Week 2 Solon - Twinsburg City School District

Game #2 ? Friday, Sept 1, 2017 ? Tiger Stadium ? 7:00 PM kickoff

2017 SCHEDULE

COPLEY INDIANS

W 34-14

Friday, August 25

Copley-Fairlawn Stadium

SOLON COMETS Friday, September 1

7:00 PM Tiger Stadium

AURORA GREENMEN

7:00 PM

Friday, September 8

Veterans Stadium

CUYAHOGA FALLS TIGERS 7:00 PM

Friday, September 15

Clifford Stadium

NORTH ROYALTON BEARS 7:00 PM

Saturday, September 23

Tiger Stadium

BRECKSVILLE BEES Thursday, September 28

7:00 PM Tiger Stadium

STOW BULLDOGS Friday, October 6

7:00 PM Bulldogs Stadium

WADSWORTH GRIZZLIES 7:00 PM

Friday, October 13

Art Wright Stadium

HUDSON EXPLORERS

7:00 PM

Friday, October 20

Tiger Stadium

NORDONIA KNIGHTS Friday, October 27

7:00 PM Tiger Stadium

PCE

The three letters "PCE" is a cultural blueprint that Twinsburg coach Mike Bell wants his program to follow each day.

P

PASSION Playing the game with passion, being a great teammate, doing everything with passion.

C

COMMITMENT We talk about it being an all-the-time thing, not when it is comfortable or convenient. What kind of player do you want to be? What kind of impact do you want to have on the program?

E

EXECUTION Everyone has dreams of being great, but to actually go

out and make it happen through hard work is something

we strive for. It has to do with effort.

"The nice thing is individually we control all of those things in PCE," Bell said.

GAME DAY 360

Solon

COMETS

1-0 Overall; 0-0 Greater Cleveland

Twinsburg

TIGERS

1-0 Overall; 0-0 Suburban League

THE OPENING DRIVE

Twinsburg coach Mike Bell doesn't need to be reminded about just how talented Solon is.

All the Tigers coach has to do is put on the game film from last year's Week 2 matchup which the Comets won, 43-7.

Twinsburg handily defeated Copley in Week 1 and has won four games in a row going back to the end of 2016, but to continue that streak, the Tigers will need to turn the tables on a very solid Solon squad that is coming off a 15-14 win over Aurora.

The toughest task this season for Solon is replacing all five starters on the offensive line, including tackle Chris Glaser (now at Virginia) and All-GCC center Nate Westrich. The quarterback also will be new - J.T. Caver entered camp as the favorite and has taken over. Like Joe Bubonics last year, Caver enters as a returning starter at safety.

The defense and skill positions should be strong ? as highlighted in the Week 1 win over Aurora - led by Cincinnati commit Taj Ward at cornerback and receiver. Running back Thomas Wilks is coming off a 1,320-yard rushing season with 21 touchdowns.

The Tigers went on the road and dominated Copley, 34-14, in the season opener. The offense was very balanced, racking up 182 yards passing and 216 yards rushing. Cam'Ron McClain rushed 20 times for 169 yards and two touchdowns. Seth Grabowski and Adam Van de Motter split time at quarterback and were both very effective ? each threw for a TD. Tre Radford caught a pair of scores.

Defensively, Twinsburg will rely on linebackers James Grammens and Isaiah Savitt to slow down the Comets. Defensive end Rashad Jones-Land had a big game in the opening win at Copley.

BELL RINGING - Tigers Head Coach Mike Bell on the game against the Solon Comets

"Solon is one of the best programs in all of Northeast Ohio. They play hard and are a disciplined group. They play with a great deal of energy. We must remain focused on what we are doing so we can execute at a high level."

TRACKING THE TIGERS

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Twinsburg Athletic Department @TwinsburgTigers

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TIGERS RECAP

BIG SECOND HALF LIFTS

TIGERS TO WEEK 1 WIN

Twinsburg TIGERS

34

Copley INDIANS

14

Twinsburg set the tone for the 2017 season in emphatic fashion with a 34-14 win at Copley on Aug. 25.

The Tigers outscored the Indians, 21-0, in the second half to move to 1-0 on the year and win their fourth game in a row dating back to last season.

The Indians struck first on a 5-yard TD run by Blake Traylor. Seth Grabowski answered for the Tigers with a 19-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 7-6 heading into the second quarter.

Cam'Ron McClain scored the first of his two touchdowns on the night to put Twinsburg back on top, 13-7.

