2012 Football Media Guide NORTH RANGERS 2012 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE INTRODUCTION Inside the Guide About the Guide About the Guide 2 The 2012 North Rangers football media guide is intended to be a comprehensive navigational tool for all those who follow the program or Policies & Quick Facts 3 cover it for a local media outlet. The information obtained should provide Featured & Regional Media 4 a glimpse back into the history of the North football program, a detailed account of last year’s 7-3 season, a preview of this year’s schedule and a North Administration 6 look at all the players and coaches who will make up the orange and This is North High School 7 black this fall. 2012 Schedules 10 2012 Season Preview 11 This media guide would not be possible without the time and assistance of many, starting with Rangers head coach George Burich . Access to PAC Info & Schedules 12 statistics, school records, team information and availability for interviews Stadiums 14 with assistant coaches and players was paramount in the completion of the media guide. 2012 Opponents 16 OHSAA Division I - Region 1 21 2012 Roster 22 In addition, thanks to all who provided information on administrators, past teams and players, etc. There are too many to name individually. A huge 2012 Player Profiles 23 debt of gratitude goes out to the “architect” of the media guide, Ed Head Coach George Burich 36 Daugherty . Without Daugherty’s hard work, passion, professionalism, talent and creativity, this would be nothing more than a concept instead of a 2012 Assistant Coaches 37 tangible document. Good luck to Coach Burich and North as the season 2011 Box Scores & Recaps 39 kicks off August 24 at Brush. Go Rangers. 2011 Statistics 42 Individual & Team Records 44 Official Signals 46 Composite Schedule back MEDIA GUIDE LAYOUT AND CONTENT: Courtesy of Varsity Chalk Talk, Bill Tilton, and Ed Daugherty The Eastlake North football program, the North Athletic Department and COVER ART DESIGNED BY: Varsity Chalk Talk would like to thank you for your interest in covering the Brittany Chay 2012 North Rangers football season. Graphic Designer / Artist [email protected] This publication has been designed to assist you in your coverage of the HELMET DESIGNS: North Rangers' upcoming football season. Please feel free to contact the Courtesy of the Ohio Helmet Project North Athletic Department or Varsity Chalk Talk for any additional and MG Helmets information you may need. NORTH RANGERS 2012 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 ABOUT EASTLAKE NORTH Policies and Procedures Quick Facts MEDIA INFORMATION TELEVISION / RADIO MAILING ADDRESS In order for North High School's Office of Local TV crews and visiting radio crews North High School Media Relations to best service should request permission to broadcast 34041 Stevens Blvd Eastlake, Ohio 44095 responsible media members covering games at Nick Carter Stadium through Rangers Football this year, we ask your the North High School Athletic assistance and cooperation with the Department. Courtesy phone lines will GENERAL INFORMATION following policies and procedures be assigned on a first come-first serve basis. All media outlets are responsible Location Eastlake, Ohio for long distance fees. Founded 1957 Enrollment 1,475 (co-educational) GENERAL INFORMATION Nickname Rangers School Colors Orange and Black The 2012 North Rangers Football Media Home Stadium Nick Carter Stadium PHOTOGRAPHERS Guide was prepared by the North Surface Grass Capacity 5,500 Athletic Department and Varsity Chalk Credentials for photographers will be Conference Premier Athletic Talk specifically to assist the media in issued to those representing OHSAA Alignment Division I - Region 1 their coverage of Ranger Football. In- newspapers, bona fide publications season requests for additional and other periodicals by Athletic information should be directed to Director Dennis Reilly. Please make ADMINISTRATION & STAFF Dennis Reilly, Athletics Director; or Bill requests in advance of game day. All Tilton at Varsity Chalk Talk. Superintendent Steve Thompson photographers are expected to honor Principal Jennifer Chauby all sideline policies and are not Director of Athletics Dennis Reilly permitted in the team bench areas, Assistant Director of Athletics Eric Kemelietis lockerroom, or other restricted areas at Campus Switchboard 440-975-3666 GAME CREDENTIALS Nick Carter Stadium or North High Athletics 440-975-3677 School, unless receiving prior Athletics Website www.weschools.org/NorthHigh Only accredited members of the media authorization from the North High Athletics e-mail [email protected] will receive credentials for any game. School Athletic Department. Requests for credentials should be TEAM INFORMATION made by noon on the day prior to the game. Credentials are to be requested Head Coach George Burich INTERNET SITES through the North High School Athletic High School Eastlake North College Mercyhurst Office and Athletic Director Dennis Only accredited internet sites will be Record at North 23-26 (6th season) Reilly. granted game day credentials or Overall Record same e-mail address [email protected] access to North coaches/players for interviews. All inquires must be made to 2011 Record 7-3 ( # 12 in Div I - Region 1 ) the North Athletic Department. 