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Knights, Bears meet tonight looking to bounce back

TORONTO — The Toronto football team is looking to get back on track this week against Oak Glen. The Red Knights and Golden Bears are set to play at 7 p.m. tonight at Clarke Hinkle Field. Toronto and Oak Glen enter this week’s matchup coming off losses. Newcomerstown defeated Toronto, 34-6, Friday night on the road, while Edison beat Oak Glen, 51-6, on the road. “I take full responsibility for Friday night,” first-year Toronto (3-1) head coach Jaret Aubiel said. “I have to do a better job of making sure our kids our prepared. We have to clean up some things at practice. I ...

Dons ready to get back on the field in a big Class A game

WEIRTON — While Madonna’s week off last week was not planned that way, it certainly ended up coming at a good time for John McCune and company. The Blue Dons picked up a forfeit victory over Morgantown Trinity Christian due to Trinity being down on numbers and unable to play. As it ...

Wildcats back home to host Caldwell

RICHMOND — The Edison football team is looking to extend its winning streak to four games, but it will not be an easy task against Caldwell. After dropping a two-point game in the opener, the Wildcats have won three straight games, while the Redskins are looking to get back over .500 on ...

Panthers are working to get back on track

YORKVILLE — Monday’s film session gave Buckeye Local a sobering look at the result of not having its best effort against a very good team. The results weren’t pretty. That tends to happen when you lose at home 57-7. But they were enlightening, reinforcing the importance of preparation and determination, along with believing in one’s abilities. “We turned on the film, and as they always say, the eye in the sky doesn’t like,” Buckeye Local head coach Chris Kiedaisch said. “We took a hard look and decided it wasn’t us and what we had been through the last month and a ...

Huskies hoping for a bounce back at Fort Frye

CADIZ — Harrison Central enters Week 5 with a 1-3 record. It’s not exactly where head coach Anthony Hayes and company felt they’d be after four games. Two of those losses easily could be wins, as defeats to Buckeye Trail and unbeaten Malvern came by a combined seven points. The Huskies played well, but were guilty of shooting themselves in the foot multiple times. The momentary mental mistakes took their toll. Then came last Friday’s humbling loss to unbeaten Union Local, 49-13, on the grass in Morristown. That’s not one or two mental mistakes. What exactly happened ...

Big Red back at home

STEUBENVILLE — A quick glance at Big Red’s schedule prior to the season would have shown the first three weeks in particular as a challenge. Reno Saccoccia’s group has been up to those challenges. Despite trailing at one point in all three of those games, Big Red came back to win all ...