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.
You can find all of our 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
McDonald’s is proud to back our area’s local athletes and help Richland Source provide fans in-depth coverage of the upcoming high school football season.
Plymouth Big Red 2024 Preview
Division: VII
Region: 25
Conference: Firelands Conference
Coach: John Gillum
Last year: 2-8
Insider: After winning two of their first three, the Big Red dropped seven straight in John Gillum’s first season in charge.
Schedule 📅
Aug. 23 — OBERLIN
Aug. 30 — at Willard
Sept. 6 — at Wellington
Sept. 13 — at Western Reserve
Sept. 20 — NORWALK ST. PAUL
Sept. 27 — at Mapleton
Oct. 4 — CRESTVIEW
Oct. 11 — NEW LONDON
Oct. 18 — MONROEVILLE
Oct. 25 — at South Central
BY THE NUMBERS 📊
41
Years since Plymouth’s only Firelands Conference championship. The Big Red won an outright FC crown in 1983.
11
Consecutive Firelands Conference losses for the Big Red. Plymouth’s last FC victory was on Sept. 9, 2022, a 41-7 win over Monroeville.
2021
The last year Plymouth qualified for the playoffs. The Big Red made back-to-back postseason appearances in 2020 and 2021.
14.3
Points per game scored by the Big Red last fall. Plymouth scored 8.8 points a game against Firelands Conference opponents.
KEY RETURNING PLAYERS 💪
RB Ethan Keefe
The junior will likely get more carries this fall after the graduation of Layne Bushey.
DL Noah Robinson
The senior was a Firelands Conference honorable mention pick after making 43 tackles. He also was a state-qualifier in wrestling.
CRYSTAL BALL 🔮
Plymouth will look to climb out of the Firelands Conference cellar this fall and .