LEXINGTON — Welcome to Source Media’s 2024 high school football preview. Over the coming days, we’ll preview schools across Richland, Ashland and Knox Counties every day leading up to Week 1.
Today, we preview the Lexington Minutemen. Find all of our 2024 high school football previews here.
Madison preview — Aug. 3
Lexington preview — Aug. 4
Mansfield Senior preview — Aug. 5
Ashland preview — Aug. 6
Ontario preview — Aug. 7
Shelby preview — Aug. 8
Clear Fork preview — Aug. 9
Galion preview — Aug. 10
Lucas preview — Aug. 11
Crestline preview — Aug. 12
Crestview preview — Aug. 13
Plymouth preview — Aug. 14
Mapleton preview — Aug. 15
Hillsdale preview — Aug. 16
Loudonville preview — Aug. 17
Fredericktown preview — Aug. 18
Centerburg preview — Aug. 19
Danville preview — Aug. 20
East Knox preview — Aug. 21
Mount Vernon preview — Aug. 22
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Lexington Minutemen 2024 Preview
Division: III
Region: 10
Conference: Ohio Cardinal Conference
Coach: Andrew Saris
Last year: 5-6
Insider: Andrew Saris enters his third season in charge after leading the Minutemen to the Division III playoffs last year.
Schedule 📅
Aug. 23 — at Ontario
Aug. 30 — SHELBY
Sept. 6 — at Clear Fork
Sept. 13 — AKRON NORTH
Sept. 20 — WOOSTER
Sept. 27 — at Mansfield Senior
Oct. 4 — WEST HOLMES
Oct. 11 — at New Philadelphia
Oct. 18 — MADISON
Oct. 25 — at Ashland
BY THE NUMBERS 📊
8-13
Head coach Andrew Saris’ record in his first two seasons. The Minutemen were 5-6 and reached the postseason last year.
11
Division I scholarship offers for junior Brayden Fogle. He recently picked up an offer from Georgia.
2016
The last year the Minutemen won an Ohio Cardinal Conference championship. Lexington’s only other OCC title came in 2008.
8
All-time playoff appearances for Lexington, all since 2001. Lex’s last postseason victory came in 2018.
KEY RETURNING PLAYERS 💪
TE Brayden Fogle
The ultra-athletic junior caught 39 passes for 663 yards and four TDs last year.
QB Joe Caudill
The junior picked up a scholarship offer from Miami of Ohio over the summer.
CRYSTAL BALL 🔮
Led by a talented junior class, Lexington could find itself in the hunt for the OCC crown.