SMITHVILLE — Hillsdale found just enough offense on Friday night to slip past Smithville 14-7 in a tight Wayne County Athletic League football encounter. The Falcons (6-0 overall, 3-0 in the WCAL) broke on top when sophomore quarterback Kael Lewis connected with Jake Haven on a 33-yard touchdown pass with 5:39 showing in the half. […]
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Hillsdale bounces Dalton in battle of state-ranked heavyweights
JEROMESVILLE – The celebratory postgame music boomed off the walls of the Hillsdale locker room Friday night at Community Stadium. In what was one of the biggest Week 5 games in all of Ohio, the Falcons picked up one of their loudest statement victories in program history, holding off visiting powerhouse Dalton in an instant […]
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Hillsdale opens a can of whuppin’ at Chippewa
DOYLESTOWN — Owen Sloan ran for 98 yards and four touchdowns as Hillsdale crushed Chippewa 63-0 in a Wayne County Athletic League blowout on Friday night. Hayden McFadden began the onslaught less than 30 seconds into the game with a pick-six to set the Falcons’ flight in motion. It was 21-0 after the first quarter, […]
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Hillsdale’s offense overpowers Loudonville
LOUDONVILLE — Hillsdale’s Owen Sloan ran for 168 yards and three touchdowns to spearhead Hillsdale’s 42-7 win at Loudonville on Friday night. Kael Lewis and Holland Young connected on a pair of touchdown passes for the Falcons, while Brock Bower contributed a 10-yard TD dash as much of the second half was played with a […]
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Hillsdale thumps Lucas in clash of small-school titans
LUCAS — Hillsdale beat Lucas at its own game Friday night. The Falcons controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and rolled to a 26-8 win in a battle of north central Ohio small-school heavyweights at Bob Wine Field. “They out-Lucas-ed us tonight, 100 percent,” first-year Cubs coach Jim Sweat said. […]
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Lewis fires 6 TD passes to lead Hillsdale over Black River
SULLIVAN — Kael Lewis authored an electrifying start to the Hillsdale High School football season. The Falcons’ new starting quarterback threw for 238 yards and a whopping six touchdowns to lead coach Trevor Cline’s club to a 44-12 beating of Black River on Friday night in an independent clash. Lewis announced his presence with authority, […]
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Hillsdale tradition grows with Ashland-area-best playoff streak
JEROMESVILLE – To an outsider, it must seem like Hillsdale football has been a powerhouse forever. To anyone who knows of the program for more than the last 15 years, though, the Falcons’ rise has been more of a revelation than a regularity. Prior to 2008, Hillsdale had never had back-to-back winning seasons. Before 2010, […]
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Hillsdale rallies to subdue Rittman
RITTMAN — The Hillsdale Falcons will take a four-game winning streak into next week’s first round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s football playoffs. The Falcons rallied in the second half on Friday night to put down Rittman 20-13 in a grueling Wayne County Athletic League clash. Hillsdale move in front in the first […]
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Hillsdale’s rushing attack grinds up Northwestern
WEST SALEM — Braylen Jarvis ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns and Hillsdale shifted into cruise control with an overwhelming running game to coast past Northwestern 45-21 in Wayne County Athletic League clash on Friday night. Jarvis scored on runs of 5, 24, and 2 yards as the Falcons’ offensive line took control of […]
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Hillsdale hammers Smithies with offensive onslaught
JEROMESVILLE — Owen Sloan ran for 105 yards and a touchdown and Jack Fickes threw for 109 yards and a score as Hillsdale trounced Smithville 33-14 in Friday night’s Wayne County Athletic League game at Jeromesville. Hayden McFadden caught a 35-yard TD pass, Fickes had a short touchdown blast, and Al Brown booted a pair […]