Falcon Pride Top Ten: 2025-26 Honorable Mention

As the unofficial start to the 2026 fall sports season quickly approaches, AustintownAthletics.com will close the month of June by taking a look back at the top ten sports moments from the 2025-2026 school year. The list will feature the most memorable and notable individual and team performances, achievements, and milestones as selected by members of the Austintown Fitch Athletic Department. The Falcon Pride Top Ten Countdown will begin on June 20 with #10 and continue through the end of the month with the #1 sports moment of the year. As always, thank you to all of Falcon Country for your continued support of our student-athletes both on the field and, most importantly, in the classroom. Keep celebrating your Falcon Pride! Honorable Mention: Today’s entry in the Falcon Pride Top Ten recognizes other memorable achievements which also received consideration when assembling the list of the best of 2025-2026. Those sports moments and achievements are included here as Falcon Pride Top Ten Honorable Mentions. Deon'Dray Richard Becomes All-Time Leading Rusher Deon'Dray Richard No player in school history has rushed for more yards than running back Deon'Dray Richard. The junior eclipsed the previous mark of 2862 career rushing yards by running for 1204 yards during the 2025 season to bring his career total to 3212 yards as he heads into his senior campaign in 2026. Brady Evans Becomes All-Time Leader in Receptions Brady Evans Another career record was broken in 2025 as Brady Evans set the school's all-time mark for receptions with 130 catches. He also broke the record for most receptions in a game with 11 in a 38-0 blowout win over Harding on October 27, 2025. Kylee Folkwein Becomes Second Player with 1000 Kills Kylie Folkwein Kylie Folkwein became the second player to surpass 1000 career kills for the Fitch volleyball team. Her total of 1005 is second only to Jocelyn Jourdan who became the first to reach the mark in 2022. Jourdan's career total stands at 1128. Braeden Sallee Advances to Boys Golf District Championships Braeden Sallee Braeden Sallee opened his sophomore year by qualifying for the OHSAA Boys Golf District Championships last fall. He finished tied for 37th out of a field of 128 golfers. Boys Bowling Qualifies for District Tournament Fitch Boys Varsity Bowling Team In February, the Fitch boys bowling team secured a spot in the 2025-26 OHSAA Division 1 District Tournament after a third place showing in the Sectional Round. Fitch's Jackson Waid led all bowlers in the tournament by bowling a three game series of 652. John and Allison Jones Inducted Into EOWL Hall of Fame John and Allison Jones Two of the most beloved members of the Austintown Fitch athletic family were honored for their many years of service and dedication to the sport of wrestling as they were inducted into the Eastern Ohio Wrestling League Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2026 inductees during the 2025-26 season. Dr. Allison Jones, who has taught science at Fitch for 20 years, has been the meet manager at the EOWL Tournament for much of that time. The meet is hosted annually at Greenwood Chevrolet Falcon Court and features teams from the entire eastern part of Ohio. Her husband, John, works in the Austintown Schools maintenance department, and the couple have spent countless hours running the EOWL tournament as well as other major wrestling events together in an extremely detailed and incredibly efficient manner. Their love of the sport of wrestling is indescribable and their recognition by the EOWL Hall of Fame is more than well deserved. AMS Boys 7th Grade Blue Basketball Finishes as Runner-Up at All-American Conference Tournament AMS Boys Track Qualifies Three Relay Teams and One Thrower for State Championships The Austintown Middle School boys track team had four qualifiers advance to the OHSAA 7th & 8th Grade State Championships in the spring. The 4x100m Relay and 4x200m Relay teams each made up of Devin Beaudis, Jacob Berni, Cohen Phillips, and Kolton Hoffman punched their ticket to state along with the 4x400m Relay team of Phillips, Berni, Carson Jobe, and Arion James. Devin Harrison qualified in the shot put.