#3 Massillon vs #1 St. Edward - 2023 | OHIO GAME of the YEAR!!

The site is Massillon's Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. We should have a near sell-out crowd close to 18,000.
The visitors tonight: St. Edward. Ranked #1 in Ohio and #10 in the USA.
They are defending Back-2-Back champs and have a record of 34-2 the last few seasons. 1 of those losses was in overtime to Cincinnati Moeller... and the other was here.. last year.. when Massillon scored a last second touchdown to win the game.
St. Ed's is 72-11 since the beginning of 2017 and Massillon is 75-13 in that same span. Massillon has a pretty solid defensive front 7 and St. Ed's has the largest offensive line in the country. Not one of the... THE largest. The 5 guys up front average 6'5 and 300lbs. Two are brothers going to Ohio State and one is going to Michigan. The other two are undecided.
Ed's is #1 in Ohio for Division 1. Massillon is #3 in Ohio for Division 2.
Should be a great one.

[@OBONESJONES]

2 GAMES IN A ROW!! 🤣🤣🤣 BOY WAS I WRONG! Hard fought game by the Tigers! 💪🏾

[@JimTrussell]

"GUAR....RAN....TEE!!" *Charles Barkley Voice*

[@greenman5255]

"Boy was I wrong" seems to be your catch phrase for all of the Massillon games. Go Tigers!!!!

[@JimTrussell]

@@greenman5255 🤣

[@Greenthumb6a]

Mad impressive that a public school can pull this off. St. Ed’s literally has a population in Lakewood of 50,000 PLUS they recruit, Massillon has a population of 32,000. 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️

[@briantincher9284]

This is what I love about Massillon....play up...seek out stronger opponents. Way to go Tigers!!!

[@428chase]

Thanks for the post been 40 plus years since I been to a Tiger game Born and raised in Massillon and lived the first 31 years there. but been living in Arizona for 33 years but I always brag about the Tigers out here

[@JimTrussell]

We try to do all the big Massillon games!! Thank you for your support!!

[@eddie4986]

Absolutely loved your video brother.. The commentary was on point as well.. Great content bro..

[@JimTrussell]

Thank you! Lots of time and energy goes into these videos and I always try to upload Saturday or Sunday after the game.

[@michaellanzo1553]

That was the loudest game in Paul Brown Tiger Stadium that I have attended. The atmosphere was better than some of the Mass/McK games.. TIG….

[@JimTrussell]

Yes it was a very loud crowd!! I could tell from that first run to the left

[@carljgatewood]

Our fans are very very hungry

[@PatrickRyan150]

@@carljgatewood Even after the tailgate parties? 😆

[@carljgatewood]

@PatrickRyan150 I wouldn't go that far. But if our fans bring the 12th man the rest of the season, we COULD be bringing it HOME this season

[@tombowers6713]

We all know Bishop Sycamore is the real powerhouse in Ohio

[@JimTrussell]

Undefeated with 22 D1 athletes

[@boardmanfan]

I never heard of Bishop Sycamore.

[@JimTrussell]

@@boardmanfan 😂😂😂 Bishop Sycamore is that fake school that got busted 2 years ago. Just look up Bishop Sycamore on youtube and you will be flooded with the the story 😂😂😂

[@footballmontgomeryOhio]

@@JimTrussellthey still playing

[@JimTrussell]

@@footballmontgomeryOhio I know 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dominicmesserly7489]

I've still never seen a game there, this video gives me a good idea what it's like. Good commentary too.

[@banyourass]

Thankyou for the speedy post....i live in Chicago. Born in Massillon love the Tigers.

[@JimTrussell]

I love my Bulldogs but it is awesome to deliver such a great product to Massillon people! I would have had the video uploaded in the wee hours of the morning but my editor was giving me issues but none the less I thank you for your comment and support!

