OT: Massillon HS Football documentary
If you have some time to kill and like movies about football, this is a pretty good one.
It's a documentary from 2001 on Massillon-Washington HS in Ohio, documenting their 1999 season. Shawn Crable was a Freshman on their team at the time of the filming.
It really shows how big HS football is in Ohio. I uploaded it because I noticed how difficult it was to find online to watch. It's one of my favorite movies because it's just crazy how into their high school football team these people are. I've seen nothing like it here in MI.
It's probably the closest anyone in the Midwest will get to being like Allen or Katy in Texas that have built multi-million dollar stadiums for HS teams.
Incoming Freshman kicker Andrew David is coming to Michigan from Massillon.
In fact, the amazing NFL-style indoor practice facility that Massillon has is named after Andrew David's grandfather.
Massillon plays in a 15,000-seat stadium.
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you have something in common with quite a few Michigan fans that tried to watch a football game in that piece of shit state.
No spring football in MI? In California, we go from two weeks of spring ball in mid-May to six weeks of summer practice (twice weekly), then straight into camp. Guys have a weight training program year round.
I can't believe nobody has mentioned Justin Turner and Gareon Conley.
This is an interesting thread for me, personally. I am from Massillon, but didnt go to Washington, the HS featured in this film. There are three high schools in the town, all tremendous D1 programs. The other two are Perry and Jackson, the latter of which I attended. Crable and I are the same age and knew each other through mutual friends. I know quite a few of these guys in the movie, one of which (the dude puking in the basement) was my boss during one of my early HS summer jobs working at a local lawn care company. Needless to say, the culture of football in Massillon, particularly for Washington HS is INSANE. Absolutely crazy. However, the town has really saddled itself to football while the rest of the culture and the city has fallen apart around them.
Happy to answer any questions other posters may have, but it's a culture you have to live in to actually believe.
Steve Breaston, one question?
Back in 2001, why did my team get homered @ Jackson? Since when on a botched Field Goal, can the whole line run down field only to have the holder crawl on his knees, jump up, and complete a pass to said line?
#stillBitter
It ruined our Perfect season.
Seriously, this is un-fucking-believable
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Oh snap, I remember the whole thing as I watched from the sideline, I was offense only. Always wondered if from a Mass. Jackson perspective if you guys thought the play was legal? I also remember your kicker nailing pre game FG then missing a few in the game. You had to run after the game?? That's grade school shit.
All was forgotten as 9/11 happened the following, and our next game against Cincy Moeller was cancelled, stupid terrorist.
13 - 1, won D2 Championship game at Tiger Stadium.