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Red Knights coming home off to 2-0 start

TORONTO — Something is going to have to give Friday when unbeatens Toronto and Brookfield meet on the gridiron. The Toronto football team will take on Brookfield for the first time when the two teams meet at 7 p.m. Friday night at Clarke Hinkle Field. The Red Knights remained undefeated on the season as Toronto rallied to dispatch Newcomerstown, 27-20, this past Friday night out at Lee Stadium. “We started in a deficit, but we slowly dug in,” Toronto (2-0) head coach Jaret Aubiel said. “We battled back. We were able to come back and come away with a huge road ...

Oak Glen heads down the river after a big win

HANNIBAL — Coming off an emotional win in Week 1, the Oak Glen football team will take on River this week in a battle of unbeatens. Oak Glen is playing this season with heavy hearts following he death of junior lineman Carter “Boo Boo” Pesacreta, who died in an offroad accident Aug. 21. Pesacreta was 16-years-old. Pesacreta’s funeral was held last Thursday morning at Nixon Funeral Home in Newell. Several hours later, the Golden Bears took their home field to play their first game of the season against Hancock County rival Weir. The boys from the northern part of the ...

Panthers look to find their footing

SHADYSIDE — It’s been a tough start to the campaign for firstr-year head coach Hayden Daley and the Buckeye Local Panthers. Back-to-back lopsided losses to Bellaire and River find the Panthers 0-2 facing another difficult task. Daley and company head south on Route 7 to face the undefeated and surging Shadyside Tigers, who are coming off back-to-back drubbings of East Palestine and Southern Local. The Tigers’ program suffered a 2-8 campaign last season. One of those losses was to Buckeye Local, its second-straight season losing to the Panthers. No doubt that fact is on the ...

Huskies look to keep momentum from big win

CADIZ — A monumental offense turnaround helped Harrison Central even its record at 1-1 following an impressive 47-14 win against East Palestine. The Huskies did most of the dirty work on the ground. Harrison totaled 410 yards of total offense, with 331 coming on the ground. Junior Olin Wade rushed 13 times for 152 yards and two touchdowns, bolstered by a 60-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Sophomore QB Kingston Smith had an all-around solid outing after a tough opening week start. Smith ran for 71 yards and two TDs on six carries, while complete all five of his passes ...

Big Red set to meet Dover

STEUBENVILLE — Big Red and Dover have had quite a few classic battles on the grid iron over the years.  While Friday’s might be the last scheduled in the foreseeable future, it is shaping up to be far from the least intriguing as both teams will be walking into Harding Stadium on Friday ...

Weir, Oak Glen battle tonight

NEW MANCHESTER — The men set to lead their teams into the annual battle for the Carl Hamill Trophy tonight may be new in their roles, but are far from new to the rivalry. Weir High’s Chris Hill and Oak Glen’s Derrick Stickles are set to make their debuts as the head coaches of their alma maters tonight at the Bears Den. Hill is making his head coaching debut after several stops as an assistant — including a successful tenure at Oak Glen — and looking to mold the program he once won a state title with back into form. “It’s definitely special,” Hill said. “That’s ...