MyValleySports.com Game of the Week
Week 3: Friday, September 10, 2010 at 7 p.m.
Warren Harding (2-0) at Howland (2-0)
Series History
19th Meeting
Harding Leads, 15-3
Last Meeting
1998: Harding, 62-0
Fact: One of three matchups this week that pits two undefeated programs against one another that involves at least one area Ohio team (Harding-Howland, St. Edward-Mooney, Mentor Lake Catholic-Ursuline).
Warren Harding Raiders (2-0)
Head Coach: D.J. Dota
Last Week: Harding lassoed the Cowboys, 54-19
Points Scored (Area Ohio rank): 41.5 (4th)
Points Allowed (Area Ohio rank): 22.5 (23rd)
Notes: Raider quarterback Mikhail Seawood tossed three touchdown passes in last week's 54-19 win over Chaney. Seawood finished the day with 157 yards on 7 of 9 passing and he also scored on the ground. In two games, Seawood has compiled four touchdowns rushing and has three passing. Harding has not lost a game prior to week four since the 2006 season (lost to Glenville, 41-7, on September 2, 2006)
Howland Tigers (2-0)
Head Coach: Dick Angle
Last Week: The ground attack was too much for Lakeview, Howland won 35-14
Points Scored (Area Ohio rank): 40.0 (5th)
Points Allowed (Area Ohio rank): 14.0 (T-11th)
Notes: Sophomore running back De'Veon Smith racked up 274 yards on 38 carries, scoring twice, in Howland's impressive 35-14 victory over the Bulldogs. Smith has scored twice in each of his first two games this season. The Tigers have began two of their last three seasons (2007, 2009) undefeated after the third week of the season. The last time Howland faced a Division I school was on August 26, 2004 when Cleveland East opened their season on the road. The Bombers were dismantled, 35-6.
