COLUMBUS — There are two weeks remaining in the Ohio high school football regular season. Yet the Shelby Whippets already know they won’t be playing football in Week 11.
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Shelby’s Air Force-bound DeVito eclipses Joe Burrow in Ohio prep football annals
COLUMBUS — Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the eighth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook. Let’s take a look.
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OPINION: 2 north central Ohio standouts should be in Mr. Football conversation
It’s that time of year again. Election Day is just around the corner and I’m here to campaign for a pair of worthy candidates. The bad news is neither is guaranteed victory. The really bad news is the possibility exists that neither of them will have the opportunity to win the state’s highest honor.
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Shelby leads Mansfield-area football teams in playoff points chase
SHELBY — Shelby is No. 1 across the board. The Whippets are tops in Ohio’s Division IV AP football poll, and the MaxPreps state poll. But coach Rob Mahaney’s squad is far more interested in the computer poll, which determines playoff seeding.
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Ohio prep football notebook: Plymouth’s first win had multiple authors
COLUMBUS — Week 7 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the seventh week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook.
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A bevy of football computer points available to Shelby-Clear Fork winner
COLUMBUS – Sure, the Clear Fork at Shelby football game on Friday night will go a long way toward crowning the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference champion. But the spoils will also include a huge haul of playoff points, better positioning the victor for the postseason.
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ANALYSIS: Showdowns abound as conference title chases come into focus
Friday night can’t arrive soon enough for high school football fans in north central Ohio. Four huge showdowns will help shape the championship chases in the Ohio Cardinal Conference, Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference, Knox Morrow Athletic Conference and Firelands Conference.
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Evans’ heroics tops Ohio’s prep football notebook
COLUMBUS — Week 6 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the sixth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook.
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Shelby roars to the top of Region 14 in 1st weekly football ratings
SHELBY — The Whippets are in command of their football destiny. The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its first official computer ratings Tuesday afternoon and unbeaten Shelby is atop Region 14 of Division IV.
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Decision day approaching for Shelby’s Kessler
MANSFIELD — Most college football fans watched Ohio State’s win over Ohio University from the comfort of their homes. Carter Kessler had a better seat.