The best of the best in this week of college football performances of Massillon Tiger alumni. NCAA DI Jayden Ballard, Wide Receiver, Wisconsin The Badgers took on the Crimson Tide of Alabama this weekend. It took a while for Wisconsin to get Ballard involved, but when they did throw to him he made a big …
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The Tigers (of Massillon, that is) did what they needed to do against the Tigers of L.J. Bennett (Buffalo, NY). Playing through the absence of their starting quarterback, Massillon’s 3 rotating offensive anchors pulled their weight and got the job done. The Tiger defenders did their jobs well too, earning their first shutout of the …
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Offensive Spotlight Player– Savior Owens, Running Back Week 1 found Savior Owens in the spotlight; he is featured again in Week 3 for his performance vs Rabun Gap. The Eagles of Rabun Gap boasted D1 players at almost every position. Those numbers and the size of Rabun’s line did not matter to running back Savior …
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Ardell Banks, Redshirt Sophomore Wide Receiver, Kent State Ardell Banks led the Flashes in receiving versus Texas Tech on Saturday. Banks caught 2 passes for 49 yards– his long was 38 yards. Jayden Ballard, Senior Wide Receiver, Wisconsin Jayden Ballard is finally having a shot to play consistently. He picked up 73 yards on 2 …
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Massillon fought Rabun Gap on Friday night. A team loaded with D1 talent, Rabun Gap had come off of two close losses– a 5-point loss to the #1 team in Georgia (who were also #4 in the nation) and a 1-point loss to the top team in Tennessee. The Tigers had momentum going into the …
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1st Half St. Edward started the game off with a big run. After moving the ball into Massillon territory, they were moved backwards by a holding penalty– a pick by Massillon’s Jacoby Boykin ended the threat. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they were backed up near their own goal line. A couple of plays into the …
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Offensive Spotlight Quarterback Manny Patterson was high in the record book for pass efficiency in Week 1 versus Glenville– he once again successfully led the Tiger offense with few mistakes and several big plays versus GlenOak. Patterson was 16-21 on pass attempts, gaining 200 yards in the air and tossing 4 touchdown passes. He was …
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Week 1 of college football had fans in a frenzy this weekend. Many Tigers played their season openers– below is a look at some of the top performers from Week 1. NCAA D1 Chase Bond (Defensive End), Redshirt Freshman, NC State Chase Bond recorded his first 2 tackles (including a tackle-for-loss) in the Wolfpack’s 24-17 …
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The Tigers took win number 17 in their series against GlenOak on Friday night. In 24 games versus the Golden Eagles, Massillon now has a record of 17-4. The victory was also win number 1 of the season for the Tigers and win number 960 in program history, currently 2 games behind Valdosta (962) for …
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The Tiger freshmen picked up their first win of the season on Bob Commings field versus the Golden Eagles of GlenOak. Both Ricardo Parker and Graham Oaklief scored a pair of touchdowns and the Tiger defense made big stands to deliver the victory. 1st Half Massillon’s defense had a bit of trouble on the opening …
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