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Harrison Central seeks first win against Akron North

CADIZ — The Harrison Central Huskies are still searching for that first victory and are working toward finding balance offensively. Friday begins the first of a two-game stretch that anyone outside of the Harrison Central locker room would point to as winnable. Head coach Anthony Hayes is not one to look at records and say “we should win this game.” He’s more worried about his team taking care of what it can control, executing, and playing hard as a team, whether that be against a highly skilled, unbeaten team, or a team down on its luck. Hayes wants his team focused and at ...

Edison looks to avoid a let down after big victory

CALDWELL — Beware of the letdown. Sometimes, after a big win, a team can suffer a letdown in its next outing. Coming off a big win last week, the Edison football team is looking to avoid a letdown as it seeks its third straight victory. Last week, Edison led Martins Ferry, 21-20, in the second quarter before the Wildcats scored 27 unanswered points to defeat the Purple Riders, 48-20, down at the Dave Bruney Football Complex. “Overall, it was a great team performance from the offense, defense, special teams, skill guys to the linemen, everyone stepped up,” first-year Edison ...

Big Red to battle Mooney

STEUBENVILLE — Big Red was in a bit of an unfamiliar position last Friday night — watching other teams play while they did not head to the stadium. Due to a scheduling conflict, last week’s scheduled game against D.C Dunbar was cancelled, giving Big Red a bye week and a full two weeks ...

Creek not taking Weir lightly

WEIRTON — Friday’s meeting between Indian Creek and Weir High at Jimmy Carey Stadium is one between two teams that have had very different starts to their seasons. On one hand, Creek makes the trip across the river with a 3-0 record, coming off a hard-fought win over Union Local and two more lopsided victories on the road at Cambridge and East Liverpool. The Red Riders, on the other hand, are 0-2 with tough setbacks to Oak Glen and John Marshall, two teams that seem poised to be stronger than many might have predicted before the season started. Despite the difference in ...

Central set to host Bridgeport on HoCo

STEUBENVILLE — Catholic Central’s youthful squad finds itself above the .500 mark through the first three weeks. They got their with a thrilling 52-45 victory over Bishop Rosecrans last week to get to 2-1, coming out on top with four defensive scores in a wild second half. This week, ...

Bruins seek first win in trip out to Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE — For the first time this season, the Brooke football team will head on the road. They’re hoping the return trip to Brooke County is with their first win secured. That trip is to 0-3 Cambridge Friday night in a battle of teams seeking their initial victory. The Bruins have ...