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Keep Game Night On Radio

2007-11-09T16:45:00.000-05:00

We know that many are listening, but unfortunately with the way radio ratings work it is really hard for us to get a measure. We plan on being back on the airwaves next season somewhere on your radio dial, but nothing has yet to be confirmed. PLEASE HELP US by e-mailing your thoughts on the show and whether or not you think it belongs on the radio. Just send us an e-mail to stayonradio@tristatefootball.com.

Many Thanks

2007-11-09T16:06:00.000-05:00

It's hard to believe that we have reached the end of yet another season of Game Night. Our second year of the show marked the first year on the radio and we couldn't have been happier to be on one of the strongest FM signals in this great city. It really says a lot about high school football and how important it is to the all of the communities around the Tristate area. Everyone here at TriStateFootball.com thank all of you for making us part of your season and hope to help continue to be innovators in getting more schools even better coverage. So many hand a hand in making this season the most memorable for us and we would like to say thanks:

--Karrie Sudbrack, TJ Holland, Jeff Davis, Mark Scherer and the team at SuperTalk FM 96.5 that gave us and Game Night a chance when nobody else would.

--The 108 schools that we cover in the Tristate area that went out of their way to help us get the word out about their school and team.

--All the coaches and players that shared their time with us on the air. We interviewed 31 different area head coaches and 38 different players. All which can still be found on the podcast page at TSF.com

--None of this would have been possible without are sponsors who believed in the value in being part of the community. We would like to our thanks and gratitude to University Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, The Cincinnati and N. Kentucky offices of Primerica, RentItToday.com, Willie's Sports Cafe, Dick's Sporting Goods, Cricket Wireless, Penn Station, the Wildwood Inn, Crossroads Mason, Top Shelf Sports Grille (Hebron), Dickmann's KY Sports Cafe (Ft. Wright), AmericasMint.com, ZStreet Videos/Zoomtown.com, Trauth Dairy, Burger King, and Kroger.

--We would like to thank our TV partner FOX19 and all of the ten host schools for our FOX19/TriStateFootball.com Game of the Week including Harrison, Purcell-Marian, Boone County, Dixie Heights, Colerain, Simon Kenton, St. Xavier, Hamilton, Princeton, and Mason.

--All of our student beat reporters that help us bring you up-close team coverage. Props out to all of the kids on a great job - Matt Slovin, Brandon Saho, Kacie Stoll, Vince Kandis, Matt Eichel, Kristen Donley, Amber Pressler, Andrew Dunn, and Tanner Blair were amongst the standout students!

--None of it would be possible without all of our great adult contributors out in the field including Greg Shoemaker, Jeff Gentil, Joe Mardis, Chris Pankau, Adam Bartel, Chris Murdico, Toby Bernert, Nate Quisenberry, Jeremy Baoni, and Mike Groh.

--Let's not forget about those behind the scenes: Development/Scoreboad - Keith Clasgens; Marketing Team - Andie Bernard, Chelsey Pelfrey, Lindsey Dreyer, Ryan Potter, and Kelly Martin; Audio/Video Production - Nick Wessendarp; Photographers - Wayne Litmer and Emily Koester; Graphic Design - Lauren Frederick and Amy Nobbe.

--Last but not least I would like thank my team each week in the studio. My co-host Chad Brendel makes me look so smart and nobody worked harder for less than our esteemed Game Night Producer Michael Daniele. You guys made Friday nights fun!!!

--Most importantly we would like to all of you for listening to the show and checking out the website.

STREAMING ALERT: Don't Miss It!

2007-11-09T15:55:00.000-05:00

Just because we are not on SuperTalk FM 96.5 for the rest of this season, doesn't mean there isn't some great high school football talk ahead at TriStateFootball.com. Check out these LIVE STREAMS on TriStateFootball.com or come join the fun in person:

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14th - Dickmann's Happy Hour - Join the 2 Angry Guys, Tom Gamble and Richard Skinner, at Dickmann's Kentucky Sports Cafe from 6-8 every Wednesday night. TriStateFootball.com will stream the show LIVE from 7-8 as the boys talk with St. Xavier head coach Steve Specht and Colerain head coach Tom Bolden.
DECEMBER 4 TH - Willies Sports Cafe - OH Awards Show - LIVE from the Kenwood Willie's from 6:30-8:00. Stay tuned for more details.
DECEMBER 5 TH - Willies Sports Cafe - KY/IN Awards Show - LIVE from the Covington Willie's from 6:30-8:00. Stay tuned for more details.

What make Bo Cordell such a special QB?

2007-11-09T15:43:00.000-05:00

Mark Chalifoux, Community Press asks what makes Bo Cordell a special QB:

It's tough to gauge what makes Cordell a successful quarterback. He says it's his accuracy. "I'm not very fast, so I have to make up with it for my arm," Cordell said. His coach says it's his mental make-up.

