PREP ROUNDUP
FOOTBALL
East sets banquet for Dec. 6 at Mount Carmel
YOUNGSTOWN
An East High alumnus who played in the NFL will be the guest speaker at the Golden Bears Football Awards Banquet on Dec. 6 at Mount Carmel Hall. Under head Coach Brian Marrow, East enjoyed its best season in years, making it to the playoffs for the first time since 1997. The banquet will begin at 6 p.m. and will recognize players for their achievements. Mike Flores will be the guest speaker and WKBN news anchor Stan Boney will serve as master of ceremony. Flores played college football at the University of Louisville. In 1991, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles. He played with the Eagles from 1991-94, then played for the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins in 1995. Banquet tickets cost $20.
Regional finals playoff pairings
All games are at 7 p.m.
DIVISION I
FRIDAY
Region 1
1 Mentor (11-1) vs. 7 Lakewood St. Edward (8-3) at Euclid Community Field
Region 2
4 Powell Olentangy Liberty (8-4) vs. 2 Dublin Coffman (11-1) at New Albany Veterans Field at Eagle Stadium
Region 3
1 Hilliard Davidson (11-1) vs. 6 Pickerington Central (10-2) at Gahanna Lincoln Wilbur C. Strait Field
Region 4
1 Cin. Colerain (12-0) vs. 3 Cin. Elder (8-4) at Mason Dwire Field, Atrium Stadium
DIVISION II
FRIDAY
Region 5
1 Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-0) vs. 2 Maple Hts. (12-0) at Twinsburg Tiger Stadium
Region 6
1 Tol. Central Cath. (12-0) vs. 3 Avon (11-1) at Clyde Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium
Region 7
1 Massillon Washington (12-0) vs. 3 Wadsworth (12-0) at North Canton Hoover Memorial Stadium
Region 8
1 Cin. Winton Woods (11-1) vs. 7 Cin. Anderson (9-3) at Lakota West Firebird Field
Division III
FRIDAY
Region 9
1 Canfield (11-1) vs. 2 Chagrin Falls Kenston (11-1) at Warren Harding Mollenkopf Stadium
Region 10
4 Norwalk (9-3) vs. 6 Sandusky (8-4) at First National Bank Field at Bellevue Athletic Facility
Region 11
4 Cols. Eastmoor Academy (11-1) vs. 6 Thornville Sheridan (11-1) at Lancaster Fulton Field
Region 12
1 Kettering Archbishop Alter (11-1) vs. 2 Wapakoneta (11-1) at Piqua Alexander Stadium
DIVISION IV
SATURDAY
Region 13
5 Girard (11-1) vs. 3 Hubbard (11-1) at Niles Bo Rein Stadium
Region 14
1 Bellville Clear Fork (12-0) vs. 2 St. Marys Memorial (11-1) at Bellefontaine AcuSport Stadium
Region 15
1 St. Clairsville (12-0) vs. 7 Newark Licking Valley (9-3) at Zanesville Sulsberger Stadium
Region 16
1 Cin. Wyoming (12-0) vs. 6 London (11-1) at Centerville Stadium
DIVISION V
SATURDAY
Region 17
1 Orrville (10-2) vs. 2 Akr. Manchester (9-3) at Canal Fulton Northwest Dr. Martin Smilek Stadium, Jim Schalmo Field
Region 18
1 Genoa Area (12-0) vs. 2 Liberty Center (11-1) at Millbury Lake Community Stadium
Region 19
1 Johnstown-Monroe (11-1) vs. 3 Byesville Meadowbrook (9-3) at Zanesville Maysville Athletic Complex
Region 20
1 Wheelersburg (11-1) vs. 2 Middletown Madison (12-0) at Hilliard Darby Stadium
Division VI
SATURDAY
Region 21
1 Mogadore (11-1) vs. 2 Kirtland (12-0) at Aurora Veterans Stadium
Region 22
1 Attica Seneca East (11-1) vs. 7 Sherwood Fairview (9-3) at Findlay Donnell Stadium
Region 23
4 Shadyside (10-2) vs. 2 Beverly Ft. Frye (11-0) at Byesville Meadowbrook Eugene Capers Field
Region 24
1 Coldwater (10-2) vs. 3 Maria Stein Marion Local (11-1) at Sidney Memorial Stadium
DIVISION VII
SATURDAY
Region 25
1 Cuyahoga Heights (10-2) vs. 7 Warren JFK (7-5) at Macedonia Nordonia Boliantz Stadium
Region 26
5 McComb (11-1) vs. 2 Edgerton (12-0) at Defiance Fred Brown Athletic Complex
Region 27
1 Lucas (10-2) vs. 3 Glouster Trimble (11-1) at Hamilton Township Alumni Stadium
Region 28
1 Fort Loramie (11-1) vs. 2 Convoy Crestview (11-1) at Lima Spartan Stadium
BASKETBALL
Struthers games to benefit Foundation
STRUTHERS
The Struthers High School girls basketball team will host a Foundation fund-raiser on Wednesday against Austintown Fitch at Struthers Fieldhouse. The schedule has games for seventh and eighth grades as well as junior varsity and varsity. Games begin at 3:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Ed and Doris Lancy Scholarship and the Bonnie Beachy Legacy Scholarship.
Poland selling tickets for boys basketball
POLAND
The Poland High School Athletic Department will sell reserved season tickets for boys basketball games beginning Monday. Sale hours are 12:30-4 p.m. weekdays. Also available are adult and student athletic passes for all Poland home athletic events.
ICE HOCKEY
Canfield opens season Saturday at Deep Freeze
BOARDMAN
The Canfield High School ice hockey team will open its season on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. against Midview. The game will be played at the Deep Freeze Arena (formerly The Ice Zone) on McClurg Road. Chris Richards, a former Ohio State University and Youngstown SteelHounds player, begins his fifth season as Cardinals head coach. His record is 44-34-1. Joe Villano is his assistant coach as well as goalie coach. The Cardinals play in the Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League in the White Division. Chagrin Falls, Orange, Kent Roosevelt and Chagrin Falls also are in the division.
Staff report