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  Name: Cole Albers School/town Minster/Minster Positions played: power forward/center Class of 2026 Height and Weight: 6'8, 230 Jersey Number: 42 Awards won or earned: All League All District Allstate HUDL LINK: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15433046/Cole-Albers Other sports played: Football Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. Just after wins, the whole locker room goes crazy. Who or what got you started playing basketball? My mom & dad and being a water boy for the high school team when I was in elementary school What is the strength of your game? Passing, seeing the floor, and distributing out of the post & finishing around the rim efficiently. Which part of your game are you hoping to improve on the most before you head to college? My perimeter game and just getting stronger for the next level. What has been your biggest m...

  Name: Caeleb Layton (aka Smiles) School/town: Nelsonville-York in Nelsonville Positions played: defensive tackle, defensive end, offensive guard, and offensive tackle Class of 2026 Height and Weight: 6'2", 215 lbs. Jersey Number: 73 Awards won or earned: Academic Athlete 2022, TVC All District x2, All TVC x3, 3rd & 1st Team All-State, All TVC Defensive MVP 2025, MOV2GO Defensive Player of the Year 2025 HUDL LINK: video/3/19218978/695c4c064a6128ad4fca916f Other sports played: Basketball, Track, and Archery Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. Well, playing against Logan this year was definitely interesting. I had to become number 76 temporarily since they couldn't seem to keep their hands off of me and ripped my jersey, so I had to change. That was a new experience. What was the biggest lesson that you learned from playi...

  Name: Emma Davies School/town: Ursuline High School, Boardman, Ohio Positions played: pitcher/utility Class2028, Sophomore Height and Weight: 5'3", 120 lbs. Jersey Number: #36—Travel Ball; #10—High School Awards won or earned: 1st Year Varsity Letter Winner as a freshman-started and played in every game Milestone Award-100 K’s in 50 innings Ranked 33rd in the nation for Allister Index in the 2028 class Ranked #63 in the class of 2028 Top 100 by Line Drive Media Ranked #34 Pitcher by Line Drive Media Ranked #21 Regionally by Line Drive Media Ranked Extra Elite Top 100 Pitcher in 2028 class by Extra Inning National Honor Roll: Elite Scholars 4.0+ GPA-Extra Inning HUDL LINK: N/A Social Media Links: X: @EmmaDavies2028 https://linktr.ee/emmadavies2028 Other sports played: None besides basketball in middle school Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that st...

  Abe Gonzalez Whiteland Community High School, New Whiteland D-End 2026 5’10, 215 Jersey Number: 57 Awards won or earned: All-county, all-conference D linemen HUDL LINK: http://www.hudl.com/v/2TCTF3 Other sports played: Track and field & lacrosse Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. N/A What was the biggest lesson that you learned from playing high school football? That you should be living the moment and not the past nor think about the future; be grateful. What was your feeling as you walked off the field for the last time as a member of the Whiteland High School football team? It was heartbreaking, yet I was glad I got to play with my brothers one last time. What do you think that you are going to miss from playing high school football? I will miss the team lifts and morning workouts. What do you wish you would have done diffe...

Name: Emily Ritzer School/town: Utica High School/Newark Positions played: Forward Class of 2027 Height: 6'2 Jersey Number: 25 Awards won or earned: Basketball: LCL 2nd team for both 9th & 10th grade seasons; District 11 1st team, both 9th & 10th grade; Central District D3 Honorable Mention 9th grade & Central District D5 Honorable Mention, 10th grade; Scholar Athletes in both 9th & 10th grade. Volleyball: LCL 2nd team 10th grade, LCL Honorable Mention, 11th grade; Central District D5 Honorable Mention 10th Grade, 2nd Team 11th Grade; Scholar Athlete 9th, 10th, & 11th grade HUDL LINK: https://www.hudl.com/profile/4826154/Emily-Ritzer/highlights Other sports played: Volleyball Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you . Beating Granville for the first time in many years on their home court. What did you miss from the 2025...

  Name: Bella Costa School/town: Gahanna Lincoln, Gahanna, Ohio Positions played: corner infield (1st and 3rd) Class of 2027 Height: 5’ 10” Jersey Number: 8 Awards won or earned: 3-year varsity starter 2024- OCC Champs 2025- 1st Team All OCC, OCC Champs, District Champs, and Regional Finalist Other sports played: I played volleyball in middle school. Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. I have had a lot of great memories so far—an on-the-field memory was celebrating with my team after we beat Grove City towards the end of the season, and a funny memory that everyone still talks about is the practice where I got locked in the equipment closet and had to yell out to the baseball team practicing in the hallway to get someone to let me out. What are you going to miss from the 2025 class? I had a lot of great friendships in that class and ...

Name: Brady Dukeshire School/town Clyde Positions played: offensive tackle and offensive guard Class of 2026 Height and Weight: 6'4, 310 Jersey Number: #76 Awards won or earned: 2025: Academic All-Ohio/1st Team All-Conference Offense and Defense/1st Team All-District Offense/2nd Team All-Ohio/2026: Academic All-Ohio/2nd Team All-Conference/HM All-District/ HUDL LINK Junior year: http://www.hudl.com/v/2RWeZa Senior year: http://www.hudl.com/v/2TX9zM Other sports played: Track and field Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. Something that sticks out to me from last season is how, even though we had a down year before our final game at home vs. In Norwalk we were able to rally as a team, play together, and create a truly special atmosphere! What do you believe was the highlight of your high school career? The highlight of my career was wh...

  Name: Andrew Smith School/town: Clinton Massie, Oregonia, Ohio Positions played: CB/WR Class: 2026 Height and Weight: 6'1, 185 Jersey Number: 10 Awards won or earned: 1st Team All-SBAAC 2025, 2nd Team All-Southwest Ohio 2025, All-Ohio Honorable mention 2025 HUDL LINK: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17961457/Andrew-Smith/highlights Other sports played: baseball and track Please post something from last season that sticks out to you. It can be from a game, practice, or something funny on the bus ride to or from the game. Any moment that sticks out to you. This was the last year coaching for Coach McSurley. I am very grateful to be a part of the final senior class he coached. What were your feelings as you walked off the field for the last time as a member of the Clinton Massie football team? Taft really took it to us in the playoffs. By halftime, we knew that it was most likely our last game, which made it a little easier. It was still a very sad moment. What do you feel you will mis...

  Joe Abraham Olentangy Liberty High School - Powell, Ohio Head Softball Coach College Undergrad - Ohio State Law School - Capital Could you share with the readers your coaching tree, from first job to current job? 1996 - Worthington Spirit 14-U 1997 - Worthington Spirit 16-U, Upper Arlington Hastings 7th grade 1998 - Buckeye Heat 14-U; Worthington Worthingway Middle School 1999 - Buckeye Heat 16-U 2000 - Buckeye Heat 16-U; Dublin Coffman (Asst. Varsity) 2001 - Buckeye Heat 16-U; Dublin Coffman (Asst. Varsity) 2002 - Buckeye Heat 18-U; Dublin Scioto (Asst. Varsity) 2003-2008 - Buckeye Heat 14-U, 16-U, and 18-U; Thomas Worthington (Head Varsity) 2009-2011 - Whitworth Univ. (Head Coach) 2012-2018 - Hillsdale College (Head Coach) 2019-2022 - Univ. of Toledo (Head Coach) 2023-2025 - Ohio Outlaws 16-U and 18-U 2025 - current - Olentangy Liberty (Head Coach)   Who are some of the coaches that you have learned the most from? In softball, Mike Larabee (Head Coach, Florida Internationa...