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Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 1 FORECAST 2011 Fall Preview

LORAIN COUNTY PREVIEW WEOL FORCAST MAGAZINE Jim Allen tells us what we can look forward to this year ...... pg.4 FALL 2011 PREVIEW FLASHBACK A Publication of AM 930 WEOL A look back at local football throughout the years ...... pg.8 Volume 13 Issue 1 38 & COUNTING PRESIDENT An interview with longtime Avon Lake coach, Dave Dlugosz . . . .pg. 11 George Hudnutt VP/GENERAL MANAGER MEDINA COUNTY PREVIEW Lonnie Gronek Rob Polinsky gives us a sneak peek at the seven teams LOCAL SALES MANAGER representing Medina County ...... pg. 18 Tim Alcorn PAY TO PLAY EDITOR The reality is that it’s here to stay ...... pg. 20 Katie M. Loftis ASSISTANT EDITORS THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Craig Adams A team in transition ...... pg. 22 Tim Alcorn Tom Hutchison LOCAL DREAMS – NATIONAL STAGE Bruce VanDyke Tim Alcorn talks with Matt Wilhelm about his trip to the superbowl! . .pg. 28 COVER DESIGN CLEVELAND BROWNS PREVIEW BozCorn Productions (Another) New Era of Browns Football ...... pg. 30 PUBLISHER Douthit Communications FOOTBALL SCHEDULES WEOL KOLCZUN + KOLCZUN GRIDIRON CLASH ...... pg. 5 AREA HIGH SCHOOLS ...... pg. 12 – 16 WEOL MEDINA COUNTY MATCH-UPS ...... pg. 19 BUCKEYES ...... pg. 23 OHIO COLLEGES...... pg. 24 – 26 BROWNS...... pg. 31

ABOUT THE COVER: Danny Reaser of Elyria Catholic won the 2010 Golden Helmet award after rewriting the record book for Lorain County quarterbacks. Danny set county records for most yards passing in a game...508, and for a season....3780. He also became the county's all-time best in touchdown passes for a season...38, and for a career....64. He also tied the county record for most touchdown passes in a game with 6. Danny also was accorded numerous other postseason honors including All-Ohio.

2 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine Here we go again! It’s time for another season of high school, collegiate and pro- fessional football. FORECAST, our annual preview and review of all-things-football, provides an outstanding collection of schedules, previews and commentary for the 2011 football sea- son. It’s a ‘must-have’ for any football fan! As always, you’ll find plenty of informa- tion about your favorite high school team, an Ohio State University team in transition, and a Cleveland Browns team that has seen of lot of changes. We appreciate the support of our sponsors who make this magazine and our broadcasts possible. We also thank athletic directors, coaches and staffs who help us mount a very ambitious schedule of sports play-by-play. Most of all, we encourage you to take in a game and share the excitement. And if you can’t make it to the stadium, please join WEOL AM 930 every Friday night (and some Saturdays too!) for the best in high school football.

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Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 3 New Divisions, New League Lineups & New Coaches for Lorain County Football

By Jim Allen Avon Lake and North Ridgeville have moved up from Division II to Division I this sea- son. The Shoremen have missed making the playoffs only once this century, in 2006. In nine of the ten years they did make the Division II playoffs since 2000, Avon Lake had more than enough points to have qual- ified had they already been in Division I. Three all-county players return for Avon Lake, which has put together a county record 19 straight winning sea- sons. Back are tailback Dontez Smith, who scored 48 points last year, offensive tackle Mac Wightman and defensive tackle Jake Young.

North Ridgeville could have qualified in Division II last year if not for a pair of narrow losses. The Rangers return David Bow- den who finished with 57 points along with Christian Watkins who scored 48 points in addition to winning all-county honors at defensive back. The other 3 Division I squads in Lorain County will have new head coaches. Chad DiFranco has been elevated at Amherst. The Comets came so close to making the playoffs in 2010, Photo courtesy of Chuck Humel - The Chronicle-Telegram winning their first 8 before los- EC may have a new coach this year, but they’ve got several great returning players. ing barely to Olmsted Falls, 17- 14 and Avon Lake, 21-17. Bren- wide receiver Demetrius Walton returned kickoffs 85 and 93 touchdowns as a sophomore last nan Hosier put up impressive who caught 40 passes from yards for scores last year and fel- season. Other all-countians back numbers at quarterback last year. Dustin Stolarski who threw for low track standout Reggie for Avon are tight end Greg Har- Big junior Gino Cioffi is a top 1233 yards. Williams. On the line, 4- point rison, defensive back Jacob lineman. Mark Solis, who has taken student Matt Cox and Devin Hill Mullins, defensive lineman Alex Last year’s Comet coach, teams to the playoffs in 6 of his have gotten bigger and stronger Kelly, only a junior, and punter Kevin Fell, is now at Elyria 12 years as a head coach, includ- as have several others. Adam Horrocks. The West High. The Pioneers have ing last season at Twinsburg and Lorain County now has only 2 Shore Champions return plenty another in a long line of out- at Elyria High in 2005, has built schools in Division II, Avon and of other outstanding players in standing linemen in Kent State big numbers at Lorain High. Midview. Many people feel that addition to the honored talent recruit Tad France with fellow The only returning Titan who Avon will be the best team in the from their team that went 10-0 in all-countians defensive back won postseason honors last year county, regardless of division. the regular season. Brenden Dickerson and defen- is linebacker Andrew Kovacs The Eagles boast 3rd team all- Midview has 3 all-countians sive lineman Jared Williams plus who was honorable mention all- Ohioan Matt Eckhardt who in offensive lineman David running back Jumarr Lewis who county. Lorain does have the caught 37 passes for 709 yards, Gilchrist, linebacker Johnny became the first Elyria freshman two fastest runners in the county, 10 for touchdowns. Ross Dou- Walsh and defensive lineman to rush for 766 yards. Lewis Christian Nogueras who glas ran for 660 yards and 9 also scored 6 touchdowns as did See NEW on page 6

4 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine KOLCZUN & KOLCZUN Aug. 25 Avon Lake at Avon GRIDIRON CLASH Aug. 26 Elyria at Amherst Aug. 27 Columbia at Cleveland C.C. 2011 Sept. 2 Amherst at Midview Sept. 9 Elyria at Elyria Catholic Lorain Sept. 16 Keystone at Clearview County Sept. 23 Elyria Catholic at Avon Sept. 24 Lorain at Shaker Heights Broadcast Sept. 30 Wellington at Firelands Oct. 7 Buckeye at Brookside Schedule Oct. 14 Bay at North Ridgeville Oct. 21 Avon Lake at Olmsted Falls Oct. 28 TBA

Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 5 NEW the new mentor is Dick Ker- schbaum, who had a perfect sea- from page 4 son at North Ridgeville in 1978 Arlington McClinton. The Mid- and has won 163 games at a dies have good skilled people, number of schools, mostly Divi- too, in Jacob Bennett who sion I, including Mentor and his scored a team high 72 points and last previous stop, Elyria High. Cody Calloway who became Top Brookside prospects this varsity quarterback as just a year include 6’5” two-way end freshman during the course of Matt Gorta, lineman Giovanni the season and threw 4 touch- Taw and fullback/linebacker down passes. candidates Dan Bentley and In Division III, Mike Passer- Chad Metcalf. rello will be in his first full year Vermilion’s new coach is as coach of Firelands after tak- Ben Olemacher who is in his ing over mid-season last year. second season as AD at the Firelands will be in a different school. Olemacher, a former league this year, the PAC, join- star at Sandusky High School, ing Fairview as teams no longer has been a head football coach in the West Shore Conference. at Swanton High School. Some The Falcons have the most of the Sailors we’re sure to hear returning All-Ohio players of about are Robby Lear, Frank any team in the county—3. Joe Estep, Bo Kuntz, Tim Holt and Kudela was second-team All- Bradley Cole. State as a wide receiver, but also In Division IV, Elyria had 92 tackles defensively. Catholic will try to repeat as a Third team All-Ohio choices playoff team but they cannot were Kyle Smith and Nick defend their North Coast White Deichler. Smith was honored as Division title because they are a defensive back where he now members of the West Shore recorded 68 tackles, but Smith Conference. In charge of the Photo courtesy of Linda Murphy - The Chronicle-Telegram also threw for 1106 yards and 12 transition is newly promoted Despite moving up to Division I this season, Avon Lake touchdowns as quarterback. coach Mike Polevacik. Four of will be fighting for their 20th straight winning season. Deichler’s designation came as the returnees received high hon- a running back where he rushed ors last year. Joe Dempsey was tackles. Jacob Moore was Spe- Alonso Southard has speed. for 869 yards and 50 points. 3rd team All-Ohio as a running cial Mention All-State as just a Wellington has a 3rd team Both Brookside and Vermil- back where he gained 628 yards sophomore as a defensive back All-Ohio linebacker, Clay ion have new coaches who also with 5 touchdowns but but he also kicked 31 extra Wright, who also scored 68 serve as athletic directors at Dempsey was also a dynamo on points. All-District were offen- points. Others honored in the their school. For Brookside, defense where he recorded 96 sive lineman Alex Nielsen, who postseason were defensive back will be continuing at Kent State, Zac Gilbert, center Trey Brown and wide receiver James Baker and fellow junior, placekicker who caught 51 Danny Reaser Dave Clark. passes for 497 yards and 4 Keystone only has two letter- touchdowns. Another outstand- men returning, sophomores ing returnee is Matt Morgan Marcus Gunter and Kendle who led county underclassmen Stiner. Coach Rob Clarico is with 120 tackles. EC has pleased there is a large turnout to defending state champion fill the many openings. Columbus Hartley on its regular Columbia made the playoffs season schedule again—the in Division V and won the Pac Panthers beat them last year in a Stripes title. Three very talented thriller – and Hartley has been performers return from that 9 added to the same computer and 2 team. John Banyasz region the Panthers are in. threw for 1492 yards and 13 Clearview just missed the touchdowns. Zac Bican rushed playoffs last year. Returning is for 686 yards and scored 60 Special Mention All-Ohio Matt points while Brandon Heidinger Jordan, who led county under- scored 7 touchdowns. classmen in rushing with 889 Oberlin looks for improve- yards and in scoring with 78 ment with players like Alfonso Photo courtesy of Linda Murphy - The Chronicle-Telegram points. Chad Anderson is Allen, Melvin Medina and Lorain and Midview will be the teams to watch for this another experienced running Jacob Francisco doing good year. back and St. Ed’s transfer things last year. 6 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine High School Football fans love The Chronicle FOOTBALL 1 Up-to-Date news on l ocal high school football from The Chronicle’s nationally SEASON recognized Sports Dept. 2 The Saturday Blitz: SPECIAL! Pages devoted to the story of Local Friday You Get 13 Weeks $ Night football of Home Delivery 75 26 3 Player of the Week BONUS! Act Now and Get a 4 Popular weekly Pick-It Forecast from Chronicle $10 Gift Card writers/guests.

