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Cadets come to battle Big Red

STEUBENVILLE — If there is a team in the Ohio Valley that plays a tougher schedule than Steubenville, it might just be Linsly.  For an eighth-consecutive year, that tough schedule matches them up with Big Red as the Cadets come to Harding Stadium for a 7 p.m. kickoff on Friday night.  “Their schedule is tough,” Big Red head coach Reno Saccoccia said. “It’s really tough, and that’s how coach (BJ Depew) wants it.  “He preaches that to his players that they will play anybody, anywhere, anytime.” Linsly opened its season with a tough 56-14 loss on the road at Girard ...

Red Riders travel to take on JM

GLEN DALE — MOUNDVILLE — The John Marshall Monarchs and Weir Red Riders enter Friday, the 48th meeting in the two school’s history, coming off of very different week one outings. The Monarchs are 1-0, having pulled off a comeback 37-28 victory on the road vs. Marietta, while Weir is 0-1 after falling to rival Oak Glen 35-0 in their own season opener. For John Marshall, who are hosting the Red Riders, a win to open the year meant much to the Monarchs for multiple reasons. “We showed a lot of grit because we played from behind most of the game,” John Marshall head coach Mark ...

Edison ready for homer opener tonight

RICHMOND — The Edison football team is looking to get on track this week against undefeated Monroe Central. Edison and Monroe Central will meet at 7 p.m. tomight night out at the Edison Unified Sports Complex. Edison enters this week’s game fresh off a 23-6 loss to Carrollton last week on the road out at Warrior Stadium. It has been said football teams show the most improvement from Week 1 to Week 2, and the Wildcats improved in some ways against the Warriors. “Absolutely,” Edison (0-2) head coach Mike Collopy said. “We emphasized things in practice, and we corrected ...

Blue Dons set for first home game

WEIRTON — The wait is almost over for Madonna fans to watch their team play in their home town.  After starting their comeback season on the road last week, the Blue Dons play their first home game since restarting the program Friday night when Van comes to Jimmy Carey Stadium.  “It’s exciting,” Madonna head coach Shawn McKinnon said. “The community is excited. They’re ready to go. The parents are excited. The kids are excited. We’re ready to go.” The matchup is a battle of teams looking for their first win of the season as both teams suffered losses in the ...

Crusaders continue road trip at Rosecrans

ZANESVILLE — For the first time this week, things feel like they’re in a routine for Catholic Central.  Opening week is always chaotic, especially with a new head coach, then last week school started and the Crusaders were on a short week.  This week, they have a full week between games and have had time to get in a rhythm, something head coach Greg Bahen hopes will help the Crusaders put together their first win of the season.  “We’ll have more of a routine down this week,” Central head coach Greg Bahen said. “The bus is leaving at a similar time Friday; we’ll ...

Creek looks to bounce back on trip to UL

BELMONT — The Indian Creek football team has its work cut out for it this week against undefeated Union Local. The Redskins will take on the Jets at 7 p.m. Friday night on the road. Indian Creek enters this week’s game coming off a 48-14 loss to Buckeye 8 rival East Liverpool this past Friday night at Kettlewell Stadium. “Our kids played hard, but the game got away from us early,” Indian Creek (1-1) head coach Andrew Connor said. “Our kids tried to fight back. You do want to try and find positives, and one positive was our kids played hard.” Meanwhile, Union Local ...