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Whether Playing Long Snapper or Safety, 2023 Ohio State Target Sonny Styles Happy to Do It All for Pickerington Central

MASSILLON – Pickerington Central’s punt team trotted out onto Paul Brown Tiger Stadium midway through the first quarter of Friday night's season opener against Massillon Washington. Squatting down in the middle of the line of scrimmage and placing his hands on the ball was a 6-foot-4, 215-pound athlete wearing No. 3 on his jersey, preparing to snap a ball for only the second time in his prep career.

Only, the snap didn’t go to the punter. On fourth-and-2, lining up in front of the punter to his right, Tigers defensive lineman CJ Doggette was the recipient of the pigskin on a designed fake punt.