Winning a regional championship is tough enough. Winning a regional championship you are expected to win is an even bigger challenge. Both Shelby and Hillsdale carried the weight of impossible expectations into the season. The Whippets returned a wealth of talent from a team that reached the third round of the playoffs last year. The […]
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Hillsdale dominates Red Wolves, surges into Final Four
ORRVILLE – The Hillsdale football players ruined their Thanksgiving meals. It’s hard to load up on turkey and stuffing when you have a Final Four game to play the next night. Dealt frigid, misty and sometimes windy conditions Friday night, Coach Trevor Cline’s club ripped off 21 first-quarter points on the way to throttling Cuyahoga […]
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Hillsdale remains undefeated with key WCAL win over Smithville
SMITHVILLE — Hillsdale found just enough offense on Friday night to slip past Smithville 14-7 in a tight Wayne County Athletic League football encounter. The Falcons (6-0 overall, 3-0 in the WCAL) broke on top when sophomore quarterback Kael Lewis connected with Jake Haven on a 33-yard touchdown pass with 5:39 showing in the half. […]
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Hillsdale bounces Dalton in battle of state-ranked heavyweights
JEROMESVILLE – The celebratory postgame music boomed off the walls of the Hillsdale locker room Friday night at Community Stadium. In what was one of the biggest Week 5 games in all of Ohio, the Falcons picked up one of their loudest statement victories in program history, holding off visiting powerhouse Dalton in an instant […]