ASHLAND — 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 Mapleton Mounties. You can find all of our high school football previews here.
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Mapleton Mounties 2025 Preview
Division: VI
Region: 21
Conference: Firelands Conference
Coach: Mitch Young
Last year: 4-6
Schedule 📅
Aug. 22 — at Loudonville
Aug. 29 — at Wellington
Sept. 5 — CRESTLINE
Sept. 12 — at Western Reserve
Sept. 19 — at Plymouth
Sept. 26 — SOUTH CENTRAL
Oct. 3 — at Monroeville
Oct. 10 — NEW LONDON
Oct. 17 — ST. PAUL
Oct. 24 — CRESTVIEW
BY THE NUMBERS 📊
4
Consecutive playoff appearances for the Mounties before last year. Mapleton qualified for the postseason from 2020 to 2023 before finishing 4-6 a season ago.
1991
The last year Mapleton won a Firelands Conference title. The Mounties finished fifth in the FC last fall.
1,126
Rushing yards for the graduated Colton Wittman, a Firelands Conference first-team pick at running back.
10
Seniors lost to graduation.
PLAYERS TO WATCH 💪
Garet Garwood
A senior, Garwood helped clear the road for All-FC running back Colton Wittman. Garwood was an All-Firelands Conference second-team pick at guard.
Jack Keener
A senior, Keener got off to a torrid start last fall — rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown in a win over Loudonville — before tearing his ACL.
CRYSTAL BALL 🔮
The Mounties allowed 33.1 points per game against Firelands Conference opponents last fall. Patching a porous defense is the top priority. The non-conference portion of the schedule is favorable as Loudonville, Wellington and Crestline combined for eight wins last year. Mapleton could build some momentum going into the start of Firelands Conference play.
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