OLIVESBURG – With its playoff and league-championship hopes hanging on life support Friday night, the Crestview football team needed just one more miracle. But visiting Firelands Conference front-runner Monroeville wouldn’t grant that wish at Scott Bailey Memorial Field in an instant-classic, 28-26 win for the Eagles. The Cougars (5-4, 4-2 FC) and three-year starting quarterback […]
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Kuhn keys Crestview’s critical win over St. Paul in FC tilt
OLIVESBURG – It was the perfect night for Liam Kuhn to get greedy. In a rivalry showdown Friday against St. Paul that was about as must-win as games get in Week 7, the Crestview senior was a jack-of-all-trades dynamo, turning in one of the best performances of his career. Kuhn threw for two touchdowns, ran […]
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Freddies off to fast start under former Lucas’ coach Scott Spitler
It hasn’t taken long for Scott Spitler to make himself at home at Fredericktown. The former Lucas coach, Spitler is in his first season with the Freddies. Fredericktown is 4-0 going into Friday’s Knox Morrow Athletic Conference showdown with unbeaten Mount Gilead. Spitler was the head coach at Lucas for 15 seasons. He led the […]
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Crestview wallops New London in Firelands Conference opener
OLIVESBURG – Crestview head coach Steve Haverdill didn’t enjoy his team’s 42-0 win Friday night over New London as much as he would have liked. A pair of lost fumbles mixed in with a few frustrating penalties and missed PAT kicks in the first half had him gritting his teeth. But the Cougars tightened up […]
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Tough schedule helps Cougars lock down 1st win, prepare for Firelands foes
OLIVESBURG – Crestview head coach Steve Haverdill knew his team’s early schedule wasn’t going to be forgiving when the program had perennial talents Seneca East, Kirtland and Keystone make up its non-conference slate for 2024 and 2025. On Friday night in their home-opening game at Scott Bailey Memorial Field, the gauntlet paid off. The Cougars […]
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Building a Dynasty: Marion Local, Kirtland offer roadmaps to success
CANTON — Maria Stein Marion Local coach Tim Goodwin sat in front of a gathering of statewide media members in the bowels of Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, two players seated on either side of him. The Flyers had just won their 64th straight game and fourth consecutive state championship in resounding fashion, a […]
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Crestview keeps playoff hopes alive by thumping Western Reserve
OLIVESBURG – Crestview needed to have a short memory. In Week 8, the Cougars had a 15-9 lead on St. Paul with less than 30 seconds to play, only to watch the Flyers score a game-winning touchdown in what arguably was the game of the year in the Firelands Conference. With Western Reserve visiting Scott […]
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Defending state champ Kirtland cruises past Crestview
OLIVESBURG — Kirtland was as good as advertised. Its quarterback might be even better. Jake LaVerde, the Hornets’ junior quarterback, rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns on just five carries, averaging an incredible 40 yards a pop. He also threw a pair of touchdown passes as the defending Division VI state champion cruised to […]
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Crestview to host heavyweight Kirtland
OLIVESBURG — High school football royalty will pay a visit to north central Ohio on Thursday. All eyes will be on Crestview’s Scott Bailey Memorial Field when defending Division VI state champ and small-school juggernaut Kirtland will tangle with the Cougars. Kirtland coach Tiger LaVerde has built a powerhouse in Lake County, fashioning an impossible […]
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Stars shine at Mansfield Sr. passing scrimmage
MANSFIELD — Even without one of the top high school quarterbacks in the country, the Mansfield Senior passing scrimmage lived up to its marquee billing. Senior High welcomed some of the premier programs in Ohio to Arlin Field for its annual seven-on-seven tournament on a sun-soaked Tuesday. Two-time defending Division IV state champ Cleveland Glenville […]