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Tim Revell/ThisWeekNorth's Jake Butt (right) is a grandson of former Notre Dame guard Bob Lally, who starred for the Fighting Irish from 1947-49.North's Butt, Central's Charlton verbal to Michigan
Two of central Ohio’s highest-ranked recruits from the 2013 class, Pickerington Central’s Taco Charlton and Pickerington North’s Jake Butt, have verbally committed to the University of Michigan.
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Paul Vernon/ThisWeekThomas Worthington's Nana Kyeremeh (7) gets past a Westland defender during a game last season. Kyeremeh will play at West Virginia in the fall.College Commitments
ThisWeekSPORTS.com has compiled a list of central Ohio athletes who have either verbally committed or signed a letter of intent to continue their careers at the college level.
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Commentary
Jeffrey Phelps/Associated PressNew York Giants' Chase Blackburn runs back a fumble recovery during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers on Jan. 15, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. The Giants won 37-20.Blackburn puts future on hold for Giants
As Chase Blackburn has proven over the past few months, waiting really can pay off when it comes to keeping an ambition alive.
Archive of Game Recaps for 2011 Season
Relive the football season with ThisWeek Community Newspapers. ThisWeek's sportswriters provided in-depth football game recaps on Friday nights throughout the fall of 2011. Below is an archive of our regular season and postseason coverage.
Postseason
Week 15: State Championship Recap
Week 14: State Semifinal Recaps
Week 13: Regional Final Recaps
Week 12: Regional Semifinal Recaps
Week 11: Regional Quarterfinal Recaps
Regular Season
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Final Standings
CLICK HERE for individual team results and final conference standings for area teams in the 2011 season.
Latest Commitments
Below is a list of central Ohio high school football players who have committed to play at the next level. If a name is red, click that link to read his signing story.
R.J. Ball, DeSales: Butler
Warren Ball, DeSales: Ohio State
Jacoby Boren, Pickerington Central: Ohio State
Will Brett, Olentangy: Ohio Dominican
Luke Carothers, Pickerington North: Ohio Dominican
Daxton Cates, Westerville South: California University of Pennsylvania
Charles Chandler, DeSales: Kent State
Dalton Chapman, Grove City: Bowling Green
Kevin Chapple, Beechcroft: Urbana
P.J. Cleary, Pickerington North: Notre Dame College
Adam Clopton, Pickerington Central: Duquesne
Adam Cole, Pickerington Central: Edinboro
Jalen Crosby, Eastmoor Academy: Urbana
Marcus Davis, Dublin Coffman: Toledo
Billy Eakins, Pickerington Central: Ohio Dominican
Pat Elflein, Pickerington North: Ohio State
Frank Epitropoulos, Upper Arlington: Ohio State
Trent Fielding, Big Walnut: Urbana
Grayson Fisher, Upper Arlington: Princeton
Ross Franklin, Johnstown: Findlay
Jimmy Gammil, New Albany: Penn
Corey Gibson, Big Walnut: Ohio Dominican
Tyler Grassman, Gahanna: Buffalo
Jason Griffith, Big Walnut: Ohio Dominican
Joe Hackett, Dublin Coffman: Butler
Taylor Hardy, Olentangy Orange: Findlay
James Henry, Upper Arlington: Toledo
Terrell Hudson, Eastmoor Academy: Urbana
Terrell Jackson, Marion-Franklin: Pittsburgh
Brian Johnson, Olentangy Liberty: Davidson
Jake Kincaid, Pickerington Central: Kent State
Cody Kondas, Westerville Central: Lehigh
Mitch Kraly, Dublin Coffman: Tiffin
Henry Kruse, Dublin Coffman: Ohio Dominican
Nana Kyeremeh, Thomas Worthington: West Virginia
Evan Lese, Westerville South: Findlay
Julian Lowe, Gahanna: Alderson Broaddus
Alex Manias, New Albany: Alderson Broaddus
Bill McCague, Olentangy Orange: Tiffin
Tyler McKenzie, Big Walnut: Notre Dame College
Robert Mitchell, Gahanna: Alderson Broaddus
Kevin Mosley, Gahanna: Alderson Broaddus
Jalen Noble, DeSales: Air Force
Zach Olszewski, Pickerington North: Ashland
Josh Padgett, St. Charles: Fordham
Joshua Perry, Olentangy: Ohio State
Kenton Playko, Olentangy: Northwestern
Garrett Powers, Upper Arlington: Georgetown
Eric Price, Olentangy: Walsh
Jake Raymond, Pickerington Central: Morehead State
Reno Reda, Watkins Memorial: Kent State
Luke Roberts, Lancaster: Ohio State
Derek Rodgers, Olentangy: Ohio Dominican
Jalen Robinette, Bexley: Air Force
