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Panthers, Knights to battle in Yorkville

YORKVILLE — Buckeye Local may have lost its fifth game last week, but the Panthers’ offensive showed signs of real life for the first time against a team not named Brownsville. In the 44-33 shootout loss at Shenandoah, Alex McDiffitt emerged as a viable threat for head coach Jim Hoover’s Panthers. He threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 130 yards and two additional scores. Loss or not, given the Panthers previous struggles putting points on the board, that effort had to be viewed as a positive. Buckeye’s going to need a similar effort, if not ...

Big Red back home vs. Park

STEUBENVILLE — Riding a four-game win streak, Steubenville will need to go through Wheeling the next couple of weeks in order to keep things rolling. The 4-1 Big Red, ranked sixth in this week’s Ohio AP Division IV poll and third in the Region 15 computer standings, begins its Ohio ...

Weir High looks to ground the Jets

BELMONT — While their teams might be in different positions coming into Friday night, both Weir High’s Frank Sisinni and Union Local’s Bernie Thompson expect their teams to be in for a battle when the Red Riders travel to Belmont County to take on the Jets. The Red Riders are coming ...

Central, Madonna renew rivalry

WEIRTON — Unbeaten and now state-ranked Catholic Central opens the second half of the 2023 season Saturday looking to snap a three-year losing streak. The 5-0 Crusaders are ranked 16th in this week’s Ohio AP Division VII poll and occupy the sixth spot in the Region 25 computer standings. ...

Red Knights, Wildcats set to clash

RICHMOND — The Edison and Toronto football teams are set to meet in the biggest game so far this season. The undefeated Wildcats and the one-loss Red Knights are set to renew their rivalry at 7 p.m. Friday night at the Edison Unified Sports Complex. Edison enters the game coming off of ...

Indian Creek looks to get back on track

WINTERSVILLE — Old school football is coming to Kettlewell Stadium Friday night. Indian Creek and Bellaire are set to renew their rivalry at 7 p.m. as the Redskins look to get back on track, while the Big Reds look to continue their winning ways. The Redskins find themselves mired in a four-game losing streak, while the invaders from Belmont County have won two straight games. Indian Creek enters this week’s game coming off a 35-6 loss to Utica last week on Homecoming. The big difference in the game was the Licking County Redskins ability to create big plays on offense. “Big ...