MANSFIELD — Chioke Bradley knew his experienced offense would score plenty of points, but Mansfield Senior’s veteran coach wasn’t sure what his rebuilt defense would look like. The picture is beginning to come into focus The Tygers rumble into Friday’s Ohio Cardinal Conference showdown against Ashland with one of the OCC’s top scoring defenses. Senior […]
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Local prep football teams eye computer polls, ratings
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s high school football teams are entering Week 7 of the regular season and attention is turning toward the postseason. Playoff positioning and forecasting has begun with eyes focused on the computer rankings. The top 16 teams make the playoffs with the top eight getting a first-round home game. Mansfield Senior and Ontario […]
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Defensive roar: Mansfield Senior stops Lexington, 37-10
LEXINGTON — Lexington quarterback Joe Caudill and wide receiver Brayden Fogle won some downfield battles on Friday night. A ferocious Mansfield Senior defense won the war, 37-10. The Tygers shut off the Minutemen running game (37 yards on 30 carries) and sacked Caudill five times in taking over sole possession of first place in the […]
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OCC lead at stake as Mansfield Sr. visits Lexington
MANSFIELD — The meat of the schedule may be in the rearview mirror, but Mansfield Senior won’t overlook anyone during the second half of the season. Veteran coach Chioke Bradley will make sure of it. The Tygers came through a rugged season-opening five-game stretch with a 3-2 record. Senior High is tied with Week 6 […]
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Shelby, Col. Crawford and Ontario top area teams in football computer poll
COLUMBUS — Shelby, Colonel Crawford and Ontario lead all Mansfield-area football teams in the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s weekly computer rankings. The Whippets (4-1) are second in Division IV, Region 14 with 8.55 points, trailing only Sandusky Perkins (4-0) 10.8611. The undefeated Warriors (5-0) are fourth in Division III, Region 10 with 8.5 points. […]
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Davis, Tygers rough up New Philadelphia
MANSFIELD — Amarr Davis inched closer to Mansfield Senior’s receiving triple crown Friday night at Arlin Field. Already Senior High’s career leader in receptions and receiving yards, Davis caught two touchdown passes Friday as the Tygers cruised to a 35-14 win over New Philadelphia. Davis now has 19 career TD receptions, one shy of the […]
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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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Mansfield Sr. holds off West Holmes in OCC opener
MANSFIELD — Symirr Phillips terrorized West Holmes on Friday. Mansfield Senior’s junior defensive lineman recorded 3.5 sacks and the Tygers held on for a wild 38-28 win over the Knights in the Ohio Cardinal Conference opener at Arlin Field. “Symirr Phillips is the alpha dog on our defense,” Senior High coach Chioke Bradley said. “We […]
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Unbeaten Ontario soars into MOAC opener against River Valley
ONTARIO — Not all 3-0 starts are created equally. For the second year in a row, Ontario will begin Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference play with an unblemished record. Unlike last year, however, the Warriors thunder into Friday’s MOAC opener after outscoring three non-conference opponents by a combined score of 90-14. “Last year we won three pretty […]
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Tyger grad Hugh Douglas’ son killed in Atlanta crash
ATLANTA — The son of Mansfield Senior legend Hugh Douglas was killed on Monday in a car accident, according to the Morehouse College Facebook Page. The younger Hugh Douglas was a member of the Class of 2025 at Morehouse College. “You were already a better man than me,” the elder Douglas said on his X […]