Ontario quarterback Bodpegn Miller rocketed all three of his TD passes in the final quarter of the Warriors’ 35-21 victory over Centerburg.
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Plymouth defense, Lucas offense & Buckeyes’ commitment shine in Ohio’s Week 1 football notes
COLUMBUS — Week 1 of the 2024 high school football season is in the books. 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. North central Ohio standouts -The Plymouth Big Red defense was lights out in a […]
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It pays to have friends: Ontario star applauds teammates in win over Lex
ONTARIO — Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller got by with a little help from his friends in the second half Friday night. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound senior — headed to play for Ohio State next season — was the first to acknowledge his teammates after the Warriors rallied from a 14-0 deficit to knock off Lexington 31-14 in […]
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2024 HS football preview: Ontario Warriors
Welcome to Source Media’s 2024 high school football preview. Over the coming days, we’ll preview schools across Richland, Ashland and Knox Counties every day leading up to week 1. Today, we preview the Ontario Warriors. You can find all of our high school football previews here. McDonald’s is proud to back our area’s local athletes […]
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Rarified Air: Ontario’s Miller fulfills lifelong dream of becoming a Buckeye
Every Ohio high school football player dreams of one day suiting up for Ohio State. And for a vast majority of them, that’s all it will ever be — a dream. OSU’s 2024 roster consists of 108 players, all of them winners of the genetic lottery. They run faster, jump higher and bench press more […]
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Buckeyes offer football scholarship to Ontario’s Miller
COLUMBUS — Aaron Eckert knew Bodpegn Miller was a special athlete, but Ontario’s football coach wasn’t sure just how special. His answer came Tuesday morning when the ultra-athletic Miller picked up a scholarship offer from Ohio State. “In January he had no offers. I’m looking at a kid who is pushing 6-4, is athletic as […]
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Lex’s Weaver 3rd in 800 on final day of state track meet
DAYTON — Lexington’s Elyana Weaver capped her high school career in style. A senior, Weaver placed third in the 800-meter run on the final day of the Division II state track meet at Welcome Stadium. Her time of 2:14.23 was a new personal record. Weaver wasn’t the only area athlete to shine Saturday afternoon. Teammate […]
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Shelby’s Henkel soars to regional long jump championship
LEXINGTON — Madison Henkel entered rarified air Saturday afternoon. Shelby’s sophomore long jumper, Henkel won the Division II Lexington regional championship with a leap of 18-feet, 7.5 inches. While it wasn’t a personal best — Henkel broke the Mansfield Mehock Relays record earlier this spring with a PR of 18-9.75 — it puts her on […]
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Ontario boys, Lex girls capture team titles at Division II district meet
ONTARIO — Bodpegn Miller’s aching hamstring may have been a blessing in disguise. Normally a 400 meter dash specialist, Miller claimed a Division II district championship in the 200 on a steamy Saturday afternoon on his home track. The Ontario junior won in 22.14 seconds, nearly four-tenths of a second faster than runner-up Trayvon Williams […]
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Shelby soph. QB DeVito is area’s Offensive Player of Year
SHELBY — If his high school career continues on its current path, Shelby quarterback Brayden DeVito will find himself in exclusive company. The area’s Offensive Player of the Year, DeVito threw for 3,556 yards and 30 touchdowns as the Whippets won a share of the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference championship. In two seasons under center, the […]