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David Burnworth

David Burnworth
Columbus, Ohio
 
 
 
 

2022 Interview with Rayray Pettigrew Bellaire High School

May 9, 2022

  This is my first 2022 player interview and I am happy to kick things off with a player I have watched many times in the past. Name: Rayray Pettigrew School: Bellaire Position: Defensive Back/Wide Receiver You play on both sides of the ball for Bellaire. Which side do you enjoy playing more? Please let […]

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Ohio All Star game: South 13 North 00 (Div 4-7)

May 1, 2022

In the small school game, the name of the game was defense and turnovers. For the south Daniel Wagner from Africentic High School and a Toledo commit had two interceptions, while Brae Friesner from Berne Union had one pick. Josh Clark, from Wheelersburg, who is going to Ohio University, had two picks. Clark is always […]

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Ohio All Star game: North 39 South 18 (Div1-3)

May 1, 2022

At one time, this was one of the biggest and best all-star games, not only in Ohio but the nation. Nowadays, like most all-star games, the so-called “bigger-name” players elect not to play, afraid that they could be hurt and miss getting their start at the next level. For those players brave and dedicated enough […]

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2022 with Coach Jordan Assistant Head Coach and JV Head coach Martin Luther King

April 28, 2022

In reading this I believe you will truly see a coach who puts all players first not just his. Last season was tough on you guys 1-7. What are the main things you guys will need to improve on to have a better season? This season we must improve on our chemistry as a team […]

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2022 With TJ Carper: Head Coach Vinton County (Ohio)

April 26, 2022

  I believe this is year number two for you at Vinton County. Last season you guys went 6-4 losing badly just once to Byesville Meadowbrook. What will you guys need to do to improve on that mark? First, I’d like to thank you for this opportunity to speak with you about our program! Last […]

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2022 With Ty Harper: Head Coach CSP (New York) @CSPfootball @TheBuffaloNews

April 22, 2022

Coach Harper is a first-class guy and a great coach. I hope you all enjoy this interview    Last year you guys finished 7-3 and fell a little short of making it back to the state finals. What will it take to be better than last season and to get back to the finals? I […]

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2022 with Daniel Barker: Head Coach West Carter High School (Ky)

April 21, 2022

Coach Barker has always treated me very well. I hope you all enjoy this interview. West Carter has put together back-to-back very good seasons. What must you guys improve on to make this the best season ever? I think as a program we need to continue the progress we’ve made over the past four seasons […]

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Ritchie County Rebels 42 Williamstown Yellowjackets 21@Ritchie_Rebels @WHSFootball2020 @YellinJackets @wvssac

December 5, 2021

The Rebels and Yellowjackets both left everything on the field in this one with both teams coming up with some of the hardest jits I have seen all year long. The biggest difference in this one was Gus Morrison, who had a monster game. He rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns and caught five […]

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Hudson Clement scores 8 touchdowns in Martinsburg 62-21 Win over Huntington @hhs_highlanders @MburgFootball @hudsonclement3

December 5, 2021

My first high school football game was back in 1976 and though I have seen many things in all of the games I have attended until yesterday I had never seen one player score eight touchdowns in a single game. Well, Hudson Clement changed all that and did so in an amazing way. The senior […]

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Special teams and defense leads Fairmont Senior to the 21-12 win over Independence @IndyPatriots @LoopParkLoonies @jacedalton865

December 4, 2021

Last night Fairmont Senior showed just how important the little things are in their nine-point win over a hard-nosed Independence Patriots team. The difference was the ability the Polar Bears had in kicking point after attempts with Trey Longwell connecting on all three kicks, while Atticus Goodson missed his only attempt forcing the Patriots to […]

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Andrean 21, Evansville Mater Dei 9 @FootballAndrean @MaterDeisports @IHSAA1

November 30, 2021

This was a defensive battle for the entire first half as neither team was able to put up any points. This really was not a big surprise being Andrean had allowed only 13.8 points a game heading into this one, while Mater Dei had given up just 14.4 points per game. Tyler Martin the tackling […]

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Gibson Southern 45, Brebeuf Jesuit 35 @GSTitans1 @BrebeufSports @IHSAA1

November 29, 2021

 Brady Allen(Gibson Southern) and Nolan Buckman (Brebeuf Jesuit) combined for nine touchdown passes and a total of 717 passing yards. Allen threw for five touchdowns and 398 yards, while Buckman threw for four touchdowns and 319 yards. On the other side of the coin, the two quarterbacks combined for seven picks. Allen had three, while […]

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Indianapolis Lutheran 34 Adams Central 28 @IHSAA1 @PaFootballNews @LutheranSaints @ACJetsAthletics

November 28, 2021

Early in this one, it was mostly Adams central as they twice led by fourteen points but Lutheran would regroup at the half and come back out and show the large crowd why they were undefeated on the season as they slowly battled tying things up after three-quarters of play. The winning score came with […]

