2020 - 2021 Canton McKinley Boys Basketball Season

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It's January 25, 2021

2020 - 2021 CANTON MCKINLEY BOYS BASKETBALL SEASON

Won - 9 Lost - 3


HEAD COACH: Andy Vlajkovich
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2020 - 2021 Canton McKinley Boys Basketball Schedule
NO. DATE___ OPPONENT__________________________HOME or AWAY__LOCATION______________TIME__________WON OR LOST

01. 11/25/20 _LOUISVILLE_________________________Home____________Memorial Field House_____7:00 PM________CANCELLED

02. 11/28/20 _GAHANNA LINCOLN_________________Away____________Pickerington North________7:00 PM________CANCELLED
_____________Nike All Ohio Challenge

03. 12/01/20 _SPIRE ACADEMY____________________Home____________Memorial Field House_____6:00 PM________CANCELLED

04. 12/04/20 _ UNIONTOWN LAKE_________________Away_____________Uniontown Lake__________7:00 PM________Won (58 - 51)

05. 12/05/20 _ POWELL OLENTANGY LIBERTY ____ Home_____________Memorial Field Huse_____ 7:00 PM________Lost (78 - 73)

06. 12/20/20 _ CANTON GLENOAK________________Home_____________Memorial Field House_____7:00 PM________CANCELLED

07. 12/11/20 _ Massillon PERRY_______________Away_____________Massillon Perry___________7:00 PM________CANCELLED

08. 12/19/20 _ MENTOR__________________________Away_____________Walsh University__________6;30 PM________CANCELLED
_____________(HALL OF FAME HOOPS CLASSIC)

09. 12/23/20 _ LOUISVILLE (RESCHEDULED) _____ Home____________Memorial Field House______7:00 PM_______Won (84 - 55)

10. 12/27/20 _ CLEVELAND RHODES_____________Away_____________Garfield Heights___________7:00 PM_______CANCELLED
_____________(NEO ELITE SHOWCASE)

11. 12/28/20 _ Massillon PERRY_______________Away_____________Massillon Perry____________7:00 PM______Won (81 - 56)
_____________RESCHEDULED)

12. 12/30/20 _POWELL OLENTANGY LIBERTY ___Away_____________Powell Olentangy Liberty____4:00PM_______Lost (56 - 57)


12. 12/31/20 _ Massillon WASHINGTON_______Home_____________Memorial Field House_______2:00 PM______Won (71 - 60)

13. 01/03/21 _ LAKEWOOD ST EDWARD ________Away______________Euclid_____________________TBA_________CANCELLED
_____________(SCHOLASTIC PLAY BY PLAY)

14. 01/05/21 _UNIONTOWN GREEN_____________Home_____________Memorial Field House_______ 7:00 PM______Won (70 - 58)

15. 01/08/21 _Massillon JACKSON______________Away_____________ Massillon Jackson___________7:00 PM______Won (71 - 59)

16. 01/12/21 _ NORTH CANTON HOOVER_______Home_____________Memorial Field House________7:00 PM______Won (55 - 50)

17. 01/15/21 _ UNIONTOWN LAKE _____________ Home_____________Memorial Field House________7:00 PM_____Won (90 - 54)

18. 01/18/21 _ THOMAS WORTHINGTON _______Away______________Trent Arena Dayton__________TBA_________Lost (63 - 73)
_____________(FLYING TO THE HOOPS)

19. 01/22/21 _ CANTON GLENOAK_____________Away______________Canton GlenOak_____________7:00 PM_____Won (56 - 47)

20. 01/26/21 _ Massillon PERRY________________Home_____________Memorial Field House________ 7:00 PM

21. 01/31/21 _ CINCINNATI ARCHBISHOP ______Home_____________Memorial Field House_________2:30 PM
_____________MOELLER (ERIC SNOW CLASSIC)

22. 02/01/21 _ UNIONTOWN GREEN____________Away______________Uniontown Green____________7:00 PM

23. 02/05/21 _ Massillon JACKSON_____________Home_____________ Memorial Field House________7:00 PM

24. 02/12/21 _ NORTH CANTON HOOVER ______Away______________North Canton Hoover_________7:00 PM

