Lexington product Baden Forup has established himself as one of the top players in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, if not all of Division II basketball. A junior at Pitt-Johnstown, Forup matched a career high with 26 points in a 113-84 win over West Virginia Wesleyan. He added a game-high 11 rebounds for the Mountain […]
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New-look Lexington boys basketball team playing beyond its years
LEXINGTON — Scott Hamilton will play the hand he was dealt, even if Lexington’s veteran coach hardly recognizes the cards he’s holding. That the Minutemen are 4-1 through the first three weeks is a testament to Hamilton’s ability to adapt. Lexington won the the past three Ohio Cardinal Conference crowns thanks to a talented group […]
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Freshman sends Lexington past Mansfield Sr. in OCC showdown
LEXINGTON — The bright lights didn’t seem to bother Jayden Perkins. Just a freshman, Perkins scored the game-winning basket in the waning seconds as Lexington stunned Mansfield Senior 63-61 in an entertaining early-season Ohio Cardinal Conference boys basketball showdown. The Tygers (4-1, 2-1) tied it at 61-61 on D.J. Corbin’s layup off a Davion Mack […]
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Weekend with Seven: Lexington senior hits 1,000th point Friday and adds 49 Saturday
Lexington senior Seven Allen scored his 1,000th career point Friday night and then added 49 more during a win on Saturday.
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Lexington’s historic football season comes to a close
LEXINGTON — Nineteen of Lexington’s 20 seniors walked the length of the field arm-in-arm after Friday’s 49-18 loss to Toledo Central Catholic. The one missing man was the one on everyone’s mind. Avery Crawford suffered a grisly leg injury early in the first quarter of the Division III, Region 10 quarterfinal inside Whitney Stadium. He […]
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Horsepower: Lexington’s high-octane offense firing on all cylinders
LEXINGTON — Every time he drops back to pass, Joe Caudill is like a kid on Christmas morning. Lexington’s senior quarterback has more toys than he knows what to do with. On one side is Brayden Fogle, who averages a team-high 19.5 yards per catch. The Georgia tight end recruit has 23 receptions for 449 […]
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Rematch: Lexington hosts Toledo Central Catholic Friday in Division III football playoffs
LEXINGTON — Lexington football coach Andrew Saris looked across a windswept field at Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin a year ago and remarked on the importance of a postseason run on his young team. It was minutes after his team fell, 35-7, to Toledo Central Catholic in a Division III regional semifinal. Saris was reflective on […]
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Streaking: Lucas brings three-game winning streak into opening round of playoffs
LUCAS — The Cubs circled the wagons and earned their 12th straight playoff berth. Lucas brings a three-game winning streak into the opening round of the Division VII, Region 27 playoffs. The 10th-seeded Cubs (5-5) will visit No. 7 Strasburg-Franklin (7-3) on Friday at 7 p.m. Lucas was 2-5 going into Week 8 before traveling […]
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Oct. 24: Mansfield-area high school football roundup
Lexington escapes close call with Ashland Lexington topped Ashland 43-35 in a tough tilt in an Ohio high school football matchup on Oct. 24. Lexington moved in front of Ashland 9-7 to begin the second quarter. The Minutemen opened a tight 16-14 gap over the Arrows at the intermission. Lexington steamrolled to a 43-27 lead […]
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Final Friday: Three conferences to decide championships in regular season finale
I have been covering high school football in north central Ohio for the past 30 years and I can’t recall a Week 10 like the one awaiting area fans Friday night. Three conference championships will be decided on the final night of the regular season and two of them feature winner-take-all games. The Ohio Cardinal […]