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Crusaders look to bounce back, start 4-week road swing at Belpre

BELPRE – The Catholic Central football team is looking for a big bounce back this week. To get it, they’re taking the show on the road as the Crusaders travel to Belpre on Saturday night to start a four-week road swing and kick off the second half of the season. They’ll need to quickly put a disappointing 48-0 loss to Wheeling Central this past Saturday in the rear view. “We need to realize that that was not Catholic Central football, and it’s unacceptable,” Crusaders head coach Eric Meek said. “They were clearly the better football team, 100 percent, without a ...

Creek looks to continue undefeated start

WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek football team is off to its best start since 2000, and the Redskins are looking to continue their winning ways this week. Indian Creek is set to play Buckeye 8 rival Bellaire Friday night at Kettlewell Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. “I would think so,” Indian Creek (5-0) head coach Andrew Connor said if he expects the game to be another physical one between the two conference foes. “Bellaire is a good football team. They can do a lot of things defensively and offensively. They have a really good passing game. They are going to test us with ...

Brooke looks to bounce back to begin homestand

WELLSBURG — Brooke ran into a really big test last week at undefeated Indian Creek. The Bruins hung with the Redskins early, but ultimately dropped a 41-14 decision on the road. This week, the Bruins will look to bounce back in a return home to Paul “Bud” Billiard Field hosting Lincoln County on Friday night. Brooke, now 1-3, begins a pivotal three game home stand against the Panthers, who are 0-3. Lincoln County has suffered lopsided defeats to Winfield, Ripley and Herbert Hoover so far. In those games, the Panthers have scored just eight points in each. Brooke, ...

Big Red set to take on Linsly

WEST LIBERTY — One would be hard pressed to find two teams in the area that play a tougher schedule year-in and year-out than Steubenville Big Red and Linsly. The last several years, those schedules have included one another. They do again this year, as Big Red will head on the road ...

Brooke, Creek set for Friday night battle

WINTERSVILLE — Some games on the schedule each year just have some added excitement, whether it be due to a rivalry or history between the programs clashing on the gridiron. The annual Brooke-Indian Creek game is one of those such games, going back to when it was the Bruins taking on Mingo and Wintersville. The latest meeting will take place Friday night in Wintersville as Creek puts its unbeaten record on the line against a Bruins team that is riding the momentum of getting its first win. “It’s been a great game on each team’s schedule,” Indian Creek head coach Andrew ...

Knights, Bears meet in battle of unbeatens

NEW MANCHESTER — The battle of the unbeatens may come down to the battle of the trenches. The Toronto and Oak Glen football teams are set to meet this week with their undefeated records on the line. “Absolutely, it is a big game,” Toronto (4-0) head coach Jaret Aubiel said. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday night up at the Bears’ Den. “It’s a big test for us,” first-year Oak Glen (3-0) head coach TJ Miller said. “They’re very good. We have a lot of respect for those guys. It is a big game, for sure.” Toronto enters this week’s matchup coming off a 26-16 ...