Offensive Spotlight Savior Owens, Running Back Savior Owens bore the load for Massillon’s offense on Friday. He scored all 3 of Massillon’s touchdowns while rushing for 293 yards on 35 carries. His resilience and ability to slip through and pick up1st downs, even on 3rd and longs, helped Massillon rally and almost pull off a …
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Massillon fell for the second year in a row to the Eagles of Big Walnut. A rainy night in Zanesville led to several crucial mistakes that cost the Tigers dearly. Despite falling behind, the Tigers kept clawing back, and had a chance to win it on the final play. Unfortunately for Massillon, the play was …
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Offensive Spotlight Savior Owens, Running Back The Tigers’ run game played a huge role in their big win over DeSales. Savior Owens was a big part of that run game. He took 18 handoffs, gaining 215 yards and scoring 3 touchdowns. Owens averaged a wild 11.9 yards per carry. Defensive Spotlight Deontay Malone, Cornerback Deontay …
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NCAA D1 Ardell Banks, Wide Receiver, Kent State I had a chance to watch Ardell Banks from the sideline last week. He pulled in a pair of passes for 28 yards, but his second reception was quite the play. The Flashes had blown a 35-17 lead to Akron and were in overtime. On the first …
The Tigers ventured down I-71 on Friday for the regional semifinals. DeSales may have been the host seed, but they never played that way. Massillon outmatched them with a pounding defense and power run game that overwhelmed the Stallions in a 48-14 victory. 1st Quarter DeSales won the toss and deferred to open Friday night’s …
NCAA D2 Ryan Page, Defensive Back, Walsh Ryan Page had a career-high 8 tackles (7 solo, 1 assist) versus Hillsdale. NCAA D3 Nolan Hendricks, Kicker/Punter, Wooster Despite taking multiple big hits and not getting roughing calls all day versus DePauw, Nolan Hendricks still handled his punting in his usual capacity. His 6 kicks went for …
Massillon is 27-1 against Federal League schools since 2016. This year they toppled the Fed leader (McKinley) and pummeled the league runner-up (Hoover) 62-7. The Tigers proved once again that they are by far the best in Stark County, but their eyes are on a far higher prize– a state title. The road to the …
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NCAA D1 Chase Bond, Defensive End, NC State The Wolfpack of North Carolina State stunned undefeated, 8th-ranked Georgia Tech. Chase Bond was in on the action– he split a sack of Tech quarterback Haynes King and picked up an assist. NCAA D2 DaOne Owens, Quarterback, Slippery Rock DaOne Owens went 19-34 in the air with …
Whether it was in the air, on the ground, in the defensive backfield, or on fake punts, Salem quarterback/defensive back/punter Cletis Monroy was making plays for the Quakers. Monroy and Salem may have been the 10 seed visiting 7 seed Northwest, but they did not play like an underdog. The hard-fought battle was never an …
