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Red Knights ready for another home playoff game

TORONTO — The Toronto football team ended the regular season on a positive note, and the Red Knights now look to build off their winning streak as the Red and White prepare for the postseason. Toronto closed out the regular season with a 54-22 victory via mercy rule against Brownsville last Friday night on the road. “The kids played well,” Toronto (9-1) head coach Jaret Aubiel said. “They executed the gameplan. The younger guys got to play, and that is always a good thing.” The boys from the Gem City wrapped the regular season by winning three-straight games. “The ...

Golden Bears have a big game on the road with playoff implications

BLACKSVILLE — Oak Glen has a big trip to close its regular season — and needs to win to make sure it’s not their last game. The Golden Bears (7-2) travel to 7-1 Clay-Battelle in their regular season finale on Friday night, and the stakes could not be higher. Oak Glen enters the week No. 13 in the Class AA rankings. The top 16 qualify for the playoffs. And, the race is tight as positions 9-20 are separated by less than 2.5 percentage points. There will be a lot of points on the line should the Golden Bears win, as the Cee-Bees are ranked No. 3 in Class A. Win or lose, ...

Big Red welcomes Wheeling Park

STEUBENVILLE — Two of the most prominent athletic programs in the Ohio Valley are set to do battle on the gridiron for the 20th time on Friday night. Those programs are Steubenville Big Red (6-2) and Wheeling Park (5-3), and that match up will take place on Reno Saccoccia Field inside ...

Big win sets up big opportunity for Crusaders

STEUBENVILLE — Coaches will often say something along the lines of “we want to be playing our best at the end of the season.” The Catholic Central football team has certainly taken that to heart. After going on the road two weeks ago and giving the No. 5 ranked team in the state all it could handle, Central went to Conotton Valley last Friday and scored a season-altering 48-30 victory. The Crusaders entered the game sitting on the playoff bubble in Division VII, Region 27, sitting in the 12th and final playoff spot. The victory over the Rockets jumped Central up seven spots ...

Seeding implications on the line in Route 43 Bowl

RICHMOND — The Indian Creek and Edison football teams have achieved their goal of making the playoffs, however, plenty is still on the line as the Redskins and Wildcats get set to battle this week in the final game of the regular season. “It flew by,” first-year Edison (6-3) head coach Anthony Pierro said about it already being Week 10. For whatever reason, football season always seems to go by quickly no matter the type of season a team is having. “People say it’s the 10 fastest weeks of the year, and they are not kidding,” Indian Creek (8-1) head coach Andrew Connor ...

Golden Bears look to bounce back in Battle of the Bridge

NEW MANCHESTER — The Oak Glen football team suffered a heartbreaking loss last week, however, the Golden Bears do not have time to feel sorry for themselves as Oak Glen is set to take part in the annual Battle of the Bridge rivalry game against East Liverpool. The Golden Bears hit the road last Friday night to take on Tyler Consolidated, however, Oak Glen left Tyler County coming out on the short end of a 29-21 loss in overtime to the Silver Knights. “Unfortunately, we lost the turnover battle,” first-year Oak Glen (6-2) head coach TJ Miller said. “We have to take care of the ...