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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Tygers hammer Rocky River to advance to Sweet 16
ROCKY RIVER, Ohio — The football field provided a safe haven on Friday night in the form of a Division III, Region 10 high school playoff game. It was a scenario Mansfield Senior welcomed warmly, authoring an incredible first half scoring explosion to earn a surprisingly easy 55-21 victory at No. 5-seed Rocky River. Both […]
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Mansfield Sr. dumps Madison to win outright OCC title
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior coach Chioke Bradley’s 100th career victory was packaged in some extra-special wrapping at Arlin Field. Friday night’s 34-0 victory came against arch-rival Madison. The Tygers (8-2 overall, 7-0 in the Ohio Cardinal Conference) now lead the crosstown rivalry 33-22-3, and have won eight of the last nine encounters. The win also […]
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Tygers rally after early deficit to pound Wooster
WOOSTER — Mansfield Senior is surfing a winning streak, and the wave has the Tygers on the cusp of an Ohio Cardinal Conference championship. Senior quarterback Duke Reese threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another score as coach Choke Bradley’s team won its fifth straight game by thumping Wooster 35-7 on Friday […]
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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. Mansfield Senior head coach CHioke BradleyAmarr Davis Amarr Davis lines up “Symirr Phillips is the alpha […]
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North central Ohio stars shine in Week 2 of prep football
COLUMBUS — Week 2 of the high school season is in the books and Ohio has proven yet again to be a football state. Let’s check out some of the top performances from all around the Buckeye State with this week’s Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association High School Football Notebook. * Ashland Crestview’s Liam Kuhn threw […]
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Davis stars as Tygers stop defending state champion Canfield
MANSFIELD — We’re just two weeks into the high school football season and Mansfield Senior’s Amarr Davis has already had a big year. Friday night’s chapter was the most spectacular one yet. The Tygers’ standout scored three, highlight-reel touchdowns, including the game-saving play in a 24-14 upset of defending Division III state champion Canfield. With […]