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  Bryce Lyttle West Clermont High School TE 2028 6’2, 230 What were your goals for the 2024 season? Dominating the competition. What is the toughest part of practice? Nothing. I love all of it. What is your favorite part of practice? Competition days. Where on the field do you believe you are best suited to play? I feel like I would be a great fit at a middle linebacker position. W hat is the strongest part of your game? I believe the strongest part of my game is my confidence to go against anyone ahead of me and be ready to take them. Which part of your game must you improve on the most? One thing I would like to do better is cut out unhealthy food. Turf or grass? Turf 100% Which type of weather is the worst to play in? None. I love playing football in all weather. As an athlete, what has been your biggest moment in any sport at any age? My best moment was when I got the opportunity to start varsity football my freshman year of high school. What has been your most embarrassing mom...

  Using the rosters from MaxPreps and Hudl* Tonight in girls tournament play, the Green Bobcats (22-1) battled the Hiland Hawks (21-4). Hiland would lead 21-12 at the end of one quarter. Early on, it was easy to see that the Hawks were going to try and win this one by nailing down the three. Overall, the Hawks would hit 11-28 from beyond the arc. The Hawks led 35-22 at the half. For Green, they had just two players score in the half. After three, Hiland led 47-30. At one point this was a 37-30 game, then Hiland went on a 15-0 run to all but end this one. As the game went on from my perspective, it appeared all but two of the Green players were afraid to shoot the ball. Overall, Green would have just three players score, with only two scoring from the field. The final would be 57-35 Hiland. Leading the Hawks with a double-double was Joplin Yoder (15 points and 13 boards). Macy Mullet, Ellie Habeger, and Evie Mast scored 10 apiece. For the Bobcats, Abbie Knapp is listed as a freshman...

  Dylan Daube Newark Catholic Point guard 2026 6’0 165 Awards won or earned: LCL Cardinal 2nd team, 1st team all district 11 Who or what got you started playing basketball? As a kid I played pretty much every sport, but basketball was the sport that clicked for me. I fell in love with the game, and it became my escape and my passion. How long have you been playing? I’ve been playing basketball my whole life. Which part of your game do you feel you need to work on the most? I need to keep perfecting my shot and improve my range. Which part of your game do you feel is the strongest? I would say my court vision and IQ are two of my biggest strengths as a player. What makes you a good teammate? I’m always looking to make the right play, even if that means passing up a shot to get a teammate an open look. Basketball is a team game, and when everyone works together, we all succeed. What is the best part of being a member of the Newark Catholic basketball team? I love being a member of th...

    Daniel Goodson Union Local OL-DL-OLB  2025 6’ 195 lbs Awards won or earned:Second Team East District, All Valley Honorable Mention, First Team Buckeye 8, First Team OVAC, Rick Bailey Heart and Hustle What were your feelings as you walked off the field for the last time as a member of the Union Local Football Team? I remember thinking to myself WoW it's been a long time coming, but I’m not ready for it,this can’t be my last time playing with all my brothers. It never really set in, that things were going to be over until I took that first step off of the field, it was a  very Surreal feeling. I still can’t believe it is over. What are you going to miss the most from playing high school football? The Friday feeling - There was nothing like waking up at 6am,putting your jersey on and going to school with your boys. The feelings throughout the day as the hours were counting down,there was nothing like it. Then heading to the locker room, locking in to play your tail ...

  Michael “Mikemike’” Daniels Bishop Ready HS PG SG 2027 Height and Weight: 5’9, 135 Awards won or earned: CBL 2nd team How long have you played basketball, and who or what got you started? Age 4 Marion Franklin Rec Center What were your goals for your team for the 2024-2025 season? Win the CBL, which we did not, and cut down nets at Districts. What were your personal goals for the season? Earn CBL 1st or 2nd team What has been the highlight of the season? 1st Franklin Heights game. Neighborhood rivalry, I knew a few players from the team. It was very competitive. What has been the toughest part of the season? Losing our 1st game vs. Columbus Academy in double OT, we had a couple of chances to seal the win and didn’t execute like we were supposed to. Who has been the best player that you have faced in a game? Theo Falkenhain from Academy. Very smart, high-IQ player. Which team has been the best team that you have faced this season, along with the thing that made them so good? Colu...