[@jacklinn3636]

graduated from St Ignatius in1960. Massilon was a powerhouse then..60 years ago..Been living in Vermont for 45 years..Hockey and skiing are tops here

[@JimTrussell]

Very awesome to read. Hope you are subscribed and check out the rest of the channel. I do have plenty of 60s and 70s grads from Massillon and McKinley that follow the channel. So interesting to read stories

[@bsquared1986]

T Jones Bones!!! Great commentary

[@JimTrussell]

The best!

[@LordEagle]

Great job filming,,,,,THANX !!!! 👍👍👍

[@JimTrussell]

Thank you!! I appreciate your comment! Don't forget to sub to see more content like this 😎🏈🔥

[@greenie43]

Grew up in Malvern, Ohio and remember attending many Massillon games growing up. I live in Orlando now. Awesome vid! Glad to see they are doing well!! 😎👍

[@JimTrussell]

Solid times for Massillon but Im a Bulldog. Go Pups 😎

[@Justin-pq3rq]

Am I wrong for saying Massillon is the best team in Ohio? And probably top 20 in the country.

[@JimTrussell]

@@Justin-pq3rq St. Ed's was playing without their starting state championship QB.

[@JimTrussell]

@@Justin-pq3rq but Massillon is #1 in the AP poll for Division 2. McKinley is #10 for Division 1. Massillon has in fact eclipsed the top 20 for the nation

[@CCTH2221-lp2zj]

Although not an Ohio native, I’ve always been impressed with the quality and intensity of Ohio football. I’m curious however how the migration from Rustbelt areas like Ohio has affected the football talent level there. I see how it’s affecting North Jersey(where I’m from) and I see how it’s benefiting where I live North Georgia. Metro Atlanta has probably 3 of the top 12 teams in the country and these high schools are massive and growing. Many of these kids are from Ohio or at least their parents are…

[@kennethmerritt6771]

I can't speak for any other district or team. I grew up in Massillon and graduated as part of the class of 2022. Most of the kids that played football that I graduated alongside had been here their entire lives. Keep in mind those guys I graduated with were part of a team that made three consecutive state championship games (2019-2020) and lost a Regional Finals game in 2021. Throughout all those years, the Tigers played solid competition, including out of state teams from New Jersey, Illinois (East St. Louis in 2018 was an instant classic of a game), Pennsylvania and New York. This was in addition to competition from inside the state, both in the regular season and the playoffs. At least here in Massillon, the football talent hasn't seemed to dip much at all. If you want evidence of that, you can see it in a lot of the games over the last several years where Massillon has put running clocks on a lot of opponents (Which requires at least a 35 point lead in the 2nd half). In recent years, Massillon has struggled to find in state opponents, which is why there has a been a lot of out of state teams. This coming year in fact, Massillon will play 4 in state teams and 6 out of state teams in the regular season. I'm sure there has been some change in the level of football talent across the board, but in places like Massillon, you don't see it.

[@jonathanolenzak]

My face was turning red from cheering really intense. My Dad looked at me, and he was like, "Zach! I'm not gonna keep telling you again. Settle down!" And I said, "Don't worry, Dad! I got this!"

[@John94709]

Massillon's D played lights out. Great game!

[@angelinajacobs-howell4175]

Lot of team speed all-over on the Massillon squad, to me that was the difference in game!

[@JimTrussell]

Yes that did seem to be the case. St. Ed's is back-to-back defending champ. The first year of the back-to-back was 2021 and McKinley played them in the second round and that team was very fast. They don't seem to be the same team with the same team speed

[@tedhalter4425]

You do an amazing job with these videos. I really enjoy them. Keep up the amazing work. Go Tigers 🐅

[@JimTrussell]

Thank you lots of time and energy. I just simply grew up going to McKinley games as a kid and always wanted direct access to the game. Glad I can do this for a few different communities. Thank you for your support! But Go Pups 😎

[@domhicks8589]

Was a good ass game thank you for making these videos 💯 definitely should be coverage like this on Massillon every game 😂

[@JimTrussell]

I try to alternate between both McKinley's and Massillon's big games. I'd be damned if I record a 50-0 Massillon win over Elkart 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@domhicks8589]

@@JimTrussell oh yeah I’m already knowing gotta get the good ones they play #1 team in Delaware today with 5-6 D1 commits and more 👀 should be a showdown mass 49-32

[@JimTrussell]

@@domhicks8589 I think the Delaware team has already lost though unfortunately

[@stevenglansberg1822]

Coming at you from Central KY…Used to have the Go Tigers! DVD in constant rotation during my high school ball days. Love that these randomly pop up in my algorithm now…good stuff.

