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Fredericktown Freddies 2024 Preview
Division: V
Region: 18
Conference: Knox Morrow Athletic Conference
Coach: Will Hartley
Last year: 5-6
Insider: Hartley is in the fifth year of his second stint as Fredericktown’s head coach, having previously served as head coach from 2015 to 2017.
Schedule 📅
Aug. 23 — at Highland
Aug. 30 — at Northridge
Sept. 6 — UTICA
Sept. 13 — CARDINGTON
Sept. 20 — MOUNT GILEAD
Sept. 27 — NORTHMOR
Oct. 4 — at Loudonville
Oct. 11 — EAST KNOX
Oct. 18 — at Danville
Oct. 25 — at Centerburg
BY THE NUMBERS 📊
38-38
Head coach Will Hartley’s coaching record at Fredericktown. He was 19-14 in his first tour from 2015 to 2017 and is 19-24 in his second stint.
1986
The year Fredericktown made its first playoff appearance. Fredericktown was the first Knox County school to qualify for the postseason. The Freddies reached the state semifinals in 1989 and again in 2010.
4
Games in which Fredericktown was shut out last fall. The Freddies were outscored 145-0 in those losses.
91
Regular-season tackles for linebacker Cirk Parker. The junior was a Central District honorable mention pick in Division V.
KEY RETURNING PLAYERS 💪
QB Blake Sipes
The KMAC second-teamer rushed for a team-high 996 yards and seven TDs and threw for 931 yards and 12 TDs during the regular season.
LB Gavin Toombs
The KMAC honorable mention selection had four sacks last fall.
CRYSTAL BALL 🔮
Hartley welcomes back one of the KMAC’s top playmakers in dual-threat quarterback Blake Sipes. If the offense is more consistent, the Freddies should be in the mix in the KMAC.
