STEUBENVILLE — There is an old saying that the best offense is a good defense. For Big Red on Friday, a good defense helped the offense put away an opening night win. With Painesville Riverside in the Big Red end of the field looking to make it a one-score game in the third quarter, the ...
BELLAIRE – For anyone wondering if Bellaire’s Raekwon Pettigrew had fully recovered from a serious ankle injury suffered during week 4 of last season, Friday night’s performance, albeit it only for one half, should prove that he is indeed 100 percent. The fleet-footed senior returned a ...
TORONTO OPENS WITH A WIN SALINEVILLE — The Toronto Red Knights started their season with a dominant road victory, 33-0, at Southern Local on Friday night. The Red Knights took a 13-0 lead after the first quarter and led 19-0 at halftime on the way to the big win. Max Rebich had a big night to lead the way for the Red Knights, tossing four touchdowns passes and throwing for 240 yards in the victory. Drake Bouscher caught two touchdown tosses, Brody Close and Colt Joynson each hauled in one and Christian Briggs recovered a blocked punt for another score. Toronto is on the ...
COLUMBUS – Ray Hibbs, Athletic Administrator at Harrison Central High School and Junior High School, will begin his second year of a three-year term on the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors when the OHSAA board gathers in Columbus for its first meeting of the 2026-27 ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Geno Smith capped a perfect one-series cameo by throwing for a touchdown and the New York Jets picked off a pair of passes in a 17-0 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday night. Smith, who sat out New York's preseason opener with a sore left ankle, started and drove ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After 15 years coaching in the NFL, Arthur Smith was hired to fix an Ohio State offense that was efficient but not explosive last season. The Buckeyes averaged 33.4 points per game last season, but faltered in their final two games, scoring just 10 points in a loss to ...
