Summit County Football- 2025

Don't have much info. My moniker, FirestoneFan actually goes way back to the Firestone wrestling district. I went to Field HS and my kids went to Alliance. Sorry.
 
clarkgriswold said:
APS took 6 minutes to hire a new superintendent and will take 6 months to hire a high school football coach.
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I feel bad for those young men on the team. I do hope one or a few of the seniors are taking on a leadership role within the team and getting them out to the field and the weight room. If so, it may be a blessing for them as they head into the season with strong peer leadership and a cohesive team bond that will push them in a positive direction.
 
Talking to the people on the upper west side, they had serious issues with hiring a guy who wasn't on the previous staff, not from the area (they tell me he was an assistant at Mooney and from Youngstown), he wasn't bring back anyone from the previous staff yet had no coaching staff to put in place, and the demographic was wrong. The feeling in the community was that there was a guy on the staff who's been an assistant for 15+ years, from the community, and is an alum who was right for the job. The board listened to the community.
 
akron1 said:
Talking to the people on the upper west side, they had serious issues with hiring a guy who wasn't on the previous staff, not from the area (they tell me he was an assistant at Mooney and from Youngstown), he wasn't bring back anyone from the previous staff yet had no coaching staff to put in place, and the demographic was wrong. The feeling in the community was that there was a guy on the staff who's been an assistant for 15+ years, from the community, and is an alum who was right for the job. The board listened to the community.
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Got it. What took so long?
 
Mitchell hung on and didn't resign till late March. They couldn't replace him till he officially stepped down. They started the process after that so a May board meeting makes sense. If I had to guess, Mitchell held on so the school would feel compelled to hire one of his guys. That is purely speculation on my part, though. Probably had a suspicion the admin was going to try to oust the whole staff and go in a different direction. It's hard to build a new staff in April so the whole staff would have returned under his guy. There is definitely a power struggle going on and Mitchell was well thought of in that community over there. Either way, it looks ugly and clear that the athletic admin and the community/board are on very different pages.

All that said, I don't think this should be a poor reflection on the guy that was denied by the board.
 
smash mouth 34 said:
Copy/paste for those of us who can't afford an ABJ subscription? :)
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Shoot, I didn't see it was paywalled. Here's their top 25 (a lot of Hoban!):

1. Elbert Hill, Hoban
Class of 2026
Cornerback, 5-foot-10, 161 pounds

2. Sam Greer, Hoban
Class of 2026
Offensive tackle, 6-8, 308

3. Ben Congdon, Tusky Valley
Class of 2026
Offensive tackle, 6-7, 280

4. Lucas Tielsch, Copley
Class of 2026
Offensive tackle, 6-7, 294

5. Ja'Dyn Williams, Massillon
Class of 2026
Linebacker, 6-2, 210

6. Brayton Feister, Hoban
Class of 2027
Linebacker, 6-3, 215

7. Milan Parris, Walsh Jesuit
Class of 2026
Wide Receiver, 6-4, 185

8. Payton Cook, Hoban
Class of 2026
Wide receiver, 6-2, 180

9. Jance Henry, Hoban
Class of 2027
Running back, 5-8, 200

10. Terrell Wharton Jr., East
Class of 2026
Cornerback, 6-1, 155

11. Arthur Scott, Streetsboro
Class of 2026
Defensive tackle, 6-3, 290

12. Ace Brown, Hoban
Class of 2026
Defensive end, 6-4, 235

13. Caden Carter, Walsh Jesuit
Class of 2026
Linebacker, 6-2, 210

14. Joey Kopec, CVCA
Class of 2026
Linebacker, 6-2, 200

15. Nick Kinsey, Hoban
Class of 2026
Quarterback, 6-2, 170

16. James Brewer, Walsh Jesuit
Class of 2026
Athlete, 6-2, 170

17. Lennox Lemon, MassillonL
Class of 2026
Cornerback, 6-1, 175

18. Calix Lemp, Wadsworth
Class of 2026
Athlete, 6-0, 185

19. Jack Ziarko, North Canton Hoover
Class of 2026
Two-way tackle, 6-4, 280

20. Cooper Richmond, Streetsboro
Class of 2026
Offensive tackle, 6-5, 280

21. Ziiyahn Blair, Akron Garfield
Class of 2026
Safety, 6-3, 195

22. Antonio Williams, Hoban
Class of 2026
Safety, 5-11, 185

23. Colton Crosley, Walsh Jesuit
Class of 2026
Guard, 6-3, 275

24. Grant Blascak, Walsh Jesuit
Class of 2026
Safety, 6-3, 210

25. Brydon Feister, Hoban
Class of 2028
Linebacker, 6-3, 210
 
akron1 said:
Mitchell hung on and didn't resign till late March. They couldn't replace him till he officially stepped down. They started the process after that so a May board meeting makes sense. If I had to guess, Mitchell held on so the school would feel compelled to hire one of his guys. That is purely speculation on my part, though. Probably had a suspicion the admin was going to try to oust the whole staff and go in a different direction. It's hard to build a new staff in April so the whole staff would have returned under his guy. There is definitely a power struggle going on and Mitchell was well thought of in that community over there. Either way, it looks ugly and clear that the athletic admin and the community/board are on very different pages.

All that said, I don't think this should be a poor reflection on the guy that was denied by the board.
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No, it is a poor reflection on APS.
 
David Wooderson said:
Agree. It is very much geared towards just out running or overpowering their opponents. A very simplistic approach. A my athletes are better than your athletes philosophy. But well coached and well disciplined teams with solid athletes can give them a game. And sometimes beat them like Walsh did in their first meeting last season and what Avon did to them. Of course, the other side of the coin is that their simplistic approach paid major dividends in their second match up with Walsh. Walsh's scheme which is heavier on timing and execution had a few missteps that caused them to lose in the horrible weather that night. Plus, seeing Walsh a second time makes them easier to defend. Seeing Hoban a second time doesn't really change much about your game plan.
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Let’s not mention the age of some of their players over the years, nobody wants to talk about that
 
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