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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Shelby’s Air Force-bound DeVito eclipses Joe Burrow in Ohio prep football annals
COLUMBUS — Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the eighth 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 a look. -Shelby’s Brayden DeVito passed Joe Burrow on Ohio high school football’s […]
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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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Mapleton’s clutch drive, key interception denies Plymouth
PLYMOUTH — Mapleton quarterback Keith Donley fired two touchdown passes, the second one to tie the game late in the fourth quarter and added a two-point conversion pass J.J. Guilliams to rally the Mounties past Plymouth 30-28 in Friday night’s Firelands Conference encounter. The Big Red Vikings tried to respond, but an interception in the […]
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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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Loudonville blanks Mapleton 60–0 in dominant season opener
LOUDONVILLE — A year after scoring just 72 points the entire season, Loudonville nearly matched that total in a single night. On the first play from scrimmage Friday, sophomore Collin Caley sprinted 45 yards to the end zone, sparking a 60–0 rout of Mapleton on a hot and humid opener in the Mohican Valley. The […]
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Crestview’s Gearheart, Mapleton duo qualify for state wrestling tourney
FINDLAY — Naomi Gearheart is headed back to state. Crestview’s sophomore 145-pounderpinned Keystone’s Sage O’Brien in the second period to claim her second district championship in as many years Sunday at Findlay High School. Gearheart advances to next week’s state tournament at Ohio State’s Schottenstein Center. She finished fifth at state in the 155-pound class […]
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Crestview nabs 2nd at Firelands; Hillsdale climbs to 5th in WCAL
COLLINS — The Cougars are clawing their way back toward the top. Following a third-place finish in last year’s Firelands Conference wrestling championships, Crestview took the runner-up spot Friday night, with seven of its eight placers in the Top 3 of their respective weight classes. Host Western Reserve got points from all 12 of its […]
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Crestview keeps rolling at home, bounces Mapleton in key Firelands Conference clash
OLIVESBURG – It’s fair to say the Crestview boys basketball team has turned its home gym into a death trap. Despite losing three all-Firelands Conference players to graduation from their record-breaking 2023-24 team – which finished with a 22-2 mark – the Cougars continue to roll in historic fashion at home. On Saturday, they extended […]
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Crestview scores 40 straight to overpower Mapleton
OLIVESBURG — Mapleton scored first and last, but Crestview scored 40 points in-between those touchdowns to earn a 40-14 Firelands Conference victory in Friday night’s regular-season finale at Olivesburg. The victory clinches a playoff berth for the Cougars. The Mounties jumped on top 7-0 midway through the first period, but Bransen Hider evened it with […]