ONTARIO — Welcome to Richland Source’s 2025 high school football preview. Over the coming days, we’ll preview all the schools across the county. Each preview features key players, this season’s schedule and what fans can expect under the Friday night lights.
Today, we preview the Ontario Warriors. Find all of our 2025 high school football previews here.
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Ontario Warriors 2025 Preview
Division: III
Region: 10
Conference: Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference
Coach: Aaron Eckert
Last year: 12-2
Schedule 📅
Aug. 22 — at Lexington
Aug. 29 — at Norwalk
Sept. 5 — MADISON
Sept. 12 — at Clear Fork
Sept. 19 — GALION
Sept. 26 — PLEASANT
Oct. 3 — at Marion Harding
Oct. 10 — SHELBY
Oct. 17 — at Highland
Oct. 24 — RIVER VALLEY
BY THE NUMBERS 📊
4,204
Yards the Warriors will need to replace after the graduation of do-it-all quarterback Bodpegn Miller. A freshman receiver at Ohio State, Miller completed 149-of-253 passes for 2,216 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushed for 1,988 yards and 21 TDs on 211 carries last year.
28
Coaching victories for Aaron Eckert in three seasons. Eckert, who took over in 2022, led Ontario to a single season-record 12 wins last fall.
3
Consecutive trips to the playoffs, all under Eckert. Ontario’s only other playoff appearances came in 2001 under Scott Valentine, 2010 under Scott Kreger and 2020 under Chris Miller.
34.9
Points per game for the Warriors last year. Ontario scored a season-high 49 points in a memorable 49-48 win over Shelby in the Region 14 semifinals at Arlin Field before falling to eventual Division IV state runner-up Sandusky Perkins in the regional finals.
PLAYERS TO WATCH 💪
JON MAHON
A senior receiver, Mahon was Ontario’s top pass catcher last fall when he had 34 receptions for 553 yards and six touchdowns.
TRENTON MAGLOTT
A senior two-way lineman, Maglott was invaluable along the line of scrimmage. He made 51 tackles, including 17 tackles for loss, and recorded three sacks. He also forced a pair of fumbles and recovered a fumble.
CRYSTAL BALL 🔮
Replacing Bodpegn Miller is impossible, but the Warriors have a talented — albeit inexperienced — play-caller in Trey Remy, who is ranked as the No. 28 pro-style quarterback in the country in the class of 2028 according to recruiting website QBhitlist.com. There’s no reason to think the Warriors won’t be in contention for the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference title.
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