Buckeye Youth Football Association (Medina, OH)

The JV Squad went 6-2 in League play and 6-4 overall under 3rd year Head Coach Dan Kohler. They got into the playoffs but were eliminated in the first round by the Brunswick Jets. Coach Kohler was assisted by Dave Raco, Bill Graham and Greg Thomas. The Jets JV went 0-2 in their first appearance at the Medina Kick Off Classic.

The Pee Wee Squad was under the direction of Head Coach Dave Walker and Assistants Carmen Monaco and Mark Crooks. This division keeps score but does not award a Championship. The team is made up of 7 and 8 year olds and they are initiated from Flag to tackle football where they began giving them the basics they need to advance to the JV and Varsity levels. 

Katie Raco, Jody Theis, Anne Murphy and Ginger Heberlein coached the Jets Varsity Cheerleaders. Becky Casteel and Sara Smith coached the Jets JV Cheer Squad and Tammy Potter coached the Pee Cheer Squad.

Name to the first team as an Offensive Lineman was former Jet player Cody Muhek.

Buckeye coach Billy Burke on Muhek: “Cody Muhek is a kid that loves to play football and loves the physical nature of the game. He’s really worked hard to make himself the player that he is.”

Making the 2008 Team with Honorable Mentior were former Jags Kelton Keller as a Defensive End and Mike Kelley as a Punter. Congratulations to these Bucks on their honors and also for a successful 2008 Season and their 3rd PAC Division Crown.

The Jags kept the ball most of the 1st half and finally surrendered a touchdown to the Jets with less than 2 minutes to go and the teams went to intermission with the Jags trailing 7-0. In the second half the Jags could not get the offense untracked and the Jets added two more scores to make it 21-0.

Despite that loss the Varsity Squad had a very successful season, becoming the first BYFA team to win 12 games in one season, and they, along with our Jets, made the first ever tournament appearances by participating in the Medina Kickoff Classic where they won all 3 of the games they played. We congratulate the Jets on their Championship, and we also congratulate the Jaguars on their 2008 Season.

The JV Division Championship game was played at Taliak Field in Strongsville on Saturday, November 1 and the Strongsville Blitz defeated the Brunswick Jets JV 18-0 to capture the JV Crown.

The senior players include former Jets Darren Boulton WR/CB, Zach Yohman TE/DL and Cody Muhek OL/DL, former Jaguar Tucker Gregor TE/LB (injured), and Former Buccaneer Matt Shaw LB/TE.

The Juniors include former Jets Andy Young,  Kyle Miller, Zach Calihan, Shawn Cordes and Cody Carrow. Former Jaguars Mike Kelly, Jake Boettner, Ryan McCormick, Joe Arena, Kelton Keller, and Tyler Erb.

Sophomore Players are former Jags Austin Friel (injured) and T.J. Hugney. Former Jets Kyle and Chad Gatt, Mark Persic and Chris Boutton. They are joined by Joe Ross and Zach Maxworty from the Buccaneers.

The Freshman class has Jags Billy Doerge, Brandon Klaehn, Shane Cook, Ernie Boulton and Luke Cuthrell. Jets alumni Tyler Carrow and Logan Luna. Rounding out the Freshmen are Buccaneers Michael Rain, Colton Theus, Jacob Thayer, Matt Duplaga and Mike Winans.