There have been times this year when Chardon’s defense — particularly its pass defense — has been called into question. This time around, the Hilltoppers’ defense was THE answer. Matthew McIlroy and ...

Chardon’s defense held Riverside to 13 first-half plays in the Oct. 25 WRC clash. Outside of a breakaway run by Kyndall McCaleb, the Beavers had just 23 total yards of offense in the first half. The ...

Drayton Allgood walked across the field on Senior Night on Oct. 24 with his family, but he really didn’t want it to be his last home game at Chardon’s Memorial Field. Thanks in large part to him, it ...

November isn’t a time most people are thinking about amusement parks, but Chardon took its fans on a roller-coaster ride in a Division 3 first-round game against visiting Tallmadge on Nov. 1. The ...

Hewitt led the Hilltoppers for 14 seasons. His teams won OHSAA Division III state championships in 2020 and ‘21. They made another state final four run in 2023 and finished last fall with an 8-3 ...

Sep. 1—Chardon football success is built on the way the Hilltoppers play defense, so the image of the scoreboard last week showing Tiffin Columbia 50, Chardon 49 stayed in the minds of the coaches and ...

CHARDON, Ohio — Mike Banks began this football season as Maple Heights’ quarterback, playing for injured starter Luke Anzlovar. He has bailed out the Mustangs plenty, and provided one of his biggest ...