However, Copley reclaimed the lead at 14-13 heading into halftime.

Twinsburg dominated the second half, shutting out Copley. Grabowski hit Tre Radford on a 9-yard TD pass in the third quarter to take the lead back for good.

Adam Van de Motter threw a 12-yard TD pass to Radford and McClain finished the scoring on a 20-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Grabowski completed 9 of 11 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score.

Van de Motter completed 9 or 14 passes for 73 yards and a score.

McClain rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns for Twinsburg. Christian Edgerson had six catches for 70 yards. .

TWINSBURG TIGERS

Players of the Week

Cam'Ron McClain The senior RB (captain) has a great opening week game vs Copley. He rushed for 168 yards and added 6 receptions

Rashad Jones-Land The junior DL was active against Copley in the week 1 win. Jones-Land recorded 6 solo tackles and added 4 assists. He had 3 TFL's for a net loss of 12 yards.

THE OPPONENT: SOLON COMETS

COMETS 1-0 overall

0-0 GCC

Location Enrollment OHSAA Assignment Nickname Colors Stadium Surface Head Coach Record at School Overall Career Record

Solon, Ohio 1,705 students Division I, Region 1

Comets Blue and Gold Stewart Field

Artificial Turf Jim McQuaide (14th / 28th OA)

121-41 197-104

SEVERAL NOTABLE ALUMS

DREW CARTER - NFL WIDE RECEIVER

Carter was an NFL wide receiver for parts of five season, four with the Carolina Panthers and one with the Oakland Raiders

In 2005, Carter had 4 catches in the Panthers post season run, averaging a franchis record 32.8 yards per catch

Carter played college football at Ohio State University

KIM HERRING - NFL DEFENSIVE BACK

Herring was second round draft pick in the 1997 NFL draft of the Baltimore Ravens. Herring played in 54 games for the Baltimore Ravens, including a victory and an interception in Super Bowl XXXV.

After racking up 178 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 interceptions in his four seasons with Baltimore, he signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Rams in 2001. There he made another Super Bowl appearance that season in a 20-17 loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI.

Herring started his first 32 games for the Rams until an injury forced him to spend the 2003 season on injured reserve. After signing with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2004, injuries continued to plague Herring. He played in 12 games for Cincinnati in 2004, but was sidelined for the entire 2005 season and retired in 2006

JEFF PASSON - WRITER FOR YAHOO SPORTS

Passon.is a baseball columnist at Yahoo! Sports and author of, The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports.

He is also co-author of Death to the BCS: The Definitive Case Against the Bowl Championship Series. Passan graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in journalism.

He began covering baseball in 2004 at The Kansas City Star before moving to Yahoo! two years later.

2017 COMETS SCHEDULE (1-0)

8/25 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/28 10/6 10/13 10/21 10/27

H Aurora A Twinsburg A Stow A Elyria H Strongsville H Brunswick A Euclid H Mentor A Shaker Heights H Medina

W 15-14

2016 COMETS SCHEDULE (10-2)

8/26 A Aurora

W

36-6

9/2 H Twinsburg

W

43-7

9/9 H Stow

L

10-13

9/16 A Brunswick

W 53-21

9/23 H Euclid

W 33-13

9/30 A Mentor

W

37-8

10/7 A Strongsville

W

30-0

10/14 H Elyria

W 46-28

10/21 H Shaker Heights

W

43-6

10/28 A Medina

W 51-43

11/4 H Canton GlenOak W 39-10

11/11 N St. Ignatius

L

17-31

2015 COMETS SCHEDULE (9-3)

8/28 H Aurora

L

9/4 A Twinsburg

W

9/11 H St Thomas More

W

9/18 H Brunswick

W

9/26 A Euclid

L

10/2 H Mentor

W

10/9 H Strongsville

W

10/16 A Elyria

W

10/24 A Shaker Heights

W

10/30 H Medina

W

11/7 H Olentangy Liberty W

11/14 N Stow

L

14-24 34-0 50-7 44-7 36-48 42-35 38-14 28-20 25-0 49-14 19-9 15-24

2014 COMETS SCHEDULE (6-5)

8/29 H Kenston

W

9/6 A Shaker Heights

W

9/12 H Willoughby South W

9/19 A Strongsville

W

9/26 H Valley Forge

W

10/2 A Mayfield

L

10/10 H Hudson

L

10/17 A Mentor

L

10/24 H Twinsburg

W

10/31 A Brunswick

L

11/8 A Westerville Central L

20-14 38-14 51-27 19-7 45-13 7-14 10-17 16-42 28-7 0-34 10-23

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HEAD COACH MIKE BELL

HIRED FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Mike Bell is in his third year as coach of the Tigers and is looking to build on his past successes, bringing winning football back to Twinsburg.

