2025 Warren G. Harding

Warren G. Harding Football: All-Time Playoff Performances
*- state championship game; ^- won state championship;

Appearances: 16- 1974^, 1990^, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Wins: WGH 23, Opponents 14
All-Time Score: WGH 975, Opponents 766

Most Points- Game
56 vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights in 2016
49 vs. Solon in 2003
49 vs. Chardon in 2016
42 vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2001
42 vs. Akron North in 2020
41 vs. Upper Arlington in 1974*
38 vs. Maple Heights in 2020
35 vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights in 2006
35 vs. Mentor in 2012
35 vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary in 2023

Most Points- Single Postseason
126 in 2016
117 in 2002
110 in 2020
109 in 1990^
98 in 2001
66 in 2006
62 in 2003
61 in 1974^
56 in 2023
52 in 2015
35 in 2012

Largest Margin Of Victory- Game
42- WGH 49, Solon 7 in 2003
42- WGH 42, Akron North 0 in 2020
35- WGH 35, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 0 in 2023
33- WGH 41, Upper Arlington 8 in 1974*
32- WGH 38, Maple Heights 6 in 2020
25- WGH 31, Austintown Fitch 6 in 1990
18- WGH 49, Chardon 31 in 2016
16- WGH 23, Boardman 7 in 1990
16- WGH 42, Lakewood St. Edward 26 in 2001
14- WGH 27, Sandusky 13 in 1990
14- WGH 35, Brecksville Broadview Heights 21 in 2006

Most Rushing Yards- Game
411 by Maurice Clarett vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2001
368 by Lynn Bowden vs. Chardon in 2016
228 by Daniel Boom Herron vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights in 2006
221 by Lynn Bowden vs. Mayfield in 2015
219 by LeShun Daniels Jr. vs. Mentor in 2012
201 by Maurice Clarett vs. Boardman in 2001
197 by Brysen Powell vs. Austintown Fitch in 2020
193 by Richard Davis vs. Solon in 2003
188 by Maurice Clarett vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2001
176 by Brysen Powell vs. Maple Heights in 2020

Most Rushing Yards- Single Postseason
800 by Maurice Clarett in 2001
697 by Lynn Bowden in 2016
517 by Brysen Powell in 2020
449 by Richard Davis in 2002
408 by Daniel Boom Herron in 2006
290 by Lynn Bowden vs. in 2015
266 by John Henry Ziegler in 1974^
255 by Richard Davis in 2003
234 by Anthony Butler in 1990^
203 by Jimmy Valentine in 1974^

Most Rushing Yards- Career (in playoffs)
987 by Lynn Bowden from 2015-16
800 by Maurice Clarett in 2001
704 by Richard Davis from 2001-03
517 by Brysen Powell in 2020
481 by Dan Boom Herron from 2004-06
266 by John Henry Ziegler in 1974
238 by Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams from 2016-18
234 by Anthony Butler in 1990^
203 by Jimmy Valentine in 1974^
193 by Chaz Coleman in 2023

Most Rushing Touchdowns- Game...
6 by Lynn Bowden vs. Chardon in 2016
5 by Maurice Clarett vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2001
5 by Dan Boom Herron vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights in 2006
4 by Lynn Bowden vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights in 2016
3 by Richard Davis vs. Solon in 2003
2 by Jimmy Valentine vs. Upper Arlington in 1974*
2 by John Henry Ziegler vs. Upper Arlington in 1974*
2 by Maurice Clarett vs. Boardman in 2001
2 by Sidney Glover Jr. vs. Mentor in 2006
2 by LeShun Daniels Jr. vs. Mentor in 2012
2 by Lynn Bowden vs. Mayfield in 2015
2 by Brysen Powell vs. Maple Heights in 2020
2 by Chaz Coleman vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary in 2023
2 by Chaz Coleman vs. Hudson in 2023

Most Rushing Touchdowns- Single Postseason (>1)
11 by Lynn Bowden in 2016
8 by Maurice Clarett in 2001
5 by Dan Boom Herron in 2006
4 by Mike Kokal in 2002
4 by Richard Davis in 2003
4 by Chaz Coleman in 2023
3 by John Henry Ziegler in 1974*
3 by Myron Elzy in 1990^
3 by Sidney Glover Jr. in 2006
3 by Lynn Bowden in 2015
2 by Stefon Alexander in 2002
2 by Richard Davis in 2002
2 by Elijah Taylor in 2020

Most Rushing Touchdowns- Career (in playoffs; >2)
14 by Lynn Bowden from 2015-16
8 by Maurice Clarett in 2001
6 by Richard Davis from 2001-03
6 by Dan Boom Herron from 2004-06
4 by Mike Kokal in 2002
4 by Chaz Coleman in 2023
3 by John Henry Ziegler in 1974*
3 by Myron Elzy in 1990^
3 by Sidney Glover from 2004-06
3 by Elijah Taylor in from 2018-20

Most Passing Yards- Game
246 by Chris Ensign vs. Austintown Fitch in 1990
239 by Lynn Bowden vs. Hudson in 2016
236 by Chris Ensign vs. Cincinnati Princeton in 1990*
230 by Roger Matlock vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2004
204 by Mike Kokal vs. Cincinnati Elder in 2002*
173 by Dalys Jett vs. Austintown-Fitch in 2021
168 by Elijah Taylor vs. Garfield Heights in 2018
165 by Mike Kokal vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2001
157 by Alex Engram vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2003
148 by Mike Kokal vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2002

Most Passing Yards- Single Postseason
593 by Chris Ensign in 1990^
501 by Lynn Bowden in 2016
336 by Elijah Taylor in 2020
262 by Mike Kokal in 2002
242 by Mike Kokal in 2001
230 by Roger Matlock in 2004
180 by Matt Straniak in 2006
173 by Dalys Jett in 2021
168 by Elijah Taylor in 2018
149 by Mike Phillips in 2002

Most Passing Yards- Career (in playoffs)
613 by Lynn Bowden from 2015-16
608 by Elijah Taylor from 2018-20
593 by Chris Ensign in 1990^
504 by Mike Kokal from 2001-02
230 by Roger Matlock in 2004
271 by Mike Phillips from 2001-02
180 by Matt Straniak in 2006
173 by Dalys Jett in 2021
131 by the late Chauncey Coleman in 1990^

Most Passing Touchdowns- Game (>1)
4 by Chris Ensign vs. Austintown Fitch in 1990
2 by Chris Ensign vs. Sandusky in 1990
2 by Chris Ensign vs. Cincinnati Princeton in 1990*
2 by Mike Kokal vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2001
2 by Mike Kokal vs. Cincinnati Elder in 2002*
2 by Alex Engram vs. Solon in 2003
2 by Roger Matlock vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2004
2 by Lynn Bowden vs. Madison in 2015
2 by Lynn Bowden vs. Hudson in 2016

Most Passing Touchdowns- Single Postseason (>1)
8 by Chris Ensign in 1990^
4 by Lynn Bowden in 2016
3 by Mike Kokal in 2002
3 by Alex Engram in 2003
3 by Elijah Taylor in 2020
2 by Roger Matlock in 2004
2 by Lynn Bowden in 2015

Most Passing Touchdowns- Career (in playoffs; >1)
8 by Chris Ensign in 1990^
6 by Lynn Bowden from 2015-16
5 by Mike Kokal from 2001-02
3 by Alex Engram in 2003
3 by Elijah Taylor from 2018-20
2 by Mike Phillips in from 2000-02
2 by Roger Matlock in 2004

Most Receiving Yards- Game
187 by Mandes Omar Provitt vs. Cincinnati Princeton in 1990*
143 by Mario Manningham vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2004
127 by Thomas Teco Powell vs. Austintown Fitch in 1990
124 by Omar Provitt vs. Austintown Fitch in 1990
123 by Marlin Richardson vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights in 2016
115 by Mario Manninham vs. Solon in 2003
113 by Mario Manningham vs. Cincinnati Elder in 2002*
107 by Marlin Richardson vs. Hudson in 2016
101 by Dom Foster vs. Austintown Fitch in 2021
93 by Edward Killingsworth Jr. vs. Cleveland Glenville in 2010

Most Receiving Yards- Single Postseason
428 by Omar Provitt in 1990^
333 by Mario Manningham in 2002
262 by Marlin Richardson in 2016
219 by Thomas Teco Powell in 1990^
172 by Mario Manningham in 2003
164 by Tree Warfield in 2002
143 by Mario Manningham in 2004
127 by Richard Davis in 2002
119 by DeAveion Burgess in 2020
114 by Jalen Hooks in 2016