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Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 7 Flashback A Look Back at Local Football 2001, 1991, 1981, 1971

By Jim Allen played locally as George pended sports activities due Leshinski of Vermilion 2001 Daniel Field in Lorain host- to a levy not passing. When while lone local first-team Lorain County had four ed the Division II Toledo St. the Lorain Board of All-Ohioan was Clearview’s teams in the playoffs 10 Francis vs. Green gateway Education noted that 169 Chris Kaczmarek. years ago. Reaching the game to state. student-athletes had left Leshinski, despite being regional finals before the city’s schools, the picked as the county’s best falling was # 1 Board quickly reinstat- player and who became a in the state in ed sports in late collegiate star and pro foot- Division II August, but by then it ball player, did not even get Avon Lake. was too late to a mention on the all-state list The Shoremen reassemble its football because Vermilion, being were toppled by programs for 1991. the school furthest east in Toledo St. Following the foot- the Northwest District, was Francis, 40-13, ball season, several unknown to voters in that before a standing student-athletes district who were based in room only crowd transferred back to cities like Toledo and Lima. at Huron Lorain Schools for Now, Vermilion is part of the Stadium. Avon the winter sports Northeast District like the Lake made it to season and beyond. rest of Lorain County that game thanks The local schools. Leading scorer in to an interception team that came the the county was junior Chris by Brian Jones closest to making Riddick of Midview with with 14 seconds the playoffs was a team with 104 points. left, saving a 17-14 Top postseason honors no transfers, Midview. The win over Defiance. The went to Amherst’s Brian Middies finished just one 1981 winning points were scored Cesear who was Golden spot out of playoff range, Elyria Catholic and Avon on an 18-yard field goal by Helmet Award winner and which at that time was the Lake were the county’s play- Tom Port with 2:32 remain- first-team All-Ohio while top 4. Clearview did go 9 off teams. In the first round, ing in the game. Avon Lake’s Mike D’Andrea and 1, but a loss to Elyria the Panthers beat Bellevue Wellington was a winner and Lorain Catholic’s Matt West sent the Clippers to the in a Division 3 thriller at in its playoff opener over Skolnicki were also first- number 7 spot for the sea- George Daniel Field in Columbiana Crestview, 28- team all-state. Leading son. 8-2 Avon was 8th in its Lorain, 7-6, while the 0. Andy Ogle rushed for scorer in the county was region. Shoremen fell short in 185 yards, James Mariast Wellington’s Mariast Golden Helmet Award Division 2 against undefeat- 101 for the Dukes who were with 138 points. winner was Ron ed Benedictine, 24-7. Avon defeated in the next round Lake’s score came on a pass by Chanel, 35-0. 1991 from current Avon The other two local qual- For the first time baseball coach, ifiers were both eliminated since 1979, not a sin- Frank DeSmit, to in the first round. Amherst gle Lorain County Andy Schillinger. was tripped by Toledo team qualified for In EC’s win, line- Central Catholic, 21-10, the playoffs despite backer Don Jacob Knipp catching a Paul the fact that Pinkerton recov- Ramirez 24-yard pass for Clearview, Lorain ered a fumble by the Comet TD with only 2 Catholic and the Bellevue quar- tenths of a second left in the Amherst were terback at the game. Columbia was side- bolstered by a ton Redmen 29 midway lined by South Range, 23-0. of transfers from in the third period. For the first time ever, a Lorain High, John Mihalik then car- state semifinal game, just Southview and ried 5 of the 7 plays on one step away from the state Admiral King when the scoring drive, cli- championship game, was Lorain City Schools sus- maxed by his two yard

8 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine run to tie the game at 6. was Elyria Catholic’s John qualify. Firelands, 18-12, for the Then, Coach Jim Mihalik with 132 points. 10 and 0 Elyria High fin- Inland crown. Future Ohio Rattay, in a daring John’s son, ished no. 2 in the final AP State Buckeye Bob Hyatt bit of strategy, state rankings in Division I scored 2 touchdowns for the selected a player behind Warren Harding. Wildcats, under first year who had never The Pioneers took coach Dennis Plas, who kicked a place- over sole possession sadly would pass away 8 ment in a game of first place in the years later following a short before, Dave Buckeye Conference illness at the age of 34. Eischen, to try with a 6-0 win at Keystone was ranked 9th in for the go Findlay on John Gawlik’s the state in Class A where ahead extra quarterback sneak while a Lorain Catholic was rated point. The defensive leader was Les 6th. Among the top previously Miles, now head football Spartans was Tom Knipp, untested coach at LSU. 10 and 0 father of recent Amherst Eischen lived up to Vermilion ranked 9th in the stars Jacob and Alex Knipp. his nickname, Iceman, and state in AA. The Sailors Golden Helmet winner was the Panthers had the point Brian won the Lakeland Elyria High tailback Ike that would send them to Mihalik, starred at Avon Conference, with a key vic- Maxwell, who was the coun- round two where they were Lake last season. tory coming over Oberlin ty’s leading scorer with 166 sidelined in a snowstorm at 14-12 on Ernie Caldwell’s points and top rusher with Byers Field in Parma by 1971 two touchdown runs and the 1870 yards, plus first-team powerful Akron St. Vincent- Lorain County had 3 decisive extra point kicks All-Ohio as St.Mary, 28-6. Mihalik undefeated football teams, from Glenn Angney. scored on a two yard run for Elyria High, Vermilion and EC, 8-0-2 and Erie Coast Keystone. Yet, none of Champs for the regular sea- them made the playoffs. son. That’s because the OHSAA Avon Lake was 9 and 1 in did not institute playoffs winning the SWC as was until the 1972 season. The Vermilion in taking the state conducted a dry run in Lakeland title. Columbia 1971. When the playoff sys- won its first ever football tem first came into being, championship in the Inland. only 2 teams per region in Golden Helmet winner was each division made it to the Lorain High’s Vince postseason. If playoffs Villanucci, who excelled on were held in ’71, the local were Vermilion’s the offensive line, also as a team that would have quali- Dave Mike Fowler, Elyria linebacker, placekicker and fied would have been Lorain Pena had a key interception Catholic’s Keith Slavin and in the classroom. First-team Catholic with its 9 and 1 of a pass by future NFL Lorain Catholic’s Mick All-Ohioans were Pat record, the only loss coming quarterback Cliff Stoudt of Weber. Mercado and Barry to powerful Walsh Jesuit. Oberlin. 9 and 0 Keystone Diedrick of Elyria Catholic Unfortunately, when play- won its first and only foot- Hear Flashbacks every and John Bittner of offs did become reality, the ball championship in school Thursday on Jim Allen Columbia. Leading scorer Spartans were never able to history by topping Sports on WEOL!

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Photo courtesy of Chuck Humel - The Chronicle-Telegram By Bob “Tomo” year is a new challenge. Here long time. In this day of high for –from CYO to high school Tomaszewski at Avon Lake, we look forward turnovers with assistants, how to college. I coached with out- to that challenge. do you keep these guys on standing coaches here at Avon A few weeks ago Dave your staff? Lake and at St. Ed’s. There are Dlugosz and I sat down and Tomo: You have coached some common threads that run talked football – a subject that great kids, but in my opinion, Dlugosz: Most of our staff are through all those programs. is near and dear to both our what makes your team out- teachers, and good teachers Great defense and ball control. hearts. Coach Dlugosz is an standing is what I call the here at Avon Lake. We are also You have to be flexible enough outstanding coach. Dave took “Avon Lake Overachievers”. good friends. They know the to adapt to your personnel. If over a program that was very, Tell me about them. expectations and they know you have a great QB you can very good and then took it to they have to put in long hours. throw more; but if you have an the next level. Shoremen Dlugosz: As a coaching staff They also understand the needs average QB, you can always Football is considered one of we try to make average kids of the kids. As a staff, we run the football…and we like the top football programs in good and good kids great. That never give up on a kid. Our to run the football! the State of Ohio. They have takes great coaching. We are assistant coaches like doing won the Southwestern very fortunate here at Avon what they do and they are Tomo: Unlike some coaches Conference Championship 13 Lake to have outstanding assis- good at it. Whether they’re Dave, you are very patient. If out of the last 14 years. tant coaches. They have been working with seventh or eighth you are down by a TD you here a long time and they graders, freshman, JV or don’t come out and panic and Tomo: Coach, this is your 38th know what they’re doing. The Varsity. We are a happy group. throw out a game plan. How year of coaching. How do you kids also buy into the off-sea- Winning also helps! do you keep your focus? keep it fresh? And how do you son program and work very keep your enthusiasm up? hard. This football program Tomo: Your teams are always Dlugosz: You have to be has high expectations and we consistent; great defense, run mature and under control. Dlugosz: Bob, they say it’s not all work hard to excel. the ball and pass when you Believe in your coaches and work if you love what you do. have to. the execution of your team. I love teaching and coaching. I Tomo: Speaking of coaches. You spend all week developing work with great people in a You have assistant coaches that Dlugosz: I learned from every- great school system. Every have been with you for a very one I played with and worked See Counting on page 27

Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 11 2011 High School Football Schedules Amherst Comets Bay Rockets Brecksville Bees 8/26 ...... Elyria ...... Home 8/26...... Orange ...... Home 8/26...... North Royalton ...... Home 9/02 ...... Midview ...... Away 9/02...... Westlake ...... Away 9/02...... Fremont Ross ...... Away 9/06...... Clearview ...... Away 9/09...... Fairview ...... Home 9/09...... Hudson ...... Away 9/16...... Westlake ...... Away 9/16...... NDCL ...... Away 9/16...... Berea ...... Away 9/23...... Berea ...... Home 9/23...... Vermilion ...... Home 9/23...... Olmsted Falls ...... Home 9/30...... Midpark ...... Away 9/30...... Midview ...... Away 9/30...... North Olmsted ...... Away 10/07...... Brecksville ...... Away 10/07...... Avon ...... Home 10/07...... Amherst ...... Home 10/14...... Olmsted Falls ...... Home 10/14 .....North Ridgeville ...... Away 10/14...... Avon Lake ...... Away 10/21...... North Olmsted ...... Away 10/21...... Elyria Catholic ...... Home 10/21...... Midpark ...... Home 10/28...... Avon Lake ...... Home 10/28 ...... Rocky River ...... Away 10/28...... Westlake ...... Home Avon Eagles Berea Braves Brooklyn Hurricanes 8/25 ...... Avon Lake ...... Home 8/25...... John Hay ...... Home 8/26...... Rhodes ...... Home 9/02...... Wellington ...... Away 9/02...... Independence ...... Away 9/02...... Lincoln West ...... Home 9/09...... Lorain ...... Home 9/09...... Normandy ...... Home 9/6...... Wickliffe ...... Away 9/16...... North Ridgeville ...... Home 9/16...... Brecksville ...... Home 9/16...... Buckeye ...... Home 9/23 ...... Elyria Catholic ...... Home 9/23...... Amherst ...... Away 9/23...... Keystone ...... Away 9/30...... Rocky River ...... Away 09/30...... Avon Lake ...... Away 9/30...... Lutheran West ...... Away 10/07...... Bay ...... Away 10/07...... Olmsted Falls ...... Away 10/07...... Fairview ...... Away 10/14...... Vermilion ...... Home 10/14...... North Olmsted ...... Away 10/14...... Columbia ...... Home 10/21...... Midview ...... Away 10/21...... Westlake ...... Home 10/21...... Clearview ...... Away 10/28...... Lake Catholic ...... Home 10/28...... Midpark ...... Home 10/28...... Oberlin ...... Home Avon Lake Shoremen Black River Pirates Brookside Cardinals 8/25 ...... Avon ...... Away 8/26...... Western Reserve ...... Home 8/26...... Woodward ...... Home 9/02...... Shaker Heights ...... Home 9/02...... West Salem Northwestern . .Home 9/02...... Rittman ...... Away 9/09...... Massillon Jackson ...... Away 9/09...... Akron Manchester ...... Away 9/09...... Margaretta ...... Away 9/16...... North Olmsted ...... Home 9/16...... Lutheran West ...... Home 9/16...... Oberlin ...... Home 9/23...... Midpark ...... Away 9/23...... Fairview ...... Away 9/23...... Lutheran West ...... Away 9/30...... Berea ...... Home 9/30 ...... Buckeye ...... Home 9/30...... Keystone ...... Home 10/07...... Westlake ...... Away 10/07 .....Wellington ...... Away 10/07 .....Buckeye ...... Home 10/14...... Brecksville ...... Home 10/14...... Brookside ...... Home 10/14...... Black River ...... Away 10/21 .....Olmsted Falls ...... Away 10/21...... Firelands ...... Away 10/21...... Wellington ...... Away 10/28...... Amherst ...... Away 10/28...... Keystone ...... Home 10/28...... Firelands ...... Home Games in bold on WEOL

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Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 13 2011 High School Football Schedules Highland Hornets Lakewood Rangers Mapleton Mounties 8/26...... Holy Name ...... Home 8/26...... Lincoln West ...... Home 8/26...... Hillsdale ...... Away 9/02...... Olmsted Falls ...... Home 9/02...... North Ridgeville ...... Home 9/02...... Buckeye Central ...... Away 9/09...... North Royalton ...... Away 9/09...... North Olmsted ...... Away 9/09...... Rittman ...... Home 9/16...... Copely ...... Away 9/16...... Parma ...... Away 9/16...... Norwalk St. Paul ...... Home 9/23 ...... Tallmadge ...... Home 9/23...... Medina ...... Home 9/23...... Plymouth ...... Away 9/30...... Richfield Revere ...... Away 9/30...... Cuyahoga Falls ...... Away 9/30...... New London ...... Home 10/7...... Green ...... Home 10/07...... Valley Forge ...... Away 10/07...... Monroeville ...... Away 10/14...... Nordonia ...... Away 10/14...... Brush ...... Home 10/14...... Ashland Crestville ...... Home 10/21 .....Wadsworth ...... Home 10/21...... Garfield Heights ...... Away 10/21...... South Central ...... Home 10/28...... Cloverleaf ...... Home 10/28...... Normandy ...... Home 10/28...... Western Reserve ...... Away Holy Name Green Wave Lorain Titans Medina Battling Bees 8/26...... Highland ...... Away 8/26...... Midview ...... Home 8/27...... Mayfield ...... Away 9/03...... Huron ...... Home 9/02...... Parma ...... Away 9/02 ...... Cloverleaf...... Home 9/09...... Valley Forge ...... Away 9/09...... Avon ...... Away 9/09 ...... Wadsworth...... Home 9/16...... Benedictine ...... Home 9/16...... Cleveland Heights ...... Home 9/16...... Cuyahoga Falls...... Away 9/23...... Padua Franciscan ...... Away 9/24 ...... Shaker Heights ...... Away 9/23...... Lakewood...... Home 10/01...... St. Peter Chanel ...... Home 9/30...... Warren G. Harding ...... Home 9/30...... Solon...... Away 10/08...... Warren JFK ...... Away 10/07...... Bedford ...... Home 10/7...... Strongsville ...... Away 10/14...... Trinity ...... Home 10/14...... Maple Heights ...... Home 10/14...... Mentor...... Home 10/22...... VASJ ...... Home 10/21...... Euclid ...... Away 10/21...... Twinsburg...... Away 10/29 ....Cleveland C.C...... Away 10/28...... Shaw ...... Away 10/28...... Brunswick...... Home Keystone Wildcats Lutheran West Longhorns Midpark Meteors 8/26...... Monroeville ...... Away 8/26...... Firelands ...... Home 8/26...... Parma ...... Home 9/0...... Norwalk ...... Home 9/02...... Gates Mills Hawken ...... Away 9/02...... Valley Forge ...... Away 9/09...... Galion ...... Home 9/09...... Independence ...... Away 9/09...... Eastlake ...... Away 9/16 ...... Clearview ...... Away 9/16...... Black River ...... Away 9/16...... Olmsted Falls ...... Away 9/23...... Brooklyn ...... Home 9/23...... Brookside ...... Home 9/23...... Avon Lake ...... Home 9/30...... Brookside ...... Away 9/30...... Brooklyn ...... Home 9/30...... Amherst ...... Home 10/07...... Firelands ...... Away 10/07...... Columbia ...... Away 10/07...... North Olmsted ...... Home 10/14...... Wellington ...... Home 10/14...... Clearview ...... Home 10/14...... Westlake ...... Home 10/21...... Buckeye ...... Home 10/21...... Oberlin ...... Away 10/21...... Brecksville ...... Away 10/28...... Black River ...... Away 10/28...... Fairview ...... Home 10/28...... Berea ...... Away Games in bold on WEOL

14 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 2011 High School Football Schedules Midview Middies North Ridgeville Rangers Padua Bruins 8/26...... Lorain ...... Away 8/26...... Westlake ...... Home 8/26...... Brunswick ...... Away 9/02 ...... Amherst ...... Home 9/02...... Lakewood ...... Away 9/02...... Toledo St. Francis ...... Home 9/09...... Buckeye ...... Away 9/19...... Garfield Heights ...... Home 9/09...... Strongsville ...... Home 9/16...... Elyria Catholic ...... Home 9/16 ...... Avon ...... Away 9/16...... Northwest ...... Away 9/23...... Rocky River ...... Away 9/23...... Willard ...... Away 9/23...... Holy Name ...... Home 9/30...... Bay ...... Home 9/30...... Elyria Catholic ...... Home 9/30...... Chardon NDCL ...... Away 10/07...... Vermilion ...... Away 10/07...... Rocky River ...... Away 10/07...... Benedictine ...... Away 10/14...... Marion Harding ...... Home 10/14 .....Bay ...... Home 10/14...... Lake Catholic ...... Home 10/21...... Avon ...... Home 10/21...... Vermilion ...... Away 10/21...... Walsh Jesuit ...... Home 10/28...... North Ridgeville ...... Away 10/28...... Midview ...... Home 10/28...... Archbishop Hoban ...... Away Normandy Invaders Oberlin Phoenix Parma Redmen 8/26...... Kenmore ...... Home 8/27...... Lutheran East ...... Away 8/26...... Midpark ...... Away 9/03...... Akron East ...... Home 9/02...... McDonald ...... Home 9/02...... Lorain ...... Home 9/09...... Berea ...... Away 9/09...... Richmond Heights ...... Away 9/09...... Brunswick ...... Away 9/15...... Garfield ...... Home 9/16...... Brookside ...... Away 9/16...... Lakewood ...... Home 9/22...... Solon ...... Home 9/23...... Firelands ...... Home 9/23...... Mentor ...... Away 9/30...... North Royalton ...... Away 9/30...... Columbia ...... Away 9/30...... Stow ...... Home 10/06...... Brush ...... Away 10/07...... Clearview ...... Away 10/07...... Garfield Heights ...... Away 10/14...... Parma ...... Away 10/14...... Fairview ...... Home 10/14...... Normandy ...... Home 10/21...... Valley Forge ...... Home 10/21...... Lutheran West ...... Home 10/21...... Brush ...... Away 10/28...... Lakewood ...... Away 10/28...... Brooklyn ...... Away 10/28...... Valley Forge ...... Home North Olmsted Eagles Olmsted Falls Bulldogs Rocky River Pirates 8/25...... Valley Forge ...... Away 8/26...... Bedford ...... Away 8/26...... Fairview ...... Home 9/02...... Elyria ...... Away 9/02...... Highland ...... Away 9/03...... Trinity ...... Away 9/09...... Lakewood ...... Home 9/09...... Mayfield ...... Home 9/09...... Westlake ...... Away 9/16...... Avon Lake ...... Away 9/16...... Midpark ...... Home 9/16...... Vermilion ...... Away 9/23...... Westlake ...... Away 9/23...... Brecksville ...... Away 9/23...... Midview ...... Home 9/30...... Brecksville ...... Home 9/30...... Westlake ...... Home 9/30...... Avon ...... Home 10/07...... Midpark ...... Away 10/07...... Berea ...... Home 10/07...... North Ridgeville ...... Home 10/14...... Berea ...... Home 10/14...... Amherst ...... Away 10/14...... Elyria Catholic ...... Away 10/21...... Amherst ...... Home 10/21 .....Avon Lake ...... Home 10/21...... Barberton ...... Home 10/28 ....Olmsted Falls ...... Home 10/28...... North Olmsted ...... Away 10/28...... Bay ...... Home Games in bold on WEOL

