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Brooke meets St. C in coaching battle of Bruins alumni

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Friday will be a duel between two Brooke High School alumni as the Bruins visit St. Clairsville at Red Devil Stadium for the first clash between the two teams since Brooke joined the Buckeye 8 sub-conference in 2024. The Bruins, helmed by Frank Sisinni, a member of the 1990 Brooke graduating class, has his team humming with a 4-1 record after a gutsy 19-13 comeback victory over Ripley last week. “At this point of year, we’re seeing everything come to fruition when it comes to how we prepared after last year’s season and into the offseason,” Sisinni said. ...

Creek looks to continue its roll with a trip to Beaver Local

CALCUTTA — The Indian Creek football team is on a roll at a big time of the year.  Coming off a season-high in points and yards last week and winners of three of their last four games, the Redskins look to keep the momentum going as they head to Beaver Local for a key showdown in the Division IV, Region 15 playoff race.  Creek is currently on the outside looking in at No. 16 in this week’s computer ratings, with the top 12 set to make the playoffs.  Beaver Local is one of the teams ahead of them, just inside the playoff picture at No. 10 in the region. Both teams are sitting ...

Wildcats look to keep battling as Warren comes to Richmond

RICHMOND — The Edison football team was dejected following last Friday night’s loss heartbreaking, 7-3, loss to East Liverpool. The Wildcats led, 3-0, late in the fourth quarter, however, the Potters scored a touchdown with a little more than a minute left to play in the game before making a fourth-down stop just outside of the red zone to secure the victory. “I just think we need to come together,” Edison (2-5) head coach Mike Collopy said. “We have to prepare the right way. We have to continue to play for each other. We have to be accountable. We have to be disciplined. ...

Golden Bears riding momentum into the battle of the bridge

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Oak Glen football team is hoping its second rivalry game of the season goes as well as its first one. Oak Glen opened the season by shutting out Hancock County rival Weir, 35-0, in the season opener at home up at the Bears ‘Den. This week, the Golden Bears will be looking for the same result as Oak Glen is set to play rival East Liverpool at 7 p.m. Friday night up at Patterson Field in the annual “Battle of the Bridge.” Oak Glen enters this week’s matchup fresh off a 24-0 victory against St. Marys last Friday night on the road. “The kids made some ...

Buckeye Local has another big challenge as it heads to UL

BELMONT — The Buckeye Local football team has faced a brutal schedule so far this season, and unfortunately for the Panthers, the road ahead does not get any easier. Buckeye Local was not able to slow down Martins Ferry last week as the Purple Riders produced 49 points in the first half en route to a 49-7 victory against the Panthers via mercy rule last Friday night down at World War II Memorial Stadium. “We were able to move the ball pretty well on offense,” first-year Buckeye Local (0-7) head coach Hayden Daley said. “We controlled the clock. The problem was we were not ...

Huskies look to keep improving as they get set to host Bellaire

CADIZ — The Harrison Central football continues to be on the verge of a breakout. Harrison Central took an early lead against Buckeye 8 rival Indian Creek last Thursday night, and the Huskies were able to hang around against the Redskins, however, the Red-and-Gold were eventually able to pull away on their way to a 68-27 victory via mercy rule at Kettlewell Stadium. “Our kids battled hard,” Harrison Central (1-6) head coach Anthony Hayes said. “We made plays, and we gave up some plays. We just can’t finish against a good team. When you are trying to grow and mature, you are ...