CARTER LIKELY OUT AT JOHNSTOWNAccording to reports on ThisWeekSPORTS.com,
Johnstown-Monroe football coach Mike Carter won't have his contract renewed at the school's next board meeting Jan. 10.
Carter has guided the Johnnies to a 65-31 record in nine seasons and led the program to its first playoff berth in 2002 and to additional postseasons each year from 2006-08. Carter also has been serving as the school's dean of students and its athletics director.
RECRUITING NEWSThe Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) senior quarterback
Connor Cook will keep his verbal commitment to Michigan State despite the fact that Spartans offensive coordinator Don Treadwell recently was hired as Miami University's new head coach. Cook has been verbally committed to Michigan State since early April. … According to several news outlets including ScoutingOhio.com, Glenville (Cleveland) senior wide receiver
Frank Clark recently was offered a scholarship by Akron. He also has offers from California, Eastern Michigan, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina and Toledo. … Also according to ScoutingOhio.com,
Frank Epitropoulos of Upper Arlington (Columbus),
Allen Gant of Southview (Sylvania),
Tom Strobel of Mentor and
Chris Wormley of Whitmer (Toledo) all have received scholarship offers from Toledo. The organization also is reporting that
Chase Hounshell of Lake Catholic (Mentor) has been offered by Notre Dame,
Cameron Wilson of Jerome (Dublin) has been offered by Boston College and
William Mahone of Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown) has been offered by Bowling Green.
Jarrod Ulrey covers Central and Northern Ohio for MaxPreps.com. He covers prep sports for ThisWeekSPORTS.com
and can be reached at julrey@thisweeknews.com.