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16 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 17 Medina County’s Seven Strive for Success By Rob Polinsky looks like the suburban league will again be very It’s time for the 2011 Med- good and with the addition of ina County football season; Nordonia to the conference it first let’s take a final look will probably be even back to 2010. 2010 was a tougher. The Highland folks strange campaign, only one are excited about an outstand- county team made the play- ing freshmen class coming in. offs (Medina) and only two Wadsworth and Coach teams finished above .500 Greg Dennison will try and (Medina and Black River.) bounce back from a disap- 2010 was a magical season pointing 3-7 finish in 2010. for the Bees and a season Jack Snowball returns, he most other county teams was injured for most of last would like to forget. season and on the Defensive The Medina Bees were 7-2 line they have two time state heading in to the season Photo courtesy of Steve Manheim - The Chronicle-Telegram wrestling champion Nick finale vs. Brunswick. The Despite a tough schedule, Coach Burke and his Tavanello. The Grizzlies Bees needed a win over their team look to take care of business! don’t go 3-7 very often, look longtime county rivals to coach Larry Laird. to start another long streak of for them to rebound and have make the playoffs. The Bees Black River rebounded qualifying for the playoffs a much better 2011 if the key would hang on for a hard from another 0-3 start to fin- this season after falling short players stay healthy. fought 14-13 win to finish 8- ish 6-4; Brunswick finished in 2010. Coach Beal is back Cloverleaf has Coach 2. For their efforts they 5-5 under first year coach for his second year and that Doug Haas now in his third would head to number one Luke Beal and didn’t qualify should help. Nick Roberts year; the Colts lost a lot of seed Canton McKinley for for the playoffs for the first returns at running back for good players from last sea- the first round of the playoffs. time since 2000. Rounding the Blue Devils. son. Robby Buckwald, Most folks had McKinley out the county teams in 2010 Veteran Coach Al Young Derek Daubenmire and oth- easily defeating Medina, but Highland and Cloverleaf each returns to Black River, the ers will need to have big sea- somebody forgot to tell the went 4-6, Buckeye and Pirates finished strong last sons this year to try and get Bees they weren’t supposed Wadsworth went 3-7. year winning six of their last Cloverleaf back over the .500 to go to Fawcett Stadium and seven contests. The problem mark. beat the mighty McKinley This season there will be for Black River over the last What will happen this sea- Bulldogs. After falling one new head coach in Med- several years is a lot of 0-3 son? Listen each and every behind early 21-0 the Bees ina County and that is Ray starts. John Guilford and the Friday night to the Medina roared back to tie the game at Hradek who will take over rest of his teammates will try County Matchup on AM 930 21 and eventually win 31-28. for Larry Laird at Medina. and improve on that start this WEOL and online at After this huge win the Bees The Bees won’t be able to year. WEOL.com to find out. The would travel to Huron to play sneak up on anybody this Moving over to Mallet regular season kicks off Fri- Toledo St. Johns the follow- year with the success of 2010. Creek, the Buckeye Bucks day August 26th with Buck- ing week. St. John’s would The Bees lost a lot of quality bring Coach Billy Burke back eye at Cloverleaf. The end the Medina season with a players from last year and the and he will count on Tyler Brunswick Auto Mart 24-6 win. The Bees finished NOC Valley Division is bru- Carrow among others this pregame show will begin at the year 9-3; all three of those tally tough with the additions season. A very tough non approximately 10pm after the games I described were of Mentor and Twinsburg. conference schedule will pro- conclusion of our live contest. broadcast on WEOL AM 930 Kenny Kaminski, Mason vide an early challenge for and WEOL.com. I know Schreck and others will be the Bucks. Special thanks to freelance none of us who were there counted on if Medina is to Over at Highland Tom writer Brad Bournival who will forget the memories from have another successful sea- Lombardo’s club will return covers high school sports for the end of the 2010 Medina son. signal caller Jeremy Scholle the Medina Gazette for his campaign under first year Brunswick will be hoping from last year’s team. It help in writing this article. 18 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 19 The Ugly Truth – Pay to Play is Here to Stay By “Z” Zoltai Many area Public Schools are grappling with higher edu- cation costs, declining enroll- ment and a budget deficit for 2010-11. The pay-to-play pro- gram is not a new concept. It began in the 1970’s and spread quickly in the 80’s and ‘90’s as school fiscal budgets began to tighten. Let me clarify though, technically it’s pay-to-partici- pate. Not, pay to play. You are not guaranteed playing time because you paid money to put on a uniform. With that said, there is a difference between pay-to participate and self funding athletics. ‘Pay-to par- ticipate’ plans normally receive a supplemental money stipend from a school board where as ‘self funding’ is just that – financially separate in most cases and made possible by player fees, fundraisers and donations. A commonly asked question many districts there is no in Michigan since 1993 school sports per year). Mustangs is what does the money pay transparency as to what the districts who impose fees for Athletic Director, Paul Moses, for? The answer is just about fees are spent on and in those extracurricular activities has also shared that having a fee anything and everything. instances parent anger hits risen from 10 percent to 55 based system to play sports Depending on the school dis- record levels. Another unfortu- percent. creates, “some difficult finan- trict the fee can be used to pay nate by-product of paying Even though the pay-to-par- cial situations for a number of for such items as team equip- money for school sports is that ticipate concept has been families and this could very ment, team uniforms, coaching a large number of parents around for decades surpris- well be a hardship for them. It salaries, umpires and officials, interpret this as a sense of enti- ingly, most state high school takes some empathy but, still insurance, apparel, transporta- tlement to equal playing time sanctioning bodies like, the requires the enforcement of tion costs, event costs such as for their child since after-all, Ohio High School Athletic District policies.” pre-game meals, timers, and they did spend their hard Association (OHSAA), do not Next highest on the list of end of the year banquets. A earned money and should track how many schools are fees paid of those who common misunderstanding is receive value in-turn. If you actually charging additional responded to my question- that all fundraising is the same. ask any coach or athletic direc- fees to students for participa- naire was Buckeye where, ath- Adult Athletic Boosters in tor, this is the one area they tion in sports. letes pay $395. In the Parma many scenarios raise funds for constantly have to remind par- City School District the entire teams and programs to ents that this is not how it The Bottom Line charge is $300 for football, share and to purchase team works. Typically fees range basketball, wrestling, and vol- equipment, uniforms, scholar- A USA Today poll several between $75 and $100 annu- leyball ($150 all others and a ships, and pay for booster years back surveyed state high ally but locally this amount is $800 per family cap), while at related expenses. Individual school sports associations and higher. Such as in Strongs- Wellington the expense is fundraising by a player on a found that in at least 34 states, ville where many will be sur- $300 per sport and a per fam- single team is normally there were districts charging prised to know that athletes ily cap is estimated to be designed to enable that athlete athletes to participate in athlet- there pay $400 per sport plus, $1400. to pay for his or her own per- ics at the school. The survey a $40 athletic trainer fee with a By comparison, two years sonal expense to play on that also found that 16 states still $1200 family spend cap (the ago during my first season as team. did not have schools that maximum per family regard- head girls softball coach at Unfortunately, in charged this fee. For example, less of number of children and See PAY on page 6 20 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine PAY participation rates.” Rob Eck- The Pickerington Board of even consider playing foot- enrode at Nordonia High Education adopted a new fee ball.” Coach Burke also said from page 4 School where pay-to sports schedule for the 2011-12 having a ‘pay-to’ fee at the Valley Forge High School, the has been in effect for the last 8 school year that more than junior high level “is a killer” Parma district attempted a years said, “as the cost goes doubles last year’s fees. Fees to a sports program because fully privately paid system for up, the numbers will get will rise to $500 per high- kids quit coming out and as two years by charging stu- smaller”. Aside from the school sport, up from the cur- such eliminates a high school dents $800 to $1200 per sport, lower number of players in rent $210, and $325 per sport coach’s ability to find ‘dia- but it proved too high uniform, Wellington for junior high, up from $135. mond in the rough’ prospect to and was killing the Dukes Athletic Direc- The Reynoldsburg school develop for the high school athletics program. tor, Jeff Jump, said board instituted a $500 sports game. Participation another by product fee for high school and junior Valley Forge AD, Chris dropped drasti- of the pay-to partic- high school after voters Medaglia said historically cally, and overall ipate system is that, rejected a property-tax levy. kids had three basic options to enrollment “it’s hard to have a prepare for in high school- dropped. About three-sport athlete Nationwide academics, extra curricular 250 high-school stu- these days,” “...with Stealth versions of pay to activities, and social life. dents transferred in 2010 to middle school sports seeing a play exist at many high Unfortunately, the reality is other districts with lower ath- drop in kids coming out.” In a schools around the country. that the ‘pay-to’ culture has letic fees. My players ended March interview with the Sometimes they are clothed as forced kids to choose more in up paying nearly $800 each Columbus Dispatch, associate transportation fees, equipment favor of a social life and then but with passage of the 2011 commissioner of the Ohio fees or donations. Bill New- academics, with less thought levy, I am happy to say, was High School Athletic Associa- some, baseball and softball and desire towards athletics. reduced to $200 for 2012. tion, Bob Goldring, said “The coach at Lakeside High He shares the sentiment of The impact to junior varsity scary part, from our perspec- School in suburban Atlanta, almost all of the area athletic sports is huge. You get inexpe- tive, is it may create a system says parents of players are directors I spoke to in that just rienced athletes who could that cuts out a lot of kids that asked to make a $150 dona- because parents are now pay- benefit from a year or two of would really benefit from par- tion to the booster club. Some ing a fee, they have become JV or freshmen level sports ticipation, because they can- schools in California ask for more critical, make assump- thrust into starting roles at the not afford these fees.” donations because students tions, and believe they have varsity level before their skills cannot be required to pay fees input in matters of coaching are ready and so a season or A Statewide Trend there. A 1984 state Supreme decisions and the direction of two of getting hammered by When Fairfield City schools Court ruling deemed student a program. opponents makes for such a (north of Cincinnati) activities to be part of a dis- Parents must realize that bad experience, that they just announced last year it was trict’s education program. ‘pay-to’ sports and extracur- quit coming out all together by eliminating extracurricular Fees are also banned in South ricular activities are here to their sophomore and juniors activities for the coming Dakota, where the state attor- stay and they need to change years of high school. school year due to levy fail- ney general in 1995 cited a their way of thinking to under- With this added expense to ures, many students cried, state statute that says “privi- stand that even though money many household budgets it is football players and band leges of the public schools is paid allowing their child to inevitable that Mom and Dad, members alike. “We were in a shall be free.” participate, the rules which faced with a simple choice world of hurt,” says Heather define competitive middle between paying important Reed, class president for ris- It comes with the job. school and high school sports bills or of their kids not play- ing seniors at Fairfield High The most difficult aspect for have not changed. You don’t ing a school sport, opt to cut School. “Can you really be a athletic directors and coaches get to run the team. out the sports. As such, many school if you don’t have foot- to deal with according to Nor- kids will forfeit the joy and ball or band or Spanish Club?” donia AD, Rob Eckenrode, is The End Result experience of kicking a ball, One group of Fairfield parents the “sense of entitlement to The life lessons learned shooting a basket, or scoring a decided no… they playing time since par- through sports such as: be goal. It is a fact that participa- couldn’t. They cre- ents are paying willing to make sacrifices to tion rates decline at schools in ated their own money”. Buckeye head achieve your goals, take districts where ‘pay-to’ fees financial plan to football coach Bill responsibility for your actions, are charged. When the fees are fund their schools Burke speaking on his give respect and earn respect, small, $50 or $100, participa- extracurricular sport said, “…for along with many other tion rates don’t go down much activities called: football, it’s hard to insightful observations are but when fees are high, more Promoting Activi- raise money for the character building values that than $300, they drop notice- ties for a Complete booster club cannot be measured in dollars ably, sometimes by a third or Education (PACE). because families are and cents. Traits like prepara- more. It is different from more focused on indi- tion, participation, and Such was the case according most in that it’s run vidual fund raisers to addressing the outcomes of to Parma Senior Athletic by a parent group pay for their own play competition are ones whose Director, Ryan Madison, who rather than by the school dis- vouchers.” It makes recruit- impact on future achievement claims, “self funding the last trict even though Fairfield ing kids to play football diffi- are shared in magnitude with two years severely decreased schools are philosophically cult because the expense the successes garnered in the aligned with it. makes it easier for them to not classroom. Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 21 BUCKLE-UP, BUCKEYE FANS By Joe Lull 2011 season. All 12 Buckeye Hayes – in shame. For the past decade, Jim victories from the 2010 cam- For Hayes, the fiery nature Tressel’s Ohio State Buck- paign, including the Sugar and confrontational style eyes have been the school- Bowl victory over Arkansas, which endeared him to Buck- yard bullies of Big Ten foot- have been vacated by the uni- eye nation got the best of him ball. Dominating the recruit- versity in an effort to stave in the 1978 Gator Bowl. ing trail, racking up six con- off further punishment from With one punch to the throat secutive Big Ten titles, mak- the NCAA. of Clemson defensive line- ing three National Champi- While the effects of “tat- man Charlie Bauman, onship appearances and too-gate” are far reaching and Hayes’s cauldron of emotion bringing home one National the implications will be felt finally boiled over, his Title, Tressel’s teams have for years, the focus of this moment of rage casting a been the pride of Ohio. Alas, unfortunate saga has centered black cloud over his leg- all good things must come to solely on Tressel and the lack endary career and prompting an end. of compliance within his his firing one day later. AP For Tressel, his Buckeyes football program. Tressel For Tressel, a nearly 30 Buckeyes Interim and OSU fans everywhere, resigned on May 30, having year reputation built upon the Coach Fickell focuses pride has been replaced by admitted to lying to NCAA values of honesty and on future after Tressel. embarrassment. Adoration investigators regarding his integrity has been under- supplanted by admonish- knowledge of “tattoo-gate” mined by a blatant violation will be permanently tarnished ment. Hopes for another and failure to report rules vio- of those values. By failing to and his college coaching National Championship over- lations within his football report rules violations within career may have come to a shadowed by hopes for favor- program. The man that his program and lying about premature conclusion, the able judgment and lenient shattered pieces of a storied punishment by the NCAA football program are now in rules committee. Tressel’s rearview mirror. As a result of the scandal The unfortunate fallout for which saw six OSU football players, alumni and fans of players suspended for violat- Ohio State Football has just ing NCAA rules by selling begun. OSU memorabilia in At the time of the writing exchange for tattoos, OSU of this article, it is not yet football is in a world of hurt. known how the NCAA will Quarterback Terrelle Pryor rule regarding Ohio States made a hasty departure from culpability in “tattoo-gate” the university after further and other allegations of rule NCAA investigation into his violations. While all wins dealings with OSU boosters Buckeye nation lauded as the his knowledge of those viola- from the 2010 season have and alleged illegal benefits he second most revered football tions, Tressel has broken his been vacated, Tressel dis- may have received. Five coach in program history next own golden rules. A man so missed (termed a resignation) other OSU players face five- to Woody Hayes saw his highly respected, thought to and the guilty parties in “tat- game suspensions to start the tenure end similarly to that of have superior morals to many too-gate” served with suspen- has been proven to be flawed sions, the worst could still be like the rest of us. ahead for Ohio State football. While allegations of non- Scholarships may be lost, compliance continue to sur- previous wins and Big Ten face, demonstrating a pattern titles vacated and a postsea- of unsavory ethics within the son bowl ban for upcoming program throughout Tressel’s seasons may lie ahead. tenure, the sad reality for Regardless of what punish- Buckeye fans is that Tressel ment is levied by the NCAA, is now the least of their con- the mess Ohio State has to cerns. While his reputation See Buckle-up on page 23

