ASHLAND — Welcome to Ashland 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 Crestview Cougars. You can find all of our high school football previews here.
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Crestview Cougars 2025 Preview
Division: VI
Region: 23
Conference: Firelands Conference
Coach: Steve Haverdill
Last year: 5-6
Schedule 📅
Aug. 22 — at Seneca East
Aug. 29 — at Kirtland
Sept. 5 — KEYSTONE
Sept. 12 — NEW LONDON
Sept. 19 — at South Central
Sept. 26 — PLYMOUTH
Oct. 3 — ST. PAUL
Oct. 10 — at Western Reserve
Oct. 17 — MONROEVILLE
Oct. 24 — at Mapleton
BY THE NUMBERS 📊
6
Consecutive playoff appearances for the Cougars. The last time Crestview failed to reach the postseason was 2018, the year before Haverdill took over.
.686
Coach Steve Haverdill’s winning percentage. Crestview is 48-22 in six seasons under Haverdill.
18.2
Yards per catch last season for Karter Goon. The senior caught 19 passes for 345 yards and four TDs.
78
Tackles for Jack Stephens last fall. The senior linebacker is Crestview’s top returning tackler.
PLAYERS TO WATCH 💪
QB Liam Kuhn
The senior completed 81-of-146 passes for 1,283 yards and 11 touchdowns and ran for five more scores last season.
RB Ayden Reymer
A senior, Reymer rushed for a team-best 702 yards and 11 touchdowns on 117 carries last year while battling injuries.
CRYSTAL BALL 🔮
The Cougars lost their first four games last season and spent the rest of the year digging themselves out of that hole. The non-conference schedule is again rugged as Crestview opens the season with road trips to Seneca East and juggernaut Kirtland before hosting Keystone. Avoiding another slow start is imperative. The Firelands Conference schedule sets up nicely as Crestview will host both St. Paul and Monroeville. The Cougars moved to Region 23, which runs through southeast Ohio. Last year they were in Region 22, which encompasses the northwest part of the state.
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