Friday Night Ohio Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Stark County high school football from the region's foremost experts at The Canton Repository and FridayNightOhio.com
Cliff Hickman and Peter Holland Jr. from the Canton Repository break down all the area high school football games involving area teams. Don't miss this special episode!
Cliff Hickman and Peter Holland Jr. from the Canton Repository break down the biggest rivalry games in the Stark County area for Week 10 of the high school football season. That includes the highly anticipated Massillon-McKinley game. Don't miss this episode!
Cliff Hickman and Peter Holland Jr. from the Canton Repository break down the top games in the Stark County area for Week 9. Don't miss this episode!
Cliff Hickman and Peter Holland Jr. from the Canton Repository break down all the top matchups for Week 8 of the high school football season in the Stark County area. Don't miss this episode!
Cliff Hickman and Peter Holland Jr. from the Canton Repository return to break down all the top high school football games in the Stark County area for Week 7. Don't miss this episode!
Cliff Hickman and Peter Holland Jr. from the Canton Repository break down all the biggest Week 5 matchups in the Stark County area this week, including Massillon versus St. Edward. Don't miss this show!
Cliff Hickman and Peter Holland Jr. are back to look at the top games of Week 4 in the Stark County area. Federal League play is set to begin with Jackson playing Green and Perry taking on McKinley. Massillon is also set for a game against Warren Harding. Don't miss this episode!
Cliff Hickman is joined by Repository sports writers Mike Popovich and Peter Holland Jr. to break down all the top games in the Stark County area for Week 3. Don't miss this show!
Host Cliff Hickman and sports writer Peter Holland Jr. from the Canton Repository talk about all the top games on top for Week 2 of the high school football season in Stark County. Don't miss this episode!
Cliff Hickman and Peter Holland Jr. from the Canton Repository look at some of the top games in the area as Week 1 of the high school season kicks off. Don't miss this episode!
The FridayNightOhio podcast powered by CantonRep.com returns for another season! Special guest Peter Holland Jr. joins host Cliff Hickman to talk about some of the best teams and players in the area this season. Don't miss this special first episode!
Chris Easterling from the Massillon Independent joins Cliff Hickman from the Canton Repository to break down Week 9 of the high school football season. We break down Massillon and McKinley's final games before their Week 10 showdown! All this and much more on this special episode.
It's a crossover for the ages. Michael Beaven of the Akron Beacon Journal and Mike Popovich from the Canton Repository join Cliff Hickman to break down all the top scores in the Canton/Akron area for Week 7. Don't miss this special episode!
Cliff Hickman and Mike Popovich from the Canton Repository wrap up all of the action from Week 5 of the high school football season. Mike was out at Jackson tonight where Brenden Craig had a historic night. Cliff watched Hoover shutout GlenOak. We also talk about McKinley's big victory over Green. Don't miss this episode!
Cliff Hickman from the Canton Repository and Chris Easterling from the Massillon Independent break down the biggest games from Week 4 of the High School football season. Don't miss this early morning episode!
Chris Easterling from the Massillon Independent joins Mike Popovich and host Cliff Hickman from the Canton Repository to break down all the action from Week 3. Don't miss this early-morning episode!
Cliff Hickman and Mike Popovich from the Canton Repository preview Week 3 of the high school football season. We update you on East Canton having its Week 3 game canceled. Lake returns to the field to play Akron East after having its Week 2 game canceled. Canton South travels to Northwest for a big game. Don't miss this episode.
Cliff Hickman and Mike Popovich wrap up the second week of area high school football. Don't miss this early morning episode!
Cliff Hickman and Mike Popovich from the Canton Repository preview the top area high school football games of Week 2. You don't want to miss this episode!
Cliff Hickman and Mike Popovich from the Canton Repository and Chris Easterling from the Massillon Independent wrap up the first week of high school football action from around the area. Chris breaks down Massillon's loss to Pickerington Central, Mike gives us the details on Jackson's win over Akron East and Cliff was at Louisville where Barberton had an impressive showing. Don't miss this early morning episode!
Canton Repository sports writer Mike Popovich joins host Cliff Hickman to preview the upcoming football season. We talk the Federal League, Eastern Buckeye Conference, Inter-Valley Conference and the top independent teams in the area. Don't miss the first episode of the season.
Cliff Hickman and Mike Popovich from the Canton Repository wrap up Week 1 of the OHSAA football playoffs. Mike was at the Tuslaw at Sandy Valley and Kenston at Marlington games this week while Cliff was at the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at Louisville and Central Catholic at Tusky Valley games. Catch coverage on all those and more in this episode. Don't miss it!