22 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine OHIOOHIO STATESTATE BUCKEYEBUCKEYE FOOTBALLFOOTBALL WEOL 2011 BROADCAST SCHEDULE 9/3 Akron...... 12pm 9/10 Toledo...... 12pm 9/17 at Miami (FL) ...... 7:30pm 9/24 Colorado ...... TBA 10/1 Michigan State.....TBA 10/8 at Nebraska...... 8pm 10/15 at Illinois ...... TBA 10/29 Wisconsin...... 8pm 11/5 Indiana...... TBA 11/12 at Purdue ...... TBA 11/19 Penn State...... TBA 11/26 at Michigan...... TBA

Buckle-up from page 22 clean up is quite large. Considered one of the nation’s premier institutions of higher learning with one of the most prestigious athletic pro- grams, the hit to Ohio State’s public image is substantial. Recruiting has and will continue to take a hit. Casual fans may be turned off by the dishonesty demonstrated by an institution and man they held in such high regard. As the fallout is felt from Toledo to Mari- etta, Youngstown to Cincinnati – this chapter of in the book of Ohio State football will even- tually turn from wreckage to recovery. Tasked with picking up the pieces in 2011 is interim head coach Luke Fickell, a former OSU line- backer and assistant under Tressel. While a national championship in 2011 is not attain- able for Fickell and the Buckeyes in 2011, picking up the pieces while restoring some faith and integrity in the football program would be a nice first step. While the last 7 months have been disas- trous and trying for OSU faithful, the journey has only begun. Buckle up, Buckeye fans – it’s going to be a rocky road.

Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 23 20112011 CollegeCollege FootballFootball SchedulesSchedules

University of Akron Capital University Defiance College 9/3 at Ohio State ...... 12pm 9/3 at Wittenberg...... 7pm 9/3 Muskingum ...... 1:30pm 9/10 TEMPLE...... 6pm 9/17 WILMINGTON...... 1:30pm 9/10 Adrian...... 1:30pm 9/17 at Cincinnati...... TBA 9/24 at Baldwin-Wallace...... 1:30pm 9/17 Hanover...... 1:30pm 9/24 VMI...... 2pm 10/1 at Heidelberg...... 2pm 9/24 at Franklin (Ind) ...... 1:30pm 10/1 at Eastern Michigan...... 1pm 10/8 OHIO NORTHERN ...... 1:30pm 10/8 at Mount St. Joseph (OH)....1:30pm 10/8 FIU...... 2pm 10/15 at Otterbein ...... 1:30pm 10/15 Earlham...... 1:30pm 10/22 OHIO...... 3:30pm 10/29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN ...... 12pm 10/22 MOUNT UNION...... 1:30pm 10/22 at Anderson (Ind) ...... 1:30pm 11/3 at Miami (Ohio)...... 7:30pm 10/29 at John Carroll...... 1:30pm 10/29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind)...... 1:30pm 11/12 KENT STATE...... 2pm 11/5 MUSKINGUM...... 1:30pm 11/5 Manchester ...... 1:30pm 11/19 at Buffalo...... 12pm 11/12 at Marietta...... 1:30pm 11/12 Bluffton...... 1:30pm 11/25 at Western Michigan...... TBA

