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Wildcats look to bounce back in first trip on the road

SALINEVILLE — The Edison football team is looking to bounce back this week after suffering a heartbreaking loss last week to Carrollton. The Wildcats trailed the Warriors, 10-0, in the third quarter before closing to within 16-14 in the fourth quarter. Edison had the ball with a chance to win the game, however, an interception ended that drive and Carrollton was able to run out the clock to secure the victory out at the Edison Unified Sports Complex. “Defensively, we played pretty well,” first-year Edison (1-1) head coach Anthony Pierro said. “We had some missed assignments ...

Another big test for Big Red

STEUBENVILLE — Veteran Big Red head coach Reno Saccoccia said before last week’s opener that their opponent — Youngstown Ursuline — was one of the best teams in the state of Ohio. A week later, the team coming to Harding Stadium this Friday night might just have one of the best players in the state. That team is defending Division IV state champions Indian Valley, and that player is star tailback Grady Kinsey, who Big Red will have to find a way to slow down as they look to bounce back from a 37-7 set back to Ursuline on opening night. “We had played against a very ...

Riders, Bears battle tonight

WEIRTON — It has been nearly three decades since Quincy Wilson led Weir High to a state championship as a player. His quest to return his alma mater to glory as a coach begins tonight. Wilson, the 1998 Kennedy Award winner and former WVU star, will lead the Red Riders onto the field at Jimmy Carey Stadium tonight as they take on county rival Oak Glen in the annual clash for the Carl Hamill Trophy. “My first ever high school game was against Oak Glen, so it’s fitting it’s my first game as a coach” Wilson said. “it’s always been a traditional first week rivalry and both ...

Catholic Central ready for home opener

STEUBENVILLE — Catholic Central had to wait about 24 hours longer than anticipated to start its season, but it was worth it as the Crusaders battled to a season-opening win at Wellsville on Saturday night. Fresh off that victory, Central is now at home for four-straight weeks, beginning Saturday night when Strasburg comes to Harding Stadium. “The kids really played hard, I thought we were aggressive,” veteran Central head coach Eric Meek said. “The only negatives that I saw from the game was we fumbled, we put the ball on the ground six times, we lost two of those six, but ...

Indian Creek heads north to battle the Potters

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Indian Creek football team started the season with a win against Cambridge, however, the Redskins face a stiffer test this week in the form of East Liverpool. The Redskins and Potters are set to continue their rivalry at 7 p.m. Friday night up at Patterson Field. The Redskins defeated the Bobcats, 35-6, last week on the road to get the season started off on a positive note. “I thought we had a couple moments of unsettledness,” Indian Creek (1-0) head coach Andrew Connor said. “I thought offensively we did our job. Defensively, we were spectacular. We ...

Red Knights look to carry momentum to Lowellville

LOWELLVILLE — The Toronto football team got off to a good start this season, and the Red Knights are looking to carry that momentum over into this week’s game. After shutting out Southern Local, 34-0, at home, the boys from the Gem City hit the road for the first time this season as Toronto travels to take on Lowellville at 7 p.m. Friday night up at Paul Menichini Field. Following his team’s win against the Indians last Friday night, Aubiel said he was happy with his team’s overall performance. He reiterated that belief Monday. “Yeah, it is the same,” Toronto (1-0) ...