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Midview to host Avon for Senior Night match-up in week 8
Posted: Oct 05, 2024

Midview to host Avon for Senior Night match-up in week 8

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Who: Midview High School (4-3, 1-3 SWC) and Avon High School (7-0, 4-0 SWC)

What: Week 8 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 (October 11) at 7 p.m.

Special Events: Friday is Senior Night at Midview. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. The introduction of 70 senior student-athletes, marching band and JROTC members will begin immediately after the coin toss at approximately 6:35 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 Avon Local 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 Avon 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: Avon topped visiting Midview 45-7 in week 8 of the 2023 season.

2023 Records: Midview finished 4-7 overall and 2-5 in the Southwestern Conference, while Avon went 14-1 overall and 7-0 in the SWC. The Middies lost 49-7 at Highland High School in the first round of the OHSAA Division II Playoffs. The Eagles won their first four OHSAA Division II Playoffs games (28-0 over St. Johns, 49-7 to Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 33-23 over Olmsted Falls and 28-14 over Highland) before falling to Hoban 17-14 in the State Semifinal.

Midview's Last Game: The Middies dropped a 38-20 rivalry game at North Ridgeville in week 7. Junior Marcus McMahon had a pair of 1-yard TD runs, while senior Dior Jones added a 55-yard punt return for a TD. [Recap].

Avon's Last Game: The Eagles soundly defeates Berea-Midpark High School 49-7 in week 7.

Midview Head Coach: Head Coach Jack Armstrong is now 8-10 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.

Avon Head Coach: Head Coach Mike Elder is 193-31 in his 18th year leading the Eagles. Avon has won 8 straight SWC titles under his leadership.

Midview Stat Leaders: Junior quarterback Shay Williams has completed 51-of-96 (53.1%) passes and thrown for 675 yards with 4 TDs and 4 INTs. He also has 86 carries for 347 yards and 2 TDs. Junior Marcus McMahon has 52 carries for 240 yards and 4 TDs, and junior Michael Passerrello Jr. has 61 carries for 271 yards and 2 TDs. Senior Dior Jones leads the receving corps with 17 catches for 310 yards and 1 TD, while McMahon has added 10 catches for 105 yards and 1 TD. Jones (2) and Passerrello Jr. (1) have combined for 3 special teams TDs this season. Junior Brayden Homoki leads the team with 114 total tackles, while senior Wyatt Lehman has added 63 total tackles on the year. Senior Nathanial Shenberger has compiled 7 of the team's 17 sacks on the season. [Complete Stats]

Midview 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 against non-league opponents. [Standings]

Playoffs Outlook: Midview currently sits 8th in Division III Region 10, while Avon is atop the rankings in Division II Region 6 through week 7 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 Midview Hudl Fan 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 rival Elyria High School (0-7) and Avon plays host to Amherst Steele High School (5-2) in week 9. Both games are on Friday (October 18) at 7 p.m.