NE Ohio Playoff Preview – Nordonia vs Garfield Heights
Very intriguing matchup on Friday night as Garfield Heights travels to Nordonia. The winner will move to the second round of the OHSAA playoffs. Nordonia Head Coach: Jeff Fox 2022 Record: 8-2 Top Recruits Israel Petite, WR/FS/Ret, 2024 – Israel…
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Continue ReadingVery intriguing matchup on Friday night as Garfield Heights travels to Nordonia. The winner will move to the second round of the OHSAA playoffs.
Nordonia
Head Coach: Jeff Fox
2022 Record: 8-2
Top Recruits
Israel Petite, WR/FS/Ret, 2024 – Israel is an outstanding football player. The very first highlight on his film is a house call on kick return. He is very athletic and twitchy. He runs outstanding routes and snaps off very quickly at the top of the routes. He gets open in space and bursts down field. He attacks the ball in the air and can make the extraordinary catch. He plays in the slot and is a nightmare to cover with LB’s and Safeties. On defense he plays Safety at a really high level. He never gets beat deep and can cover some of the best athletes in the league. He is really good with the ball in the air and closes on it quickly. He tackles well and is tough. Scary good on kick return and you have to account for him every play. He has had many D1 visits this fall.
Devin Tufts, WR/DB, 2023 – Devin is an outstanding 2023 WR for the Knights. He plays from multiple alignments. He runs great routes with good top end snap. He attacks the ball in the air and has great hips to turn and burst up the field. He is very talented when given space and settles well into the voids. He runs great redzone routes and is a touchdown machine. By far one of the best athletes on the field. Keep a great eye on him Friday night.
Ryan Atha, DB/WR, 2024 – Ryan is a very well rounded football player. He is athletic and twitchy. On defense he plays Safety and is patient in his backpedal. He reads plays well and triggers fast downhill on the run. Doesn’t let anyone beat him deep. Great tackler and gets ball carriers to the ground quickly. On offense they utilize him in multiple alignments and he is a threat to score whenever he touches the ball. He attacks it in the air and has the speed to score. Tough runner in traffic and can separate in the open field.
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Garfield Heights
Head Coach: Jason Osborne
2022 Record: 7-3
Bryce Young, DL, 2024 – Bryce is a bruiser on the inside. He stands at 6’1 and weighs in at 288. He is very tough to move and maintains his gap leverage very well. He is athletic and comes off the ball with a flat back and powerful punch. He is great at the point of attack and can move laterally down the LOS well. His bull rush is his go too move in the pass game and he moves the LOS. Impressive player worth a look.
Jamykle Benison, RB, 2023 – Jamykle is a very good RB and does a tremendous job of running behind his pads. Runs a complex set of plays to a really high level. He is fast and athletic. He is patient in between the tackles with great speed on the edge. He is a tough runner and hard to bring down. He has good second level separation. He catches well out of the backfield and has good skills blocking in the pass game. Has had some quality visits this fall.