2022 Booster Club Report – Week 6 – Post-Austintown…

2022 Booster Club Report – Week 6 – Post-Austintown Fitch

Massillon (5-1) defeated Austintown Fitch, 49-28.  The Tigers now lead the series with the Falcons, 20-8-0.  It was the second consecutive victory over an undefeated, state-ranked team, the former being Lakewood St. Edward.  This week Massillon plays the first of two out-of-state opponents: Middletown, Delaware (2-1), at home.  The Cavaliers are rated No. 1 in Delaware.

• 7th Grade (2-4): Defeated Austintown, 20-16.  Plays Central Catholic at home (MJHS) on Tuesday, September 27, at 6:00 pm.
• 8th Grade (5-0-1): Defeated Austintown, 50-28.  Plays Akron Jennings at home on Wednesday, September 28, at 6:30 pm.
• 9th Grade (3-3): Lost to Austintown Fitch, 14-12.  Plays University School at home on Thursday, September 29, at 6:00 pm.
• Junior Varsity (5-1): Defeated Austintown Fitch, 28-21.  Plays Ironton on Saturday, October 1, at 1:00 pm.

Austintown Fitch rolled into town last Friday with their high-powered offense, one that was loaded with skilled athletes.  And they did not hide the fact that they were bent on breaking a 5-game losing streak to Massillon in this showcase of two state-ranked teams.  But the Tigers avoided a letdown following the St. Eds game and brought the wood in a literal beat down, sending the Falcons home with their first loss of the season.  They did it with a bruising rushing attack that racked up over 400 yards on the ground.  It was a game that was won in the trenches, on both sides of the ball, with the defense holding Fitch to a mere 49 yards on the ground.  Any offense the Falcons had came through the air.  A one-dimensional attack is just not enough to stay with a team the caliber of Massillon.

For the record, the Tigers rushed 64 times for 406 yards at 6.3 yards per carry.  Nearly all of the runs were up the middle as the offensive line simply punished the Falcon front seven.  It was so devastating that according to the guest players they simply had enough by the end of the third quarter.  Senior Willtrell Hartson, while producing his sixth consecutive 100 yard plus game, racked up 275 yards in 40 carries.  For the season he now has 898 yards.  Junior Dorian Pringle added 77 and sophomore Peytton Mitchell another 44 , which were big nights for both of these players.

But a ball-control ground attack was not the original game plan.  The plan called for more of a balanced attack.  Only, after the first few passes did not end well and it was evident that there was a mismatch in the run game, the coaches decided to just stay with the run for the rest of the game.  By the end, the offense had doubled Fitch’s time of possession and racked up 28 first downs (Top 10 all-time) and seven rushing touchdowns (4 by Hartson and 3 by Pringle), and they never punted.  Although two passes were intercepted in scoring territory.  They also converted 10 of 12 third downs, while picking up the remaining two on fourth down runs.  The 2-back offense was also effective in short yardage situations.

“The story of the game was the offensive line,” said Head Coach Nate Moore.  “It was a dominating game from start to finish.  The backs ran hard.  I know we have the best coaching staff in the state of Ohio.  This is the first time we made Fitch’s defensive line tap out.”  And it may have been the best performance since Moore has been at Massillon.

The game is reminiscent of Massillon 42-13 victory over Canton McKinley in 1991.  In that one, the Tigers rushed 60 times for 402 yards.  And Travis McGuire carried the ball 36 times for 302 yards, setting a Massillon rushing record for total yards in a single game.  Only three passes were thrown.

The Falcons, in spite of their defensive shortcomings, did display some of the offense that they are known for this year, at least in the air.  Junior quarterback Deshawn Vaughn completed 16 of 23 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns.  He also scored a rushing TD.  In the receiving department, Jayden Eley caught six passes for 143 yards and a touchdown and Dan Evans III grabbed six for 48 yards.  But their two stellar running backs were held to a combined 30 yards on 12 carries.

