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CARDINAL MOONEY FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH PJ FECKO (EP 8)

If you’ve ever been inside the gymnasium at Cardinal Mooney, it serves as a constant reminder of rich winning tradition everywhere you look.  Quite literally, the walls are blanketed in championship banners from pillar to post.

The 2018 Cardinals have been tasked with adding to those walls under one of the toughest schedules in the state of Ohio.  They have yet to blink.  Sure- they want to win, but humble warriors in defeat are the most dangerous of all.

As the Cards wrap their 2018 campaign, they’re looking to play spoiler to Austintown Fitch in Week 10 on the road!

Head Coach PJ Fecko sits down with our Steve Leslie to discuss the opportunities ahead for the Cards in this week’s Cardinal Mooney Coach’s Corner!

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URSULINE COACH’S CORNER WITH LARRY KEMPE (EP 9)

A tough loss to rival Cardinal Mooney last week to a very good Cardinal team has the Irish coming back refocused and ready to finish strong in Week 10.

Throw the records out the window!  It’s an Irish battle in the Ice Castle!

What does Coach Kempe say to fire up the troops?  How does a win this week set things up for 2019?  Is there extra motivation?

Find out all that and more on this week’s Ursuline Football Coach’s Corner with Larry Kempe!

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SALEM COACH’S CORNER WITH RON JOHNSON (EP 9)

It’s time.  THE game has arrived for the Quakers this week!  The Annual Week 10 War with West Branch has arrived!

A convincing win against Garfield and all the sudden the playoffs are within reach.  Coach RonJohn and his troops are geared up and ready to battle on a Saturday Night!

Salem’s side is going to be packed with red and black, and Week 11 is on the line.

Before the festivities begin- our Jarrod Niederhiser connects with RonJohn for Episode 9 of Salem Football Coach’s Corner!

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SOUTH RANGE FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH DAN YEAGLEY (EP 9)

In what will go down as one of the greatest games we’ve ever witnessed, the South Range Raiders left everything they had on the field last Friday Night against St. Clairesville to come up a point shy.

A loss that by no means defined their season, but more represented it in a nutshell.

Meanwhile, there is no time to sulk as Week 10 is upon us, and West Geauga is waiting for an opportunity for a signature win.  We know the Raiders are looking to send the seniors out with a bang.  So, DJ Yokley sits down with Coach Yeagley in this week’s South Range Football Coach’s Corner with Dan Yeagley (EP 9)

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GIRARD FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH PAT PEARSON (EP 6)

In our final regular season edition of Girard Coach’s Corner with Coach Pearson, our Brit Taylor discusses what needs to be cleaned up in Week 10 to stamp the ticket to the playoffs!  We also highlight a young man who has made a big impact right away in the “G.”

All that and more on Episode 6 of Coach’s Corner with Pat Pearson!

THE FIGHT OF FIGLEY

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It’s very difficult to stick to traditions in sports culture nowadays.  Today’s athletic society is much more of a ‘standout’ or ‘branding’ opportunity that athletes at all levels see as a platform for personal gain.  One exception remains in East Palestine where tradition stands tall on Friday nights.  From one generation to the next, you know if you see a brown and white “25” coming at you, you know it’s a Figley, and you know you’re in for a long night.
The Figley name is synonymous with East Palestine, and for Bulldog Senior, Elijah Figley, he’s no different.  As opponents line up, their first read of the Bulldog offense is locating Figley, and taking every blade of grass possible, because, within a blink of an eye, the defender is looking at the stitching on the back of Figley’s jersey.
Our Dan Figley caught up with Elijah to discuss plans on and off the field as well as the family name, and the rich tradition that goes along with it.  East Palestine’s Player Profile is: THE FIGHT OF FIGLEY
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COLUMBIANA FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH BOB SPAITE (EP 8)

It’s Week 10 in the OHSAA, and my goodness, we have an unbelievable matchup in Columbiana this week!  The arch-rival East Palestine Bulldogs make their way into town in one of the area’s top showdowns.

Can the Clippers rebound from a tough trip south to the Wigwam?  Can the traveling trophy find a home in Columbiana?

We’ll find out Friday at 7, but before you tune in, catch up with YSN’s Mark Franken and Coach Spaite in Columbiana Football Coach’s Corner (EP 8)

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READY, WILLING, AND ABEL

We all grow up with that one friend who serves as a catalyst amongst the entire high school.  The one guy or gal that always has your back, and willing to crack a joke when it’s needed.  At the same time, that friend also serves as a rock to lean on when times get shaky.

Meet that friend: East Palestine’s Abel Figley.

On the football field, he possesses size, skill, and leadership.  Off the field, he is the center of attention and the guy who sets the trend for the brown and white.  You can find Abel always surrounded by a group of friends, and 99% of the time he’s got a smile on his face.

That other 1 percent, though?  Let’s just say he’s left a path of destruction in his wake that has served the Bulldogs well over the last 4 years.

YSN’s Tim Figley caught up in a bit of a family reunion for this week’s East Palestine Player Profile: READY, WILLING, AND ABEL.

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INSTA-GRAHAM

Columbiana Senior Jaden Graham has been known to show up when the Clippers are counting on him the most.  The standout defensive back has set the edge for the Clippers all season long and continues to show that the work he and his teammates have put into the offseason is paying off in 2018.

As the Clippers set up to battle in their season finale, our Mark Franken caught up with the speedster earlier this year to discuss what it’s like being able to have the weight of the world on his shoulders, and how he continues to come through time after time!

This week’s Columbiana Clippers Player Profile is: INSTA-GRAHAM

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WAYNE’S WORLD

Simply put, Columbiana’s Wayne Davis is at the center of it all.  Both figuratively, and metaphorically.  The Clipper Senior is the anchor of the offensive line and leads by his example on and off the field.

Voted Co-Captain by his teammates, Davis has put in the time and the work to help keep the Clipper machine rolling!

Before the Clips take on East Palestine this week, catch up as YSN’s Mark Franken unveils our Columbiana Clipper Player Profile: WAYNE’S WORLD

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