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COLUMBIANA FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH BOB SPAITE (EP 8)

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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

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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

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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

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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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TO SERVE AND PROTECT

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Typically the guys up front aren’t in the forefront.  However, Ursuline’s Senior-Malcom Joyner is no ordinary big man.  He has exceptional talent that is trumped only by his humility and passion to lead and serve others.

Being the starting left tackle on a varsity football team comes with its own set of pressures and responsibility.  In fact it was Sandra Bullock’s character in The Blindside, Leigh Anne Touhy who said “The first check you write is for the mortgage, but the second is for the insurance. The left tackle’s job is to protect the quarterback from what he can’t see coming. To protect his blind side.”

Our Steve Leslie caught up with this sensational young man and third-year starter for the Irish.  Ursuline’s Player Profile for this week is Malcom Joyner: TO SERVE AND PROTECT 

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EAST LIVERPOOL COACH’S CORNER WITH JOSH LUDWIG (EP 8)

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Another hard fought victory for the Potters last week gives them another winning streak at the right time!  Coach Ludwig and the Big Blue Wrecking Crew has the kiln burning white hot in Potterland!  Playoffs are within reach, but the Potters have to finish strong!

Weir lines up on the other side of the paint this week, and the Potters look to continue their push toward Week 11.  Can the Potters slow down the running game of the Red Riders?

Our Tommy Pease sits down with Coach Lud in our eighth episode of East Liverpool Coach’s Corner!

 

WELLSVILLE COACH’S CORNER WITH MOOSE RAMSEY (EP 3)

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The Tigers are still earning their stripes so far, but the bright lights will shine tonight as Wellsville opens up the Jungle one last time in 2018.  Senior Night means a changing of the guard, lots of emotion as they take on the Leetonia Bears.

This game has all the makings for a heightened battle, and YSN’s Gary Althiser gets you all the info you need to prep for the Blue Devils.

Check in with the Moose, as he gets ready to uncage the Tigers in our third episode of Wellsville Football Coach’s Corner.

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CRESTVIEW FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH PAUL CUSICK (EP 8)

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What a week in The ‘View!  Taking down a D2 opponent to nearly solidify their place in the playoff picture.

To say the Rebs are on a roll would be an understatement!  Leading the way is the 20th year Head Coach, Paul Cusick!

We caught up with Coach after the big victory, and prior to the Indian Creek game to see what the game plan is, as well as talk about the season up to this point!

All that and more on this week’s Crestview Coach’s Corner (EP 8) with Paul Cusick!

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SUGGS HAS SIZZLE

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We’ve heard it all before.  “That’s the best catch you will EVER see!”

Listen to us.  Last week.  Southern vs. Wellsville.  Darien Suggs.  THE. BEST. CATCH. YOU. WILL. EVER. SEE.

We’ve talked for the last year about how Darien Suggs is a special talent.  One that doesn’t come along every generation.  The young man continues to impress, and D-Sizzle has more substance than he is flash, but full disclosure: he makes it look really good too.

A senior looking for an opportunity at the next level, it’s moments like these that will make him an impact wherever he goes.

Offense.  Defense.  Darien Suggs is the guy that gets it done!

YSN’s Gary Althiser checks in with Darien prior to the Leetonia game this week for the Wellsville Player Profile: SUGGS HAS SIZZLE

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GIRARD FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH PAT PEARSON (EP 5)

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Another big victory in Week 8 for Girard, and let’s talk about the guys who don’t get the credit all the time necessarily, the guys up front!

Coach Pearson sits down with YSN’s Britt Taylor and talks about the way that the boys up front have changed the game for Girard.  As well as how the defense has stepped their game up from a chain-gang mentality.  Britt also talks about how the boys have cleaned up their game from a penalty standpoint.

All that and more on this week’s Coach’s Corner with Pat Pearson!