MANSFIELD — North central Ohio football fans were treated to two of the greatest high school football games in recent memory last week. Ontario rallied from a 22-point, fourth-quarter deficit for a jaw-dropping 49-48 win over Richland County rival Shelby in a Division IV, Region 14 semifinal game in front of 8,500-plus at Mansfield Senior’s […]
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Ontario’s Miller, Shelby’s DeVito share top honor on All-Northwest District team
FINDLAY — They will forever be linked after orchestrating three epic showdowns in the past two years, including last week’s see-it-to-believe-it regional semifinal at Arlin Field. It should come as no surprise then that Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller and Shelby’s Brayden DeVito shared top billing when the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association unveiled its All-Northwest District […]
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Ontario prepares for 1st Elite 8 matchup in Tiffin vs. No. 1-seed Sandusky Perkins
COLUMBUS — And then there was one. We’ve reached the Elite Eight round of the Ohio high school football playoffs. That means the best of the best are still in pads. Only one high school football team remains in action from each of the three counties covered by Source Media Properties. Danville is the sole […]
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Nov. 15: Ohio high school football playoff roundup
COLUMBUS — Friday night’s Ohio high school football action included regional semifinal matchups. Only games reported to the Scorestream app were included in this roundup. All game summaries were generated by Lede Ai. Akron Hoban crushes Macedonia Nordonia Akron Hoban handled Macedonia Nordonia 48-13 in an impressive showing in an Ohio high school football matchup […]
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Ontario stuns Shelby with incredible rally to reach Elite 8 in Arlin Field classic
MANSFIELD — Approximately 8,500 fans at Arlin Field could’ve been charged the price of another ticket while exiting the gates on Friday night — and no one would’ve complained a bit. Let’s cut to the chase for the most basic information of all in the wake of a brilliant high school football game. No. 3-seed […]
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Sweet 16: Check out the Mansfield-area prep football playoff scoreboard
MANSFIELD — Friday night’s high school football games represented the regional semifinal round of Ohio’s prep playoff scene. Only games reported to the Scorestream app were included in this roundup. These game summaries were generated by Lede Ai. Danville dominates Corning Miller in convincing showing Danville dominated from start to finish in an imposing 46-6 […]
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Stellar Evolution: Shelby QB goes from unsure freshman to undisputed leader
SHELBY — Brayden DeVito secured his place in Shelby football history in his very first game as a freshman. His legend has grown exponentially since then. A junior, DeVito will lead the unbeaten Whippets (12-0) into Friday’s Division IV, Region 14 semifinal against cross-county rival Ontario (11-1) at Arlin Field as arguably the most accomplished […]
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Shelby to meet Ontario at Arlin Field in Sweet 16 football clash
MANSFIELD — The high school football game all of Richland County has enjoyed the past two seasons will become a trilogy on Friday night at Arlin Field in Mansfield. Shelby has taken the measure of Ontario in the past two regular seasons in a couple of outstanding contests that determined the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference championship. […]
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Feeling groovy: Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller back in top form in playoff rout of Clyde
ONTARIO — Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller felt amazing Friday night. The Clyde Fliers …. well, not so much. Slowed the last few weeks by a balky knee, the 6-foot-4, 190-pound senior quarterback passed for two TDs and ran for two more in the Warriors’ overwhelming, 38-7 beating of Clyde in a Division IV, Region 14 quarterfinal […]
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Shelby falls to Marlington in volleyball Final Four
VANDALIA —Shelby’s storybook postseason run came to an end Thursday evening, but the Whippets went down swinging. Unranked Shelby gave No. 4 Marlington all it could handle but came up short in a 3-1 loss in the Division IV state semifinals at Butler High School, just outside Dayton. The Dukes ran their winning streak to […]