2019 Cleveland Heights Tigers Football Roster
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THREE OHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES (2011, 2013, and 2015) CLEVELAND HEIGHTS 2019 TIGERS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2019 Schedule & Results Gameday Storylines Game #1 • Friday, August 30, 2019 • Ken Dukes Stadium • 7:00 PM kickoff MEDINA BEES 7:00 PM Friday, August 30 Ken Dukes Stadium Cleveland Heights 0-0 overall GLENVILLE TARBLOODERS 7:00 PM TIGERS 0-0 LEL Friday, September 6 Cleveland Heights High School Stadium Medina 0-0 overall SHAKER HTS RED RAIDERS 1:00 PM Saturday, September 14 BATTLING BEES 0-0 GCC Russell H. Rupp Field Last Meeting between Cleveland Heights and Medina: LAKE CATHOLIC COUGARS 7:00 PM August 24, 2018 (week 1); Medina 43, Cleveland Heights 20 Friday, September 20 Jerome T. Osborne Stadium Cleveland Heights Tigers in Week 1 games since 2000 The Tigers are 8-11 over the last 19 seasons in week 1 matchups. The Tigers have lost 4 consecutive WALSH JESUIT WARRIORS 7:00 PM Friday, September 27 season-openers, but Cleveland Heights did win four straight week 1 games between 2011 and 2014. Cleveland Heights High School Stadium LORAIN TITANS 7:00 PM Friday, October 4 George Daniel Field Opening Drive BEDFORD BEARCATS 7:00 PM Cleveland Heights will be a physical, versatile team that offensively could be one of the area’s Friday, October 11 bigger teams up front with Division I recruit Justin Wodtly and Cullen Martin back in the trenches. Cleveland Heights High School Stadium The Tigers use Wodtly at multiple positions on both offense and defense, including as a tough to WARRENSVILLE HTS TIGERS 7:00 PM stop 270-pound fullback. Friday, October 18 Tiger Stadium Cleveland Heights graduated versatile quarterback Josh Harris (899 yards rushing, 503 yards passing), but Elijah Fowlkes (sophomore) will emerge as one of the area’s top backs in a triple option attack. SHAW CARDINALS 7:00 PM Friday, October 25 The passing game will look different with two transfers at receiver in Jiovanny Holmes and Ju'Ruan Cleveland Heights High School Stadium Hardin. MAPLE HTS MUSTANGS 7:00 PM Defensively, the Tigers are loaded with talent, especially in the secondary. Friday, November 1 Mustangs Memorial Stadium Medina, which handled Cleveland Heights in Week 1 last year, is a high-powered offense led by Ryan Fischer. He came in last year at quarterback as a St. Vincent-St. Mary transfer and threw for big-yardage games, as the Bees opened with a 2-0 start and closed with three straight wins. Noah Nunn returns to lead the defense, while Dylan O'Dear is back after missing all of last year because of injury. THREE OHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES (2011, 2013, and 2015) CLEVELAND HEIGHTS 2019 TIGERS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Tigers Rewind Opponent: Medina Battling Bees Overall Record 0-0 Tigers drop final game of season; Greater Cleveland Conference Record 0-0 finish 10th in Division I, Region 1 Maple Heights MUSTANGS 28 2019 Bees Schedule Medina Quick Facts Cleveland Heights TIGERS 21 8/30 H CLEVELAND HEIGHTS Location Medina, Ohio Friday, October 26, 2018, Cleveland Heights Hosford Stadium 9/6 A Highland Enrollment 2,502 students 9/13 H Wadsworth OHSAA Assignment Division I, Region 1 9/20 H Euclid Nickname Bees 9/27 A Mentor Colors Green and White 10/4 A Elyria Stadium Kenneth Duke Stadium 10/11 H Strongsville Surface Artificial Field Turf 10/18 A Solon Head Coach Larry Laird The Cleveland Heights Tigers finished the 2018 season 10/26 A Shaker Heights Overall Record 43-32 (8th season) at 7-3 and averaged 26.3 points per game for Head 11/1 H Brunswick Record at School 18-14 (2010, 17-18) Coach Mac Stephens. A tough week 10 loss to Maple Heights prevented the Tigers from vaulting into the top eight and a postseason 2018 Bees Schedule Medina News & Notes berth. Heights finished 10th in a very deep Division I, (5-5 overall, 3-4 in GCC; 9th in Region 1) Region 1. Former Medina Bee, Mason Schreck, is in his third 8/24 A 43-20 The Mustangs defeated the Tigers 28-21, but Cleveland Cleveland Heights W season with the Cincinnati Bengals. Heights led Oct. 26 game 14-0 on Josh Harris' 61-yard 8/31 HHighland W 24-7 touchdown pass to Nolan Johnson -- Johnson sprinting 9/7 AWadsworth L 7-28 Schreck graduated from Medina HS in 2012 and the last 40 yards -- and a Justin Wodtly 13-yard scoring 9/14 AEuclid L 14-37 played college football the University of Buffalo. dash. 9/21 HShaker Heights L 20-33 9/28 HMentor Cardinals L 10-49 In 2017, Schreck was selected in the seventh of The Tigers began the season 1-2, with losses to Medina 10/5 AStrongsville L 17-31 the NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. and Toledo St. Francis DeSales before winning six 10/12 HElyria W 51-7 straight games. 