PARMA — Colonel Crawford ran into an overwhelming force at Friday night’s Division VI state semifinal game at Byers Field in Parma. The Eagles fell to perennial powerhouse Kirtland 49-22 in a Final Four shootout that ended the most successful season in C.C. history. Meanwhile, the seven-time state champion Hornets (14-0) are headed to the […]
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Col. Crawford hammers West Jefferson to pocket 1st regional championship
SPARTA — Colonel Crawford’s magical football season chalked up a school first on Friday night. The fifth-seeded Eagles soared over No. 3-seed West Jefferson 35-7 to collect a Division VI regional championship at Highland High School. C.C. (13-1) was fueled by the powerful legs of senior Connor McMichael. The 6-foot, 210-pound bulkhead muscled his way […]
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Col. Crawford blasts Reedsville Eastern, sets up date at Mount Gilead
NORTH ROBINSON — Connor McMichael ran for 95 yards and three touchdowns on just 12 carries to fuel Colonel Crawford’s 35-7 blowout of Reedsville Eastern in Friday night’s Division VI playoff opener. Brayden Holt contributed two touchdown passes as the fifth-seeded Eagles (10-1) cruised past the 12th-seeded visitors. Holt connected with John DeGray on a […]
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Col. Crawford rally keys monster win over Mohawk in battle of unbeatens
SYCAMORE — Seat-squirming drama and huge momentum swings made Friday night’s Northern 10 battle of unbeatens a fitting fall classic in Sycamore. Colonel Crawford combined Peyton Baker’s 23-yard touchdown run midway through the final period and a dramatic goal-line stand in the final four minutes to deny Mohawk and earn a see-saw, 24-21 victory. Joseph […]
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Colonel Crawford KOs Crestview in district title clash
ONTARIO — Colonel Crawford’s one-two punch scored a knockout on Crestview at Friday night’s Division VI district championship game at Ontario High School. Junior Brayden Holt poured in 25 points, while junior center Payne DeGray chipped in 21 to lead the Eagles to a convincing, 61-39 pounding of the Cougars. Senior Logan Goddard added nine […]
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Col. Crawford subdues Western Reserve to reach Ontario district final
ONTARIO — Colonel Crawford had to come from behind, but the Eagles did just that to dismiss upset-minded Western Reserve 51-46 in Wednesday night’s Division VI district semifinal at Ontario High School. Junior Brayden Holt, the Northern 10 Player of the Year, led top-seeded C.C. with 20 points. Sophomore John DeGray contributed 12 points and […]
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Col. Crawford pushes top-seeded Grandview Heights to the brink before falling just short
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS — Oh so close. That’s the way the Colonel Crawford football season ended on Friday night. The ninth-seeded Eagles pushed undefeated Grandview Heights to the very brink, but the top-seeded Bobcats leaned on a stout defense to stand tall. Top-seeded Grandview Heights (11-0) threw up a couple of goal-line stands, one in each […]
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9 north central Ohio football teams remain in playoff action
MANSFIELD — We’ve reached the regional quarterfinal round of the Ohio high school football playoffs, and north central Ohio is well represented. Three Richland County teams, two Ashland County squads, two Knox County teams, and one squad each in Crawford and Morrow County are still alive. Richland County Lexington pulled off the biggest upset in […]
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Col. Crawford’s 4th-quarter rally nips Monroe Central in playoff thriller
WOODSFIELD — This may very well have been the game of the night in the opening round of Ohio’s high school football playoffs. In a battle between two evenly-matched foes, ninth-seeded Colonel Crawford scored a touchdown and the game-winning two-point conversion in the final minute to edge eighth-seeded Woodsfield Monroe Central 37-36 in a Division […]
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McMichael makes the most of 8 carries as Col. Crawford thrashes Wynford
HOLMES TOWNSHIP — Connor McMichael only carried the ball eight times on Friday night. But three of those attempts ended in the end zone. The 6-foot-175-pound junior ripped off 111 yards (13.9 yards per carry) and scored three TDs to lift Colonel Crawford to a dominating, 42-6 win at Wynford in a Northern 10 encounter. […]