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Crusaders, Bears clash coming off big wins

NEW MANCHESTER — Two teams coming off of bounce back wins are set to clash on Friday night when Catholic Central heads north to take on Oak Glen at the Bears Den. The Golden Bears are coming off a 17-0 triumph at Buckeye Local to get to 4-1, bouncing back from their first loss of the season to undefeated Toronto the week prior. “It was real big for us, we had a tough test with Toronto the week before, and to get back on the winning side of things and play sound football was big,” Oak Glen head coach TJ Miller said. “Our line got it started for us. That whole game, we were ...

Creek looks to stay unbeaten on trip to HC

CADIZ — The Indian Creek and Harrison Central football teams come into their annual matchup fresh off wins . The Redskins remained undefeated on the season as Indian Creek defeated Buckeye 8 foe Bellaire, 52-32, at Kettlewell Stadium. “It is important to keep winning, and it is important to respond to adversity,” Indian Creek head coach Andrew Connor said. “We faced some adversity, and our kids responded really well. The bottom line is at this time of the year, you have to keep winning football games, and we have been able to do that.” On the other side, Harrison Central ...

Edison looks to bounce back in a tough test

RICHMOND — It has been a rough two weeks for the Edison football team, however, all is not lost as the Wildcats still have plenty of things to play for. Edison put up quite a battle last week against undefeated Toronto, however, the Knights proved to be too much as they left Richmond with a 48-34 victory. “I thought we played hard,” first-year Edison (3-3) head coach Anthony Pierro said. “I thought we played physical. We just could not get off the field on third down and that hurt us. We have to tackle better, and that is something we are working on at practice. We had a hard ...

Brooke riding momentum ahead of meeting with Potters

WELLSBURG — The Brooke Bruins are coming off of their best performance yet, a 35-0 triumph at home over visiting Lincoln County. The victory is Brooke’s second in three weeks after an 0-2 start, and the 35 points were a season high for the Bruins. This week, the Bruins are back at home at Brooke Memorial Stadium to host East Liverpool looking to build off that momentum. The Potters come to Brooke County with a mark of 2-4. The teams have three common opponents as each have lost to unbeaten Indian Creek and Beaver Local and both own a victory over Cambridge. The Potters ...

Buckeye Local, Martins Ferry rekindle rivalry

MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry (3-2) and Buckeye Local (2-4) face each other Wednesday inside the Dave Bruney Football Complex in what is an OVAC clash, a local rivalry— and a family affair. Either teams’ quarterbacks— the Purple Riders’ Colby Kropka and Panthers’ Grant Dombrowski— are second cousins, and Martins Ferry head coach Justin Kropka has a special connection to many on Buckeye Local’s squad. “I know a lot of those kids over there,” coach Justin Kropka said. “When I was at Wheeling University coaching, COVID took out one of our seasons, and I actually ...

Red Knights look to stay undefeated hosting Tuslaw

TORONTO — The Toronto football gambled late in its game last week against Edison, and the risk paid off in a big way for the Red Knights as they defeated the Wildcats to remain undefeated. Toronto was backed up against Edison, however, an 82-yard touchdown pass sealed the deal as The Red Knights went on to defeat the Wildcats, 48-34, Thursday night out at the Edison Unified Sports Complex “I thought it was a good game overall,” Toronto (6-0) head coach Jaret Aubiel said. “We still made some mistakes on offense and on defense, but overall I thought it was a really good win. ...