Boardman Spartans

Boardman Spartans

Returning lettermen: Rob Boyd, Tyler Blangero, Vito Buonavolonta, Dan Fernback, Chase Hammond, Kevin Johnson, Ken Jones, JT Moore, Nelson Ocasio, Anthony O’Nesti, Noah Patoray, Jay Petch, Sam Porter, Trevor Ragan, Tim Taumoepeau, Nick Buonavolonta, Delaney Son, Tyler Walls

D.J. Ogilvie quote: “I think our whole season depends on two things. First, how effective our offensive line can be. We have just one returning starter and we need to find guys to fill spots. Second, how well our senior group will lead us through adversity.”

Scrimmages:

Thursday, Aug. 13: Painesville Riverside at Boardman, 11 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Howland at Boardman, 7 p.m.

Campbell Memorial Red Devils

Returning lettermen: Darrio Bivens, Lester Hughes, Chris Copeland, Skevo Zembillas, Nikitas Tsikouris, Richard Bledsoe, Stephen Horvath, John Sikora, Alex Lopez, David Guidos, A.J. Kelly, Nick Opencar, Michael Brooks, David Benedis, Reggie Ware, Jose Martinez, Raul Pizarro, Dennis Williams, Derek Carter, Darian Rivera, Tyler Abron, Alex Sudocov

Jeff Bayuk quote: “This year’s team returns an experienced group that has worked hard in the offseason program. We play a strong schedule in the Blue division of the AAC, as well as four out of five schools in the White division above us. We will rely heavily on the spread offense and several returning players at the skill positions. The success of the offensive and defensive lines will determine how far this team can progress.”

Scrimmages:

Saturday, Aug. 15: Springfield at Campbell, 10 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 22: Campbell at Kennedy Catholic, 10 a.m.

Chaney Cowboys

Returning lettermen: Carlos Colon WR, Charles Moore LB, Jake Seamons DE, Breandre Bunch TE, Kawand Woodbridge OT, Bobby Hayes RB, Lerone Burley CB, Billy Heckathorn LB, Terrell Leflore DE, Terrance Mackie WR, Anthony Cornwell WR, Paris Bennett LB, Allen Underwood OT, Ar-Monn Adams DE, Alex Williams DT, Tyler Thompson CB

John Protopapa quote: “We have some returning starters back, which is a plus for us, but we’re gonna have to start out strong, which is difficult because we have Fitch, Boardman and Harding to start. We have high numbers and the kids have been excited and working hard during conditioning. The attitude has been good.”

Scrimmages:

Friday, Aug. 14: at Ashtabula Lakeside, 10 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Cleveland East Tech, TBD

Canfield Cardinals

Returning lettermen: Donnie Allison, Vince Gelonese, Kyle Vaclav, Frank Babbaro, Bryan Brooks, Brett Cooper, Billy Fisher, Kyle Kesner, John Liszka, Nick Reinthaler, Garrett Zuzik, Dante DeLorenzo, Blake Jackson, Jon Rogers

Mike Pavlansky quote: “Our success this year will depend on the growth of both the offensive and defensive lines. We will be competitive when our young players gain their experience.”

Scrimmages:

Friday, Aug. 14: Canfield at Louisville, 10:30 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Lakeview at Canfield, 7 p.m.

CARDINAL MOONEY CARDINALS

Returning lettermen: Mark Brandenstein, Donald D’Alesio, Braylon Heard, Zach Larson, Mark Pelini, Ed Reese, Brandon St. Pierre, Ray Vinopal, Pat DePizzo, Eric Franklin, Karrington Griffin, Chuck Gruber, George Lyras, Johnathan Negron, Joe Stoops, John Stoops, Eric Vendemia, Alex Zordich, Charles Brown, Kevin McGuire, Carmen Leonelli, Clarence Scott, AJ Fox

P.J. Fecko quote: “Our seniors have done a wonderful job so far of creating a really positive chemistry on our team. They’ve done a great of leadership to this point, as they should. We have a lot of guys who are returning starters with a lot of experience, so they should be able to contribute that role.”

Scrimmages:

Friday, Aug. 14: Cleveland Glenville vs. Mooney at YSU, 3 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 20: Mooney at Lakewood St. Edward, 4 p.m.

COLUMBIANA CLIPPERS

Returning lettermen: Kyle Shaffer, Grant Crider, Jon Ritchey, Bryan Fay, Nick MacMillan, Nick Roncone, Mardell Halas, Jake Bowman, Eric Barto, Jeff Davidson, Nick Berger, Michael McMaster, Nate Good, Rex Smith, Matt Douglas, Ken Shea, Jake Yoder

Bob Spaite quote: “We need two things to happen for us to be successful. One, our senior leadership has to come through. I’ve been blessed in that area for a long time. Two, our offensive and defensive lines have to perform like they’re capable of performing. We’re very young at the skill positions.”

