TOLEDO — It was tough for the Midview fans to watch. It was tough for the Middies to go through. It was even hard for opposing coach Rick Dempsey to witness. “What happened to Midview is what happened to us last week against (Toledo) Whitmer,” Dempsey said. “Things just snowballed early, and it’s definitely not [...]
Midview QB Cody Callaway commits to Bowling Green
Cody Callaway knows something about big numbers. In 23 high school games, the Midview junior quarterback has thrown for 4,326 yards and 42 touchdowns. So it was no surprise Callaway had a long list of reasons why he chose Bowling Green to continue his football career. “I love the coaches, I love the school … [...]
Avon Lake lineman finds Northwestern a perfect fit
AVON LAKE — At 6-foot-6 and 270 pounds, Avon Lake junior two-way lineman Ben Oxley was having no problem attracting interest from Division I football programs. But along with his size and athleticism, the football, basketball and track and field athlete also happens to excel in the classroom, ranking among the top five students in [...]
H.S. Football: Avon’s defense dominates North Ridgeville
AVON – Avon didn’t let a little thing like an early interception return for a touchdown keep it from clearing a big hurdle on its quest to win the West Shore Conference and make the playoffs. The Eagles came back from that mistake to manhandled North Ridgeville 35-7 Friday night. Avon wouldn’t let the Rangers [...]
H.S. Football: Midview welcomes EC into WSC with rout
EATON TWP. – Midview passed well in the first half, ran well in the second half and played defense superbly throughout the evening. All that good stuff added up to the Middies giving new West Shore Conference member Elyria Catholic a rude welcome to the league Friday. Midview pounded the Panthers 34-7. “What we coaches [...]
H.S. Football: Clay Wright, defense’s big plays lead Wellington
COLUMBIA STATION – In a game that for a while looked as though neither offense would be stopped, Wellington’s defense made two plays that helped the Dukes turn a nail-biter into a runaway. After Columbia scored 28 first-quarter points Friday, the Dukes held the Raiders without another point until a final-minute touchdown. While Wellington’s defense [...]
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H.S. Football Playoffs: Clearview can’t keep up with Ottawa-Glandorf in 72-0 loss
FINDLAY — Most high school football players dream about playing in the postseason. For those standing on the Clearview sideline Friday night, the dream turned into a nightmare. The Clippers were held to 45 yards of total offense and the defense was helpless to stop Ottawa-Glandorf as it scored on its first nine possessions. The [...]
H.S. Football Playoffs: Ross Douglas leads Avon’s second-half surge
AVON — Neither Ross Douglas nor coach Mike Elder was too happy at halftime, but they weren’t too disappointed being down just 3-0 with 24 minutes still to play. Douglas, who had fumbled away an opportunity in the first half, came on in the second to lead Avon past Perrysburg, 28-11, Friday in the Division [...]
H.S. Football Playoffs: Field position sinks Middies
TOLEDO — Toledo Central Catholic coach Greg Dempsey stresses defense and field position as key factors in winning games. That was evident Friday night against Midview at Gallagher Stadium, as his team rolled to a 50-7 Division II, Region 6 victory. And it started just four plays into the game with the Fighting Irish forced [...]
H.S. Football Playoffs: Gambles don’t pay off for underdog Clearview
FINDLAY — Clearview threw caution to the wind against the second-ranked team in the state, Ottawa-Glandorf. It didn’t matter. The Clippers opened the game with an onside kick, tried a double pass and put the ball in the air throughout the first half. Despite the wide-open approach, Clearview found little success as the Titans took [...]
H.S. Football: Elyria misses chance at playoffs with loss at Mayfield
MAYFIELD — Elyria’s chance to play in Week 11 blew away in the wind and rain Friday night. For the Pioneers to clinch a spot in the Division I playoffs, they needed to beat the Wildcats and hope for some help. Elyria got the assist, and can only blame itself for not holding up its [...]
H.S. Football: Defense allows Columbia to pull away in 2nd half, win PAC Stripes, host playoff game
SHEFFIELD — Columbia could score often enough in the first half of Friday night’s game against Clearview. What the Raiders couldn’t do in the first half was keep Clearview from scoring. In the second half, however, Columbia could do both and the Raiders pulled away from a three-point halftime lead with 23 unanswered points for [...]
H.S. Football: Middies beat Bay in OT, make playoffs
BAY VILLAGE — Bay had no shot to make the playoffs heading into the season finale against Midview on Friday night, but the Rockets played like they had everything on the line. Bay tied the game late in the fourth quarter, but failed to score on its only overtime possession as the Middies escaped with [...]
H.S. Football: Andrew Vaughn, Austin Phillips power Black River to PAC Stars title
LAGRANGE — With all the cards on the table and both teams all in, Black River came up with a pair of aces and won the Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division title Friday. Behind Andrew Vaughn and Austin Phillips, the Pirates knocked off Keystone 34-7 to earn the outright division title for the second time [...]
H.S. Football: Justin Taylor’s big day carries EC past Lakewood
ELYRIA — Elyria Catholic did everything it could to give itself a shot at the postseason Friday night. Sophomore running back Justin Taylor ran for 177 yards and two touchdowns and the Panthers defense never allowed Lakewood to get past the Elyria Catholic 37-yard line in a 21-0 victory. “I think we were able to [...]