Cliff Hickman from the Canton Repository and Chris Easterling from the Massillon Independent go over all the results from Week 6 of the high school football season. Chris breaks down everything from the most unique McKinley at Massillon game in history. We also take a look at Tuslaw vs. Fairless and Canton South vs. West Branch from Friday. All that and so much more! Don't miss this episode!
Chris Easterling from the Massillon Independent and Mike Popovich from the Canton Repository join host Cliff Hickman to preview Week 6 of the high school football season. We talk Massillon-McKinley, St. Thomas Aquinas at Central Catholic, Canton South at West Branch and more! Don't miss this jam-packed episode.
It's a special wrap-up show from the Repository studio. Independent sports writer Chris Easterling and Repository sports writers Mike Popovich and Cliff Hickman break down all the Week 5 action. We break down Ignatius at Massillon, Garaway at Sandy Valley and Marlington at Canton South and more! Don't miss this one!
Chris Easterling from the Massillon Independent joins Cliff Hickman of the Canton Repository to break down Week 5 of the high school football season. We take a look at St. Ignatius at Massillon, Jackson at Perry, Fairless at Northwest, Marlington at Canton South and more! Don't miss this episode!
Massillon Independent sports writer Chris Easterling joins Canton Repository sports writer Cliff Hickman to preview Massillon's big Week 4 game against Benedictine. Chris and Cliff also talk Northwest football, the Federal League and the Eastern Buckeye Conference. Don't miss this episode!
Repository sports editor Chris Beaven joins Repository sports writer Cliff Hickman to break down the key week 3 matchups in the area. A packed show as always!
Repository sports editor Chris Beaven joins Cliff Hickman to talk about Week 2 of the high school football season. Chris and Cliff cover all the big games in the Federal League, Eastern Buckeye Conference and beyond this week. Don't miss the first episode of 2020.
Chris Easterling of the Massillon Independent joins Cliff Hickman of the Canton Repository on the FridayNightOhio Podcast powered by SARTA to break down Massillon's 17-14 win over Hoban in a Division II regional final game.
Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman review Friday night in Week 12 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo gives us his thoughts on Mentor's 34-13 win over McKinley in the Division I regional semifinals. Hickman and Scalzo also cover Massillon's 35-7 win over Perry and Aurora's 34-17 win over New Philadelphia. We also preview Saturday's Lucas vs. St. Thomas Aquinas game. Don't miss this episode!
Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman review Friday night in Week 11 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo and Hickman go over McKinley's win over Solon, Euclid's win over Jackson, Perry's win over Hudson, Massillon's win over Warren Harding and more. Don't miss this show!
Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman preview week 11 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo and Hickman go over all the big playoff games in the area including Solon at McKinley, Jackson at Euclid, Hudson at Perry, Warren Harding at Massillon and Alliance at Hoban. We end the show with a brief discussion about playoff expansion. Don't miss this episode!
Joe Scalzo, Mike Popovich and Cliff Hickman review week 10 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo breaks down Jackson's thrilling 29-23 win over Hoover and Hickman was at Alliance's 48-35 win over rival Marlington. Popovich and Hickman go over a night full of upsets and intrigue. Don't miss this episode!
Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman review preview week 10 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. It's rivalry week so that means we look at Massillon vs. McKinley, Jackson vs. Hoover and Alliance vs. Marlington. All that and more!
Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman review Week 9 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo wraps up McKinley's 28-17 win over Perry. We cover the injuries to Hoover QB Connor Ashby and Massillon QB Aidan Longwell. Alliance and Marlington both win to set up a Week 10 showdown for the EBC title. All that and much more!
Mike Popovich and Cliff Hickman review Week 8 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. We look at the results of Friday's top games including Jackson's 34-6 win over Central Catholic, Perry's 51-13 win over Lake, McKinley's 41-0 win over GlenOak and Massillon's 49-24 win over Barberton. All that and much more!
Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman preview Week 8 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. We take a look at Friday's top games including Perry at Lake, Massillon at Barberton and Sandy Valley at East Canton. Don't miss this episode!
Mike Popovich and Cliff Hickman review Week 7 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Popovich was on hand for history Friday when Sandy Valley's Cameron Blair broke the county record for career touchdown passes in a 49-6 win over Strasburg. Louisville, Massillon and Fairless also set major records Friday. Also, McKinley earned an impressive 20-6 win over Jackson in Federal League play. All this and much more. Don't miss it!
Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman preview Week 7 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo sets the stage for two major Federal League games in McKinley at Jackson and Hoover at Lake. Hickman guides listeners through the EBC and requests a toaster with blue tooth capability so he can listen to the show while making breakfast. Don't miss this one!
Joe Scalzo, Mike Popovich and Cliff Hickman review Week 6 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo was on hand for McKinley's 20-19 win over Lake. Hickman was at GlenOak where Jackson defeated the Golden Eagles 38-6. Popovich updates us on East Canton's wild 37-36 win over Malvern and Sandy Valley's 49-0 win over Tusky Central Catholic. Also, lost tales of the Repository flip phone. Don't miss this one!
Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman preview Week 6 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. We lead off a big week in the Federal League that features Lake at McKinley and Perry at Hoover. Salem and Marlington play in a key EBC game. Northwest looks primed to have a special season. Massillon looks to continue to roll against Fitch. All this and more!
Mike Popovich and Cliff Hickman review Week 5 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. We lead off with Minerva snapping its 44-game losing streak with a 30-20 win over West Branch. Popovich gives us his thoughts from the McKinley's 50-31 win over Hoover. Every big game in the area is talked about so don't dare miss this one!
Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman preview Week 5 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo previews the Federal League while Cliff examines the EBC. We also catch up on the other top games from around the area. Don't miss this jam-packed show!
Joe Scalzo, Mike Popovich and Cliff Hickman wrap up Week 4 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo joins the show by phone and goes in depth on Lake's thrilling 37-27 win over Louisville, Popovich breaks down Jackson's 27-14 win over Perry and Central Catholic's 28-14 win over Aquinas on Thursday and Hickman catches you up on all the news coming out of the Eastern Buckeye Conference.
Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman preview Week 4 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo previews the big Lake-Louisville game and the Jackson-Perry showdown. Cliff looks at if Minerva can snap its 43-game losing streak against Canton South. All that and more!
Joe Scalzo, Mike Popovich and Cliff Hickman wrap up Week 3 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo goes in depth on McKinley's 49-48 loss to Euclid, Popovich walks us through Jackson's big 49-14 win over Boardman and Cliff recounts a dismal week in the Eastern Buckeye Conference.
Joe Scalzo, Mike Popovich and Cliff Hickman preview Week 3 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. Scalzo previews the Federal League games. Popovich looks at East Canton, Central Catholic and Aquinas. Hickman walks us through the Eastern Buckeye Conference.
Mike Popovich, Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman of the Canton Repository wrap up the biggest games from Week 2 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. The Federal League falls back to earth, Massillon continues to dominate, Aquinas surprises East Canton and the Eastern Buckeye Conference suffers some setbacks.
Joe Scalzo, Josh Weir and Cliff Hickman of The Canton Repository look ahead to Week 2 of the 2019 high school football season on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by Sarta.
Joe Scalzo, Cliff Hickman and Chris Beaven of The Canton Repository wrap up Week 1 on the FridayNightOhio Podcast, powered by SARTA. The Federal League enjoyed a perfect week, showing it could be for real this season. Alliance had a big win. And a Massillon receiver set a school record. Joe, Cliff and Chris cover it all.
Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven of The Canton Repository look ahead to Week 1 of the 2019 high school football season, which kicks off with three games Thursday night followed by a full slate of games Friday night.
Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven of The Canton Repository break down the Federal League and talk about each of the seven teams in the league heading into the 2019 season.
As high school football practices get set to begin Aug. 1, Canton Repository sports writer Joe Scalzo joins Rep sports editor Chris Beaven to set the stage for what to expect when the season starts later this month. They talk about what's new in the area, and who the top teams and players are heading into the start of practices. Joe also breaks down what's sure to be a story line throughout the season, the difficulty of making the playoffs in Division II, Region 5.
Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven talk about the Stark County High School Football Hall of Fame's recently announced Class of 2019 before Joe looks ahead to Signing Day and interviews new GlenOak head coach Beau Balderson.
More than a month removed the 2018 state finals, the 2019 offseason kicked into overdrive in January with McKinley's head coaching job opening up and Canton looking to host the state finals for a third straight year. Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven talk about those stories, as well as the coaching changes at GlenOak, Green, Louisville, Marlington, Minerva and Tuslaw.
Chris Easterling, Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven talk about the top games, performances, surprises and storylines from the seven 2018 state title games in Canton.
