MANSFIELD — 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 Mansfield Senior Tygers. 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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Mansfield Senior Tygers 2024 Preview
Division: III
Region: 10
Conference: Ohio Cardinal Conference
Coach: Chioke Bradley
Last year: 10-3
Insider: The Tygers reached the Region 10 semifinals last year before falling to eventual Division III state champ Toledo Central Catholic.
Schedule 📅
Aug. 23 — AKRON SVSM
Aug. 30 — at Canfield
Sept. 6 — CLEVELAND VASJ
Sept. 13 — at West Holmes
Sept. 20 — at New Philadelphia
Sept. 27 — LEXINGTON
Oct. 4 — at Ashland
Oct. 11 — WOOSTER
Oct. 18 — CANTON GLENOAK
Oct. 25 — at Madison
BY THE NUMBERS 📊
.658
Head coach Chioke Bradley’s career winning percentage. The Senior High product is 102-53 in 14 seasons in charge of his alma mater.
11-9
Mansfield Senior’s playoff record under Chioke Bradley. The Tygers reached the Division III state championship game in 2019.
13
Consecutive Ohio Cardinal Conference wins for the Tygers. Senior High won its final six OCC games in 2022 and was a perfect 7-0 in OCC play last year.
5
School records set by All-Ohio linebacker M.J. Bradley last year: tackles in a season (144), sacks in a season (13.5), tackles in a game (13), assisted tackles in a season (77) and assisted tackles in a career (152).
KEY RETURNING PLAYERS 💪
WR Nate Dismuke
Caught 31 passes for 642 yards and nine TDs last fall.
LB M.J. Bradley
Set single-season records with 144 tackles and 13.5 sacks last fall.
CRYSTAL BALL 🔮
Mansfield Senior lost a wildly talented class to graduation, but the Tygers should be in the hunt for another OCC title this fall.