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Panthers host Barnesville looking build on first win

YORKVILLE — Buckeye Local accomplished its first of many goals last Friday in Shadyside — getting the first win of the season and the first of the Chris Kiedaisch era. The Panthers rolled into Tiger Town and given the weather elements at play, morphed from a spread-style offense into a ground-and-pound, wishbone team. It worked. The Panthers rumbled for 351 yards. Three different ball carriers ran for 76 yards or better, led by Xavier Eastham’s 101 yards on 15 carries. Koltn Roush totaled 97 on 16, Wyatt Luyter 76 on 10, and even sophomore Chase Worwa got into the act, ...

Huskies hope to turn strong run game into wins

CADIZ — The good news in Cadiz is the Harrison Central run game is working well—quite well actually. Through three games, the Huskies are averaging 393.7 yards rushing per game, including a 462-yard effort against Buckeye Trail. The downside? The team’s record stands at 0-2 after Harrison fell at home to undefeated Malvern, 38-34. Harrison is 0-2 in its last two games, losing by a combined seven points to two teams with a combined 5-1 record. That one loss between the two teams? Buckeye Trail suffered a humbling defeat to Barnesville, a fate which many teams apparently will ...

Big Red in for another test

YOUNGSTOWN — Reno Saccoccia had a feeling that the first two games for his Big Red football team would be tough tests and come down to the fourth quarter. He was right, as you would expect someone who’s been on the sidelines for more than four decades to be more often than not. His Big ...

Toronto, Weir ready to meet again

WEIRTON — Last season when Weir High met Toronto, a second-half comeback helped kick-start what ended up being a long run to the state semis for the Red Riders. That game also proved to be the lone loss of the regular season for the Red Knights. The teams meet again Friday night in a big ...

Crusaders defense looks to bounce back

ZANESVILLE — Catholic Central’s defense was not quite as strong last week as Crusaders fans have grown accustom to over the last year-plus, and the result was a 34-19 loss on the road at Strasburg. That defensive unit coming together and correcting things has been the focus for head ...

Dons head to Clay-Battelle after thrilling win

BLACKSVILLE — John McCune’s debut as Madonna’s grid boss was a memorable one, both because his Blue Dons rallied for a victory and it was a late night due to a pair of lightning delays. McCune and the Blue Dons will be hoping lighting strikes twice, figuratively anyway, as they travel ...