"It's his poise and the manner in which he carries himself," head coach Kevin Siple said. "He's a very gifted athlete and I don't want to minimize that, but he just plays the position the ways it's supposed to be played, it's almost like his whole life all he wanted to do is be a quarterback."

DI Regional Finals set for Nippert

2007-11-09T15:38:00.000-05:00

From the Enquirer...

Next weekend's Division I regional football final tentatively will be 8 p.m. next Friday (Nov. 16) at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium. Ohio High School Athletic Association Hank Zaborniak said today that several sites and times have been discussed. OHSAA regulations state that the regional finals must be played at a netural site. Official pairings will be made this Sunday, following this weekend's regional semifinal games.

UPDATE: The Enquirer is also reporting that UC also is making a pitch to host the DI state semis the following weekend (Nov. 23/24).

Tragedy strikes at Princeton

2007-11-02T17:58:00.000-04:00

From our partners at FOX19.com:

The Princeton High School community is in mourning following the loss of the boys head basketball coach.

School officials say Bill Brewer, 42, was complaining of nausea Thursday afternoon. After practice and a late dinner, Brewer returned home and went to bed, where he suffered an apparent heart attack. CPR was performed and Brewer was rushed to Jewish Hospital in Kenwood. He was pronounced dead early Friday morning.

"This is a tragic loss. Bill was, more than anything, our friend and my brother. He made everyone around him better. Bill represented everything good in people and in education," said Scott Kaufman, Princeton Athletic Director.

COMPLETE STORY

Farris still w/chance at Alexander's mark

2007-11-02T17:47:00.001-04:00

This from our guy Ryan Ernst and his BLOG:

Boone County is 1,287 yards short of Alexander's mark. If the Rebels were to reach the state finals, and Farris was to rush for 215 yards a game, the record would be his. For the record, he's averaging 223 yards a game now.

Best play since Cal-Stanford

2007-11-02T17:44:00.000-04:00

Did you see this play yet? There were 15 laterals...

Trinity (TX) vs. Millsaps (MS)

Local products headed to '08 All-American Bowl

2007-11-02T17:42:00.000-04:00

LaSalle senior wide receiver DeVier Posey and Elder tight end Kyle Rudolph who will play in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Posey and Rudolph are two of 84 players selected nationwide for the U.S. Army honor. The 2008 game will be played Jan. 5, 2008 (1 p.m.) at the Alamodome, San Antonio.

Ashley picks Louisville

2007-11-02T17:41:00.000-04:00

After much deliberation St. X RB Darius Ashley announced earlier this week that he will be heading to Louisville next fall to play for the Cardinals.

Ashley, rated the No. 14 all-purpose back in the country by Rivals.com, said his final two choices were Louisville and Virginia. He said he received more than 30 offers from Division I colleges and that he pared his original list to Louisville, Virginia, Tennessee, Illinois, Boston College, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

Hoover High coach steps down

2007-11-02T17:34:00.000-04:00

Is Hoover Gate finally over?

Hoover head coach Rich Propst and members of the Hoover School Board signed an agreement just before Tuesday's board meeting that covered his resignation, effective at the end of the season, and his reassignment as an administrative assistant to Hoover Superintendent Andy Craig until Aug. 31, 2008.

Propst's regular salary and benefits will continue until that date, and the board agreed to pay him a $120,000 annuity. The two parties also signed a non-disparagement agreement.

COMPLETE STORY

Latest Playoff Projections

2007-10-24T16:38:00.000-04:00

The Enquirer has posted a sneak peak of Steve Schuck's Ohio Playoff Projections:

DI
In: St. X, Colerain, Sycamore
Looks promising: Centerville, Moeller, Princeton, Northmont, Elder
Bubble: Wayne, La Salle, Harrison, Glen Este

DII
In: Turpin, Anderson, Withrow, Edgewood
Looks promising: Carroll, Trotwood-Madison, Kings, Bellbrook
Bubble: Winton Woods, Taft, Teays Valley, Vandalia Butler.

DIII
Probable locals: Indian Hill, Goshen, Monroe
Bubble locals: None

DIV
Probable locals: Clinton-Massie, NCH, Wyoming
Bubble locals: None

DV
Probable locals: Deer Park, CHCA
Bubble locals: None

DVI
Probable locals: Lockland
Bubble locals: Cincinnati Country Day

You will need to pick up the Enquirer or check them out on-line on Friday for the complete look!

