Congratulations to Division II Regional Champions Kirtland Hornets and Division II Regional Runners Up the Cleveland Central Catholic Ironmen! We’ll see you next week for the State Tournament

We ranked the top Division VI quarterbacks in Ohio ahead of the 2025 season. Someone you know could be on this list 👀 cleveland.com/highschoolspor…

QB watch list for Northeast Ohio within the clevelanddotcom 7-county coverage area: Jake LaVerde Luke Anzlovar Brysen Hall Matthew Furst Donovan Moorhead Arvell Nelson LaMarques Greenwood II (2027 QB) Ryan Taylor Burke Lowry Nick Kinsey '26 3⭐️ QB ... and more: cleveland.com/highschoolspor…

So, ummm, Jake LaVerde is good at football, kirtlandFB

“To be 100 percent, he’s very excited. You don’t appreciate it until it’s gone.” -Kirtland coach Tiger LaVerde on son Jake LaVerde's return. Camp tour w/the Hornets, Luciano Cantini, Ty Bledsoe, Kirtland Hornet Stat Crew: cleveland.com/highschoolspor…

Some NEO standouts are great on both sides of the ball. Here are 30 of the best who rarely come off the field: Jakob Weatherspoon Chris (Cj) Newell Jr. 3⭐️ Elbert Hill |3⭐️| Kindall Brown 2026 ATH Brady Bush Jacob Earnest Gavin Madigan Jamir “JJ” Perez 3⭐️ Jake LaVerde Tristin Hughes Trent Taylor cleveland.com/highschoolspor…

Kirtland football: One last run for Coach Tiger LaVerde and his son Jake trib.al/T10EBrF

TOUCHDOWN! Jake LaVerde bullies his way in for the first score of the game. Kirtland leads Central Clarion 7-0 with 9:49 left in the first.

TOUCHDOWN! Jake LaVerde scampers in for his second score of the night! Kirtland leads Central Clarion 14-0 with 2:29 left in the first quarter.

Air LaVerde 🐰 (Hurdling a player contacting the ground only with their feet on the ground is a penalty, according to NFHS rules. But we celebrate any & all athletic feats!)

It was a special night for the LaVerde Family. 20 years ago, Tiger LaVerde was the offensive coordinator at Franklin PA after serving as head coach from 2001-03. Tonight, he celebrated his 245th win at Kirtland, improving to 245-21 with the Hornets & 265-31 in his career.

Kirtland’s Running Game and Defense Key to Victory Over Central Clarion pafootballnews.com/pfn/kirtlands-… kirtlandFB Shane Lux CC Hastings Central Clarion Wildcats Mason Burford Ethan Rex @haydenhindman

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LaVerde jukes and stiff arms his way down to the 12, gain of 19 Kirtland Hornets kirtlandFB Jake LaVerde

Thank you for watching Week #3 of 'Friday Night Touchdown' & Congratulations to the new #FOX8 Player of the Week: Jake LaVerde from Kirtland Athletics who has now the award 3 times in 2 seasons! If you missed tonight's show, you can still catch the encore broadcast Saturday at

Coach Bob Gecewich of Perry Pirates discusses the challenge of facing the kirtlandFB Hornets and has high praise for the Hornets quarterback, Jake Laverde.

Week 3 Game Balls go to ... Jake LaVerde Grant Barr Zack Barnhart Jason Beverly Cy Christensen QB 2026 Logan Connelly David Dudziak Jonny Evanchick Steven Fakult (2027 QB) Grady Munir Lewis Aiden O’Neal Kyndall McCaleb Milan Parris Andrew Platz Kentsten “Kent” staten & more: cleveland.com/highschoolspor…

Meet the newest FridayNightTouchdown Player of the Week, Jake LaVerde from Kirtland Hornets on a brand new episode of Talkin' Sports on the FOX 8 Cle + App. The new episode airs tonight at 9 and 11pm and then will be available On Demand. Kirtland Hornet Stat Crew

Kirtland head coach Tiger LaVerde reached 250 wins tonight! It’s just his 271st game in his 20th season at the helm of the Hornets. For comparison sake, Marion Local’s Tim Goodwin reached 250 wins in his 297th game in his 21st season with the Flyers back in 2019.

After a week off, the Associated Press released its updated state football poll. Kirtland is the lone Northeast Ohio team to hold a No. 1 ranking: cleveland.com/highschoolspor…