CANTON — An orange supermoon hung low over Canton on a frigid Friday night. Below it, an Orange super team dominated the hallowed field at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Coach Wes Schroeder’s squad completed a perfect high school football season with the school’s first Division I state championship. The capper was a 28-14 […]
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Orange meets another Goliath, Cincinnati St. Xavier, in state finals
COLUMBUS – No sooner did Orange dispose of one heavyweight Ohio high school football program than another one pops up in the state championship game. The undefeated Pioneers (14-0) will make their first title game appearance on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Canton against perennial powerhouse Cincinnati St. Xavier (11-2). This will be the eighth championship […]
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Not Without A Fight: Big Walnut comeback bid falls short in loss to Anderson
COLUMBUS — The Golden Eagles went down swinging. Quarterback Eli Stumpf threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes, but Big Walnut’s comeback bid came up just short in a 29-22 loss to Cincinnati Anderson in the Division II state semifinals Friday at Historic Crew Stadium. The Raptors (14-0) will play Avon in a rematch of […]
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Orange stuns St. Edward to reach 1st state championship football game
MANSFIELD — The Olentangy Orange High School football team will boldly go where no Pioneers have gone before. In just his second year, coach Wes Schroeder has his club headed to Canton for the Division I state championship game after blasting perennial powerhouse Lakewood St. Edward 28-0 in a Final Four clash on Friday night […]