ORRVILLE – The Hillsdale football players ruined their Thanksgiving meals. It’s hard to load up on turkey and stuffing when you have a Final Four game to play the next night. Dealt frigid, misty and sometimes windy conditions Friday night, Coach Trevor Cline’s club ripped off 21 first-quarter points on the way to throttling Cuyahoga […]
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Hillsdale faces experienced Elite Eight foe in Cuyahoga Heights
JEROMESVILLE — From here on out, everything is a “first” for the Hillsdale football team. It’s just a reality for the Falcons (12-1), who have set the program record for wins in a season and this Friday will play a 14th game for the first time in team history at Orrville High School. The last area […]
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Hillsdale staff reflects on ‘Hail Mary’ game for the ages
JEROMESVILLE – The Falcons became mythical in what must have felt like milliseconds. When the Hillsdale football team took the field for its Division VII Region 25 semifinal Friday against Malvern, it was looking to stay alive in the playoffs and set a single-season program record for wins. What the Falcons instead took away from […]
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Hillsdale’s 2 Hail Mary’s answered, 2nd as time expires, in thrilling win over Malvern
MASSILLON — How often do you see a Hail Mary play work? How often do you see it twice in one game? Hillsdale quarterback Kael Lewis fired a pair of Hail Mary’s, one at the half, one at the end of the game, and both prayers were answered. The Falcons have never won a more […]
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Record-setting stars fueling Hillsdale’s historic run
JEROMESVILLE – For years there have been whispers about what the 2024 Hillsdale football team could become. Led by an offensive core that has assembled a full-blown assault on the program’s record books, those whispers have turned to roars this fall. The Falcons (11-1) are headed into the regional semifinals for the sixth time since […]
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Lewis throws for 351 yards in Hillsdale’s blowout of 7th-seeded Windham
JEROMESVILLE — Hillsdale sophomore Kael Lewis turned in a dynamite passing performance to help his Falcons remain in flight in the Division VII, Region 25 football playoffs. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound sophomore completed 13-of-17 passes for a whopping 351 yards and four touchdowns in a 43-14 beating of seventh-seeded Windham on Friday night. His favorite target […]
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Hillsdale takes care of business with convincing win in playoff opener
JEROMESVILLE — Hillsdale roared through its first playoff test in fine fashion on Friday night. The second-seeded Falcons hammered Fairport Harbor Harding 55-12 in a Division VII, Region 25 first-round postseason clash in Jeromesville. Owen Sloan ran for three touchdowns and Kael Lewis threw for three more scores as the Falcons roared to the easy […]
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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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Norwayne’s potent offense subdues Hillsdale for WCAL crown
JEROMESVILLE — Norwayne running back Mason Moyer stole the show in Friday night’s Wayne County Athletic League championship game. The Bobcats’ standout rolled for 203 yards and three touchdowns to lead his squad to a convincing, 45-21 victory at Hillsdale High School in a battle of conference unbeatens. Both teams finished the regular season at […]
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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 […]