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West Sioux 24 Dike-New Hartford 21 Double Overtime @WestSiouxFB @DNHSUPT @DNHFootball @IHSAA

November 25, 2021

  Adversity can make a person or break a person added to the pressure of leading a football team in a semi-final game against an opponent who only knows how to win many high school players would wilt. On a Friday night in the Uni-Dome in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Dylan Wiggins showed everyone in attendance […]

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Van Meter 28 Dyersville Beckman 7 @BeckmanCatholic @VanMeterDawgs @VMFootball_@IHSAA

November 23, 2021

This was one of those games that never left any doubt about who the better team was, that being powerful Van Meter. What the score won’t tell you is what a never quit keep your head up attitude Beckman showed in the loss. Both teams from my eyes seemed to play clean, hard and show […]

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Newark Catholic 42 Caldwell 7 @school_caldwell @NewarkCatholic @Buckeyedrew33 @ChrisHelms9 @mddcab @colecanter5 @CoachBaney

November 7, 2021

  Saturday night took me back to White Field in Newark, Ohio to watch the home team Newark Catholic battle the invading Caldwell Redskins. They last met way back in 2005, in the playoffs where the Redskins were the host. The Green Wave easily won that game 37-6. I remember the crowd was big, much […]

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Heath Bulldogs bark loud in blowout win over the Indian Valley Braves @inter_valley @HEATHHSFOOTBALL @NewarkAdvocate

November 6, 2021

  Last night after having my plans changed through a series of events I found my way to Heath High School to cover the Bulldogs home playoff game against the Indian Valley Braves. This was one of those rare games where the visiting crowd was much larger than the home crowd. The Bulldogs completed their […]

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Bellaire uses just enough passing to defeat Crestview 27-20 @BellaireSD @CrestviewRebels @TheTimesLeader

October 31, 2021

Yesterday I made another drive to Bellaire, Ohio to watch the Big Reds of Bellaire battle Columbiana Crestview in a first-round playoff game. This marked my first time seeing Crestview play and I have to say they were a well-prepared hard-hitting team that was fun to watch. Anthony Cusich would hit Jack Yerkey for a […]

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Big first half eases Newark Catholic to a 34-16 playoff win over Danville @NewarkCatholic @mountvernonnews@SchoolsDanville @Buckeyedrew33

October 31, 2021

Saturday night I rushed home from my day game to change cameras then headed to White Field in Newark to watch the Newark Catholic Greenwave battle the Danville Blue Devils. Way back in 2012, these two hooked up in one of the best high school playoff games I have been to. The Greenwave outlasted the […]

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Colonel Crawford Eagles fly to the 45-13 win over the Seneca East Tigers @colonelcrawford @SenecaEast @crawfordnow

October 24, 2021

Friday night I made my way to Colonel Crawford high school for the first time also making this my first ever Northern 10 Atletic Conference game. I did see Buckeye Central play a very long time ago in the playoffs back when they beat Newark Catholic. Before getting into this game I wanted to say […]

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Brookville downs Franklin 21-7

October 22, 2021

Last night I made another trip to Brookville, Ohio to watch the Blue Devils host the Franklin Wildcats. Brookville came in with an 8-1 record while the Wildcats limped in on the three-game losing streak supporting a three-game losing streak. Wind and defense was the name of the game in this one. Allen Dunn was […]

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Coach Interview: Rodger D. Horton School Cincinnati Hughes STEM: Position Associate Head Coach @Proud2BRog @Hughes_football

October 17, 2021

1- How long have you been coaching? 18 Years 2-Where was your first coaching job? Cincinnati Chase School (Jr. High) 3-Which sports did you play in high school/college? None. At the time I was at Central State we did not have an active football program. 4-What is the most enjoyable part of coaching? Seeing my […]

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Cody Blosser with three picks help the Millersport Lakers to the 44-20 win over Federal Hocking @JackTreinish @FbPort @FH_Lancers @FHLancersAD @twil2323

October 17, 2021

Yesterday I rushed back to Ohio from Oakmont, Pennsylvania to Millersport, Ohio to catch the Federal Hocking Lancers at Millersport Lakers game. My reasoning for doing this was this. One I had told the really nice A.D. Scott Pohlman (I hope I got that correct) I was going to cover this game and my word […]

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Plum uses rushing and air attacks to Knight the Knoch Knights 39-00 @PlumFootball @KnochFootball

October 17, 2021

For the record, I am using the Knoch roster from a program a nice fan from Knoch let me take a pic of and the plum roster comes from Digital Scout. My five-game weekend was planned around my first ever trip to Plum High School to watch a team I have had on my must-see […]

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Total team effort leads Leechburg to a 71-8 win over Riverview @lasd_athletics @RvRaidersFB

October 17, 2021

Saturday afternoon I made my way from Pittsburgh, where my hotel was located to Oakmont so that I could watch the battle between visiting Leechburg and the home team Riverview. Riverview came in supporting a 1-5 record, while Leechburg came in 5-2 but more importantly, a win for Blue Devils would clinch their first winning […]

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