By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

Garrettsville will be buzzing tonight.

The G-Men host the Crestview Rebels in a game that has large consequences on the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Grey Division’s championship.

Both Garfield and Crestview enter the game with undefeated 5-0 league records.

The Rebels haven’t been beat all year, a perfect 8-0 overall, winning all games comfortably except a 28-21 win at Liberty in Week 4.

Garfield has just one loss, holding a 7-1 record, losing in Week 1 in double-overtime to Ashtabula Edgewood. In Week 7, the G-Men bested Liberty, on the road, 35-34, on a late-game touchdown pass from Jack Neikirk to Brandyn Bogucki in the game’s closing seconds.

Crestview has outscored its opponents 315-63 on the season, including a pair of shutouts (34-0 vs. Western Reserve in Week 1 and 42-0 vs. Southeast in Week 5). The G-Men have put up 355 points offense and held their opponents to 158.

Both teams still have a Week 10 MVAC game on their schedules, meaning that the winner of tonight’s game would clinch at least a share of the league championship.

In Week 10, Garfield hosts Brookfield (4-4) and Crestview hosts LaBrae (4-4).

“Our guys are real excited about the opportunity this week,” Garfield head coach Mike Moser said. “We’ve had a great week of preparation and look forward to the challenge of playing a really good football team like Crestview. They are a talented team and very well coached, so we understand the challenge that is in front of us this week.”

LAST MEETING

• Garfield, 23-22, Oct. 18, 2024

CRESTVIEW STAT LEADERS

• Passing: Jake Noling, 73-of-114, 1309 yards, 14 touchdowns, 1 interception
• Rushing: Jake Noling, 95 carries, 819 yards, 14 touchdowns; Mikey Proctor 67 carries, 538 yards, 5 touchdowns
• Receiving: Caidyn McElhaney, 12 receptions, 354 yards, 4 touchdowns; Kyle Booth, 15 receptions, 334 yards, 4 touchdowns; Ethan Kane, 23 receptions, 319 yards, 3 touchdowns
• Defense: Mikey Proctor, 84 tackles, 8 TFLs; Caidyn McElahney, 64 tackles; Josh Smith, 9 TFLs; Wyatt Hart, 10 TFLs

GARFIELD STAT LEADERS

• Passing: Jack Neikirk, 34-of-50, 550 yards, 7 touchdowns, 0 interceptions
• Rushing: Ryder Cain, 117 carries, 1,213 yards, 19 touchdowns; Brandyn Bogucki, 49 carries, 644 yards, 11 touchdowns; Devin Bates, 46 carries, 385 yards
• Receiving: Brandyn Bogucki, 16 reception, 252 yards
• Defense: Logan Sell, 56 tackles, 3 sacks, 12 TFLs; Ryder Cain, 51 tackles, 7 TFLs; Jack Timmons, 44 tackles

WEEK 9 SCHEDULE

Kent Roosevelt at Aurora

Crestwood at Kirtland

Field at Streetsboro

Crestview at Garfield

St. Thomas Aquinas at Mogadore

Coventry at Ravenna

Chagrin Falls at Rootstown

Southeast at LaBrae

Lowellville at Waterloo

Richmond Heights at Windham

FRIDAY NIGHT FORECAST

At kickoff, the temperature will be in the high 50’s, but will drop to the low 50’s once the sun sets. No rain, though, with clear skies and very light wind.

For Week 9, very hard to complain!

UPDATED STANDINGS

METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Norton 7-0, 5-0

Cloverleaf 6-2, 4-1

Streetsboro 6-2, 4-1

Woodridge 4-4, 3-2

Field 2-6, 2-3

Coventry 2-6, 1-4

Ravenna 2-6, 1-4

Springfield 1-7, 0-5

SUBURBAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Highland 7-0, 4-0

Revere 6-1, 4-1

Copley 6-2, 4-1

Aurora 4-4, 3-2

Kent Roosevelt 4-4, 2-3

Barberton 1-6, 1-3

Tallmadge 2-6, 1-4

Cuyahoga Falls 1-7, 0-5

MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

GREY DIVISION

Crestview 8-0, 5-0

Garfield 7-1, 5-0

Liberty 6-2, 3-2

Brookfield 4-4, 3-2

LaBrae 4-4, 2-3

Southeast 3-5, 2-3

Champion 2-6, 0-5

Newton Falls 0-8, 0-5

MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

SCARLET DIVISION

McDonald 8-0, 5-0

Springfield 5-2, 4-0

Mineral Ridge 6-2, 4-1

Campbell Memorial 3-5, 2-3

Western Reserve 3-5, 2-3

Lowellville 2-6, 1-4

Jackson-Milton 4-4, 1-4

Waterloo  0-7, 0-4

NORTHEASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Fairport Harding 7-0, 3-0

Pymatuning Valley 5-3, 3-1

St. John 4-4, 2-2

Grand Valley 4-4, 2-2

Mathews 3-5, 2-3

Windham 1-7, 1-4

Cardinal 0-7, 0-3

CHAGRIN VALLEY CONFERENCE

VALLEY DIVISION

Kirtland 8-0, 2-0

Berkshire 4-4, 2-1

Rootstown 6-2, 1-1

Crestwood 3-5, 1-2

Chagrin Falls 2-6, 0-2

WEEK 10 LOOKAHEAD SCHEDULE

Aurora at Barberton

Crestwood at Wickliffe

Ravenna at Field

Brookfield at Garfield

Kent Roosevelt at Tallmadge

Richmond Heights at Mogadore

Kirtland at Rootstown

Liberty at Southeast

Cloverleaf at Streetsboro

Campbell Memorial at Waterloo

Windham at Fairport Harding