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USA TODAY
Ohio high school football playoff win erased after unusual ineligible-player scheme
An unusual situation in Ohio has led to one high school football program having to forfeit its opening playoff win and the losing team getting another opportunity in the postseason. According to a report from Josh Weir of The Canton Repository — part of the USA TODAY Network — Liberty (Youngstown, OH) has been removed from the playoffs after the team used an ineligible player in the team's 26-16 opening round win over Canton Central Catholic. 19News received further information, learning that the disqualification stems from an ineligible player swapping jerseys with an eligible player and playing in the game. The report noted that Canton Central Catholic head coach Jeff Lindesmith was told that a fan of Liberty informed a Canton Central Catholic staff member of the swap. Liberty's athletic director Todd Smith was informed of the situation by that staff member shortly after. Smith later reported the situation to the OHSAA, leading to Liberty's disqualification. The Panthers entered the game with a 10-1 record and with the win, had advanced to a highly-anticipated second-round meeting with unbeaten Perry (OH). Now they'll have to look towards the 2027 season. Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic (7-4) now gets a new life in
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Mount Vernon News
Danville begins football playoff run with 34-0 victory over Lucas
Unbeaten Danville football opened its postseason with a 34-0 victory over Lucas in a Division VII, Region 27 quarterfinal Friday night. The second-seeded Blue Devils improved to 11-0 and advanced to the regional semifinal. Danville built its offense around a dominant rushing attack led by Cy Wallace, who scored four...
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Dover Blanks Athens 41-0 for Ninth Straight Win and a Regional Semifinal Berth
THE PLAINS — Dover did not just beat Athens on Friday night; the Crimson Tornadoes shut the Bulldogs out. Dover rolled to a 41-0 win at Athens in a Division III, Region 11 quarterfinal, a final confirmed on the scoreboards published by The Times-Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch, the Zanesville Times Recorder and High School On […]
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Ontario High School announces list of students to earn highest honors
ONTARIO — Ontario High School has announced the list of students who earned highest honors after the first nine-week grading period. Highest Honors Adams-Thompson, Ayden Gorrell, Leah Peachee, Jarrett Vance, Peyton Ames, Ryleigh Gorrell, Lilly Pelphrey, Kamryn Vandenberg, Rylee Arter, Alayna Gould, Shane Perez-Archuleta, Camila Wagner, Gavin Axiopoulos, Dimitra Grayson, Jilyinn Perry, Conner Wagoner, Charlotte Axiopoulos, Zoe Grider, Nolan Pittman, Kasen Walter, Owen Barden, Lillian Hadsell, Eva Pond, Carter Wang, William Baumgard, Elias Hale, Jace Preuninger, Emma Ward, Braden Bell, Ally Hall, Briella Purvis, Roxy Watson, Braedon Bell, Emma Hanning, Camryn Racer, Alyssa Weiler, Emerson Bise, Natalia Hefner, Haleigh Ramos, Zakari Weiler, Paige Born, Bryant Hershberger, Liam Reed, Ayla Wilging, Penelope Born, Myles Hines, Adelina Rehberg, Rychel Wilging, Samantha Brafford, Courtney Hocker, Vincent Rietschlin, Jack Wilkerson, Mason Breitinger, Trevor Hohman, Alexander Rietschlin, Otto Willis, Parker Burns, Sylvia Holden, Jaren Risner, Jocelyn Winans, Jonathan Buttil, Jackson Jackson, Tra’von Robinson, Connor Winningham, Timo Cantey, Aleiya Jacobsen, Addysen Saif, Ahyaan Witherspoon, Saniyah Carrizal Ramos, Yvette Johnson, Jazlyn Salmons, Skylie Woods, Zahrana Caudill, Vincent Jones, Zoey Saltzgiver, Anna Ye, Mitchell Chandler, Kaylei Jovani, Emerson Sandwall, Olivia Yoha, Madelyn Chase, Brody Julian, Ava Sandwall, Sophia Zehe, Ava Chitwood, Lillian Julian, Molly Sapp, Kennedy Zeigler, Logan