GAME RECAP GAME DAY MATCH UP EUCLID AT A GLANCE SCHEDULE AND RESULTS. Brunswick Blue Devils 4-3. Euclid Panthers 6-1

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1 Prepared By; Officer Steve Shubert, Euclid Police Dept. GAME RECAP Euclid 33, Solon 28: Rand s interception seals the victory! By Bryant Kizer, Special to the Plain Dealer October 6, 2017 EUCLID, Ohio Job Rand s big interception in the end zone helped the Euclid Panthers survive for a high school football victory over the Solon Comets on Friday night. Solon entered the game ranked #11 in the Cleveland.com Top 25; Euclid was #12. The Panthers, who are 4-0 in the Greater Cleveland Conference and 6-1 overall, had a 27-0 lead with 11 minutes left in the third quarter. But with the high powered Solon offense, no lead is safe. The Comets (5-2, 3-1) would score the next 28 points to take a lead with 6 minutes left in the 4 th quarter. That is a great team over there, said Euclid coach Jeff Rotsky. But we lost three key guys. The Panthers lost their starting quarterback Cee Jay Hale in the first quarter. They had to rely on backup quarterback Aubrey Shabazz. If you don t have two good quarterbacks, you will not get the job done, Rotsky said. Shabazz did a wonderful job. Shabazz calmly led his team to the game-winning touchdown. After the Comets went up 28-27, the Panthers put their final drive together. It all started with a huge kickoff return by Dre Von Lindsay that set things up for them at the Solon 30 yard line. That was huge for him, Rotsky said. He kept his head in the game and led us to the game-winning touchdown. Euclid will host Brunswick next Friday night. Game Info: GAME DAY MATCH UP Brunswick Blue Devils Overall (Division I, Region 1) 2-2 in the GCC Conference: Greater Cleveland Conference Head Coach: Mark Pinzone 2016 Record: 2-8 Last Meeting: October 14, Brunswick was defeated by Euclid at Brunswick Auto Mart Stadium. Euclid Panthers Overall (Division I, Region 1) 4-0 in the GCC Conference: Greater Cleveland Conference Head Coach: Jeff Rotsky (3 rd Season 22-8, Overall) Euclid is coming off their second consecutive playoff appearance. Last Meeting: Oct. 14, Euclid defeated the Blue Devils at Brunswick Auto Mart Stadium. Friday, October 13, 7:00 PM Euclid s Sparky DiBiasio Stadium 711 E. 222 St. Euclid, OH SCHEDULE AND RESULTS EUCLID AT A GLANCE Week W, Week W, Week Ignatius L, Week W, 34-7 Week 5 Elyria W, Week W, Week 7 Solon W, Week 8 Brunswick Oct. 13 Week Oct. 20 Week 10 Shaker Hts. Oct. 27 Location: Euclid, Ohio Nickname: Panthers Colors: Navy/Gold Enrollment: 1,860 (9-12) Stadium: Sparky DiBiasio Stadium Stadium Surface: Artificial Turf Conference: Greater Cleveland Conference Superintendent: Dr. Charles Smialek Principal: Mrs. Janis Svoboda Athletic Director: Mr. Patrick Higley Head Football Coach: Mr. Jeff Rotsky Division: Division I, Region 1

