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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 […]
Fairbanks Panthers go on the prowl to take down the Golden Eagles of Madison-Plains 42-6
September 18, 2022
Last night I made my first trip to Madison-Plains high school to watch the Golden Eagles (0-4) battle the Fairbanks Panthers (2-2). Both teams were hoping to end losing streaks. The Golden Eagles are coming off a 75-0 beating from Springfield Northeastern while the Panthers come in off a loss from Jamestown Greenview. I want […]
Marion Franklin Red Devils down the Briggs Bruins 20-6
September 18, 2022
Saturday afternoon I made the 11.5-mile drive over to Marion Franklin High school to watch the Columbus City League battle between the Red Devils and the Briggs Bruins. The home team entered this one 1-2 while the Bruins came in 2-1. I estimated the crowd of 300 or so was ready to see a highly […]
West Portsmouth Senators veto KIPP Jaguars 42-8
September 17, 2022
Last night I made my first trip to West high school in West Portsmouth to catch the home team West Senators battle the KIPP Jaguars a team I was seeing for the first time. After watching the two teams go through their warmups I walked up to the pressbox to get the rosters for both […]
Winning ugly was beautiful for the Columbus East Tigers in their 28-0 win over Dayton Belmont
September 16, 2022
First I want to thank the staff at West for allowing me in one and a half hours before kickoff to get warm-up pics and to Coach Bell for taking the time to talk to me again. Lastly, I want to thank the PA announcer for supplying me with the rosters of both teams. This […]
Gamble Montessori Gators chop chop rival Clark Montessori 40-14
September 11, 2022
My late game took me from Dayton to Cincinnati where it was the battle of Montessori schools Clark and Gamble. Before the game, I was able to have a nice conversation with three of the refs. I l also met with Gamble athletic director Dave Miller, with whom I had a nice conversation after the […]
Cincinnati Taft 51 uses Ferocious offense and defense to blank Dayton Meadowdale 00
September 11, 2022
My Saturday afternoon game took me to Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio a place I had not been to since 2017. With new turf, the place looks so much better than it did back then, and with the upgrade, Dayton should really make a bid to host the state finals. There were only a couple […]
Vinton County Vikings rout Meigs Marauders 42-6
September 10, 2022
Last night I made the drive from Columbus to McArthur to watch the battle between the home team Vinton County and the visitors from Pomeroy, Meigs Marauders. Both teams come in 1-2 on the season as they enter TVC-Ohio conference play. I was able to take this one in from the roof of the press […]
Hannibal River flies to win over Magnolia 49-6
September 9, 2022
Last night I made my first ever trip to , Ohio to catch the Pilots (4-0) crush their opponent from West Virginia the Magnolia Blue Eagles (0-3) by the score of 49-6. River built a 34-0 lead after one-quarter of play. Junior quarterback Kabel Isaly would complete all ten of his passes on the night […]
Tre Lindsay 54-yard touchdown run gives Columbus East a 22-20 Win over Toledo Scott
September 4, 2022
Yesterday afternoon I made the drive for the first time to the home of the Columbus East Tigers to watch their battle with unbeaten at the time, Toledo Scott. I was very impressed with the stadium as it is one of the better ones I have taken in a game as far as the Columbus […]
Urbana Hillclimbers climb all over the Vikings of Columbus Northland 40-20
September 3, 2022
Tonight I made the short drive to Northland high school in Columbus, Ohio to catch the Vikings battle the Hillclimbers from Urbana. I spoke briefly to the Vikings head coach Ryan Sayers down on the field before kickoff and asked him what he thought of the teams chances tonight and he said I think we […]
Milton-Union Bulldogs bite the Lumberjacks of Dayton Oakwood 45-13
September 2, 2022
Last night marked my first time taking in a game at Memorial Field in West Milton, Ohio the home of the Milton-Union Bulldogs. Before getting into the game I want to give props to the PA Announcer for supplying me with the rosters of both schools. Also, wanted to say that the crowd was large […]
Belfry Pirates overwhelm Bourbon County 42-14
August 28, 2022
The Pirates came into this game (0-1) trying to avoid another 0-2 start to the season. The Colonels also trying to avoid being (0-2) on the young season. In watching the teams warm up I got the feeling the Pirates were in a nasty mood and they were about to unleash their aggression on a […]
Harlan Green Dragons come back to beat East Ridge Warriors 22-16
August 28, 2022
On Friday night at Belfry High School, the 2022 Pike County Bowl kicked off with Harlan Green Dragons facing the Warriors from East Ridge. Entering this contest the Green Dragons entered a (1-0) record with the win coming over Berea (28-22) while the Warriors entered (1-0) with their win coming over Waggner (40-34). The Green […]
Covington Catholic Colonels turn back Pikeville Panthers 27-19
August 28, 2022
Big 5-A Cov Catholic escaped the Mountains with a tough hard-earned win over 1-A Pikeville last night by the count of 27-19. Both teams put on a nice show for the large crowd with the winners getting the edge not only on the scoreboard but in total yards also, 259-257. Other than the advantage in […]
Shelby Valley Wildcats maul Pike County Central Hawks 59-7
August 28, 2022
Last night the 37th annual Pike County Bowl came to a close with Shelby Valley destroying my favorite team in Pike County the Hawks of Pike County Central. This was my tenth time driving from Ohio to cover this bowl game, the first time back in 1998. I can honestly say in my opinion this […]
Shawnee Braves go on the Warpath to shoot down the Eaton Eagles 34-12
August 26, 2022
Yesterday I made my first ever trip to Shawnee High School in Springfield, Ohio to watch the hometown Braves tangle with the Eagles from Eaton. The game would be played in front of a nice side crowd that at times was loud. The Braves were hoping to avoid an 0-2 start as they dropped a […]
Garaway slips by Bellaire 21-14
August 21, 2022
Yesterday I made another trip to Bellaire, Ohio to watch the Bellaire Big Reds take on an always tough Garaway team from Sugarcreek, Ohio. Bellaire has a new head coach, so we all were anticipating the old Bellaire explosive offense of yesterday led by their very talented senior quarterback, Jake Heatherington with big-time help from […]
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