Most Receiving Yards- Career (in playoffs)
648 by Mario Manningham from 2002-04
428 by Omar Provitt in 1990^
299 by Marlin Richardson from 2015-16
269 by Tree Warfield from 2001-02
219 by Thomas Teco Powell in 1990^
135 by Richard Davis from 2001-03
129 by Dan Stella from 2001-02
123 by DeAveion Burgess from 2018-20
118 by Jalen Hooks from 2015-16
112 by Maurice Clarett in 2001

Most Receiving Touchdowns- Game (>1)
2 by Thomas Teco Powell vs. Austintown Fitch in 1990
2 by Omar Provitt vs. Austintown Fitch in 1990
2 by Omar Provitt vs. Cincinnati Princeton in 1990*
2 by Mario Manningham vs. Solon in 2003
2 by Mario Manningham vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2004

Most Receiving Touchdowns- Single Postseason (>1)
5 by Omar Provitt in 1990^
3 by Thomas Teco Powell in 1990^
2 by Richard Davis in 2002
2 by Mario Manningham in 2003
2 by Mario Manningham in 2004

Most Receiving Touchdowns- Career (in playoffs; >1)
5 by Omar Provitt in 1990^
5 by Mario Manningham from 2002-04
3 by Thomas Teco Powell in 1990^
2 by Richard Davis from 2001-03
2 by Marlin Richardson from 2014-16

Longest Rushing Touchdowns
97 yards by Maurice Clarett vs. Boardman in 2001
88 yards by Lynn Bowden vs. Chardon in 2016
80 yards by Maurice Clarett vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2001
79 yards by Jimmy Valentine vs. Upper Arlington in 1974*
76 yards by Kayron Lynch-Adams vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights in 2016
75 yards by Maurice Clarett vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2001
75 yards by Maurice Clarett vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2001
74 yards by Jimmy Valentine vs. Upper Arlington in 1974*
74 yards by Jonathan Richardson vs. Solon in 2003
72 yards by Lynn Bowden vs. Chardon in 2016
72 yards by Lynn Bowden vs. Hudson in 2016

Longest Passing Touchdowns
84 yards from Chris Ensign to Omar Provitt vs. Cincinnati Princeton in 1990*
83 yards from Dalys Jett to Dom Foster vs. Austintown Fitch in 2021
77 yards from Alex Engram to Mario Manningham vs. Solon in 2003
73 yards from Mike Phillips to Coree Tucker vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2001
73 yards from Mike Kokal to Mario Manningham vs. Cincinnati Elder in 2002*
72 yards from Chris Ensign to Omar Provitt vs. Austintown Fitch in 1990
70 yards from Chris Ensign to Thomas Teco Powell vs. Austintown Fitch in 1990
67 yards from Mike Kokal to Tree Warfield vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2001
65 yards from Mike Kokal to Maurice Clarett vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2001
63 yards from Lynn Bowden to Geno Gonzalez vs. Chardon in 2016

Longest Defensive/Special Teams Touchdown
85-yard kickoff return by Javontae Jones vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary in 2023
80-yard kickoff return by Chris Rucker vs. Mentor in 2006
75-yard kickoff return by Lynn Bowden vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights in 2016
67-yard kickoff return by Marlin Richardson vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights in 2016
43-yard interception return by Emarion Perkins vs. Akron North in 2020
27-yard interception return by Robbie Massucci vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2001
5-yard blocked punt return by Kelton Dansler vs. Upper Arlington in 1974*

Longest Field Goals
41 yards by Joe Spain vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius in 2002
39 yards by Joe Spain vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2002
36 yards by James Teagarden vs. Mentor in 2006
31 yards by Jake Daugherty vs. Hudson in 2020
27 yards by Chris Ensign vs. Boardman in 1990
26 yards by Nate Marchek vs. Madison in 2015
24 yards by Omar Ahmad vs. Lakewood St. Edward in 2004
21 yards by Luke Klaholz vs. Maple Heights in 2020
21 yards by Jake Daugherty vs. Austintown Fitch in 2020
21 yards by Jake Daugherty vs. Hudson in 2020

Harding will open up the 2024 OHSAA Division II: Region 5 playoffs this Friday against Cleveland John Hay at Mollenkopf Stadium.
 
