Bobcat Attack - Ohio Football Recruiting - 2011 LB Ben Russell (Cincinnati Oak Hills, OH)

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Topic: 2011 LB Ben Russell (Cincinnati Oak Hills, OH) - OHIO Commit

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Valley Cat

7/6/2010 7:52 AM

Tooling around the West Side the other day and probed a little info from someone who had recently spoken to the LB. Story I heard was that the soft verbal is pretty solid. Not only does Mr. Russell like Ohio he also is intrigued by the possibility of playing early. Had just come back from Northwesten when he decided to verbal to the Bobcats.

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Bcat2

7/6/2010 8:06 AM

Valley Cat wrote:expand_more

Good to hear. "Defense Wins Championships," I hope Ohio becomes known for great D and recruits see it as a place to have fun.

Bcat2

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Eagle66

7/6/2010 8:15 AM

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/preps/2010/06/29/russell-commits-to-ohio-university/

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Ted Thompson

7/6/2010 3:03 PM

ScoutingOhio.com video:

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GoCats105

7/7/2010 10:02 AM

Man this kid can lay the lumber. And from looking at the video, he's doing so with great form tackling, and not leading with the head.

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Doc Bobcat

7/7/2010 5:13 PM

GoCats105 wrote:expand_more

Man this kid can lay the lumber. And from looking at the video, he's doing so with great form tackling, and not leading with the head.

Amen brotha!!!

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TheRealMikeDrake

8/24/2010 5:13 PM

Oak Hills and Ben Russell will open the season against Anderson Friday night at Nippert Stadium as part of the Cincinnati Crosstown Showdown. Oak Hills went 3-7 last year, while Anderson went 12-1 in 2009. Anderson boasts at least two verbals that I found easily. 4-star tackle Andrew Norwell (ESPN:80) to Ohio State, and another tackle Greg Mancz (ESPN:40) who verballed to Toledo.

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Mike Coleman

8/24/2010 9:33 PM

FWIW...Norwell and Mancz were 2010 recruits.

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randy

8/24/2010 9:58 PM

Ted, you once again came through on the pics. Anyone who gets a chance to watch this kid play before he becomes a BOBCAT is lucky. He has the capability to play right away from what ive heard and what you just showed us ! holy linebaker!

Last Edited: 8/25/2010 1:18:15 PM by randy

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TheRealMikeDrake

8/26/2010 5:23 PM

Season preview for Oak Hills. Only a mention of Russell, but nice overall write-up on the team looking to rebound from 3-7 in 2010.

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TheRealMikeDrake

8/28/2010 6:49 PM

Oak Hills stumbles at Showdown.

Anderson holds off Oak Hills.

Ben and Oak Hills will take on Harrison in Week 2 after the 14-7 loss against Anderson.

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Bobcat36

8/31/2010 11:05 AM

Looks like the next Noah Keller if you ask me! Wow...

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Doc Bobcat

8/31/2010 11:49 AM

Bobcat36 wrote:expand_more

Looks like the next Noah Keller if you ask me! Wow...

+1.

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Bcat2

8/31/2010 8:29 PM

Bobcat36 wrote:expand_more

Looks like the next Noah Keller if you ask me! Wow...

Not ready to turn the middle over to him until Edwards and Stefanski have their turns. If he can come in and take the job from them Ohio will really have something.

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Doc Bobcat

8/31/2010 8:42 PM

Bcat2 wrote:expand_more

Bobcat36 wrote:expand_more

Looks like the next Noah Keller if you ask me! Wow...

Not ready to turn the middle over to him until Edwards and Stefanski have their turns. If he can come in and take the job from them Ohio will really have something.

Next year's team may be the deepest at every position of any team in Ohio football history.

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TheRealMikeDrake

9/4/2010 8:33 AM

Oak Hills 41, Harrison 14.

Oak Hills moves to 1-1 and Harrison falls 1-1. Oak Hills was ranked 12th in the Cincinnati D1 Polls and Harrison came in at number 6 in the DII-DIV poll.

Oak Hills next up has a game at Loveland on Friday. Loveland was not ranked in those polls linked above.