The guest players were:

• Offensive lineman Mike Mercurio – “This game was won in the trenches.”
• Defensive lineman / tight end Chase Bond – “It was a great game plan by the coaches.  All the pieces came together.”
• Special teams player Angelo Salvino – “We made them quit.  They had big names, but we didn’t let it affect us.”

Stats leaders:

• Quarterback Jalen Slaughter: 6 of 10 for 50 yards, 2 interception and 0 touchdowns
• Running back Willtrell Hartson: 40 carries for 274 yards (6.8) and 4 touchdowns
• Running back Dorian Pringle: 10 carries for 77 yards (7.2) and 3 touchdowns
• Running back Peytton Mitchell: 10 carries for 44 yards (4.4)
• Safety De-Airre Pringle: 5.0 tackle points (4-2)
• Defensive back Adonis Vaughn: 4.0 tackle points (3-2)
• Cornerback Jaden Welch: 4.0 tackle points (2-4); 0.5 TFLs

Middletown

Middletown, is located in the northern part of Delaware, some 56 miles south of Philadelphia.  With a population in 2020 of 23,192, their football team participates with ten other schools in Division 3A, which is the largest classification in the state.

This year the Cavaliers have a 2-1 record, having defeated rival Smyrna 21-14 and lost to Philadelphia St. Joseph  Prep, the nation’s No. 25 team, 42-0.  In the prior five years they compiled an overall mark of 46-8, including a state championship last year and three prior state runners-up.  Later this year they will play Florida’s IMG Academy, the nation’s No. 5 team.

“They are a very good team,” said Moore.  “Very seasoned team.  Really good at the skill positions.”

Offensively, they operate out of the spread formation, led by junior quarterback Austin Troyer (6′-3″, 185).  He has offers from UConn and Temple.  He’s very accurate and has good arm strength.  The top receiver is Ty’Renne Hynson (6′-2″, 175).  He has good size, good hands, is very athletic and makes a lot of plays.  The running back is senior Michael Pearson (5′-9″, 195), who has committed to Navy.  But they struggle running the ball and therefore put it in the air around 65% of  the time.

On defense, they are normally in a 3-3 odd-stack or 3-4 alignment.  Some 4-man line.  They have really good team speed and skill and fly to the ball.  All are solid players.  Junior safety Ronnell Davis (6′-2″, 180) has an offer from West Virginia.  Junior defensive end Tristen Graham (6′-3″, 245) is a very physical player, who runs a 4.5 40-yard dash.

Football Showcase

Next year Massillon will host a football showcase sponsored by a Northeast Ohio football group.  The event will feature four games at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium during the first week of the season.  Presumably, there will be four top NE Ohio teams, including Massillon, playing four out-of-state teams.

Go Tigers!

2022: Massillon 49, Austintown Fitch 28

GAME STATS

2022 Booster Club Report – Week 5 – Post-St.…

2022 Booster Club Report – Week 5 – Post-St. Edward

Massillon (4-1) defeated Lakewood St. Edward, 31-28, to even the series with the Eagles at four wins apiece and record their 924th all-time win.  This week Massillon plays Austintown Fitch (5-0) at home.

• 7th Grade (1-4): Lost to Akron  East 7th and 8th grade team, 40-6.  Plays Austintown at home (MJHS) on Wednesday, September 21, at 5:30 pm.
• 8th Grade (4-0-1): Defeated Akron Buchtel, 37-14.  Plays Austintown at home on Wednesday, September 21, following the 7th grade game..
• 9th Grade (3-2): Lost to Lakewood St. Edward, 14-6.  Plays at Austintown Fitch Thursday, September 22, at 5:00 pm.
• Junior Varsity (4-1): Lost to Lakewood St. Edward, 21-12.  Plays at Austintown Fitch on Saturday, September 24, at 10:00 am.

