Minerva Local School District

MHS 1999 Graduate 

• Three time letter winner

• First Team NBC 1998

• Second Team NBC 1997

• First Team WHBC

• First Team Canton Repository

• First Team All-Northeast Inland

• Second Team All-Ohio

• School record holder

  • Rushed for 1766 yards in 1998 (second all-time)

  • Single game rushing - 335 yards

  • Single game touchdowns - 7

  • Most points scored in game - 42

MHS 1942 Graduate

• First Team All-Tri County three consecutive times

• Member of the 1937 8-0 team

• Honorary Captain of First Tri-County League team

• Awarded a football scholarship to Ohio State, but served for the US Navy instead and was a war hero in WWII

MHS 1946 Graduate 

Three year letterman in football, basketball, and baseball

Football

• Named First Team Tri County League in 1945

• Named First Team Stark County in 1945

College

• University of Akron

• Named All-Ohio Conference Three Straight Seasons 1950, 1951 and 1952

• Touchdown Club Trophy for Most Outstanding Lineman in All-Ohio Conference 1951 - 1952 

• University of Akron Athletic Hall of Fame 1976 Inductee 

• Inductee Summit County Sports Hall of Fame in 1990 

2003 Inductee in Minerva Alumni Hall of Fame

MHS 1940 Graduate

• Three time All Tri County Lineman

• Very first player to be named three consecutive times

• Member of undefeated 1937 8-0 team

• Third member of Mazzaferro family to be inducted in Minerva's Athletic Hall of Fame

• Head Football Coach Minerva High School 1930 - 1935 

  • Career record  33-17-4

  • 69% winning percentage

• Head Basketball Coach Minerva High School 1936 - 1940 

  • Career record 37-26  

  • 58% winning percentage

• His 1932 football team still owns a state record that will never be broken!  Undefeated, (10-0) and unscored upon.

MHS 1953 Graduate

Football

• Four year letter winner

• Three time WHBC Coaches Honorable Mention

• First Team All-Stark County

• First Team All-Tri County

Basketball

• Four year letter winner

• First Team All-Stark County

• First team All-Tri County

• Head Varsity Baseball Coach for 19 years

• Three sectional titles

• Two district runnerup titles

• Stark County Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee in 2009 

• Minerva Service Club's Outstanding Service Award

• High school baseball field was named in his honor in 2011  

• OHSAA State Award for Exemplary Contribution and Service

• NBC Baseball Coach of the Year in 2014

• Built the varsity baseball field in 2004 and has maintained it since then

MHS 2002 Graduate
Twelve time letter winner
Volleyball

• Four year letter winner

• Two time First-Team All-NBC

• NBC Player of the Year in 2001

• School record holder in a season:

  • Most kills - 329

  • Most solo blocks - 71

  • Most aces - 52

• Led team to first NBC Championship and best school record 21-4

Basketball

• Four year letter winner

• Two time First-Team All-NBC

• NBC Player of the Year

• Stark County Player of the Year

• District 4 Player of the Year

• Beacon Journal Winter Female Athlete of the Year

• Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Div. II Player of the Year

• Currently 4th on All-time career scoring list - 1,003

• School Record Holder:

  • Game - most rebounds - 21

  • Career - field goal % - 49.6%

  • Freethrow % -  77.4%

• First Girls' Basketball Player to play in the State of Ohio North/South Game

Softball

• Four year letter winner

• First Team All-NBC

College Basketball

• Graduate of Kent State University

• Four Year Starter on Women's Basketball Team

• Three time First Team All-Mid American Conference

• MAC Player of the Year in 2006

• Two time ESPN Magazine Academic All-American

• ESPN Magazine Academic All-American of the Year 2006

• Finished career third on all-time career scoring list - 1,799

• Named to Kodak/WBCA All-American Team Honorable Mention in 2006

• Named Women's Basketball News Service Third-Team All-American

• Named MAC Player of the Week Five Times

• Scored 44 points in MAC Championship Game vs Bowling Green in 2005

• Holds Kent State Record for Most Points in a Single Game

• Major contributors to Minerva athletics for over 40 years

• Very influential in the last five years for the following upgrades to athletic facilities:

  • Minerva Alumni/Athletic Hall of Fame

  • Minerva High School Weight Room

  • Dr. Robert H. Hines Stadium Turf Project

Minerva athletic facilities are state of the art because of the Minerva community and the influence of Ron & Pat Miller

MHS 1963 Graduate

• 1987 - Associated Press State Poll Champion Division II

• 1997 - Associated Press State Poll Champion Division III

• 1989 - Associated Press State Poll Runner-up Division II

• Three time OHSAA State Playoff participant

  • 1987 - 1989 - 1997

• Five time league Coach of the Year

  • 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1997

• Three time Repository Coach of the Year

  • 1987 - 1989 - 1997

• 1989 Head Coach Stark/Summit All-Star Game

• 1986 - 1989 - 32 Game Winning Streak

• Has been a head coach or an assistant coach for:

  • 15 Gold Footballs

  • 3 Gold Basketballs

• 93-30 Career Record as Head Football Coach

MHS 1975 Graduate

• Led Stark County in scoring with 183 points in 1973

  • 21 Touchdowns

  • 57 Extra Points

• Led Stark County in scoring with 122 points in 1974

  • 12 Touchdowns

  • 38 Extra Points

  • 4 Fieldgoals

• First Team All Senate League 1973 & 1974

• First Team All Area Review 1973 & 1974

• First Team All Stark County 1973 & 1974

• School Record Holder

  • 1974 - Longest Field Goal of 51 yards

  • 1973 - 1974 Most Consecutive Extra Points with 73 Points

MHS 1977 Graduate

Basketball

• First Team All-Senate League

• Northeast Ohio Inland District Player of the Year

• Stark County Scoring Leader

• Currently second on all-time basketball list for:

  • Most field goals in season: 198

  • Most points in season: 472;   21.5 points per game

• Scored 1,023 career points

• Sixth on all-time scoring list

MHS 1986 Graduate

Basketball

• School Record Holder

  • Career Leading Scorer - 1,228 points

  • Most Points Scored in Single Season 1985/6 - 421 points

• Senate League MVP 1984/5 & 1985/6

• Stark County All-Star 1983, 1984 and 1985

• Third Team All-Ohio

College

• Seventh All-Time Scorer in Malone College History from 1986 - 1990 with 1,162 points

• 1990  Graduated with Honors Degree in Physical Education