25. 02/16/21 _ WOOSTER _____________________Home______________Memorial Field House________ 7:00 PM

26. 02/19/21 _ AKRON ST VINCENT ST MARY __Away______________ Akron St Vincent St Mary______7:30 PM

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2020 - 2021 Canton McKinley Boys Basketball Roster
NO. NAME_________________________POSITION________________GRADE _____HEIGHT____________WEIGHT

00. KOBE JOHNSON_______________ Point Guard_______________12___________6' - 04"_____________200

01. GAVIN MUCKLE________________Wing_____________________ 12___________6' - 00"_____________180

02. AMARION HERRING ___________Forward___________________12___________6" - 04"_____________175

03. JAHLIL GRAHAM ______________Point Guard_______________10 ___________5" - 10"_____________170

04. BRENT WALKER _______________Forward__________________ 12___________6' - 07"______________225

12. VERNON SMITH _______________ Center____________________12___________6' - 07"______________215

13. MERHI SMITH _________________Guard_____________________12___________5' - 10"______________170

20. CHARLES ARMSTRONG________Point Guard________________12___________5' - 07"______________160

21. TAE PERIE_____________________Point Guard________________12___________6' - 02"______________185

22. CONNOR WELDON____________ Guard_____________________10____________6 - 03"______________187

24. JONAH LYTLE_________________Point Guard________________12____________6 - 00"______________175

25. JAMES MCCOLLOUGH________Forward____________________12____________6' - 03"______________185

31. ERIC SPICER__________________Forward___________________ 10____________6' - 04"______________185


;) :p :unsure: :)

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It's December 23, 2020

Canton McKinley is playing Louisville at the Memorial Field House tonight.

:) ;) :unsure: :p

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They were really good last year, with quite a few underclassmen. However, I believe many of them defected to other schools such as Cleveland Heights. I don’t know much else about them or if they happened to attract some newcomers based on last year‘s success.
 
They were really good last year, with quite a few underclassmen. However, I believe many of them defected to other schools such as Cleveland Heights. I don’t know much else about them or if they happened to attract some newcomers based on last year‘s success.
Update-their 3 best returning players (all D1 Caliber) all transferred, 1 to Brush, 2 To Cle Heights (1 of these was Jamal Sumlin, who subsequently transferred to Ypsilanti Prep to play with phenom Emoni Bates). I’m guessing the cupboard is now pretty bare, but I seriously think it was the best team Jackson played Last year, even Better than Shaker Hts
 
Update-their 3 best returning players (all D1 Caliber) all transferred, 1 to Brush, 2 To Cle Heights (1 of these was Jamal Sumlin, who subsequently transferred to Ypsilanti Prep to play with phenom Emoni Bates). I’m guessing the cupboard is now pretty bare, but I seriously think it was the best team Jackson played Last year, even Better than Shaker Hts

Jamal Sumlin and Keyshawn Hall went to Cleveland Heights. As noted above, Sumlin has since moved on to Ypsilanti Prep. Amarion Dickerson is playing for Richmond Heights. I am not aware of any Rhodes players who are at Brush right now.

I am also under the impression that all winter sports at CMSD schools have been cancelled this year. I do not expect Rhodes to play against McKinley or any other school this season.
 
It's December 28, 2020

Canton Repository ( 7:15 pm tonight at Massillon Perry)

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extra impressive without Walker again. Perry is solid team that has given McKinley fits past couple years with their style of play
 
Were playing Olentangy Liberty again Wednesday.They beat us the first time 78-73.

The first time we played them on 12-5-2020.Me thinks were alot better now.

Lets go Pups!
 
It's December 29, 2020

CANTON MCKINLEY BOYS BASKETBALL STATS

Canton McKinley - 84
Louisville 55

Kobi Johnson 21 pts, Gavin Muckle 5 pts, Vernon Smith 4 pts, Amarion Herring 4 pts, Jahlil Graham 9 pts, Charles Armstrong 5 pts, Tae Perie 22 pts, Jonah Lytle 4 pts, James McCollough 10 pts.

