MANSFIELD, Ohio — The Mansfield Senior Tygers may be 0-2, but don’t let the record—or the final scores—tell the entire story. There is a new era of football underway at Mansfield Senior, and while victories have yet to arrive, first-year head coach David Phillips has plenty of reasons to believe better days are ahead. After opening the season with back-to-back losses against Hilliard Davidson and Tiffin Columbian, Mansfield Senior returns home Friday night hungry for its firs

Pending board approval, former Tyger David Phillips will be the next varsity head football coach at Mansfield Senior. Phillips is a 2004 graduate of Senior High and played football under Stan Jefferson and LeRoy Smith. He shined on the field running for over 2,900 yards during his career as a Tyger. In addition to being a great player and student at Mansfield Senior, Phillips went on to spend 11 seasons as the running backs coach under one of the greatest coaches in school hi

The storied tradition of Mansfield Senior football faced a new chapter Friday night as Antonio Fletcher stepped onto the field for the...