2 1 Arquon Bush CB/WR/KR 12 2 Cee Jay Hale QB 12 3 Ronald Lee RB/DB/KR 12 4 Job Rand DB/WR/KR 11 5 Jovan Owens WR 12 6 Damien Brown CB 11 7 Chris Parker LB/RB 11 8 Curtis Andrews S 11 9 Raylan McGuire H-Back Jaylen Jacobs LB/Slot Treshawn Luton CB/WR Sean Jackson Jr. LB Nick Rice DB Reggie Wilkerson RB/DL Titus Jackson DB/WR Aubrey Shabazz QB/Slot Deandre Williams S Vincent Jackson K/QB Devin Harper WR/S Tyree Singleton DE Sumajay Harris Slot Dre Von Lindsay WR Jay Quawon Phillips WR/DB Kenyohn Smith WR/DB Du sean Shelton S Jovell Woods WR/DB Savion Jones RB 9 30 Jason Dunn DB Larenz Wright DL Omari Howard RB/CB Jaabir Mujihad RB Aric Hodnett SLOT/LB Joe Hawkins DB Muhammad Dye WR/DB Stefon Lykes RB/DB Brandon Wright RB/DL John Davis RB/DB Keyon Humphrey RB 11 EUCLID PANTHERS Euclid Panther Football Roster Antonio Laney RB/LB Ty wan Johnson LB Henry Anderson OL Da Vion Sleeper DL Darrius Johnson LT Ashawn Berry C Emmanuel Coleman OL Josh Adams OL Phil Hawkins DL Jalen Jackson OL John Brown OL/DL Reese Worship OL/DL Harold Jarvis OL/DL 9 62 Dorian Worship OL/DL Jermaine Hammond OL Freddy Lisy C/DL Johnnie Session OL/DL La Ron Parks OL William Robinson OL Cliff Spencer OL Keshon Gunn OL/LB Ryan Johnson OL/DL Domminick Grant OL/DL Phil Patterson OL Brian Becker OL Isaiah Moore OL Jovon Smith DL Jaiden Clements OL Steve Hall OL Ben Teresczuk OL/DL Devon Moore WR/DB Mekhi Hawkins LB Jason Martin WR Burrell Hannah WR Mamadou Mbaye K Caleb Holman DL Cornelius McClain DL 10

3 Euclid Panther Football Two Deep Roster Offense Quarterback #2 Cee Jay Hale #17 Aubrey Shabazz Running Back #3 Ronald Lee #42 Brandon Wright #29 Savion Jones Receivers #5 Jovan Owens #1 Arquon Bush #23 Dre Von Lindsay #11 Treshawn Luton #6 Damien Brown Slot Back #17 Aubrey Shabazz #9 Raylan McGuire H-Back #9 Raylan McGuire #34 Omari Howard Defense D-Line #71 Ryan Johnson #33 Larenz Wright #51 Da Vion Sleeper #56 Phil Hawkins #21 Tyree Singleton Linebacker #7 Chris Parker #10 Jaylen Jacobs #12 Sean Jackson Jr. #9 Raylan McGuire #42 Brandon Wright Cornerback #1 Arquon Bush #6 Damien Brown #11 Treshawn Luton Safety #4 Job Rand #16 Titus Jackson #27 Du sean Shelton O-Line #52 Darrius Johnson (LT) #73 Phil Patterson (LG) #53 Ashawn Berry (C) #71 Ryan Johnson (RG) #57 Jalen Jackson (RT) #55 Josh Adams #66 Johnnie Session Special Teams Kicker Punter Long Snapper Kick Returners Punt Return #90 Mamadou Mbaye, #19 Vincent Jackson #14 Nick Rice #1 Arquon Bush, #4 Job Rand #4 Job Rand, #23 Dre Von Lindsay #1 Arquon Bush, #5 Jovan Owens

4 Euclid Friday, October 6, 7:00 p.m. Box Score Team Final Euclid Solon EUCLID PASSING PLAYER C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT Cee Jay Hale 4/ Aubrey Shabazz 5/ TEAM 9/ EUCLID RUSHING PLAYER CARRIES YARDS AVG TD 2 Point Conversion Ronald Lee Cee Jay Hale Brandon Wright Arquon Bush Aubrey Shabazz TEAM EUCLID RECEIVING PLAYER REC YDS AVG TD 2 Point Conversion Raylan McGuire Dre Von Lindsay Aubrey Shabazz Jovan Owens Ronald Lee TEAM

