COLUMBUS — Week 7 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the seventh 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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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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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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Cougars get defensive in win over South Central
GREENWICH — Jack Stephens was a menace. Crestview’s senior defensive end set up shop in South Central’s backfield as the Cougars roared to a 44-7 win over the Trojans. “Firelands Conference football, most teams want to run the ball,” Stephens said. “South Central is one of those teams that wants to spread it out. They […]
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Freddies off to fast start under former Lucas’ coach Scott Spitler
It hasn’t taken long for Scott Spitler to make himself at home at Fredericktown. The former Lucas coach, Spitler is in his first season with the Freddies. Fredericktown is 4-0 going into Friday’s Knox Morrow Athletic Conference showdown with unbeaten Mount Gilead. Spitler was the head coach at Lucas for 15 seasons. He led the […]
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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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Crestview wallops New London in Firelands Conference opener
OLIVESBURG – Crestview head coach Steve Haverdill didn’t enjoy his team’s 42-0 win Friday night over New London as much as he would have liked. A pair of lost fumbles mixed in with a few frustrating penalties and missed PAT kicks in the first half had him gritting his teeth. But the Cougars tightened up […]
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Sept. 12: Mansfield-area high school football roundup
Ashland overcomes New Philadelphia’s lead to earn win Ashland seemed a step slow at the start, but rallied to win 34-7 over New Philadelphia for an Ohio high school football victory on Sept. 12. New Philadelphia showed it was ready to play, using an early thrust to carve out a 7-6 advantage over Ashland as […]
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Ontario’s ground game riding high heading to the Colt Corral
COLUMBUS — Week Three of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the third 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 […]