JEROMESVILLE – Hopes were high Friday night that Ashland County’s “Backyard Brawl” rivalry game between Hillsdale and Loudonville could bring some suspense between two unbeaten teams. The Falcons, however, showed their talent and moxie is still soaring after a trip to the Division VII state championship game a year ago. Hillsdale quarterback Kael Lewis hit […]
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Loudonville blanks Mapleton 60–0 in dominant season opener
LOUDONVILLE — A year after scoring just 72 points the entire season, Loudonville nearly matched that total in a single night. On the first play from scrimmage Friday, sophomore Collin Caley sprinted 45 yards to the end zone, sparking a 60–0 rout of Mapleton on a hot and humid opener in the Mohican Valley. The […]
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Future Buckeye Miller’s exploits top Ohio 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 – The 2024 high school football season is 60% in the books. Before we turn the page to Week 7, […]
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Fourth-quarter rally lifts Mapleton over Loudonville in season opener
NANKIN – It took just one Friday night for Mitchell Young to prove that winning is in the genes. After growing up watching his father, Al Young, accumulate 198 victories in 29 seasons at Black River, Mitchell guided Mapleton to a rousing, comeback victory over visiting Loudonville, 32-24. The Mounties scored two touchdowns inside the […]
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Loudonville tabs Danville legend Honabarger as new football coach
LOUDONVILLE — Ed Honabarger is returning to the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference, but he won’t be wearing the Blue and White of the Danville Blue Devils. A Danville coaching icon, Honabarger was introduced as Loudonville’s new football coach and assistant principal Friday afternoon. He succeeds John Battaglia, who recently stepped down after three seasons. “The […]