BLACKSVILLE — Two teams battling for ranking among the final 16 teams in Class A will do battle Friday night in the annual clash between visiting Madonna and Clay-Battelle. The opening kick is slated for 7 p.m. Madonna, which has fallen on hard times in the last two games after winning the ...
TORONTO — Midway through the year, the Toronto football team was on its way to another successful season, but then it took a turn for the worse and ended up in heartbreaking fashion. After beginning the season 4-1, the Red Knights were in position to make the playoffs for a school record-tying fourth straight season. However, disaster struck as Toronto went on to lose its last five games, including a 40-34 heartbreaker to rival Wellsville on the road in a game that came down to the final play. “Four seniors ended the season with us,” Toronto (4-6) head coach Eric Meek said. ...
WINTERSVILLE — While the Indian Creek Redskins will not be participating in the Ohio football playoffs after a 6-4 campaign, their ninth straight winning season, there were still a lot of positives for coach Andrew Connor’s club. “The biggest bright spot was that at no point did our kids ever give up or not give their best effort,” Connor said. “That’s something that was very important for our program.” For a fourth straight year ,the Redskins took home the Buckeye 8 North title and did not lose a conference game, something that was very important to the 15th-year ...
RICHMOND — The Edison football team’s preparations for the 2017 season hit a speed bump in July when head coach Derrick Stickles resigned. Nate Moses, who is the head coach of the boys’ basketball team, was quickly named the new head coach of the football team. After the tumultous summer, the Wildcats battled all season to a 2-8 season, which ended with a 33-0 loss at home to Indian Creek. “It was an enjoyable season,” Moses said. “We have great kids and a great community. I am grateful for their support. Looking back on this year, we had a great group of kids. Edison ...
CADIZ — The Harrison Central Huskies got off to a very tough 1-5 start to the 2017 season but closed it out on a four-game winning streak that saw them win each game by 19 points or more to finish at 5-5 and keep from having a losing season. “It’s weird to say that you’re happy with a 5-5 season, but I was really happy with it with how the season unfolded and all the adversity these guys faced,” Harrison Central head coach Justin Kropka said. “We haven’t had a losing season in a long time, and I’m thrilled that these guys didn’t let that happen. It’s going to ...
WELLSBURG — It is safe to say it has not been the season that the Brooke Bruins and coach Mac McLean hoped for, but his squad has an opportunity to end it on a high note Friday night when the Princeton Tigers come to Brooke Memorial Stadium for senior night. Sending the seniors off with a win is something very important to McLean. “This has been a trying year for everyone involved in this program, and no one more than the seniors I’m sure,” McLean said. “You look forward to your senior year your whole life, and if they could get a W in front of the home crowd in their ...
