LEXINGTON — Lexington’s big guns fired en masse in the first half to stake the Minutemen to a comfortable lead and eventually a 48-6 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over visiting Mansfield Senior. Quarterback Joe Caudill tossed a pair of touchdown passes in the first quarter, 24 yards to Brayden Fogle and 33 yards to Seven […]
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Family Ties: Dantrell Hughes talks recruitment, growing up with talented twin Latrell
MANSFIELD — Lexington’s Dantrell Hughes isn’t the only major college athleetic prospect in the family. Twin brother Latrell is a hot commodity, too. Dantrell Hughes stopped by the Inside The Lines podcast studio to talk about his football recruitment as he weighs offers from Louisville, Ohio University and Kent State. He also spent plenty of […]
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Shelby roars to the top of Region 14 in 1st weekly football ratings
SHELBY — The Whippets are in command of their football destiny. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its first official computer ratings Tuesday afternoon and unbeaten Shelby is atop Region 14 of Division IV. The top 12 teams in each region qualify for the playoffs. The top four seeds get a first-round bye. The […]
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Caudill’s big night among Ohio’s top Week 5 football performances
COLUMBUS — Week 5 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the fifth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take […]
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Ohio football notebook: Crestview’s Kuhn keeps Cougars on winning track
COLUMBUS — Week 4 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the fourth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take […]
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Sept. 12: Mansfield-area high school football roundup
Ashland overcomes New Philadelphia’s lead to earn win Ashland seemed a step slow at the start, but rallied to win 34-7 over New Philadelphia for an Ohio high school football victory on Sept. 12. New Philadelphia showed it was ready to play, using an early thrust to carve out a 7-6 advantage over Ashland as […]
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Ontario’s ground game riding high heading to the Colt Corral
COLUMBUS — Week Three of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the third week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take […]
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Aug. 29: Mansfield-area high school football roundup
Madison busts River Valley for Johnson’s 1st win Rookie head coach Kobi Johnson collected the first win of his career on Friday night as the Rams rolled over River Valley 20-7. Kaleb Gordon ran for two touchdowns and Kolton Adkins contributed a pick-6. Madison plays at Ontario next week. Tiffin Columbian slingshots past Mansfield Sr. […]
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Great Expectations: From basketball prodigy to football blue-chipper, Lex’s Fogle strives to be ‘1 percent better every day’
LEXINGTON — It’s a good thing Brayden Fogle has broad shoulders. Lexington’s imposing 6-foot-4, 235-pound senior has seemingly been carrying the weight of the world his entire career. The fact that Fogle, a University of Georgia football recruit, has managed all the outsized expectations is a testament to his mental composition. He has the psychological […]
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Game on: Stars will be out when Shelby hosts Lexington under Friday Night Lights
It may be the most highly-anticipated non-conference game in north central Ohio since 2019. All eyes will be on the Whippet Athletic Complex on Friday when Shelby hosts Lexington. Both teams opened with impressive wins last week. Lex beat Ontario, 36-16, behind quarterback Joe Caudill’s two rushing and two passing touchdowns. It was Lexington’s first […]