🏈 the Malvern Hornets Go For Five Straight “Hornet Trophy” Rivalry Wins!!!
Go Hornets! Beat East Canton!!
Malvern aims for its fifth straight win in "the battle of the Hornets." East Canton last prevailed 37-36 in a 2019 thriller. … Posting an 8-1 record against a tougher schedule has Malvern in third place in playoff Region 25 of Division VII. Early wins over Western Reserve and Harrison Central, both now 7-2, loom large. … Malvern entered the playoffs No. 8 in its region in 2021 and No. 12 in in 2022. Malvern had to hit the road for the first round last year and lost 67-43 at Coal Grove. … Malvern can win the IVC North championship outright with a 5-0 record by beating East Canton. If East Canton pulls the upset, Malvern must share the crown with the winner of Buckeye Trail vs. Newcomerstown; both are 3-1 in the North. … East Canton is 40-40 in eight seasons with head coach John "Spider" Miller, whose 2023 team is out of contention for a Division VI playoff spot. … In Malvern's 28-13 win over East Canton last year, QB Jared Witherow passed for 273 yards, 191 on completions to Dylan Phillips.