[@JimTrussell]

If you press the subscribe button, you will get these regularly in your subscription feed. Probably will have a game every week now until the end. Im going to McKinley-Lake tonight. Week 10 is getting closer!

[@JimTrussell]

But thank you for sharing! So awesome to see fans from all over

[@minahpoohbear7579]

That was an impressive win. Massilon has speed. They managed to maintain their momentum in spite of St. Edward's initial score.

[@Bbaker97]

What a game! Great game environment!

[@JimTrussell]

You know it!!

[@marshja56]

Massillon's awesome #15 was looking like Barry Sanders out there, very quick. And I wish my NFL team played that hard. What a game. Great job on the highlights video as well.

[@JimTrussell]

Thank you! Hopefully you are subbed so you can see more videos like this!

[@sscraddock]

Love watching these. Please keep it up.

[@JimTrussell]

I love making them!! Lots of time and energy. Thank you for the support. Working on my McKinley-Lake video right now!

[@banyourass]

Great game....great video...great commentary. Go Tigers!

[@JimTrussell]

Thank you!! Great atmosphere as well!!

[@cb007RDA]

Too bad Ed's missed 75% of their offense without their starting senior QB.

[@JimTrussell]

@@cb007RDA yeah that bums me out too when I heard on my way to the game that he was on crutches. They said he's only thrown five touchdowns but seven interceptions but I know he was also the team's leading rusher which is sad that he's hurt.

[@banyourass]

​@cb007RDA they still brought their offensive line.😂

[@JimTrussell]

@@banyourass 5 guys that average 6 ft 5 300 lb LMAO

[@troyweyerstrass7312]

Great video! Not easy to catch a game like this and where you’re at.

[@JimTrussell]

Thanks! But honestly we have quite a few games like this. Two years in a row Massillon has beaten st.eds at home. And McKinley Massillon just about every year gets 20,000 sometimes close to 25,000

[@troyweyerstrass7312]

@@JimTrussell that’s crazy! I actually meant videoing the game from where you’re standing. You do a great job!! I’ve watched a few of the videos just because of your quality. Keep up the good work and continues YT success!!

[@JimTrussell]

@@troyweyerstrass7312 thank you!! Lots of time and energy are spent on these videos. And that angle is my spot at Massillon. Works so well. Massillon people like seeing that home side in the background.

[@johndaniels7609]

Just looked at Hobans record so far. They are 5-0 and destroying teams. Is this the year Massillon can finally beat them?

[@JimTrussell]

Hoban lost of lot of kids from last year's team.... Especially Lamar Sperling...

[@johndaniels7609]

@@JimTrussell great highlights man! Felt like I was there.

[@carljgatewood]

​@@JimTrusselland their qb

[@scottseymour2153]

Hoban is "always" a problem for massillon. Hopefully the tigers can finally get one on them

[@JimTrussell]

@@scottseymour2153 Massillon beat Hoban in 2019!

[@greenman5255]

Thanks for another great video, Jim, and tell your buddy "Thanks" for "guaranteeing" that the first team to score would win, since it was Eds and he is ALWAYS wrong. Have him guarantee that your pups are going to beat my Tigers this year. PS nice comeback against Green on Friday. Go Tigers!!!!

