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Buckeye Local ready for Week 2

YORKVILLE — The bad news is Week 1 did not go quite as planned for Buckeye Local. However, the good news for the Panthers, the way head coach Jim Hoover sees it, is the biggest test they will face is in the rear-view mirror. That Week 1 test was Barnesville on the road, and the Shamrocks showed the successful formula that has led to their success for the past few seasons in pulling away for a 49-0 win. “Like I told our kids, that was the toughest team on our schedule,” Hoover said. “Hands down that’s the best team we will see. We got it out of the way in Week 1.” The ...

Big Red opens with big test

YOUNGSTOWN — Reno Saccoccia has never been one to shy away from a challenge. Ohio’s winningest high school football coach knows he and his 2023 Big Red will have a major challenge on their hands today when they head north for a season-opening tussle with tradition-rich Youngstown ...

Creek set to clash with Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE — Indian Creek’s season will open the way it has for the better part of a decade — against Cambridge. The Redskins, looking to start what veteran coach Andrew Connor and company hope is a bounce-back season, will meet the Bobcats on the road tonight in what is the ...

Crusaders ready to head to Wellsville

WELLSVILLE — Fresh off what coach Eric Meek called “a great summer camp,” Catholic Central will head north on Route 7 Friday to test Wellsville in its 2023 season opener. Friday’s meeting will be the 12th all-time between the schools. The Crusaders lead the series 6-5 but the Tigers have won two straight, rolling to a 30-9 victory in 2022 and collecting a 20-13 triumph in 2004. The opening kick is set for 7 p.m. inside Nicholson Stadium. Wellsville, under first-year coach Camden Douglas, will play its first five games on the home turf. “Summer camp went very well,” Meek ...

Wildcats look to start another strong season at Monroe

WOODSFIELD — The Edison football team answered the challenge from Monroe Central in a big way last season, and it propelled the Wildcats to an undefeated regular season. This season, the Wildcats are once again looking to start the season off on a positive note, while the Seminoles are looking to leave last season’s difficulties in the past. Edison is looking to win its second straight season opener while Monroe Central is hoping to start the Jonathan Calder era off the win as the Wildcats hit the road to take on the Seminoles at 7 p.m. Friday night on their home field. “I know ...

Knights set to host East Canton for an opening night test

TORONTO — The Toronto football team is focused on the task at hand. That task is its season-opening game against East Canton. The game between the Red Knights and the Hornets is set to kick off at 7 p.m. Friday night at Clarke Hinkle Field. Toronto has spent the last couple of weeks gearing up for this game. “It’s been great,” Toronto head coach Josh Franke said. “The biggest thing is we made it through August camp healthy. This is the first time since I have been at Toronto that we will not have anyone missing on Friday night, and that’s huge. “You hate to lose ...