Prior to coming to Twinsburg, Bell served one year as the head coach at Eastlake North and had a very successful 12-year run as head coach at Lake Catholic in Mentor.

In 12 seasons at Lake Catholic, the Cougars won 6 NCL Championships, qualified for the state playoffs 8 times (playoff record of 17-8) with 5 Regional Title appearances (2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) and 3 state semifinal appearances (2007, 2009, and 2010).

Prior to 2002, Bell served as the Cougars' defensive coordinator for three seasons, winning the Division III State Championship in 2001.

Prior to coaching at Lake Catholic, Bell spent three years at Willoughby South as a position coach and defensive coordinator, four years at Maple Heights, and two seasons at his alma mater Pymatuning Valley.

Coach Bell's Record - Year-By-Year

YEAR 1 2002 2 2003 3 2004 4 2005 5 2006 6 2007 7 2008 8 2009 9 2010 10 2011 11 2012 12 2013 13 2014 14 2015 15 2016 16 2017 16 seasons

SCHOOL Lake Catholic Lake Catholic Lake Catholic Lake Catholic Lake Catholic Lake Catholic Lake Catholic Lake Catholic Lake Catholic Lake Catholic Lake Catholic Lake Catholic Eastlake North Twinsburg Twinsburg Twinsburg

WLT 280 10 3 0 930 10 2 0 850 950 460 12 2 0 12 2 0 10 2 0 640 370 370 190 460 100 104 71 0

Win % 0.200 0.769 0.000 0.833 0.615 0.643 0.400 0.857 0.857 0.833 0.600 0.300 0.300 0.100 0.400 1.000 0.594

Results 24th in Region 9 Lost in Regional Finals Lost in Regional Semi Finals Lost in Regional Semi Finals Lost in Regional Finals Lost in State Semi Finals 15th in Region 9 Lost in State Semi Finals Lost in State Semi Finals Lost in Regional Semi Finals 14th in Region 9 11th in Region 8 21st in Region 3 26th in Region 3 13th in Region 5 CURRENT SEASON OVERALL RECORD

Coach Bell's Philosophy

The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it.

VISION will ignite the fire of passion, which fuels our commitment to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to achieve excellence.

Only VISION allows us to transform dreams of greatness into the reality of achievement through human action.

VISION has no boundaries and knows no limit.

Our VISION is what we become in life.

TWINSBURG ASST COACHES

Head Coach Mike Bell - Offensive Coordinator

Jim Lipinski - Running Backs Coach

Tom Thome - Defensive Coordinator and Corner Backs Coach

Matt Witting - Special Team Coordinator and Safeties Coach

Chris Shaffer - Linebackers and Freshman Head Coach

Dominique Sanders - Wide Receivers Coach

Anthony Byrd - Offensive Line Coach

Darius Washington - Defensive Line Coach

Tre' Jones - Offensive Line Coach

GRIDIRON CLUB

Twinsburg coach Mike Bell has always been a strong believer in building a program and not just simply a football team that competes on Friday night.

Part of that is the involvement of those outside of the players and coaches, including the administration, the community and perhaps most importantly, the football parents. Bell said the Tigers are extremely lucky to have the support of The Gridiron Club at Twinsburg and he doesn't take it for granted.

"It starts with our administration doing a great job getting our young men the equipment and necessities for the game, but when you think about all the extras to make us a first-class program that is where the Gridiron Club comes in and really help us," Bell said.

"There are a million ways for parents to get involved and I always encourage parents to get involved and do what they can because it doesn't last forever at the high school level obviously. The years go fast."

The Gridiron Club is an organization of football parents in grades 7 through 12. There is no fee to join and all members of the community are welcome to attend meetings. The Club meets the second Monday of the month at Twinsburg High School. Meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. All of the fundraising is run through Twinsburg Athletic Boosters.

The Gridiron Club raises funds to help support the team off the turf. From purchasing a new sound system for the locker room to feeding the boys on Friday nights and scrimmages, purchasing football gear such as t-shirts and cinch bags, senior gifts and hosting the end of year banquet. These events are important in developing a sense of unity and pride in the program.