  Justus Miles Whitehall High School DE/FB 2025 5’10, 208 Awards won or earned: Honorable mention/outstanding defensive linemen What was the highest point of the 2024 season? Making it to the district championships What was the lowest point of the 2024 season? Starting off the season slow Who was the best player that you faced in a game during the 2024 season, along with the team he played for? The best player I faced in the 2024 season would have to be Peyton Falzone and Nazareth. What were your feelings as you walked off the field for the last time as a member of the Whitehall football team? It was a bittersweet moment, but good things must come to an end. What makes you a good teammate? I’m reliable. If you are invited to play in any of the all-star games, will you? Explain. Yes, I will play if invited to any games to end my high school career with a win. What was the high point of your high school football career? The highest point was probably junior year against Southern Lehi...

  Ridgewood came into their tourney game setting at 11-11 while Barnsville came in just 8-14. The two teams seemed to be very close in talent, which would show as the game went on. Neither team throughout could put the other away, with the biggest lead being just seven points for the Shamrocks up until the final margin of eight. The first quarter ended with the visiting Shamrocks up 12-10. Neither team seemed to be able to get into an offensive rhythm as the defenses forced several near misses. In the second quarter, Barnsville held check leading 19-17. For Barnsville, Casey Carpenter was the workhorse, scoring 9 of his 13 points in the half. He also added a total of 9 rebounds. For Ridgewood, Jackson Cabot had 9 of his 11 points in the half. The third quarter would see Ridgewood maintain their lead at 28-26. Both teams had the lead at times, but the Shamrocks did just enough to take the lead heading into the final frame. The final frame was tough on both teams, with Barnsville pul...

Javiehn Ortiz Muhlenberg High School WR/DB/ATH 2025 6’0 175 lbs Awards won or earned: Eastern Conference Championship What makes you a good teammate? I also want to see my brothers around me succeed. What were your feelings as you walked off of the field for the last time as a member of the Muhlenberg High School football team? Hurt felt like there was more in the tank for me to empty. During your football career, which win meant the most? Season opener During your football career, which loss stung the most? Reading High What will you miss the most from playing high school sports? The bond with the teammates and coaches Basketball or football: Which one do you feel you are best at? Football If you are invited to play in any of the all-star football games, will you? Yes. Which sport, basketball or football, is the hardest to prepare for? Football What are your plans after high school? Play football at the college level. Who are your role models? Mom and Dad What scares you? Losing love...

  I made my first trip to the home of the Granville Christian Lions for their first-round tournament game against the Newark Catholic Green Wave. The two teams met last week to end the regular season, with Newark Catholic winning 63-41. Tonight's game was pretty much a replay of last week's game, with Newark Catholic using speed and pressure defense to win by 15 points. The Green Wave played all 13 players who were dressed. allowing the Lions to make the final score much closer than the final would indicate. Newark Catholic led 17-10 after the opening period as they showed early that speed and defense would be the two big keys in the game. At halftime, Newark Catholic led 37-18. Junior Wesley Stone and sophomore Jaxon Holman had a nice first half for Newark Catholic. Stone would score 14 points total, including two three-point baskets. Holman ended his night with 11 points. After three, the score was 58-31 Newark Catholic. Thad Hartshorn and Ayden Hernandez were doing some nice...

  Tonight at Waverly High School, the Tigers batted Washing Court House.  in a tournament game, with the winner advancing to play Jackson at 6 PM next Tuesday. This game was tight throughout with neither team being able to shake the other. After the opening quarter, the Tigers led 10-7. In the 2nd quarter, thanks to some hot shooting from beyond the three-point line by Jeston Everhart, the Lions led 27-22. Everhart would have six three-point buckets, with five coming in the opening half. When the teams came out for halftime, the game stayed almost as it had in the opening half with the Lions leading 38-32 after three. In the fourth quarter, the Tigers roared back to force overtime with regulation ending with things locked up at 49. The Tigers would take the win by a point. The overtime session ended with a turnover by the Lions, followed by the Lions running the clock out as the Lions failed to fail in the final four seconds with the final score 54-53. Waverly improves to 8-15...