Yappi.com - Week 9 Rankings

2007-10-24T16:25:00.000-04:00

There was some movement locally in Yappi.com's Ohio ratings:

DIVISION I
1 - Cincinnati St Xavier (9-0) (186) [52]
2 - Cincinnati Colerain (9-0) (160) [25]
3 - Hilliard Darby (9-0) (114) [1]
4 - Brunswick (9-0) (106) [4]
5 - Dublin Coffman (9-0) (104)
6 - Cleveland St Ignatius (7-2) (93) [1]
7 - Pickerington Central (9-0) (87)
8 - Cincinnati Sycamore (8-1) (66)
9 - Cleveland Glenville (7-2) (53)
10 - Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (6-2) (52)

Others - Mentor (6-2), Euclid (8-1), Centerville (7-2), Macedonia Nordonia (8-1), Wadsworth (8-1)

DIVISION II
1 - Columbus St Francis DeSales (9-0) (71) [15]
2 - Cincinnati Turpin (9-0) (68) [7]
3 - Avon Lake (9-0) (64) [7]
4 - Tallmadge (9-0) (62) [7]
5 - Warren Howland (9-0) (54) [2]
6 - Dresden Tri-Valley (9-0) (41) [1]
7 - Canfield (8-1) (30)
8 - Parma Normandy (8-1) (29) [2]
9 - Ashland (8-1) (25)
10 - Cincinnati Withrow (8-1) (24)

Others - Dayton Carroll (8-1), Cincinnati Anderson (7-2), Trenton Edgewood (7-1), Piqua (7-2), Louisville (7-2)

Move came at right time for Camels

2007-10-24T16:09:00.000-04:00

Campbell County head coach Troy Styer took some heat when he made a quarterback change a few weeks back, but after managing just seven points total in two key district losses to Boone County and Ryle in early September the Camels' offense needed a lift.

Styer moved Nathan Kidwell back to outside linebacker and handed the keys of the offense over to sophomore Andrew Eshman. The change has breathed much-needed life into both the offense and defense. In their past four contensts, they scored put 104 points on the board and have allowed just 28. Eshman completed 48 of 84 passes for 703 yards and six touchdowns since taking over under center.

Campbell County picked up a big win last week over Simon Kenton and Ryle, who lost earlier in the year to Simon Kenton but beat Campbell County, fell at home to the first place Boone County Rebels. It set up a three-way tie in Class 6A/District 6 for second place.

Ryle currently leads the tie-breaker standings with 18 points. Campbell County and Simon Kenton each have 11 points. But the Camels could reduce that margin with a win in Friday's game against Newport Central Catholic at Newport Stadium, according to the KY Post.

Cincinnati Hills League comes down to this

2007-10-24T15:54:00.000-04:00

Indian Hill and Wyoming are both heading to the playoffs, but one of them is going to be wearing the Cinicnnati Hills League crown when they get there.

The two teams square off on Friday night at 6PM at Paul Brown Stadium undefeated in league play. Indian Hill will be heading to the Division III playoffs out of Region 12, and Wyoming in Division IV, Region 16.

Don't think for a minute that either of these teams isn't going to be laying it on the line. Particulary that the two coaches have a personal connection.

The Braves have won the last two league titles and shared the '04 crown with Wyoming, which hasn't won an undisputed CHL title since 2001.

"Indian Hill is another team in the CHL that has a great coaching staff," Wyoming coach Bernie Barre told the Community Press.

"(Braves coach) Kevin Siple coached for me at Beechwood (in Kentucky) and is another personal friend.

St. X falling after close call, loss of QB

2007-10-24T15:49:00.000-04:00

The latest USA Today Super 25 has St. X falling from No. 2 to No. 5 while Colerain stays at 10:

5. St. Xavier, Cincinnati (9-0)
Previous: 2. Result: Bombers defender Justinian Mason blocked a field goal in the third overtime to set up Dan Milligan's 33-yard field goal Saturday for a 17-14 win at St. Ignatius (Cleveland). Both teams were using sophomore QBs in their first start, with Luke Massa playing for Xavier. Next: Friday at Moeller.

10. Colerain, Cincinnati (9-0)
Previous: 10. Result: Cardinals RB Dominique Sherrer rushed for four TDs in a 35-7 win Friday vs. Hamilton. Next: Friday at Oak Hills.

COMPLETE POLL

Congrats to Daniel Rod

2007-10-19T17:38:00.000-04:00

We would like to congratulate Anderson QB Daniel Rod for being voted as this week's Dick's Sporting Goods Player of the Week. Rod was instrumental in the Redskins' huge win last week at Glen Este as he completed 14 of 15 passes for 302 yards a 4 TDs and ran for two more scores. Anderson didn't punt one time in the entire game. Nice job Daniel! For his efforts he will receive a $25 gift card from Dick's Sporting Goods...remember every season starts at Dick's!

