LOUDONVILLE — Welcome to Ashland Source’s 2025 high school football preview. Over the coming days, we’ll preview all the schools across the county. Each preview features key players, this season’s schedule and what fans can expect under the Friday night lights.
Today, we preview the Loudonville Redbirds. You can find all of our high school football previews here.
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Loudonville Redbirds 2025 Preview
Division: VII
Region: 27
Conference: Knox Morrow Athletic Conference
Coach: Ed Honabarger
Last year: 0-10
Schedule 📅
Aug. 22 — MAPLETON
Aug. 29 — RICHMOND HEIGHTS
Sept. 5 — at Hillsdale
Sept. 12 — at East Knox
Sept. 19 — at Centerburg
Sept. 26 — DANVILLE
Oct. 3 — at Fredericktown
Oct. 10 — CARDINGTON
Oct. 17 — MOUNT GILEAD
Oct. 24 — at Northmor
BY THE NUMBERS 📊
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Seniors lost to graduation. Loudonville will have to replace quarterback Dilan Wade, who accounted for 1,203 yards last year.
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Tackles for sophomore linebacker Chayse Wright last year. He tied for the team lead with two sacks.
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All-time playoff appearances by the Redbirds. Loudonville’s last trip to the postseason was in 2022. Before Hillsdale reached the Division VII state final last year, Loudonville was the only Ashland County school to reach a state championship game (1990).
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Points scored by Loudonville last fall, an average of 7.2 per game. The Redbirds scored seven or fewer points seven times and were shut out four times.
PLAYERS TO WATCH 💪
WR Josiah Hershberger
A senior, Hershberger was invaluable on both sides of the ball. He led the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference with 55 receptions for 674 yards and two touchdowns last year. Defensively, he ranked sixth in the KMAC with 128 tackles. He was also a dangerous return man, averaging 23.4 yards on 27 kickoff returns.
RB Collin Caley
Just a sophomore, Caley caught 17 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 100 yards as a freshman. He also made 35 tackles and picked off two passes from his spot in the secondary.
CRYSTAL BALL 🔮
Last season was a nightmare, but if anyone can get things turned around it’s second-year coach Ed Honabarger, who built Danville into a perennial playoff qualifier. The last time Loudonville went winless (2017), the Redbirds reached the playoffs the following year. Whoever takes over at quarterback for the graduated Dilan Wade will have a solid nucleus of skill position players at his disposal.
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