Breaking News

Football Xtra

Madonna has another tough test

WEIRTON — A few weeks ago when first-year Madonna head coach Troy Fetty said his Blue Dons were getting into the hardest part of their schedule, he was not kidding. The Dons have dropped three-straight since a 2-0 start, but those losses were at the hands of teams with a combined record of 17-2 and to teams most certainly headed to the post season in Toronto, Catholic Central and Cameron. Taking that into consideration, it should be to the surprise of no one that this week’s opponent is another good football team having a good, playoff-bound season as the Beallsville Blue Devils ...

Indian Creek looking to get its offense going

WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek football team is looking to break through and put points up on the scoreboard this week against Beaver Local. The Beavers have scored at least 14 points in every game this season, while the Redskins have only scored in double digits in the team’s season-opening victory against Cambridge. Beaver Local and Indian Creek will meet at 7 p.m. Friday night at Kettlewell Stadium. Both teams enter the game coming off of losses on the road. Harrison Central defeated Indian Creek, 32-6, last Friday night out at Wagner Field. “I thought we played ...

Red-hot Red Knights have a big trip to Conotton

BOWERSTON — Toronto begins a critical three-game stretch Friday in Bowerston. Currently No. 8 in a loaded Division VII, Region 25, the Red Knights next three opponents are a combined 11-4. First up is the Conotton Valley Rockets and their 4-3 record. While the Rockets appear the least challenging of the three tough games — at least in terms of record — Toronto head coach Josh Franke is expecting a tough matchup come Friday’s kickoff. “They have good athletes and a nice little tailback and a receiver who catches well in traffic,” Franke said. “They have three kids over ...

Playoff points up for grabs when Huskies meet Waterford

CADIZ — Harrison Central enters Week 8 in pretty good shape following a 32-6 win against Indian Creek. Head coach Anthony Hayes’ Huskies are 5-2 and currently rated No. 4 in Division V, Region 17. That’s the good news in terms of playoff positioning. The bad news is that to this week’s opponent, Division VII Waterford, the Huskies look like a juicy Harbin points cow that could provide a major boost to the Wildcats’ own playoff position. Waterford is presently 5-2 but rated No. 9 in Region 27. A win against a Division V team with five wins could jump the Wildcats up quite ...

Big Red meets Linsly at WLU

WEST LIBERTY — Linsly will celebrate homecoming Friday when it welcomes Steubenville to West Family Stadium on the campus of West Liberty University. The opening kick for the 11th all-time meeting between the OVAC powers is set for 7 p.m. Steubenville has an 8-1-1 advantage in the ...

Weir has another big game at home

WEIRTON — The last time Weir High played at home, it had a big match up with a lot of Class AA playoff race implications. That will again be the case for the Red Riders on Friday night when they return home to host Keyser. Weir High, which had been as high as No. 4 in the rankings after ...