Beyond The Keystone
September 2022
West Portsmouth Senators veto KIPP Jaguars 42-8
September 17, 2022 | contributor
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 […]
New Mexico 6A Is Something Different
September 17, 2022 | Sykotyk
in Southeastern New Mexico stands one of the largest high school stadiums in the country. Watson Memorial Stadium has a listed capacity of 15,000. And, at least for the home side, it needed most of them for Hobbs’ homecoming game. The Hobbs Eagles are a rare 6A school far from Albuquerque and other larger cities […]
Jal Sets Sun On Clovis In Interclass Matchup
September 16, 2022 | Sykotyk
Deep in the southeast corner of New Mexico stands one small town with one small name: Jal. Named for a cattle brand of the ranch in the area, JAL is as simple as it is unique. The letters interlocked into a flourished A-like insignia inside the Zia Sun symbol, is prominent in every aspect of […]
Winning ugly was beautiful for the Columbus East Tigers in their 28-0 win over Dayton Belmont
September 16, 2022 | contributor
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 […]
Beyond The Keystone: River v. Magnolia
September 12, 2022 | Sykotyk
Cross River Rivalry between the River Pilots and Magnolia Blue Eagles. Here’s a photo gallery of the game. Game recap available here. For more, and larger, photos from this game, click HERE. For photos from previous weeks and seasons, visit http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/
Erie Falls Apart in Ohio
September 12, 2022 | Sykotyk
Erie Royals traveled to Mentor, Ohio for a Saturday afternoon contest against Lake Catholic. The Cougars were coming off a 1-9 2021 season and had a 1-2 record on the young season. Finally getting a win last week against Akron Buchtel. Lake Catholic opened with two touchdowns in the first quarter, and two in the […]
Gamble Montessori Gators chop chop rival Clark Montessori 40-14
September 11, 2022 | contributor
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 | contributor
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 | contributor
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 | contributor
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 […]
Randolph Pulls Away from Salamanca after Early Game Jitters
September 5, 2022 | Sykotyk
Saturday Night started well for the homestanding Warriors. Salamanca jumped out to a 14-0 lead after taking a 30-minute break due to a lightning strike reported in the area. Up 20-8, though, saw the tides turn as Randolph mounted a comeback. Running Back Xander Hind was the workhorse for the visitors. Scoring three touchdowns and […]
CSP Opens Season With Convincing Victory over Wilson
September 5, 2022 | Sykotyk
To start the 2022 campaign, the CSP Wolfpack unveiled a new look and a sophomore quarterback. The result harkened back to the back-to-back championship campaigns. The Triumvirate from Clymer, Sherman, and Panama, jumped out to an easy two score lead through the first twelve minutes. It was smooth sailing until a fluke pass turned into […]
Tre Lindsay 54-yard touchdown run gives Columbus East a 22-20 Win over Toledo Scott
September 4, 2022 | contributor
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 | contributor
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 | contributor
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 […]
Battle at the Beach Recap
August 30, 2022 | Sykotyk
In the second year of the Battle at the Beach, eleven games were scheduled over three days. Including three Pennsylvania squads kicking off their season mere yards from the Atlantic Ocean. The highlight of Friday’s four games was Downington West claiming their 600th victory in program history. Jake Kucera scored four touchdowns en route to […]
Belfry Pirates overwhelm Bourbon County 42-14
August 28, 2022 | contributor
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 | contributor
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 | contributor
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 | contributor
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 | contributor
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 | contributor
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 […]
Beyond The Keystone: Forsyth Central v. Chattahoochee
August 20, 2022 | Sykotyk
Forsyth Central 44, Chattahoochee 21 In the midst of the season opening Corky Kell Classic, there is a regular season Week One happening all over Georgia. Games that mean just as much to the teams playing as any game in the heralded kickoff classic. One such game was in the shadows of Forsyth County. While […]
Thomas Worthington Cardinals fly over Beechcroft Cougars 44-6
August 19, 2022 | contributor
Tonight I made the 40.8-mile round trip to Thomas Worthington High School for the first time ever. I first want to say how nice and helpful everyone I came in contact with from the Cardinals. I was able to obtain currently updated rosters and had a nice conversation with the P.A. guy, who after the […]
Shenandoah Zeps zap the Newcomerstown Trojans 48-8
August 19, 2022 | contributor
Heading into the 2022 tackle football season, both Newcomerstown and Shenandoah are hoping to shake off the 2021 season, where the two teams combined to go just 3-12 (Newcomerstown 1-5, Shenandoah 2-7). One of the Zips’ wins was a 28-7 victory over Newcomerstown. This season, Drew Pasteur’s prediction page had the home team, the Zeps, […]
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