Reno Saccoccia has a pretty simple philosophy when it comes to defense. “Our philosophy has always been to stop the run and tackle the pass,” he said last week as he was preparing his Big Red for a trip to Boardman. “You’re not going to stop them both. If we can stop one and tackle ...

PITTSBURGH — The Cincinnati Bengals insist they’re past the meltdown that cost them so dearly in a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last January. Yet nine months later, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick still can’t quite believe it. Yes, that really was Cincinnati linebacker Vontaze ...

BOARDMAN — Heading into Friday’s contest at Spartan Stadium, Reno Saccoccia wanted his Big Red football team to play its “best game so far.” The Steubenville defense certainly accomplished that mission. The offense, on the other hand, did just enough and Ohio’s top-ranked ...

TORONTO — For the third consecutive season, the Toronto football team earned a victory over Jefferson County rival Steubenville Catholic Central. Now, the focus turns to a challenge which has evaded the Red Knights for the past two campaigns. They hope a third time is the charm against ...

YORKVILLE — After dropping a seven-point decision to Cambridge in its opener, Indian Creek has been able to do very little wrong in its last three outings, including Friday night where the Redskins totally dismantled a crumbling Buckeye Local squad. Creek took advantage of every opportunity ...

WEIRTON — It took Keyser a while, but it finally figured out the tough Weir High defense and began exploiting the perimeter as the Golden Tornado scored 22 second-half points to upset previously unbeaten Weir High by 28-14 last night at Jimmy Carey Stadium. The Golden Tornado (3-1) were led ...