Fredericktown takes the field
Fredericktown takes the field at Highland

Will Hartley is entering his seventh season as Fredericktown’s head coach. Hartley coached the Freddies from 2015 to 2017 and returned in 2020. He is 33-32 with playoff appearances in 2015, 2020, 2021 and 2022. … The Freddies were 6-5 last fall, advancing to the Division V, Region 18 playoffs as the No. 14 seed. The Freddies fell to Eastwood in the opening round. … Fredericktown will again compete in Region 18, which encompasses northwest Ohio. …The Freddies lost running back Teegan Ruhl, a Division VI All-Ohio second-team pick, to graduation. Ruhl led the KMAC with 1,739 yards and 23 touchdowns. … Senior running back and linebacker Trevor Bellman was an All-KMAC second-team pick last year. … Fredericktown was one of six playoff qualifiers from the KMAC. The Freddies tied for third in the KMAC with Loudonville and Mount Gilead at 4-3.