Countdown to football: Upper Sandusky

UPPER SANDUSKY2024 record: 5-6 (4-3 N10)Head Coach Russell Hall, (7th year, 25-46)KEY GAME: Oct. 10, at home, with Mohawk. The natural rivalry between these two Wyandot County schools will be amped up by the fact Upper won this matchup 13-6 last season, handing Mohawk its only loss in league play. Mohawk still won an outright N10 title, but this game might have been a portent of the potential of Upper, which usually has the numbers (57 on last year's roster) to be a factor in the N10 standings.INTERESTING FACT: Upper Sandusky has not posted a winning record since going 7-3 in 2013. The recent Rams have been on that bubble, though, going 14-18 over the past three seasons with two playoff appearances in that span. Graduation cost the team some key offensive threats in quarterback Justin Heilman and receivers Kaleb Francis and Max Martinez. But the numbers are good, there's some gridiron momentum from winning four of their last six regular season games in 2024 and the Rams play all of the top dogs in last year's N10 standings – Mohawk, Colonel Crawford, Seneca East and Carey – at home this season.MAGIC NUMBER: 40. In four of last year's six losses, opponents put up 40 or more points on the Rams. Upper averaged a tad under 20 points a game in 2024; lowering that points allowed number will be crucial. UPPER SANDUSKY2025 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Home/AwayAug. 22 Galion Northmor H 29 Mount Gilead ASept. 5 Northwood H 12 Carey* H 19 Wynford* A 26 Seneca East* HOct. 3 Bucyrus* A 10 Mohawk* H 17 Colonel Crawford* H 24 Buckeye Central* A*Northern 10 Conference games