BELLVILLE — 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 Clear Fork Colts. Find all of our 2024 high school football previews here.

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Clear Fork Colts 2025 Preview

Division: IV
Region: 14
Conference: Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference
Coach: Aaron Brokaw
Last year: 4-7

Schedule 📅

Aug. 22 — SANDUSKY PERKINS
Aug. 29 — ZANESVILLE
Sept. 5 — at Lexington
Sept. 12 — ONTARIO
Sept. 19 — at Pleasant
Sept. 26 — MARION HARDING
Oct. 3 — at Shelby
Oct. 10 — HIGHLAND
Oct. 17 — at River Valley
Oct. 24 — at Galion

BY THE NUMBERS 📊

6

Wins in two seasons for Clear Fork coach Aaron Brokaw. The Clear Fork graduate led the Colts to the playoffs last fall.

3

Victories in the final four weeks of the regular season last fall. The Colts stumbled out of the gate, going 1-5 through the first six weeks.

3.4

Yards per carry allowed by Clear Fork’s defense last year. The Colts ranked third in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference in rush defense and third in total defense.

18

All-time playoff appearances for Clear Fork, the most of any Richland County school. The Colts fell to Ontario in the opening round last year.

PLAYERS TO WATCH 💪

MARCUS HOEFLICH

A junior quarterback, Hoeflich completed 66-of-112 passes for 956 yards and seven TDs during the regular season despite battling injuries.

DEVYN OSWALT

The senior is invaluable on both sides of the ball. He led Clear Fork with 80 tackles during the regular season and had 13 catches for 222 yards and three TDs from his tight end position.

CRYSTAL BALL 🔮

Clear Fork ranked last in the MOAC in total offense last year and never really established an offensive identity. The Colts averaged just 3.6 yards per carry and attempted and completed fewer passes than any team in the conference. The defense kept the Colts in just about every game last year, but the offense needs to come around if Clear Fork is to contend for the MOAC crown.

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