TWINSBURG TIGER STADIUM

Location: RB Chamberlin Middle School 10270 Ravenna Road, Twinsburg 44087

Capacity: Surface:

5.500 Field Turf

Twinsburg Tiger Stadium is one of the most used athletic facilities in Northeast Ohio. Twinsburg officials say Tiger Stadium's field gets used upwards of 950 times each year for various athletic events and practices -- from football, to soccer, to Relay For Life, to regional sporting events.

In the summer of 2015, the Stadium received a major upgrade to the playing surface. New field turf was installed featuring a unique blue border and a large Tiger logo at midfield. The 'grass' has a "paneled" look of lighter and darker green shades every five yards replacing a the carpet that was installed in 2005.

Tiger Stadium has become a perennial site for OHSAA football playoff games, hosting two games last year - the Division I Region 1 Semifinal (St Edward vs Stow) and the Division II Region 5 Final (Hudson and Warren Harding)

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SUBURBAN STANDINGS

National Conference

Team / School

SL Overall

TWINSBURG TIGERS Hudson EXPLORERS North Royalton BEARS STOW BULLDOGS Wadsworth GRIZZLIES Brecksville BEES Cuyahoga Falls TIGERS Nordonia KNIGHTS

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

1-0

0-0

0-1

0-0

0-1

0-0

0-1

THIS WEEK IN THE SUBURBAN

Stow

BULLDOGS

Kent Roosevelt

ROUGH RIDERS

Sept 1, Roosevelt Stadium

Penisula Woodridge

BULLDOGS

Nordonia

KNIGHTS

Sept 1, Boliantz Stadium

Norton

PANTHERS

Cuyahoga Falls

TIGERS

Sept 1, Clifford Stadium

Strongsville

MUSTANGS

Hudson

EXPLORERS

Sept 1, Veterans Stadium

Solon

COMETS

Twinsburg

TIGERS

Sept 1, Tiger Stadium

Wooster

GENERALS

Wadsworth

GRIZZLIES

Sept 1, Art Wright Stadium

North Royalton

BEARS

Parma

REDMEN

Sept 1, Byers Field

Brecksville

BEES

Garfield Heights

BULLDOGS

Sept 1, Garfield Heights Stadium

TIGERS JUNIOR VARSITY (0-1)

Aug. 25 Sept. 2 Sept 9 Sept 16 Sept 23 Oct. 2 Oct 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28

10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 4:30 PM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM

Copley INDIANS Solon COMETS Aurora GREENMEN Cuyahoga Falls TIGERS North Royalton BEARS Brecksville BEES Stow BULLDOGS Wadsworth GRIZZLIES Hudson EXPLORERS Nordonia KNIGHTS

Tiger Stadium

L

Stewart Field

Tiger Stadium

Tiger Stadium

Serpentini Chevy Stadium

Bees Stadium

Tiger Stadium

Tiger Stadium

Veterans Stadium

Boliantz Stadium

12-31

TIGERS FRESHMEN (0-1)

Aug. 24 Aug. 30 Sept 7 Sept 14 Sept 23 Sept 27 Oct 5 Oct 12 Oct 19 Oct 26

4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 10:00 AM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM

Copley INDIANS Solon COMETS Aurora GREENMEN Cuyahoga Falls TIGERS North Royalton BEARS Brecksville BEES Stow BULLDOGS Wadsworth GRIZZLIES Hudson EXPLORERS Nordonia KNIGHTS

Tiger Stadium

L

Stewart Field

Tiger Stadium

Tiger Stadium

Serpentini Chevy Stadium

Bees Stadium

Tiger Stadium

Tiger Stadium

Veterans Stadium

Boliantz Stadium

16-20

RB CHAMBERLIN TIGERS

7th Grade Results and Summary (2-0)

A 23 H Cuyahoga Falls

W 20-14

A 29 H North Royalton

W 26-0

S 5 A Brecksville

4:00

S 13 A Stow

4:00

S 18 H Wadsworth

4:30

S 26 A Hudson

4:00

O 3 A Nordonia

4:00

O 10 - SL Crossover Game

4:00

8th Grade Results and Summary (0-2)

A 23 A Cuyahoga Falls

L 0-42

A 29 H North Royalton

L 14-20

S 6 H Brecksville

4:00

S 13 A Stow

5:30

S 19 A Wadsworth

4:30

S 26 H Hudson

5:30

O 5 H Nordonia

7:00

O 11 - SL Crossover Game

4:00

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1ST AND TEN WITH CASEY KIRTLEY

Kirtley is Director of Scoreboard Operations at Tiger Stadium

1. How did you get involved with football operations at Twinsburg?

I applied and was accepted for the position of AV Technical Manager in the spring. I believe my degree in broadcast journalism, my experience working on the scoreboard crews for the Cleveland Indians and Cavaliers, and 20 years of experience teaching video production to high school students secured the position for me.