Dakota Romine, Marysville: Notre Dame College
Craig Runyan, Marysville: Toledo
Tre Scott, Dublin Coffman: Saginaw Valley State
Brandon Schoen, Olentangy Orange: Ohio Dominican
J. Schroeder, St. Charles: Western Michigan
Max Shawver, Westerville Central: Ashland
Chris Skura, Worthington Kilbourne: Ohio Dominican
David Smith, Upper Arlington: Stetson
Sebastian Smith, Pickerington Central: Ohio
Blake Springhetti, Pickerington North: Mount Union
Brent Wahle, Hartley: Ohio Dominican
Alex Washington, DeSales: Navy
Jordan Weatherby, Hilliard Davidson: Harvard
JeVaughan White, Hilliard Darby: Ohio Dominican
Cameron Wilson, Dublin Jerome: Iowa
Nick Wilson, Pickerington Central: Fairmont State
Matt Winings, Olentangy: Defiance
Connor Wolfe, Delaware: Ashland
Aaron Woosley, Lancaster: Ball State
Bryan Young, Olentangy: California University of Pennsylvania
Top Stories
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Owens leaving Westerville North for Franklin Heights
Mike Owens has stepped down as Westerville North High School football coach to take over at Franklin Heights, ThisWeekSPORTS.com has learned.
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Eight area players selected for North-South game
Eight high school football players from ThisWeek’s coverage area have been named participants in the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association’s North-South Classic, scheduled for 4 p.m. April 20 at Ohio Stadium.
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Ready players sign letters of intent
Ready High School football players Brandon Gutheil, Trey Thatcher and Gregg Yoho signed letters of intent Feb. 2 to play in college.
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Attorney says football star denies rape allegations
A day after his client was charged with rape, an attorney for Roger Lewis Jr. said the Pickerington High School Central senior is innocent and will fight the allegations.
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Pickerington Central standout Lewis charged with two counts of rape
Pickerington police on Tuesday, Jan. 31, arrested Pickerington High School Central football player Roger Lewis Jr. and charged him with two counts of rape.
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City League players sign with Urbana
Urbana University, located about an hour west of Columbus, followed its best season in program history with a recruiting class that includes three players from the City League.
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Orange football players sign with Division II schools
Three Olentangy Orange High School football players have signed to play football with Division II schools.
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St. Charles graduate signs to play football at Western Michigan
J. Schroeder, a 2011 St. Charles Preparatory School graduate and Dublin resident, signed a letter of intent Feb. 1 to play football at Western Michigan University.
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Five Coffman players sign letters of intent
Five Dublin Coffman High School football players signed Feb. 1 to play in college, including wide receiver Marcus Davis with the University of Toledo.
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Two Westerville South players sign letters of intent
Two Westerville South High School seniors signed letters of intent Feb. 1 to play college football with NCAA Division II programs.
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Marysville’s Runyan, Romine sign to play in college
Marysville High School’s Craig Runyan and Dakota Romine will play football on the collegiate level after signing letters of intent during a ceremony at the school Feb. 1.
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New Albany’s Gammill to kick at Penn
Jimmy Gammill, who helped the New Albany High School football team reach the postseason the last two seasons, committed Feb. 1 to kick at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Eight Pickerington Central players sign to play at next level
Eight Pickerington High School Central seniors signed letters of intent Feb. 1 to play football at the college level, including three who will be attending Division I schools in Jacoby Boren (Ohio State), Jake Kincaid (Kent State) and Sebastian Smith (Ohio University).