Edit: Ben was credited with a half quarterback sack and a 27 yard interception return against Harrison.

2nd Edit: Oak Hills is now ranked 11th in the Week 2 Cincinnati D1 Poll.

Last Edited: 9/8/2010 10:38:28 AM by TheRealMikeDrake

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TheRealMikeDrake

9/11/2010 1:36 PM

Oak Hills 27, Loveland 24, OT.

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TheRealMikeDrake

9/14/2010 1:07 PM

Next up for 2-1 Oak Hills is a game Friday against 2-1 Hamilton. Both schools are tied for 8th in the Cincinnati Enquirer D1 Football poll.

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TheRealMikeDrake

9/20/2010 10:44 AM

Hamilton 48, Oak Hills 10.

Oak Hills (2-2, 0-1) will play at Sycamore this Friday (4-1, 1-0).

They fall from 8th to 14th in the Enquirer D1 coaches poll. Oak Hills is 0-2 against the Top Ten with losses against #7 Hamilton and #8 Anderson. This week's opponent, Sycamore, is #9.

In the D1, Region 4 computer rankings, Oak Hills is #13.

Last Edited: 9/22/2010 10:15:14 AM by TheRealMikeDrake

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TheRealMikeDrake

9/25/2010 11:41 AM

Sycamore 28, Oak Hills 14.

Oak Hills (2-3, 0-2) plays at Mason (2-0, 3-2) this Friday in more Greater Miami Conference action.

The Highlanders are hanging on in the Cincinnati Enquirer D1 coaches poll at #14. They are 0-3 against the 16 teams in this poll, with a 14-7 loss to #5 Anderson in week 1, a 48-10 loss to #9 Hamilton in week 4, and a 28-14 loss to #7 Sycamore in Week 5. Mason is #10. They are 1-0 against the schools in the poll with a 26-21 win over Princeton, who is tied with Oak Hills at #14.

Oak Hills drops to #17 in the D1 Region 4 computer rankings.

Last Edited: 9/29/2010 10:38:07 AM by TheRealMikeDrake

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TheRealMikeDrake

10/2/2010 10:20 AM

Mason 14, Oak Hills 13.

Both Mason scores were tallied by Bobcat recruit David Fulcher Jr.

Next up is a game Friday at 1-5 Fairfield.

With the loss, Oak Hills drops out of the Enquirer D1 Poll.

In the computer rankings they are currently 21st in the D1, Region 4 rankings. They are 0-2 against the Top 8 (Playoff eqiuvalent teams) with losses to #7 Harrison and #8 Sycamore.

Last Edited: 10/6/2010 7:16:40 PM by TheRealMikeDrake

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TheRealMikeDrake

10/11/2010 9:06 AM

Fairfield 27, Oak Hills 13.

As mentioned in another post, it doesn't appear as if Ben played against Fairfield according to this link.

Oak Hills falls to 2-5, and 0-4 in the Greater Miami Conference. Friday's schedule includes a game at Lakota East (3-4, 2-2).

The Highlanders are 24th in the Division I, Region 4 computer rankings. Oak Hills is 0-1 against the Top 8 with the 28-14 loss to #8 Sycamore.

Last Edited: 10/13/2010 8:51:05 AM by TheRealMikeDrake

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TheRealMikeDrake

10/19/2010 2:22 PM

Oak Hills 35, Lakota East 24.

Ben Russell played and blocked a punt that was returned for a score, according to the article above.

The Highlanders move to 3-5, and 1-4 in conference play. They host Princeton on Friday who is also 3-5 overall, and 1-4 in conference.

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TheRealMikeDrake

10/23/2010 12:14 PM

Oak Hills 28, Princeton 13.

Oak Hills will close out the regular season on the road against undefeated Colerain. Colerain is #2 in the State AP Poll (behind Glenville), #2 in the Division 1, Region 4 computer rankings (behind Middletown), #21 in the Rivals top 100, and #29 in the ESPN top 50.

Last Edited: 10/27/2010 1:37:38 PM by TheRealMikeDrake

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TheRealMikeDrake

10/30/2010 11:05 AM

Colerain 48, Oak Hills 6.