Gun violence is taking our friends and families from us too soon. Gun violence must stop and must not be our answer to resolve conflict. Today as competitors, we (Woodward and Taft) stand here to show our solidarity.
OH MY GOODNESS!!! TONIGHT WAS INSANE!
Congrats to Seniors Eian Elmer & Hudson Norton for passing the 1K Mark!
HUDSON NEEDED 45 GOING INTO TONIGHT & BROKE IT BY DROPPING 47
200 CAREER WINS | Coach DeMarco Bradley
Coach DeMarco Bradley achieved his 200th career win on February 9th as the Senators won against Withrow 54-49. With their recent victory against Aiken, he now has a total of 201 wins heading into postseason play. Congrats to Coach Bradley!
Coach Mitchell will be truly missed. A True GOAT 🐐
2011 STATE CHAMP
X8 CMAC Champion
X9 Sectional Champion
X4 District Champion
X8 CMAC Coach of the Year
Prayers to the entire Mitchell Family & those affected by this loss!
Gun violence is taking our friends and families from us too soon. Gun violence must stop and must not be our answer to resolve conflict. Today as competitors, we (Withrow and Taft) stand here to show our solidarity.
@WithrowTigers
@cmac_sports
@iamcpsathletics
Johnny, Bryant, Hudson & Eian:
THANK YOU! We are so proud of you & although we didn’t get the results we wanted tonight…you have SO much to be proud of. Looking back on your careers, you all have accomplished a lot & leaving behind a legacy. 💛💚
CMAC RED DIVISION COACH OF THE YEAR - DEMARCO BRADLEY!
Coach Bradley led the Senators to an overall 18-2 regular season record. They won the CMAC Championship by going UNDEFEATED (10-0) in the CMAC & the Senators finished the regular season on a 12 game winning streak!
Way to go Brandon Cromer.
He finished 8th in the state for long jump (1st year doing it). He finished 2nd in the state in high jump (year two of doing this event) improving on his last year finish.
Congratulations to
@globoyy5
for being nominated as Athlete of the Year Small Division in football this year for the sports award.
Your journey doesn’t stop here. Good luck at the University of Toledo and we look forward to reading more about your success
Senators Nation lets welcome Mwalimu Keita as new girls basketball coach. Coach Wally leaves his JV boys basketball duties and takes over the girls program from Rhonda Craig.
CMAC RED DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR - EIAN ELMER!
Congratulations to Senior, Eian Elmer on being named CMAC Red POY! Elmer a Miami (OH) signee, averaged a double-double in the regular season (15.4 pts & 11.1 reb) & led the CMAC in FG %, 2nd in Blocks and 3rd in Rebounds!
Senior Spotlight
Antonio Williams
Antonio has been apart of the Taft family since 9th grade.
While at Taft he was apart of the Football program and a Boys Basketball manager. Antonio finishes with a 2.7 GPA
He will attend Central State University in the fall.
We will b back It was an amazing run Not the ending u wanted Keep ur heads up B proud of what u accomplished individually bt also as a team Value the bonds created B proud 2 b a student athlete B proud 2 b a Senator Ur school ur community ur city ur coaches ur family are proud
We all have been affected in some way with the gun violence here in the city of Cincinnati. Gun violence is taking our friends and families from us too soon. Today as competitors, we (Aiken and Taft) stand here to show our solidarity.
Moment of silence for Sticky
Gun violence is taking our friends and families from us too soon. Gun violence must stop and must not be our answer to resolve conflict. Today as competitors, we (Hughes and Taft) stand here to show our solidarity.
@iamcpsathletics
@BIGREDATHLETICS
CONGRATULATIONS COACH BRADLEY! He has been named the OHSBCA District 16 - DII Coach of the Year!
We are so proud and grateful to have Coach B on our staff!
#CoachoftheYear
Last night the Taft Boys Basketball Team & Staff along with the Boys Basketball Team & Staff from Woodward HS joined together for a team meal at Buffalo Wild Wings
#CPSStrong
#Unity
Thank you to Buffalo Wild Wings for being great host and being patient with us
#BuffaloWildWings
Congrats to our freshman DeMarcus Hawkins. Finishing 12th in the 200m in the OHSAA Div. 2 State Track and Field events. We a be back next year. They have 3 more years to see and hear your name
@iamcpsathletics
@cmacsports
Taft Alum
@Malek_Green31
came home and had an impressive 23 points and 10 rebounds last night againt NKU. Came up short but there was a reason he called himself 20 and 10 in high school. It was good seeing you.