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Darby's White signs to play football at Ohio Dominican
Hilliard Darby High School senior JeVaughn White signed a letter of intent Feb. 1 to play football for Ohio Dominican University.
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Liberty's Johnson signs to play football at Davidson
Olentangy Liberty High School senior Brian Johnson signed a letter of intent Feb. 1 to play football at Davidson College in North Carolina.
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Bexley's Robinette commits to play football at Air Force
Bexley High School senior Jalen Robinette accepted an appointment Feb. 1 to play football for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Delaware’s Wolfe signs with Ashland
Connor Wolfe, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound two-way lineman for the Delaware Hayes High School football team, has signed to play for Ashland University.
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Six Olentangy football players sign to play at college level
Six members of the Olentangy High School football team signed letters of intent Feb. 1 to play at the college level, including linebacker and running back Joshua Perry with Ohio State and offensive lineman Kenton Playko with Northwestern.
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Westerville Central’s Kondas, Shawver sign to play in college
Cody Kondas and Max Shawver, who helped the Westerville Central High School football team earn its first postseason berth last fall, signed their letters of intent Feb. 1.
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Five Pickerington North football players sign letters of intent
Five Pickerington High School North seniors signed letters of intent Feb. 1 to play college football, including two-way lineman Pat Elflein with Ohio State.
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Marion-Franklin's Jackson headed to Pitt
Marion-Franklin High School senior Terrell Jackson signed a letter of intent Feb. 1 to play football for the University of Pittsburgh.
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Watkins Memorial's Reda signs to play at Kent State
A crowd of nearly 150 helped Watkins Memorial High School senior Reno Reda celebrate national signing day on Feb. 1 when he signed a letter of intent to play football at Kent State University.
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Five DeSales football players commit
Five DeSales High School football players made their college commitments official on Feb. 1.
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Four Big Walnut football players to play at next level
Four Big Walnut High School seniors signed letters of intent Feb. 1 to continue their football careers at the college level.
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Gahanna's Grassman signs with Buffalo
Gahanna Lincoln High School senior Tyler Grassman signed Feb. 1 to play football at the University at Buffalo.
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St. Charles' Padgett signs with Fordham
St. Charles Preparatory School senior Joey Padgett has signed a letter of intent to play football at Fordham University, an NCAA Football Championship Subdivision school — formerly Division I-AA — in Bronx, N.Y.
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Thomas' Kyeremeh signs with West Virginia
Thomas Worthington High School defensive back and wide receiver Nana Kyeremeh signed a national letter of intent Feb. 1 to play football at West Virginia University.
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Five UA football players make college decisions
Five Upper Arlington High School football players made their college decisions official on Feb. 1.
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Slideshows
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Cleveland St. Ignatius 34, Pickerington Central 13
Tigers fall in Division I state final
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Pickerington Central 14, Cincinnati St. Xavier 7
Pickerington Central avenges loss to St. Xavier, advances to state final
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Kenton 30, Hartley 28
Hawks fall short of state semifinal berth
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Creston Norwayne 59, Johnstown 28
Johnnies overwhelmed by Bobcats, finish 13-1
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- ThisWeekSports: Football: Mike Owens leaving Westerville North to coach Franklin Heights. http://t.co/xnBMlez3 February 20, 2012
- ThisWeekSports: Northland girls, Michigan recruit Symone Denham is out for season with knee injury. She was averaging 15 ppg. http://t.co/Ie60kRsp February 20, 2012
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- ThisWeekSports: Pik. Central's Taco Charlton tells ThisWeek" "It gets no better than (Michigan)." He & North's Butt will head north: http://t.co/nndYypAy February 20, 2012
- ThisWeekSports: RT @UlreyThisWeek: Breaking news: Taco Charlton, Jake Butt talk about decisions to verbal to Michigan http://t.co/jvm8j5V6 February 20, 2012
- ThisWeekSports: RT @UlreyThisWeek: Mike Owens left his job as Westerville North's football coach last week to take over at Franklin Heights. Story comin ... February 20, 2012
- ThisWeekSports: RT @UlreyThisWeek: Pickerington pair to play for Wolverines. The latest from "On the Recruiting Trail" http://t.co/IyHwBzSg February 19, 2012
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