JV: Won 77 - 37

:p :) :) ;):unsure::cool:

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It's December 29, 2020

CANTON MCKINLEY BOYS BASKETBALL STATS

Canton McKinley - 81
Massillon Perry - 56

Kobi Johnson 26 pts, Vernon Smith 13 pts, Merhi Smith 6 pts, Amarion Herring 4 pts, Jahlil Graham 4 pts, Charles Armstrong 2 pts, Tae Perie 15 pts, Jonah Lytle 4 pts, James McCollough 7 pts.

JV: Won 82 - 21

:p :) :) ;):unsure::cool:

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It's Here.....

McKinley ~ Massillon : Basketball Series (184 games)

First game 1912 (Massillon win 20 ~ 16)
Last game 2020 (McKinley win 55 ~ 50 / OHSAA Tournament - Sectional)

McKinley leads the all-time series 136-48 (.739)
---------- SERIES ---------
............ McK ~ Mass
Regular Sea: 117 ~ 45
Tournament : _19 ~ _3
Over-All : 136 ~ 48

Tot Points: 9354 ~ 7717
Avg game: 51 ~ 42

From 1912 thru 1968 the teams played twice (home & home) in the regular season
In those 57 seasons (114 games) they split 25 times.
- 76 McK wins / 38 Mass wins
There were also 5 Tournament games (Pups won 4) in those 57 seasons
- 2 were rubber matches
--- 1937 33-28 Massillon win (State Semi-final)
--- 1964 72~64 McKinley win (District Semi-final)

Winning Streaks...
- McKinley: 24 games
--- 1971 Tournament thru 1993 Regular season...
--- ... includes 6 Tournament wins (1971, '79, '84, '85, '88, '90)
--- ... there were no (*) regular season games in '87, '88, '89, '90
- Massillon: 5 games
--- all Reg-sea: 1951 2nd game and regular seasons 1952 & 1953

Game with highest combined points total: 158
--- 1971 OHSAA District final: McK 85 ~ 73 Mass
Game with lowest combined points total: 23
--- 1928 Regular Season: McK 12 ~ 11 Mass

Largest Victory Margin
- McKinley 44 ( 1984 Reg / 92 ~ 45 )
- Massillon 29 ( 1933 Reg / 59 ~ 30 )

Lowest Victory Margins 17 games by 1 point
- McKinley winning 7 (last 1994 both games: Reg 57~56 & Tour 63~62)
- Massillon winning 10 (last 2014: Reg 71~70)

Overtime Games 9 ( 1-OT = 7 : 3-OT = 2 )
- Last OT win Massillon: (2017: 66~60 1-OT)
- Last OT win McKinley: (2013: 65~62 3-OT)
- Massillon won 6 of the 1-OT games
- McKinley won both 3-OT games
- Massillon OT wins 6 / McKinley OT wins 3

Massillon's 3 tournament wins over McKinley
1937: 33~28 OHSAA State Semi-Final
--- Massillon State Runner-up
1993: 62~61 OHSAA Sectional
2003: 71~67 OHSAA District Final

- - - - -

* no regular season games in 1987 thru 1990 (4 seasons); what happened.
To understand what happened; up until Massillon built the new school next to
PBTS they were playing their games in their gym, with very limited seating
and while the floor size was regulation it was bordered by brick wall with
limited out-of-bounds space.

Late 1970's: Massillon had a home game scheduled against the Barberton Magics
led by Bodner twins; in anticipation of a huge following (not to mention the
gate - $$$) Massillon moved their home game to Canton's Civic Center.

(McKinley-Massillon basketball contracts were usually written for 2 or 4 years,
home and home, with 2 or 4 year renewal options)

Jump ahead to the mid-1980's. McKinley is loaded with a Gary Grant led team and
requested that Massillon move their home game to Canton's Civic Center to handle
the anticipated crowd; negotiations reached a stand still, the game was not moved
and McKinley did not renew the contract when it expired. There were 2 Tournament
games (1988 & 1990) in this time frame with McKinley winning both. The series
renewed once the Tigers completed the new school.

