• 20 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES Game 1 • Friday, August 26, 2016 • 7:00 p.m. (EDT) Solon Comets Aurora, Ohio • Veterans Stadium / Artificial Surface Series vs. Aurora: Solon 13-3 Series Streak: Aurora 1 win Last Solon Win: Week 8, 1982 Aurora Greenmen Solon 33 Aurora 0 Aurora Greenmen Solon Comets Record: 0-0, 0-0 Record: 0-0, 0-0 2015 Record: 9-2, 5-1 (Suburban League, American) 2015 Record: 9-3, 6-1 (Greater Cleveland Conf.) Rankings: Not Released Rankings: Not Released Last Game: November 6, 2015 Last Game: November 14, 2015 lost to Nordonia, 39-37, in Aurora, OH lost to Stow, 24-15, in Akron, OH Head Coach/Season: Bob Mihalik, 15th Season Head Coach/Season: Jim McQuaide, 14th Season Aurora Record: 131-46 (.740) Solon Record: 110-40 (.733) Career Record: 131-46 (.740) Career Record: 186-102 (.646) Aug26 Sept2 Sept9 Sept16 Sept23 Aurora Twinsburg Stow Brunswick Euclid Sept30 Oct7 Oct14 Oct21 Oct28 Mentor Strongsville Elyria Shaker Hts. Medina #WeAreSC • @SolonFBinfo • #RiseAsOne SOLON COMETS RUN & HIT SOLON COMETS GAME 1 • SOLON vs. AURORA / AUGUST 26 PAGE 2 GENERAL INFORMATION 2015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Name: Solon High School Mailing Address: 33600 Inwood Road City: Solon, Ohio 44139 (9-3, 6-1 in Greater Cleveland Conference) Official Web Site: www.solonschools.org Date Opponent Site Stadium Result Enrollment: (OHSAA) Boys: 642, Girls: 631 Aug. 28 Aurora Solon, Ohio Stewart Field L 24-14 Nickname: Comets Sept. 4 Twinsburg Twinsburg, Ohio Tiger Stadium W 34-0 School Colors: Navy Blue and White Sept. 11 St. Thomas More (ON) Solon, Ohio Stewart Field W 50-7 Stadium: Stewart Field Sept. 18 Brunswick* Solon, Ohio Stewart Field W 44-7 Capacity: 5,500 Sept. 26 Euclid* Euclid, Ohio Dibiasio Stadium L 48-36 Surface: FieldTurf Oct. 2 Mentor* Solon, Ohio Stewart Field W 42-35 Affiliation: OHSAA Division I, Region 2 Oct. 9 Strongsville* Solon, Ohio Stewart Field W 38-14 Conference: Greater Cleveland Oct. 16 Elyria* Elyria, Ohio Ely Stadium W 28-20 Superintendent: Joe Regano Oct. 24 Shaker Heights* Shaker Heights, Ohio Rupp Field W 25-0 Principal: Erin Short Oct. 30 Medina* Solon, Ohio Stewart Field W 49-14 Assistant Principals: Terry Brownlow, Josh Frazier, Nov. 7 Olentangy Liberty# Solon, Ohio Stewart Field W 19-9 Erica Kosiorek Nov. 14 Stow-Munroe Falls# Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium L 24-15 Athletic Director: Mark McGuire *-Greater Cleveland Conference Game #-OHSAA Playoff Game Athletic Trainer: Kassie Brooks, Chelsea Sapp Team Doctor: Richard Figler, M.D. Band Director: Ed Kline 2016 SCHEDULE & RESULTS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Jim McQuaide (0-0, 0-0 in Greater Cleveland Conference) Record at School: 110-40 (in 13 years) Date Opponent Site Stadium Series/Result Career Record: 186-102 (in 27 years) Aug. 28 Aurora Aurora, Ohio Veterans Stadium Solon leads 13-3 Football Voicemail: 440-349-7757 x5420 Sept. 2 Twinsburg Solon, Ohio Stewart Field Solon leads 44-8-3 Football Office Phone: 440-349-7491 Sept. 9 Stow-Munroe Falls Solon, Ohio Stewart Field Solon leads 10-1 Fax: 440-349-7712 Sept. 16 Brunswick* Brunswick, Ohio Brunswick Automart Solon leads 6-4 ASSISTANT COACHES Sept. 23 Euclid* Solon, Ohio Stewart Field Tied 1-1 Sept. 30 