FREDERICKTOWN — The Fredericktown boys basketball team has already wrapped up an outright Knox Morrow Athletic Conference championship and is riding a 20-game winning streak. Yet the Freddies (20-0) might have picked up their most impressive win in an already sterling season on Tuesday night. Coach Derek Dibling’s undefeated bunch used a 14-10 surge in […]
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Kirtland stops Col. Crawford in Division VI state semifinal
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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Final 4: Colonel Crawford takes aim at Ohio football powerhouse Kirtland
Colonel Crawford (13-1) takes on Kirtland (13-0) in a Division VI state football semifinal on Friday night.
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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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Feels like the first time: Col. Crawford-West Jefferson tilt set in Marengo
Colonel Crawford (12-1) will battle West Jefferson (11-1) on Friday night in a Division VI regional championship game in Marengo.
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Col. Crawford flies by Centerburg in offensive masterpiece
CENTERBURG — The Colonel Crawford Eagles came into the Centerburg Trojans’ house and caused a scene on Friday night. The fifth-seeded Eagles upset the No. 1-seed Trojans, flying by the home squad 42-13 in a Division VI, Region 23 semifinal. Eagles senior quarterback Peyton Baker ran for two touchdowns, and senior running back Connor McMichael […]
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Rest vs. Rust: Higher seeds navigate bye week in new 12-team regional format
Depending on who you ask, the bye week was either a blessing or a curse. The top four teams in each region entered postseason play last Friday after sitting out the opening round of the Ohio high school football playoffs with a bye in the new 12-team regional format. Those teams were a combined 85-27 […]
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Ohio St. coach admires son’s record vs. Ashland; DeVito climbs state’s career passing ladder
COLUMBUS — A couple of quarterbacks shot to the top of the attention charts for Ohio high school playoff football fans after the second weekend of postseason action. One of them outshone even his father, who happens to be the head coach at Ohio State. Columbus St. Francis DeSales quarterback R.J. Day, son of OSU […]
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Lima Bath hopes to continue climbing, but ‘Mount Shelby’ awaits on Friday
Undefeated and top-seeded Shelby (11-0) hosts Lima Bath (9-2) in a Division IV, Region 14 football semifinal on Friday night.
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Weithman’s hands lift Col. Crawford to playoff win at Mount Gilead
MOUNT GILEAD — Colonel Crawford had to travel to Friday night’s Division VI, Region 23 football game. But once in Mount Gilead, the Eagles made themselves right at home from the very beginning while eliminating the fourth-seeded Indians 42-8 in a Division VI, Region 23 playoff matchup. C.C. receiver Parker Weithman had a spectacular game […]