Tournament Showings
Massillon
08 - Sweet-16 (Dist-Champ)
03 - Final-4 **
----- 1937, 1940, 1945
01 - State Runner-up
----- 1937
00 - State Champions

McKinley
48 - Sweet-16 (Dist-Champ)
23 - Final-4
08 - State Runner-up
03 - State Champions

** McKinley and Massillon both advanced to the Final-4 in these 3 years.
The 1937 & 1940 tournament games required the 16 teams to play multiple
games each day to advance. Preliminary games were played on Friday with
Saturday for the Semis in the morning and the Title game later the same day.
Due to WW-II the OHSAA adopted the Regional format that we see today, so in
1945 each Classification advanced 4 teams to Columbus.

In 1937 Massillon (Paul Brown) defeated McKinley in the State Semis 33~28.
This was a 'rubber' match; the teams had split the regular season games,
McKinley (Reed) had won game-1 (36~29), game 2 went to Massillon (44~33).
Massillon fell to Hamilton in the Title game 37~32.

In 1940 McKinley (Rearick) defeated Massillon (Brown) in both regular season
games (30~20 & 40~38). The game in Columbus became so heated that the referees
stopped play and issued warnings to clean it up: "This isn't Stark County!"
Massillon finished the game short a player on the floor in the closing minute
of play falling to the Bulldogs 46~14. McK lost to New Philadelphia in the Title
game 30~22. (This was the first Championship game to feature undefeated teams)

1945: Both Bulldogs and Tigers Advanced to the Final-4; Massillon thru the Kent
Regional and McKinley via the Zanesville Regional. Alas the would not meet
in the Championship game as rivals lost in the Semi-finals. Massillon lost
to Bellevue 47~44 and McKinley lost their game to Middletown 29~28.
Bellevue won the Title over the Middies 36~34.

With the advent of the new District format starting in the 1950's; Massillon
would be playing in the same District as McKinley and future State-Level
match-ups would no longer happen.

:>---

SALT
 
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It's December 31, 2020

Canton McKinley lost to Powell Olentangy Liberty 56 - 57

Canton McKinley 3 - 2

;) :unsure: :p :)

This is IUDOGS signing off.
 
It's Here.....

McKinley ~ Massillon : Basketball Series (184 games)

First game 1912 (Massillon win 20 ~ 16)
Last game 2020 (McKinley win 55 ~ 50 / OHSAA Tournament - Sectional)

McKinley leads the all-time series 136-48 (.739)
---------- SERIES ---------
............ McK ~ Mass
Regular Sea: 116 ~ 45
Tournament : _20 ~ _3
Over-All : 136 ~ 48

Tot Points: 9354 ~ 7717
Avg game: 51 ~ 42

From 1912 thru 1968 the teams played twice (home & home) in the regular season
with the exception of 1924 (1 Reg-Sea game / 1 Tourn game / results not included).
In those 56 seasons (112 games) they split 25 times.
- 74 McK wins / 38 Mass wins
There were also 5 Tournament games (Pups won 4) in those 56 seasons
- 2 were rubber matches
--- 1937 33-28 Massillon win (State Semi-final)
--- 1964 72~64 McKinley win (District Semi-final)

Winning Streaks...
- McKinley: 24 games
--- 1971 Tournament thru 1993 Regular season...
--- ... includes 6 Tournament wins (1971, '79, '84, '85, '88, '90)
--- ... there were no (*) regular season games in '87, '88, '89, '90
- Massillon: 5 games
--- all Reg-sea: 1951 2nd game and regular seasons 1952 & 1953

Game with highest combined points total: 158
--- 1971 OHSAA District final: McK 85 ~ 73 Mass
Game with lowest combined points total: 23
--- 1928 Regular Season: McK 12 ~ 11 Mass

Largest Victory Margin
- McKinley 44 ( 1984 Reg / 92 ~ 45 )
- Massillon 29 ( 1933 Reg / 59 ~ 30 )

Lowest Victory Margins 17 games by 1 point
- McKinley winning 7 (last 1994 both games: Reg 57~56 & Tour 63~62)
- Massillon winning 10 (last 2014: Reg 71~70)

