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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUPS

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Red Knights improve to 2-0 LOWELLVILLE — The Toronto football team is off to a 2-0 start to its season following a big road win on Friday night. The Red Knights went to Lowellville and came back to the Gem City with a 34-6 victory. Drake Bouscher rushed for 127 yards on 21 totes with ...

Bruins take on the Beavers

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Brooke’s Ethan Fisher tries to elude Beaver Local defenders during Friday night’s season opener at Brooke Memorial Stadium. The Beavers defeated the Bruins, 26-0. Brooke is back at home next week to host Linsly. - Michael D. McElwain

No. 1 Texas faces No. 3 Ohio State in a hyped opener

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Texas and Ohio State are used to dealing with pressure. The expectations for both programs going into Saturday are at fever pitch as the top-ranked Longhorns and defending national champion No. 3 Buckeyes meet in one of the most-hyped openers in recent memory. “It is ...

Rodriguez, WVU antsy before first game

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Rich Rodriguez has been a new head coach at six different places, dating back to his first head coaching job at Salem in 1988, and he’s been a coach of sorts almost every year since then. Rodriguez has had a lot of season openers. However, this time it’s a bit different. Rodriguez had ...

‘City Game’ returns after 85-years as Pitt hosts Duquesne

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Antonio Epps’ childhood growing up in Pittsburgh’s southern suburbs was dotted with Saturday afternoons spent at what is now Acrisure Stadium watching the Panthers. There was a brief stretch during Epps’ junior year at South Allegheny High when it looked like the ...