NEW PHILADELPHIA — The way Hall of Fame coach Reno Saccoccia sees it, his team will have two tough opponents on Friday night when his Big Red football team makes its first road trip of the season. The first of those is New Philadelphia, whom the Big Red are traveling to Woody Hayes Quaker ...
NEW MANCHESTER — The annual battle for the Carl R. Hamill Trophy tonight is a meeting of teams in need of a good start to the season for separate reasons. For Oak Glen, they’re hoping to turn a few heads and start what is a much-needed bounce-back season after combining for three wins the last two seasons, plagued by key injuries and adversity. For Weir High, they’re hoping it’s the start of the next group stepping up after a strong senior class led the Red Riders to the state semifinals last fall. One of them will get their wish tonight when the opening kick is set for ...
STRASBURG — The 2024 season for Catholic Central started with a hard-fought victory at home over an improving Wellsville squad. Now the Crusaders will look to duplicate that success on the road against another Tigers team — Strasburg. The opening kick is set for 7 p.m. out in ...
WEIRTON — For John McCune, the dream finally becomes a reality on Friday night. After watching Ohio teams get started last week, opening night is upon the first-year Blue Dons head coach as his team will host Wellsville at Jimmy Carey Stadium in his debut on the sidelines in what he’s described as his “dream job” at his alma mater. “It’s extremely exciting,” McCune said. “It has seemed like since it got announced I got the head coaching job that it’s taken forever to get to this point. It’s exciting for the whole coaching staff for it to finally be here. We’re ...
WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek football team answered some questions last week against Cambridge, and the Redskins are looking to continue their winning ways this week. Indian Creek is scheduled to meet Buckeye 8 North Division rival East Liverpool at 7 p.m. Friday night inside Kettlewell ...
WELLSBURG — Beaver Local got to experience its first game-conditions taste of life without graduated quarterback Austin Cline. Cline ran for 1,203 yards and passed for 1,849 yards with a combined 41 touchdowns passing and rushing. The team’s leading receiver, Taylor Johnson, made the switch to quarterback after a three-way battle in the preseason at QB. The Beavers were humbled in a 41-7 loss on the road against Struthers in Week 1 and will look to bounce back against a team that’s building an entirely new identiy, from staff and scheme to, like the Beavers, ...
