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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!

 

 

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2022: Massillon 31, Lakewood St. Edward 28

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Peter Holland Jr., The Repository

‘Settle down and play ball’: Massillon football perseveres, upsets No. 1-ranked St. Edward

 

 

 

MASSILLON — A combination of mistakes and penalties threatened to spoil any chance the Massillon Tigers had of coming up with a big win Friday.

But staring at a tough loss, Massillon stood tall at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium and stunned St. Edward, the state’s No. 1-ranked team in Division I. The Tigers rallied for a dramatic come-from-behind victory, 31-28, scoring the game-winning TD in the final 20 seconds.

After a pair of losses to St. Edward in their two most recent meetings, the Tigers broke through to beat the reigning Division I state champs for the first time since 2005. In addition to the Eagles being ranked No. 1 in the state by the Associated Press (the Tigers are 10th in Division II), St. Edward also was ranked 19th nationally.

“We got nothing but respect for St. Ed’s,” Massillon head coach Nate Moore said. “It was a great ballgame tonight, and I’m just proud of our kids playing harder.”

The Eagles arrived Friday 4-0 against a tough schedule, with three wins by four points or less, including a 17-14 win over Cincinnati Elder a week ago.

Just when it looked like the Eagles were on the verge of escaping with another close-call victory after they sacked Massillon quarterback Jalen Slaughter on fourth down, Massillon’s defense recovered a fumble. With less than two minutes left to play, the Tigers had another chance. As the clock continued to run after Massillon called its last timeout, Slaughter took it to the air and found sophomore receiver Braylyn Toles for a 24-yard touchdown with only 11 seconds left.

“All I saw was, the ball was floating in the air, I stopped running, Braylyn caught the ball, and I dropped a tear on my right eye,” said Massillon senior receiver Ardell Banks, who also had a big game Friday. “It was a great ball and a great catch.”

The game was far from perfect for Massillon and St. Edward. The teams combined for 19 penalties for 177 yards and to lose six fumbles. St. Edward also missed four field goals and went 0-for 2 on fourth down conversions. Eagles coach Tom Lombardo, who called Massillon an evenly matched opponent earlier in the week, counted 26 points his team left on the field because of failures in the red zone.

“We just gave them too many opportunities. You play with fire, sooner or later you’re going to get burned,” Lombardo said. “We just have to play smarter. You can’t turn the ball over in the red zone, you can’t make interference calls, you can’t keep giving good teams more opportunities and expect to pull it out.”

St. Edward had the upper hand at the outset when Kyan Mason returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown. Then soon after a Tigers fumble, Marvin Ball ran for another Eagles touchdown. The Tigers trailed 14-0 within the first two minutes of the first quarter, Moore didn’t hit the panic button.

“This is going to sound funny, but I just told them to settle down and play ball,” Moore said. “Settle down, play hard. We stick together, there’s no matter of adversity we can’t overcome.”

The Tigers responded with 19 unanswered points. Slaughter and Banks connected for two long touchdown passes. Dorian Pringle added the Tigers’ third touchdown, following a big 59-yard run by Willtrell Hartson, who gained a team-high 131 yards rushing. Banks finished the night with 164 yards receiving on five catches, with the two TDs.

“We are a great team, and we just gotta stick together,” Banks said. “So when it came down to it, all I knew was I have to do what I do because I know my team had me, so I saw the opportunity and took it.”

St. Edward took a 21-19 lead into halftime, setting up a back-and-forth second half. Massillon regained the lead with a rushing touchdown by Peytton Mitchell with 4:55 left in the third quarter. The Eagles stunned the Massillon crowd with a 52-yard touchdown run by Josh Gribble with 9:49 left in the game. Still, there was no quit in the Tigers.

“I can definitely say we will never give up, so it won’t be a Massillon just quit type of game,” Banks said. “Massillon will always fight to the end.”

Slaughter showed that type of fight in overcoming a couple of sacks at key times. It was just one year ago when an injury opened the door for him as a freshman to take over at QB in a loss to St. Ed’s. He kept the job the rest of the year and has built on last year’s success. Friday, Slaughter completed 18 of 32 passes for a season-high 295 yards and three touchdowns.

“He just has a great mentality for playing quarterback,” Moore said. “He’s a next-play guy. I’m proud that he played well tonight.

After the final touchdown pass by Slaughter, the Eagles had one more shot of nailing a game-tying field goal, but they missed, allowing the Tigers to celebrate a big win.

“Our kids went out and played hard,” Moore said. “We made some mistakes, but we hung in there and they just kept fighting.”

 

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2022: Massillon 41, Warren Harding 12

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Peter Holland Jr., The Repository

Jalen Slaughter shines with four touchdowns in Massillon’s win over Warren Harding

 

 

 

 

MASSILLON — The Warren Harding Raiders woke up a sleeping giant behind center.

Massillon sophomore quarterback Jalen Slaughter took a step forward on Friday night as he outshined the Raiders with a four-touchdown performance. The Tigers defeated Harding 41-12, marking their third straight victory.

“I thought he operated very efficiently tonight,” Massillon head coach Nate Moore said about Slaughter. “I’m very proud of him.”

Harding coach Steve Arnold also was impressed by Slaughter’s performance. Slaughter completed 14 of 19 passes for a season-high 248 yards. While a couple of his throws almost resulted in turnovers, Slaughter was poised and confident in the pocket and was able to find the open men, including his No. 1 target, Ardell Banks. Banks caught two of Slaughter’s passing touchdowns and led the team with 132 receiving yards. His other two touchdowns were to his sophomore targets, Nolan Davenport and Braylyn Toles.

“I thought he threw some balls that were spot on,” Arnold said about Slaughter. “Those were some dimes there. He played well tonight, throwing four touchdown passes. I thought he was really impressive as a sophomore.”

Massillon’s defense wasn’t as dominant as the last couple of weeks. The Tigers allowed 246 total yards of offense but made important stops when needed. The Tigers were called for five personal foul calls and gave away 119 yards on penalties overall.

“We got to clean that up and play better, but I thought our kids played with great effort,” Moore said.

The Raiders set the tone first when their quarterback Dalys Jett made an impressive 78-yard scramble at the beginning of the first quarter, making one defender miss and outrunning the rest of the Massillon defense for a touchdown. Jett led Harding with 99 rushing yards along with 125 passing yards and a touchdown through the air.

“I thought we were going to throw the ball, but knowing Dalys, once he gets some space, it was there for him,” Arnold said. “He has had better games. I don’t think he played well and he’ll be the one to tell you because he’s honest with himself, but one thing that he does is compete.”

After the run, Massillon responded with 27 unanswered points. Slaughter threw three touchdown passes and Willtrell Hartson added one on the ground to end the half with the lead at 27-6. The running game picked up the pace in the second half as the Tigers continued to feed the ball to Hartson and Dorian Pringle. Sophomore Peytton Mitchell, who came in late in the fourth quarter, added 50 more yards on the ground and a touchdown to seal the victory.

Special teams miscues also hurt Harding. That included allowing a blocked field goal by Massillon’s Jaden Welch. Arnold was disappointed with those areas on Friday.

“We got tired and worn down,” Arnold said. “We got to execute and play better and continue to practice hard and get better each day. Also the miscues on special teams, we can’t do that. We’ve been working on special teams since May. It was inexcusable.”

The Tigers will be at home for the rest of the regular season. However, they will deal with a tough stretch starting next week, when St. Edward comes to Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.

“We got to have a great week of practice and get a great plan together and play hard,” Moore said.

 

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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.

 

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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!

 

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2022: Massillon 33, Mansfield 0

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Jake Furr, Mansfield News Journal

Massillon hands Mansfield Senior first shutout loss since 2015

 

 

MANSFIELD — When Mansfield Senior coach Chioke Bradley looked at the stats at the end of the Tygers’ 33-0 loss to Massillon on Friday night, a few things stood out.

The Tygers (2-1) had minus-29 yards rushing, 97 yards of total offense and just seven first downs all night. They allowed 116 yards on the ground and 146 through the air and committed eight penalties for 49 yards. But there was one stat that told him the story of the game. The Tygers were 0-for-11 on third downs.

“I honestly believe we had way too many guys not ready to play,” Bradley said. “Way too many. Talking it is one thing, but when you cross that line you have to be ready to play the game. We had too many talkers tonight. They just weren’t ready to play, and that is on me. I take full responsibility for my team not being ready to play and the undisciplined football we saw tonight, and that is something I will fix.”

The Tygers fell behind Massillon (2-1) midway through the first quarter when Jalen Slaughter found Willtrell Hartson for a 43-yard pass play to start the scoring. Maverick Clark blocked a punt and returned it for a score early in the second quarter and Hartson scored on a 7-yard run to end the half with a 21-0 lead.

“It was a phenomenal job on special teams,” Massillon coach Nate Moore said. “We also ran the ball very well offensively, but we have to get the passing game going.”

The Tigers were balanced on offense with 262 total yards while going 10-for-16 passing with two touchdowns. Slaughter found Ardell Banks on a 51-yarder for the second score through the air, which was sandwiched between field goals of 27 and 37 yards by Nolan Hendricks.

But Moore was more thrilled with the shutout and the defensive effort.

“It definitely is, but we have to put this one away and go back to work next week,” he said.

The Tigers owned the line of scrimmage and made things difficult for the Tygers punt team to get off clean kicks. Massillon piled up five sacks and 17 tackles for losses.

“Our kids played hard,” Moore said. “We thought we would be really good in the front seven this year, and we are starting to develop into the group we thought we would have.”

Hartson finished with 100 yards rushing on 14 carries with a TD while Slaughter threw for 146 and two scores. Banks had 58 yards receiving and Hartson added 43 for Massillon, which hosts Warren G. Harding in Week 4.

Despite the 33 points allowed, Bradley said he was happy with the way the Tygers defense played. Being put in tough situations due to short punts and poor field position, the Tygers held their own for the most part and only allowed 13 points in the second half.

“Defensively, I thought we played with a tremendous amount of heart,” Bradley said. “We were given short fields to defend and just very bad field positioning through special teams debacles. Our offense gave us absolutely nothing, and when you put your defense in those types of predicaments you won’t be successful.

“But, all in all, I think our guys did a great job of fighting through some very adverse situations.”

Mansfield Senior quarterback Duke Reese was 14-for-23 passing for 126 yards and no turnovers. Amarr Davis had six catches for 55 yards while Elias Owens caught two passes for 42 yards.

But the Tygers failed to put points on the board, suffering their first shutout since a 35-0 first-round playoff loss on Nov. 6, 2015, a span of 69 games.

“I hope it resonates,” Bradley said. “I hope it stings. I hope they get a better understanding of where each and every last player is at and where they aren’t. We had two good weeks when we played teams well, but our schedule doesn’t get any easier, and if we don’t bring our lunch pail and our thinking cap we will get demolished.

“I hope that is what every player thinks about tonight when they go to bed. I hope they look themselves in the mirror and know we cannot have the mental lapses we had tonight. We got beat up tonight.”

It was a forgettable performance and one that could be cause for just burning the tape and moving on, but Bradley isn’t about to let a teachable moment go by.

“I can’t wait to watch the tape in the morning,” he said. “I think everything that happened tonight is very teachable. This was a learning experience of what not to do. We will break the film down and we won’t demoralize the kids, but we will coach them hard. We will show them what they were supposed to do versus what they did. We will move forward from that and not make the same mistakes going forward.”

The Tygers will take the weekend to learn from the experience of playing one of the premier programs in the state and get ready for a trip to West Holmes in Week 4 to kick off Ohio Cardinal Conference play.

“After tomorrow, we will turn the page on this one and focus on our league,” Bradley said. “We start conference play after a tough nonconference schedule and now we have to get into the league and make it happen.”

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2022 Massillon vs. Mansfield Game Statistics

MASSILLON WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

Massillon vs Mansfield Senior (Sep 2, 2022)

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary (Final)
Massillon Washington High School
Massillon vs Mansfield Senior (Sep 2, 2022 at Mansfield, OH) Massillon (1-1) vs. Mansfield Senior (2-0)

Date: Sep 2, 2022  • Site: Mansfield, OH  • Stadium: Arlin Field  •  Attendance:

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score 
Massillon  7 14 9 3 33 
Mansfield Senior  0 0 0 0 0 
SCORING SUMMARY  MASS -MANS-SEN 
1st 07:18 MASS  Willtrell Hartson 43 yd pass from Jalen Slaughter (Vinney Keller kick) 
      4 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:26 7 – 0 
2nd 10:18 MASS  Maverick Clark 15 yd blocked punt return (Vinney Keller kick) 
       14 – 0 
 05:36 MASS  Willtrell Hartson 8 yd run (Vinney Keller kick) 
      6 plays, 34 yards, TOP 2:21 21 – 0 
3rd 08:27 MASS  Nolan Hendricks 27 yd field goal 
      4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:17 24 – 0 
 00:51 MASS  Ardell Banks 51 yd pass from Jalen Slaughter (Vinney Keller kick failed) 
      2 plays, 57 yards, TOP 0:43 30 – 0 
4th 07:23 MASS  Nolan Hendricks 37 yd field goal 
      4 plays, 1 yard, TOP 2:44 33 – 0 
Kickoff time: 7:00 PM  • End of Game: 9:15 PM  • Total elapsed time: 2:15
Referee: Danny Kleckner  •  Umpire: M Steigerwald  •  Linesman: Dan Kozma  •  Line judge: Vince Guardado  •  Back judge: Gary Witts  •  Field judge: Larry Bowersox  •  Scorer: Jim Barkan Jr.  •
Temperature: 82PM  • Wind: Light  • Weather: Dry

Team Statistics

Team Statistics (Final)
Massillon Washington High School
Massillon vs Mansfield Senior (Sep 2, 2022 at Mansfield, OH)

 Team Totals MASS MANS-SEN 
FIRST DOWNS 9 7 
   Rushing 6 2 
   Passing 3 3 
   Penalty 0 2 
NET YARDS RUSHING 115 -30 
   Rushing Attempts 28 20 
   Average Per Rush 4.1 -1.5 
   Rushing Touchdowns 1 0 
   Yards Gained Rushing 136 40 
   Yards Lost Rushing 21 70 
NET YARDS PASSING 146 125 
   Completions-Attempts-Int 10-16-0 15-24-0 
   Average Per Attempt 9.1 5.2 
   Average Per Completion 14.6 8.3 
   Passing Touchdowns 2 0 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 261 95 
   Total offense plays 44 44 
   Average Gain Per Play 5.9 2.2 
Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-1 
Penalties: Number-Yards 6-60 8-49 
PUNTS-YARDS 3-101 9-226 
   Average Yards Per Punt 33.7 25.1 
   Net Yards Per Punt 33.7 19.3 
   Inside 20 1 0 
   50+ Yards 0 0 
   Touchbacks 0 0 
   Fair catch 1 0 
KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-352 1-45 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff 50.3 45.0 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff 33.0 29.0 
   Touchbacks 0 0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-52-1 0-0-0 
   Average Per Return 17.3 0.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-16-0 7-121-0 
   Average Per Return 16.0 17.3 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-63-0 0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 
Possession Time 21:47 26:13 
   1st Quarter  6:21  5:39 
   2nd Quarter  5:00  7:00 
   3rd Quarter  4:37  7:23 
   4th Quarter  5:49  6:11 
Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 0 of 10 
Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 1 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 0-0 
Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-27 2-18 
PAT Kicks 3-4 0-0 
Field Goals 2-2 0-0 

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics (Final)
Massillon Washington High School
Massillon vs Mansfield Senior (Sep 2, 2022 at Mansfield, OH)

Massillon
Mansfield Senior
RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg. 
Willtrell Hartson 16 104 3 101 1 26 6.3 
Peytton Mitchell 6 17 0 17 0 10 2.8 
Kyler Wiggins  1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0 
Mylen Lenix  2 5 0 5 0 3 2.5 
Dorian Pringle  1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0 
Jalen Slaughter 2 0 18 -18 0 0 -9.0 
Totals… 28 136 21 115 1 26 4.1 
  
  
RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg. 
Jamir Petty  2 6 0 6 0 4 3.0 
Ricky Mills  1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0 
Zyion Brown  4 5 4 1 0 3 0.2 
Amarr Davis  1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 
Duke Resse  8 24 29 -5 0 12 -0.6 
Isaiah Darson  2 0 5 -5 0 0 -2.5 
Team  1 0 15 -15 0 0 -15.0 
Elais Owens  1 0 15 -15 0 0 -15.0 
Totals… 20 40 70 -30 0 12 -1.5 
PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack 
Jalen Slaughter 10-16-0 146 2 51 2 
Totals… 10-16-0 146 2 51 2 
PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack 
Duke Resse  15-24-0 125 0 37 3 
Totals… 15-24-0 125 0 37 3 
RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg 
Ardell Banks  3 58 1 51 
Kyler Wiggins  3 18 0 9 
Braylyn Toles  2 17 0 9 
Willtrell Hartson 1 43 1 43 
Mylen Lenix  1 10 0 10 
Totals… 10 146 2 51 
RECEIVING No. Yds TD Lg 
Amarr Davis  6 55 0 27 
Nate Dismuke  4 7 0 5 
Elais Owens  2 42 0 37 
O’BryJa’ontayant 2 16 0 10 
Jermain Bradley 1 5 0 5 
Totals… 15 125 0 37 
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB 
Nolan Hendricks 3 101 33.7 45 1 0 
Totals… 3 101 33.7 45 1 0 
  
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB 
Elais Owens  8 226 28.2 45 0 0 
Team  1 0 0.0 0 0 0 
Totals… 9 226 25.1 45 0 0 
  Punts Kickoffs Intercept 
ALL RETURNS No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg 
Maverick Clark  1 34 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Zachary Liebler 2 18 16 1 16 16 0 0 0 
Totals… 3 52 16 1 16 16 0 0 0 
  
  Punts Kickoffs Intercept 
ALL RETURNS No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg 
O’BryJa’ontayant 0 0 0 1 26 26 0 0 0 
Keontez Bradley 0 0 0 5 81 19 0 0 0 
Aaron Thornton  0 0 0 1 14 14 0 0 0 
Totals… 0 0 0 7 121 26 0 0 0 
ALL PURPOSE Rush Rcv KR PR IR Total 
Willtrell Hartson 101 43 0 0 0 144 
Ardell Banks  0 58 0 0 0 58 
Zachary Liebler 0 0 16 18 0 34 
Maverick Clark  0 0 0 34 0 34 
Kyler Wiggins  7 18 0 0 0 25 
Peytton Mitchell 17 0 0 0 0 17 
Braylyn Toles  0 17 0 0 0 17 
Mylen Lenix  5 10 0 0 0 15 
Dorian Pringle  3 0 0 0 0 3 
Jalen Slaughter -18 0 0 0 0 -18 
Totals… 115 146 16 52 0 329 
  
  
  
ALL PURPOSE Rush Rcv KR PR IR Total 
Keontez Bradley 0 0 81 0 0 81 
Amarr Davis  -2 55 0 0 0 53 
O’BryJa’ontayant 0 16 26 0 0 42 
Elais Owens  -15 42 0 0 0 27 
Aaron Thornton  0 0 14 0 0 14 
Nate Dismuke  0 7 0 0 0 7 
Jamir Petty  6 0 0 0 0 6 
Ricky Mills  5 0 0 0 0 5 
Jermain Bradley 0 5 0 0 0 5 
Zyion Brown  1 0 0 0 0 1 
Duke Resse  -5 0 0 0 0 -5 
Isaiah Darson  -5 0 0 0 0 -5 
Team  -15 0 0 0 0 -15 
Totals… -30 125 121 0 0 216 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Nolan Hendricks 3rd 08:27 27 yards Good 
Nolan Hendricks 4th 07:23 37 yards Good 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
  
KICKOFFS No. Yds TB OB Avg. 
Nolan Hendricks 7 352 0 0 50.3 
KICKOFFS No. Yds TB OB Avg. 
Sean Putt  1 45 0 0 45.0 
FUMBLES: Massillon-Zachary Liebler 1-1. Mansfield Senior-O’BryJa’ontayant 1-1.

Drive Chart

Drive Chart (Final)
Massillon Washington High School
Massillon vs Mansfield Senior (Sep 2, 2022 at Mansfield, OH)

  Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed   
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time   How Lost Pl-Yds TOP RZ 
MASS  1st M31 12:00  Kickoff M35 10:41   Punt 3-4 1:19   
MASS  1st M46 08:44  Punt S00 07:18 * TOUCHDOWN 4-54 1:26   
MASS  1st S26 00:00  Punt S26 05:11   Fumble 0-0 0:00   
MASS  1st M40 04:06  Punt S38 00:30   Downs 8-22 3:36   
MASS  2nd S15 10:18  Punt S15 10:18 * TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00   
MASS  2nd S34 07:57  Punt S00 05:36 * TOUCHDOWN 6-34 2:21 # 
MASS  2nd M32 03:35  Punt S43 00:56   Punt 6-25 2:39   
MASS  3rd S15 09:44  Downs S11 08:27 * FIELD GOAL 4-4 1:17 # 
MASS  3rd M34 06:00  Punt M38 03:23   Punt 4-4 2:37   
MASS  3rd M43 01:34  Punt S00 00:51 * TOUCHDOWN 2-57 0:43   
MASS  4th S21 10:07  Punt S20 07:23 * FIELD GOAL 4-1 2:44   
MASS  4th S18 03:09  Fumble S02 00:04   Downs 5-16 3:05 # 
  
MANS-SEN 1st S20 10:41  Punt S18 08:44   Punt 3–2 1:57   
MANS-SEN 1st S17 07:12  Kickoff S01 05:11   Punt 3–16 2:01   
MANS-SEN 1st S26 05:11  Fumble S30 04:06   Punt 3-4 1:05   
MANS-SEN 1st S38 00:30  Downs S34 10:18   Punt 3–4 2:12   
MANS-SEN 2nd S09 10:10  Kickoff S31 07:57   Punt 5-22 2:13   
MANS-SEN 2nd S22 05:30  Kickoff S23 03:35   Punt 3-1 1:55   
MANS-SEN 2nd S18 00:56  Punt M20 00:00   End of half 4-62 0:56   
MANS-SEN 3rd S39 11:54  Kickoff S15 09:44   Downs 4–24 2:10   
MANS-SEN 3rd S25 08:19  Kickoff S24 06:00   Punt 6–1 2:19   
MANS-SEN 3rd S31 03:23  Punt S37 01:34   Punt 3-6 1:49   
MANS-SEN 3rd S32 00:35  Kickoff S14 10:07   Punt 3–18 2:28   
MANS-SEN 4th S36 07:08  Kickoff M19 03:09   Fumble 4-45 3:59   
MANS-SEN 4th S02 00:04  Downs S02 00:00   End of half 0-0 0:04   
  1st 2nd 3rd 4th   1st 2nd     
Massillon  Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr   Half Half   Total 
Time of possession  06:21  05:00  04:37  05:49    11:21  10:26    21:47  
3rd Down Conversions   2/4   2/3   0/2   0/2     4/7   0/4     4/11  
Average field position  M39   M49   S46   S20     M43   S36     S47  
4th Down Conversions   0/1   0/0   0/0   0/1     0/1   0/1     0/2  
  
  1st 2nd 3rd 4th   1st 2nd     
Mansfield Senior  Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr   Half Half   Total 
Time of possession  05:39  07:00  07:23  06:11    12:39  13:34    26:13  
3rd Down Conversions   0/3   0/3   0/3   0/1     0/6   0/4     0/10  
Average field position  S25   S16   S31   S19     S21   S27     S24  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/1   0/0     0/0   0/1     0/1  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

  Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed   
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time   How Lost Pl-Yds TOP RZ 
MASS  1st M31 12:00  Kickoff M35 10:41   Punt 3-4 1:19   
MANS-SEN 1st S20 10:41  Punt S18 08:44   Punt 3–2 1:57   
MASS  1st M46 08:44  Punt S00 07:18 * TOUCHDOWN 4-54 1:26   
MANS-SEN 1st S17 07:12  Kickoff S01 05:11   Punt 3–16 2:01   
MASS  1st S26 00:00  Punt S26 05:11   Fumble 0-0 0:00   
MANS-SEN 1st S26 05:11  Fumble S30 04:06   Punt 3-4 1:05   
MASS  1st M40 04:06  Punt S38 00:30   Downs 8-22 3:36   
MANS-SEN 1st S38 00:30  Downs S34 10:18   Punt 3–4 2:12   
MASS  2nd S15 10:18  Punt S15 10:18 * TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00   
  
MANS-SEN 2nd S09 10:10  Kickoff S31 07:57   Punt 5-22 2:13   
MASS  2nd S34 07:57  Punt S00 05:36 * TOUCHDOWN 6-34 2:21 # 
MANS-SEN 2nd S22 05:30  Kickoff S23 03:35   Punt 3-1 1:55   
MASS  2nd M32 03:35  Punt S43 00:56   Punt 6-25 2:39   
MANS-SEN 2nd S18 00:56  Punt M20 00:00   End of half 4-62 0:56   
MANS-SEN 3rd S39 11:54  Kickoff S15 09:44   Downs 4–24 2:10   
  
MASS  3rd S15 09:44  Downs S11 08:27 * FIELD GOAL 4-4 1:17 # 
MANS-SEN 3rd S25 08:19  Kickoff S24 06:00   Punt 6–1 2:19   
MASS  3rd M34 06:00  Punt M38 03:23   Punt 4-4 2:37   
MANS-SEN 3rd S31 03:23  Punt S37 01:34   Punt 3-6 1:49   
MASS  3rd M43 01:34  Punt S00 00:51 * TOUCHDOWN 2-57 0:43   
MANS-SEN 3rd S32 00:35  Kickoff S14 10:07   Punt 3–18 2:28   
MASS  4th S21 10:07  Punt S20 07:23 * FIELD GOAL 4-1 2:44   
  
MANS-SEN 4th S36 07:08  Kickoff M19 03:09   Fumble 4-45 3:59   
MASS  4th S18 03:09  Fumble S02 00:04   Downs 5-16 3:05 # 
MANS-SEN 4th S02 00:04  Downs S02 00:00   End of half 0-0 0:04   

Defensive Statistics

Defensive Statistics (Final)
Massillon Washington High School
Massillon vs Mansfield Senior (Sep 2, 2022 at Mansfield, OH)

## Massillon  Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QBH 
16 Ryan Page   4  2  5.0  2.0/4   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
34 Dorian Pringle   4  1  4.5  2.5/15   .  .   .   1  .  1.5/13   . 
9  Maverick Clark   2  4  4.0  1.5/16   .  .   .   .  1  .   . 
3  Angelo Salvino   3  .  3.0  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
14 Kalix Collins   3  .  3.0  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
30 Deairre Pringle  2  2  3.0  1.5/3   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
52 Marcus Moore   2  1  2.5  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
12 Brandon Carman   1  3  2.5  2.5/17   .  .   .   1  .  1.5/14   . 
6  Adonis Vaughan   2  .  2.0  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
26 Deangelo Zimmerman  1  1  1.5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
13 Vito McConnell   1  1  1.5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
8  Ma’Taeaun Frazier  1  .  1.0  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
33 Cody Fair   1  .  1.0  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
35 Ta’Shaun Smith   1  .  1.0  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
84 Chase Bond   1  .  1.0  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
10 Zachary Liebler  1  .  1.0  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
41 Shon Robinson   1  .  1.0  .   1  .   .   .  .  .   . 
49 Christian Kring  .  1  0.5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
28 Mylen Lenix   .  1  0.5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1  Jaden Welch   .  1  0.5  .   .  .   .   2  .  .   . 
96 Malachi Card   .  1  0.5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
23 De’Sekou McComb  .  1  0.5  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
11 Zahnii Berry   .  .  .   .   .  1-63  .   .  .  .   . 
## Mansfield Senior  Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QBH 
44 Leo Hess   4  1  4.5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2  Aaron Thornton   4  .  4.0  2.0/18   .  .   .   .  .  2.0/18   . 
19 Keontez Bradley  4  .  4.0  .   .  1-0   .   3  .  .   . 
32 Ricky Mills   3  2  4.0  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
22 Elais Owens   3  1  3.5  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
25 Mekhi Bradley   3  .  3.0  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
40 Symirr Phillips  2  1  2.5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
23 Isaiah Darson   2  1  2.5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
8  Amarr Davis   2  .  2.0  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
53 Carmelo Smith   1  2  2.0  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
12 Ny Petty   1  1  1.5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
52 Ahmaad Thomas   1  .  1.0  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
16 Daylan Mcginty   1  .  1.0  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
7  O’BryJa’ontayant  1  .  1.0  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
11 Christian Jevair  .  1  0.5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 

 

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Tiger Defense Ties Team Record

Tiger Defense Ties Team Record

The defense was simply smothering last Friday in nearly pitching a shutout against an improving Canton GlenOak squad.  Only a long pass completion against the backups at the end of the fourth quarter kept them from achieving that goal.  But by the end of the game, they had surrendered just 51 yards on the ground (1.3 yards/att.) in a 35-7 victory.  The defense also posted 15 tackles-for-loss, which ties the all-time team record, while accounting for a whopping 79 lost yards.

The contributors to that mark included:

  • Inside linebacker Cody Fair – 3.0 for 20 yards
  • Inside linebacker Dorian Pringle – 2.0 for 12 yards
  • Outside linebacker Maverick  Clark – 2.0 for 5 yards
  • Defensive lineman Mike Wright Jr. – 1.5 for 13 yards
  • Outside  linebacker Brandon Clark – 1.0 for 12 yards
  • Defensive lineman Malachi Card – 1.0 for 8 yards
  • Defensive back Jacques Carter – 1.0 for 5 yards
  • Cornerback Zach Liebler – 1.0 for 2 yards
  • Cornerback Jaden Welch – 1.0 for 1 yard
  • Safety De’Airre Pringle – 1.0 for 1 yard
  • Defensive lineman Kendal Thomas – 0.5 for 1 yard

The other performance that compiled 15 tackles-for-loss occurred in 2012 during a game against Akron St. Vincent.  Massillon won that one, 44-23.  Devon Ingram and JD Crabtree each had 2.5 TFLs.  Here are the next five placers:

  • 14 – McKinley, 2008.  17-0 victory.  Jamison Heath-Gates – 3.0 TFLs.
  • 13 – Steubenville, 2012.  24-7 victory.  JD Crabtree – 2.5 TFLs.
  • 12 – Nordonia, 2013.  33-17 victory.  Danny Robinson – 2.5 TFLs.
  • 12 – Bishop Sycamore, 2020.  35-0 victory.  Jamacius Portus – 3.5 TFLs.
  • 12 – Warren Harding, 2020.  24-0 victory.  Mike Miller – 4.0 TFLs, Xavier Andrews – 2.5 TFLs.
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2022 Booster Club Report – Week 2 – Post-GlenOak

2022 Booster Club Report – Week 2 – Post-GlenOak

Massillon (1-1) evened its slate with a 35-7 victory over Canton GlenOak and now leads the overall series 14-4.  It was also a clean sweep at every level of the program.  Next up is a road game against Mansfield Senior, with the kickoff slated for 7:00 pm at Arlin Field.

  • 7th Grade (1-1): Defeated Canton GlenOak, 30-22.  Plays Akron Armor (club team) at home (MJHS) on Tuesday, August 30, at 6:00 pm.
  • 8th Grade (2-0): Defeated Canton GlenOak, 38-0.  Plays Mansfield at home (MJHS) on Wednesday, August 31 a6 6:00 pm.
  • 9th Grade (1-1): Defeated Canton GlenOak, 38-0.  Plays Mansfield Junior Varsity at home (PBTS) on Saturday, September 3 at 10:00 am.
  • Junior Varsity (2-0): Defeated Canton GlenOak, 48-2.  Plays at Canton McKinley on Monday, September 5 at 1:00 pm.

The Tigers made good strides in all facets of the game in handling GlenOak.  Defensively, they kept the Eagles at bay nearly the entire game, surrendering a long touchdown pass with seconds left against the backups.  Along the way, they registered 15 tackles-for-loss, which ties an all-time team record.  On offense, the running game was simply pounding, with a few strategic pass completions thrown in for good measure.  Willtrell Hartson rushed for over a 100 yards for the second consecutive game and tallied three touchdowns.

“We had a nice week with a victory over GlenOak,” said Massillon Head Coach Nate Moore at the weekly Booster Club meeting.

The guest players were Christian Kring, D’Aire Pringle, Cody Fair and Sam Snodgrass.  They collectively agreed that the Tigers played fairly good in the first half, but really stepped it up in the second.  They were mostly concerned about the speed in the GlenOak backfield (the Burt brothers) with their draw and boot plays.  But managed to control the game throughout.  And winning 35-7 with three turnovers was satisfying.

Moore was also concerned with the potency of the Eagle offense.  “I was worried going into the game,” he said.  “I was surprised that we bottled them up like we did.  The Burt kids are really fast.  Our whole front seven had a lot of great clips.  They brought the pressure on defense.”

The coach said that the first half was kind of a struggle at times, alluding to GlenOak being better than the final score indicated.  But in the second half the Tigers dominated play.  What helped on defense was a change in alignment.  It was apparent that the Eagles were having difficulty throwing the ball, so Massillon changed the secondary from a 4-high to a 3-high, meaning that one of the free safeties was now playing closer to the line of scrimmage.  That freed up one of the outside linebackers to blitz on every down.  That appeared to rattle the GlenOak offensive line, as evident by the defensive linemen constantly breaking through to tackle the ball carrier in the backfield and harass the quarterback.  Thus, the fifteen tackles-for-loss.

The offense was fairly consistent with their running attack, utilizing both inside and outside zone blocking schemes and the traditional power game with the pulling guard.  And Hartson was, well, Hartson, aided by an offensive line that was simply overpowering.

Moore beamed that the kickoff return team continues to be a strength.  Right from the start Zach Liebler returned the opening kickoff to midfield, setting up the Tigers’ first score.  The kickoff cover team also did well, forcing the Eagles to start from their own 17 yard line on average.  In addition, Nolan Hendricks pooched his initial kickoff to the GlenOak 30 yard line, where it was recovered by the Tigers.

Stats leaders:

  • Quarterback Jalen Slaughter: 5 of 13 for 102 yards, 1 interception and 0 touchdowns
  • Running back Willtrell Hartson: 23 carries for 158 yards (6.9), 3 touchdowns
  • Freddie Lenix Jr.: 9 carries for 49 yards (5.4)
  • Braylyn Toles: 4 receptions for 103 yards, 1 touchdown
  • Dorian Pringle: 6.5 tackle points
  • Cody Fair: 5.5 tackle points
  • Jaden Welch: 4.0 tackle points

This week marks the 53rd meeting between Massillon and Mansfield in a series that began in 1908.  The Tygers run a multiple offense similar to that of the Tigers.  They have great skill at wide receiver, but field one of the largest lines that Massillon will see this year, averaging 6′-3′, 293 lbs.  The best player on the line is junior Ahmaan Thomas (6′-4″, 290 lbs.).  He has good feet and power and does well with pass protection.  The running back position features junior Zylon Brown (5’9″, 190 lbs.).  Similar in size to Hartson, he has good speed and vision, but is not as powerful. The top receiver is junior Amarr Davis (6′-0″, 175 lbs.).  He is a big threat with great speed and athleticism.  The quarterback, Duke Reese (6′-4″, 205 lbs.), has very good size and flashes at times.  But he also has a big arm and can scramble.

The defense uses a 3-4 alignment, also similar to Massillon.  According to Moore, the entire defense plays hard and runs to the ball.  The defensive line does not have great size, averaging 6′-1″, 228 lbs.  The best lineman is senior Ricky Mills.  He is strong and quick and makes a lot of tackles.  Also, keep an eye on linebacker Mekhi Bradley (‘6-0″, 240 lbs.), who has an offer from Kent State.  The corners will use a lot of press coverage.  Best among these is senior Keontez Bradley (6’-3″, 195), who has an offer from the University of Kentucky.

But it should be noted that, like Massillon, Mansfield is a very young team in that they start just three seniors on offense and four on defense.  Meanwhile, the Tigers start four seniors on offense and three on defense.  So most of these players will get two cracks at each other.

2022 Co-Captains Angelo Salvino, Marcus Moore, Zach Liebler and Willtrell Hartson with Head Coach Nate Moore.