Glenville Coaching Staff Downsized

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that Glenville head coach Ted Ginn will have to get rid of his 11 volunteer coaches, because the Cleveland School District only allows a team to have a head coach and four paid assistants.

According to the report, no volunteers are permitted in any high school sport.

Cleveland Plain Dealer Releases Pre-Season Top 25

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

The Cleveland Plain Dealer continues to pump-out tons of high school football info as we approach the start of the 2009 season and today you can check-out the paper's great preview for the northeast part of the state. The preview looks at every team in every league.

Included in the preview is the Plain Dealer's Top 25 Pre-Season Poll.

1. St. Ignatius
2. Glenville
3. Solon
4. Mentor
5. Brunswick
6. Strongsville
7. Twinsburg
8. Avon Lake
9. Mayfield
10. Lake Catholic
11. St. Vincent-St. Mary
12. Wadsworth
13. Archbishop Hoban
14. Euclid
15. Walsh Jesuit
16. Shaw
17. Maple Heights
18. Akron Garfield
19. Padua
20. St. Edward
21. Green
22. Willoughby South
23. Madison
24. Elyrian Catholic
25. Chagrin Falls

Cleveland-Area High School Football Previews

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

When it comes to high school football coverage in the Buckeye State, you can't beat the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

According to the previews that have been coming-out over the past week, it looks like defending Division I champ St. Ignatius and Glenville should be fighting it out for bragging right again this year. Glenville has plenty back from last year's squad that took-down St. Ignatius in Week 1, but then lost to the Wildcats 8-7 on November 8th.

To check-out the Plain Dealer's previews, just click on conference or league name.

Chagrin Valley Conference - Chagrin Division
Aurora, Chagrin Falls, Kenston, Perry, West Geauga, Wickliffe
Chagrin Valley Conference - Metro Division
Beachwood, Cuyahoga Heights, Hawken, Independence, Richmond Heights
Chagrin Valley Conference - Valley Division
Berkshire, Cardinal, Fairport Harbor, Kirtland, Newbury
Lake Erie League - Erie Division
Admiral King, Bedford, Shaw, Southview, Warrensville Heights
Lake Erie League - Lake Division
Northeast Ohio Conference - Lake Division
Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Maple Heights, Mentor, Shaker Heights
Brush, Garfield Heights, Normandy, North Royalton, Parma, Valley Forge
Northeast Ohio Conference - River Division
Cuyahoga Falls, Elyria, Hudson, Lakewood, Stow, Twinsburg
Northeast Ohio Conference - Valley Division
Brunswick, Mayfield, Medina, Nordonia, Solon, Strongsville
Senate Athletic League
Cleveland South, Collinwood, East High, East Tech, Glenville, John Adams, John Hay, John F. Kennedy, John Marshall, Lincoln West, Rhodes

West Wins Cleveland All-Star High School Football Game Battle

by Jeff Fisher
Ohio High School Football Huddle

The 37th Annual Cuyahoga County East-West All-Star Football Game went to the West squad 14-12 Friday night. To read about the game from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, click here.

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