Skrapface wrote:

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COGUARDDAWG wrote: Ravenna HS 81

Football-OLB  Our home field had train tracks that about 25 yards behind, and parallel to the home stands.  Many a game was stopped til the train passed.

Ah, the Ravens Roost. That visitors locker room in that place was the size of a large broom closet.

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The worst Stadium I ever played in. By far.
I hated that place.

Yeah, it was a complete dump. But it was my favorite road stadium of all the places I went to in two years of HS ball. It had character.

Now, Stow's stadium after they built their new HS in the late '80s... that place was awful. It was like playing in the Everglades. If it even clouded up that place turned into a swamp.

HermFontenot86 wrote:

Skrapface wrote:

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--- HermFontenot86 wrote:

COGUARDDAWG wrote: Ravenna HS 81

Football-OLB  Our home field had train tracks that about 25 yards behind, and parallel to the home stands.  Many a game was stopped til the train passed.

Ah, the Ravens Roost. That visitors locker room in that place was the size of a large broom closet.

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The worst Stadium I ever played in. By far.
I hated that place.

Yeah, it was a complete dump. But it was my favorite road stadium of all the places I went to in two years of HS ball. It had character.

Now, Stow's stadium after they built their new HS in the late '80s... that place was awful. It was like playing in the Everglades. If it even clouded up that place turned into a swamp.

My brother in law coached at Stow for years.  I have broken his balls about that joint many times.

before they re sodded Gilnastis Stadium in Streetsboro last year,that was the worst field in all of the PTC. 
when my son was in 8th grade,they played Ravenna last game of the 2011 season.
It poured all day. at 4 oclock you couldn't see their cleats. It was a embarrasment.

But back to Ravenna they have had some ballers...Paul Campbell..Kris Jones..Ramone and Damone Wagner...Teddy Bryant..Phil Starks..Marcus Sanders..Geechy... Sonny Ray
best player I ever saw for Ravenna was Lamonte Nelms

Fairmont West  Kettering Ohio-  I wrestled with every young lady who was willing.  When that failed, I played basketball.

Canal Fulton Northwest

Wide Receiver. I was not a starter but played a good role basically a 3rd down possesion receiever.  Still fortunate to have one of the highest catching percentages in school history

Willoughby South HS

Wrestling

also Academic Challenge  

Chidawg wrote: Willoughby South HS

Wrestling

also Academic Challenge  

Interesting. What schools were you  up against ?

Fort Wayne Northrop H.S.

Football and Hockey

I sucked at both.    

RocketsCoach wrote: before they re sodded Gilnastis Stadium in Streetsboro last year,that was the worst field in all of the PTC. 
when my son was in 8th grade,they played Ravenna last game of the 2011 season.
It poured all day. at 4 oclock you couldn't see their cleats. It was a embarrasment.

But back to Ravenna they have had some ballers...Paul Campbell..Kris Jones..Ramone and Damone Wagner...Teddy Bryant..Phil Starks..Marcus Sanders..Geechy... Sonny Ray
best player I ever saw for Ravenna was Lamonte Nelms

I coached some of those kids in pee wee.  Everyone of those except Cochise Campbell came long after I graduated.  My junior year had two all state players, DE Greg Matthews (NC StateU) and QB Greg Powell (Michigan), OLB Todd Finch had a ride to Kent as did our kicker, Crazy Joe LaCivita.  One of the best players ever at Ravenna was Louis King.  He was an amazing athlete but about 99 cents short of a dollar.

I worked as a part time janitor in my school. I'd sometimes see math problems on the blackboards and just solve them. My best friend was Matt Damon..

But seriously, I find it interesting how many guys didn't play football but are crazy Browns fans. Good for you.

Went to high school at a tiny school just SW of Steubenville in the OVAC.  I think we graduated about 70 kids each year.

Didn't have a track or a track team or I would have done that.  Would have run the 220 and 440 most likely.  So I played some baseball, up until my senior year.  Just wasn't that good at it.

Played football freshman, junior and senior years.  Had health issues my soph year.

Was fast, but couldn't tackle in the open field.  Hated those damn quick scatbacks.  Still started at monster (basically SS) junior year, CB senior year.  Also, get this, started at center both junior and senior years.  Also happened to be one of the stronger kids on the team so I had to fill that role.  Was one of the "headhunters" on kickoffs and punts.  Yeah, I was exhausted after games.  Lost about 15 pounds over the course of the season.  Many of us had to play both ways and special teams.

Hated my head coach.  He was an idiot both in the way he treated us and in x's and o's.  Water deprivation and throwing up happened a lot in the 90 degree heat of August practices.  Built character, but we're lucky no kid died.  Had some buddies join the military afterwards, including marines.  They said that the physical aspect of their training was nothing compared to our football practices.

My freshman year we played this horrible defense called a 7-Diamond.  7 guys up on the line, one MLB, 1/3 zone in the secondary.  Nose on center, 2 down lineman in guard/tackle gaps, 2 DT on TE's (yes, TE's), 2 DE outside TE's.  Huge pressure on the MLB.

indybones wrote: Fairmont West  Kettering Ohio-  I wrestled with every young lady who was willing.  When that failed, I played basketball.

