OLIVESBURG — No one can say the Lucas football team doesn’t hold a grudge. One year after the Cubs traveled to Crestview and suffered their largest margin of defeat of the season in a 31-6 blowout, Lucas returned to Scott Bailey Memorial Field on Friday and bounced the Cougars, 26-6. It was the biggest home […]
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Tygers hitting on all cylinders with OCC showdown looming
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior’s winning recipe called for equal parts offense, defense and special teams. The Tygers took a quantum leap toward the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship with last week’s 38-28 win over three-time reigning OCC champ West Holmes. Senior High scored points on offense, defense and special teams in its first victory over the […]
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Late TD sends Hillsdale past Lucas in battle of small-school heavyweights
JEROMESVILLE — Jack Fickes and his Hillsdale teammates exorcised a demon Friday night. A senior quarterback, Fickes rushed for three touchdowns as the Falcons rallied for a 21-17 win over Lucas in a battle of north central Ohio small-school powers. Fickes was a receiver the past two years, suffering through a pair of heart-breaking losses […]
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Another tough test awaits Lucas
LUCAS — There’s no rest for the Cubs. Lucas won’t have any time to sulk after last week’s 17-14 double-overtime loss at Clear Fork. The Cubs, who traditionally play one of the toughest schedules in the state among small-school programs, will visit Hillsdale on Friday in a matchup of local Division VII heavyweights. Hillsdale and […]
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Thriller in the Valley: Clear Fork holds off Lucas in 2OT
BELLVILLE — Davis Hoeflich’s career-defining moment came in his first varsity game. A freshman defensive back, Hoeflich intercepted a pass in the second overtime to preserve Clear Fork’s 17-14 win over Lucas in Friday’s season opener at the Colt Corral. After spending the first half on the sideline, Hoeflich was inserted into the game in […]
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Upgrade: Mansfield Senior to open season at Akron SVSM
MANSFIELD — Chioke Bradley loves a challenge. Mansfield Senior’s veteran coach has never been one to back down from confrontation and his Tygers are in for a fight during the non-conference portion of the upcoming season. Senior High opens Friday in Akron against Division II heavyweight St. Vincent-St Mary. The Tygers then host defending Division […]
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High School Football Preview: Lucas Cubs
The Cubs were 4-6 during the regular season last fall and qualified for the Division VII, Region 25 playoffs as the No. 10 seed before reaching the regional semifinals. Lucas fell to Danville 27-20. … The Cubs have qualified for the playoffs nine straight years and reached the Division VII state championship game in 2019. […]