It was a tremendous victory for the Massillon program over the defending Division 1 state champs.  Not only was St. Edward unbeaten and ranked first in Ohio, they were also ranked in the Top 50 nationally.  But the win didn’t come easily, for the Eagles are a VERY good team.  It took exceptional play from many Tiger players to pull it off in a game that featured both big plays and crucial mistakes by both teams and came right down to the wire.

Let’s start with sophomore quarterback Jalen Slaughter.  He passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner, in what was clearly the best performance of his short career.  After Massillon went behind 14-0 early, lightening struck twice in terms of a Slaughter-to-Ardell Banks combination.  After Eds second touchdown, Slaughter immediately hit Banks on a slant pass and the speedster just ran away from the single defender for a 70-yard score.  After stopping the Eagles on downs at the Tiger 14, Slaughter threw long to Banks, who had stripped himself from press coverage and with the catch advanced the ball to St. Edward 32.  On the ensuing play, the QB tossed a rainbow to a well-covered Banks for another score.  By that time the Eagles had enough of Mr. Banks, who for the game caught five passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns.  So they double and triple-teamed him the rest of the way, at the expense of taking a linebacker off the field and eliminating most opportunities to blitz.  Such is the overwhelming impact Banks had on the Eagle defense.  So, Slaughter needed to find another receiver to keep the momentum going.  That player was Kyler Wiggins, who was single-covered on account of the defensive alignment over Banks.  Wiggins ended up catching seven passes for 63 yards.  Also in the mix was Braylyn Toles, who caught five for 48 yards.  And that included the winning 24-yard touchdown pass, which came with just eleven seconds remaining in the game.

So it was, somewhat alien to this Tiger team, that it was the pass that set up the run.  Thus, in the middle of all that was steady running back Willtrell Hartson, who gained 130 yards, his fifth consecutive 100 yard plus game.  His big play came on the possession following the second Tiger score when he ripped off a 59-yard run to the five yard line, with Dorian Pringle scoring on the next lay.  But credit also needs to go to offensive line, which opened many holes for the running backs and kept the vaunted Eagle rush away from Slaughter in all but two pass attempts.  By games’ end, the Tigers had amassed 421 yards of total offense (7.0 yards per play), which was an unprecedented mark against such a great St. Edward program.

Defensively, every player certainly contributed his best game.  But two really stood out.  Dorian Pringle had eight solo tackles and eight assists and was simply a beast on the field.  And he also came up with the biggest stop of the night.  Prior to Massillon’s winning score, St. Eds had possession of the ball and all they needed late in the game was a first down to kill the clock.  Their running back gained the needed yards, but high school instincts took over and the Eagle players tried to push the ball carrier for additional yards.  Only, Pringle was in the middle of the scrum and simply ripped the ball from runner’s hands and then fell on it to give the Tigers one more chance to win.

The other player was Brandon Carmen, who finished with 5.0 tackle points, three tackles-for-loss and a sack.  Time and again he out-maneuvered the massive Eagle offensive tackles to set the edge and turn sweeping running backs toward the inside, where other players did the clean-up work, negating potential long-gainers.

“I’m really proud of the kids,” said a joyful Head Coach Nate Moore.  “A lot of guys stepped up and made huge plays.  St. Eds made mistakes and we capitalized.  A lot of great performances.  That’s what it takes.  But now we all have to forget about Eds.”

The guest players were:

• Sam Snodgrass – “It was really fun.  We played great.”
• Chase Bond – “It was an intense game.”
• Angelo Salvino – “Coach Moore brought us together (after the 14-point deficit).  It rallied the team to come back.  Today’s a new week and Fitch is a really good team.”
• Willtrell Hartson – “Craziest game ever.  But it’s a new week.  So, let’s get to it.”

