Midview Hosts North Olmsted for Youth Football Night in Week 2
Who: Midview High School (1-0, 0-0 SWC) and North Olmsted High School (0-1, 0-0 CWC)
What: Week 2 OHSAA Non-Conference Varsity Football Game
Where: The newly renovated Ross Field at Adelsberg Stadium (38199 Capel Road, Grafton, OH 44044)
When: Kickoff is Friday (August 30) at 7 p.m.
Tickets: All Tickets are General Admission and $8. Everyone Kindergarten age to 59 years of age must have a ticket in order to enter. Senior Citizens (60+) are also admitted free regardless of where they live. Presale Tickets are available here: https://midview.hometownticketing.com/embed/all A credit card reader will also be available at both the Main Gate and the Middle School entrance for walk-up tickets. Cash Sales exclusively at the Main Gate. In addition, Midview Local School and North Olmsted High School employee IDs and SWC passes will be accepted.
Specator Note: All kids in attendance will be expected to sit in the stands with their parents or in the assigned student sections. Spectators are prohibited from bringing sporting equipment (footballs, basketballs, etc.) inside Adelsberg Stadium during Varsity Football Games. They will be turned away at the gate. Alcohol and Smoking are also prohibited on the campus of Midview Local Schools.
Specator Note 2: The main gate has been moved just to the west of the previous one. It will still be marked by the ticket booth.
Special Events: It is Midview Youth Football Night. All youth players and cheerleaders in grades K-6 will be admitted free when wearing their uniform AND accompanied by an adult. Registered coaches will also be admitted free at the pass gate. MS Football Night is September 13.
Haltime Performance: The North Olmsted Marching Band will perform first, followed by the Midview High School Marching Blue.
Concessions: The Midview Band Boosters will once again sponsor all concessions during Midview Varsity Football home games. They will be open through the end of the third quarter.
Last Meeting: Midview earned a 23-6 road win at North Olmsted High School in Week 2 of the 2023 season. Christopher Payne connected on field goals of 30, 25 and 20 yards. Dior Jones had 3 catches for 99 yards and a TD. Defensively, Nathanial Shenberger had 2 sacks.
2023 Records: Midview finished 4-7 overall and 2-5 in the Southwestern Conference, while North Olmsted went 2-8 overall and 2-3 in the Great Lakes Conference. The Middies lost 49-7 at Highland High School in the first round of the OHSAA Division II Playoffs.
Midview's Last Game: Midview opened the 2024 season with a 34-14 victory over Westlake High School. Junior Michael Passerrello Jr scored 2 touchdowns, while senior Ethan Morris connected on a 40-yard and 45-yard field goals. [Recap].
North Olmsted's Last Game: North Olmsted High School dropped its home opener 48-0 at home against North Ridgeville High School.
Midview Head Coach: Head Coach Jack Armstrong begins his second season leading the Middies. Armstrong, a 2012 graduate of Midview High School, is a Special Education teacher at his alma mater and has served as a varsity assistant coach with the Middies for six of the previous seven seasons before taking over. He is the just the eighth coach in program history, which dates back to the consolidation of Belden, Eaton and Grafton high schools in 1955.
North Olmsted Head Coach: Head Coach Tim Brediger is 51-58 in his 12th year leading the Eagles.
Midview Stat Leaders: Junior quarterback Shay Williams has completed 3-of-7 (42.9%) passes and thrown for 30 yards with 1 TD and 0 INTs. He also has 13 carries for 82 yards. Senior Cameron West has 4 carries for 75 yards and 1 TD, junior Marcus McMahon has 10 carries for 59 yards and 1 TD, while junior Michael Passerrello Jr. has contributed 7 carries for 36 yards and 1 TD on the ground and 2 catches for 28 yards and 1 TD through the air. Junior Brayden Homoki leads the team with 16 total tackles, while senior Wyatt Lehman 15 total tackles.
Returning Lettermen: Midview returned 17 letterwinners frotm year ago, including All-SWC first team junior running back/defensive back Michael Passerrello Jr.
Watch Live: A Hudl Focus stream will be provided free of charge via the Hudl Fan Page: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/oh/grafton/organization/5417/midview-high-school
Midview Photos: Looking for photographic documentation of Midview student-athletes' success on the field? Jeff Barnes is the official photographer of Midview Athletics and his photos can be purchased at https://jeffbarnesphotography.zenfolio.com/
Next Week: Midview continues non-league play in Week 3 by visiting Elyria Catholic High School, while North Olmsted visits Amerst Steele High School. Both games are on Friday (September 6) at 7 p.m.