It’s that time once again, the students are back in school, the fields are cut and lined to perfection. FOOTBALL IS IN THE AIR!
As we did each week in 2017, we return to the Campus of South Range and have our weekly sit down with Coach Dan Yeagley. Coming off a 13-1 season in 2017, he’s out to prove the Raiders are reloading as opposed to rebuilding. He has the characters in place for another playoff run in 2018 if they can execute as a team.
Check out the conversation with Coach Yeags and DJ on Episode 1 of South Range Football Coach’s Corner powered by Baird Brothers.
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Our Steve Leslie sits down with Head Football Coach at Ursuline High School, Larry Kempe to discuss all things Irish.
In week 1, the Irish luck came up short against a very tough Benedictine team from Cleveland. Coach Kempe discusses this year’s emphasis on becoming a team, and the challenges that the schedule will play.
“Soul Searching” is the key in 2018, and Steve and Coach talk about going back to old-school coaching philosophies, and magnifying the little details
Episode 1 is jam-packed full of in-depth information for all things Irish Football!
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With a new year comes new strategy, and in Crestview it’s another year to reload under the leadership of Coach Paul Cusick. Now in our second season with Crestview Coach’s Corner, Coach Q and DJ Yokley discuss the differences between last years team, and this year’s. As well as much as things change, they always stay the same.
Coach also discusses the first-week fall to West Branch, and what needs to happen going forward to reach the playoffs again in 2018- it all starts this week with Struthers.
All that and MORE on the Season opener of Crestview Football Coach’s Corner with Paul Cusick brought to you by NDC Heating and Cooling!
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COLUMBIANA, OH- The much anticipated 2018 Columbiana Clippers football season opened with a thud here at Firestone Park. The Clippers suffered all evening from penalties and other self-inflicted setbacks that they could not overcome against a quality opponent like the Western Reserve Blue Devils falling 27-12.
On this Military Appreciation Night, the Blue Devils powerful ground attack dominated the action as seniors Adam Gatrell and Ryan Slaven spent most of the night in enemy territory with a consistent, ball-controlling pounding of the Clipper defense. Gatrell gained 150 yards, scoring on runs of 6 yards and 3 yards in the first half. Then, put the game away with a 40-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Slaven ran effectively between the tackles from the pistol after connecting with Jimmy Mayberry for the game’s first big play, a 42-yard TD pass that gave the Blue Devils a lead they would never relinquish.
Columbiana could not get any traction on offense. Three turnovers and a plethora of penalties thwarted the offense time after time. Jakob Cross did find Chase Franken over the middle for the Clips’ lone highlight of the first half. Franken reeled in the pass and scampered down the sideline for a 57-yard score. Trailing 20-6 early in the fourth, Columbiana used a heavy dose of their bruising running back, Steven Anderson, to cut the deficit to 20-12. Anderson barreled his way into the end zone from a yard out after several strong runs to sustain the scoring drive.
Western Reserve continued to move the sticks and use up most of the fourth quarter to salt away the win.
The Clippers look to bounce back at McDonald, while the Blue Devils will host East Palestine next week.
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COLUMBIANA, OH- In 2017, Paul Cusick and his Crestview Rebels stormed into the playoffs on a year that most thought it was improbable. The Rebels finished the campaign with a 6-5 posting, but it was their strength of schedule that made that mark so impressive. Playing highly physical teams such as West Branch, Struthers, Indian Creek, and South Range (twice) to name a few.
This year Coach “Q” is building on speed. “Offensively, we will continue to run the spread, we will be up-tempo. We should have great competition in camp for starting positions. We have experience on the offensive side of the ball and need to continue to learn the system to be competitive.” says Cusick.
The Rebels will return seven starters on offense led by a standout receiver and super specialist Dylan Huff, running back Andrew Yanssens, and Dom Perry up front. They will base their offense off of the spread formation, and per the usual at Crestview, focus on winning the battle in the trenches on every down.
Much the same on defense, the Rebels will post 4 boys up front in a 4-2 defense and will focus on their footspeed in the defensive backfield. “Our defense will have good speed. The defense looks to be more aggressive and must make plays for us. We will have a great balance of experience throughout the defensive unit. We must have our defense create turnovers & field position.” Cusick added. The defense will be helmed by Stephen Barr at Strong Safety, and Austin Brodigan in the defensive backfield. Dante Pelino will again be a force coming off the end, and will undoubtedly give the opposing backfield headaches.
Crestview will look to add to big numbers last year offensively led by their 2-headed monster backfield in Yanssens and Sophomore Ethan Powell. The two combined for nearly 2000 yards and 17 touchdowns last year for the Rebels. Stephen Barr will take over the reigns at QB and will try to fill the shoes of Caleb Hill who accounted for 17 touchdowns on the ground and through the air in 2017. “We relied on Andrew to run the ball a lot last year, so we worked on passing this offseason and bump up our receiving corps,” said Barr.
The Rebs schedule will feature 7 home games this year which fits well into their postseason plans. “Home games are awesome, it’s a great atmosphere, and the fans make it that way,” said lineman Dom Perry. Coincidentally, Crestview will open their season at West Branch on Friday, August 24 at 7PM.
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CANFIELD, OH- After a very successful 2017 campaign (13-1) The South Range Raiders are back to business, and in their 50th year of existence, look to build on the foundation that has been built in years past.
As with most years, and most programs, Coach Dan Yeagley heads into his 23rd year with a list of challenges. The difference is that Yeagley will pull his team together this year to use not only the success of last season as a step on the ladder, but will also be able to use the success of other sports at South Range to prepare for the campaign.
