Mount Union routs Baldwin Wallace

BEREA, Ohio – Mount Union quarterback Noah Beaudrie had 377 yards of total offense and accounted for three touchdowns as the third-ranked Mount Union football team beat Baldwin Wallace, 52-14, in front of 6,429 fans at Finnie Stadium on Saturday.

The Purple Raiders (3-0, 2-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) scored a touchdown on their first five drives and had a 42-14 lead at halftime. Baldwin Wallace (3-1, 2-1 OAC) came into the game off to its best start in 12 years.

Mount Union outgained Baldwin Wallace 549 to 285 in total offense, including 247 to 86 on the ground. The Raiders averaged 7.5 per rush.

Beaudrie tied a career-high 282 passing yards, going 14 of 24 with two touchdowns, to go along with a career-high 95 yards on the ground and a rushing score.

Jerry Cooper Jr. had a career day with seven catches for 112 yards and a touchdown – all career-highs. Nick Turner had two receptions for a career-high 93 yards, including an 83-yard catch. Tyrell Sanders added a touchdown grab.

On the ground, Tyler Echeverry scored the first touchdown of the game with his conference-leading sixth touchdown of the season, while freshman Shaun Thomas scored his second touchdown of the season.

Raider senior Marcus Jackson returned a fumble 40 yards for the first touchdown of his career.

The return was the fifth-longest fumble return in school history.

Mount Union will next play at Otterbein on Saturday.

Clark beats Youngstown State at the end

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jacob Clark threw three touchdown passes, the last was his second to Lance Mason with eight seconds to play, as Missouri State edged Youngstown State 38-31 on Saturday to open Missouri Valley Football Conference play.

Clark set up the winning score with a 38-yard keeper around the left side to the Penguins’ 7 on third down. After he ran for two more yards, Clark faked a handoff up the middle and then zipped the ball to the wide-open Mason in the back of the end zone.

Youngstown State scored a pair of touchdowns on 76-yard drives in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 31.

Clark was 21-of-29 passing for 325 yards. He also led the Bears (3-2) with 63 yards on the ground. He connected with Jayden Becks for a 57-yard touchdown for a 14-7 lead and Mason’s 30-yard touchdown made it 21-14. Jmariyae Robinson had 104 yards on just three catches.

Beau Brungard was 18-of-31 passing for 180 yards and kept the ball 16 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns for Youngstown State (1-4). His 9-yard run capped a game-opening, 15-play, 75-yard drive. His other score was a 44-yard burst that tied the score at 31 with 5:46 to play.

Missouri State got close to field goal range but was forced to punt with the ball downed inside the 5. When the Bears stopped the Penguins after one first down they got the ball back on the 37 with 1:02 to go.

A busy week for East Palestine volleyball

EAST PALESTINE — Toronto won its second straight volleyball match by topping East Palestine, 25-14, 22-25, 25-23, 25-18, Saturday.

The Red Knights improve to 4-12, while the Bulldogs suffered their fourth loss in five days to move to 6-10 overall.

East Palestine leaders included Elle Berger with 14 kills and 13 assists, Amara Wilson 10 kills, eight digs and two aces, Kennedy Andre 12 assists and seven digs, Cami Kridler 18 assists and 16 digs and Emma Gingher six kills and seven digs.

The Bulldogs will play at United on Tuesday

Junior high volleyball

Columbiana vs. East Palestine

7th Grade: Columbiana won 25-3, 25-6 Saturday. Columbiana (15-0), Mila Kistler 13 points and 10 aces, Alaina Bailey 8 points and 5 aces, Briley Schmidt 8 points, 4 aces, 3 assists and 3 digs, Sidney Schorejs 7 kills, Keegan Reynolds 3 aces, Lily Broadbent 3 aces, Annabelle Church 4 assists and 3 digs.

Berkeley Springs finally gets Oak Glen

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — The Berkeley Springs football team finally got to Oak Glen.

The Indians broke a three-year losing streak to the Golden Bears and posted a 27-12 victory on Saturday afternoon.

Berkeley Springs scored twice in the first and fourth quarters for the victory to improve to 2-3 on the season.

Oak Glen drops to 0-5 on the season and has lost 10 straight games.The Golden Bears have won four of their last 32 games — three of the wins coming against Berkeley Springs.

Devan Juszczak pulled Oak Glen within 13-6 with a 47-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

The Golden Bears made it 20-12 in the fourth quarter as Lucas Zoellers hauled in a 9-yard touchdown pass from Greg Sauers with less than two minutes remaining.

Josh Maher topped Oak Glen with 64 yards rushing on 14 carries and Juszczak had 59 yards on eight carries.

The Golden Bears will play at Steubenville Central on Saturday.

BS: 13-0-0-14–27

OG: 0-6-0- 6–12

OAK GLEN LEADERS

RUSHING–Josh Maher 14-61, Devan Juszczak 8- 59, Greg Sauers 4-35, Evan Clouston 9-27.

PASSING–Greg Sauers 2-7-35-1, Glenn Adams 1-5-8-2.

RECEIVING–Lucas Zoellers 2-17, Devan Juszczak 1-26.