The Massillon Tigers may have thought their chances to play football together ended when they walked off the field following last year’s loss to Glenville in a Division I state semifinal.

Jason Hall admits it’s tough right now to get a good read on anything with regards to his Massillon Tiger football team. It’s not because he doesn’t know the ability possessed by many of his players, or what they’re capable of doing.

Massillon head coach Jason Hall has been forced to wear a lot of hats this week, balancing getting the Tigers ready for the upcoming season as well as coaching the West team in this week's East-West All-Star Game.

Despite losing by 62 points in a 2008 trip to Massillon, Brantford (Ont.) Collegiate coach Dave Giancola is excited to bring his team back into Paul Brown Tiger Stadium this fall.

High school football fans get their first glimpse of a highly touted quarterback in Kyle Kempt, who transferred to Massillon. But the Tigers have two others who aren’t backing away by the looks of how they performed in a 7-on-7 scrimmage Wednesday night.

The Stark County High School Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony is July 23 at Skyland Pines.

In a day and age where high school football teams are moving with more frequency to the spread offense, the Firestone Falcons are a bit of a throwback as they prepare for the 2010 season. Instead of looking to air it out 30 or 40 times a game, the Falcons are looking to pound the ball at their opponents that many times.

NFL camp Thursday at GlenOak High School is first step back for Northwest.

What the ups and downs of 2009 for the Mentor Cardinals have turned into it is optimism for the 2010 season. While the Cardinals were reloading, they were doing so playing a number of sophomores and juniors, players who now form the core of this year’s team.

Scheduling issues may cause the series between Massillon and Mentor to end after the 2010 season.