Matt Goul
Sports Reporter at Cleveland.com
Sports reporter for @clevelanddotcom, covering high school basketball and football. Email [email protected]. Occasional all-district therapist.
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cleveland.com | Matt Goul
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Even a shoulder injury could not keep Cincere Johnson from racking up more than 200 tackles and leaving little doubt to be Ohio’s top linebacker in the Class of 2026 last fall as a junior. Glenville teammates Aaron Scales and C.J. Newell saw it every day in practice and during games. Newell even felt it at one point during the Tarblooders’ playoff opener against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin. Both spotted a receiver running a slant route between them.
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cleveland.com | Matt Goul
High School SportsPublished: Jun. 19, 2025, 12:33 p.m.CLEVELAND, Ohio — The pull to remain in Ohio was strong enough to keep Cincere Johnson close to home. A four-star linebacker from Glenville, Johnson announced his commitment to the Buckeyes on Thursday during a ceremony at the Ginn Academy in Cleveland. Johnson had been down to a top three of Ohio State, Alabama and Penn State since early May. Cleveland.com Softball All-Stars 2025: Meet the best from Northeast OhioJun.
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cleveland.com | Matt Goul
Updated: Jun. 17, 2025, 6:05 a.m.|Published: Jun. 17, 2025, 6:05 a.m.CLEVELAND, Ohio — Olentangy Liberty upended Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller last season for the OHSAA Division I football state championship. Liberty, which ended St. Edward’s run of three straight state titles in the state semifinals, graduated a big senior class from that team. Moeller, however, returns Mr. Football winner Matt Ponatoski at quarterback.
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cleveland.com | Matt Goul
High School SportsUpdated: Jun. 15, 2025, 4:06 p.m.|Published: Jun. 15, 2025, 4:05 p.m.AKRON, Ohio — A.J. Trobenter batted second in Lake Catholic’s baseball lineup, but he watched from the dugout as his teammates set their comeback in motion before his tying two-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning Sunday at Canal Park in Akron.
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cleveland.com | Matt Goul
High School SportsUpdated: Jun. 15, 2025, 3:47 p.m.|Published: Jun. 15, 2025, 3:46 p.m.AKRON, Ohio — Amherst concluded its record-breaking season with a 7-3 loss Saturday night to Anthony Wayne in the OHSAA Division II baseball state championship, but the defeat didn’t diminish the most successful season in program history.
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