East of the Bend

Gregg Shaffer & Shae Mummey are back on the mic for the final EoB podcast of the year! On this episode the guys give their final thoughts on covering high school football this year, discuss the relevance of bowl games, covid cancellations, preview the CFP, and breakdown the Fiesta Bowl matchup between Notre Dame & Oklahoma St!

The Newark Catholic Green Wave are headed to the state title for the first time since 2012! Coach Aiello joins us to talk about his victory over JFK in the snow, coming up with turnovers, passing success, records being set, a preview of the state title game against Maria Stein, and much more!

Gregg and Shae also dive into the departure of Brain Kelly from Notre Dame and their thoughts on who the next coach will be!

Special Thanksgiving and Regional title edition of the postgame show! This week we discuss overcoming a slow start, secondary play, two way players, first drive success, wearing teams down, capturing a 2nd regional title, and a preview of the rematch with Warren JFK!!

The Newark Catholic Green Wave are moving on to the regional finals for the 3rd straight season! Head Coach Ryan Aiello joins us to discuss weathering the grind 14 games, importance of scoring on the first drive, defensive effort, team depth, key stops, dominant rush defense, and a preview of the 2021 Shadyside Tigers!

The Newark Catholic Green Wave are rolling into the region 27 semifinals! Coach Aiello Joins us to discuss preparing for unfamiliar teams, efficiency of the offense, new players stepping up each week, improving secondary, a preview of East Knox, and much more!

Week one of the OHSAA Division VII playoffs are here! Coach Aiello joins us to discuss the victory over Danville, the return of some key players, Mason Hackett's high level play, what it will take to get to a state title, a short preview of Caldwell, and much more!

Gregg and Shae breakdown the Newark Catholic victory over Northridge, preview all EoB football teams playoff brackets, discuss the Green Wave first round opponent Danville, Shae's trip to Notre Dame, Epic Mike Leach interview, college football discussion, and much more!

The Newark Catholic Green Wave have had an incredible season to this point but dropped their first game of the year against Heath 28-21. Coach Aiello joins us to talk about  handling the emotions of the week, key points of improvement, the team never giving up, players returning from injury, a preview of Northridge, and much more!

Stick around after our call with Coach Aiello as Gregg and Shae preview the EoB podcast reboot, share thoughts on the passing of Alex Gray, breakdown division 7, and discuss Halloween movies!

The Newark Catholic Green Wave have not given up a point in the last 11 quarters and are now sitting at 8-0! Coach Aiello joins us this week to discuss his thoughts on the season to this point, the 42-0 victory over Lakewood, consistency on offense, energy level on defense, momentum plays, preparing for Heath, and much more!

The Newark Catholic Green Wave just keep on rolling with a 41-0 shutout victory  over Johnstown in week 7 ! Head Coach Ryan Aiello joins us to discuss the boost a shutout gives a team, special teams making plays, Tristan Gorius 5 touchdown performance, progress of the program since 2018, and much more!

Also this week Gregg & Shae take a look at the overall landscape of Division VII high school football here in Ohio and give a preview of the latest podcast from "East of the Bend Productions" with some college football discussion!