Malvern High School (Ohio)
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Malvern High School is a public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 in Malvern, Ohio
Malvern, Ohio
Malvern is a village in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,218 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Malvern is located at , along Sandy Creek....

. It is the only high school in the Brown Local School District
Brown Local School District
Brown Local Schools is a school district located in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The only high school for the district is located in Malvern, Ohio and is called Malvern High School....

. Malvern's athletic teams are nicknamed the Hornets and are members of the Inter Valley Conference.

Football

In 2008, the Hornets posted a perfect season going 10-0 winning the IVC, District and Regional Championships and ending the season with an overall record of 13-1 after losing to Hopewell-Louden in the State Semi-Final. This was their first and only appearance in the State Final Four.

In 2009, the football team again had an outstanding season going 11-2 for the season eventually losing to Grove City Christian in the Regional Final.

2010 was a season of change for the Hornet's having lost 19 of 22 starters from the 2009 team. The team started out 2-3 but with two big wins over Newcomerstown and undefeated Strasburg, they went 5-0 the rest of the season to end the regular season with a record of 7-3. In the first round of the playoff's they faced a familiar opponent in Symmes Valley. In 2009 Willow Wood Symmes Valley had traveled to Malvern in the first round of the OHSAA playoff's. This season it would be Malvern's turn to travel the nearly 4 1/2 hour trip to Vikings Field. The Hornet's came away with a win defeating Symmes Valley 48-28. In the second round Malvern faced Shadyside and were defeated 20-41. The Hornet's finished the season with a 8-4 record.

2011 - The Hornet's have started out with a record of 4-0 and have been ranked #1 in Ohio Division VI according to the 2011 Foortball AP Poll in weeks 3 and 4.

Basketball

In 2007-2008 season the Hornets had a perfect season going 20-0 in the regular season winning its first ever IVC Championship in Boys Basketball. They finished their season 25-1 after losing to Bedford in the Regional Final. The Hornets were led by the outstanding play of their top 3 scorers Trevor Halter, Zak Kapron, and Tyler Tucci. Each of them scored over 1000 points in their career's at Malvern with Tyler Tucci eventually becoming the Hornet's all time leading scorer with over 1500 points.

Notable Athletes

Zak Kapron (Class of 2008) - Standout Basketball Player for Ohio Dominican

Trevor Halter (Class of 2008) - Standout Basketball Player for Marietta - 2008-09 All-OAC Honorable Mention

Tyler Tucci (Class of 2009) - Football Player for West Liberty (QB)




Athletes Named to Malvern's Top Athletes of the Past 10 Years (2000-2010), according to The News Leader are:

Kaitlin VanMeter, Girls Golf

Danny Evans, Boys Golf

Katie Spehar, Volleyball

Tyler Tucci, Football

Becky Neitzel, Girls CC

Steve Mackle, Boys CC

Tyler Tucci, Boys Basketball

Jessica Gotchall, Girls Basketball

Freddy Wilson, Wrestling

Steve Mackle, Boys Track

Jessica Agler, Girls Track

D.C. Walter, Baseball

Karli Townsend, Softball

Tyler Tucci was named the Boys Athlete of the Decade

Katie Spehar was named the Girls Athlete of the Decade
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