2. Can you describe some of the features of the new scoreboard?

The scoreboards can both show prerecorded video files like past team highlight films along with still and motion graphics. The stadium system adds in the capability to show live video from multiple sources and show replays and slow motion highlights. The still and motion graphics and videos are meant to more closely connect the fans to the action and athletes on the field and improve their visual experience.

3. How does the new technology add to the experience for fans and players on Friday night at the stadium?

The scoreboard systems at Tiger Stadium and the THS Gym, which were paid for completely by sponsorship dollars, will greatly enhance the experience for the fans, athletes, and the athletes families.

4. What is something that people might not know about the experience of working in the pressbox and having responsibilities beyond just watching the game?

The scoreboard system is extremely powerful. We are working every day to push it to it's full capacity, but there will be lots of surprises going forward as we continue to find new and innovative ways to improve the experience for everyone in the stadium.

TWINSBURG STATISTICS (2017 - 1 game)

PASSING Grabowski Van de Motter TOTALS

C-A-I Yds Per Lng TD

9-11-0 109 81.8% 30

1

9-14-2 73 64-2% 25

1

18-25-2 182 72.0% 30

2

PUNTING Team TOTALS

No. Yds Avg Lng I-20

1 43 43.0 43

0

1 43 43.0 43

0

RUSHING McClain Savitt Van de Motter Taylor Grabowski Team TOTALS

RECEIVING Edgerson Radford McClain Brazie Savitt TOTALS

Att Yds Avg Lng TD

20 169 8.5 35

2

2 23 11.5 19

0

6

8 1.3

8

0

2

4 2.0

5

0

4

2 0.5 19

1

3 10 3.3

8

0

37 216 5.8 35

3

Rec Yds Avg Lng TD

6 70 11.7 25

0

4 41 10.3 20

2

6 38 6.3 26

0

1 30 30.0 30

0

1

3 3.0

3

0

18 1,747 97.1 30

2

KICKING Barlow TOTALS

PAT M-A 4 / 5 4 / 5

PAT% 80.0% 80.0%

FG M-A 0 / 0 0 / 0

FG LG ---

KICKOFF RETURNS Edgerson Radford TOTALS

No. Yds Avg 2 46 23.0 1 11 11.0 3 57 19.0

TD Lng 0 27 0 11 0 27

PUNT RETURNS Radford Rest of Team TOTALS

No. Yds Avg

2

8 4.0

1

0 0.0

3

8

2.7

TD Lng

0

4

0

0

0

4

TIGERS HISTORY

2016 Season (4-6 overall #13 in D2:R5)

8/26 9/2 9/9 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/6 10/14 10/21 10/28

H Copley A Solon H Aurora A North Royalton A Brecksville H Stow H Wadsworth A Hudson A Nordonia H Cuyahoga Falls

L 28-35 L 7-43 L 15-38 W 28-27 L 37-48 L 14-42 L 36-38 W 21-12 W 37-13 W 35-22

2015 Season (1-9 overall #26 in D2:R3)

8/28 9/4 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30

A Copley H Solon A Aurora H North Royalton H Brecksville A Stow A Wadsworth H Hudson H Nordonia A Cuyahoga Falls

L 25-41 L 0-34 L 14-31 L 18-23 L 0-27 L 13-34 L 13-34 L 0-29 L 21-49 W 46-35

2014 Season (1-9 overall #24 in D2:R4)

8/29 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/2 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31

H Aurora H Nordonia A Avon A Mentor A Garfield Heights H North Royalton H Strongsville A Brunswick A Solon H Hudson

L 13-34 L 13-41 L 13-52 L 7-54 L-OT 14-17 W 35-0 L 13-34 L 21-59 L 7-28 L 13-51

2013 Season (2-8 overall #19 in D2:R4)

8/30 9/6 9/12 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1

A Aurora A Nordonia H Avon H Mentor H Garfield Heights A North Royalton A Strongsville H Brunswick H Solon A Hudson

L 13-20 L 7-42 L 7-42 L 0-49 W 14-0 W 27-26 L 20-31 L 7-31 L 20-34 L 27-37

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