Scrimmages:

Tuesday: Aug. 11: Columbiana at Western Reserve, 10 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 15: Columbiana at Indian Creek, 10 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Lowellville at Columbiana, 7 p.m.

East Panthers

Returning lettermen: Trumaine Jenkins, Trevaughn Thomas, Keilan Griffin, Mike Thomas, Marcus Higgs, Oshae Lawrence, Lilton Morris, Brandon Moley, Franklin Hearns, Martez Penn, Stephen Johnson, Diante Banks, Freeman Davis, Devon Edwards, Kendal Peterson, Anthoney Carter, Kirk Davis, James Witt, Lester Scott, DJ Montgomery, Tevon Spain, Nick Poore

Brian Shaner quote: ”It seems to be a season of redemption. Going 4-6 last year is not sitting very well with this group of players. It has been a very upbeat and anxious offseason. If the players continue their focus we will be just fine.”

Scrimmages:

Friday, Aug. 14: East at Alliance, 10 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: East at Parma Senior, 7 p.m.

Fitch Falcons

Returning lettermen: Duante Anderson, Jon Ballard, Colby Jacobs, Cameron Smith, Ken Burns, Andy Koch, Sam Mariano, Bobby Matthews, Deandre Richardson, Terry Terrigno, George Thomas, Dion Matthews, Bruce Reeb, Shane Stevens

Phil Annarella quote: “Being that this is our third year, the players have bought into the system, they know us well enough now and what to expect from the coaches and we of course in turn know what to expect from the players. I’m cautiously optimistic that we’re going to continue to improve on last season. We had a real good offseason. This is the strongest team we’ve had in my three years.”

Scrimmages:

Friday, Aug. 14: Fitch at Mentor, 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Akron Buchtel at Fitch

Girard Indians

Returning lettermen: Mike Stacchiotti, Aaron Jennings, Carlo Eggleston, Tallen Birmingham, Raymond Byrd, Craig Frankford, Mike Floravit, Adam Charles, Dominic Morgan, Jake Reddinger, Matt Lester, Gino Mariano, Nick Dean, Josh Alexander, Kyle Richey, Landon Smith, Bryan Dougherty, Brandon Hunkus, Dan Graziano

Bud McSuley quote: “We lost Kyle [Stadelmyer] but we’ve got some good skill position players coming back. We’re a team with high expectations but we’ve got to work real hard and do the right things on and off the field.”

Scrimmages:

Saturday, Aug. 15: Girard vs. Southeast at Canfield, 10 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 20: Akron Manchester at Girard or Mollenkopf, 6 p.m

Howland Tigers

Returning Returning lettermen: Matt Preston, Mike Mangiarelli, Evan Parker, Anthony Stanko, Mike Brutz, Josh Unger, Cody Reeseman, Matt Chamber, Trevor Russell, Cody Tynon, Shaq Diggs, Greg Staab, Chuck Sayers.

Richard Angle quote: “We were disappointed in our 7-4 season last year. If we plan to improve in 2009, we must go back to being a physical football team.”

Scrimmages:

Friday, Aug. 14: Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at Howland, 10 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Howland at Boardman, 7 p.m.

Hubbard Eagles

Returning lettermen: Andre Givens, Kurtis Drummond, Tommy Jackson, Mike Lopuchovsky, Matt Shelton, Dan Moffitt, Chase Myers, Danny Duvall, Cory Rushwin, Tim Shiraldi, Blake Novotny, Dante Chick, Robert Melczak, Dom Dionisio.

Brian Hoffman quote: Our team must replace several key positions due to graduation. If we’re to be competitive in the All-American Conference, we must develop an inexperienced offensive line that has just one returning starter. We do return several starters at the skill positions.

Scrimmages:

Saturday, Aug. 15: Hubbard at Parma Normandy, TBA

Thursday, Aug. 20: Chaney at Hubbard

Liberty Leopards

Returning lettermen: Antonio Kinard, Brandon Martin, Nico Minniti, Justin Stewart, Anthony Gutierrez, Charlie Dann, Charles Perdue, Robert Smith-Harris, Luka Markulin.

Jeff Whittaker quote: “We feel that we are a young athletic team. We have a few very solid guys with experience that will have to lead us this season. We will continue to work hard on the fundamentals, like we have done in the past. Our success this season will be determined by how we come together as a team.”

Friday, Aug. 14: Liberty at Poland, 10 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Liberty at Warren JFK, 7 p.m.

