COLUMBUS — Colonel Crawford and Shelby top the Mansfield-area teams angling for football playoff computer points in this week’s ratings, released Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles are second in their region, while Shelby is third and Northmor is fourth. If the season ended today, each would be in line to host a pair of playoff games, […]
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Crestview RB on 2-week tear
This story was compiled by Jake Furr of the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. Coaches are encouraged to submit stats or notes to him by noon on Mondays at jfurr@gannett.com. COLUMBUS – Three weeks remain in the 2023 Ohio high school football regular-season. The stakes get higher and do the accomplishments. Once again the Ohio Prep […]
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Reymer’s big night propels Cougars past Plymouth
OLIVESBURG — Ayden Reymer is just a sophomore, but he certainly isn’t playing like one. Crestview’s standout runner gained 195 yards on just nine carries and scored four touchdowns Friday night as the Cougars rolled over Plymouth 56-7 in a Firelands Conference affair at Olivesburg. Reymer scored on runs of 77, 24, 22 and 21 […]
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Passing The Torch: Godsey replaces Haverdill as Crestview wrestling coach
OLIVESBURG — The way Steve Haverdill sees it, he’s spent nine seasons laying the foundation for the Crestview wrestling program. Now he hopes to see Nate Godsey build a skyscraper on top of it. Godsey has spent years constructing a unique background on the mats that has steered him to his first varsity head coaching […]
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Local prep football teams eye computer polls, ratings
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s high school football teams are entering Week 7 of the regular season and attention is turning toward the postseason. Playoff positioning and forecasting has begun with eyes focused on the computer rankings. The top 16 teams make the playoffs with the top eight getting a first-round home game. Mansfield Senior and Ontario […]
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Crestview dominates South Central for 1st Firelands win
OLIVESBURG — Crestview pocketed its first Firelands Conference win of the year on Friday night. The Cougars turned back South Central 41-7 in a running-clock affair. Coach Steve Haverdill’s team rolled to a 13-0 first-quarter lead, and expanded the margin to 21-0 at halftime. The two schools swapped TDs in the third period to give […]
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Lucas rolls on, pins down Crestview
OLIVESBURG — No one can say the Lucas football team doesn’t hold a grudge. One year after the Cubs traveled to Crestview and suffered their largest margin of defeat of the season in a 31-6 blowout, Lucas returned to Scott Bailey Memorial Field on Friday and bounced the Cougars, 26-6. It was the biggest home […]
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Tygers hitting on all cylinders with OCC showdown looming
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior’s winning recipe called for equal parts offense, defense and special teams. The Tygers took a quantum leap toward the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship with last week’s 38-28 win over three-time reigning OCC champ West Holmes. Senior High scored points on offense, defense and special teams in its first victory over the […]
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GALLERY: Monroeville offense outpaces Crestview
OLIVESBURG — Crestview dominated the Firelands Conference over the past three years, winning consecutive championships in the process. One gets the feeling other schools in the league are taking out their frustrations on a youthful Cougars bunch this year. Monroeville’s offense rolled to a 46-34 win at Crestview on Friday night in the conference opener […]
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Dane Train powers Scots over Crestview
MARENGO – It’s hard to stop a train. Dane Nauman looked like nothing could derail him as he rushed for 308 yards and four touchdowns Friday. The senior, nicknamed “The Dane Train,” led his Highland Scots to their first 3-0 start in 16 years as they steamed past the visiting Crestview Cougars, 50-26. Nauman had […]