Ashland University Case Western Reserve University Denison University 9/1 at Bloomberg...... 6pm 9/3 at John Carroll...... 7pm 9/3 at Ohio Wesleyan...... 7pm 9/10 NDIANAPOLIS ...... 7pm 9/10 ROCHESTER (N.Y.)...... 7pm 9/10 at Earlham...... 1:30pm 9/17 at Hillsdale...... 7pm 9/24 at Denison ...... 1pm 9/17 HIRAM ...... 7pm 9/24 NORTHERN MICHIGAN ...... 7pm 10/1 at Allegheny...... 1pm 9/24 CASE WESTERN RESERVE...... 1pm 10/1 at Northwood...... 12pm 10/8 OBERLIN...... 6pm 10/1 at Wooster ...... 1pm 10/8 at Tiffin...... 2:30pm 10/15 HIRAM ...... 1pm 10/8 CHICAGO...... 1pm 10/15 WAYNE STATE...... 2pm 10/22 at Wooster ...... 1pm 10/15 at Allegheny...... 1pm 10/20 at Saginaw Valley State ...... 8pm 10/29 CHICAGO...... 12pm 10/22 at Wabash ...... 1pm 10/29 FINDLAY...... 1pm 11/5 at Washington (Mo.)...... 1pm 10/29 OBERLIN...... 1pm 11/5 OHIO DOMINICAN...... 1pm 11/12 at Carnegie Mellon ...... 2pm 11/12 Kenyon ...... tba 11/12 at Lake Erie ...... 1pm

Baldwin-Wallace College University of Cincinnati University of Findlay 9/1 at Wooster ...... 7pm 9/3 AUSITN PEAY ...... 7pm 9/3 at Northwood...... 12pm 9/17 HEIDELBERG...... 6:30pm 9/10 at Tennessee ...... 3:30pm 9/10 NORTHERN MICHIGAN ...... 12pm 9/24 CAPITAL...... 1:30pm 9/17 AKRON ...... TBA 9/17 TIFFIN...... 12pm 10/1 at Marietta...... 1:30pm 9/22 NC STATE ...... 8pm 9/24 at Grand Valley State ...... 7pm 10/8 at Otterbein ...... 7pm 10/1 at Miami (Oh)...... 1pm 10/1 at Indianapolis ...... 6pm 10/15 LOUISVILLE...... TBA 10/15 OHIO NORTHERN ...... 2pm 10/8 FERRIS STATE...... 12pm 10/22 at USF ...... TBA 10/15 OHIO DOMINICAN...... 3pm 10/22 at Wilmington ...... 1:30pm 11/5 at Pittsburgh...... TBA 10/22 at Lake Erie ...... 1pm 10/29 MUSKINGHUM...... 1:30pm 11/12 WEST VIRGINIA ...... TBA 11/5 at Mount Union...... 1:30pm 11/19 at Rutgers ...... TBA 10/29 at Ashland ...... 1pm 11/12 JOHN CARROLL ...... 1:30pm 11/26 at Syracuse ...... TBA 11/5 HILLSDALE...... 12pm 12/3 CONNECTICUT ...... TBA 11/12 at Wayne State ...... 12pm

Bowling Green State University University of Dayton Heidelberg College 9/1 at Idaho ...... 9pm 9/3 at Robert Morris ...... 12pm 9/3 ALMA...... 1:30pm 9/10 MORGAN STATE...... 7pm 9/10 DUQUESNE ...... 1pm 9/17 at Baldwin-Wallace...... 6:30pm 9/17 WYOMING...... TBA 9/17 MARIST...... 1pm 9/24 at Otterbein ...... 2pm 9/24 at Miami (Oh)...... 1pm 9/24 at Central State ...... 1:30pm 10/1 CAPITAL...... 2pm 10/1 at West Virginia ...... TBA 10/1 BUTLER ...... 1pm 10/8 at Muskingum ...... 1:30pm 10/8 at Western Michigan...... 2pm 10/8 at Jacksonville...... 12pm 10/15 MOUNT UNION...... 1:30pm 10/15 TOLEDO...... 12pm 10/22 at Marietta...... 1:30pm 10/22 TEMPLE...... 3:30pm 10/15 DAVIDSON ...... 1pm 10/29 WILMINGTON...... 1:30pm 10/29 at Kent State ...... 1pm 10/22 at Morehead State...... 1pm 11/8 NORTHERN ILLINOIS ...... 8pm 10/29 at Valparasio...... 2pm 11/5 at John Carroll...... 1:30pm 11/16 OHIO...... 8pm 11/5 SAN DIEGO ...... 1pm 11/12 OHIO NORTHERN ...... 1:30pm 11/25 at Buffalo ...... TBA 11/12 at Drake ...... 2pm

24 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 20112011 CollegeCollege FootballFootball SchedulesSchedules

Hiram College Lake Erie College University of Mount Union 9/3 at Westminster ...... 7pm 9/1 GANNON...... 7pm 9/10 WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH...... 1:30pm 9/10 KENYON...... 1pm 9/10 at Michigan Tech ...... 1pm 9/17 JOHN CARROLL ...... 7pm 9/17 at Denison ...... 7pm 9/17 SAGINAW VALLEY...... 7pm 9/24 WILMINGTON...... 7pm 9/24 at Oberlin...... 1pm 9/24 HILLSDALE...... 1pm 10/1 at Ohio Northern...... 1:30pm 10/1 CARNEGIE MELLON...... 1pm 10/1 at Ferris State...... 7pm 10/8 MARIETTA...... 1:30pm 10/8 MACALESTER (Minn.) ...... TBA 10/8 at Wayne State (MI) ...... 12pm 10/15 at Heidelberg...... 1:30pm 10/15 at Case Western Reserve...... TBA 10/15 GRAND VALLEY STATE ...... 7pm 10/22 at Capital...... 1:30pm 10/29 WOOSTER...... 7pm 10/22 FINDLAY...... 1pm 10/29 OTTERBEIN...... 1:30pm 11/5 at Allegheny...... 1pm 10/29 at Ohio Dominican ...... 12pm 11/5 BALDWIN-WALLACE...... 1:30pm 11/12 OHIO WESLEYAN...... 1pm 11/5 at Tiffin...... 1:30pm 11/12 at Muskingum ...... 1:30pm 11/12 ASHLAND...... 1pm

John Carroll University Malone College Muskingum College 9/3 CASE WESTERN RESERVE...... 7pm 9/1 TIFFIN...... 7:30pm 9/3 at Defiance...... 1:30pm 9/17 at Mount Union...... 7pm 9/10 at McKendree (IL) ...... 2:30pm 9/17 MARIETTA...... 7pm 9/24 at Marietta ...... 6pm 9/17 ST. AMBROSE ...... 2pm 9/24 OHIO NORTHERN ...... 1:30pm 10/1 OTTERBEIN...... 2pm 9/24 MARIAN ...... 2pm 10/1 at Wilmington ...... 2pm 10/8 at Wilmington ...... 1:30pm 10/1 at Concordia (MI) ...... 1pm 10/8 HEIDELBERG...... 1:30pm 10/15 MUSKINGUM...... 1:30pm 10/8 ST. XAVIER ...... 4pm 10/15 at John Carroll...... 1:30pm 10/22 at Ohio Northern...... 1:30pm 10/15 at Walsh ...... 6pm 10/22 OTTERBEIN...... 1:30pm 10/29 CAPITAL...... 1:30pm 10/22 at St. Francis (IN)...... 12pm 10/29 at Baldwin-Wallace...... 1:30pm 11/5 HEIDELBERG...... 1:30pm 10/29 at Notre Dame (OH) ...... 1pm 11/5 at Capital...... 1:30pm 11/12 at Baldwin-Wallace...... 1:30pm 11/5 QUINCY...... 11am 11/12 MOUNT UNION...... 1:30pm 11/12 TAYLOR...... 1pm

Kent State University Marietta College Notre Dame College 9/3 at Alabama ...... 12:20pm 9/3 THIEL...... 7pm 9/3 at Mercyhurst (PA) ...... 12pm 9/10 LOUISIANA...... 7pm 9/17 at Muskingum ...... 7pm 9/10 at Walsh ...... 12pm 9/17 at Kansas St...... 7pm 9/24 JOHN CARROLL ...... 6pm 9/17 at Marian (IN)...... 1pm 9/24 SOUTH ALABAMA...... 3:30pm 10/1 BALDWIN-WALLACE...... 1:30pm 9/24 SIENA HEIGHTS (MI)...... 7pm 10/1 at Ohio...... 2pm 10/8 Mount Union...... 1:30pm 10/1 CENTRAL STATE...... 1pm 10/8 at N. Illinois...... 3:30pm 10/15 WILMINGTON...... 1:30pm 10/8 ST. JOSEPH (IN) ...... 1pm 10/15 MIAMI...... 3:30pm 10/29 BOWLING GREEN ...... 1pm 10/22 HEIDELBERG...... 1:30pm 10/15 at Ave Maria (FL) ...... 1pm 11/4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN ...... 6pm 10/29 at Ohio Northern...... 1:30pm 10/22 at Urbana...... 12pm 11/12 at Akron...... 2pm 11/5 at Otterbein ...... 1;30pm 10/29 MALONE ...... 1pm 11/19 EASTERN MICHIGAN ...... 1pm 11/12 CAPITAL...... 1:30pm 11/5 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN ...... 1pm 11/25 at Temple ...... TBA 11/12 at North Greenville (SC) ...... 1pm Kenyon College Miami University Oberlin College 9/3 at Oberlin...... 1pm 9/3 at Missouri ...... 12pm 9/3 KENYON...... 1pm 9/10 at Hiram ...... 1pm 9/17 at Minnesota...... 3:30pm 9/17 WOOSTER...... 1pm 9/24 CARNEGIE MELLON...... 12pm 9/24 BOWLING GREEN ...... 1pm 9/24 HIRAM ...... 1pm 10/1 at Wabash ...... 1pm 10/1 CINCINNATI...... 1pm 10/1 at Wittenberg...... 1pm 10/8 ALLEGHENY ...... 1pm 10/8 ARMY ...... 1pm 10/8 at Case Western Reserve...... 6pm 10/15 at Kent State ...... 3:30pm 10/15 WITTENBERG ...... 1pm 10/15 WABASH...... 1pm 10/22 at Toledo...... 7pm 10/22 at Univ. of Chicago...... 1pm 10/29 BUFFALO...... 3:30pm 10/22 WASHINGTON UNIV...... 1pm 10/29 OHIO WESLEYAN...... 1pm 11/3 AKRON...... 3:30pm 10/29 at Denison ...... 2pm 11/5 WOOSTER...... 1pm 11/9 at Temple...... 8pm 11/5 at Ohio Wesleyan...... 1pm 11/12 at Denison ...... 1pm 11/16 WESTERN MICHIGAN ...... 8pm 11/12 at Allegheny...... 1pm 11/22 at Ohio...... 7pm

Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 25 20112011 CollegeCollege FootballFootball SchedulesSchedules Ohio University Tiffin University Wilmington College 9/3 at New Mexico State ...... 8pm 9/1 at Malone ...... 7:30pm 9/3 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH...... 7pm 9/10 GARDNER-WEBB...... 7pm 9/10 at Wayne State ...... 12pm 9/17 at Capital...... 1:30pm 9/17 MARSHALL ...... 7pm 9/17 at Univ. of Findlay ...... 12pm 9/24 at Mount Union...... 7pm 9/24 at Rutgers ...... TBA 9/24 FERRIS STATE...... 1:30pm 10/1 MUSKINGUM...... 2pm 10/1 KENT STATE...... 2pm 10/1 at Grand Valley State ...... 7pm 10/8 JOHN CARROLL ...... 1:30pm 10/8 at Buffalo...... 3:30pm 10/8 ASHLAND...... 2:30pm 10/15 at Marietta...... 1:30pm 10/15 BALL STATE...... 3:30pm 10/15 NORTHWOOD...... 1:30pm 10/22 at Akron...... 3:30pm 10/22 BALDWIN-WALLACE...... 1:30pm 10/22 at Ohio Dominican ...... 12pm 11/2 TEMPLE...... 8pm 10/29 at Heidelberg...... 1:30pm 11/10 at Central Michigan ...... 7:30pm 10/29 at Northern Michigan...... 1pm 11/5 OHIO NORTHERN ...... 1:30pm 11/16 at Bowling Green...... 8pm 11/5 LAKE ERIE...... 1:30pm 11/12 at Oberlin...... 1:30pm 11/22 MIAMI (OH) ...... 7pm 11/12 HILLSDALE...... 1:30pm

Ohio Northern University University of Toledo Wittenberg University 9/3 N.CAROLINA WESLEYAN...... 1:30pm 9/1 NEW HAMPSHIRE...... 7pm 9/3 CAPITAL...... 7pm 9/17 OTTERBEIN...... 1:30pm 9/10 at Ohio State ...... 12pm 9/10 at Ohio Wesleyan...... 7pm 9/24 at Muskingum ...... 1:30pm 9/16 BOISE STATE...... 8pm 9/17 at Washington Univ...... 12pm 10/1 MOUNT UNION...... 1:30pm 9/24 at Syracuse ...... TBA 9/24 ALLEGHENY ...... 1pm 10/8 at Capital...... 1:30pm 10/1 at Temple...... 12pm 10/1 OBERLIN...... 1pm 10/8 EASTERN MICHIGAN ...... 3pm 10/15 at Baldwin-Wallace...... 2pm 10/8 at Huntington...... 12pm 10/15 at Bowling Green...... 12pm 10/22 JOHN CARROLL ...... 1:30pm 10/22 MIAMI (OH) ...... 7pm 10/15 at Kenyon ...... 1pm 10/29 MARIETTA...... 1:30pm 11/1 NORTHERN ILLINOIS ...... 7pm 10/22 CARNEGIE MELLON...... 1pm 11/5 at Wilmington ...... 1:30pm 11/8 WESTERN MICHIGAN ...... 8pm 11/5 at Wabash ...... 1pm 11/12 at Heidelberg...... 1:30pm 11/18 at Central Michigan ...... 8pm 11/12 WOOSTER...... 1pm 11/25 at Ball State ...... TBA

Ohio Wesleyan University Urbana University College of Wooster 9/3 DENISON ...... 7pm 9/3 at Wayne State Uni. (Mich).....12pm 9/1 BALDWIN-WALLACE...... 7pm 9/10 WITTENBERG ...... 7pm 9/10 at University of Charleston...... 1pm 9/10 WABASH...... 1pm 9/17 at Wabash ...... 1pm 9/17 at William Jewell College...... 12pm 9/17 at Oberlin...... 1pm 9/24 at Wooster ...... 7pm 9/24 WALSH UNIVERSITY ...... 12pm 9/24 OHIO WESLEYAN...... 7:30pm 10/1 CHICAGO...... 1pm 19/1 at Southwest Baptist Uni.....12:30pm 10/1 DENISON ...... 1pm 10/8 at Carnegie Mellon ...... 7pm 10/8 Kentucky Wesleyan college....12pm 10/15 at Washington...... 2pm 10/22 DEPAUW ...... 1pm 10/15 ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE ...... 12pm 10/22 CASE WESTERN RESERVE...... 1pm 10/29 at Kenyon ...... 1pm 10/22 NOTRE DAME COLLEGE ...... 12pm 10/29 at Hiram ...... 7pm 11/5 OBERLIN...... 1pm 10/29 Missouri S&T ...... 12pm 11/5 at Kenyon ...... 1pm 11/12 at Hiram ...... 1pm 11/5 at Seton Hill University...... 1pm 11/12 at Wittenberg...... 1pm 11/12 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY...... 12pm

Otterbein College Walsh University Youngstown State University 9/3 at Gallaudet ...... 1pm 9/3 at University of Cumberlands.12pm 9/2 at Michigan State ...... 7:30pm 9/17 at Ohio Northern...... 1:30pm 9/10 NOTRE DAME COLLEGE ...... 12pm 9/10 VALPARAISO ...... 4pm 9/24 HEIDELBERG...... 2pm 9/17 at Saint Xavier University...... 7pm 9/17 ILLINOIS STATE...... 4pm 10/1 at John Carroll...... 2pm 9/24 at Urbana University ...... 12pm 9/24 at Indiana State ...... 2pm 10/8 BALDWIN-WALLACE...... 7pm 10/1 at Marian University...... 1pm 10/8 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE...... 4pm 10/15 CAPITAL...... 1:30pm 10/8 UNIV. OF SAINTE FRANCISE....12pm 10/15 at Southern Illinois...... 3pm 10/22 at Muskingum ...... 1:30pm 10/15 MALONE UNIVERSITY...... 6pm 10/22 ST. FRANCIS (PA) ...... 4pm 10/29 at Mount Union...... 1:30pm 10/22 WESLEY COLLEGE ...... 12pm 10/29 WESTERN ILLINOIS ...... 1pm 11/5 MARIETTA...... 1:30pm 10/29 TAYLOR UNIVERSITY...... 7pm 11/5 at UNI ...... 5:05pm 11/12 WILMINGTON...... 1:30pm 11/5 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY...... 3pm 11/12 at North Dakota State ...... 4pm 11/12 at Quincy University...... 1pm 11/19 MISSOURI STATE...... 1pm

26 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine COUNTING from page 11 a game plan – what are you telling your team if you throw that plan out the first time something goes wrong. You have to believe in what you practiced all week.

Tomo: You play in one of the better conferences in the area. Two or three, sometimes even four teams from the Southwest Conference make the playoffs every year. How do you see the SWC shaping up this year?

Dlugosz: First of all, you bet- ter be ready to play in this league. As people like to say, in the Southwestern Conference all the games are big – it’s just some games are bigger than others. Brecksville is the returning co-champs. You have to take the title from them. Olmsted Falls is always well coached and ready to play… and they will hit you. I also see North Olmsted com- ing on this season. But above all, don’t rule out the Shoremen!

Tomo: Dave, for the first time, Avon Lake will be in Division 1. How will that affect the Shoremen in the playoffs?

Dlugosz: We went back and Photo courtesy of David Richard - The Chronicle-Telegram checked the numbers. We thing in high school football, my wife Jen. We have 4 kids lose their life. It happened to should have gotten in with our what would it be? and I think sometimes I spend me twice and I know I’ll live points the last few years. But more time with other people’s with that loss forever. that’s the way it is, we are Dlugosz: No doubt on that kids than I do my own. I do Division 1. Live with it and question – it would be the 30 know this, in 38 years; we’ve So there are some insights expect to win! day no contact rule. Football only gone on two family vaca- of Coach Dave Dlugosz – the is the only sport that has that tions. winningest coach in Lorain Tomo: How has the game rule. Also, college camps – County. I don’t know how changed since you started they are just a recruiting tool As we were finishing our many games the Shoremen coaching? for the colleges, and kids talk, I asked Dave that if he will win this season, but I do shouldn’t have to pay to go. could go back into time and know that they’ll give it all Dlugosz: I think defense has And personal trainers – parents change something – what that they got. changed the most. For years should save their money. We something would be. It took teams played a “read” type of can do anything a personal Coach Dlugosz about two sec- defense. Today, everyone’s trainer can do and we do it for onds to answer. He dropped his defense mode is attack mode. FREE. head and got very emotional You see a lot of shifting and and said, “Mike Medders… If blitzing today. You better be Tomo: Dave, you spend count- I could go back in time and ready for pressure from every less hours with this program. bring Mike back – oh how position on the defensive side Your wife is a saint. Talk about great that would be!” I know of the ball. her support. just how Dave feels. No teacher or coach wants to see Tomo: If you could change one Dlugosz: You are right about one of his students or players Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 27 LOCAL DREAMS – NATIONAL STAGE

(AP Photo) Wilhelm celebrates with his family after defeating the Steelers 31-25 at the 2010 Superbowl.

