MANSFIELD — The Tygers know exactly what awaits Friday in Clyde — and they are looking forward to the challenge. Fourth-seeded Mansfield Senior (10-2) will bus to Clyde’s Bishop Stadium for a regional semifinal showdown with top-seeded Toledo Central Catholic (12-0). The Fighting Irish won a Division II state title last fall before dropping to […]
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Emotions run high in Mansfield Senior’s playoff victory
ROCKY RIVER — Music boomed inside Mansfield Senior’s locker room, the heavy base line punctuated every so often by bursts of exuberant laughter. Senior High had just put the finishing touches on a resounding 55-21 win over Rocky River in the Division III, Region 10 quarterfinals, capping a tumultuous 36 hours that included a change […]
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Shelby blanks Cleveland Central Catholic for playoff win
SHELBY — The Shelby defense turned up the heat for a second straight week. The third-seeded Whippets limited No. 14 Cleveland Central Catholic to fewer than 100 first-half yards and rumbled to a 40-0 win in the opening round of the Division IV, Region 14 playoffs Friday at the Whippet Athletic Complex. It was the […]
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Lucas sets tone early, bounces Hillsdale from playoffs
JEROMESVILLE — There were moments during Friday’s first-round playoff game with visiting Lucas that it seemed like Hillsdale might have slivers of hope after falling behind 21-0 in the first half. But the Cubs had zero interest in letting things get interesting. In a rare rematch from Week 2 of the regular season — when […]
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Ontario senior sees prayer answered in helping Warriors win playoff opener
ONTARIO — Quinton Frankhouse said a little prayer Friday night after he made a leaping interception, knocking every ounce of air from his lungs when he landed on top of the ball. “I was talking to Jesus for a second,” the 6-foot, 175-pound senior defensive back said with a laugh after Ontario’s 31-22 win over […]
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Column: Congratulations to every playoff football team — you earned it
Cincinnati Wyoming went 10-0 in 1978 and won the Ohio Associated Press Class AA football poll title. That same season, Ironton went 9-0 in Class AA, losing a game from its schedule due to a teachers’ strike at Logan. Fostoria St. Wendelin went 10-0 in 1983, outscoring opponents by nearly 400 points, one season after […]
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Mansfield Senior to host Lex in opening round of playoffs
MANSFIELD — For the second time in three years, Mansfield Senior and Lexington will meet in the postseason. The Tygers (8-2) earned the No. 4 seed in Region 10 of Division III and will host 13th-seeded Lex (5-5) in the opening round of the playoffs Friday at Arlin Field. The top 16 seeds in each […]