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Lakewood St Ed earns state title with 28-14 win over Springfield
December 4, 2022
St Ed, Ohio’s best division one team went about their business at the state final team like a machine with the result being another state title win over a very gritty but outmanned Springfield team. The Wildcats stunned the smallish crowd when they went on top thanks to a 1-yard run from Jayvin Norman followed […]
Canfield Cardinals beat the Bloom Carroll Bulldogs 35-14 to earn the state title.
December 4, 2022
The Division Three-State Final would pit the Canfield Cardinals (13-1) against the Bloom Carroll Bulldogs (13-1). This would mark the first time these two teams had faced off. Both schools would feature two solid players for the Cardinals, Broc Lowry, and for the Bulldogs, Dylan Armentrout. Lowry, a 6-3, 205-pound quarterback, would have a big […]
South Range uses strong line play to beat Ironton 53-27.
December 4, 2022
Coming into the state final game, both South Range and Ironton stood at 15-0. For South Range, they had ten wins against teams with a winning record. For Ironton, they had beaten twelve teams with winning records. Both teams had shown all season they were championship contenders, though when all was said and done, South […]
Toledo Central Catholic hangs on for state title win 28-21 over Akron Hoban
December 2, 2022
Chris Edmonds got the night started for the Fighting Irish when he used some excellent work from his offensive line and some nice speed to pick up nearly 40 yards, with 8:20 left in the quick-paced opening quarter. Using a nice block from Tyrell Green, Edmonds would pick up another 17 yards at the 6:45 […]
Bellaire Big Reds overpower Worthington Christian Warriors 42-15
November 6, 2022
Saturday afternoon in Bellaire Ohio the Big Reds were set to battle the Warriors from Worthington Christian in round two of the Ohio playoffs. The crowd as one Bellaire fan setting near me was smallish for a playoff game but they were loud, at times. On a side note, this was the only high game […]
Columbus East Tigers needed double overtime to take down the Cambridge Bobcats 40-39
November 5, 2022
On Friday night I made my way to Harley Field for the fourth time this season to watch the East Tigers host the Cambridge Bobcats in the second round of the Ohio high school athletic association playoffs. Last week East not only made history by not only hosting their first-ever home playoff game they won […]
Middletown Christian Eagles fly high in 46-0 win over Calumet Christian Patriots
October 30, 2022
Calumet played with only 13 players dressed in this one as they had five out with injuries and a two-way lineman suspended from a previous game. Those kids playing for the Patriots never quit they simply were outmanned and out-talented in this contest. I love how the fans for them always found something positive to […]
Columbus Crusaders turn back Osceola Grace Eagles 15-8
October 30, 2022
This was a defensive battle that featured some hard-hitting blocks, and big-time hits, with just a little scoring making it a very entertaining game for the 250 fans or so that were there to take it in. A 28-yard field goal off of the strong foot of Maurice Diawara put Columbus up 3-0 with 4:04 […]
Cincinnati Landmark Eagles soar to win over Illinois Crossroad Crusaders 41-7
October 30, 2022
Yesterday I drove over three hours from Columbus, Ohio to Marion, Indiana to catch the Landmark Eagles battle the Crossroad Crusaders on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan. This would mark my time catching a game in Marion and also the first time seeing the Crusaders. I know head coach Mike Goodpastor from Landmark and he […]
Columbus East Tigers use Doomsday like defense to beat Vinton County 34-14
October 29, 2022
On Friday night, I made another trip to Harley Field, home of the Columbus East Tigers, where they were set to play their first home playoff game against a very game Vinton County Vikings squad that came in a little beat up with injuries. In watching both teams go through warmups, you could tell both […]
Northland Vikings sail to defensive win over Beechcroft Cougars 12-7
October 22, 2022
(I am using the roster from hudl to get the Vikings players’ names. It is missing several players) On a perfect Saturday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio the Northland Vikings hosted league rival Beechcroft in the regular season city league battle. For Beechcroft, a win gave them the undisputed city league title. For the Vikings, the […]
Trimble Tomcats roll to win over the South Gallia Rebels 56-14
October 22, 2022
(I am using the rosters given to me by the South Gallia staff in the press box) Last night I made my first-ever trip down to Crown City Ohio to see South Gallia host the Trimble Tomcats. The Rebels came in with a 4-5 record, on a four-game losing streak but had already clinched a […]
Whetstone Braves scalp the Centennial Stars 31-14
October 21, 2022
Last night I made the thirty-minute drive North to Centennial Stars battle the Whetstone Braves. Both teams entered this one with identical 2-6 records. The Stars with only four seniors on the rosters, with only three of them dressing. The Braves had thirteen seniors on their roster which seemed to be a difference-maker last night. […]
Riverview East Academy dominates Millersport Lakers 72-6.