2011 PAC record 4-3 (4th of 8 in PAC) PRESS BOX / MEDIA SEATING Requests will be considered and Base Offense Spread; 4WR granted on a a space-availability basis. The press box at Nick Carter Stadium is Base Defense Pro-Style 4-3 located atop the west side (home side) Lettermen Returning 5 Lettermen Lost 27 bleachers and the working media area of the press box will accommodate a LOCKERROOM POLICY maximum of 30 people. Separate The North High School Football Rangers ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS coaches boxes are available for team maintain a CLOSED lockerroom policy. personnel only. Football Media Contact Bill Tilton Office Phone 440-477-8270 For featured games, media members e-mail address [email protected] will be assigned seats in the press Website VarsityChalkTalk.com Twitter @realchalktalk seating area. Charts will be posted. NORTH RANGERS 2012 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 4 FEATURED MEDIA Varsity Chalk Talk WELW - 1330 Bill Tilton - Executive Editor The Talk of the Town Spirit Media Group Varsitychalktalk.com is an informational and entertaining Rav Milavec - Play-By-Play online home designed to keep Ray Milavec (pictured R) is the lead play-by-play coaches, players, parents and voice for area high school football games on WELW. fans of Northeast Ohio’s top prep programs updated in specialized ways no other web site can offer. Milavec is a 1965 graduate of St Joseph HS (now VASJ). He retired in 2000 after 30 years as a teacher, administrator, coach and athletic director in Varsitychalktalk.com founder Bill Tilton covered high school sports at the Wickliffe and currently works part-time at Wickliffe MS. News-Herald in Willoughby for 12 years and brings his passion, knowledge, ability to handle the written word and contacts for Milavec was the public address announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers from covering varsity action to the Internet. 1978-1983. His PA work is well known throughout Lake County, as he has worked with the Lake County Captains since the team debuted in 2003, as Varsitychalktalk.com will provide the kind of inside information that can well as at Jack Britt Memorial Stadium at Rec Park in Painesville for Lake Erie usually only be obtained in the lockerroom. The site is also designed Storm football home games and the News-Herald Senior Bowl at Jerome T specifically to level the playing field among all high school teams. Osborne Sr Stadium. Each team represented on the site - regardless of division, history, tradition or current success - is featured on their own page with game Charlie Malta - Analyst recaps, game previews, photos, podcasts, schedules, stats, rosters, Charlie Malta (pictured L) is the color analyst on the HS football game of the player and coaches profiles, school history, weekly game notes, daily week on WELW. updates, student-athlete features and an “insider” blog that will address the major issues and events in high school football, basketball and Malta is a 1971 North High School graduate. He spent two years at Lakeland beyond. CC and was part of the 28-0 1973 golf team at Lakeland. The South Rebels football team is a proud partner with Malta is a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service and is serving his varsitychalktalk.com, and all information, stats, highlights and stories second term as a councilman in Willowick’s Ward 3. Malta is a veteran regarding the boys from Shankland Road can be found on the South referee and umpire, and the national director of the USFTL. In 1993 he was team page. elected into the USFTL National Hall of Fame as a Referee. Varsity Chalk Talk presented by Charlie Malta got his start in radio as a guest on WELW's talk show "North ESPN Cleveland (850 WKNR and Coast Sports". He is also the co-host of “Mondays With Malta,” a high school 1540 KNR2) is a live high school talk show that airs from 7-9 p.m. in the fall and winter. sports talk show broadcast live each Monday night from Hooley House in Mentor. WKNR - 850 Hosted by Bill Tilton, the show airs live from 7-9 p.m. Chalk Talk features ESPN Cleveland interviews with players and coaches from around Northeast Ohio, reviewing the most recently played games and previewing the Good Karma Broadcasting upcoming Friday night gridiron battles. Chris Fedor - Play-by-Play The show streams live at espncleveland.com and clips from the show Chris Fedor is the lead play-by-play voice for ESPN 850 WKNR's High are available in a video archive at varsitychalktalk.com. For more School Hysteria Featured Game of the Week.