MANSFIELD — Joe Caudill’s right arm was the difference in a defensive struggle, and it was more than enough to propel Lexington to an Ohio Cardinal Conference victory on Friday night. The Lexington quarterback completed 11-of-20 passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns as the Minutemen knocked off Mansfield Senior 19-6 at Arlin Field on […]
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Ohio high school football players reach midseason form
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles this notebook weekly. Coaches are asked to send their stats to Jake Furr by Monday at noon to be included in this notebook. Jake can be reached at jfurr@gannett.com. COLUMBUS – Welcome to the midway point of the 2024 high school football season. Week 5 sure did produce some incredible […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s Bradley is area’s Defensive Player of the Year
MANSFIELD — Maurice Bradley II played his best when the lights were the brightest. Mansfield Senior’s junior linebacker and the area’s Defensive Player of the Year, Bradley led the Tygers with 144 tackles in 13 games — but statistics only tell part of the story. Mansfield Senior (10-3) played 10 playoff-qualifying teams during the regular […]
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Mansfield Sr. defense thwarts Lexington in playoff opener
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior’s defense came into the postseason riding a white-hot streak. The Tygers continued that momentum on Friday night, intercepting three passes and scoring a safety on a sack by Symirr Phillips, all in the second half, to deny Lexington for the second time this season. That performance spearheaded Senior High’s 30-13 victory […]
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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 […]