Stats leaders:

• Quarterback Jalen Slaughter: 18 of 32 for 295 yards, 0 interception and 3 touchdowns
• Running back Willtrell Hartson: 18 carries for 130 yards (7.2)
• Ardell Banks: 5 receptions for 164 yards, 2 touchdowns
• Kyler Wiggins: 7 receptions for 63 yards, 0 touchdowns
• Braylyn Toles: 5 receptions for 48 yards, 1 touchdown
• Dorian Pringle: 12.0 tackle points (8-8), 1 fumble recovery
• Cody Fair: 7.0 tackle points (3-8)
• Ryan Page: 6.0 tackle points (5-2)
• De’Aire Pringle: 5.5 tackle points (5-1)
• Brandon Carman: 5.0 tackle points (5-0), 3 tackles-for-loss, 1 sack
• Marcus Moore: 4.5 tackle points (1-7), 0.5 tackle-for-loss, 0.5 sack
• Jaden Welch: 4.0 tackle points (4-0)

Friday marks the 28th all-time meeting between Massillon and Austintown Fitch.  The Tigers currently own a 19-8 edge in the series that began in 1985.  Last year the Tigers came back from a 14-point deficit to defeat the Falcons, 31-21.  Fitch comes into this week’s game with a 5-0 record, having defeated the following teams:

• Foothill, Nevada (1-4): 42-10
• Canton McKinley(1-4): 38-14
• Canton GlenOak (1-4): 48-18
• Youngstown Ursuline (4-1): 42-34
• Bennett, New York (1-2): 42-20

The Falcons are averaging 42 points per game and are characterized as a team that has really good skill players.  The standouts include:

• Junior quarterback Deshawn Vaughn (5′-10″, 175) – Toledo offer.  Good player.  Played safety last year.  Has a big arm and is accurate.  Runs well.
• Senior running back Jamell James (5′-10″, 210) – Bowling Green offer.  Excellent player.  Good size and speed.  Physical.  Will run some out of the wildcat.
• Junior backup running back D.J. Williams (5′-10″, 190) – Toledo offer.  Good speed and vision.
• Senior wide receiver / safety Cam Smith – Iowa State offer.  Athletic.  Number 1 target.
• Senior Jayden Eley (6′-1″, 165) – Deep threat

The defense is led by:

• Junior lineman Brian Robinson (6′-5″, 235) – Georgia and LSU offers, among others.  Excellent player.
• Senior lineman Josh Fitzgerald (6′-3″, 275) – Youngstown State offer.  Big.  Physical.
• Senior linebacker Christian Latone (5′-10″, 180).  Athletic and fast.  Also, blitzes a lot.
• Cam Smith

Offensively, Fitch aligns similar to Massillon with their multiple spread formations.  A run-oriented team, they will also throw a lot of short stuff and screens and then go over the top with some deep passes.

The defense utilizes mostly 3-4 alignments, with some 3-3.  According to Moore they “do a lot of things.”

Go Tigers!

2022: Massillon 31, Lakewood St. Edward 28

GAME STATS

2022: Massillon 41, Warren Harding 12

GAME STATS

2022 Massillon vs. Warren Harding Statistics

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Warren Harding......  6  0  0  6  - 12       Record: (1-3)
Massillon...........  7 20  7  7  - 41       Record: (3-1)



Scoring Summary:
1st 07:59 WARREN - Dalys Jett 85 yd run (Jake Daugherty kick failed), 3-73 1:44, WARREN 6 - MASS 0
    04:59 MASS - Nolan Davenport 34 yd pass from Jalen Slaughter (Vinney Keller kick), 7-80 3:00, WARREN 6 - MASS 7
2nd 11:17 MASS - Ardell Banks 52 yd pass from Jalen Slaughter (Vinney Keller kick), 6-80 2:00, WARREN 6 - MASS 14
    04:00 MASS - Braylyn Toles 45 yd pass from Jalen Slaughter (Vinney Keller kick failed), 6-80 2:08, WARREN 6 - MASS 20
    01:07 MASS - Willtrell Hartson 12 yd run (Nolan Hendricks kick), 4-56 0:58, WARREN 6 - MASS 27
3rd 05:51 MASS - Ardell Banks 16 yd pass from Jalen Slaughter (Nolan Hendricks kick), 10-51 4:24, WARREN 6 - MASS 34
4th 09:45 WARREN - Naujeat Jones 31 yd pass from Dalys Jett (Dalys Jett pass failed), 16-85 8:01, WARREN 12 - MASS 34
    00:22 MASS - Peytton Mitchell 5 yd run (Nolan Hendricks kick), 9-72 5:32, WARREN 12 - MASS 41



