John Battaglia is back for his third season as head coach of the Redbirds. Loudonville is 8-14 under Battaglia. … Loudonville moved to the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference last fall after five years as a football-only member of the Principals Athletic Conference. The Redbirds tied for third in the KMAC with a 4-3 conference record. […]
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High School Football Preview: Ashland Arrows
Scott Valentine returns to coach the Arrows after one season at Madison. Valentine was the head coach at Ashland from 2002 to 2018, compiling a record of 130-60 with 10 playoff appearances and seven Ohio Cardinal Conference titles. … The Arrows dropped to Division III this year and will be in Region 10, along with […]
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High School Football Preview: Lexington Minutemen
Coach Andrew Saris returns for his second season after leading Lexington to a 3-7 record last fall. … The Minutemen finished 17th in the final Division III, Region 10 standings, one spot out of the playoffs. … All seven of Lexington’s losses in 2022 came against playoff-qualifying opponents. … Senior Aedan Nicol, a two-way lineman, […]
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High School Football Preview: Mansfield Senior Tygers
Mansfield Senior will open the season at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary. The Tygers will host defending Division III state champ Canfield at Arlin Field in Week 2. Mansfield Senior reached the Division III, Region 10 semifinals last year, falling 17-16 to eventual regional champ Parma Heights Holy Name. … Senior High has qualified for the […]
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High School Football Preview: Madison Rams
First-year head coach Brent Benancon takes over for Scott Valentine. The Rams were 1-9 in Valentine’s only season. Brent Besancon begins his first season in charge at Madison. The Wayne County native was a longtime assistant and head coach at Smithville, his alma mater. … Besancon replaces Scott Valentine, who returned to Ashland after one […]
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High School Football Preview: Clear Fork Colts
Clear Fork won its third Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference championship and first since 2018 last fall. Aaron Brokaw takes over as head coach for Dave Carroll. Aaron Brokaw, a 1999 Clear Fork graduate, takes over for Dave Carroll. The Colts were 10-2, won a Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference championship and reached the second round of the Division […]
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High School Football Preview: Ontario Warriors
The Warriors will look to return to the playoffs for a second straight year under second-year coach Aaron Eckert. Ontario was 6-5 last fall. The Warriors were 6-5 in Aaron Eckert’s first season, qualifying for the Division III, Region 10 playoffs. Ontario fell to Mansfield Senior 38-0 in the opening round. … The Warriors lost […]
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High School Football Preview: Shelby Whippets
Shelby tied for fourth in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference last fall after winning three straight MOAC titles from 2019 to 2021. The Whippets were 5-5 during the regular season and qualified for the Division IV, Region 14 playoffs as the No. 15 seed. Shelby fell to West Holmes 49-7 in the opening round. … Senior […]
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High School Football Preview: Galion Tigers
Galion returns a wealth of talent from a team that reached the Division IV playoffs last fall.
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High School Football Preview: Crestline Bulldogs
Crestline will again compete in the Northwest Central Conference this fall. The Bulldogs joined the NWCC as a football-only member in 2020.