Mentor* Mentor, Ohio Osborne Stadium Mentor leads 10-12 Ed Bubonics—Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Oct. 7 Strongsville* Strongsville, Ohio Pat Catan Stadium Solon leads 16-11 Kurt Gielink—Special Teams Coordinator, Oct. 14 Elyria* Solon, Ohio Stewart Field Solon leads 3-0 Defensive Ends Oct. 21 Shaker Heights* Solon, Ohio Stewart Field Solon leads 11-0 Matt Richardson—Offensive Coordinator, Oct. 28 Medina* Medina, Ohio Ken Dukes Stadium Solon leads 10-1 Running Backs *-Greater Cleveland Conference Game Jeff Ames—Defensive Line Jerry Burris—Wide Receivers Dave Mortland—Defensive Backs Rich Shirilla—Offensive Line Jake Voigt—Quarterbacks Brian Wisniewski—Defensive Backs Travis Fankhauser—9th Grade Dan Iwan—9th Grade Ron King—9th Grade Mike Brashear—8th Grade Matt Johnson—8th Grade Matt Pinney—8th Grade Week One Greg Beder—7th Grade Daryl Moore—7th Grade Garrett Patty—7th Grade SUPPORT STAFF Athletic Department Secretary: Joy Cardinale Strength Coach: AJ Short Team Videographer: Brian Kretch Team Statisticians: Jim Paradise, Tony Sanson Solon Schools Communications: Tammy Strom Stewart Field Announcer: Don Holub Stewart Field Spotters: Brad Cisar, Tim Stacey Stewart Field Game Clock: Tom Iwan, Jim Wallace The Game: Stewart Field Game Management: David Peleg Helmet Logos: Ohio Helmet Project A rivalry of the past renews for the second straight year as the Comets and Photography: Jeff Sabo, Doug Wolfe, Victor Heyman Greenmen begin the 2016 season at Aurora’s Veterans Stadium. Friday’s Channel 22: Joe Ferencie, Chuck Chokenea, game will be televised in tape-delay on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel. Comet Productions Dave Bacon will have the call with Ryan Cavanaugh providing expert analy- Additional Support: Gary Brezina, Dan Flaherty, sis. Check your local listings for replay times across the state. Denny Martin, Mike Guilfoyle #WeAreSC • @SolonFBinfo • #RiseAsOne SOLON COMETS RUN & HIT SOLON COMETS GAME 1 • SOLON vs. AURORA / AUGUST 26 PAGE 3 DIVISION I ROUND UP REGION 1 REGION 3 Team 2015 This Week Team 2015 This Week Brunswick 3-7 at Austintown Fitch Beavercreek 7-3 Xenia Dublin Jerome 6-4 at Logan Central Crossing 7-4 at Pickerington North Elyria 6-5 Avon Lake Dublin Coffman 7-4 at Dublin Scioto Findlay 6-4 at Anthony Wayne Gahanna Lincoln 7-4 Westerville Central Lorain 5-5 at Midview Grove City 3-7 Hilliard Davidson Marysville 2-8 Jonathan Alder Hilliard Bradley 7-3 Olentangy Medina 4-6 at Lakewood Hilliard Darby 9-3 John F Kennedy Newark 0-10 Zanesville Hilliard Davidson 11-2 at Grove City North Royalton 3-7 North Ridgeville Huber Heights Wayne 14-1 Archbishop Wood Olentangy 11-2 at Hilliard Bradley Kettering Fairmont 2-8 Alter Olentangy Liberty 7-4 at North Allegheny Lancaster 8-3 at St. Francis DeSales Olentangy Orange 3-7 Worthington Kilbourne Pickerington Central 8-3 Elder Parma 3-7 John Marshall Pickerington North 5-5 Central Crossing Strongsville 5-5 at Avon Reynoldsburg 7-4 New Albany Toledo Start 9-2 Eastwood Springfield 3-7 Fremont Toledo Whitmer 9-3 Walsh Jesuit Thomas Worthington 1-9 Canal Winchester Westerville Central 10-2 at Gahanna Lincoln Upper Arlington 8-4 St. Charles Westerville South 4-6 Dublin Scioto Westland 4-6 Licking Heights REGION 2 REGION 4 Team 2015 This Week Team 2015 