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Penguins earn win against ranked opponent

With the offense sputtering uncharacteristically, No. 8 Youngstown State had to dig deep on the road on Saturday. The Penguins leaned on their defense and created enough separation in the second half to grind out a 28-16 victory over No. 21 Southern Illinois for their first road win of the season at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. It's also the second straight ranked win for YSU (4-2, 2-1 MVFC), making it the first time the Penguins have strung together back-to-back ranked wins since 2016. "It was a grinder," head coach Doug Phillips said in a phone interview after the game. ...

United tackles East Palestine

United's Jordan Kidder makes a return against East Palestine's Beau Cope (right) and Nate Mead on Friday. (Photo by Ron Firth)[/caption] EAST PALESTINE – The United Eagles have proven to be the beast of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. They have outscored their three league ...

Exline scores in OT to lift Salem

SALEM — Salem’s Bairon Exline raced six yards over left tackle to score the winning touchdown as the Quakers held off stubborn Marlington 36-29 in a wild overtime finish at Sebo Stadium Friday night. Salem held a 29-7 fourth-quarter lead but Marlington stormed back to tie the game at ...

Myers’ late touchdown saves Potters

RICHMOND — The Edison football team's defense stood tall throughout the game against East Liverpool, however, the Potters were able to put together one scoring drive when they needed to and that made all the difference. Trailing 3-0 midway through the fourth quarter, East Liverpool ...

Minor, Devils put up major points

WELLSVILLE — The Lisbon Blue Devils picked up their second straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference win with a 41-7 victory on Friday at Wellsville. The Blue Devils (4-3, 2-2 EOAC) drew first blood on a 2-yard run by Minor with 4:26 left in the first quarter. Minor also hit Cooper Terdina on a 8-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Wellsville got on the board with an Ethan Morris tiptoe catch in the back on the end zone on an 11-yard pass from Zachary Banks with 3:36 left in the first half. The Devils engineered a quick strike drive and it ended with Wyatt Newbold ...

PREP FOOTBALL

COLUMBIANA 41, VALLEY 7 COLUMBIANA — Columbiana scored 27 points in the second quarter and pulled away from Valley Christian for a 41-7 win in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play Friday. The Clippers led 34-0 at halftime and were up 41-0 in the second half. Columbiana improves to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the EOAC heading into Friday's game at Wellsville. Valley drops to 1-6 and 1-2 in league play. Valley hosts United next Saturday. CRESTVIEW 49, NEWTON FALLS 14 NEWTON FALLS — Hayden Davis and Trevor McElhaney each scored three touchdowns as Crestview routed Newton Falls, 49-14, ...