Warren City Schools... All-Time Playoff Football Games
(*- state championship game)

Warren Western Reserve
1972: WWR 23, Toledo Scott 15
1972: WWR 37, Cincinnati Princeton 6*
1973: WWR 30, Bowling Green 0
1973: Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 14, WWR 3*
1988: WWR 31, Groveport Madison 6
1988: Westerville North 24, WWR 21 OT
1989: Cleveland St. Ignatius 16, WWR 7
All-Time Score: WWR 152, Opponents 81

Playoff Appearances: 4
WWR Playoff Record: 4-3
State Titles: 1 (1972)
State Runner-Up: 1 (1973)

Warren G. Harding
1974: WGH 20, Cincinnati Moeller 10
1974: WGH 41, Upper Arlington 8*
1990: WGH 23, Boardman 7
1990: WGH 32, Austintown Fitch 6
1990: WGH 27, Sandusky 14
1990: WGH 28, Cincinnati Princeton 21*
2001: WGH 16, Boardman 7
2001: WGH 42, Lakewood St. Edward 26
2001: Cleveland St. Ignatius 40, WGH 33
2002: WGH 24, Cleveland St. Ignatius 17
2002: WGH 18, Lakewood St. Edward 16
2002: WGH 14, Mentor 7
2002: WGH 21, Massillon 20 OT
2002: Cincinnati Elder 21, WGH 19*
2003: WGH 49, Solon 7
2003: Lakewood St. Edward 21, WGH 13
2004: Lakewood St. Edward 27, WGH 24
2006: WGH 35, Brecksville-Broadview Heights 21
2006: WGH 7, Lakewood St. Edward 3
2006: Mentor 34, WGH 24
2010: Cleveland Glenville 41, WGH 6
2012: Mentor 45, WGH 35
2015: WGH 31, Madison 20
2015: Mayfield 23, WGH 21
2016: WGH 56, Brecksville-Broadview Heights 48
2016: WGH 49, Chardon 31
2016: Hudson 24. WGH 21
2018: Garfield Heights 42, WGH 25
2019: Massillon 55, WGH 0
2020: WGH 42, Akron North 0
2020: WGH 38, Maple Heights 6
2020: WGH 24, Austintown Fitch 10
2020: Hudson 35, WGH 6
2021: Austintown Fitch 35, WGH 28
2023: WGH 35, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 0
2023: Hudson 24, WGH 21
All-Time Score: WGH 975, Opponents 766

Playoff Appearances (Prior to This Year): 16
Playoff Record: 23-14
State Titles: 2 (1974; 1990)
State Runner-Ups: 1 (2002)
 
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The fact that Maurice Clarett had 3 long TD runs totalling 230 yards and STILL rushed for another 181 yards against St Eds is still mind boggling to me. I remember watching that game on TV and couldnt believe- as great as Clarett was- that he was doing that against St Eds of all teams
 
nupanther said:
The fact that Maurice Clarett had 3 long TD runs totalling 230 yards and STILL rushed for another 181 yards against St Eds is still mind boggling to me. I remember watching that game on TV and couldnt believe- as great as Clarett was- that he was doing that against St Eds of all teams
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While extremely impressive, St Edward in 2001 weren't the Eagles they are today. At that point St Edward had a 6-9 playoff record and wouldn't win their first State Championship in football until 2010.
 
pcbuck said:
While extremely impressive, St Edward in 2001 weren't the Eagles they are today. At that point St Edward had a 6-9 playoff record and wouldn't win their first State Championship in football until 2010.
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Oh, in that case. Nevermind ;-)
 
pcbuck said:
While extremely impressive, St Edward in 2001 weren't the Eagles they are today. At that point St Edward had a 6-9 playoff record and wouldn't win their first State Championship in football until 2010.
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St.Edward was 10-0, and was #1 in the region that year.
 
Two things Worm…first, I’m gonna need you to make a category “Longest Bad Snap to Punter Returned for a TD” and stick Bowden in there at #1. 🤣

Of course only you would know if there were others that could be listed along with Bowden and that’s a testament to you, my friend.