Chris Easterling and Cliff Hickman wrap up Hoban's 42-28 victory over Massillon in the Division II state title game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
Chris Easterling, Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven preview the much anticipated Division II state final featuring Massillon and Hoban.
Chris Easterling, Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven look ahead to the Division II state semifinal featuring Massillon and Winton Woods.
Cliff Hickman from the Canton Repository brings in Chris Easterling from the Massillon Independent to talk about Massillon's 41-19 win over Wadsworth in the Division II regional finals.
Joe Scalzo, Chris Easterling and Chris Beaven talk about the regional final games featuring Massillon and Wadsworth, and Manchester and Orrville.
Cliff Hickman and Joe Scalzo of The Canton Repository and Chris Easterling of the Massillon Independent wrap up Week 12. Massillon defeats Whitehall Yearling 35-17 in the second round of the playoffs. McKinley falls to Mentor 36-6. We update some other scores of interest from around Ohio and update you on Saturday's matchups featuring area teams.
Cliff Hickman, Mike Popovich, Joe Scalzo, Chris Easterling and Jim Thomas of The Canton Repository wrap up Week 11. McKinley defeats Solon on the road in in the opening round of the playoffs, Massillon defeats Walnut Ridge, and Alliance loses a heartbreaker to Medina Buckeye. We also take a quick look ahead to Saturday's playoff games featuring East Canton, Tuslaw, Sandy Valley and Manchester.
The Canton Repository's Joe Scalzo, Jim Thomas, Mike Popovich and Chris Beaven talk about who's in and who's out from the Stark County area in the playoffs, as well as the final Friday of the regular season.
From McKinley-Massillon to Hoover-Jackson to Marlington-Alliance to Fairless-Tuslaw, Week 10 brings great community rivalries to Stark County each football season. And there's plenty on the line in each of those games, as league titles, playoffs berths and pride will be up for grabs this weeked in four rivalry games. Chris Easterling of The Massillon Independent joins Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven of The Canton Repository to break it all down.
Josh Weir, Joe Scalzo, Mike Popovich and Chris Beaven of The Canton Repository wrap up an interesting night from Week 9. Perry upsets McKinley, Massillon keeps on rolling, Hoover stumbles on the road, Sandy Valley makes some history, an EBC showdown is set up and a variety of teams tried to stay in playoff contention. We also take a quick look ahead to McKinley's trip to Massillon in Week 10.
Joe Scalzo, Cliff Hickman and Chris Beaven of the Canton Repository look ahead to Week 9's top games in Stark County. Top matchups include McKinley-Perry and Massillon-Louisville, but they also talk about Hoover's big road trip to Columbus, Jackson looking to stay in playoff hunt, the EBC showdown featuring West Branch and Marlington, and Sandy Valley's pursuit of an historic league title.
The FridayNightOho Podcast crew of Joe Scalzo, Mike Popovich, Cliff Hickman, Jim Thomas, Chris Easterling and Chris Beaven wrap up a night of routs in Week 8. No rout was bigger than Massillon's 101-6 win over Sun Valley (Pa.). We open the show talking about that and ways it could have been avoided. East Canton and Sandy Valley, as well as Lake and Perry, did provide close games, as Mike and Joe break those down. We also talk McKinley, Hoover, Alliance, Marlington and Manchester's remarkable comeback win over Orrville.
A roundtable discussion ahead of Week 8 features Chris Easterling, Joe Scalzo, Todd Porter and Chris Beaven talking about unbeaten Massillon and McKinley, Hoover coming on strong and who they think are the area's top players as the regular season winds down.
Joe Scalzo, Josh Weir, Mike Popovich, Cliff Hickman, Jim Thomas, Chris Easterling and Chris Beaven break down an interesting night of football in Week 7 for Stark County-area teams. Massillon avoids an upset, McKinley takes charge in the Federal League, upsets happen in the PAC-7 and Sandy Valley QB Cameron Blair enjoys a record-setting night.
Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven look ahead at the top matchups for Stark-area team in Week 7. Top games include Jackson-McKinley, East St. Louis-Massillon, Lake-Hoover, Perry-Green and Mooney-Louisville.
Week 6 is complete and Joe Scalzo, Josh Weir, Cliff Hickman, Mike Popovich and Chris Beaven talk about the highlights for Stark County-area high school football.
Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven of The Canton Repository select Stark County's top team, coach, player, game and performance of the first half of the regular season, before looking ahead to storylines to watch the final five weeks. They also talk about three Week 6 games, Hoover at Perry, McKinley at Lake, Fitch at Massillon.
