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Youngstown State defeats another ranked opponent

With the offense sputtering uncharacteristically, No. 8 Youngstown State had to dig deep on the road on Saturday. The Penguins leaned on their defense and created enough separation in the second half to grind out a 28-16 victory over No. 21 Southern Illinois for their first road win of the season at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. It's also the second straight ranked win for YSU (4-2, 2-1 MVFC), making it the first time the Penguins have strung together back-to-back ranked wins since 2016. "It was a grinder," head coach Doug Phillips said in a phone interview after the game. ...

Warriors win streak snapped

BELOIT — West Branch's boys soccer team drew Revere 1-1 on Saturday to snap a five-game winning streak. Mason Thomas had West Branch's lone goal. The Warriors are 10-2-1 and are ranked 13th in Div. IV by MaxPreps. Revere (10-3-1) is the 11th best team in Div. III according to MaxPreps. West Branch hosts undefeated Champion at 7 p.m. today. NILES 4, BEAVER 0 NILES — The Niles girls soccer team is expected to make a run at a Div. IV state championship this season and the Beaver Local Beavers got an example first hand how dominating the Red Dragons can be in a 4-0 loss on ...

Purple Raiders bounce back big

NEW CONCORD — No. 24 Mount Union rolled to its first Ohio Athletic Conference win of the season Saturday, setting a school record with 786 total yards in a 65-7 rout of Muskingum. The Purple Raiders (2-2, 1-1 OAC) averaged 9.2 yards per play and finished with 422 rushing yards, averaging 9.2 yards per carry. Freshman Bo Bokman rushed for a career-high 137 yards and three touchdowns, his second straight 100-yard game. Junior Kayden Minner added 113 yards and two touchdowns for his fifth career 100-yard game. It marked the first time Mount Union had two 100-yard rushers in the same ...

Southern Local adds to EOAC’s out of conference woes

STEUBENVILLE — Last week, Steubenville Catholic Central head coach Greg Bahen said he saw Matty Jones making strides and getting closer to the potential the Crusaders coaching has seen from the junior signal caller. Saturday night, it's safe to say Jones lived up to that potential. The ...

The red (and black) Bairon lifts Quakers

SALEM — Salem’s Bairon Exline raced six yards over left tackle to score the winning touchdown as the Quakers held off stubborn Marlington 36-29 in a wild overtime finish at Sebo Stadium Friday night. Salem held a 29-7 fourth-quarter lead but Marlington stormed back to tie the game ...

EOAC has no match for United

EAST PALESTINE – The United Eagles have proven to be the beast of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. They have outscored their three league opponents 161-22, winning all three games handily. Friday night against the East Palestine Bulldogs, they dominated the line of scrimmage and ...