Lowellville Rockets

Returning lettermen: Bryan Schiraldi, Nick Sharpe, Randy Pavlicko, Brian Seidita, Deno Tkach, John Kostelnak, Jon Dutton, Miguel Sanchez, Tony Schaldone, Zach Harklerode, Bill Burrows, Bryan Dyce, Dennis Davis, Jim Perry, Kyle Gump, Pat Collins, Pat Minnie, Ryan Whinery

Mike Palumbo quote: “With only one senior lineman, we are looking for some young players to really step it up this year. There are a lot of positions open this year and it’s making practices exciting and real competitive. Players as well as the coaches are looking forward to an exciting year.”

Scrimmages:

Friday, Aug. 14: Southington at Lowellville, 6 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Lowellville at Columbiana, 7 p.m.

McDonald Blue Devils

Returning lettermen: Nick Accordino, Devin Bansberg, Trent Clay, Sam Claybourne, Nick Cupan, David John, Mike Kelly, Brandon Thomas, Chris Humphreys, Will Robison, Justin Rota, Nick Rota, Zach Tura

Dan Williams quote: “We have five or six starters back on both sides, so there’s a good nucleus of kids. But there are a lot of positions up for grabs. There’s a bull’s-eye on us now, so we’re gonna have to get some kids experience fast because have some good games early on.”

Scrimmages:

Friday, Aug. 14: Brookfield at McDonald, 6 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: McDonald at Champion, 7 p.m.

Mineral Ridge Rams

Returning lettermen: Tommy Padovani, Kyle Skiba, Jared Wert, Mikey Dominic, Tommy Cross, Dan Skiba, Evan Hall, Derek Bodo, Jesse Garland, Ryan Porter, Nick Grabosky, Jason Wolfe, Robbie Postlethwait, Dylan Digman, Tyler Keeley, Brian Sherba, Nate Mohr, Freddy Cross, Jacob Chiclowe, John Thomas

Joe Stevens quote: ‘With a strong league and three tough non-league games, our schedule will be a great challenge but the team is eager and excited to start the season and has set high expectations for themselves.”

Scrimmages:

Saturday, Aug. 15: Champion at Mineral Ridge, 10 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Mineral Ridge at Garfield, TBA

NILES RED DRAGONS

Returning lettermen: Joe Moss; Nick Lucariello; Mike Watson; Ronnell Baugh; Alan Koren.

Brad Yeager quote: “We graduated all starters on the offensive and defensive lines from 2008. We will be as good as our offensive and defensive lines want us to be. Although we have some good young skill, if we continue to play physical Niles football, we will be very competitive each week.”

Scrimmages:

Saturday, Aug. 15: Struthers at Niles

Friday, Aug. 21: Jefferson Area at Niles

Poland Bulldogs

Returning lettermen: Luke Wollet, Nick Argeras, Mike Day, EJ Kosec, Bret Modic, Tim Dalesandro, Shawn Agee, Dave McLaughlin, John Hughes, Jordan Boyd, Andy Bartos, Nick Heltzel, John Price, Trey Lidle, Ron Scrim, Anthony Machi, Nick Sebastian, Dave Bobby, Alex Argeras

Mark Brungard quote: “I am very excited about the potential of our team, but potential isn’t worth much. We must come together as a team, work hard and stay healthy at key positions. Our schedule is very challenging, as well as our region. (We were moved to Region 9).”

Scrimmages:

Tuesday: Aug. 11: Ursuline at Poland, 10 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 14: Liberty at Poland, 10 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 20: Poland at Ashtabula Lakeside, 10 a.m.

South Range Raiders

Returning lettermen: Hunter Spitz, Tim Shives, James Nell, Nick Golec, Kyle Seaver, Phillip Arsuffi, Jeff Baytos, Matt Gaston, Jarret Greene, Kyle Lewis, Vince Miller, David Buzzacco, Nick Parks, John Pifer, Adam Shuntich, Nathan Simmons.

Dan Yeagley quote: “The Raiders have worked very hard in the offseason and conditioning is going very well. The seniors have shown great leadership and, with the underclassmen, they will be ready for the challenges ahead of them. The ITCL will be very tough this year, with many teams returning most of their starters.”

Scrimmages:

Saturday, Aug. 15: South Range at Edison Local, noon

Friday, Aug. 21: Beaver Local at South Range, 7 p.m.

Springfield Tigers

Returning lettermen: Tanner Avnet, Brian Barnard, Dylon DeJane, Rendin Fellows, Scott Goss, Danny Gossard, Matt Semach, Joel Wharry, Jimmy Zubick, Brad Ferraro, Jake Noble, Mike Semach

Sean Guerriero quote: ”At this point our kids are putting in a great effort, and hopefully that will translate into a successful season.”