This Week Austintown Fitch 7-4 Brunswick Centerville 6-4 Fairfield Berea-Midpark 6-5 Lakewood Clayton Northmont 3-7 Winton Woods Canton McKinley 7-4 Hoban Colerain 12-2 Warren Central Cleveland Heights 4-6 Benedictine Elder 9-4 Pickerington Central Cuyahoga Falls 0-10 Kent Roos. Fairfield 8-3 at Centerville Euclid 10-3 Glenville Hamilton 4-6 at Milford GlenOak 7-4 Woodside Lakota East 3-7 Loveland John Marshall 4-6 at Warrensville Hts. Lakota West 7-3 at Moeller Lakewood 1-9 at Berea-Midpark Lebanon 4-6 at Kings Massillon Jackson 5-5 East Mason 8-3 Springboro Mentor 8-4 Massillon Middletown 4-6 at Lima Senior North Canton Hoover 2-8 at Brush Milford 4-6 Hamilton Rhodes 5-5 Brooklyn Moeller 5-5 Lakota West Shaker Heights 3-7 Skyline (MI) Oak Hills 1-9 Covington Catholic Solon 9-3 at Aurora Springboro 9-3 at Mason St. Edward 14-1 Pine-Richland St. Xavier 7-5 St. John Bosco St. Ignatius 5-4 at Normandy Sycamore 4-6 at LaSalle Stow-Munroe Falls 13-1 at Green Western Hills 2-8 Riverview East Division I Moves to Four Regions 2016 OHSAA Playoffs At its April meeting, the Ohio High School Athletic November 4: Regional Quarterfinals Association Board of Directors voted unanimously 7:30p Divisions I, II, IV, VI to change the playoff format in Division I, beginning November 5: Regional Quarterfinals with the 2016 season. The regional alignment in 7:00p Divisions III, V, VII Division I will now be the same as Divisions II-VII, in November 11: Regional Semifinals that, each division is split into four regions, and the 7:30p Divisions I, II, IV, VI top eight teams in each region will advance to the November 12: Regional Semifinals post season. OHSAA Assistant Commissioner Beau 7:00p Divisions III, V, VII Rugg commented that moving to four regions in Division I is a great decision. “First and foremost, it November 18: Regional Finals cuts down significantly on travel, especially in the 7:30p Divisions I, II, IV, VI first round. It also allows Division I to go back to November 19: Regional Finals having a true regional championship game in the 7:00p Divisions III, V, VII third round, followed by the state semifinals.” In November 25: State Semifinals 2013, the OHSAA created an additional football 7:30p Divisions I, II, IV, VI division and put the largest 72 schools in Ohio into November 26: State Semifinals Division I, but only created two regions in the divi- 7:00p Divisions III, V, VII sion. December 1-3: State Finals (Columbus) OHSAA News Release—April 14, 2016 #WeAreSC • @SolonFBinfo • #RiseAsOne SOLON COMETS RUN & HIT SOLON COMETS GAME 1 • SOLON vs. AURORA / AUGUST 26 PAGE 4 KICK OFF APPROACHING COMETS BRIEFLY IN 2015 2016 SCHEDULE The 2016 edition of the Solon Comets OFFENSE Solon’s 2016 schedule features an ex- will debut on Friday night at Aurora Yards Rushing/Game: 110.67 citing slate of opponents along with big High School. Friday night’s game will Yards Rushing/Att.: 3.6 games both at home and on the road. mark the second straight Week One Passing Yards/Game: 203.17 Following the tilt on Friday with Auro- matchup for these two teams and So- Passing Yards/Att./Comp.: 2438/325/184 ra, the Comets will start the home por- lon looks to begin the year differently Total Net Yards/Game: 313.8 tion of their schedule by hosting Twins- than in 2015.