SHELBY — It’s the biggest game of the season and the biggest game ever between Shelby and Ontario. The Whippets (8-0, 5-0) welcome the Warriors (8-0, 5-0) to the Whippet Athletic Complex on Friday for what is the de facto Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference championship game. It’s the 15th meeting ever for the Richland County rivals, […]
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Ontario hears the words it’s been waiting 363 days to hear: It’s Shelby Week
ONTARIO — Aaron Eckert stepped into the postgame team huddle Friday night and delivered the words his football players have waited 363 days to hear. “It’s Shelby Week,” the Ontario head coach said after the Warriors hammered Marion Harding, 45-14, on Copeland Field inside Niss Stadium. Suddenly, the-game-that-could-not-be-talked-about was all anyone wanted to talk about. […]
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Kuhn & Crestview warming to the task as season hits home stretch
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 – And just like that, the 2024 high school football season has just three games left in the regular season. […]
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Future Buckeye Miller’s exploits top Ohio football notebook
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 2024 high school football season is 60% in the books. Before we turn the page to Week 7, […]
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How far did Bodpegn Miller run Friday night at Galion? More. Than. Enough.
GALION — Bodpegn Miller didn’t know how many yards he ran for on Friday night. Three words suffice. More. Than. Enough. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound senior quarterback rode the team bus 11 miles to Galion and then proceeded to let his long legs do the work in a 49-0 win over the Tigers on a rainy […]
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Ohio high school football players reach midseason form
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 – Welcome to the midway point of the 2024 high school football season. Week 5 sure did produce some incredible […]
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Bagels and breakaways: Ontario senior shows off power against Clear Fork
ONTARIO — Mason Vantilburg enjoyed a bagel for Homecoming on Friday night. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound Ontario running back used all 2,800 of his ounces to break a myriad of tackles and then raced into the end zone on a 44-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown run that stopped a Clear Fork rally dead in its tracks. The score […]
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Quarterbacks dominate on Ohio’s Week 4 prep football fields
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 Ohio high school football season is taking shape as contenders begin to separate from pretenders. […]
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Vantilburg’s 4 TDs fuel Ontario’s win at Madison
Mason Vantilburg rushed for three scores and caught a TD as Ontario defeated Madison 34-14 to remain unbeaten through non-conference play.
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Ohio Prep Football Notebook: Shelby QB DeVito off to a big start for Whippets
COLUMBUS – And just like that, the 2024 high school football regular season is 20% in the books. But Week 2 was quite impressive. Let’s take a look at some of the top performances from all around the state with this week’s Ohio Prep Sports Media High School Football Notebook. -Brayden DeVito continued his torrid […]