MANSFIELD — All Angelo Grose and Anthony Hawkins are looking for is an opportunity. Teammates on Mansfield Senior’s 2019 state runner-up team, both Grose and Hawkins could hear their names called during this weekend’s NFL Draft, which begins Thursday night in Green Bay, Wisc. If not, they will likely sign as rookie free agents after […]
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OPINION: Recent history littered with great playoff games
MANSFIELD — North central Ohio football fans were treated to two of the greatest high school football games in recent memory last week. Ontario rallied from a 22-point, fourth-quarter deficit for a jaw-dropping 49-48 win over Richland County rival Shelby in a Division IV, Region 14 semifinal game in front of 8,500-plus at Mansfield Senior’s […]
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Former Mansfield Senior standouts making mark on college football
MANSFIELD — The Tygers are taking over Saturday afternoons. Former Mansfield Senior football players pepper Division I college football rosters across the state and country. No fewer than seven former Senior High standouts are playing at the highest level of college football. Here’s a look at how they are doing through the first month of […]
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Mansfield-area products shine on college stage
Several area high school graduates are starring for their college teams this fall. Here’s a look at a few of them: • Lexington product Cade Stover, Ohio’s 2018 Mr. Football winner, is having another big year as the starting Ohio State tight end. Stover caught a pair of touchdown passes in Saturday’s 41-7 win at […]
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Records fall like leaves in Week 4 of Ohio prep football
EDITOR’S NOTE: This high school notebook is from the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. Coaches or sports reporters can send their updates to Jake Furr (jfurr@gannett.com) by noon on Mondays to become part of this story. Great performances from all around Ohio continue to take place every weekend. Here is this week’s Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association […]
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Mansfield Sr. holds off West Holmes in OCC opener
MANSFIELD — Symirr Phillips terrorized West Holmes on Friday. Mansfield Senior’s junior defensive lineman recorded 3.5 sacks and the Tygers held on for a wild 38-28 win over the Knights in the Ohio Cardinal Conference opener at Arlin Field. “Symirr Phillips is the alpha dog on our defense,” Senior High coach Chioke Bradley said. “We […]