                                 WARREN     MASS
FIRST DOWNS...................       15       19
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   29-121   33-184
PASSING YDS (NET).............      125      248
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  24-12-0  19-14-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   53-246   52-432
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0      1-3
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    6-143      1-0
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   2-27.5   1-18.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      0-0      1-1
Penalties-Yards...............    8-149    9-115
Possession Time...............    26:32    21:28
Third-Down Conversions........  5 of 13   5 of 9
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   2 of 4   2 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      0-1      3-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     2-12     2-15


RUSHING: Warren Harding-Dalys Jett 13-99; Ryan Powell 10-32; Javonte
Jones 2-7; Oryan Dukes 1-5; Devin Boss 1-minus 4; Team 2-minus 18.
Massillon-Willtrell Hartson 18-109; Peytton Mitchell 4-50; Dorian Pringle 4-37;
Ja'Meir Gamble 1-11; Mylen Lenix 1-1; Kyler Wiggins 1-1; Jalen Slaughter 3-minus
12; TEAM 1-minus 13.

PASSING: Warren Harding-Dalys Jett 12-24-0-125. Massillon-Jalen Slaughter
14-19-0-248.

RECEIVING: Warren Harding-Devin Boss 4-10; Naujeat Jones 3-62; Jacob
Lawrence 2-40; Raylin Weaver 2-12; Javonte Jones 1-1. Massillon-Ardell Banks
6-132; Braylyn Toles 6-76; Nolan Davenport 1-34; Ricardo Wells 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Warren Harding-None. Massillon-None.

FUMBLES: Warren Harding-None. Massillon-Braylyn Toles 1-1.

Stadium: Paul Brown Tiger      Attendance: 0
Kickoff time: 7:00 PM   End of Game: 9:34 PM   Total elapsed time: 2:34
Officials: Referee: John Schuller; Umpire: Bob Rauc; Linesman: Tony Gliozzi;
Line judge: Brian Kroth; Back judge: Jason Barr; Scorer: Jim Barkan Sr;
Temperature: 81 F      Wind: light S   Weather: Clear Sky

           Warren Harding vs Massillon (Sep 9. 2022 at Massillon, OH)

SACKS (UA-A): Warren Harding-Jaden Hudson 1-0; Nysier Coleman 1-0.
Massillon-Kalix Collins 2-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Warren Harding-Nysier Coleman 4-0; Drew McKowan 3-1;
Dalys Jett 3-0; Airiz Coleman-Bey 1-4; Raylin Weaver 2-1; Javonte Jones 1-3;
Devin Boss 2-0; Cayden Murphy 1-2; Emmanuel Washington 1-2; Bryan Powell 1-1;
Nehemiah Alexander 1-1; Jaden Hudson 1-1; Devin Morgan 1-0; Naujeat Jones 1-0;
Tamairi Jackson 1-0; Brandon Coleman 1-0; Bryson Williams 0-2. Massillon-Vito
McConnell 3-2; Cody Fair 1-6; Deairre Pringle 3-1; Dorian Pringle 3-1; Ta'Shaun
Smith 3-0; Ryan Page 2-2; Marcus Moore 1-4; Kalix Collins 2-0; Malachi Card 1-2;
M Wright Jr 1-1; Jaden Welch 1-1; Christian Kring 1-1; Shon Robinson 1-0; Adonis
Vaughan 1-0; TEAM 1-0; Maverick Clark 1-0; Chase Bond 1-0; Angelo Salvino 1-0;
Vinney Keller 0-1; Zachary Liebler 0-1.



