The calendar still says August, but high school football season is in season around northeastern Ohio. Week two of the 2022 high school football season provided exciting action all over the Cleveland area.
Contract tracing conducted by a coach and school nurse found 12 football players who were in close contact with the two who tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, the Westlake superintendent said.
“They say the team that’s playing today wasn’t exposed, so that’s why they’re allowing the football players and the band to perform today,” said Dawn Kozlina, whose son is on the Madison football team.
The school district said it all relates back to an incident during football practice in the auxiliary gym on May 24 that was caught on the school’s cameras. That’s when a 17-year-old student-athlete says he was forced to sit in the middle of the gym and eat pork in the form of a pepperoni pizza against his religious beliefs.
Former Canton McKinley football coach Marcus Wattley is still fighting to get his job back as the head coach of the Bulldogs. But, he still faces the possibility of facing criminal charges as the Canton Police said they are still investigating.
Superintendent Jeffrey Talbert addressed the recent incident regarding the football program and the incident of a student being forced to eat a pizza against religious beliefs.
The Little Brown Jug will remain in the Bay High School Rocket’s trophy case for another year since Westlake High School canceled the rivalry game due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Demons' football program.
Akron Police confirmed two people are hospitalized after they were shot during a football game between East High School and Firestone Community Learning Center held at Ellet High School on Thursday night.
Both players say they are surprised by the national response of support pouring in for them, but they insist on having the focus be on remembering first responders.
Geauga County Commissioner Ralph Spidalieri did not hold back in a letter regarding the Chardon Local Schools superintendent’s motion to ban the “thin blue line” flag.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) on Friday announced a shortened six-game football season, which, pending Gov. Mike DeWine’s approval, will kick off on Aug. 24.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the second-round playoff pairings on Sunday for the 112 teams that advanced to this week’s regional semifinals.
Meteorologist Sam Roberts reports, “The peak timing for storms will be from 7:00 PM to midnight. Some storms may be strong to severe, with the main threats being damaging wind, hail, heavy rain, and frequent lightning.”
Tonight on The Overtime Kirk Goldsberry stops by to discuss the ever changing landscape of the NBA, and Ben Strauss from the Washington Post stops by to discuss some of the analyst involved in breaking down the 2019 NFL Draft.
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