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Cats look to go to 5-0 hosting Central tonight

RICHMOND — Edison will be looking to finish the first half of its 2022 season unbeaten when it entertains Jefferson County rival Catholic Central Thursday. The Wildcats have been on a roll through four weeks—outscoring their opposition 173-18. They have recorded a pair of shutouts. Edison is coming off a 48-10 beat down of previously unbeaten Mathews. Central is 1-3 and presented coach Eric Meek with his initial win last Friday via a thrilling 18-15 road triumph over Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans. Thursday’s kick is set for 7 p.m. inside Edison’s Unified Sports Complex. The ...

Red Knights staying focused on Oak Glen

TORONTO — While Friday night’s match up at Clarke Hinkle Field might be between two teams with opposite records, both Toronto’s Josh Franke and Oak Glen’s Doug Taylor are preparing for a challenging game when the Red Knights meet the Golden Bears for the first time since 2019. Toronto has enjoyed a lot of early success it looks to continue and build upon in what will be the midpoint of the season, as the Knights enter 4-0, ranked No. 5 in Division VII in the most recent Ohio Associated Press poll and No. 2 in the Region 25 playoff ratings. However, don’t expect them to be ...

Blue Dons look to keep rolling Saturday at Mathews

CORTLAND — So far, so good in the Mauro Monz era at Madonna. Monz and the Blue Dons followed up their blowout win on the road in the opener by knocking off previously unbeaten Bridgeport in their home opener for a 2-0 start to the season. “It was great to play at home,” Monz said. “After waiting all spring and all summer, to finally get out there and play in front of our home fans was exciting. I know the kids were really excited, they played with a lot of enthusiasm. “The crows was great, it was a great turnout, and I think it will continue to grow as word gets around ...

Brooke welcomes North Marion needing to bounce back

WELLSBURG — The Brooke football team is looking to bounce back this week against undefeated North Marion. Brooke enters this week coming off loss to University, while North Marion is coming off a shut out victory against Oak Glen. Kick off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday night on Paul ...

Creek looks to get back on track at Utica

UTICA — Indian Creek and Utica will look back on the winning side of things this week in the battle of the Redskins. Indian Creek will take on Utica at 7 p.m. Friday night on the road. Indian Creek enters this Week 5 game coming off a 35-9 loss to Weir this past Friday night at ...

Buckeye Local looks to bounce back against the ‘Noles

YORKVILLE — After not getting to play last season due to COVID, Buckeye Local is set to welcome Monroe Central to World War II Memorial Stadium Friday night for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The match up starts what is scheduled to be back-to-back home games with four of the next five for the Panthers set to be on their home grass in Yorkville. “It’ll be nice to be at home the next couple of weeks,” Buckeye Locla head coach Jim Hoover said. “We’d rather play at home than anywhere else, obviously.” The Panthers enter the game 1-3 after battling hard with unbeaten Toronto last ...