It’s easy to point out what the Raiders have lost from 2017. Aniello Buzzacco (Robert Morris) had over 1000 yards on the ground, and through the air last year, as well as patrolled from the safety position on defense. Let’s also not forget about Ohio’s Defensive Player of the Year: Peyton Remish (Slippery Rock) who had 151 tackles including 34 for loss. Oh, and he also ran for over 1750 yards and touched paint 19 times. Mathias Combs (YSU) tracked in 14 touchdowns and had over 1000 yards receiving to leave his mark on the South Range program.
The real question most teams will face is “How deep is South Range?” The answer: very.
Nearly 60 Raiders will suit up for Yeagley in 2018, and will provide a ship full of eager young men to chisel their name into the record books as well. This season the Raiders on Offense have seven returning starters. The returning linemen are Tyler Dolak, Christian Maust, and Jordan Lowery. Returning at the skill positions are running back Trent Harrold, wide receiver Josh Stear and tight ends Ryan Davenport and Jacob Gehring. Helping fill some of the spots offensively will be linemen, Anthony Czap, Rocco DeLucia, Richard Ferenchak, and Colin McCabe. At the skill positions: Isaac Allegretto at QB, Anthony DeLucia and Patrick McCabe at RB, Chris Brooks, Corey Kougher, Seth Littleton, Jacob Shood, Sean Manning and Nick Habeth at WR will be filling in the gaps. “Offensively we need to play as a TEAM. With inexperienced players at the skill positions and a couple new lineman, our Scrimmages will be very important for us to gain the experience needed and for evaluating our players.” Yeagley said.
Being Independent again for the 2018 season, the Raiders will play 5 teams they have never faced. They start the season Week 1 traveling to rival Springfield Local followed by Cleveland JFK at home. Week 3 they host another rival Crestview. “The rest of our season is filled with perennial powers Canton Central Catholic, Marlington, Louisville, and Cleveland Garfield Heights along with St. Clairsville, Brookfield and West Geauga. We must come ready to play every week and be mentally prepared to play such a tough schedule,” added Yeagley.
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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- The numbers 3, and 7 consecutively are not charming in the eyes of Potter Nation. For three straight seasons, the East Liverpool Football Program finished with a disappointing 3-7 status. This year, Coach Ludwig and his staff feel the change from the foundation up. You can see it on the field in their new uniforms. You can hear it in the way they talk about this year. You can point out how they refer to their historic program
“120 times prior to today, this picture has been taken. We feel privileged to be 121” Ludwig said at media day while his team was frozen for a team photo. This is the 121st year of East Liverpool Football, and while the recent history hasn’t been kind to the Potters, history tells us East Liverpool is never down for long. “We’re going to show what we can do up front, and show everybody that we’re not just here to play around. We actually want to do some good things this year,” says Senior Lineman, Joaquin Johnson
The Potters return all starters on offense and will have to improve on 2017’s numbers where they averaged just over 50 yards per game through the air. If their ground-game stays consistent, it will allow the White and Blue Wrecking Crew to control the pace of the game, and take pressure off the defense who gave up 26.5 points per game in 2017.
Overall, the future is now for the Potters and now looks great from all standpoints. Ready to get back to their winning ways, East Liverpool is set to kickoff against Shadyside at home on August 24th at 7:30. Tommy and Rob will have the call on YSN-East Liverpool all year!
From all of us at Your Sports Network- Good Luck Potters!
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YOUNGSTOWN, OH, Your Sports Network has landed more championship-caliber talent to help lead the way. Paul Munson has been brought on as the Coordinating Director of Operations for YSN. A ’96 grad of South Range and an ’02 grad of YSU with a BA in communications, Munson will serve as an on-air personality as well as communicate between talent, clients, and partners of the network.
“We’re in a great place to bring in a top-tier leader like Paul. His commitment to success, and knowledge of communications will help the team continue to provide the best experience possible for our organizations, and fans of YSN. Not to mention he’s a top-notch broadcaster we can count on for big games.” says YSN Founder, DJ Yokley.
Munson returned to his alma mater (South Range) to coach baseball, have been with the program for 10 years. Six of the ten years they won the league championship including the final ITCL champ. They have played for the district champ 4 of the last 6 years. Won the first-ever district/regional/state championships in the school’s history in baseball.
Munson has also been the “Voice of the Raiders” for the last 18 years for football and basketball.
He also was an on-air DJ for CD93.3 for 3 years.
Off the field, Munson owns and run his own business, SANDMAN ENTERTAINMENT Professional DJ Services.
He enjoys spending time with his family: wife Keri and daughters Olivia and Avery.
“I’m looking forward to this great opportunity with YSN. I’m very excited to be a part of this expanding company that is taking local sports to an all new level.” says Munson.
“I enjoy sports and can’t wait to help get our local communities more exposure and show off the talent that the Mahoning Valley has to offer. “
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BREAKING NEWS: Leetonia High School (Leetonia, OH) has agreed to stream the entire Bears Varsity football season on YSN
Press release to follow.
Leetonia graduate Paul Fox has also joined YSN to be the color analyst for the Blue and White!
With the Bears coming off of a tough season in 2016, Head Coach Hadi Hadi is looking to make a return to the rich history of success in the Leetonia program. Leetonia last saw a championship in 2007, but has been just 20-44 in the past decade.
With majority of starters returning, it will be up to signal caller Brock Simpson, and the return of Roman Ferry to set the tone on offense in 2017. Simpson passed for nearly 600 yards, and 5 Touchdowns last year, and is looking to add on in 2017.
GET READY BEAR COUNTRY!
Friday, August 25th at 7PM, you’ll get every play, and in depth coverage of your team on your home for LOYAL, LOCAL, AND LIVE SPORTS: YSN.
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