Player participation:


Warren Harding: 3-Bryan Powell, 5-Javonte Jones, 6-Devin Boss, 7-Jaden Hudson, 9-A Coleman-Bey, 10-Dalys Jett, 12-Jake Daugherty,
14-Naujeat Jones, 16-Nysier Coleman, 19-Drew McKowan, 20-Raylin Weaver, 21-Devin Morgan, 22-Ryan Powell, 23-Jacob Lawrence,
25-Oryan Dukes, 28-Brandon Coleman, 54-E Washington, 58-N Alexander, 61-Tamairi Jackson, 67-Cayden Murphy, 68-Bryson Williams.

Massillon: 1-Jaden Welch, 2-Jalen Slaughter, 3-Angelo Salvino, 4-W Hartson, 5-Vinney Keller, 6-Adonis Vaughan, 7-Maverick Clark,
10-Zachary Liebler, 13-Vito McConnell, 14-Kalix Collins, 16-Ryan Page, 18-Ardell Banks, 19-Kyler Wiggins, 20-Ja'Meir Gamble,
21-Braylyn Toles, 28-Mylen Lenix, 30-Deairre Pringle, 32-P Mitchell, 33-Cody Fair, 34-Dorian Pringle, 35-Ta'Shaun Smith,
41-Shon Robinson, 45-M Wright Jr, 49-Christian Kring, 56-Marcus Moore, 80-Ricardo Wells, 84-Chase Bond, 87-Nolan Hendricks,
94-Nolan Davenport, 95-Malachi Card.

2022 Massillon vs. Lakewood St. Edward Statistics

2022 Booster Club Report – Week 3 – Post-Mansfield

2022 Booster Club Report – Week 3 – Post-Mansfield

Massillon (2-1) traveled to Mansfield last Friday and came away with a 33-0 victory.  The Tigers currently lead the series, 44-4-5.  Massillon returns home next week to face Warren in the first of six and possibly eight consecutive home games.

• 7th Grade (1-2): Lost to Akron Armor (club team), 54-14.  Plays Warren at home (PBTS) on Wednesday, September 9, at 6:00 pm.
• 8th Grade (3-0): Defeated Mansfield, 39-22.  Plays Warren away on Wednesday, September 9, at 6:00 pm.
• 9th Grade (2-1): Defeated Mansfield Junior Varsity, 42-20.  Plays Warren Harding away on Thursday, September 10, at 5:30 pm.
• Junior Varsity (3-0): Defeated Canton McKinley, 50-6.  Plays at Warren Harding on Saturday, September 10, at 11:00 am.

Defense carried the day in shutting out Mansfield at Arlin Field last Friday, giving them their first loss of the season.  On the heels of a record-setting 15 tackles-for-loss against Canton GlenOak, the D recorded 12 TFLs against the Tygers.  In addition, they held Mansfield’s rushing attack to negative 30 yards, which is the third fewest rushing yards allowed in a game throughout Massillon’s long history.  Mansfield was stuffed up the middle, the linebackers were flying to the edges and the various blitzes were simply overwhelming.  Plus, the whole front group was extremely physical.  In the air the Tygers did complete 15 of 24 passes, but most of them were halted within a few yards of the line of scrimmage, owing to the great pursuit and fundamental tackling of the secondary and outside linebackers.

Overall, the Tygers advanced no further than the Massillon twenty yard line: once via a long pass on the last play of the first half and a second time near the end of the game against the backups.  Put it all together and Mansfield finished the game having been shut out for the first time since they lost 35-0 to Perry in the first round of the 2015 playoffs, a string of 82 games.

Offensively, the Tigers used a balanced attack to take control early, rushing for 115 yards and passing for 146.  While running only 44 plays, they averaged 5.9 yards per play, which is a shade below average for a Nate Moore team.  Willtrell Hartson rushed for a third consecutive 100-yard game, this time putting up 101 yards at 6.3 yard per carry.  But according to the Mansfield coach, his defense played much better than the offense.

If you check back after Week 10, you may find that this Mansfield team finished the season 7-3 or 8-2 and qualified for the Division 3 playoffs.  They have the athletes.  It’s just that playing the Tigers, currently ranked No. 217 in the nation by calpreps.com, may be a bit too much for them.  Regardless, the game was sure to prepare them for the difficult ones ahead, just like Moeller did for Massillon.

“We had a great week of practice,” said Head Coach Nate Moore in his opening remarks.  “Our pre-game focus was really good.  All those things are steadily getting better and better.  This is a talented football team.  Toughness, speed and strength.  Focus and discipline need to be homed in on.  And we have made some tremendous strides in those areas.  The unit leaders have really helped.”

Moore then got down to talking about last week’s Mansfield game.  “I’m really proud of these guys,” he said.  “We ran the ball really well.  Some things could have been better.  The offensive line has a ways to go, but they’ve been  getting better.  The defense was lights out.”

Moore remarked that Mansfield was using an unorthodox defensive alignment in their front group.  Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn’t.  But when it didn’t, it resulted in a big play.  Nevertheless, he felt that the offensive line did a great job of blocking it.

Guest players were Christian Kring, Sam Snodgrass, Angelo Salvino and Cody Fair.  “We fixed up a lot of mistakes from the week before,” said Kring.  “We were much more physical on both sides of the ball.”  “We played a great game as a whole,”  added Fair.  “Every week we’ve gotten better defensively.”  Salvino said that a big advantage for the Tigers came on special teams.  “That really set us apart,” he said.

Stats leaders:

• Quarterback Jalen Slaughter: 10 of 16 for 146 yards, 0 interception and 2 touchdowns
• Running back Willtrell Hartson: 16 carries for 101 yards (6.3), 1 touchdown; also caught a 43-yard touchdown pass
• Ardell Banks: 3 receptions for 58 yards, 1 touchdown
• Kyler Wiggins: 3 receptions for 18 yards, 0 touchdowns
• Ryan Page: 5.0 tackle points
• Dorian Pringle: 4.5 tackle points
• Maverick Clark: 4.0 tackle  points
• Team: 12 tackles-for-loss for 59 yards

This week marks the 87th renewal of the Massillon-Warren rivalry.  The first game was played in 1921 and the Tigers lead the series 58-25-3.  They have also won the previous six meetings, including last year’s 49-46 track meet.  But this time the game is in Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.  “We’re happy to be back at home,” said Moore.

Quarterback Dalys Jett returns from last year, when he had a career day against Massillon by completing 21 of 34 passes for 358 yards and six touchdowns.  But gone are stellar receivers Tariq Ivory (10-182-2) and Dom Foster (5-100-3).  Jett is also questionable this week due to an injury, a setback for which he sat out last week’s game.

Offensively, Warren uses the spread with formations similar to Massillon.  Some 2-back sets and some heavy near the goal line.  Players to keep an eye on:

• Senior left tackle Tamairi Jackson (6′-1″, 290 lbs.).  Has really good feet and base.  Comes off the ball and finishes really well.
• Junior running back Ryan Powell (6′-1″, 215 lbs.).  A 3-star recruit according to Rivals.com.  Has several Division 1 offers.  Runs with good vision.
• Senior quarterback Dalys Jett (5′-10″, 165 lbs.).  Runs a lot more this year.  Questionable for Friday.  May be replaced by sophomore Drew McKowan (6′-3″, 170), who is also a good athletic player and effective runner.

Defensively, the Raiders align in a 4-3 with either cover-4 and cover-2, depending on the situation.  The best player is cornerback Dalys Jett.

Depth and experience could both be issues for Warren in that seven players start on both sides of the ball and they have only four senior starters on offense and four on defense.

Go Tigers!

2022: Massillon 33, Mansfield 0

GAME STATS

2022 Massillon vs. Mansfield Game Statistics

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Massillon vs Mansfield Senior (Sep 2, 2022)