Young will begin first season as Monarchs’ head grid coach
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August 20, 2025
Members of Marysville’s varsity football team are from left, front row, Brady Carper, Alex McNamara, Zach, Bisang, Raymond Bymaster, Matthew Hover, Eric Nunez, A’Viyoun Peppers, Brock Powers, Waylon McDaniel, Ennis Modie and Carlos Acosta; second row, Paul Green, Grady Evans, Cooper Cronwell, Tyson Baker, Hunter Sheldon, Jackson Snyder, JJ Henry, Ryan Melish, Greg Superville, Matthew Paige, Antonio Puerta and Isaac Heller; third row, A.J. Gratz, Kale Strickland, Shane Brickner, Brock Smith, Carter Dunn, Carter Paine, Collin Burns, Bransen Allemang, Owen Morey, Mitchell Evans and James Stevenson; fourth row, Keefer Stackhouse, Deacon Henry, Luke Gibson, Jackson Firestone, Owen Harbold, Oscar Olding, Leighton Fondren, Henry Brown, Carter Bohanan, Trevor Helmuth, Aloysius Roseburrough and Mamour Saidy; fifth row, Rivers Hodges, Reagan O’Dell, Dylan Blevins, Nolan Phillips, Allen Vanhassel, Talan Wolford, Cooper Foughty, Tucker Heminger, Brycen Luelleman, Colin Wimmers and Brady Watkins; sixth row, Gavin Moore, Clayton Hover, Austin Lamb, Evan Beany, Gage Henry, Drew Carper, Jackson Williams, Griffen Beery, Dominic Thomas, Warren Robinson Row 7 (Training Staff), McKinley Heard, Larry Fox, Ashley Hardbarger, Darren Clancy, Helena Mize, Claire Connolly, Mikayla Pepper, Ava Gower, Olivia Yakali, Angel Moss, Katelyn Bickerstaff; eighth row, assistant coaches Devin Stover, Brad McKinley, head coach Mike Young, assistant coaches Justin Louck, Ryan Fritch, Steve Powers, Tanner Powers, Dave Gebhart, Jason Harrah, Ashton Schmutz, Jim Hodakievic, Tony Brake. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Young will begin first season as Monarchs’ head grid coach

By Tim Miller 

Marysville High School’s football team will open the 2025 regular season schedule with a new man at the top.

Mike Young, who most recently served as the Monarchs’ co-defensive coordinator, took over as head coach last winter for the retired Brent Johnson.

Marysville will open the season on Friday ...

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