  Name: Dequan Antione Small School: Muhlenburg High School Positions played: DE/LB Class: 2025 Height and Weight: 5'11, 200 Awards won or earned: All-league Defensive End What will you miss the most from playing high school football? What I will miss the most about playing high school football is just having that special joy of feeling the bringing community so close and bought into what our football program is about and building towards for the future! What were you feeling as you walked off of the field for the last time as a member of the Muhlenburg High School football team? The feeling I had walking off that field after playing what I thought would be the final game of my senior season was unbearable. Come to find out a week or two later, we earned the right to compete for the ECF, and we came out victorious. It felt AMAZING! What was your biggest moment as a high school football player? My biggest moment for me as a high school player was being brought up to the varsity team...

  Tonight I made the drive from Columbus to Newark to take in the last game of the regular season between Granville Christian and Newark Catholic. The Lions came in 6-15 on the season while the Green Wave sat at 5-16. The Lions entered on a two-game losing streak, with their last win coming over Millersport (57-50). The Green Wave also came in on a two-game losing streak, with their last win coming over Lancaster Fisher Catholic (37-36). Early in the opening quarter, neither team could find a point, then each team picked up the pace, ending the quarter with 29 combined points, with the Green Wave leading 17-12. Griffin Urdarovski got going early for the Green Wave; the senior would score 19 points before his night was complete. He also had some nasty no-look passes that would have made Magic Johnson smile. The Green Wave led 41-22 at the half. In the quarter, the Green Wave used a fast-paced attack and some nasty defense to blow this one wide open. Wesley Stone had a good quarter, ...

In a physical game tonight at Vinton County High School the Vikings came from a point down at the half to get by a hard-nosed Wellston squad 57-48. The Vikings improve to 11-9 on the season while the Rockets drop to 4-17. The vikings got 21 points from Senior Cobra Sharp. His top help came from Josh Montgomery 13 points. Luke Dimel added 10 points. For the Rockets Justin Jackson had a game high 26. Wes Briggs added 13.  The refs allowed the two teams to beat each other up for the first three quarters, then called a lot of fouls in the final frame. Overall the game called well, with both teams taking advantage of the non-calls in the first three quarters. The Rockets hit six three pointers, while the Vikings tallied nine.  Follow me on X @HEARTLANDFAN15 On Facebook @ Burnworth David (for all of my game pics)

  Jamari Manson Columbus East 2025 EDGE/ATH 6'0, 190 What, in your eyes, was your biggest accomplishment as an athlete at Columbus East High School? My biggest accomplishment at East High School is breaking the record in track and field (long jump). What are you going to miss the most from playing high school football? I’m going to miss those pre-game speeches and walkouts as a high school football player. What lesson did you learn from playing high school football that you can use in life off of the field? The lesson I learned was don’t take anything for granted, and I can use that off the field, as in, don’t take anything for less and keep going in what I want to do. Who was the best player that you faced in a game, along with the team he played for? The best player I faced was Cam Cooley (Beechcroft HS). Who was the best team that you faced, along with the thing that made them so good? The best team I faced was Northland; they had a very good defense to stop the run, and they we...

  Name: Dekar Moultry School Eastmoor Academy Positions played: 2 PF, C Class of 2027 Height and Weight: 6’8, 180 Awards won or earned: I won the Gus Macker in 8th grade for JH95. What or who got you started playing basketball? My dad introduced me when I was a toddler, and I started playing games when I was 8 or 9. What were your goals as you entered your sophomore season? To average the most rebounds on the team What do you believe is the strongest part of your game? Defense inside the paint Which part or parts of your game do you feel you must improve? Ball handling and footwork The Warriors had a rough start but have righted the ship. Currently you guys are on a nice five-game winning streak with Watterson up next. What has led to the turnaround, along with what must happen to keep it going? We must keep playing as a team and hustling on defense. Who is the toughest teammate to go against at practice? Stephon Simpkins Who is the best player that you have faced in a game, along...

  Joseph Kilgore Bethel Tate High School Linebacker and running back, but I played about every position you can think of. 2025 5’11, 230 Awards won or earned: 2x 1st team SBAAC 2nd team Southwest Ohio 1st team Southwest Ohio 2x team captain What were your feelings as you walked off of the field for the last time as a member of the Bethel Tate football team? It’s a feeling that I have never felt in my life, and it’s very hard to describe. You never really truly know how fast the time flies until you take that last breath and step over that line for the last time. What will you miss the most from playing high school football? Being able to go out there and not just have your family and friends behind you but a whole town that has seen you grow up and become the young man out there on the field. When you become one of the best, everyone knows you and expects you to make those big plays, and when you do, nothing can describe how it feels to see a whole town and school cheer you on and ...

