COLUMBUS – Sure, the Clear Fork at Shelby football game on Friday night will go a long way toward crowning the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference champion. But the spoils will also include a huge haul of playoff points, better positioning the victor for the postseason. At the moment, Division IV, Region 14 is dominated by MOAC squads, […]
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ANALYSIS: Showdowns abound as conference title chases come into focus
Friday night can’t arrive soon enough for high school football fans in north central Ohio. Four huge showdowns will help shape the championship chases in the Ohio Cardinal Conference, Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference, Knox Morrow Athletic Conference and Firelands Conference. Here’s a look at Friday’s primetime lineup: Clear Fork (5-1, 3-0) at Shelby (6-0, 3-0) Not […]
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Evans’ heroics tops Ohio’s prep football notebook
COLUMBUS — Week 6 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the sixth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take […]
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Evans’ career night sends Clear Fork past Marion Harding
BELLVILLE — Nash Evans reigned on Homecoming Night in The Valley. Clear Fork’s junior Homecoming Court attendant scored three touchdowns as the Colts thundered to a 31-7 win over Marion Harding at the Colt Corral. The speedy Swiss Army knife scored all 17 of Clear Fork’s first-half points as the Colts (5-1, 3-0 Mid-Ohio Athletic […]
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Checkmate: Senior Wine does it all for Clear Fork
BELLVILLE — Brittany Bechtel is playing chess and she has the most versatile piece on the board at her disposal. Ashtyn Wine is Clear Fork’s queen. Listed as a defender on the Colts’ roster, Wine is deployed wherever Bechtel needs her — and that suits the senior just fine. “I go into the game and […]
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Clear Fork announces 2025 Homecoming Court
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork High School has announced its 2025 Homecoming Court. Congratulations to the following students: Freshmen attendants: Makaelah Mills and Elijah Jones. Sophomore attendants: Malayna Kehl and Luke Remy. Junior attendants: Layla Daughtery and Nash Evans. Senior attendants: Kailyn Bowman, Audrey Vanausdle, Ashtyn Wine, Ben Campbell, Landen Perry, and Myles Sharp. Homecoming week […]
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Shelby roars to the top of Region 14 in 1st weekly football ratings
SHELBY — The Whippets are in command of their football destiny. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its first official computer ratings Tuesday afternoon and unbeaten Shelby is atop Region 14 of Division IV. The top 12 teams in each region qualify for the playoffs. The top four seeds get a first-round bye. The […]
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Caudill’s big night among Ohio’s top Week 5 football performances
COLUMBUS — Week 5 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the fifth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take […]
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Ohio football notebook: Crestview’s Kuhn keeps Cougars on winning track
COLUMBUS — Week 4 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the fourth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take […]
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Clear Fork defense forces 6 turnovers in MOAC win over Ontario
BELLVILLE — Trey Sellers couldn’t have picked a better moment for his second career interception. Clear Fork’s junior safety picked off a Trey Remy pass at his own 2-yard line with just five seconds remaining to preserve Friday’s 14-10 win over Ontario at the Colt Corral. It was Clear Fork’s fourth interception of the evening […]