5 EUCLID PANTHERS 2017 SEASON STATISTICS OFFENSE EUCLID PASSING (SEASON) PLAYER COMP/ATT YDS AVG TD INT Cee Jay Hale 55/ Aubrey Shabazz 8/ TEAM 63/ EUCLID RUSHING (SEASON) PLAYER CARRIES YDS AVG TD 2 Point Conversion Ronald Lee Cee Jay Hale Brandon Wright Reggie Wilkerson Raylan McGuire Aubrey Shabazz Arquon Bush Jaabir Mujihad Savion Jones John Davis Omari Howard TEAM EUCLID RECEIVING (SEASON) PLAYER REC YDS AVG TD 2 Point Conversion Dre Von Lindsay Jovan Owens Ronald Lee Arquon Bush Raylan McGuire Aubrey Shabazz Cee Jay Hale TreShawn Luton TEAM

6 Euclid Panthers 2017 Season Statistics Defense Name Solo Tackle Missed Tackle Assist Tackle For Loss Sack Caused Fumble Recovered Fumble INT Block Kick TD Pass Break u Arquon Bush Chris Parker Damien Brown Da Vion Sleeper Demond Clopton Jaylen Jacobs Job Rand Larenz Wright Omari Howard Phillip Hawkins Raylan McGuire R. Wilkerson Ryan Johnson Sean Jackson Jr Titus Jackson Brandon Wright Totals Total Tackles

7 Mr. Football Ohio: Where are they now? Courtesy of Nathaniel Cline, Cleveland.com Robert Smith #26 Tony Fisher #20 Euclid running back Robert Smith was twice named Mr. Football in Ohio Euclid s Tony Fisher avoids a tackle by Chardon s Ben Chuha in 1997 Running Back, Euclid High School Year: 1988 and 1989 College: Ohio State Smith rushed for 1,945 yards and 18 touchdowns on 324 carries during his two seasons at Ohio State. In 1993, he was selected No. 21 overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL Draft. The two-time Pro Bowler had 1,411 carries for 6,818 yards and 32 touchdowns in eight seasons, before retiring in Smith is the author of The Rest of the Iceberg: An Insider s View on the World of Sports and Celebrity, a college football analyst with FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network, and founder and CEO of an online fitness program. Running Back, Euclid High School Year: 1997 College: Notre Dame Fisher played five seasons in the NFL after signing as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers in After four seasons with the Packers, Fisher spent his fifth season with the St. Louis Rams. Tony finished his career with 139 catches for 1,059 yards and five TDs, and 241 carries for 889 yards and four TDs. Fisher currently works for the Green Bay Packers as a member of their community outreach staff, and serves as Player and Alumni Coordinator.

