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Big Red in; Weir, Toronto close

Big Red has locked down a playoff berth and two other area teams (Toronto and Weir) are close. Meanwhile, Catholic Central continues to search for a Week 10 date. The Crusaders have been scrambling for an opponent since Bellaire St. John announced it would not field a football team this ...

Knights ride tide to beat Wildcats

TORONTO — A turnover turned the tide for the Toronto football team against rival Edison on Friday at Clarke Hinkle Stadium. In the waning seconds of the first half, the Red Knights’ Joe O’Brien picked off an Edison pass and busted down the field for a 96-yard touchdown return. “It ...

Miscues cost Creek in loss

WINTERSVILLE — Good football teams seldom need much help from the opposition. Indian Creek learned that lesson the hard way on a cold, rainy and windy Friday night inside Kettlewell Memorial Stadium. The Redskins lost three fumbles, were victimized by a half dozen bad snaps and ...

Huskies down RV; Brooke loses at BU

WARSAW — Juniors Tyler West and Wyatt Elias and senior Jesse Ball each scored a pair of touchdowns as the Harrison Central football team kept River View winless with a 40-16 road victory Friday night. The Huskies are 6-3 and host winless Buckeye Local next week for the V.A.L.E.S ...

Bears outlast Panthers

YORKVILLE — To say that the Buckeye Local Panthers and Oak Glen Golden Bears struggled with Friday evening’s rainy conditions at World War II Memorial Stadium could be an understatement; both squads combined for a mere 195 yards of offense in the contest. The visiting Golden Bears, who ...

Big Red blanks St. C

STEUBENVILLE — Reno Saccoccia felt his Big Red brought a “great football attitude” into Thursday night’s game with St. Clairsville. He was right and it showed. Scoring touchdowns on three of its first eight offensive plays, Steubenville, now 8-1, rolled to a convincing 49-0 victory ...