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Madonna looks to carry momentum, beat Richwood

WEIRTON — The Blue Dons are back in the win column and getting healthy for the stretch run. Madonna snapped a three-game losing streak, all to tough opponents, and got its offense back on track with a big win over Beallsville at Jimmy Carey Stadium. In that game, the Dons, now 3-3, got senior speedster Jonah McKay back in the mix from a preseason injury and got a huge night from QB Chase Littleton. They’ll look to carry that momentum into this week when they welcome Richwood to Weirton for a 7 p.m. Friday night contest looking for back-to-back wins. “It was a very big ...

Indian Creek heads to Mapleton on Saturday

ASHLAND — A new opponent creates a new challenge for the Indian Creek football team. Indian Creek had a rough night this past Friday as Buckeye 8 North Division rival Beaver Local came to town and left Kettlewell Stadium with a 48-6 victory. “Sometimes when you look at a game, sometimes it is better to just move on from it,” Indian Creek (1-7) head coach Andrew Connor said. “I think last week was one of those games.” This week, Indian Creek hits the road to take on Mapleton at 5 p.m. Saturday on the road at John E. Camp Stadium. “We have never played them ...

Back in the win column, Brooke has big game at JM

MOUNDSVILLE — The Brooke football team is in the rivalry portion of its schedule. Brooke ended its three-game losing streak with a 47-6 victory against Oak Glen this past Friday night on Senior Night on Paul “Bud” Billiard Field inside Brooke Memorial Stadium. “After losing three straight games, it was good to get back on the right side and get a ‘W’,” Brooke (4-3) head coach Mac McLean said. “I liked the way we played. We got after it. We played the way we should play. We did a good job of not letting them get much going. I was hoping we were going to be able to do ...

Golden Bears set to host Potters in ‘Battle of the Bridge’

NEW MANCHESTER — The Battle of the Bridge is here once again. The Oak Glen football team is looking to get back on track this week, but it will not be easy as it is set to play East Liverpool at 7 p.m. Friday night on Senior Night at the Bears’ Den. The Golden Bears and Potters both enter this week coming off losses on the road. Brooke defeated Oak Glen, 47-6, this past Friday night on Paul “Bud” Billiard Field inside Brooke Memorial Stadium. “It’s one you want to move on from and forget about it,” Oak Glen (1-6) head coach Doug Taylor said. “We started off on a ...

Playoff-bound Red Knights look to improve positioning

TORONTO — Toronto’s road to the Ohio postseason is set — kind of. The Red Knights, courtesy of a convincing 43-0 triumph against Conotton Valley (4-4) in Bowerston last week, clinched a Division VII, Region 25 postseason spot per Joe Eitel. “That was a great win, especially considering we’d been on the road for four weeks straight,” Toronto head coach Josh Franke said. “To say we’d be able to finish that trip at (then) 4-3 Conotton Valley and mange pretty well against a good team, was great. “We were able to handle that road test and now we’re back ...

Panthers headed down the river to face River

HANNIBAL — Buckeye Local is down to its final two games for 2023. There will be no playoffs. The Panthers, at 1-7, are mathematically eliminated. Lots of things have combined that factor into Buckeye being at this point with two games to go — key graduation losses of foundational pieces, injuries, and inexperience. But what can’t be overlooked is the difficulty of the Panthers’ schedule. Nine of the Panthers’ opponents are a combined 46-25. Four of those teams have already clinched playoff spots, including this week’s opponent, 5-2 River. One other team, Union ...