According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
St. Peter Chanel (Bedford) has chosen a new football coach while Wickliffe is in the process of selecting one.
Brad Demmerle is taking over at St. Peter Chanel in place of Jarvis Gibson, who went 6-12 in two seasons. Gibson left in November to take over at Shaker Heights.
Demmerle formerly assisted at St. Peter Chanel as well as at Westlake and Edinboro State.
Wickliffe is searching for a new coach after P.J. Insana's contract wasn't renewed. The Blue Devils went 1-9 in each of Insana's two seasons. Wickliffe has seven wins in six seasons and has not had a winning record since 2003.
REYNOLDSBURG PICKS FOOTBALL COACHBuddy White will be recommended to be the next coach at
Reynoldsburg at the school's next board meeting, according to Athletics Director Jack Purtell.
White was an assistant at Reynoldsburg from 2005-09 and served as an assistant last season for Division IV state champion Bishop Hartley (Columbus).
White will replace Steve Evans, who resigned in November. Under Evans, the Raiders struggled to finishes of 2-8, 2-8 and 3-7. The school's last winning season came in 2005 when it went 6-4. Its only playoff berth came in 2001.
RECRUITING NEWSThe Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that Kent State has offered Buchtel (Akron) cornerback
Chevin Meadows and wide receiver
Corey Smith. While Meadows is a senior, Smith is a junior who already has received interest from top programs in nearly every BCS conference including Ohio State. … Aurora junior offensive guard
Troy Watson has received a scholarship offer from Toledo according to various outlets, including ScoutingOhio.com. The website also reports that
Terrell Bates of St. Edward (Lakewood) has been offered by Kent State and that Glenville (Cleveland) players
Antwan Crutcher (Ball State, Ohio),
Devonte Morgan (Akron) and
Johnny Robinson Jr. (Akron) also recently have received offers.
BRIEFLYOn Jan. 5 during the Under-Armour All-American Game in St. Petersburg (Fla.), St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) senior
Doran Grant officially selected Ohio State over Michigan State as his future destination. "My relationship with the (Ohio State) coaches was the greatest," Grant said during his announcement. "I'm ready to do my thing in Columbus."
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.
