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Canfield’s Conley is Coach of the Year

CANFIELD

Canfield wrestling coach Dean Conley was selected by the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches’ Association as the Division II Coach of the Year.

During the 2015-16 campaign, Canfield was the team state runner-up and had five individual placers including state champion Georgio Poullas. The team also had the highest team GPA in school history at 3.235.

In 18 years at Canfield, Conley has a 192-94 dual-meet record, 31 EWOL champions, 31 section champions, seven district champions, 27 state qualifiers, 17 state placers and a state champion.

Mooney raises $3,000-plus at alumni game

YOUNGSTOWN

Cardinal Mooney raised more than $3,000 for the school’s Adopt-A-Student program on Dec. 26 in Mooney’s first alumni basketball game.

The game was put on in honor of former teacher and alum Dave Petty, who died of a heart attack at 44 in 2010.

Former coaches Roy Nard and Steve Leslie helmed co-ed teams. Nard had the gray side and Leslie had team white. White was the winner, but no score was reported.

Mooney’s Adopt-A-Student program provides tuition assistance to at-need students.

Rams hire McVay as head coach

LOS ANGELES

The Los Angeles Rams have made Sean McVay the youngest head coach in NFL history.

The Rams on Thursday hired McVay, who turns 31 years old on Jan. 24.

The Washington Redskins’ offensive coordinator replaces Jeff Fisher, who was fired 13 games into the Rams’ homecoming season in Los Angeles, and interim head coach John Fassel. The Rams finished 4-12 in their 13th consecutive non-winning season.

McVay spent the past three seasons as Jay Gruden’s offensive coordinator with the Redskins. He has been an assistant since 2010 in Washington, where he worked with Gruden and Bill Callahan to build a prolific offense led by quarterback Kirk Cousins.

Prosecutor inquires about NFL punishment

CINCINNATI

An Ohio prosecutor deciding how to proceed after Cincinnati Bengals player Adam “Pacman” Jones’ latest arrest says he wants to know first what punishment Jones faces from the NFL.

Joe Deters said he’s asking “what is the normal” for a player with multiple offenses and who’s previously been suspended.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told The Associated Press on Thursday that Jones’ case “remains under review” and that the league had no further comment for now.

Jones was jailed Jan. 3 on four counts, charging that he head-butted police and spit on a nurse after his arrest for assault for allegedly pushing a downtown Cincinnati hotel security employee and poking him in the eye. The sheriff’s office said Jones was so combative he had to be placed in a restraint chair.

Clemson’s Watson wins Manning award

NEW ORLEANS

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has been named the first repeat winner of the Manning Award, which is presented by the Sugar Bowl to the nation’s top college quarterback after the postseason.

Watson is coming off his second consecutive 400-yard passing performance in a national championship game. On Monday night, he led Clemson to its first national title since 1981 by passing for 420 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning score in the final seconds of a 35-31 victory over previously unbeaten and No. 1 Alabama. Watson also rushed for a touchdown.

This season, Watson passed for 4,593 yards and 41 touchdowns to go with 629 yards and nine touchdowns rushing. He also won the Davey O’Brien, Johnny Unitas and Bobby Bowden awards, and was a Heisman Trophy finalist.

Staff/wire report