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!

Another week, another Newark Catholic victory! Head Coach Ryan Aiello joins us to discuss the Green Wave dominant victory over Utica. We also dive into the sustained success of the JV team, evolving pass coverage, explosive offense, what to expect from a struggling Johnstown, and much more!!

The postgame show returns after a week off and coach joins us to discuss a very successful last 2 weeks as his Green Wave hit the midway point of the regular season 5-0! In this weeks show we discuss the grind that was Fort Loramie, rising up to the challenge to win in dramatic fashion, preparing for a multi-talented quarterback, the mentality of this team, what needs improved on to make a championship run, and much more! 

The football season keeps moving right along as Newark Catholic head coach Ryan Aiello joins us for his week 3 postgame show after the win over Columbus Academy! This week we discuss seeing his players thrive at the next level, trust in his players, scheming against physically gifted athletes, toughness of the team after trailing 3 different times, and much more!

Michele Tafoya joins us to discuss being in sports media during a pandemic, covering games in empty stadiums, Olympics in Tokyo, offseason preparation, an outlook on the 2021 NFL season, and much more!

Newark Catholic has opened the season 2-0 for the first time since 2016! Fresh off a week 2 victory 38-14 over Nelsonville-York Coach Aiello joins us to discuss what his team needs to improve on to sustain this success, expecting to win, injuries, how the team has embraced the next man up mentality, and much more!

Thrilled to bring in Coach Aiello this week to breakdown his teams statement victory over Bishop Ready 34-8! Coach discusses how quarterback Cole Canter bounced back after a rough start, the evolution of the offensive line, the impact of RB Mason Hackett, and much more!

Football season is here! Year 4 of the Ryan Aiello Postgame Show and covering Newark Catholic football. Gregg Shaffer and new co-host Shae Mummey discuss with Coach offseason preparation, players fighting back from injuries, the impact of an experienced starting QB, meeting the lofty expectations of the season, and much more!

Last week Miesha Tate made her long awaited UFC return against Marion Reneau! Host Gregg Shaffer and special guest Jerry Caylor broke it all down as it happened in this latest EoB companion show!!

A return to the mic with Gregg Shaffer and  one of the OG co-hosts Jerry Caylor! We discuss 2021 college football preseason rankings, the mma return of Miesha Tate, sports we found interest in during the pandemic, and much more! Check it out!!

The podcast is back with Gregg Shaffer and Mark Hissom for our last show in the original studio! This weeks show includes... -Covering high school sports during a pandemic -New Lacrosse league model -Transfer portal -First Notre Dame football preview of 2021 and much more don't miss it!!