October 16, 2022
Riverview East Academy came into the Millersport game scoring 162 points through eight games this season, with a high of forty-four in one of their two wins this season. Millersport came in 0-7 scoring just 66 points and losing their starting quarterback a couple of weeks ago. The smallest crowd I have seen all year […]
Defense wins the battle but offense wins the war in Bellaire 8-7 win over Union Local
October 16, 2022
*Using the roster from digitalscout.com for the Jets* Saturday afternoon I made the drive from Claysville, Pennslyvania where I watched my Friday night game to Bellaire, Ohio to watch a game at Nelson Field one of my favorite places to watch high school football. The battle pitted Union Local against Bellaire in a battle that […]
Keystone Oaks 32 McGuffey 30 Game winner as time ran out in the final quarter
October 16, 2022
Brace yourself for a very detailed article on the most exciting game of the year for me this year. This game had it all, scoring, some big defensive plays, player injection, bone-jarring hits, flags galore, and some controversial calls that hurt both teams with the biggest one taking a victory away from one team and […]
Xenia Buccaneers 64 West Carrollton Pirates 20
October 14, 2022
Last night I made the drive to Xenia, Ohio to watch the undefeated Buccaneers battle league foe and winless West Carrolton. In talking to Coach Mobley from West Carrollton he said this year basically is a learning experience for his young team and he is happy with the effort they have put forth this season. […]
Brookfield Warriors stand tall in shutout of Newton Falls Tigers 34-0.
October 2, 2022
Friday night I made my first-ever trip to Newton Falls, Ohio to finally catch a Tigers football game. I met my good friend and PAFOOTBALLNEWS photographer, Sykotyk to take this game in plus two more on Saturday. One in Panama, New York, and then all the way to Westfield, PA. Before getting into the game […]
Portville Panthers use aggressive defense to beat CSP Wolfpack 9-3
October 2, 2022
Saturday afternoon I made another trip with Sykotyk to Panama, New York to catch the CSP wolfpack battle a very strong Portville squad. As always I want to thank Coach Harper for taking the tie to speak to us after the game even though he suffered the tough loss and to the guys in the […]
Bethel-Tate Tigers use defense to beat Clermont-Northeastern Rockets 18-14
October 2, 2022
On Thursday night I made my first trip to Clermont Northeastern high school to take in the contest between the host school Northeastern and league foe Bethel-Tate Tigers. Last season I also took this matchup in(https://pafootballnews.com/news/tigers-shoot-down-the-rockets-43-14-benbowenbe-cneathletics-betheltsports-coachjeffessig/). In that game the Tigers used a big offensive night in the win along with a tight defense. This […]
Dayton Dunbar takes down Dayton Meadowdale 13-7
September 29, 2022
A little Wednesday night high school football action in Dayton, Ohio had Dunbar playing league foe Meadowdale. Both teams were coming off of wins last week. Dunbar was a six-point winner in overtime against Ponitz Tech while Meadowdale bested Thurgood Marshall by fifteen. With major renovations taking place at Welcome Stadium all of the fans […]
Newark Catholic Green Wave used a robust defense to smother the Utica Redskins 42-0
September 25, 2022
Last night I made another trip to White Field in Newark, Ohio to watch the Newark Catholic Green Wave battle league foe Utica Redskins. Last week the Green Wave fell to a good Licking Heights team by the count of 2-17. A late turnover did the Green Wave in. The Redskins came in fresh off […]
Marion Franklin Red Devils raise Cain in 28-6 win over Independence 76ers
September 25, 2022
Saturday afternoon I changed my schedule skipping the Bellaire 42-7 Route of Wintersville Indian Creek and made the short drive to Independence high school here in Columbus, Ohio to watch the 76ers battle City League foe, Marion Franklin. The 76ers came in with a nice 3-1 record and the Red Devils came in 202 but […]
River Valley Raiders ground the Wellston Rockets 42-22
September 24, 2022
Last night I made the 100-mile trip to Bidwell, Ohio to catch River Valley host Wellston. The Rockets came to town hoping to pick up their first win of the 2022 season, while the Raiders were not only hoping to earn win number two on the season but also win their homecoming game. The crowd […]
Butler Aviators use nasty defense to defeat Riverside Stebbins 10-7
September 24, 2022
Last night the Stebbins Indians due to a power outage had to play their homecoming game against Butler at the Aviators home stadium in Vsndailia. The bleachers on the Stebbins side were nearly 90% full while the home side might have had a handful over 300 fans. With a cold wind blowing all night neither […]
