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Charles W. Follis [Football]Shelby Athletic Association, Football, 1904 Shelby, OhioThe first African American signed to a professional football contract, Charles Follis, "The Black Cyclone from Wooster," played for Shelby
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Enlarge By Kevin Buehler, AP Gary Gaines keeps a close eye on his players at Permian High School during a workout in May. Gaines, the head coach of the team during the time written about in Friday Night Lights, has returned to coach the team once again. Gary "Friday Night Lights" Gaines, now 60, said, "The thing that I missed more than the competitive side of it was just being around young people."Nearly two decades after he left Odessa Permian, the coach at the center of the "Friday Night Lights" book and film will be back on the sideline for the Texas team he led to prominence wit a...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio High School Athletic Association football schools will be permitted to participate in three preseason contests at the high school level, OHSAA Commissioner Daniel B. Ross has announced. As in the past, there may be a maximum of two scrimmages held, but now a third contest – a Jamboree – is permitted.
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Cincinnati Elder 20 vs St Ignatius 28
(Nov 29,2008 at Canton, OH)
| Team Totals | ELDER | IGGY |
| FIRST DOWNS | 19 | 15 |
| Rushing | 2 | 6 |
| Passing | 17 | 9 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | ||
| Rushing Attempts | 22-23 | 36-94 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 401 | 208 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 28-51-2 | 12-22-1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 424 | 302 |
| Total offense plays | 73 | 58 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-25 | 3-29 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 2-4-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 23:07 | 24:53 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 8 of 15 | 7 of 12 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 4 | 0 of 0 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 0-0 | 8-40 |
(Nov 28, 2008 at Massillon, OH)
| Team Totals | AND | SYL |
| FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 25 |
| Rushing | 12 | 6 |
| Passing | 3 | 19 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | ||
| Rushing Attempts | 37-218 | 31-100 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 82 | 365 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-12-1 | 24-31-1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 300 | 465 |
| Total offense plays | 49 | 62 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 1-5 | 6-46 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-7-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 22:02 | 25:58 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 4 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 0 of 2 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-16 | 0-0 |
Aurora 21 vs Eastmoor Academy10
(Nov 29, 2008 at Canton, OH)
| Team Totals | AUR | EAST |
| FIRST DOWNS | 10 | 17 |
| Rushing | 4 | 10 |
| Passing | 5 | 6 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | ||
| Rushing Attempts | 27-71 | 40-145 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 120 | 152 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-16-1 | 10-19-2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 191 | 297 |
| Total offense plays | 43 | 59 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-10 | 11-78 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-36-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 21:08 | 26:52 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 5 of 11 | 5 of 12 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 1 of 2 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-17 | 0-0 |
Archbishop Alter 21 vs Steubenville 6
(Nov 28, 2008 at Canton, OH)
| Team Totals | ALT | STB |
| FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 16 |
| Rushing | 14 | 7 |
| Passing | 2 | 8 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 303 | 88 |
| Rushing Attempts | 48 | 25 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 81 | 195 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-11-0 | 12-23-1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 384 | 283 |
| Total offense plays | 59 | 48 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-35 | 4-19 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-13-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 29:15 | 18:45 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 9 of 13 | 3 of 9 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 0 of 2 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-20 | 0-0 |
LIBERTY-BENTON 0 vs YOUNGSTOWN URSULINE 21
(Nov 29, 2008 at Massillon, OH)
| Team Totals | LIB | URS |
| FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 8 |
| Rushing | 5 | 6 |
| Passing | 11 | 1 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 89 | 124 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 34 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 152 | 28 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 18-28-4 | 2-9-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.4 | 3.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 8.4 | 14.0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 241 | 152 |
| Total offense plays | 65 | 43 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-35 | 1-15 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-9-0 | 4-178-2 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 28:14 | 19:46 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 4 of 14 | 2 of 11 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 2 | 1 of 1 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-4 | 4-30 |
HOPEWELL-LOUDON 14 vs DELPHOS ST JOHNS 34
(Nov 28, 2008 at Massillon, OH)
| Team Totals | HOP | STJ |
| FIRST DOWNS | 13 | 17 |
| Rushing | 3 | 14 |
| Passing | 10 | 3 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 56 | 299 |
| Rushing Attempts | 19 | 54 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 182 | 90 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 14-27-2 | 3-8-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.7 | 11.2 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.0 | 30.0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 238 | 389 |
| Total offense plays | 46 | 62 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 1-13 | 0-0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-3-0 | 2-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 15:49 | 32:11 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 2 of 8 | 6 of 14 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1 of 2 | 3 of 4 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |