The Warriors will face top-seeded Sandusky Perkins next week in the regional final, the first trip to the Elite Eight in the history of Ontario football.
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Ontario stuns Shelby with incredible rally to reach Elite 8 in Arlin Field classic
MANSFIELD — Approximately 8,500 fans at Arlin Field could’ve been charged the price of another ticket while exiting the gates on Friday night — and no one would’ve complained a bit. Let’s cut to the chase for the most basic information of all in the wake of a brilliant high school football game. No. 3-seed […]
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Feeling groovy: Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller back in top form in playoff rout of Clyde
ONTARIO — Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller felt amazing Friday night. The Clyde Fliers …. well, not so much. Slowed the last few weeks by a balky knee, the 6-foot-4, 190-pound senior quarterback passed for two TDs and ran for two more in the Warriors’ overwhelming, 38-7 beating of Clyde in a Division IV, Region 14 quarterfinal […]
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From Ethiopia to Ohio State, Ontario’s Miller has embarked on fantastic voyage
ONTARIO — The sun has just dipped below the horizon as Ontario quarterback Bodpegn Miller and a handful of his receivers squeeze the last drops of daylight out of this unusually warm and breezy early-November afternoon. The dying light has painted the feathery clouds loitering overhead impossibly vibrant shades of purple, pink and orange, a […]
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It’s blocked! Ontario junior picks right time to record 1st punt block
ONTARIO — No one was more surprised than Ontario junior Trenton Maglott on Friday night when the powerful defensive lineman blocked a Clear Fork punt. “It was a a shot-in-the-dark play that I took and it worked,” the 6-foot, 235-pound Maglott said of his late third-quarter block that set up his team’s knockout punch in […]
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Gallery: Ontario tops Clear Fork in opening round of football playoffs
(Photos from Ontario’s 24-2 win at Niss Stadium on Friday over Clear Fork in a Division IV, Region 14 playoff football game. The Warriors (10-1) advance to play in the regional quarterfinals at home on Nov. 8 against Clyde. Clear Fork ends its season with a 4-7 record. The gallery includes photos of the marching […]
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Ohio prep football notebook: Madison’s rivalry win over Tygers salvages positive note in tough season
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles this notebook weekly. Coaches are asked to send their stats to Jake Furr by Monday at noon to be included in this notebook. Jake can be reached at jfurr@gannett.com. — The Madison football team could’ve easily gone 5-5 and be in the thick of the Ohio high school playoff scene […]
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Marion Local ties Ohio’s state record with 57th straight victory
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles this notebook weekly. Coaches are asked to send their stats to Jake Furr by Monday at noon to be included in this notebook. Jake can be reached at jfurr@gannett.com. COLUMBUS – The high school football season has reached the final week of the regular season. Here are the top performances […]
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Worth the price of admission: Shelby survives thriller with Ontario
Both with unblemished records, Shelby (9-0) and Ontario (8-1) went pound-for-pound Friday — but the Whippets prevailed 50-36.
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Stage is set: All eyes on Shelby as Whippets collide Friday with Ontario
Whichever unbeaten emerges victorious Friday will clinch at least a share of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference crown.