WEIRTON — Weir High has a prime opportunity to bounce back from its second loss of the season on Friday night when Richard Wright comes to town from the Washington, D.C area. “We have a little bit of game film on them,” Weir High head coach Frank Sisinni said. “They’re a team ...
STEUBENVILLE — Catholic Central will look to bounce back from a tough loss to Madonna when it welcomes Pittsburgh Carrick to Harding Stadium Saturday. The kick for the second meeting between the schools (Central earned a 36-6 win a season ago) is set for 7 p.m. Central is 1-5 under first year coach Eric Meek while the Raiders will bring a 2-3 mark to town. Carrick snapped a losing streak which dated back to 2017 in its season opener by taking down Carlynton 21-0. Coach Greg Johnston’s club also whipped Brownsville and has fallen to Albert Gallatin, Uniontown and Pittsburgh ...
CAMERON — For the second straight week there will be a playoff-type atmosphere at Dragon Stadium as unbeaten Cameron looks to improve on a 16-game regular season winning streak, and 12 game home regular season run, when 3-1 Madonna pays a visit into the hills of Marshall County. Both teams are coming off impressive victories, highlighted by five turnover performances from their respective defenses. Coach Tim Brown’s 5-0 Dragons dominated on defense and did enough on offense to snag a 21-7 victory over Tyler Consolidated last Friday night while Coach Mauro Monz’ Blue Dons ...
MARTINS FERRY — After a trip to Bellaire last week, head coach Andrew Connor will lead his Redskins back south on state Route 7 into Belmont County to visit Martins Ferry on Friday night. With Creek at 1-5 and the Purple Riders at 2-4, it will be a battle of two teams that need a win. “I expect to see a couple of hungry teams, I think both teams have had some bright points, but both of us haven’t been able to make enough plays to get over the hump,” Connor said. Leading Ferry is a familar face to Connor — former longtime Harrison Central grid boss Justin ...
BARNESVILLE — The tide has turned against the Toronto football team. The Red Knights opened the season with four straight wins, but the boys from the Gem City have fallen on hard times as they have come out on the short end the last couple of weeks. Getting back on track will not be easy as Toronto hits the road take on undefeated Barnesville at 7 p.m. Friday night at Shamrock Stadium. After a scoreless first quarter, Edison erupted for six touchdowns en route to a 42-6 victory against Toronto this past Friday night at Clarke Hinkle Field. “We had the ball at the 3,” ...
MARIETTA — The bye week came at a good time for the Brooke football team. The Bruins opened the season with back-to-back victories, but the Green-and-Gold have lost two straight games after that. After having this past week off, the Bruins gets back at it as Brooke travels south to take on Marietta at 7 p.m. Friday night at Don Drumm Stadium. While the offense has struggled - especially in the last couple of games - Brooke’s defense has played well for most of the season. “Our defense has played well,” Brooke (2-2) head coach Mac McLean said. “University piled up some ...
