CONFERENCE OUTLOOKS \ What to watch, who to see

STEEL VALLEY CONFERENCE

Predicted order of finish:

1. Mooney

2. Ursuline

3. Warren Harding

Three games to watch:

1. Mentor vs. Mooney at YSU, Aug. 24

2. Gateway (Pa.) vs. Mooney at Canton Fawcett Stadium, Sept. 1

2. Ursuline vs. Mooney at YSU, Oct. 19

Three players to watch:

1. Mooney QB/DB Dan McCarthy

2. Ursuline RB/DB Darrell Mason

3. Mooney FB/LB Michael Zordich

FEDERAL LEAGUE

Predicted order of finish:

1. Canton McKinley

2. Perry

3. North Canton Hoover

4. Boardman

5. Lake

6. Fitch

7. Jackson

8. GlenOak

Three games to watch:

1. Boardman at Cleveland St. Ignatius, Aug. 25

2. Youngstown East at Fitch, Aug. 31

3. Fitch at Boardman, Oct. 26

Three players to watch:

1. Boardman RB/DB Tyler Amendola

2. Fitch WR/DB Nick Wiery

3. Boardman DE Evan Klepec

METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Predicted order of finish:

1. Poland

2. Niles

3. Canfield

4. Howland

5. East Liverpool

6. Struthers

7. Salem

8. Campbell

Three games to watch

1. East at Canfield, Aug. 23

2. Howland at Niles, Oct. 26

3. Canfield at Poland, Oct. 26

Three players to watch:

1. Niles RB/LB Nate Ganyard

2. Poland DE Jake Hochendoner

3. Canfield QB/DB Mark Carrocce

ITCL TIER ONE

Predicted order of finish:

1. South Range

2. Mineral Ridge

3. Crestview

4. Springfield

5. Columbiana

6. Lisbon

7. United

8. East Palestine

Three games to watch:

1. South Range at Mineral Ridge, Oct. 19

2. Springfield at South Range, Oct. 26

3. Crestview at Columbiana, Oct. 26

Three players to watch:

1. Springfield QB/LB Nate Schuler

2. South Range RB/DB Steve Bensinger

3. Mineral Ridge RB/LB A.J. Zitello

ITCL TIER TWO

Predicted order of finish:

1. Leetonia

2. Wellsville

3. McDonald

4. Western Reserve

5. Lowellville

6. Jackson-Milton

7. Southern

8. Sebring

Three games to watch:

1. Columbiana at Leetonia, Aug. 31

2. McDonald at Mineral Ridge, Sept. 7

3. Leetonia at Wellsville, Sept. 21

Three players to watch:

1. McDonald QB Matt Krumpak

2. Western Reserve WR/DB Nate Lude

3. Leetonia RB/DB Jake Kruegel

TRUMBULL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Predicted order of finish:

1. Liberty

2. Hubbard

3. Girard

4. Lakeview

5. Brookfield

6. LaBrae

7. Champion

8. Newton Falls

Three games to watch:

1. Poland at Hubbard, Aug. 23

2. Warren JFK at Hubbard, Aug. 31

3. Hubbard at Liberty, Oct. 19

Three players to watch:

1. Hubbard QB Marc Kanetsky

2. Brookfield QB Dave Nehlen

3. Liberty RB/DB Fitzgerald Toussaint

EAST SUBURBAN CONFERENCE

Predicted order of finish:

1. Mathews

2. Youngstown Christian

3. Ledgemont

4. Pymatuning Valley

5. Lutheran East

6. Southington

7. Ashtabula Sts. John-Paul

Three games to watch:

1. Mathews at Western Reserve, Aug. 24

2. Youngstown Christian at McDonald, Aug. 24

3. Mathews at Youngstown Christian, Sept. 17

Three players to watch:

1. Mathews RB Brad Hughes

2. Youngstown Christian QB Randy Triplett

3. Youngstown Christian RB Toba Olarewaju