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Jeff Lindesmith, the head coach of the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders spoke with Sam Bourquin after they won the Division V state title vs Coldwater on Saturday.

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Jeff Lindesmith, the head coach of the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders spoke with Sam Bourquin Wednesday ahead of their game against Coldwater in the Division V state championship in Columbus Saturday.

State Semifinals are here and in Division V, Canton Central Catholic will be taking on Milan Edison on Saturday 26.

Jeff Lindesmith CCC head coach spoke with Sam Monday to talk about his team heading into the game.

As they continue to move on in the Division V playoffs, Canton Central Catholic will prepare to face Garrettsville Garfield in Lake's Alumni Field on Saturday.

CCC head coach Jeff Lindesmith spoke with Sam Bourquin Monday afternoon.

The Crusaders of Canton Central Catholic defeated Manchester in the first round of the Division V playoffs and will face Sullivan Black River on Saturday.

Jeff Lindesmith, head football coach of the Crusaders spoke with Sam Bourquin on Wednesday.

Jeff Lindesmith, the head coach of the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders spoke with WAKR's Sam Bourquin about the upcoming Week 8 matchup against Tim Budd's Jackson Polar Bears.

 Friday night's game marks the first contest between these two on the gridiron since 1992.

Two teams from the "PTO" will be making their way down to Columbus to compete for a state championship, bring pride to their respective schools, and to Stark County.

The Perry Panthers led by Keith Wakefield and the Crusaders of Central Catholic coached by Jeff Lindesmith are focused and ready to compete for the final time this season, and both coaches know that they will need maximum effort from their kids if they are to bring it home.

Coach Wakefield joined Sam to talk about the win over Hudson, and as they prepare for Cincinnati LaSalle, who will be their opponent in the Division II State Championship Friday night at 8 p.m.

"We knew it would be a fight," Wakefield said, speaking of Hudson. "We knew we had to be physical,  and limit big plays."

As far as LaSalle, Wakefield knows there's a lot of talent on that side of the ball, and it's going to come down to the trenches.

"It comes down to, can our guys block their guys," he said. "They're real big up front, and their kids defensively aren't as big, but their quick."

 Canton Central Catholic, meanwhile will be taking on Coldwater in the Division V State Title contest, and Jeff Lindesmith says that it's a unique experience to play them once more this year after playing them in 2014. 

"This group has been such an interesting group, and it's been great to see them get better each week," he said.

For some of our local high school teams, the road to Columbus has one more step to go. 

Two Stark County teams are representing themselves well in the playoffs, Canton Central Catholic and Perry High School. 

Jeff Lindesmith, the head coach of the Crusaders of CCC joined the Sam Bourquin Show earlier in the week to talk about his team as they prepare to face Milan Edison in the Division V State Semifinals.

"They(Milan Edision) are a real impressive team," Lindesmith said. "They run the triple option, very similar to Navy, their quarterback is a four-year starter and they rotate a couple of good fullbacks."

The Crusaders defeated Crestview last week to earn their State Semifinal berth. The game will be played at Wooster Triway Jack Miller Field.

For the Perry Panthers, they will face a stiff challenge against the Hudson Explorers in the Division II State Semifinals. 

Head Coach of the Panthers Keith Wakefield joined the Sam Bourquin Show to talk about his club and how they need to match the physicality of Hudson in order to move on to Columbus the following week.

 One of Wakefield's primary concerns is stopping Hudson quarterback Jackson Parker.

"He's a good runner, they run a lot of zone read with him, and we have to get him on the ground," he said.

The Crusaders of Canton Central Catholic will be moving on in the Division V OHSAA playoffs against Columbiana Crestview this Friday after a big win over Sandy Valley.

Jeff Lindesmith, the CCC head football coach joined the Sam Bourquin Show Monday to talk about the team's 38-7 triumph over Sandy Valley and what they look to do against Crestview.

When asked about his team's performance, coach Lindesmith was pleased with their ability to play agressive, hard-nosed football.

"Our effort was outstanding," Lindesmith said. "We don't like to turn the ball over, but we played a physical game."

Central and Crestview will kick things off this Friday at 7:30pm from Minerva High School at Dr. Robert H. Hines Stadium.