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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McMichael propels Col. Crawford over Fairfield Union
NORTH ROBINSON — Senior Night and Parents Night turned into a big night for Colonel Crawford’s Connor McMichael. The Eagles’ standout ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns to lift his team to a 28-14 victory over visiting Fairfield Union on Friday night. McMichael’s 30-yard TD bolt gave C.C. a 7-0 second-quarter lead. Parker Weithman […]
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Weithman’s monster night pushes Col. Crawford to big win in football opener
DELAWARE — Parker Weithman was ready for the high school football season to begin on Thursday night. The Fairbanks defense wasn’t ready for him. Colonel Crawford’s junior receiver erupted for 187 yards on 4 catches (46.75 yards per catch) and three touchdowns as the Eagles soared over the Panthers at Selby Field in Delaware. It […]
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Col. Crawford knocks Crestview from baseball tournament
SHELBY — One disastrous inning undid Crestview. The third-seeded Cougars gave up six runs in the top of the sixth and couldn’t recover in a 10-5 loss to No. 4 Colonel Crawford in a Division VI district semifinal at Shelby. Crestview trailed 4-3 after five inning, but came unglued in the sixth. Colonel Crawford had […]
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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. […]