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Clearview didn’t achieve the finish it wanted on the football field, but the Clippers did end their season on a positive note as they placed two players on the Division IV All-Ohio first team Tuesday night. Seniors Chad Anderson and Quentin Horton were honored for offensive achievements that helped the Clippers earn a postseason berth [...]
Five area high school football programs racked up victories and computer points this season, and the state awarded them with playoff berths. The local coaches decided to reward them further, and players and coaches from those teams were littered throughout the All-Lorain County lists released today. Avon and Columbia led the way, with each team [...]
CLYDE — It had all the makings of a state championship game, which it may have been since many pundits believed the winner of Friday night’s game between Avon and Toledo Central Catholic might be the favorite to win it all. The teams traded defensive stops, then traded touchdowns and it looked like the heavyweight [...]
CLYDE — There didn’t seem to be much difference between Toledo Central Catholic and Avon when they lined up Friday night for the Division II regional title at Clyde High School. Both were 11-1, state-ranked and seasoned postseason teams. But when Avon quarterback David Zeh went out with a head injury after a hit from [...]
CLYDE — The Avon seniors weren’t exactly overjoyed after the Eagles’ 42-14 loss to Toledo Central Catholic in the Division II regional championship Friday night, but they also knew they had put together an impressive four years. “This is a tough loss,” said running back Ross Douglas, who will play cornerback at Michigan next year. [...]
Every high school football player puts together a handful of goals before the season. Midview junior Cody Callaway trimmed his list to three. “One was to get all-state recognition,” Callaway said. “The others were to get to the playoffs and win a state title.” Two out of three ain’t bad. Callaway will earn his All-Ohio [...]
FREMONT — The buses had just began to cool off after Columbia’s long ride to Don Paul Stadium when it was time to warm them up again. Hamler Patrick Henry scored a pair of touchdowns before the Raiders’ offense got on the field, and rolled to a 56-15 victory in Saturday night’s Division V, Region [...]
FREMONT — Columbia gave up 502 yards of total offense in the first half to seventh-seeded Hamler Patrick Henry. A week after quarterback Jay Banyasz gashed Archbold for 270 rushing yards, his offense was held to 282 by the tough Patriots defense. The numbers certainly reflected the Raiders’ 56-15 Division V, Region 18 semifinal loss [...]
FREMONT — Columbia head coach Jason Ward has always made it clear how much he appreciates all the fan support his team receives from the Columbia Station community. Last weekend, with playoff football coming to town for the first time ever, 900 presale tickets were snapped up by Columbia fans, which packed the home grandstand [...]
FREMONT — Statistically speaking, Tiffin Columbian appeared to dominate Friday night’s Division II, Region 6 semifinal with Avon at Harmon Field at Don Paul Stadium. The top-seeded Tornadoes had more rushing (170-69), passing (193-140) and total yards (363-209), and more than double the first downs (20-8) of the fourth-seeded Eagles. But the Eagles came up [...]