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Creek’s playoff push faces tough test at St. Clairsville

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Indian Creek football team has won four out if its last five games and the Redskins are looking to continue this week against a familiar foe, however, this week’s opponent - St. Clairsville - has had Indian Creek’s number for many years. The two Buckeye 8 rivals will renew their rivalry when the Redskins take on the Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Friday night down at Red Devil Stadium. “They have truly been a thorn in my side,” Indian Creek (5-3) head coach Andrew Connor said. “St. Clairsville is well coached. I have know Coach (Brett) McLean for a long ...

Brooke looks to bounce back in a huge game against JM

WELLSBURG — The John Marshall Monarchs and Brooke Bruins are neck-and-neck. Friday, though, somebody’s got to come out in-front. The Monarchs (5-2) and Bruins (4-2) have similar records this season, and, importantly, enter their matchup Friday inside Brooke Memorial Stadium right up against eachother in the WVSSAC Class AAA football computer ratings— John Marshall at No. 10, Brooke at No. 11. The top 16 teams at the conclusion of the regular season advance to the playoffs. In the back-half of their schedules, neither side is downplaying the importance of Friday for their team’s ...

Huskies, Wildcats meet looking to build some momentum late in the season

RICHMOND — The season has not turned out the way the Edison and Harrison Central football teams would have liked for it to have gone. The Wildcats and Huskies enter this week’s matchup trying to stop the bleeding as Edison has lost three-straight games, while the Huskies have lost six straight. The two teams will get the chance when Edison and Harrison Central face off at 7 p.m. Friday night out at the Edison Unified Sports Complex. Edison enters play this week coming off a heartbreaking 29-28 loss to Warren last week at home on Homecoming. “It feels like our kids have ...

Golden Bears look to bounce back and get back in playoff race

NEW MANCHESTER — The Oak Glen football team suffered a setback last week in the annual “Battle of the Bridge,” however, the Golden Bears are looking to get back on track this week against a former rival. Oak Glen had a difficult time getting anything going last week against rival East Liverpool as the Potters shut out the Golden Bears, 41-0, in their annual rivalry game last Friday night at home up at Patterson Field. “East Liverpool has a lot of athletes, and they made a lot of good plays,” first-year Oak Glen (3-4) head coach Derrick Stickles said. “Defensively, they ...

State-ranked Red Knights look to bounce back as Panthers seek first win

YORKVILLE — Throughout the season, the Toronto football team has shown the ability to get up off the canvas and to win games in the late rounds. That was not the case last week as Toronto ran out of luck against Monroe Central. The Seminoles landed some heavy blows, and the Red Knights were not able to recover as Monroe Central came away with a 39-0 victory via mercy rule last Friday night at home. “It was just one of those nights,” Toronto (7-1) head coach Jaret Aubiel said. “Give credit to Monroe Central. Their coaching staff came up with a good gameplan. Once things ...

Knights sweep Southern to return to OVAC final

TORONTO — Gyms across the Ohio Valley typically have a big banner listing all of the years a school has had a team win an OVAC championship in each sport. The one hanging inside Toronto's George J. Kunzler Gymnasium has an empty spot in the volleyball section despite several really good Red ...