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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 ...

Red Knights head on the road looking to finish regular season strong

REPUBLIC — The Toronto football team was on a mission to secure a playoff berth win a win last week against Jefferson County foe Buckeye Local. The Red Knights accomplished their mission in grand style against the Panthers as the boys from the Gem City rolled to a 44-8 victory last Friday night at Clarke Hinkle Field. The Red and White played every available player on the roster on their way to picking up a big win on senior night. “Everybody got to play,” Toronto (8-1) head coach Jaret Aubiel said. “That’s awesome. It’s great for the program. I’m at a JV game at ...