8 Euclid vs. Solon football: Aubrey Shabazz s late touchdown run leads Panthers past Comets By John Kampf, The News Herald EUCLID PANTHERS Adversity comes in all shapes and sizes. Euclid faced many of them on Oct. 6 against visiting Solon. The Panthers lost their starting quarterback to injury early in the game, blew a 27-point lead and then gave up a long drive on the final drive of the game. But between a late touchdown run by backup quarterback Aubrey Shabazzand a game-clinching interception in the end zone by Job Rand, Euclid responded to the adversities presented and came away with a win. The win enables Euclid (6-1, 4-0) to stay atop the Greater Cleveland Conference, a half-game ahead of Mentor (5-1, 3-0) and a game up on Solon (5-2, 3-1). When you lose a quarterback, two or three others go down, you go from 27-0 to and you still come back... said Euclid coach Jeff Rotsky,pausing and exhaling deeply. That s about as big of a game we ve had in my three years here. I m proud of these kids. The wind had been sucked out of the home team s sails when Solon quarterback J.T. Caver took a keeper 45 yards for a touchdown with a little more than five minutes left in the game. The score gave the Comets their first lead of the game, 28-27, and successfully erased a 27-0 deficit made possible in the third quarter on an 11-yard touchdown run by Euclid s Ronald Lee. But Euclid responded. After a long kickoff return by Dre Von Lindsay to put the Panthers at Solon s 30, the Panthers showed their trust in their backup quarterback, Shabazz. After two plays that netted negative-four years, Shabazz carried the ball five straight times, capping the drive with a touchdown run around right end with three minutes left for a lead. Shabazz, who transferred from VASJ prior to the season, ran for 24 yards in the game, threw for 56, and had two touchdowns one running and one passing. I ve never been so locked in before, Shabazz said of his mindset on the final drive. I kept telling the line, We re going to win this game. It started with them. It started with the line. We just put that play in this week. That s the first time we ran it. Solon mounted a 12-play drive in the final three minutes. But on fourth down from the 25, Caver s pass to Sam Bubonics in the end zone was picked off by Rand. Euclid then knelt out the remaining time on the clock. Coach called a great coverage and I executed it, said Rand, who came over top in double-coverage on Bubonics for the interception. If not for my D-line and the linebackers doing their job, my job is not going to be accomplished. It was a big win for us. The game looked to be headed for a running clock situation at halftime. After regular starting quarterback Cee Jay Hale who was on crutches with his right knee taped tightly after the game scored on a one-yard run, Euclid had the early lead. Shabazz hit Jovan Owens for an 18-yard fade to make it 14-0 late in the first quarter, and then Brandon Wright s 17-yard run upped it to 20-0 at the half. A disappointed Solon coach Jim McQuaide lamented the rough first half, which saw his team throw three interceptions in the first 24 minutes. We were supposed to go into the game and play well and we didn t in the first half, McQuaide said. We had a responsibility to our fans and our program to play better. Euclid has a good team. I congratulate them. Behind Caver (266 passing yards, 87 rushing yards), Solon got back in the game. Caver threw touchdown passes to Grant McCurry and Trevon Raphael, Thomas Wilks shook loose for a nine-yard scoring run, and then Caver had his long touchdown run for the brief lead. Lee had 164 yards rushing to lead Euclid. Rotsky credited Shabazz for coming off the bench to pilot the team, he termed Lindsay s kickoff return to set up the gamewinning score enormous, and the late defensive stand brought a smile to his face. This is a true team win, Rotsky said. They showed pretty darn good character. This is a pretty special win tonight. Euclid s Aubrey Shabazz competes a pass against Solon

9 OHSAA Division I, Region 1 Updated: 10/7/17 (Top 8 teams following week 10 qualify for playoffs) Rank W/L City School Average Playoff Status Cleveland St. Ignatius Control Own Destiny Lakewood St. Edward Control Own Destiny Canton Canton McKinley Control Own Destiny Mentor Mentor Control Own Destiny Euclid Euclid Control Own Destiny Stow Stow-Munroe Falls Massillon Jackson Massillon Perry Solon Solon Austintown Austintown-Fitch Cleveland Rhodes Strongsville Strongsville Canton Glen Oak Shaker Heights Shaker Heights Berea Berea-Midpark Cleveland Heights Cleveland Heights Cleveland John Marshall Mathematically Elim OHSAA Division I, Region 2 Updated: 10/7/17 (Top 8 teams following week 10 qualify for playoffs) Rank W/L City School Average Playoff Status Toledo Whitmer Control Own Destiny Lewis Center Olentangy Orange Control Own Destiny Lewis Center Olentangy Dublin Dublin Coffman Gahanna Gahanna Lincoln Dublin Dublin Jerome Lorain Lorain Powell Olentangy Liberty Findlay Findlay Brunswick Brunswick Westerville Westerville Central Worthington Thomas Worthington Toledo Start Delaware Delaware Hayes Upper Arlington Upper Arlington Marysville Marysville Medina Medina Elyria Elyria Newark Newark Mathematically Elim ***Greater Cleveland Conference Teams Highlighted In Yellow