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WARRIORS ON TO DISTRICT
BELOIT -- West Branch's boys soccer team was a 12-0 winner of Brooklyn on Saturday in a Div. IV sectional final.
West Branch is 14-3-1 and will host No. 23 Wooster Triway on Thursday in the district semifinal.
Cruz Leone had four goals for the winners, while Dane Martucci added three. Reed Martucci had three assists and a goal. Alex Kash and Mason Thomas had three assists each. Allen Egli added two goals. Gaju Chavda and Nate Phillis also had one goal each.
BULLDOGS CLOSE WITH A LOSS
MINERAL RIDGE -- East Palestine’s football season came to an end with a 19-14 loss to Valley Christian on Friday.
The Bulldogs fell behind 3-0 early but regained the lead on a Clark Rutledge to Braydon Plum touchdown pass. Valley added a Jeffrey Lampkin touchdown to lead 10-6 at the half, but East Palestine had a 14-13 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Valley scored the go-ahead touchdown with eight minutes to go.
East Palestine ends its season at 5-5 and 3-3 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. Valley closed at 2-8 overall and 2-4 in the EOAC.
REBELS RALLY PAST LABRAE
LEAVITTSBURG -- Crestview scored three touchdowns in the final quarter on Friday to cap an 11-point comeback on LaBrae in a 31-21 football victory.
The Rebels were down 21-10 entering the fourth. Two fourth quarter touchdowns by Trevor McElhaney and one by Bo Julian lead the rally.
McElhaney ended the night with 20 carries for 128 yards and three touchdowns. Hayden Davis added 141 yards rushing on 22 carries. He also completed six passes for 62 yards. Danny Novak had a 37-yard field goal.
The Rebels ended the season at 4-6 and 3-4 in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division.