CRESTLINE — Welcome to Richland Source’s 2026 high school football previews. Each preview features this season’s schedule, last season’s performance, statistics, a player to watch and what fans can expect under the Friday night lights.
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Crestline Bulldogs 2026 Preview
Division: VII
Region: 27
Conference: Independent
Coach: Hastings Robinette
Last year: 5-5
Playoff Appearances: 5 (2024, 2005, 2000, 1996, 1993)
Playoff Record: 1-5
PLAYER TO WATCH 👀
Quentin Kapp: A senior linebacker and running back, Kapp was a Division VII All-Ohio honorable-mention selection on defense last fall.
BY THE NUMBERS 📊
4
Straight wins in Weeks 4-7 last year. It was the program’s first four-game winning streak since Weeks 7-10 of the 2005 season.
10
Victories in two seasons under third-year coach Hastings Robinette. The Bulldogs were a combined 1-36 in the four seasons before Robinette took over in 2024.
13
Finishing position for the Bulldogs in Region 27, one spot out of the playoffs. The Bulldogs qualified for the postseason in 2024, the first playoff appearance since 2005.
25.7
Points per game allowed by the Junkyard Dogs last year, the lowest per-game average since surrendering 24.6 points per game in 2018.
2025 RESULTS
Buckeye Central 22, Crestline 7
Crestline 48, Vanlue 6
Mapleton 34, Crestline 28
Crestline 28, Ashtabula St. John 21
Crestline 31, Richmond Heights 28
Crestline 48, Manchester 12
Crestline 48, St. Thomas Aquinas 0
Conotton Valley 34, Crestline 15
North Baltimore 63, Crestline 20
Lucas 37, Crestline 0
2026 SCHEDULE 📅
Aug. 21 — at Buckeye Central
Aug. 28 — at Crestview
Sept. 4 — MAPLETON
Sept. 11 — ASHTABULA ST. JOHN
Sept. 18 — LAKOTA
Sept. 25 — CANTON CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Oct. 2 — at Toledo Christian
Oct. 9 — at Conotton Valley
Oct. 16 — at North Baltimore
Oct. 23 — VANLUE
TWO MINUTE DRILL ⏱️
Third-year coach Hastings Robinette has rebuilt the once-proud program after three straight winless seasons from 2021 to 2023. Crestline’s 10 combined wins in 2024 and 2025 are the most in back-to-back seasons since 2004-2005 (12 combined wins). Crestline upgraded the schedule this fall, adding Crestview (6-4 last year), Kansas Lakota (4-6), Canton Central Catholic (1-9) and Toledo Christian (6-4). The Bulldogs have a solid returning group and momentum on their side.
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