Scrimmages:

Saturday, Aug. 15: Springfield at Campbell, 10 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Springfield at Newton Falls, 7 p.m.

Struthers Wildcats

Returning lettermen: Jermayne Brooks, Kevin McDonald, Eric Ahmer, Norman Cornwell, Keith Auman, John Fedorek, Nick Jacubec, Vince Mileto, Dom Patton, Zack Roddy, Brian Braun, John DeSantis, Jeff Mayhew, Zane Johns, Kory George

Dallas Saunders quote: “I expect our team to show up day in and day out and work hard. We will be young in some positions. We need to focus on the little things and that will give us an opportunity to be successful.”

Saturday, Aug. 15: Struthers at Niles, 10 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Brookfield at Struthers, 7 p.m.

URSULINE IRISH

Returning lettermen: Trevor Smith, Nico Irizarry, Dawalyn Harper, Paul Kempe, DeAndre Harris, Chris Collins, Jake Dragovich, Frank Dundee, Akise Teague, Allen Jones, Jeff Podolsky, David Rossi, Tony Brown, Joe Wess, Greg DeMario, Zach Conlan

Dan Reardon quote: “Our kids are going into this season knowing that they have a bull’s-eye on them. We had a great offseason in the weight room and feel good about where we are right now. We will have a lot of new faces on the offensive and defensive lines, but we have some good players competing for those spots — they just lack game experience. We will go as far as our guys up front take us.”

Scrimmages:

Tuesday: Aug. 11: Ursuline at Poland, 10 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 14: Stow at Ursuline, 12:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 21: Ursuline at Canton GlenOak, 7 p.m.

Warren Harding RAIDERS

Returning lettermen: Oneal Brown, Lewelyn Coker, Mike Dorsey, Justin Giar, Scott Manusakis, Santiago Mason, Jordan Owens, James Thompson, DJ Williamson, Chris Zadroski, Marvin Logan, Aaron Wilson, Carlton Wilson, Jordan Miller, Eric Welke, Andrew Zitnik, Kenny Jackson, Demond Ingram, Kamini Bonner, Davion Rogers, Mikhail Seawood, Dominque Scrivens, Demond Hymes, Jalyn Moore

D.J. Dota quote: “We return a lot of starters and lettermen on both sides of the ball. We are excited about this senior class with both its leadership ability and game experience. Only time will tell.”

Scrimmages:

Saturday, Aug. 15: Warren Harding at Solon, 10 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 20: Warren Harding at Steubenville, 6 p.m.

Warren JFK Eagles

Returning lettermen: Korin Stubbs, Mark Ringold, Carl Broadbent, Anthony Angelo, Adam Howard, Eric D’Amico, Anthony Rossi, Nate Marsico, James Coates, Ryan McCollum, Jermaine Baugh, Tyler Protiva, Anthony Marshall, Brian Tammaro, Evan McBride, Anthony Campana, Rocky Mitolo.

Tony Napolet quote: “We’re young, but we’re very enthused and we have a great attitude. We’ve got a lot of character on this team and the demeanor of the team is great. We’ve been getting a lot of work done.”

Scrimmages: No dates provided.

WESTERN RESERVE BLUE DEVILS

Returning lettermen:

Paul Arditi, Jeff Clegg, Shane Ewing, Ryley Sheptock, Dave Duncan, Ed Newhouse, Joe Mamonis, Dan Hawkins, Eric Diehl, Ed Crump, Spencer Tibbits, Nick Timko, Brian Powell, Bruce Hostetter, Lou Alexander, Clayton Hull, John Rosati, Eric Kennehan

Andrew Hake quotes: “The strength of our team is senior leadership. We will be relying on these men heavily if we are to have success.” (new)

We have high expectations. We have a lot of guys coming back and I don’t think there could possibly be schools out there working harder than we are right now. They’re motivated to be good and make names for themselves.

Scrimmages:

Tuesday: Aug. 11: Western Reserve vs. Columbiana & Youngstown Christian

Friday, Aug. 14: Western Reserve at East Palestine

Friday, Aug. 21: Western Reserve at Pymatuning Valley

Youngstown Christian Eagles

Returning lettermen: Anthony Abeid, Doug Chumita, Desmond Cloud, Dan/Delisio, Dom Echevestre, John Pecchia, Brian Richey, Nick Rios, Bobby Schmid, Victor Shaw, Caleb Yanno

Brian Marrow quote: “We’re excited about starting a new season as always. We lost a significant amount of great senior leadership, particularly on the offensive line which is very inexperienced. They, along with the rest of the team, have been working very hard.”

Scrimmage:

Saturday, Aug. 15: YCS at Jackson-Milton, 10 a.m.