungard.

While Springfield was in a good spot, the game was far from over. Taking over with 8 minutes and 14 seconds remaining from their own 20, Norwayne went to work. With a heavy dosage of Cunningham on the ground and Bitskay through the air, the Bobcats struck back on a 25-yard touchdown pass with 4:35 remaining.

Executing squib kicks all game long, the Norwayne special team’s unit headed out trailing by 5 and caught the Tigers’ return team on their heels. The Bobcats performed a surprise onside kick to near perfection with a little bit of luck as well. The onside kick attempt took a perfect hop over the hands of the Springfield front wall and into the arms of a Norwayne gunner.

Just a tick over a 4-minute drive, Norwayne had once again willed their way down the field and into the endzone with their workhorse Ameer Cunningham, this time powering it in from 4 yards out, and propelling the Bobcats back into the lead with just 34 seconds remaining. Ahead by only 1, Norwayne went for two and would convert through the air, moving the score to 48-45.

In almost any other matchup, this game would have been considered over. However, it was a perfect storm of Springfield’s strengths and Norwayne’s weaknesses. For Norwayne, they had not forced the Tigers on a kickoff to start a drive from less than their own 40. For Springfield, they had one of the best kickers in the state of Ohio in Clay Medvec, who already hit from 52 yards out earlier in the year.

The kicker (no pun intended) was that Springfield did not even need to use Medvec’s iron leg. Dinking and dunking their way into Bobcat territory, Springfield was well within Medvec’sfield goal range with 11 seconds to go and a timeout in hand.

THE PLAY

Knowing that a tie was within reach, head coach Sean Guerriero was able to go for the win. Lost in all the commotion, Lukas Yemma was able to slip through the Norwayne defense and alone for an easy toss.We practice it every Friday to make sure we have it down,” Springfield senior Lukas Yemma said about the winning play. “We just put in so much work in so we can win the game no matter what it takes.”

BIGGEST PERFORMER

Junior standout Beau Brungard finished with 168 yards through the air with 1 touchdown, 60 yards receiving with 1 touchdown, and 139 yards rushing with 5 touchdowns, totaling for 367 yards and 7 touchdowns.

UP NEXT

Springfield: Survive and Advance! The Tigers will move on to face the Region 23 champion Fort Frye Cadets (9-0) of Beverly. This matchup will take place at Sulsberger Memorial Stadium in Zanesville. Fort Frye was last in the State playoffs back in 2018.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

TIGERS MAKE IT PAST MOGADORE

NEW MIDDLETOWN, Ohio –Last season, the Springfield Tigers played host to the Mogadore Wildcats at South Range High School for the 2019 Region 21 title, a game in which the Tigers would come out on top, 35-21. Almost one year later, these two teams would face off for the chance to go back to the regional final.

Receiving the ball first, the Tigers came out hot. Moving the rock at will on their first drive, star quarterback, Beau Brungard, broke one through the middle of the Mogadore defense and into the endzone from over 40 yards out. The fans erupted, the fireworks were set off, but a holding call would delay the first score of the game. Just a few plays later, the Tigers would come up short on 4th down and 1.

The ensuing Wildcat possession would not last long as the always stout Tigers defense would force a three and out. Taking over in their own territory, the Brungard bunch would go right back to work. A grueling 10 play drive would be capped by an 8-yard touchdown run from Brungard, putting the Tigers ahead 7-0 with 27 seconds left in the 1st.

After kicker Clayton Medvec’s kickoff was booted into the endzone for a touchback, Mogadore would start their second drive at their own 25. Once again, the Tigers would get the ball back quickly. The Tigers defensive front was able to wreak havoc on the Wildcats all night long, coming up with their first of 5 sacks on the night with Mogadore facing 3rd and long.

With the ball back in his hands, Brungard kept things rolling with a perfect pass to Lukas Yemmato get the offense in another goal to go situation and just two plays later, the Tigers were back into the endzone for their second score of the night, this time via a LT like leap over the pile by running back Clayton Nezbeth from one-yard out.

On their opening drive of the second half, Mogadore had made some adjustments and were rolling into Tiger territory. Full back Tyler Knight was having his way to start the half, throwing defenders off left and right, pushing Mogadore into Springfield territory for the first time of the night. However, Knight’s hard nose running would come back to bite him. Stiff arming one defender, Knight left the ball loose from his body, allowing Brungard to make a big play on the defensive side, stripping it right out of the hands of Knight.

While Springfield failed to score in the second half on the offensive side, the defense would come up big. With 7 minutes and 8 seconds remaining in the game, Clayton Nezbeth would record his second touchdown of the game, this time from a scoop and score, courtesy a strip sack from a Tiger defensive lineman.

Although they were down by 3 scores, the Wildcats did not go quietly into the night. On their final drive, Mogadore quarterback, Kody Jaber would connect with wide out Tucker Marmash 4 times for 88 yards. Despite their success through the air, the Wildcats were unable to put points on the board, cementing the final score in favor of the Tigers, 21-0.

BIG PERFORMERS

Springfield

Beau Brungard 3 completions 59 yards 13 carries 84 yards 1 TD

Clayton Nezbeth – 9 carries 45 yards 1 Rushing TD 1 Defensive TD

Austin Tindell – 9 carries 60 yards

Lukas Yemma – 2 catches 57 yards

Mogadore

Kody Jaber – 6 completions 98 yards 2 carries 11 yards

Tyler Knight – 10 carries 73 yards 1 lost fumble

Tucker Marmash – 5 catches 94 yards

UP NEXT

Springfield: It’s back to the Regional Final for the Tigers. Springfield will play host to the NorwayneBobcats (9-0), who were able to defeat Wickliffe(8-1) 20-13 to secure their spot in the Regional Final.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson