Keystone vs. Brookside tonight

I will be covering high school football tonight at Brookside High School as the Cardinals host the Keystone Wildcats. You can tune in to 1320 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well). I'll be working with play-by-play announcer Bob Karlovec and sideline reporter Darrin Goats.

The annual rivalry continues as these two teams have faced each other every season for several years currently as PAC Stars division rivals and before that Lorain County Conference rivals. Keystone has won six in a row dating back to 2005.

Both teams are in transition. Keystone suffered heavy losses due to graduation from a year ago. Brookside is on their third coach in the last three months. Both teams are starting a running back as their quarterback.

Lorain County High School Football Week 6 Predictions

Here are my week six predictions with the winner listed in bold.

Keystone at Brookside - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

Avon at Rocky River
Bay at Midview
Berea at Avon Lake
Buckeye at Black River
Elyria Catholic at North Ridgeville
Fairview at Clearview
Midpark at Amherst
Oberlin at Columbia
Valley Forge at Elyria
Vermilion at Marion Harding
Warren Harding at Lorain
Wellington at Firelands


Week 1 results: 9-3
Week 2 results: 9-4
Week 3 results: 9-3
Week 4 results: 7-4
Week 5 results: 8-6

Season Total: 42-20 (68%)

Firelands 20, Oberlin 0

The Firelands Falcons recorded their second shout-out of the year in defeating the Oberlin Phoenix 20-0. host the Firelands Falcons. You can listen to the replay online.

The game between the two schools just eight miles apart marks the first time the teams played each other since 2004. With the victory, Firelands is now 5-0 and won six straight going back to last year. Oberlin drops to 2-3.

Firelands is now 2-0 in the newly joined Patriot Athletic Conference. From 2005-2010, the Falcons were in the West Shore Conference and compiled a record of 2-40 against fellow WSC schools.

Firelands vs. Oberlin preview

It's the battle of Oberlin Ohio as the Oberlin High School Phoenix host the Firelands Falcons. You can tune in to 1320 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well). I'll be working with play-by-play announcer Bob Karlovec and sideline reporter Darrin Goats.

For two schools who are only eight miles apart, both teams have already won two more games this year then all of last season. This game marks the first meeting between the two schools since 2004. Prior to that, they played each other every season.

Lorain County High School Football Week 5 Predictions

Here are my week five predictions with the winner listed in bold.

Firelands at Oberlin - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

Avon Lake at Midpark
Berea at Amherst
Black River at Fairview
Brooklyn at Keystone
Brookside at Lutheran West
Clearview at Wellington
Columbia at Buckeye
Elyria at North Royalton
Elyria Catholic at Avon
Lorain at Shaker Heights (Sat.)
Midview at Rocky River
North Ridgeville at Willard
Vermilion at Bay


Week 1 results: 9-3
Week 2 results: 9-4
Week 3 results: 9-3
Week 4 results: 7-4

Season Total: 34-14

Wellington 56, Columbia 35

Wellington used a strong rushing attack led by senior Clay Wright to defeat host Columbia 56-35. The Dukes rushed for 479 yards led by Wright's career-high 266 yards on 21 carries and 5 TDs. Sophomore Chase Bealer added 108 yards on 16 carries and junior quarterback Dylan Weidrick carried the ball 7 times for 76 yards.

Wellington vs. Columbia tonight

I will be covering high school football tonight at Columbia High School as the Raiders host the Wellington Dukes. You can tune in to 1320 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well). I'll be working with play-by-play announcer Bob Karlovec and sideline reporter Darrin Goats.

This is believed to be the first ever meeting between the two teams. The game features some premier players in Lorain County.

Lorain County High School Football Week 4 Predictions

Here are my week four predictions with the winner listed in bold.

Wellington at Columbia - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

Amherst at Westlake
Cleveland Hts at Lorain
Elyria at Strongsville
Elyria Catholic at Midview
Fairview at Firelands
Keystone at Clearview
North Olmsted at Avon Lake
North Ridgeville at Avon
Oberlin at Brookside
Rocky River at Vermilion


Week 1 results: 9-3
Week 2 results: 9-4
Week 3 results: 9-3

Season Total: 27-10

Firelands 34, Vermilion 0

Firelands were lead by senior RB Nick Deichler and senior QB Kyle Smith as they defeated their arch rival Vermilion 34-0. The Falcons are now 3-0 for the first time since 1989 - also the last year when Firelands had a winning record. The most recent year Firelands won three games was 2003.

Vermilion vs. Firelands tonight

I will be covering high school football tonight at Firelands High School as the Falcons host the Vermilion Sailors. You can tune in to 1320 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well). I'll be working with play-by-play announcer Bob Karlovec and sideline reporter Darrin Goats.

This is a rivalry game that has lasted for decades. Vermilion has had the better of the match-up winning 17 straight from 1993-2009. That streak came to an end last year when Firelands was victorious 28-21 giving Falcons interim coach Mike Passerello his first head coaching victory.

Lorain County High School Football Week 3 Predictions

Here are my week three predictions with the winner listed in bold.

Vermilion at Firelands - I will covering this game for WOBL radio - tune in to 1320 AM or listen online

Amherst at Clearview
Avon Lake at Massillon Jackson
Brookside at Margaretta
Chippewa at Columbia
Edison at Wellington
Elyria at Elyria Catholic
Galion at Keystone
Garfield Hts at North Ridgeville
Lorain at Avon
Midview at Buckeye
Oberlin at Richmond Heights

Week 1 results: 9-3
Week 2 results: 9-4

Season Total: 18-7

Vermilion 21, Clearview 14

Good win for the Vermilion Sailors who snap an 11-game (20 of 21 games) losing streak. It's the first win at home since 10/24/2008.

Clearview	0	14	0	0	-14
Vermilion	0	0	0	21	-21

Scoring

Clearview	2	6:08	Emaje Payton 45 run (kick failed)
Clearview	2	:45	Roger Engle 1 run (Brown pass from Engle)
Vermilion	4	11:56	Jason Anthony 2 run (Joe Dillon kick)
Vermilion	4	3:21	Anthony 10 run (Dillon kick) - drive setup by Kyle Shrieves forced fumble and Austin Kazmer recovery
Vermilion	4	2:14	Anthony 5 run (Dillon kick) - drive setup by Garrett Shaw INT & 42 return

	Clearview	Vermilion
Plays	51	59
Total Yards	188	179
Time	19:24	28:36
First Downs	10	11
3rd Down Conversions:	1-10	6-13
4th Down Conversions:	1-3	0-1
Penalties	3-20	4-30
Rushing	32-162 (Chad Anderson 13-99)	41-134 (Jason Anthony 25-114, 3 TDs)
Passing	36 (Roger Engle 6-14-36, 2 INTs)	67 (Seth Konrad 4-10-67)
Turnovers forced	0	3
Points off Turnovers	0	14

Clearview vs. Vermilion tonight

I will be covering high school football tonight at Vermilion High School as the Sailors host the Clearview Clippers. You can tune in to 1320 AM or listen online (replay will be available online as well). I'll be working with play-by-play announcer Bob Karlovec and sideline reporter Darrin Goats.

Both schools are reeling as Clearview lost 45-6 at Elyria Catholic while Vermilion lost 44-0 against Huron.

The two teams have in week 2 for the last six years. Vermilion won three games from 2005-2007 while Clearview has won the last three meetings from 2008-2010.

For Clearview, the team gets back to practice trying to eliminate mistakes that lead to big plays. All six Elyria Catholic touchdowns were longer than 30 yards.

For Vermilion, this is the first year for new head coach Ben Ohlemacher. The coach wants to instill a discipline, hard-nosed, tough attitude to the program - note: wants to build a football program and not just a team.

Both teams will have a big games in week 3. Clearview will host Amherst, a meeting for the first time in two decades. Vermilion will travel to Firelands, their arch rival.