@cmac_sports
SENATORS SURVIVE!!
Quan Bostic takes the pick 6 to the house to seal the deal!!! Taft defeats Reading 40-27 to move to 2-0 on the season!
Next up: DuPont Manual (Louisville) on Sept 1st at HOME!
Congratulations. Earning your place on the podium. 5th place finish in the state of Ohio for high jump. Did I mentioned he has only been doing it for 2-3 months.
@iamcpsathletics
@cmac_sports
Senior Spotlight
LeRoy Walker Jr.
@LeRoy__11
He spent his Sr. yr. at Taft HS & joined the Boys Basketball Program. He was apart of the gift giveaway at Ethel Taylor and won an OHSAA sportsmanship award. He will continue his academic & athletic career at Lake Land CC(Illinois)
Taft Nation would like to welcome DJ Dowdy as the new Interim Athletic Director for the 23/24 school year!
Dowdy joins the Taft Athletic Department after spending the last 6 years at Purcell Marion as their AD.
We are excited to have him on board.
TA!
Senior Spotlight
Aaliyah Harper
@Liyah0110
Aaliyah has been apart of the Taft family since 7th grade. While in high school she was apart of S.A.L.T., Girls Volleyball, Girls Track and Field, and Girls Basketball. She has a 3.4 GPA.
Congratulations to Marcus Hawkins for qualifying for the OHSAA D2 STATE TRACK MEET in the 200m Dash
Marcus placed 3rd at Regionals today w/ a time of 22.06 (T-School Record)
State Meet is next weekend June 2-3rd at The Ohio State University!
GOOD LUCK MARCUS! Bring it home!
Senators bounce back from yesterday’s tough loss with a game winning floater from Jay’Quan Bostic!
🏀Jordyn Buchanan - 25 points
🏀DeMillian Walker - 16 points
🏀Jay’Quan Bostic - 11 pts, 9 ast and the game winning bucket
🗓️: 12/22 vs. Fleming County 12p
#WeAreTaft
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Congratulations to Junior, Brandon Cromer aka ATL. He qualified for State in High Jump clearing 6'7". He will compete tomorrow at 10am at Pickerington North High School in Columbus, OH.
Putting our name on the wall. Bring it home
@Senatorbaggett
@cmac_sports
@iamcpsathletics
On Friday, our Senators traveled to Reading HS & brought back the 40-27 WIN!
Our Players of The Game are:
Armoud Seals | MVP
18/24 with 255 passing yards & 4 TD’s
Eddie Holloway | OPOTG
3 Catches for 114 yards and 2 TD’s
Najia Hill | DPOTG
11 total tackles, 1 forced fumble
Last night our Lady Senators fell in the first round of the OHSAA Sectionals Tournament! Despite the season coming to an end, we are SO PROUD of these young women. They fought hard every game and represented our school with dignity, respect, and pride! True Warriors!!!
Taft across our chests, but the city on our backs!!!
This Saturday, November 13th at 7pm. OHSAA Div. V Regional Semifinals Game will be held at BellBrook HS.
Tickets are available beginning Weds. at 9am
Did you know today was National Student Athlete Day? Let’s celebrate our wonderful student-athletes who work hard every day in the classroom and on their respective playing fields every day!
We are proud of you all & your hard work and dedication does not go unnoticed!
This Saturday
@taftnationfb
will host Withrow HS. We recommend getting your tickets prior to arriving to avoid any technology issues. Tickets can be purchased at
We will begin tailgating at 11:30am with sounds from DJ Nella D
Seniors, we continue to keep ALL of you in our thoughts and prayers. Tomorrow, April 16, at 8:20 Stargel Stadium will be lit up for 20 mins 20 sec as a sign that brighter days are ahead
#BeTheLight
Taft Football will host Dayton Meadowdale in the first round of the OHSAA playoffs.
October 10, 2020 at Stargel Stadium. Tickets can be purchased online
4th year hosting a first round game. 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈
Today was National Signing Day & we had 4 Senior Football players sign their letter of intent to play at the collegiate level!
- Lance Byndon - Morgan State
- Ronald Cutts - Notre Dame College
- Elijah Garnes - Notre Dame College
- Mysta Moore - Notre Dame College
Congrats!!
FINAL SCORE
Taft | 86
Reading | 59
Your Taft Senators are Sectional Champions! They will advance to take on McNick in the District Semifinals on Saturday at 12 PM at Mason Arena.
#WeAreTaft
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