So much for bitter NBC rivals going toe to toe one more week. Instead, Sunday morning at Classic 57 Diner in Minerva, Brett Yeagley and Ed Miley exchanged film over coffee and eggs. Miley, the head football coach at Marlington, and Yeagley, Minerva’s head coach, met for breakfast. The two are good friends.
Official word comes Sunday from the Ohio High School Athletic Association on who made the state football playoffs and how they will match up.
But until then, joeeitel.com is the website all high school football coaches, players and fans are descending upon. And the Minerva Lions liked what they saw there Saturday night.
LEXINGTON TWP. A party atmosphere surrounded Marlington Stadium and Lexington Township on Friday night.
Northeastern Buckeye Conference championship T-shirts were distributed. The student section held up a sculpture of balloons forming “10-0.” Car horns blared in the parking lot.
The Marlington Dukes are a win away from earning their first Associated Press high school football poll title.
Marlington remains No. 1 in Division III this week. The Dukes received 24 first-place votes and hold a comfortable 60-point lead over No. 2 Thornville Sheridan.
The Dukes aim for a undefeated regular season Friday when they host West Branch.
LEXINGTON TWP. About two hours before kickoff Friday night, Ed Miley broke from the script. The Marlington High School football coach told his players to leave the locker room and walk around Marlington Stadium. He wanted them to soak it in.
The Marlington High School football team moved to the top spot this week in the Associated Press Division III state poll, marking the first time in school history the Dukes hold the No. 1 ranking, according to head coach Ed Miley.
The 8-0 Dukes received 23 first-place votes to easily move from No. 2 after last week’s No. 1, Clyde, lost.
