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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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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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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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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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 Hackman a quadruple-winner at Knox Morrow Athletic Conference meet
IBERIA — Danville’s Kelsey Hackman put on a show Tuesday afternoon. So did Northmor’s Cowin Becker. Both Hackman and Becker won four individual events during the rain-delayed Knox Morrow Athletic Conference meet at Northmor. Hackman struck gold in the 100 meter dash, the 100 and 300 hurdles and the long jump. Meanwhile, Becker swept the […]
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Nov. 22: Ohio high school girls basketball roundup
COLUMBUS — Listed below is Friday night’s Ohio high school girls basketball roundup. Only games reported to the Scorestream app were included in this listing. Each game summary was generated by Lede Ai. Akron Ellet overwhelms Canton Glenoak Akron Ellet dominated from start to finish in an imposing 54-30 win over Canton Glenoak in an […]
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Check out Friday night’s north central Ohio girls basketball scoreboard
MANSFIELD — The first week of girls high school basketball is underway, and scores from around north central Ohio are listed below. Only games reported to the Scorestream app triggered a roundup produced by Lede Ai. Bryan squeezes past Mansfield Sr. Bryan finally found a way to top Mansfield Senior 48-46 for an Ohio girls […]
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Playoff Picture: Area teams solidify postseason positions
MANSFIELD — Nothing is set in stone, but a handful of area schools can likely make their postseason plans. Ashland, Ontario, Shelby, Hillsdale and Danville already have secured playoff bids, according to computer ratings maven Joe Eitel, while Lexington, Galion and Fredericktown control their own destinies. None of the 20 schools in the three-plus county […]
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Richland County standouts top Ohio prep football notebook
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles this notebook weekly. Coaches are asked to send their stats to Jake Furr by Monday at noon to be included in this notebook. Jake can be reached at jfurr@gannett.com. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 2024 Ohio high school football season has officially hit the home stretch. League championships and playoff spots […]