PREP FOOTBALL
WEST BRANCH 34, STRUTHERS 8 BELOIT — Grady Hirst threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score in the first half in leading West Branch past Struthers, 34-8, Friday. Gavin Marshall hauled in touchdown passes of 52 and 46 yards, Hirst ran 98 yards for the third score and then Jeremy Ramsey and Darke Stryffeler hauled in scoring passes of 72 and 14 yards, respectively, as the Warriors jumped ahead 34-0 in the first half. Hirst finished 20-of-27 passing for 312 yards and had 98 yards on his only rush. COLUMBIANA 38, WESTERN RESERVE 37, OT COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana ...
PREP FOOTBALL
COLUMBIANA 38, WESTERN RESERVE 37, OT COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana Clippers looked to sophomore third-string quarterback Carter Griffith to give them a chance to win Friday. Griffith led a 65-yard game-tying drive with 55 seconds remaining in regulation and Columbiana beat Western Reserve, 38-37, in overtime Friday. Devin Brode scored on a 2-yard run with 55.6 seconds left and added the two-point conversion to tie the game at 31-31. In overtime, Danny Mangiarelli ran 9 yards up the middle for a 38-31 lead. Western Reserve scored a a 18-yard pass on a fourth-and-8 play and had ...
Eagles get back on track vs. Rebels
COLUMBIANA – The United Eagles and the Crestview Rebels came into Friday’s contest with different perspectives. The Eagles looked to bounce back after a disappointing loss, while the Rebels wanted to build on a solid victory last week. The Eagles responded with a hard-fought 31-14 win ...
Quakers show who is boss in county
SALEM — Salem vs. East Liverpool stands as one of Ohio’s longest and most evenly-contested high school football rivalries, dating back to 1904 when Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House. But, in more modern times, it’s been all Salem. And the Quakers’ mastery of the ...
Wellsville's miracle is Leetonia's despair
LEETONIA — Down by 1 with 15.8 seconds left and with no timeouts Wellsville's football team needed a miracle. Sophomore quarterback Zachary Banks ran from Leetonia's pressure and heaved a pass deep in the air that reached junior Jeron Jackson in the back of the end zone with 11.4 ...