COLUMBUS — Ohio’s first week of high school football rankings and computer ratings has begun. On Tuesday, the Associated Press released its statewide Ohio prep football poll. Only three teams from the area were involved. Danville was ranked eighth in Division VII, while Colonel Crawford was 15th in Division VI and Galion was 15th in […]
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Bellevue wins 35-33 nailbiter over Shelby
Bitter foes in the former Northern Ohio League (NOL), Shelby and Bellevue continued their storied rivalry Friday with a nail-biting finish.
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Shelby’s Armstrong on Unitas list at N.C. State
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information was cobbled together from press releases at North Carolina State University. RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina State quarterback Brennan Armstrong has been named to the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List. The award has been presented annually since 1987 to the nation’s top college quarterback. The Shelby was named one of […]
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North central Ohio stars shine in Week 2 of prep football
COLUMBUS — Week 2 of the high school season is in the books and Ohio has proven yet again to be a football state. Let’s check out some of the top performances from all around the Buckeye State with this week’s Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association High School Football Notebook. * Ashland Crestview’s Liam Kuhn threw […]
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DeVito, Ramsey shine in Shelby’s win over Lexington
Sophomore quarterback Brayden DeVito stayed after practice three-days for extra work ahead of the Whippets home-opener against Lexington.
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Another tough test awaits Lucas
LUCAS — There’s no rest for the Cubs. Lucas won’t have any time to sulk after last week’s 17-14 double-overtime loss at Clear Fork. The Cubs, who traditionally play one of the toughest schedules in the state among small-school programs, will visit Hillsdale on Friday in a matchup of local Division VII heavyweights. Hillsdale and […]
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Battling The Elements: Heat, humidity can’t slow down Crestview’s Gerich
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Considering the conditions, Crestview’s Leyna Gerich couldn’t have been happier. A junior, Gerich won the high school girls race at Monday’s Richland County B-Dry Cross Country Invitational at Madison. Temperatures were in the mid-80s with heat index readings in the 90s when the girls race began. The heat and humidity didn’t seem […]
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Crestview’s Brockway wins Richland County B-Dry Cross Country Invite
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Cooper Brockway made a statement Monday afternoon. Brockway, Crestview’s junior distance ace, won the Richland County B-Dry Cross Country Invitational in resounding fashion, finishing in 16 minutes, 59.1 seconds. Brockway’s winning time was 25 seconds faster than runner-up Marshall Moore of Shelby and more than 90 seconds faster than his time at […]
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Upgrade: Mansfield Senior to open season at Akron SVSM
MANSFIELD — Chioke Bradley loves a challenge. Mansfield Senior’s veteran coach has never been one to back down from confrontation and his Tygers are in for a fight during the non-conference portion of the upcoming season. Senior High opens Friday in Akron against Division II heavyweight St. Vincent-St Mary. The Tygers then host defending Division […]
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High School Football Preview: Shelby Whippets
Shelby tied for fourth in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference last fall after winning three straight MOAC titles from 2019 to 2021. The Whippets were 5-5 during the regular season and qualified for the Division IV, Region 14 playoffs as the No. 15 seed. Shelby fell to West Holmes 49-7 in the opening round. … Senior […]