[@JimTrussell]

His prediction last year for the McKinley-Jackson game was 100% on the money. So we have been trying to do that again and it doesn't work out 😂😂

[@greenman5255]

Earlier in the game he was trying not to do it, but time wore on and he couldn't help himself🤣😂🤣@@JimTrussell

[@noahthompsonator]

Pleasure to see in person. T-I-G!

[@JimTrussell]

Go Pups!

[@davidbryant1606]

This was very close to being the best if it's not there a tuff team to beat. But the Cleveland heights media game this year there was 115 points scored between both teams the running back had 358 yards rushing and the game was really close the whole time too if you like this game you should watch that one.

[@GoBungles]

Great video......can Massillon finally get by Hoban and win a playoff title??? Hoban has been extremely impressive the past couple of weeks....

[@JimTrussell]

Not sure!! Week 10 is a packed weekend. Hoban vs St. Eds Friday night. McKinley-Massillon on Saturday!

[@flash1660]

I grew up in Columbus and went to Watterson till I moved to xichigan in 66 the same year we won the state championship this was an exciting game

[@JimTrussell]

Thank you for the comment! Plenty of other videos like this on the channel

[@thomasrussell9740]

Incredible atmosphere

[@JimTrussell]

Go Pups 😎

[@gregoryklein1723]

Born there...what can I say.

[@NardoCantCook]

24 state championships and maybe 50% of their players parents were alive to see the last one💀

[@JimTrussell]

No chance. Last state title was 1970. People BORN that year are 53. You gotta be in your late 60s, maybe early 70s to remember that 1970 title. Lol

[@tamtechpools]

Great work as always. How bout those Tigers!!! You have the best high school football videos in northeast Ohio easily. Keep up the great work. Do you have a donation page where I can drop you a few bucks for all the enjoyment you give me on these vids?

[@JimTrussell]

Thank you!! It has taken lots of time and energy to get where we are at. As for any donations, I appreciate the thought but save it for now! We have applied for monetization so hopefully we can generate some income in the very near future. As part of the monetization program, KZbin will allow me to have a donate button under each video. So you will be more than welcome to donate when I am allowed to have that button. Until then, enjoy the videos. This might be my last Massillon game until Week 10 but I will always be at playoff games

[@nickolas233]

Got it. Good luck to the pups…until week 10 😆 Thanks for all you do. Your channel is amazing for a homesick Tiger.

[@JimTrussell]

@@nickolas233 I appreciate the support!! I just grew up wishing games were on KZbin!! 🤣🤣

[@jrginniii8716]

Love it!!!!

[@JimTrussell]

Thank you!!

[@PatrickRyan150]

Will Daone Owens be eligible for the McKinley game? Thats the big question!

[@JimTrussell]

Lol if he is ruled ineligible, they're gonna start pulling wins away.

[@PatrickRyan150]

@@JimTrussell It's a very strange, we'll see how it shakes out, but I think their wins may stay intact. We'll find out soon enough. I don't want a forfeit win anyhow. I just hope Ed's QB gets healthy soon! 🙏

[@scottseymour2153]

T.....I......G baby!!!!

[@jackstem475]

Excellent game!

[@JimTrussell]

It was! We've lucked out this year with some really good games

[@snotnose2152]

Nice video!

[@JimTrussell]

Thank you! Plenty of others on the channel!

[@JuulTeamCigs]

Everyone who scored for Massillon owes WR #7 a steak dinner for them blocks he was throwing down

[@mrcollier1641]

It's funny after beating St Ed's the Massillon quarterback was suspended the next game for a violation of transfer paperwork but it wasn't a problem tell now. Someone wasn't happy lol

[@JimTrussell]

Standard procedure. A LOT of people misunderstood what was going on. The ruling is that after the transfer, you're eligible to play weeks 1-5 and then you must be reviewed by the OHSAA. McKinley's Nino Hill had to do the same thing last year. Only difference was that the OHSAA got it done quickly. Massillon QB was suspended for a game essentially because OHSAA wasn't done reviewing.

