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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Mount Gilead upends Fredericktown in battle of unbeatens
MOUNT GILEAD — With all of the earmarks of a heavyweight bout, the Fredericktown Freddies faced off against the Mount Gilead Indians, both sporting 4-0 records and undefeated in the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference. The home team landed what turned out to be the knockout blow, scoring twice in 65 seconds near the end of […]
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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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Spitler begins Freddies’ coaching career on winning note
COLUMBUS – Week 1 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances on opening night 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 a […]
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Fredericktown grounds & pounds through Highland in season opener
FREDERICKTOWN — Sweat bees weren’t the only thing swarming under the Friday night lights at Fredericktown Stadium. While the Freddies came out a little flat to begin Coach Scott Spitler’s first game at the helm, their fast-paced offense couldn’t be stopped in the second half as they flew past Highland 21-6 in their season opener. […]
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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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Shelby senior Schwemley caps career in style
SHELBY — Numbers don’t lie and Eve Schwemley’s numbers tell the story of a historic season. The North Central Ohio Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Schwemley averaged an area-best 21.4 points a game and became just the seventh player in Shelby history to top the 1,000-point plateau. But that only tells part of the […]
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Freddies end fine season in loss at Ready; Toombs cracks 1,000 points
COLUMBUS — While Mother Nature was putting on a light show with thunderstorms outside of the Bishop Ready gymnasium, inside the Silver Knights were putting on a show of their own, trouncing Fredericktown 80-41 on Wednesday night. The victory sends third-seeded Ready into Saturday’s 7 p.m. Division V Central District final against top-seeded Africentric at […]