It was capped off by being named the co-defensive player of the year in Division V this year and earning All-American honors. The Mogadore vs Kirtland 2022 high school football season is coming to a close, and this week four MaxPreps Top 25 teams will compete for a state championship. Versailles knocked off Kirtland in the Division V state finals to wrap up quite a state championship weekend at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement updated 7/1/2022). "Since my freshman year, we havent lost a game," said Kirtland High School football player Gage Sullivan. Getting to Week 16 is very hard. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. Theyre a great football team. Alfieri, a sophomore, finished with 25 carries for 256 yards, but in the third quarter alone he had nine carries for 159 yards. Bryant was fatally shot days earlier, while seven others were wounded by gunfire, at an event at Ilous Ellis Park in Fort Pierce. We worked our butts off this whole year, the whole offseason, Gogolin said. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. Keller, Colleyville Heritage, Aubrey and Gunter are among the schools represented on the TSWA all-state teams. He is coming off a senior season in which he compiled 161 tackles, 27 tackles for loss and six sacks for a Kirtland team that finished 15-1 and lost to Marion Local in the Division V state championship game. MACEDONIA Anyone who ever wondered why the Kirtland football players spend so much time in the weight room got their answer around 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 12. "It means Ive got a great coaching staff, a great school system with parents that allow their kids to be coached hard and to work hard and, thats the real thing," says coach Tiger Laverde. Three state champions including D-VIs Carey, D-VIIs Maria Stein Marion Local and Versailles are all in Division VI this season. We worked our tails off in the offseason. Those performances led to an anticipated rematch with Ironton, which pushed Kirtland last year before the Hornets 17-7 win in the 2019 D-V state finals. Chagrin Falls boys basketball: Bison pull away in fourth in 71-48 victory over Tigers, Captains have new owners with fresh ideas to entertain fans nightly, Why Lake County did not need to increase sales tax | John Plecnik, Lacynthia Tidmore again receives maximum sentence in death of Euclid 9-year-old, Fairway Drive residents take street concerns to Wickliffe council, Willoughby: Andrews Osborne Academy names Garcia-Pedroso as Head of School, Lake County commissioners raise sales tax, Plane makes crash landing at Geauga County Airport, Mayfield Heights Police investigating incident with Lander Elementary students, NDCL vs. Today it caught up to us a little bit.. If Kirtland can dominate, the win would put them just three games away Dalton, 4. LaVerde is one of three Ohioans who received All-American honors from MaxPreps in the small-school rankings. Canton Central Catholic, 10. Tomorrow we're going to talk about Ironton and all week we're going to talk about Ironton," head coach Tiger LaVerde said of Kirtland's state championship opponent, who the Hornets beat in the title match last year. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Gibsonburg running back Connor Smith and Marion Local linebacker Darren Meier also received second-team nods. Add a fourth state finalist with Kirtland, which has six state crowns since 2011 to its credit. Aside from Sullivan and Rus running the ball, Ramon Lescano threw for 101 yards. We had our eye on the state championship, but we preach process over product. Our official Football workouts this summer will be Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (10 - 12 am) with Coach LaVerde. Carson put it on the spot and he made an all-time catch.. prior written permission of Advance Local. The Kirtland (OH) varsity football team won Friday's home playoff game Ironton looked poised to push Kirtland even more with Ohio State recruit Reid Carrico returning at linebacker and running back and a handful of D-I college prospects. LaVerde is the fourth player in Kirtland history to be named an All-American, joining Evan Madden, Matthew Finkler and Christian Hauber.