10/19ABrunswick W 20-7 In 2018 Schreck had a break-out preseason, 10/26HSolon W 27-24 catching nine receptions for 118 yards. During the six-game winning streak, the Tigers had a big wins over the Lake Catholic Cougars in week 4 and a week 7 victory against the Lorain Titans, 31-23. In the Sept. 14 victory over the Cougars, the Tigers rebounded from a lighting issue at the stadium, stunning Lake Catholic as Josh Harris took a quarterback sneak 80 yards to paydirt to give the home team a 27-24 lead . On Sept 28, the Cleveland Heights defense stood tall in the second half as the Tigers defeated league-rival Lorain, 31-23. Cleveland Heights jumped out to a big lead then Lorain scored the last 23 points of the first half to lead 23-19 at the break. The Tiger defense twice had goal-line stands in the second half. Cleveland Heights forced Lorain to turn the ball over on downs six times in the game. Overall, the Tigers finished in second place in the Lake Erie League with a 4-1 record, the only loss being week 10 vs Maple Heights. THREE OHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES (2011, 2013, and 2015) CLEVELAND HEIGHTS 2019 TIGERS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2019 Tigers Facts Head Coach: Mac Stephens Hired: March 13, 2015 GENERAL INFORMATION Cleveland Heights head coach Mac Stephens enters his fifth season on the Location 13263 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio sidelines for the Tigers. Stephens is 21-19 in his previous four seasons Founded / Established 1901 at Cedar and Lee. Enrollment 1,555 students (grades 9-12) District Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools Stephens spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach at three local schools Superintendent Elizabeth Kirby before being named the head coach of the Tigers on March 13, 2015. Principal Byron Hopkins Director of Athletics Joe D'Amato Stephens graduated from Akron Firestone High School in 1986 and attended the OHSAA Assignment - Football Division I, Region 1 University of Minnesota. Stephens spent two seasons in the NFL, playing linebacker for the New York Jets in Conference Lake Erie League 1990 and the Minnesota Vikings in 1991. Nickname Tigers Colors Black and Gold Stephens served as the head coach for the Lutheran East Falcons in 2003. He has spent 11 seasons (2004-2014) Stadium Complex Cleveland Heights HS Stadium as an assistant coach at Euclid, Villa Angela-St, Joseph and Glenville before being named head coach for Capacity 2,500 Playing Surface Field Turf Cleveland Heights. Year Stadium Opened 1952 Renovations Completed 2014 Coach Stephens currently resides in Euclid with his wife Belinda. They have two sons Linden, a defensive back for the Denver Broncos and Collin a recent graduate of Bowling Green State University. Stephens serves as the Director of Recreation for the city of Euclid as well as the owner of Coach Mac’s Speed, Power and Fitness, FOOTBALL INFORMATION located at the Euclid Sports Plant. Head Coach Mac Stephens High School Akron Firestone College University of Minnesota Chalk Talk with Coach Stephens Seasons 5th season Tigers Head Coach Mac Stephens discusses his team and the upcoming game Career Record (6 seasons) 21-27 Record at Cleveland Heights (5 seasons) 21-19 "Last year's loss to Maple (Week 10) left a bad taste in the mouth of our guys because they knew we were a playoff-caliber Offensive Set Flexbone / Triple Option team. But, to their credit they've worked hard and are ready to get back at it this season." Defensive Set Odd Front / 3-4 2018 Record 7-3 "In my years at Heights this is my most complete team." 2018 Lake Erie League Record 4-1 "There's sometimes a stereotype we are just a team full of athletes. The truth is our staff does a great job with the guys and Cleveland Hts OHSAA Playoff Appearances 3 we are extremely well coached. We are a team that has a lot of quality skill players, but we're more than just athletic." Cleveland Hts OHSAA Playoff Record 1-3 "We need to get off to a fast start. I think we've lost Week 1 all four years I've been coach. So we need to get off to a good start. We want to win the LEL. Then if we can get in the playoffs, anything can happen." ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Football Contact Joe D'Amato Office Phone 216-320-3015 E-mail Address [email protected] 2019 Cleveland Hts Tigers Assistant Coaches Athletic Director Joe D'Amato Athletics Web Address www.heightstigers.com Kahari Hicks - Offensive Coordinator, Willie Smith - Special Teams Coordinator, Athletics Twitter Handle @GoHeightsTigers 5th Year at Cleveland Heights HS 15th Yeat at Cleveland Heights HS High School Twitter Handle @CHUHSchools Head Coach Twitter Handle @MacStephens Scott Wodtly - Defensive Coordinator, Tom DeSalvo - Offensive Line Coach, 5th Year at Cleveland Heights HS 1st Year at Cleveland Heights HS Germaine Smith - Wide Receivers Coach, Rob Bisker - Assistant Coach, 5th Year at Cleveland Heights HS 1st Year at Cleveland Heights HS Damon Williams - Defensive Line Coach, Javar Green, Offensive Line Coach 2nd Year at Cleveland Heights HS 1st Year at Cleveland Heights HS Brandon Biggom - Defensive Backs Coach, Darryl Buckley, Assistant Coach, 4th Yeat at Cleveland Heights HS 5th Year at Cleveland Heights HS Andre Cliff - Running Backs and Linebackers Howard Little, Inside Linebacker Coach Coach, 1st Year at Cleveland Heights HS 2nd Year at Cleveland Heights HS THREE OHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES (2011, 2013, and 2015) CLEVELAND HEIGHTS 2019 TIGERS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Polls & Rankings 2019 Lake Erie League Standings CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER / CLEVELAND.COM POLL 2019 CURRENT AND EXPANDED LAKE ERIE LEAGUE STANDINGS Poll as of August 28, 2019 SCHOOLDiv/Reg LELPct.