GALION — Gabe Ivy never met his father, but he’s heard all the stories. On Homecoming night and in his final regular season home game, Ivy honored the memory of his late father in Galion’s 42-35 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference win over River Valley. Ivy’s father, United States Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kendall Ivy, was killed […]
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East Knox outscores Loudonville
HOWARD — The East Knox Bulldogs entered Friday’s home game against Loudonville as if it was a playoff game. That was the mindset second-year head coach Andy Beatty sought. “We know there’s a lot on the line,” Beatty said, after the Bulldogs’ 42-28 win. “We don’t want to look ahead, but we’re well aware of what […]
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Ontario, Shelby to meet in pivotal Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference football clash
ONTARIO — Like a couple of run-away freight trains, Shelby and Ontario have been on a collision course for weeks. The Whippets and Warriors will decide things Friday at Copeland Field in what is the defacto Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference championship game. Ontario is unbeaten and can clinch the outright MOAC title with a win. Shelby […]
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Madison, Lexington coaches share long history
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Brent Besancon and Andrew Saris will meet near midfield Friday, just as high school football coaches have done for generations, but the customary pregame handshake they will share hardly seems like a grand enough gesture. Nothing either man could say or do would fully express the admiration they feel for one another. […]
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Big plays haunt Crestview in Firelands Conference loss to Norwalk St. Paul
OLIVESBURG — Ben Burger and his St. Paul teammates swung for the fences Friday night. Burger scored on a 58-yard run and hauled in a 60-yard touchdown pass and the Flyers rumbled to a 33-7 Firelands Conference win over Crestview on Senior Night at Scott Bailey Memorial Field. St. Paul (4-4, 4-0) had four scoring […]
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Rewriting History: Mansfield Sr.’s Davis is September’s Park National Bank Athlete of the Month
MANSFIELD — He owns Mansfield Senior’s career records for receptions and receiving yards and will soon become the program’s all-time leader in touchdown catches, but statistics aren’t what distinguish Amarr Davis from his peers. His ability to single-handedly change the outcome of a game puts Davis in a stratosphere occupied by only a handful of […]
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Mansfield Sr. defense shines in win over Ashland
MANSFIELD — The Tygers bared their teeth on defense Friday night. Mansfield Senior limited Ashland to 142 yards in a 14-6 Ohio Cardinal Conference win on Homecoming night at Arlin Field. Senior High (5-2, 4-0) is alone atop the OCC standings. Ashland (4-3, 2-2) slipped two games back. “It’s a rivalry for a reason. They […]
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New-look Mansfield Senior defense finding its footing
MANSFIELD — Chioke Bradley knew his experienced offense would score plenty of points, but Mansfield Senior’s veteran coach wasn’t sure what his rebuilt defense would look like. The picture is beginning to come into focus The Tygers rumble into Friday’s Ohio Cardinal Conference showdown against Ashland with one of the OCC’s top scoring defenses. Senior […]
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OCC lead at stake as Mansfield Sr. visits Lexington
MANSFIELD — The meat of the schedule may be in the rearview mirror, but Mansfield Senior won’t overlook anyone during the second half of the season. Veteran coach Chioke Bradley will make sure of it. The Tygers came through a rugged season-opening five-game stretch with a 3-2 record. Senior High is tied with Week 6 […]
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Lucas rolls on, pins down Crestview
OLIVESBURG — No one can say the Lucas football team doesn’t hold a grudge. One year after the Cubs traveled to Crestview and suffered their largest margin of defeat of the season in a 31-6 blowout, Lucas returned to Scott Bailey Memorial Field on Friday and bounced the Cougars, 26-6. It was the biggest home […]