Fos Frday, August 24,2018 Record Cour Kent, Ohio Ten Portage football games to watch in 2018 By JONAH ROSENBLUM High schol fotball is pre: dictate That said, these games wil likely be worth your ime ‘Week: Feld at Rootstown “Tee Portage County coaches snake debut ield's Levi Nelson fd Rootatown's Keith Boedicker "What wlthe Rovers ook ke coming off 121 campaign? Wil {hey take tothe air now that (Cae Raut gone? ‘Week 1 Solon at Aurora “TheGresamen ook to even up thei recent series withthe {Comes with Solon taking two of three since 2015, with to of the three gumes decided by 10 points cr fewer Auroras seeking a 1th stale postseaso berth while Solon ha made the plats in 16 tthe pst 19 years For Geenmen fins ia func to get peek what could fea mare pas easy oes us der Colin MeNamar, who Stepped infor an ed Evan Frome lst yea and ow bas the beni of fl offseason. ‘Week 2 Waterloo st Crestwood. “The Vikings play thet fist Portage Trl Conerence fe Since leaving or the Mahoning Valley Atlee Conference ‘Crestwood won the last to by 108-19 margin, but that was the days of Aaron Cox, Jordan Fabry, Michal Pcone and Logan ‘That Now the Re Devils are looking to bud bck to ose digs lowing 7 eampaln ‘Meanie the Vikings ae fll newcomers, meaning this ‘Weel 2 it wil bea big earning experience fr both ides. ‘Week 3: Ravenna ‘st Roosevelt Ws one of the game's great sales, one im Lana Ravens hve dominate of ate. That Said, hopes are high in Kent ater [dng Mark Gels, who led Root stow fo a County tide andthe ‘eloal nas ast season ‘Ravenna features an Akron commit at runing back in Sonny ay Jones I while Roosevet turns to janior quarterback Scott Steger, with waterboy Tyler Paulus, looks {olead Rootstown toa third Straight victory over Mogadore n Week 10. Anderson, who started taking Sap ate in his estan ca in Week 4 Ravenna st Woods Since jotning the PFC Metro, the Hlldogs are 2.9 in confer ce play. That sai for heist tine a Woodedge’s Metro ea, the brillant Mason Lic nt Under center and ther’ no run ‘lng back named King. ‘Meanie, Ravenna bas Jones and atantalzng new defensive Kent Roosevelt quarterback C.J. Anderson (center cuts back lineman in Adon Tella ranr toward the middle of the field as avenna defenders Joey ftom Aurora. Horvath (3) and Austin Fox 2) close in Week : Garfield ‘StWindhone For Windham it asthe game ‘The reastion to Gaeld and that got away, after the Bombers ‘Windham’ epic 2017 bate the doqiated mucho the ight’ Jonge vals fst clash ave ay ation and eld a wscore ‘eas sit dramatically as you lead inthe tinal quarter {eve down Oso "The 2018 clash shold feature a or Gare, ast year's come. superb bt inthe trenches The nck wasamoment fo cherish Bamber bing tack uelewble forever, capped by Anthony talent af the si postions while DeNigis burs ito the end zone the C-Mn fave the dep iat forthe game-winning wopoint comes witha roster twice the aversion ‘owners sie no o mention mcogventional offense that vexed ‘Windham lst yer. ‘Week & Windham 1 Grand Va ‘white ipa tas en busing atthe chance a get ‘ene arial aril n ‘Wek the game that ly wil have te iggesiauence ‘ether the Bombers coptre hr it league sie 1586 ‘omesin Orwell. ‘Week 9: Ravenna at Streetsboro ‘This ai tien Route 4 rivals as been cose Since the Rockets ind the Metro ia 2015, thee the games against the Ravens were ll decided by pont ores. “The Rockets are duh with young talent, and thee Week 9 ome contest withthe Ravens is 2 ey test as Pte Thompenn Hopes to buld anther Portage tty dao. ‘Week 10: Rootstown at Mogadore Last yeas Moire Root stown was Portage Counts Game othe Year Why should anything change a 20182 "The Rovere eturm a rghen ingly good defensive line, wit Ryan Hoyle Tack Steger nd big tie new addon Tastan Her man (Ravenna), aswel abe med quarterback Scot Seger. “The Wilessrtum merous hardin backs frm st ‘Year, second ea tring que Terbackin Luke Rosato and sna Sortment ofall thetic wideout, ‘repeat ofa ear when bath teams ntered Werk Lune fete, win eome easy Bath ave daunting nonconfrence lites ith Rootstown wav to Divison 1V Chagrin Falls and ast Cento, which made the regal Sentinal bs ear, and Mogae icing thee pao easin ve oneonfeenc aes "Tht sald no ne would be sur prised if at year did repeat tet Pid certainly no one would be Surpesed fa County champ ‘ship was decided on there Tar season's inal evening onthe feed tr of Widest Std, ‘Week 10: Southeast at Garfield 1 2016 the Braes neatly ‘noche the C-Men ut of the pols with an overtine victory In Week 10 but Gard Saqueaked in, den went ona ro idkng run fo the regional fia, In 207, Southeast did knock Garfield out witha 2621 victory. Expat plenty ofsmashsooath foci between thse ro qs ‘eth ard runes ike Jared Perfor the @ Men nd Mikael Babich (amabile quarters). and Kae Wright forthe Pts.