I went to West also, class of 72. No sports, was into cars and girls back then.

dennn wrote: Fort Wayne Northrop H.S.

Football and Hockey

I sucked at both.    

Went to college in Fort Wayne....St Francis College on Spring Street. When I was there Northrop was a huge basketball powerhouse. Are they still?

TheShank wrote:

Chidawg wrote: Willoughby South HS

Wrestling

also Academic Challenge  

Interesting. What schools were you  up against ?

Cleveland South and Lorain Southview - seriously.  It drove Don Cameron nuts.

The program was taped on the day OJ broke Jim Brown's single season rushing record.  So it was bitter sweet.

Vermilion Football 93'-95'  QB, K, P

I had a one nighter in the fall of 95 (freshman at college) with a girl from Vermillion who said she dated the QB and here you are!

ath2o17 wrote: Vermilion Football 93'-95'  QB, K, P

Wow GemCity, I was class of 71.  Who knows, maybe we knew each other.  Or, maybe I stole your girlfriend!

hockeyman88 wrote: I had a one nighter in the fall of 95 (freshman at college) with a girl from Vermillion who said she dated the QB and here you are!

ath2o17 wrote: Vermilion Football 93'-95'  QB, K, P

There are a lot of people who can tell that story. 

Shelby High School, north of Mansfield.

Played WR for a team that threw maybe 10 passes a year...also was the punter and kicker.

Track in the springtime.  Hurdles (120 highs and 180 lows...which is showing my age) and high jump.

Rhodes '78, Home of the Jesse Owens Memorial Oak tree, it's planted next to the stadium.
http://www.cmsdnet.net/en/News/Featured%20Stories/ 10-18-12%20Rhodes%20community%20rededicate%20Jesse %20Owensoak%20tree.aspx
No sports. Lots of bong hits though. That seems to be a common link between a lot of us.:)

Harding H.S. in Ft Wayne. Golf, baseball pitcher, goalie on the ice hockey team.

dennn wrote: Fort Wayne Northrop
H.S.
Football and Hockey
I sucked at both.   

blkmagic00 wrote:
"Went to college in Fort Wayne....St Francis College on Spring Street. When I was
there Northrop was a huge basketball powerhouse. Are they still?"

I believe they have a kid who will be playing at Purdue next year. Not sure if they are currently ranked.

indybones wrote: Wow GemCity, I was class of 71.  Who knows, maybe we knew each other.  Or, maybe I stole your girlfriend!

Now that's possible Indy, but if you stole mine I owe you a beer and a big thank you. I married a Bellbrook girl but both my kids went to the new and improved Kettering Fairmont. I still can't figure out how a school of 3200 kids can't put a winning football team on the field since like EVER!! You'd think they might luck into a decent team even if it's by accident....Oh wait, I'm a Browns fan so I guess I can.

East Rutherford H.S. Forest City, NC Class of '67 played Freshman Football then became scorekeeper, statitician and writer for the football program.

Gameface64 wrote: Normandy High Invaders (football: OG and MLB)

We played Parma, VF, Brush, Shaker, Garfield, Cleveland Hts, Shaw, Lakewood, maybe Euclid. Some of the away games were a flipping world tour, especially for the more sheltered, suburban, west side boys.

At Cleve Hts, someone shot an arrow onto the playing field that landed a few feet from our huddle. And at Shaw, we played an empty stadium. I can't remember if there was some racial tension going on, or if they were afraid the lambs of Parma would be eaten alive if they even ventured into the 'hood. On the field, all the Shaw players were cool, and at the end of the game, we all walked off together.

Did you go to high school in the 1820's?

An ARROW??  I went to Heights (it's not referred to as "Cleveland Heights"), and can attest that there is no way that there has been a working archery set in that building since at least the mid '80s.  First of all, would you let any Heights kids have access to any sort of weapon?  Of course not. 

Was it on fire?  Maybe a neighborhood kid had just watched Braveheart and launched it from a couple blocks away.

Or...it just occurred to me, that a bow and arrow could pass right through the metal detectors...maybe it was a hit?

He was cut the first year he went out for the team and then came back the next season a different player. He is now enshrined in the Urusline athletic hall of fame !

I was an ursuline grad myself.

Played baseball and football. I never got a ring my brother got two of em for football. We went to states twice in baseball.

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LUPENEXPRESS wrote: i was an offensive lineman leading the way for Al Bundy at Polk High School ... used to date Peg and Kelly

Actually Ed O'Neill played his HS State Champion football at Ursuline,
Youngstown Ohio.  He was awarded a football scholarship at Ohio University.

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BrownsKLap33 wrote: He was cut the first year he went out for the team and then came back the next season a different player. He is now enshrined in the Urusline athletic hall of fame !

 
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PEDs?

Polk High, Class of 66
Football
Scored 4 touchdowns in one game.

Collinwood High Railroaders
c/o '85
Wrestling 1yr JV #105, 2yrs varsity #112
Patently average.