ASHLAND — The most highly anticipated college commitment in the history of Ashland High School athletics has been made. Junior quarterback Nathan Bernhard announced he has committed to NCAA Division I Appalachian State University via social media Friday afternoon. The Mountaineers and new head coach Dowell Loggains were the 14th and most recent program to make […]
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Lexington nips Ashland to pocket OCC championship
ASHLAND — Lexington weathered a strong challenge from Ashland on Friday night, but the Minutemen hung tough to claim a 59-58 victory, clinching an outright Ohio Cardinal Conference crown in the process. Coach Scott Hamilton’s squad improved to 17-3 overall, 11-1 in the OCC. The Minutemen were put to a stringent test at Arrow Arena. […]
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Big Walnut RB slams door on Ashland’s historic season
MARION – Squeezing his way through the line and slithering out of tackles all game long, Big Walnut’s Nolan Buirley looked like the most slippery running back on the planet Friday night. The sophomore put together a game for the ages and, in the process, Ashland’s season of perfection slipped away. Buirley ran for 318 […]
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Ohio prep football notebook: Madison’s rivalry win over Tygers salvages positive note in tough season
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. — The Madison football team could’ve easily gone 5-5 and be in the thick of the Ohio high school playoff scene […]
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Ashland’s QB history shows Bernhard, Arrows should’ve expected greatness
ASHLAND – This is beginning to get a bit absurd. No, not the part about the Ashland football team aiming for its first outright Ohio Cardinal Conference title since 2011 when Lexington comes to town Friday. Nor the part about the Arrows nearing the Top 10 in the Associated Press state poll (they’re ranked No. […]
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Richland County standouts top Ohio prep football notebook
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, Ohio – The 2024 Ohio high school football season has officially hit the home stretch. League championships and playoff spots […]
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Kuhn & Crestview warming to the task as season hits home stretch
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 – And just like that, the 2024 high school football season has just three games left in the regular season. […]
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Ashland shrugs off slow start, blasts Mansfield Senior
ASHLAND – It was not a pleasing first 10 minutes Friday night at Community Stadium for the Ashland football team. But by the time the next 10 minutes had ticked off the game clock, the Arrows had turned a 3-0 deficit against visiting Mansfield Senior into a 28-3 runaway lead. The Tygers certainly punched first, […]
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Ashland escapes in triple-overtime thriller at Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP — If Ashland completes a perfect regular season, and the Arrows are more than halfway there, they can look back on Friday night as a difference maker in the 2024 campaign. Coach Scott Valentine’s club survived a valiant performance from a game Madison squad, in front of its Homecoming crowd, before finally pulling […]
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Quarterbacks dominate on Ohio’s Week 4 prep football fields
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 – The Ohio high school football season is taking shape as contenders begin to separate from pretenders. […]