Josh Weir, Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven look back at the top games of Week 5, starting with McKinley's win over Hoover. Later on, they talk about Perry (8:40) and Massillon (10:00) each improving to 5-0, as well as Jackson's win over Lake (12:25) and Marlington's win over Carrollton (14:30). They also share their top performers of the night (15:32).
Joe Scalzo and Cliff Hickman join Chris Beaven to look at Stark-area football as the regular season approaches the midpoint. Joe opens with his thoughts on how Stark-area football looks in 2018. He also talks about the area's surprise team to him (2:30), as well as possible teams to emerge in the last six weeks. Cliff talks about the Marlington Dukes later in the shot (11:00). Also, Joe breaks down the Week 5 matchups of Hoover-McKinley (4:30), Lake-Jackson (6:15) and Louisville-Perry (8:30), as well as the OHSAA transfer rule (15:20).
Repository sports writers Cliff Hickman, Mike Popovich, Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven break down Week 4 of the season for Stark-area teams. The Jackson-Perry game gets us started. We later talk about Louisville-Lake and Colton Jones' big night (8:10), Massillon and McKinley each going to 4-0 (11:35), Hoover routing GlenOak (13:30), Alliance and Marlington winning on the road (14:30) and the night's top performances including a stunning stat line from Adam Moser of Malvern (17:40).
Joe Scalzo joins Chris Beaven to look at what to expect from the Stark-area leagues and talks about a few of the top Week 4 matchups. They start with the Federal League and also talk about some of the top Federal players (3:05). The EBC (5:50), PAC-7 (6:55) and IVC (8:40) are later discussed, as are top players such as Manchester's Ethan Wright and Sandy Valley's Cameron Blair. Joe also is asked if this is the week Massillon gets tested (10:50). Finally, hear quick thoughts on three top Week 4 games (14:30) — Jackson-Perry, GlenOak-Hoover and Lake-Louisville.
Joe Scalzo, Jim Thomas, Cliff Hickman and Chris Beaven break down Week 3 of the season for Stark-area teams. Chris Easterling of the Massillon Independent joins the show at the open to talk about Massillon's rout of Warren Harding. Joe talks about Lake's 3-0 start (5:00). Josh Weir joins us to talk about Akron East's win over Hoover (6:30). Jim talks about Tuslaw and Fairless (11:54). Mike Popovich joins the pod to break down Rootstown's win over East Canton (14:25). Cliff talks about the EBC (16:58). And Joe wraps things up with Jackson and the Federal League (18:50).
Sam Bourquin and Jeff Shreve with the call of the big plays in Akron East's 24-17 win over North Canton Hoover Friday night.
Epsiode 5 of the FNOhio Pod features Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven of The Canton Repository looking ahead to Week 3, as eight Stark-area teams are 2-0. Hoover's matchup with East is featured in the first segment. Among the other games talked about are Lake-Copley (3:30), Rootstown-East Canton (5:50), Strongsville-Central Catholic (7:15), Warren Harding-Massillon (12:55), Jackson-Boardman (14:25) and three Federal League teams playing opponents from Canada (15:30). Joe also talks about the future of kickoffs in high school football (8:50).
The Canton Repository's Cliff Hickman, Mike Popovich, Joe Scalzo, Todd Porter and Chris Beaven break down Week 2. They talk about Massillon's rout of GlenOak, Perry's narrow win over Central Catholic and six other Stark teams off to 2-0 starts. They also talk about the night's top performances.
Here is a look at how Massillon beat GlenOak 49-0 in less than three minutes with Sam Bourquin and Jeff Shreve.
Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven of The Canton Repository look ahead to a big Week 2 for Stark County-area football. They break down Central Catholic-Perry, Massillon-GlenOak and Hoover-Louisville early on, before also talking about Sandy Valley-Minerva (7:40), Canton South-Northwest (9:42), Buchtel-McKinley (12:03) and Dover-Lake (14:01). Joe also talks about the challenges of putting together a good, competitive schedule (3:50).
Chris Beaven, Cliff Hickman, Mike Popovich and Todd Porter review Week 1 of the high school football season.
Joe Scalzo and Chris Beaven of The Canton Repository look ahead to the 2018 high school football season. They kick off the conversation with the Massillon Tigers, who enter the season with state title aspirations. They also talk about Perry (2:17), McKinley (3:55) and Hoover (5:47) of the Federal League, the new EBC (6:54), as well as Louisville (7:46) and East Canton (8:46).