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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McMichael’s spectacular performance propels Col. Crawford past Seneca East
NORTH ROBINSON — Few north central Ohio high school running backs have ever had a night like Connor McMichael unleashed against Seneca East. The 6-foot, 175-pound standout exploded for 362 yards rushing and four touchdowns to lead Colonel Crawford to a 31-0 beating of Seneca East on Friday night in North Robinson. McMichael scored all […]
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Col. Crawford defense blanks Bucyrus
NORTH ROBINSON — The Colonel Crawford defense registered its first shutout of the season and a big third quarter proved decisive as the Eagles soared past Bucyrus 48-0 on Friday night. Connor McMichael ran for 169 yards and three touchdowns on just 12 carries to lead C.C.’s offense. McMichael’s 10-yard run in the first quarter […]
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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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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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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. […]
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Col. Crawford pulls away from Upper Sandusky
NORTH ROBINSON — Connor McMichael exploded for 244 yards and four touchdowns to lead Colonel Crawford past Upper Sandusky 28-14 on Friday night. The Eagles overcame an early 7-0 deficit when McMichael scored on a 10-yard run to tie the game at 7-7 through the first quarter. McMichael shook loose for a 25-yard scoring dash […]
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Col. Crawford’s extra point nips Seneca East
ATTICA — Joseph Zizzo was 3-for-3 in extra points, and Colonel Crawford needed every one of them to nip Seneca East in a see-saw Northern 10 high school football game on Friday night. Connor McMichael ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns, including the decisive 6-yard scoring dash in the final quarter that marked the […]