Matt Goul
@mgoul
Sports reporter for @clevelanddotcom, covering high school basketball and football. Email [email protected]. Occasional all-district therapist.
Football season is creeping up. First 7-on-7 for me with the annual AAFCA event at @EUCPanthers.

Bless to be invited to play in the mamba league invitational game in LA🙏🏾🔥
Coming off a 12-win season, Lake Catholic's potential for another run starts up front. Catch up with @LCHS_Cougars, @Marty_Gibbons, @nathan_Zapp, @cruz_nimmo and the Cougars on the @clevelanddotcom football camp tour: cleveland.com/highschoolspor…
Can Hawken's skilled experience lift the Hawks further? @clevelanddotcom football camp tour stop w/@HawkenFootball, @DonovanMoorhead, @kene_obi_11 and Co.: cleveland.com/highschoolspor…
Received word of a clarification: the OHSAA is sponsoring the state championship in 2026, but flag football will not be a fully sanctioned sport by the association just yet.
The OHSAA will sanction girls flag football, beginning next spring. Story from @jxsimmons: cleveland.com/highschoolspor…
The OHSAA will sanction girls flag football, beginning next spring. Story from @jxsimmons: cleveland.com/highschoolspor…
Big surprise on the recruiting trail today, as former Ohio State DB commitment Jakob Weatherspoon has flipped to North Carolina: cleveland.com/osu/2025/07/4-…
Aurora is hungry after injuries derailed the Greenmen's high hopes after nine straight wins in 2024. A look at @GreenmenFB on the 2025 camp tour w/@XC_Board26 and @LukeBonnette: youtube.com/watch?v=OJwGfP…
Spent the morning in Aurora, as @GreenmenFB hosted Solon and Lake Catholic for their 7-on-7.
#ICYMI Buchtel is "just scratching the surface" on the 2025 season. Catch up with @AKBuchtelGriffs, @CoacH_BWILLL, @Anthonymcm5, @DaureanJD2, @DwightShade10 during the AAFCA 7-on-7: cleveland.com/highschoolspor…
The OHSAA will has a presence this weekend at the NFL Flag Championships in Canton. Could the sport soon become sanctioned in Ohio? cleveland.com/highschoolspor…
#ICYMI Euclid is looking to "execute the details." First stop on the 2025 football camp tour with @EUCPanthers, @CoachCreel, @KeishjuanT, @11timezdeuce, @SincereHamilto4 and Co.: cleveland.com/highschoolspor…
Buchtel is "just scratching the surface" on the 2025 season. Catch up with @AKBuchtelGriffs, @CoacH_BWILLL, @Anthonymcm5, @DaureanJD2, @DwightShade10 during the AAFCA 7-on-7: youtube.com/watch?v=P7-Msw…
More to come Monday on @clevelanddotcom, but here's a peek at the first stop on the 2025 football camp tour with @EUCPanthers, @CoachCreel, @KeishjuanT, @11timezdeuce, @SincereHamilto4 and Co.: youtube.com/watch?v=_IG9mb…
I really don’t think there’s a cornerback in Ohio better at baiting quarterbacks than @KeishjuanT.
Oberlin's @DrewWalter_10 dropped some dimes for @OBPhoenix during the AAFCA 7-on-7: youtube.com/shorts/CWGo_nA…
Ohio State flipped in-state defensive tackle Jamir Perez from his commitment to Florida today. Perez, from Glenville HS in Cleveland, is listed at 6-foot-4 and 360 pounds. Moves well for his size. cleveland.com/osu/2025/07/th…
Pioneer Family- The basketball community lost a true pioneer of the sport this week. Bob Walsh has made a positive impact on so many Elyria basketball alumni and brought a lot of success to Elyria and the surrounding communities. Our prayers go out to the Walsh family.
Following #MWLiveBoys2K25, now feels like a fun time to look ahead to November for an early @clevelanddotcom preseason Top 25 ... summertime edition! cleveland.com/highschoolspor…