Also, there should be another playoff game on the WWR list in 1988 when we lost to Westerville North. I remember sitting by the 13” TV in my dorm at Kent State waiting for Chuck Galeti to report on the game and getting razzed by all my buddies about losing. I actually used to have a friend of a friend in Columbus 25 years ago who played for WN in that game and we discussed it one night in a bar. He had plenty of high praise for the original Raiders.
 
Steel Valley FB said:
Two things Worm…first, I’m gonna need you to make a category “Longest Bad Snap to Punter Returned for a TD” and stick Bowden in there at #1. 🤣

Of course only you would know if there were others that could be listed along with Bowden and that’s a testament to you, my friend.

Also, there should be another playoff game on the WWR list in 1988 when we lost to Westerville North. I remember sitting by the 13” TV in my dorm at Kent State waiting for Chuck Galeti to report on the game and getting razzed by all my buddies about losing. I actually used to have a friend of a friend in Columbus 25 years ago who played for WN in that game and we discussed it one night in a bar. He had plenty of high praise for the original Raiders.
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Sounds like you’re referring to Lynn’s now-viral play for Liberty against Ursuline. It was the last game that he played for them and it was at Mollenkopf. That TD actually got called back for a block in the back.
 
McMurphy said:
St.Edward was 10-0, and was #1 in the region that year.
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Yes they were and it will always be a great win for us. However, St. Eds was still “paying their dues” as a program back then. In fact, both of us were probably in a similar position around that time.

Without checking (don’t think that I could if I wanted to though 🤣), but I’m pretty sure that Cardinal Mooney beat Eds at least twice in the late 90’s. I know that the Cards beat em in ‘99. Either way, on paper, ‘01 was the year that everything started to come together for Eds before Harding humbled them at Kent.

Looking at the records on Joe Eitel, ‘01 seems to serve as an embryonic phase of what the Eagles’ program has snowballed into today. It’s the year that they found out that they could (at least) compete with the best of the best. Then again, a 3-7 Lakewood was on their schedule. Their program will probably never play against them again.
 
Worm02 said:
Sounds like you’re referring to Lynn’s now-viral play for Liberty against Ursuline. It was the last game that he played for them and it was at Mollenkopf. That TD actually got called back for a block in the back.
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Maybe that’s why I contributed that to WGH, because it was at Mollenkopf. Thanks for helping my old brain lol. 🧠
 
Fella's I'm obviously a Kennedy guy, but grew up a block away from Mollenkopf Stadium and remember the times when Reserve and Harding played. My parents front yard was full of fans from both teams. And yes IMO they were the toughest two rivalries ever, maybe be Mooney and Ursuline at the time, or Campbell and Kennedy a few years later. But high school football was different. The entire city shut down for that Saturday afternoon game. Not real proud nowadays, but every bar was filled with East and West fights were very common in those joints. Now Lets talk about the best player I saw in my day, well I think could confirm. Omar Provitt was better than almost every one of the guys that made it to major colleges and the pros. He was actually that good. You couldn't cover him. HIs catches and returns were honestly magic. I'm sure some will disagree and that's cool, but IMO he was the best athlete to come out of Harding.
 
And I think the best over all from Kennedy was either Jimmy Coates, Scott Rindfuss, or Anthony Elzy. Back in the day I think WWR just had too many to mention. But Omar was the man from Warren.
 
NEOne said:
And I think the best over all from Kennedy was either Jimmy Coates, Scott Rindfuss, or Anthony Elzy. Back in the day I think WWR just had too many to mention. But Omar was the man from Warren.
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Some great RB’s for sure. Elzy, Coates, Paolucci, Province and Buchanan would be my top 5. Rindfuss great speed but he was a one trick pony bounce everything to the outside, the top 5 weren’t afraid to hit it up between the tackles
 
gotti544 said:
Some great RB’s for sure. Elzy, Coates, Paolucci, Province and Buchanan would be my top 5. Rindfuss great speed but he was a one trick pony bounce everything to the outside, the top 5 weren’t afraid to hit it up between the tackles
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How good was Tim Ryan? I hostly cannot remember him @ JFK. I now he was Trumbull county POY
 
nupanther said:
How good was Tim Ryan? I hostly cannot remember him @ JFK. I now he was Trumbull county POY
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Very good, more of a drop back passer. The Eagles at that time were in the Wing T so it didn’t quite equate to his skill set. Very good basketball player as well
 
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