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Weir High hits the road for first time this season

WEIRTON — Veteran Weir High head coach Tony Filberto said his Red Riders are preparing this week to play a very formidable opponent. There’s a good reason for that, because the Red Riders will be on the road for about four hours to play unbeaten and fourth-ranked Petersburg beginning at ...

Blue Dons look to slay the Dragons in Class A battle

CAMERON — If there’s one thing Cameron coach Scott Holt is sure about concerning Friday’s 7 p.m. meeting with Madonna at Dragon Stadium, it’s that his crew must be prepared for anything. What the Blue Dons (3-1) have shown, Holt said, is unlike anything the Dragons (4-0) have seen ...

Indian Creek welcomes No. 4 St. Clairsville

WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek Redskins not only picked up a bounce-back win against Buckeye 8 rival Buckeye Local in Week 4, but Andrew Connor’s team did so without any injuries, giving it another week to heal up and get players healthy. It is extra important because, when Friday ...

Here comes the Hun

STEUBENVILLE — Big Red, according to veteran coach Reno Saccoccia, will need “a monumental effort for 48 minutes” when it entertains the Hun School from Princeton, N.J., on Saturday. “I think we have played three physical football games to date,” Saccoccia said. “In fact, we’ve ...

Crusaders, Wildcats look for elusive third win

RICHMOND — First-year Edison coach Shane O’Brien is hoping his Wildcats can “gain a little momentum” heading into Friday’s game with Steubenville Catholic Central. Meanwhile, Crusader boss Steve Daley is looking for his charges to rebound from “a poor performance” against ...

Panthers look to end losing skid against injury-riddled Redskins

YORKVILLE — When the Buckeye Local Panthers and Indian Creek Redskins take the field at World War II Memorial Stadium on Friday night, there is a lot of history that comes with the meeting of local rivals. “It’s a Buckeye 8 game, plus Buckeye is one of our main rivals because we’ve ...