Overtime Games 9 ( 1-OT = 7 : 3-OT = 2 )
- Last OT win Massillon: (2017: 66~60 1-OT)
- Last OT win McKinley: (2013: 65~62 3-OT)
- Massillon won 6 of the 1-OT games
- McKinley won both 3-OT games
- Massillon OT wins 6 / McKinley OT wins 3

Massillon's 3 tournament wins over McKinley
1937: 33~28 OHSAA State Semi-Final
--- Massillon State Runner-up
1993: 62~61 OHSAA Sectional
2003: 71~67 OHSAA District Final

- - - - -

* no regular season games in 1987 thru 1990 (4 seasons); what happened.
To understand what happened; up until Massillon built the new school next to
PBTS they were playing their games in their gym, with very limited seating
and while the floor size was regulation it was bordered by brick wall with
limited out-of-bounds space.

Late 1970's: Massillon had a home game scheduled against the Barberton Magics
led by Bodner twins; in anticipation of a huge following (not to mention the
gate - $$$) Massillon moved their home game to Canton's Civic Center.

(McKinley-Massillon basketball contracts were usually written for 2 or 4 years,
home and home, with 2 or 4 year renewal options)

Jump ahead to the mid-1980's. McKinley is loaded with a Gary Grant led team and
requested that Massillon move their home game to Canton's Civic Center to handle
the anticipated crowd; negotiations reached a stand still, the game was not moved
and McKinley did not renew the contract when it expired. There were 2 Tournament
games (1988 & 1990) in this time frame with McKinley winning both. The series
renewed once the Tigers completed the new school.

Tournament Showings
Massillon
08 - Sweet-16 (Dist-Champ)
03 - Final-4 **
----- 1937, 1940, 1945
01 - State Runner-up
----- 1937
00 - State Champions

McKinley
48 - Sweet-16 (Dist-Champ)
23 - Final-4
08 - State Runner-up
03 - State Champions

** McKinley and Massillon both advanced to the Final-4 in these 3 years.
The 1937 & 1940 tournament games required the 16 teams to play multiple
games each day to advance. Preliminary games were played on Friday with
Saturday for the Semis in the morning and the Title game later the same day.
Due to WW-II the OHSAA adopted the Regional format that we see today, so in
1945 each Classification advanced 4 teams to Columbus.

In 1937 Massillon (Paul Brown) defeated McKinley in the State Semis 33~28.
This was a 'rubber' match; the teams had split the regular season games,
McKinley (Reed) had won game-1 (36~29), game 2 went to Massillon (44~33).
Massillon fell to Hamilton in the Title game 37~32.

In 1940 McKinley (Rearick) defeated Massillon (Brown) in both regular season
games (30~20 & 40~38). The game in Columbus became so heated that the referees
stopped play and issued warnings to clean it up: "This isn't Stark County!"
Massillon finished the game short a player on the floor in the closing minute
of play falling to the Bulldogs 46~14. McK lost to New Philadelphia in the Title
game 30~22. (This was the first Championship game to feature undefeated teams)

1945: Both Bulldogs and Tigers Advanced to the Final-4; Massillon thru the Kent
Regional and McKinley via the Zanesville Regional. Alas the would not meet
in the Championship game as rivals lost in the Semi-finals. Massillon lost
to Bellevue 47~44 and McKinley lost their game to Middletown 29~28.
Bellevue won the Title over the Middies 36~34.

With the advent of the new District format starting in the 1950's; Massillon
would be playing in the same District as McKinley and future State-Level
match-ups would no longer happen.

:>---

SALT
I miss those games in the old Massillon gym. There was nothing like it. Also I think they need to go back to playing twice a season but that's just me. The other thing that people don't realize is how many total wins Massillon has. I know both schools have been around but still it's pretty impressive. Are they in the top 5 in wins around the state?
 
I miss those games in the old Massillon gym. There was nothing like it. Also I think they need to go back to playing twice a season but that's just me. The other thing that people don't realize is how many total wins Massillon has. I know both schools have been around but still it's pretty impressive. Are they in the top 5 in wins around the state?
No. They are barely in the top 25. They're around 22, 23 or 24.
 
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