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CANFIELD FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 9) WITH MIKE PAVLANSKY

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CANFIELD, OH – The “revenge tour” continues as head coach Mike Pavlansky and the Canfield Cardinals are coming off a program defining win over Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary in the third round of the playoffs, 14-6. Up next for the Cards will be a road test at Streetboro on Friday night as they will look to punch their ticket to the region finals!

YSN’s own, Steve Leslie, had the opportunity to chat with Coach Pav this week to discuss the huge victory over the Fighting Irish last week, what the Cardinals have to do to come away with a win this week, and what some keys to the game are against Streetsboro!

All that and more in this week’s episode of Canfield Cardinals football coach’s corner with head coach, Mike Pavlansky!

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CARDINALS SHOCK BERKSHIRE MOVE ON TO TITLE

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BURTON OH- Cardinal Mooney came in to this district tournament with a record of 7-14 and the 16 seed, but that’s not how they’re playing now. They added another tournament win to their already impressive resume with a 5 set thriller over Berkshire (25-15 24-26 25-21 23-25 15-12).

Katie Hough led the Cardinals offense with 9 kills, but she was incredible on the defensive side totaling 37 digs. Alaina Scavina was right behind her with 8. Angelina Rotunno had a nice night setting up 28 assists. Scavina finished with 18 digs, Rotunno finished with 13.

Mooney advances to the district championship where they’ll try to Upset yet another team. They will travel to one seed Crestview on Saturday. That match will start at 1:00.

ALWAYS LEAVE THEM WANTING MORELL

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CANFIELD, OH – The surrounding theme of the Canfield Cardinals football team is the senior leadership and the tight-knit group that has been together for a long time and it shows! The senior leadership is such an integral part of this team that there isn’t just one senior leader but multiple. These leaders are spread out through all positions on the field and they all come together as a team. One of these leaders is defensive back, Luke Morell. Luke is one of those guys that lead by example and are always lurking around the ball no matter where it is on the field. He is always in the right spot at the right time to make a play for his defensive unit and is always first to be there to celebrate a big play with his teammates. His greatest attribute is his mentality of team over individual and because of that he has led this Canfield Cardinals football team to an undefeated record so far and has them currently in the third round of the 2020 OHSAA football playoffs.

YSN’s own, Steve Leslie, had the opportunity to chat with Luke this week via video chat to see what it has been like to play at Canfield for his career, what his goals are moving forward this season as the Cards are currently in the third round of the playoffs with a match up against Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, what Luke has planned for after high school, a rapid fire question session to learn about Luke and some of the things that not many people know about, and much more!

Take some time to check out this exclusive Canfield Cardinals football player profile with senior leader, Luke Morell!

 

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CANFIELD FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 8) WITH MIKE PAVLANSKY

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CANFIELD, OH – Coming off an impressive 28-10 win over Chagrin Falls Kenston last week in the second round of the playoffs, head coach Mike Pavlansky and the Canfield Cardinals are primed and ready for their next opponent! The Cards are looking to make a huge statement on Friday night at Bob Dove Field as they will welcome in the Fighting Irish of Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary!

YSN’s own, Steve Leslie, was able to sit down with Coach Pav this week to discuss the victory over the Bombers last week, what he and his staff took away from that game to help prepare the Cardinals for Akron SVSM, what some keys to the game are this week to help guide Canfield into the regional semi-finals, and much much more!

This week’s episode of Canfield Cardinals football coach’s corner with head coach, Mike Pavlansky, is LIVE!

 

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CANFIELD KNOCKS OFF KENSTON IN REVENGE TOUR

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CANFIELD- The Canfield Cardinals got revenge over Kenston in week 2 of the playoffs, after Kenston knocked off the Cardinals playoff run in the 2018 regional final game. This matchup on Friday night featured two young stars at quarterback, Broc Lowry for Canfield, and Nikko Georgiou.

The first half of this ballgame was a slow start for both offenses. The Cardinals got the first score of the ballgame, after a Broc Lowry touchdown run from 4 yards out. Early in the second quarter, Kenston’s defense came up big with a safety to put the Bombers on the board. The first half ended with a baseball-like score of 7-2 Canfield.

Although the first half was slow offensively, the Cardinals offense was shot out of a cannon to start the second half. Senior fullback Chris Sammarone started off the second half scoring, with a 6-yard touchdown run. Sammarone would strike again on the Cardinals next possession, with the biggest play of the game, a 80 yard touchdown reception to extend the Canfield lead to 19. The Bombers offense was in the red zone numerous times in the second half, but we’re only able to put up 8 points.

Canfield would take the victory by a final score of 28-10, and will take on St. Vincent-St. Mary next Friday at Bob Dove field. We will have the game on YSNLIVE.com, starting at 6:55 P.M.

*Contributed by YSN’s Richie Juliano

CARDINALS SOAR IN SEASON FINALE

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Cardinal Mooney continued their impressive final week of the season with a sweep of Springfield on Thursday night (25-17 26-24 25-14).

Raegan Filipowicz led the Cardinals offense with 10 kills, and she served up 5 aces. Angelina Rotunno captures a double double with 26 assists, and 17 digs. Katie Hough also put together a strong performance with 7 kills. Rotunno also finished with 4 aces.

Cardinal Mooney will move on to their tournament run traveling to LaBrae. Springfield will host Chalker in their first match of the OHSAA tournament.

CANFIELD FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 7) WITH MIKE PAVLANSKY

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CANFIELD, OH – Playoff time is finally here for head coach Mike Pavlansky and the Canfield Cardinals! The Cardinals are coming off a first round bye week and will remain at home as they will play host to the Chagrin Falls Kenston Bombers on Friday night at Bob Dove Field!

