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Blitz Reader Survey
- Best state championship team in the Valley's history?
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Reader poll
- 1972 Warren Western Reserve 3% 6 votes
- 1973 Cardinal Mooney 17% 27 votes
- 1974 Warren Harding 2% 4 votes
- 1978 Brookfield 6% 10 votes
- 1980 Cardinal Mooney 6% 10 votes
- 1982 Cardinal Mooney 3% 5 votes
- 1987 Cardinal Mooney 2% 4 votes
- 1990 Warren Harding 5% 8 votes
- 1991 Warren JFK 1% 3 votes
- 1994 West Branch 0% 1 vote
- 1995 Lisbon 1% 3 votes
- 1999 Poland 16% 26 votes
- 2000 Ursuline 8% 13 votes
- 2004 Cardinal Mooney 5% 9 votes
- 2006 Cardinal Mooney 11% 18 votes
- 2008 Ursuline 6% 11 votes
158 total votes.
- At $9, are playoff ticket prices too high?
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Reader poll
- Yes. 72% 86 votes
- No. 27% 33 votes
119 total votes.
- Should the OHSAA move the football finals to Columbus?
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Reader poll
- Yes, they should be in the state capital. 27% 21 votes
- No, keep them in Stark County. 72% 55 votes
76 total votes.
- Biggest change you'd like to see?
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Reader poll
- Make conferences enrollment-based, ala the PIAA. 7% 7 votes
- Expand the playoffs to 16 teams per region. 1% 1 vote
- Contract the playoffs to four teams per region. 4% 4 votes
- Shorten the regular season and put everyone in the playoffs. 2% 2 votes
- Expand the playoffs to seven divisions. 3% 3 votes
- Make parochial schools compete in higher divisions. 63% 62 votes
- Allow teams to practice in the spring. 11% 11 votes
- Start the season later. 2% 2 votes
- Other 5% 5 votes
97 total votes.
- Which area high school has the best band?
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Reader poll
- Boardman 13% 23 votes
- Fitch 3% 6 votes
- Canfield 2% 5 votes
- Warren Harding 1% 2 votes
- Poland 14% 25 votes
- Hubbard 1% 3 votes
- Salem 1% 2 votes
- Niles 0% 1 vote
- South Range 52% 91 votes
- Other 8% 15 votes
173 total votes.
- Should high school football games start at 7 or 7:30?
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Reader poll
- 7 44% 35 votes
- 7:30 55% 44 votes
79 total votes.
- Should public and private schools compete in different divisions?
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Reader poll
- Yes 65% 62 votes
- No 34% 32 votes
94 total votes.
- After Maurice Clarett, who is the best area player of the last 25 years?
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Reader poll
- Danny McCarthy, Mooney 9% 12 votes
- Korey Stringer, Warren Harding 10% 13 votes
- Omar Provitt, Warren Harding 4% 6 votes
- Daryll Clark, Ursuline 1% 2 votes
- Bo Pelini, Mooney 2% 3 votes
- Brad Smith, Chaney 14% 18 votes
- Mario Manningham, Warren Harding 15% 19 votes
- Nick Cochran, Girard 11% 14 votes
- Jeff Wilkins, Fitch 15% 19 votes
- Other 15% 20 votes
126 total votes.
- After Mooney-Ursuline, what's the best area rivalry?
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Reader poll
- Campbell-Struthers 12% 14 votes
- Canfield-Poland 30% 34 votes
- Boardman-Fitch 7% 8 votes
- Howland-Niles 1% 2 votes
- Chaney-Fitch 1% 2 votes
- Boardman-Mooney 13% 15 votes
- Columbiana-Crestview 1% 2 votes
- South Range-Springfield 13% 15 votes
- Liberty-Girard 12% 14 votes
- Other 4% 5 votes
111 total votes.
- Best place to watch a game?
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Reader poll
- YSU's Stambaugh Stadium 17% 20 votes
- Warren Harding's Mollenkopf Field 8% 10 votes
- Austintown Fitch Falcon Stadium 11% 13 votes
- Poland's Dave Pavlansky Field 19% 22 votes
- Girard's Arrowhead Stadium 11% 13 votes
- Canfield's Bob Dove Field 5% 6 votes
- Campbell's John Knapick Field 13% 15 votes
- Niles' Bo Rein Stadium 2% 3 votes
- Hubbard Stadium 3% 4 votes
- Other 5% 6 votes
112 total votes.
By Joe Scalzo
With a mixture of excitement and trepidation, we unveil our first annual Blitz Readers Survey.
Voting begins at 6 a.m. Sept. 25 and continues through 6 a.m. on Oct. 12. We’ll print the results in our Oct. 16 edition. And, for good measure, we’ll print our opinion, too.
Since we’re interested in getting a wide (and accurate) range of opinions, please (please!) don’t do any ballot-stuffing.
Before you begin, here are a couple things to note:
- Since Mooney-Ursuline would win hands-down as the area’s best rivalry, we decided to ask for the best area rivalry other than Mooney-Ursuline.
This doesn’t necessarily mean Mooney-Ursuline IS the best area rivalry, only that it would win the vote.
- Since former Mooney RB Ted Bell would win hands-down as the best player in the Valley’s history, we decided to limit the question to the last 25 years.
And since that skews the vote toward Warren Harding RB Maurice Clarett, we decided to phrase it “After Maurice Clarett, who is the Valley’s best player of the last 25 years?”
Again, this doesn’t necessarily mean he is the best player of the last quarter-century, just that he would run away with the vote.
Comments are welcome, which is why we gave an "other" option on many questions.
Enjoy!