WEST LAFAYETTE — Jesse Trevathan never doubted he would return, even during his darkest days. And there were plenty of dark days. Trevathan tore the ACL in his right knee during Hillsdale’s run to the Division VII state championship game last year. He suffered the injury in Week 12 and spent the final four weeks […]
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Attention local teams: OHSAA announces bracket pairings for football’s Final 4
COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association bucked tradition, and it’s relevant news for five schools around north central Ohio as each plays for a spot in the Final Four this weekend. While it’s easy, and fun, to get ahead of ourselves, Shelby, Galion, Colonel Crawford, Danville and Hillsdale each have regional assignments on […]
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Danville stuns Waterford to reach regional championship game
WATERFORD — The Danville Blue Devils are on what gamblers call a heater. Coach Matt Blum’s squad won its third straight game as a road underdog on Friday night by traveling nearly two hours south to defeat second-seeded Waterford 19-14 in a Division VII, Region 27 semifinal. The 11th-seeded Blue Devils (8-5) will advance to […]
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Oct. 24: Mansfield-area high school football roundup
Lexington escapes close call with Ashland Lexington topped Ashland 43-35 in a tough tilt in an Ohio high school football matchup on Oct. 24. Lexington moved in front of Ashland 9-7 to begin the second quarter. The Minutemen opened a tight 16-14 gap over the Arrows at the intermission. Lexington steamrolled to a 43-27 lead […]
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Lex will host playoff game, no matter the verdict in title tilt with Ashland
COLUMBUS — Lexington will host a monster showdown on Friday night when undefeated Ashland comes calling. While that game will determine the outright Ohio Cardinal Conference champion, the Minutemen will open the postseason at home regardless of the outcome (8-1 overall, 5-0 in the OCC). Lex already has clinched a home playoff game, according to […]
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Toombs subs at RB, scores 4 TDs to power Fredericktown past Danville
FREDERICKTOWN — If Friday night’s Fredericktown-Danville game was a part of the fall television lineup, it would have been called The Gavin Toombs show. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound senior pounded the Blue Devils’ defense for four touchdowns, three from five yards out and a fourth from six in a 33-18 victory. “He’s been all over the […]
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Caudill’s big night among Ohio’s top Week 5 football performances
COLUMBUS — Week 5 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the fifth 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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Danville rallies in 4th quarter to top Lucas
DANVILLE — It was a game that had just about everything, including a win for the Danville Blue Devils, 26-14 over the Lucas Cubs. After Lucas marched down the field on 18 plays, burning 9:44 off the clock and capping a 63-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run, it was obvious the Cubs were a […]
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Knox County community rallies around East Knox football captain battling cancer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was authored by Knox Pages correspondent Dan Werner. HOWARD — As the high School football season enters its third week, the only color that matters in Knox and surrounding counties is the purple of the East Knox Bulldogs. Aidan Riggle, senior captain of the gridiron team, has been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, […]
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Danville’s Byers heads talented All-North Central Ohio defense
DANVILLE — He’ll go down as one of the greatest individual tacklers in Danville history, but what Josh Byers is most proud of is what the Blue Devils accomplished as a team. The newly-crowned North Central Ohio Defensive Player of the Year, Byers helped led Danville to a regional championship and a berth in the […]