CANTON — Hillsdale’s remarkable high school football odyssey encompassed more than a season. The Falcons 2025 campaign ended with a Division VII state runner-up trophy, just like the 2024 season. This one came after Saturday’s 37-3 loss to St. Henry on Saturday before 3,912 fans at Canton’s Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Therein lies […]
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‘Proud to be a Falcon’: Hillsdale falls to St. Henry in Division VII state final
CANTON — Hillsdale’s dream of a state championship was dashed, but the Falcons left Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium with no regrets. “It’s sad it didn’t end the way we wanted it to,” senior linebacker Brady Heller said after Saturday’s 37-3 loss to St. Henry in the Division VII final, “but I still think […]
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Another MAC heavyweight awaits Hillsdale in Division VII title game
JEROMESVILLE — St. Henry’s championship pedigree speaks for itself. While fellow Midwest Athletic Conference powerhouse Marion Local has reigned over Ohio small-school football since the dawn of the new millennia, it was St. Henry that put the MAC on the map in the 1990s. The Redskins won four state titles in the 1990s (’90, ’92, […]
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Hillsdale smashes McDonald to reach 2nd straight state championship game
NEW PHILADELPHIA – Some folks were saying the McDonald football team had a bit of a Cinderella-story vibe to it entering Friday night’s Division VII state semifinal against Hillsdale. The No. 3-ranked Blue Devils were playing in their 100th season, had tied their program record for wins and featured one of the best senior classes […]
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Second Chance: Hillsdale’s Heller reflects on a 2nd straight Final 4 appearance
MANSFIELD — Brady Heller hasn’t made his Christmas list yet, but the one thing Hillsdale’s senior linebacker wants more than anything else is a chance at redemption. Heller visited the Inside The Lines podcast studio ahead of Friday’s Division VII state semifinal game to talk about last year’s historic season. The lessons learned in the […]
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Hillsdale tops Danville in another instant classic
WEST LAFAYETTE — Jesse Trevathan never doubted he would return, even during his darkest days. And there were plenty of dark days. Trevathan tore the ACL in his right knee during Hillsdale’s run to the Division VII state championship game last year. He suffered the injury in Week 12 and spent the final four weeks […]