Midview Football to host Amherst for SWC Opener in Week 4

Who: Midview High School (3-0, 0-0 SWC) and Amherst Steele High School (3-0, 0-0 SWC)

What: Week 4 OHSAA Southwestern Conference Varsity Football Game

Where: The newly renovated Ross Field at Adelsberg Stadium (38199 Capel Road, Grafton, OH 44044)

When: Kickoff is Friday (September 13) at 7 p.m.

Special Events: Midview will dedicate its POW/MIA Chair of Honor in a short ceremony prior to kickoff. All military veterans will be admitted free. It is also Middle School Football Night. Members of the Midview 7th and 8th grade football teams will be admitted free of charge. In addtion, it is Mini Cheerleading Night.

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 Amherst Exempted 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.

Haltime Performance: The Amherst Steele 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 racked up over 400 yards of offense but turned the ball over 4 times in a 17-7 loss at Amherst Steele High School on September 15, 2023. Ethan Elbert completed 21-of-34 passes and threw for 312 yards and a TD. Cameron West (71 yards) and Dane West (47 yards) each caught 6 passes. Michael Passerrello Jr. led the defense with 16 total tackles

2023 Records: Midview finished 4-7 overall and 2-5 in the Southwestern Conference, while Amherst went 3-7 overall and 1-6 in the SWC. The Middies lost 49-7 at Highland High School in the first round of the OHSAA Division II Playoffs.

Midview's Last Game: The Middies posted their second straight shutout and defeated Elyria Catholic High School 27-0. Junior Shay Williams ran for two scores and threw for another. Junior Marcus McMahon was on the receiving end of that TD and added a running TD of his own in the win. Junior Brayden Homoki led the defense with 13 total stops, while senior Dior Jones recovered two fumbles. [Recap].

Amherst's Last Game: Amherst defeated North Olmsted High School 24-7 in week 3.

Midview Head Coach: Head Coach Jack Armstrong is now 7-7 in his second season leading the Middies. Armstrong, a 2012 graduate of Midview High School, is a Special Education Coordinator 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.

Amherst Head Coach: Head Coach Tom Thome is 6-7 in his second year leading the Comets.

Midview Stat Leaders: Junior quarterback Shay Williams has completed 14-of-27 (51.9%) passes and thrown for 158 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT. He also has 41 carries for 136 yards and 2 TDs. Junior Marcus McMahon has 26 carries for 162 yards and 2 TDs, junior Michael Passerrello Jr. has 24 carries for 110 yards and 1 TD, while senior Cameron West has 7 carries for 88 yards and 2 TDs. Senior Dior Jones leads the receving corps with 4 catches for 79 yards, while Passerrello has added 4 catches for 35 yards. Junior Brayden Homoki leads the team with 48 total tackles, while senior Wyatt Lehman has added 28 total tackles on the year. [Complete Stats]

Returning Lettermen: Midview returned 17 letterwinners from a year ago, including All-SWC first team junior running back/defensive back Michael Passerrello Jr.

SWC Non-Conference Success: The 8 SWC teams combined to go 17-7 over the first three weeks. Five schools enter league play with a 3-0 record. [Standings]

Playoffs Outlook: Midview currently sits atop Division III Region 10, while Amherst is third in Division II Region 6 through week 3 of the season. The top 16 of each region once again make the playoffs in 2024.

Watch Live: A Hudl Focus stream will be provided free of charge via the Hudl Fan Page. WOBL will also be broadcasting Friday's action on its Lorain County Sports Network YouTube Page.

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 visits Avon Lake High School (1-2) and Amherst travels to Berea-Midpark High School (1-2) in week 5. Both games are on Friday (September 20) at 7 p.m.