[@tarenadettweiler6569]

I just realized who you are, you're the guy who said Valdosta was gonna whoop our butts. 😂

[@JimTrussell]

Every good video you watch is me. Every bad video you watch is someone else lmfao Subscribe!

[@tarenadettweiler6569]

Done!! @@JimTrussell

[@lancehood7916]

Ohio Highschool Football at its best

[@JimTrussell]

Yes!

[@mandymanning3678]

nice block by the wr

[@JimTrussell]

It was a good block!

[@georgewhocares9630]

T-I-G

[@JimTrussell]

Go Pups!

[@carljgatewood]

Ers

[@lokimyers8750]

Maybe just maybe Massillon can win a state championship finally

[@JimTrussell]

Maybe! But Go Pups!

[@lokimyers8750]

@@JimTrussell it will be a first for them. That they actually had to play for

[@jeremygross661]

Tigers been recruiting for a long time

[@dorseykindler9544]

Wonder if any of these kids will play for the Buckeyes

[@-clipz-]

God bless agtg

[@rtg3341]

I passed you when I walked into the stadium 😂

[@carljgatewood]

It was very disrespectful to do what Ed's did after the game wasvofficially over to the qb

[@JimTrussell]

Yeah crazy.

[@tamtechpools]

What did they do?

[@carljgatewood]

@@tamtechpools they tried to fight us

[@JimTrussell]

@@tamtechpools lol things got chippy at the end. You can see some in the video. Massillon kneed the ball to kill clock but they did so out of shotgun........ And it was a bad snap. QB simply fell on the ball and Eds player got a cheap shot in. Some words were said Im sure. So when the teams went to shake hands at the end, players started talking again

[@tamtechpools]

@@JimTrussell I hope Mckinley gets them at some point in the playoffs and whips their disrespectful ass. I don't see 3 in a row state titles for St Ed's in D1. Someone gonna get em in the playoffs this year. Why not Mckinley? Pups looking good. That game against Green was a scare last week, but y'all persevered. Good luck against Hoover tonight. Go Tigers!

[@Sheepdog34]

#1 on St Eds at 4:30 got what he got at 5:13 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JimTrussell]

Never realized that 😂😂😂😂 thank you for pointing that out

[@TarenaD]

If they can beat St Edwards, they can win a state title. This team chokes in the championship every year, please let this year be different.

[@JimTrussell]

Go Pups 🤗

[@TarenaD]

Nope, Massillon is trouncing y'all this year. @@JimTrussell 😉

[@JimTrussell]

@@TarenaD nahhhhhh

[@dannyburch4973]

Massillon Quarterback is a beast.😮

[@user-ks4hp5bg9s]

Recruit. Imagine that, in Massillon.

[@jimgamble6449]

DIVISION 2 WHATEVER

[@JimTrussell]

😂😂😂😂 GO DAWGS

[@rurexdane5089]

Doesn’t matter they’re still the best team in the state. 16-0 and beat the D1 state champ. Massillon would’ve smoked everyone in the D1 final four. 5 loss Springfield, Hilliard Bradley who lost their starting QB in the regional final, and Archbishop Moeller who hasn’t been as dominant in recent years.

[@jimgamble6449]

THATS EXACTLY WHAT IM SAYING, THEY SHOULD BE A D1 SCHOOL @@rurexdane5089

[@mentaly_insane8899]

My baseball teammate is on st ed lol

[@JimTrussell]

That's okay! Good football!

[@MusicMan3]

Go pups! Why you rootin for Massilion? Lol why can’t McKinley get a good team with that stadium and combining with timken ? It’s a travesty should be the best destination to play hs football in the country with the hof. Josh should quit the raiders and come back

[@lepftbll3373]

24 state championships... smh never won one on the field ever. Still haven't and they even played hoban at home and lost lol

[@JimTrussell]

Lol Go Pups

[@lepftbll3373]

@@JimTrussellyes sir go dawgs!

[@dkcrook5]

ol dont mean nothing if you dont have a qb

[@JimTrussell]

Very true. I felt bad that the QB couldn't play

[@tateskin]

DM

[@JimTrussell]

But Im right here

[@tateskin]

@@JimTrussell want 2 connect

[@JimTrussell]

@@tateskin and do what lol

[@MrMackey9]

Hope st Ed’s keeps losing. Bs that schools like this recruit kids basically. They’re nothing.

[@JimTrussell]

As a McKinley grad, I am ready to see my Bulldogs put St. Ed's away

[@jstape740]

Wow.The both look pretty bad

[@JimTrussell]

Well one is #1 in Division 1 and back2back champs and they're missing their starting QB. The other is #1 in Division 2 (now after winning) and is also the #1 all time wins leader in Ohio.

[@keyyonb11]

Both of them better be happy they don’t play Bishop Gorman😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 that white team was definitely over ranked cause wtf were they doing all game smh. Wrs dropped everything, and the black team was meh. Definitely heard of them before tho, know their a powerhouse up there

[@JimTrussell]

Massillon had Bishop Gorman on the schedule for 2020 until Covid hit. Bishop Gorman is good no doubt. But Bishop Gorman would get beat by a lot of Ohio powers Lmfaooo easy to be a big fish if the pond is small. Couldn't name a second team in Nevada that's good

[@keyyonb11]

@@JimTrussell Nevada definitely not, I agree with you on that. But they have a national schedule playing teams from Cali, Texas, Florida, jersey and are spanking them too😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 they should’ve beat mater dei last year and should’ve played them again this year!

[@JimTrussell]

@@keyyonb11 I have no doubt that Bishop Gorman is a powerhouse and I do believe the national recognition has been earned.

[@tamtechpools]

Bishop Gorman can kiss our Ohio asses. Come to Ohio and see. McKinley would beat you, Massillon would beat you, Hoban would beat you, St Ed's would beat you and I can name about 15 more teams that would beat that ass. Bring it.

[@jazmynmattie544]

"PromoSM" 😄

[@JimTrussell]

Huh

[@ompeezy]

St Eds is trash, how are they #1 in the state lmfao

[@JimTrussell]

Missing their championship QB. Other than being their QB, he was also Eds leading rusher in attempts and yards. They aren't as loaded as their teams the last few years. Go Pups

[@ompeezy]

@@JimTrussell Ah I see, thought #12 was their starter, that makes a huge difference.

[@ompeezy]

@@JimTrussell I appreciate the content you put out though, this video brought me back home for a couple of minutes! 🤣 I live on the west coast now, been a while since I've been to an Ohio high school football game.

[@JimTrussell]

@@ompeezy awesome to hear!! These Massillon videos are really pulling in a lot of people from all around. Glad to do so. Im a Bulldog but its great to see

[@dannyburch4973]

Massillon born en bread, I'm in Azroina now miss my Tigers GO TIGERS baby.

[@michaeln.lybarger7695]

Commentators were complete potatoes. No football knowledge.

[@JimTrussell]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 tell us why.

[@JimTrussell]

And while youre at it, next time you go to a game, record yourself talking live during the game as its going on 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JimTrussell]

🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐

[@ShredSledWoodPush]

Division 2, trash

[@JimTrussell]

Go Pups

[@dannyburch4973]

Champion this year or bust.Go 🐯

[@JimTrussell]

Looking good! But Go Pups!

[@yiut123]

I don't think that people realize the football and wrestling talent that come out of North East Ohio. Thanks for the video.

[@Greenthumb6a]

isn't Massillon a public high school? St. Eds literally is a private school that recruits players.

[@JimTrussell]

Massillon is public but if you Google the words Massillon and recruiting together, you will probably get a list of results.

[@mattwatters5702]

Now we are watching kids football? What next? Pee wee?

[@JimTrussell]

You sound kind of dumb.

[@banyourass]

You do know this is Ohio right?!

[@dannyburch4973]

TIG...

[@JimTrussell]

D-O-G-S