Strongsville QB Gets Award From Cleveland Gladiators

STRONGSVILLE, OH — Cleveland's arena football team, the Gladiators, select an Impact Player of the Week throughout the high school football season. Each player is plucked from throughout the Northeast Ohio region. Strongsville's own Jony Major has been selected as the Week 1 Impact Player of the Week for his performance against Berea-Midpark High School.

Major led the Mustangs to a 48-34 victory on Friday night. He's a junior quarterback that has shown a lot of promise for Strongsville.

He tallied six touchdowns in the game against the Titans, four by the ground and two via the air attack. His passing touchdowns included a 35-yard and 81-yard bomb. (To stay up to date on local stories, subscribe to the Patch Strongsville newsletter. As news breaks and the story develops, you will be the first to receive updates from Patch.)

"It’s an honor as an organization to give back to the community and each week we look for someone who has impacted their team with a great performance,” said Gladiators Offensive Line coach Chad Schofield in a statement. “Jony checked all of the boxes and without a doubt made the biggest impact on the field, which led to the recognition for this award, which he most certainly deserves.”

Major receiving the award is a boon not only for his reputation but for the school's football program. He'll get to appear at a 2017 Cleveland Gladiators home game but Schofield will also visit a practice and the high school's football team will receive a $500 grant.

The Mustangs football team will return to action Sept. 1 versus Hudson. The game will be played at 7 p.m. at Hudson.

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