YSN’s own, Steve Leslie, had the opportunity to talk with Coach Pav this week to discuss what his thoughts were about the upcoming match up against Kenston, what the Cards need to do this Friday to win and advance, how Canfield remained focused throughout the past two weeks to prepare for the playoffs, and what some of the keys to the game are for the Cardinals.

All that and much more in this week’s episode of Canfield Cardinals football coach’s corner with head coach, Mike Pavlansky!

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DON’T FUSS WITH RUSS!

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CANFIELD, OH – When talking about Canfield football, the one word that seems to come to mind for most people is power. That one simple word encapsulates what the Cardinals are all about in all three phases of the game but as a program too. The Cards run the football offensively with power, defensively they swarm to the ball and tackle with power. The kicking game has power legs. All aspects of power. To get this success, it all starts up front with the offensive and defensive lines. The men in the trenches have that power and one man in particular prides himself off of getting the best blocks on offense to help his team move the ball but also getting the big stop defensively and pushing opposing linemen back on their heels, that man is senior, Landen Russell.

Landen is primarily an offensive guard and defensive tackle for the Canfield Cardinals and he loves to be a force for this team. Landen has been able to lead the Cards to a 6-0 regular season record this year and also clinch a first round bye for the playoffs. Russell has been said to have a motor that never stops and because of that he is able to lead by example on the football field and help bring the energy every single snap. Not only is Landen a big time senior leader for this Canfield team, he is also the first to always give credit to his teammates before taking it himself. He embodies the old school mentality of team success over individual success and because of that he has led the Cardinals to a great start and has them positioned for a run in the playoffs!

YSN’s own, Steve Leslie, was able to sit down via video chat with Landen Russell this week to discuss the upcoming playoff run that the Cardinals will start this Friday against Kenston, what he thinks the Cards need to do to advance to the next round but also try to bring home a state title to Canfield, what his plans are for after high school, and much more!

Check out this exclusive player profile with the Canfield Cardinals senior leader, Landen Russell!

 

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CARDINALS FINISH FITCH THIS TIME AROUND

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AUSTINTOWN OH- In the second week of the season, Austintown Fitch went to Canfield and came back from an 0-2 deficit to beat the Cardinals in five sets. It was a turning point in the season for the Falcons, but it also was instant motivation for Canfield. They patiently awaited their second chance  Tuesday night at Fitch. Up 2-0 again this time around the Cardinals finished the job and swept Fitch (25-20 25-20 25-23).

Abbie Householder led the Cardinals recording a double double with 14 kills and 10 digs. Grace Rosko was also in double figures with 12 kills, and she played fantastic defense at the net with 3 blocks. Ally Quirk also collected a double double with 17 assists, and 13 digs.

Fitch was led by sophomore Jocelyn Jourdan with 14 kills. Ella Sahli and Alyssa Leskovac both led the defense with 15 digs. Emma Bartlett set up 19 assists.

Canfield now sets their sights on the tournament. They’ll host the winner of Uniontown Lake vs Eastlake North. Fitch closes their regular season on Thursday as they travel to Louisville.

MOONEY BRINGS THEIR BEST TO THE PLAYOFFS

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YOUNGSTOWN OH-

After a record of one and five during the regular season, the Cardinals of Cardinal Mooney needed something positive to happen as they hosted Conneaut at Stambaugh Stadium in the first round of the Division five playoffs.  

 

Well, it seems in this game we found what Mooney can do and how they can be dangerous.  They were slow a tad in the first, but then the second they started to blast off.  That’s when receiver AJ Pecchia took off like a rocket 53-yards for the touchdown making it 7-0.  

 

With just over four minutes before the half, it was the senior quarterback Pat Guerrieri finding sophomore Ty Reali for a 10-yard touchdown and man, how those Cards were on fire! 

 

Few plays later, Conneaut quarterback Jake Slayton fumbled while Mike Pastella did an old scoop and score while making sure his teammates were clean and that there was no dirty laundry on the field.  Well, the laundry was folded with no flags, making it 20-0 going into halftime.  

 

The Spartans speared their way into the endzone in the third as Slayton found one of his favorite targets in Kiefer Mandagelo who then took off like the cheetah Tyreek Hill going 35-yards making it 20-7.  Mooney then gave the ball to Davontae Miller seven yards out and later added on with a Brian Phillibin aka Phil Dawson jr field goal with five minutes to go in the third making it 30-7. 

 

The Cardinals got the running clock started in the fourth after Zy’ere Rodgers said it’s a beautiful day in my neighborhood for me, not you, as he went 18-yards to the house as Mooney now led by 30.  Their final touchdown on the night came when Matt Womer punched it two yards out, putting it away for good as the Mooney Cardinals rolled past Conneaut 44-7.  

 

This is big for the school especially when it came to the off-season with the last minute coaching change, it seems now that Mooney has found a bit of their rhythm back.  This is the Cardinals first playoff win since 2017 where they beat the Poland Bulldogs 13-7.  Looks like the Carl Pelini college coaching experience is paying off now. 

 

Stats 

 

Pat Guerrieri: 10 of 15 passing for 101 yards and a touchdown.  AJ Pecchia finished with 44-yards receiving and Zy’ere Rodgers ended with 22 carries for 241 yards and a touchdown.  

 

Next 

Mooney (2-5) advanced to the second round of the OHSAA Division Five Region 17 bracket with a trip to third-seed undefeated Garrettsville Garfield (6-0) next Saturday at James A Garfield Stadium.  We can possibly see an upset alert happening next week as those cardinals have momentum on their side. 

*Contributed By YSN’s Ian O’Brien