By Tim Alcorn had those dreams, and wondered just to know that feeling of being said. “You really don’t realize From the time a young about those feelings, and asked in that stadium”. Asked when it what’s at stake until the end of boy throws or runs with his very those questions, learned the finally dawned on him that the the game, because you’re doing first football he dreams of one answers. Matt Wilhem, from moment he had dreamed of had your job” Wilhelm added. thing, and playing in one game, Lorain and former Elyria arrived Wilhelm said, “when we Of course, the Packers went the Super Bowl. He fantasizes Catholic and Ohio State stand- came out of the tunnel when the on to defeat the Steelers 31-25 in about hearing his name out, took the field as a member final introductions were taking the game, and Wilhelm announced, scoring the game of the Green Bay Packers in place was when I realized ‘this is described the feeling of winning winning touchdown or making Super Bowl XLV against Pitts- it, this is all I’ve ever wanted’. I a Super Bowl as “overwhelm- the game saving play on burgh in Dallas. Matt took a few was standing next to Aaron ing”. “Once you realize you defense. As he grows older and minutes this summer to talk to us Rodgers and we both just started are a kneel down or two from continues to play the game he about the Super Bowl experi- laughing thinking this is just so winning the game, and you loves through grade school, mid- ence. “Everything about it just crazy to be in the actual moment know have accomplished all you dle school and high school, he exceeds your expectations” Wil- we’ve dreamt or our entire life” have worked so hard for, for so imagines how those guys in the helm told us, “you know it’s a Wilhem offered that despite many years, the feeling is unbe- NFL must feel and what goes unique experience when you are all the hoopla and emotion of the lievable” he explained. “At that through their minds, when they getting a police escort to and contest, it actually does settle point, you just want to hug play in the single biggest sport- from practice every day!” into a “normal” football game everyone in sight, you don’t care ing event in our country every Throughout his career in the once it gets started. “As the who you’re celebrating with”. year. He wonders what it must NFL Wilhelm said he always game goes along you get into For Wilhelm, what also be like to know that nearly the watched the Super Bowl and your normal routine involving made the experience very spe- entire country and even several wondered what guys were feel- understanding the game plan, cial was the opportunity to share more millions around the world ing and what they were thinking noticing tendencies and so forth, it with his wife Vanessa, and are watching. to play on the games’ biggest and don’t worry about what their two children, son Mason This past February, one man stage. “I always said I just want celebrities are in the stands. It and daughter Gianna. The three from Lorain County who had to play in that game one time, just becomes another game” he of them were able to join him on

28 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine the field to take part in the vic- high school level, on what it the first Sunday evening in Feb- tory celebration. Mason and takes to be an exceptional ruary. And in the end, that final Gianna are both very young so player, Wilhelm’s words were destination ends up being more he doesn’t think they will short and to the point, “Never than you ever imagined. Per- remember it well, but he knows settle” he said. “I always haps in Lorain County right he will. “Being able to be with wanted to work harder and do now, there is a young boy play- them and having those pictures what I could do to set myself ing catch in the back yard, or a and those memories of having apart. That’s what allowed me young man playing high school them there with me will last a to be an All-Ohio player at ball football on Friday night, lifetime” Elyria Catholic, to play at Ohio that will embark on the same It has indeed been an incredi- State, and be drafted into the amazing trip. Matt Wilhelm and Wilhelm retires his #34 ble journey for Wilhelm. From NFL”. three others dreamed it, why Elyria Catholic jersey. his boyhood days in Lorain, to Wilhelm joins fellow Lorain can’t they? his stellar career at Elyria County football players Joe Catholic where he was a Golden Staysniak of Midview, Cliff Helmet winner, to his outstand- Stoudt of Oberlin, and Walter ing time at Ohio State and on to Rock of Elyria who were on the NFL, he says it has been an Super Bowl rosters (Staysniak unbelievable experience. “My with the Bills, Stoudt with the life has been filled with incredi- Steelers, and Rock with the Red- ble memories, all based around skins). Think of the thousands playing this great game that I of boys and young men who just love” he explains, “I am so have thrown the football in the proud of where I come from and backyard or played on a Lorain so grateful to my coaches and County field on a Friday night, teachers but especially my par- and yet only four have reached ents (Roger and Ruth) for the the absolute pinnacle of playing sacrifices they made over the in THE ultimate football game, years to help me get to this point, Super Bowl Sunday. As Wil- a Super Bowl champion”. helm said, it is truly a remark- When asked to give one piece able journey, one filled with of advice to a young man now tremendous hard work and effort Wilhelm helped his team to a national championship in playing football, either at the that climaxes in that one game 2002. grade school, middle school or that the whole world watches on

Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 29 A NEW ERA OF BROWNS FOOTBALL By Matt Loede from Pitt. He will be expected Steelers team that usually takes all in 2010 after getting hurt in The broken record seems to to get to the QB from the end mediocre to bad quarterbacks training camp and being placed spin season after season for the position, a part of the Browns and throws them out with the on injured reserve. Knowing Cleveland Browns, and the title defense that has been lacking trash. The Browns lost the the teams new strategy on is usually the same - "Transi- the past few seasons. The sec- October matchup 28-10, but offense, seeing Hillis go over tion." Once again in 2011, the ond pick of the second round McCoy held his own throwing 1100 yards will be very tough Browns are under a new regime, for the team saw them get wide for 281 yards with a touchdown to do. at least on the sidelines, as Pat receiver Greg Little from North and two interceptions. The wide out and tight end Shurmur takes over for the fired Carolina. McCoy's popularity only rose spots will be up to a couple Eric Mangini as the team was Little didn't play last season after the Browns scored upset young players, including not able to follow up the prom- due to off the field issues, and wins over the New Orleans Mohamed Massaquoi, Josh Crb- ising final month of 2009 and Mel Kiper Jr. said that he felt Saints and New England Patri- bis, Little, Benjamin Watson limped to a 5-11 record. Little would have been a first ots, two teams considered to be and Evan Moore. While there Mangini looked to build his round pick if he would have major contenders for the Super will be room and opportunity offense around a solid run game been on the field. He's a player Bowl. The QB had a knack for for other players coming with a defense that was sup- that the Browns hope will add making plays, avoiding the through the doors in Berea, the posed to get to the quarterback some dynamic to the pass game. rush, and staying calm when players mentioned should be the and make plays at key times. Tight end Jordan Cameron was needed. McCoy ended the year favorite targets for McCoy in While the run game did have picked in the fourth round, with a QB rating of 74.6 with 2011. Last season Watson, who its moments with new fan along with Owen Marecic, a 1576 yards, 9 touchdowns and 6 came over in the offseason, had favorite Peyton Hillis rushing fullback who will likely take the interceptions. a career year, catching 68 balls for 1177 yards with 11 touch- spot of Lawrence Vickers who Veteran Jake Delhomme, who for 763 yards and three touch- downs, the defense looked more is a free agent. started the season after inking a downs. like Swiss cheese, letting Maybe the biggest news of two-year deal, was given a pink Shurmur has called upon vet- opposing backs run all over the the teams draft is the fact they slip early in free agency, leaving eran defensive mind Dick Jau- place. During a stretch of were able to garner a lot in a the door wide open for McCoy ron, who was a one-time head losses to the Bills, Bengals, deal with the Falcons for the to be the starter from day one coach will the Buffalo Bills, to Ravens and Steelers to end the sixth overall pick. The Browns for the Browns in 2011. With get the clubs young defense season, the Browns run defense traded the sixth overall pick to Shurmur, a former Rams offen- headed in the right direction. allowed teams to rush for over the Falcons and received the sive coordinator aboard, the The team is switching back 165 yards per game. following in return: The Fal- club will play a west coast from a 3-4 defense to a 4-3 So the tune in 2011 will be to cons' selections in the first (No. offense, meaning that McCoy defense, meaning that they plan try and look for playmakers, 27), second (No. 59) and fourth will throw a lot, and the passes on putting more pressure into and with that, the club will go (No. 124) rounds this year, plus will be based on more timing stopping the opponents run with the youth movement, from their first- and fourth-round and speed than on the slow con- game, and also get pressure on starting quarterback Colt selections in 2012). In terms of servative offenses that Browns quarterbacks. McCoy to rookie defensive line- extra picks in the future, the fans have been use to. The defense is young, and men Phil Taylor, who was the Browns have a lot to look for- When the running game will will be tested. The team wasted team’s first round pick and will ward to. be called upon, Hillis and 2009 little time in dumping players be called upon to clog up the The 2011 season will focus draft pick Montario Hardesty, they felt were not long term middle with the release of on if the team truly has found a who has been hailed as a key to answers or didn't fit their sys- Shaun Rogers. franchise QB in Colt McCoy. the new offense, will get a tem, like linebackers Eric Bar- The draft for the Browns The gritty Texas QB stepped in majority of the carries. Hard- ton, David Barton, and Rogers, began with Taylor, and also and in his first game was esty has to stay healthy, a rea- who was a major talent but included second round pin lick matched up with an aggressive son he was not on the field at couldn't be counted on for 60 defensive end Jabaal Sheard

30 Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine minutes most Sundays. The team is hoping the young D-line of Ahtyba Rubin, Taylor, Sheard and Brian Sanford can do enough to give a helping hand to linebackers Scott Fujita, D'Qwell Jackson and Chris Chris Gocong. The secondary also has its questions, as former starter Eric Wright took less money in free agency to ink with the Lions. T.J. Ward and Joe Haden are two dynamic young players at the safety and corner spot, and teaming up with them are Shel- don Brown and a player to be determined, as free agency will play out as to who starts at the free safety spot opposite Ward. It will be up to these core guys to stop drives, as at least for this season it appears quarterbacks are going to have time to throw while the defense finds itself in Jauron's first season at the helm of the unit. This is a young team that many feel are going to have serious issues being competitive in a tough AFC North. The Browns may be on par to be as good as if not better than the Bengals, but matching up with the two top dogs of the division in Baltimore and Pittsburgh is a different story. The Ravens beat the Browns 24-17, and 20-10 in two games a season ago, while the Steelers, who made it to Super Bowl XLV before losing by five to the Green Bay Packers, beat the Browns in their two meetings 28-10 and 41-9 in the Browns regular season finale. It was less than 24 hours later that Mangini was dismissed and again a new era of Browns foot- ball had started. The 2011 season begins with the Bengals at home, and other highlights include road games at Indianapolis with Peyton Manning, at Oakland vs the Raiders, at San Francisco vs highlight the Dolphins with new New Years Day showdown vs ting up to speed after an offense John Harbaugh's 49ers, at Ari- flashy RB Reggie Bush, the the Steelers. that really wasn't with the lock- zona against Kevin Kolb and Titans and Chris Johnson and On paper it's going to be a out. Look for them to start to the new look Cardinals, and the Matt Hasselbeck, St.Louis with challenging season for the be more competitive in the sec- usual road games at Cincy, Bal- 2009's first overall pick Sam Brown and Orange, as with a ond half of the year, but that timore and Pittsburgh. Bradford, and an early Decem- young team and a new look still may only result in 6-7 wins The home contests will ber game vs the Ravens and a they may have a tough time get- for the 2011 season. Fall 2011 FORECAST Magazine 31 2011 High School Football Forecast Trivia

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