  Tonight at Lancaster Fisher Catholic High School, Newark Catholic and Fisher Catholic battled in a non-league basketball game in front of a very big and somewhat vocal crowd. Newark Catholic came in 4-14, on a three-game losing streak, with their last win coming over Sheridan. Fisher Catholic came in 14-4, losing three of their last four. The win was against Fairfield Christian Academy. The first quarter was very physical as the refs seemed to decide early to let the guys play hard. Neither team could do much on offense as pressure defense and bad luck shooting allowed the Green Wave to lead 10-8 after the opening period. The second quarter was much of the same, with the Green Wave taking an 18-17 lead into the locker rooms. In the quarter. Both teams were moving up and down the court like quick cats, but again, the shots were not falling, including many layups. The Green Wave carried the lead 26-25 after the third quarter. Both teams were subbing left and right as the coaches se...

  Manchester and West Holmes were tied at four early in the first; from there, Manchester scored eleven straight to end the first quarter to lead 15-11. The 2nd quarter was more of the Panthers on the prowl, outscoring the Knights 18-8 to lead 33-12 at the half. Manchester had just five turnovers in the half while West Holmes had sixteen. Both teams scored just nine points in the third, as the refs let both teams be very physical. In the fourth quarter, West Homes scored 22 points, with the Panthers getting 12 points. For the game, West Holmes, who had just four players score, got a game-high 21 from Cooper Maltarich and 17 from Nate Sprang. Sparang and 6-7 Freshmen Quincy Camacho each had 8 rebounds. For Manchester, Malachi Cintron paced the way with 11 points. Jace Speedy and Brady Voros chipped in with 8 points. Blaise Donatelli led the team with 8 boards. Manchester 15-45 on 2-point field goals West Holmes 9-21 on 2-point field goals Manchester had the edge on rebounds. 40-31,...

  Conlan Dent Bishop Ready High School LB and TE 2025 6’2, 210 lbs Awards won or earned: Team All-District, 1st Team All-Central Buckeye League, Central District Defensive Player of the Year What were your feelings as you walked off the field the last time as a high school football player? I was very emotional because it hit me that I just played the last snap of my high school career. There is nothing like playing on a Friday night with your friends and your community behind you, and I realized those nights were over, but I made a lot of memories over the last four years and knew even though it had come to an end, it was all worth it. What was your personal biggest moment on the football field? Picking the ball off against Columbus Academy, week 10 of my senior season, to seal the game and win the CBL championship. Who was the best player you faced in a game, along with the team he played for? Grady Kinsey, Indian Valley Who was the best team that you played against, along with th...

  Braiden Sudor Bishop Canevin DL/OL 2025 6’0 235 Awards won or earned Bill Fralic Award Finalist Steelers All-Peer Team 1st Team All-State Black Hills Conference Lineman of the Year 2x 1st Team All Conference (DL/OL) 4x All Conference All 4 Years What were your feelings as you walked off the field the last time as a member of the Bishop Canevin football team? It was immense, but I felt complete… My main goal was to leave it better than I found it, making an everlasting impact since the day I stepped on campus, and I wholeheartedly felt like I did, and it was my time. What has been the biggest lesson that you learned from playing high school football that you can use in all aspects of life? Leadership and what comes with it… I was a captain for 3 years and got to experience so many different views from being looked to and too looked up to. I learned so much. Which win meant the most during your career? WPIAL Championship 2021 Vs. OLSH Which loss stung the most? 2022 vs. Union in th...

  Wellington jumped out to a 19-4 lead after one and never looked back. The Lakers would cut five points off the the lead 29-19 as the teams went into the locker room. The lead ballooned t0 48-30 after three as the Lakers had no answer for Will Flinn (19 points) or Noah Ehlers (16 points). The final would be 62-41 Wellington. Also in double figures for the winners were Will Myers and Malcolm Wade each with 11 points. For the Lakers, who do not have a full roster anywhere on line #0 lead the way with a game high 20 points. His top help came from Ty Johnston.  Welling would hit 7 three's for the game led by Flinn with 4. The Lakers hit just 2 three's with #0 and Johnston each getting one. The Lakers hit a total of 17 field goals with # 0 having 9 of those. Wellington hit 24 field goals with Ehlers leading the way with seven. For all of the game pics click the link below. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10232108881819235&type=3