More "Hoovergate" News

2007-10-19T17:25:00.000-04:00

USAToday.com
The Hoover (Ala.) school board accepted the resignation Thursday of assistant principal Carol Martin, named in an investigation for her role in grade changes of star football players. The decision by the board regarding Martin is not likely to be the only personnel change that will come after the $151,000 investigation, according to Jason Gaston, spokesman for the board.

We proudly announce Spirit in Motion

2007-10-12T17:43:00.000-04:00

We are proud to announce the first annual Spirit in Motion video contest. Our goal is to find the student that displays creativity, passion, and film-making talent. Each student is asked to create a short video that best shows their school’s passion for football and prideful spirit.

Videos should not exceed 10 minutes in length and must be submitted no later than Monday, Nov. 12th either by mail or e-mail. All videos will be displayed on TriStateFootball.com and judged by our committee. The top selections (up to five) will be featured in an on-line voting during the last week of November.

The producer of the winning video will receive an autographed Carson Palmer print courtesy of Zoomtown.com and Z-Street Videos. Participation in this contest is 100% voluntarily and it’s open to ALL students. All videos can be submitted, with a portfolio, for consideration for one of our 2007-08 scholarships.

MORE DETAILS (pdf)

Rudolph ranked #1 TE nation, #23 overall

2007-10-12T17:31:00.000-04:00

SportsIllustrated and Takkle.com rank their top 100 high school football players in the country and Elder TE Kyle Rudolph came in ranked No. 23 overall and as the nation's top tight end. The senior is on his way to South Bend, as he's already committed to Notre Dame.

"Rudolph extremely athletic and long arms enable him to catch the passes at their highest point. He needs to improve his run blocking and add some size, but when he puts the package together in college he has a chance to be a dominant tight end. "

COMPLETE RANKINGS

Hoover High in trouble

2007-10-12T17:25:00.000-04:00

Hoover High (AL), who many of you may remember from the Ohio vs. USA Challenge, they lost to Colerain, is in big trouble.

A report on the investigation into possible grade-changing and other academic improprieties regarding athletes at Hoover (Ala.) High and nationally renowned coach Rush Propst will be released this weekend.

In a meeting Wednesday night, Hoover's school board decided by a 4-1 vote to post the results of the report on its website, www.hoover.k12.al.us, Saturday morning.

Names of students mentioned in the report will be redacted, school board spokesman Jason Gaston said, adding the board did not have discussions on how it would act on the report.

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LaSalle featured on Varisty Ohio

2007-10-12T17:09:00.000-04:00

Did you miss Varsity Ohio as seen on ONN earlier. The guys from JJHuddle.com break it down and feature the LaSalle Lancers. The do have Colerain now as #2 in Division I in their Ohio Poll, right behind the state's top team, the St. Xavier Bombers.

WATCH THIS WEEK'S EPISODE

Boone County Impresses, Dixie Struggles

2007-10-12T16:57:00.000-04:00

It is a real shame that Highlands and Boone County will not play this season. They are clearly the best two teams in NKY right now.

The Rebels furthered the case on Thursday by running all over the Colonels. Farris, who in my opinion is the best running back in NKY and perhaps one of the best in the city, totaled 319 yards on a punishing 42 carries. The Rebels' air attack was potent as well as wide receiver Mercier Doucette tallied 217 yards on two catches. The duo combined for five touchdowns, in what prove to be something of a shootout.

The Colonels' offense made some big plays, but once again it was costly turnovers and mental mistakes that did in Tom Spritzky's crew. Those are characteristics that you wouldn't expect for a senior-laden club like the Colonels. They will try to right the ship next week when they play county rivals Scott. A win there and Dixie could rebound to take the #2 seed in District play, a third straight loss and there playoff hopes could begin to diminsh.

Way to go James Miller!

2007-10-12T16:54:00.000-04:00

We like to send a big congratulations out to Holmes' QB James Miller and congratulate him and the Bulldogs on a big victory this past weekend over the Dixie Heights Colonels. Miller threw for 229 yards and picked up another 165 yards on the ground to lead Holmes to a potential season-saving victory.

For his efforts and being voted as the top high school player in the Tri-State last week Miller receives a $25 gift card from Dick's Sporting Goods...Remember Every Season Starts at Dicks!

ALL OF THIS SEASON'S WINNERS

Sad Reminder of what could happen

2007-09-28T18:12:00.000-04:00

Every Friday night we sit down to do a show I wonder about all of the young men who are out on that field and think that something like this could happen...

Symptoms of head injuries can be subtle, however, even to the medical professionals trained to diagnose them. The danger of these injuries is that much greater when coaches, often the first ones to assess athletes for concussions, do not know how to spot them or what to do when they happen.

Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are so concerned by the potential danger of head injuries – about 300,000 athletes suffer from them each year – they have started an aggressive campaign to teach high school coaches their symptoms.

MUST READ TEAR-JERKING STORY ABOUT CODY LEHE