2022 Football Season Preview
American Conference
Head Coach: Bob Mihalik
Players to watch: Joey Arnold 71, Sr OT/DT– Matt Geier 10, SR, QB– Enzo Catania 25, Jr, LB/RB
Season outlook: Only return two of 22 starting spots. Talented JV team 8-1 but have to gain Friday night experience.
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Head Coach: Jake Parsons
Players to watch: 2, Luke Brenner, 2023– 4, Carter Noel, 2023– 5, Ben Firestine, 2023
Season outlook: Worked really hard in the off season. Looking to bounce back after a few heartbreaking 1 point losses. The team is looking good.
Head Coach: Shane Parker
Players to watch: Tristan Ohler, 67, 12, OL/DL– Daniel Masl, 11, 12, R/DB– Jacob Sanford, 63, 12, OL/DL
Season outlook: The Cuyahoga Falls Black Tiger Football Family has been grinding all off season. They have been laying it all on the line on a daily basis for one another and for their community. They are looking forward to representing one another, their families, and their communities this upcoming season with Black Tiger Pride. See you all in the Jungle.
Head Coach: Mike Gibbons
Players to watch: Lukas Stiles #10 RB and LB Senior– Creed Hill #22 Safety Senior– Andrew Tatulinski #54, DE/OT Senior
Season outlook: We are excited about this upcoming season. We have high expectations for our team this season and are excited to get started.
Head Coach: Bobby Nickol
Players to watch:Jagraj Dhillon #54, Sr. OL/DL– Stuart Kelin #50, Sr. OL/LB– Brandon Read #10, Sr. WR/DB
Season outlook: While having a small senior class the program is looking to build consistency and toughness. Leadership will come from the likes of Jagraj Dhillon, Stu Klein, Brandon Read, and Merritt Wagstaff.
Head Coach: Alan Vanderink
Players to watch: Donovan Daetwyler #1, SR, WR/DB– Brandon Melin #55, SR, OL/DL– Jack Reed #78, SR, OL/DL
Season outlook: Kids have been working hard, we have a really good group of leaders in our senior class. Excited for 2022 season!
Head Coach: Mike Hay
Players to watch: Collin Dixon (2, Sr, Wr/SS)– Ty Hurst (6, Sr, QB)– Zander Hopkins (10, Sr, RB/LB)
Season outlook: Led by a deep and talented senior class the Blue Devils will look to improve on last years 7-3 season that resulted in a 6 point playoff loss week 11.
National Conference
Head Coach: Jason Black
Players to watch: Logan Doskocil #3, Senior, RB/DB– Drew Zabkar #2, Senior LB/RB– Colin Seibert #1, Junior QB
Season outlook: Looking forward to working with our team as we embark on the 2022 season. Lots of challenges lie ahead with our schedule and challenging conference. We are honored to compete in such a remarkable conference. Looking forward to all the challenges and excitement the 2022 season will bring.
Head Coach: Jeff Gough
Players to watch: Tommy Ricard (76, 2024, OL)– Lucas Offredo (4, 2023, DL)– Ronan Spohn (11, 2023, RB/LB)
Season outlook: We return a lot of players on our offensive and defensive lines which should be the strength of our team. We want to compete for a suburban league championship and make the playoffs!
Head Coach: Jeff Fox
Players to watch: Logan Villamagna – LB 5’11 180 SR– Israel Petite – S/WR 5’10 160 JR– Jeremy Olszko – OLB 5’10 175 SR
Season outlook: This is the deepest team we’ve had in recent years at Nordonia. We have a lot of healthy competition at almost all positions. Joey Palinkas is going to step up nicely at QB this season. Zach Zender is going to be returning at RB with 800 rushing yards last season. Our wide receiver positions will be reloading with Craig Aiken, Nolan Cribbs, Devin Tufts, Israel Petite. We have a lot of youth upfront that will surround Lukas Kraus on the offensive line. Defensively we will have a strong linebacker group with Logan Villamagna (129 tackles), Jeremy Olszko (84 tackles), and Keiran Bell (45 tackles) returning that will lead our dark knights into success. Tucker Rusk and Israel Petite return as defensive backs and Craig Aiken returns at defensive end. We are excited to see our program build off the 10-win season we had last year and continue to improve.
Head Coach: Nick CIulli
Players to watch: Sayed Abuhamdeh #1, SR, OLB– Joey Sainato #7, SR, H– Ryan Parino #9, SR, LB
Season outlook: We will be inexperienced but we have some talent. Our strong point this year will be the run game.
Head Coach: Martin Poder
Players to watch: Teddy Gregory #32, SR, LB/FB– Sal Romito #6, SR, RB/FS– Hunter Shinsky #41, SR, DE
Season outlook: While graduating a talented senior class that won last season’s Suburban League National Conference Championship, The Bulldogs look to reload with another large, talented senior group led by 4 year starter at LB Teddy Gregory. The defense should be a strength with returning starters at each level of the defense. The offense will replace 9 starters on the offensive side of the ball. The Bulldogs will have a new head coach in Martin Poder, who returns to Stow (OC/QB Coach from 2013-2017) after a 4 year run as Brecksville-Broadview Heights head coach..
Head Coach: Charles Saulter
Players to watch: Steve Cammack, #3, Jr, WR/DB– Zyan Herndon, Jr, OL/DL– Joey Pollack, #15, Soph, QB
Season outlook: We are looking to continue to mold our culture by changing our mindsets, preparing physically, and loving one another. When asked how Twinsburg will be this year, the answer is: Different.
Head Coach: Justin Todd
Players to watch: Davis Nye (1, Sr, WR/DB)– Kyle Figuray (28, Jr, RB/LB)– Aaron Ries (56, Jr, OL/DL)
Season outlook: The Grizzlies return a significant amount of their lineup from last seasons 3-7 campaign. Bolstered at the skill positions by several newcomers and others returning from injury the offense should produce more consistency week in and out. Defensively we’ll need to replace 2 defensive lineman including All District player Conner Frisby and Defensive Back Skyler Kries. The Grizzlies success will hinge upon the Offensive & Defensive Lines, their ability to stay healthy and control the line of scrimmage.
