WILLOW WOOD — Maybe Bronx Carpenter is planning to become an Air Force pilot who flies B-21 planes for long-range strikes. After all, he’s already becoming The Mad Bomber. The Symmes Valley junior quarterback threw four touchdown passes with three of the long-range variety as the Vikings bombed the Shadyside Tigers 56-22 in the Division 7 Region 27 semifinals last Friday. Carpenter was 18 of 25 for 356 yards and the four TDs that include long scoring strikes of 25, 73 and 74

FLATWOODS — A slow start bogged down Russell's offense and Lloyd Memorial got a 5 touchdown game from Colten Barger to help the Juggernauts knock off the Red Devils 42-14 on a rain soaked Friday night in the Kentucky Class 3A playoffs at Henry R. Evans Stadium. "It's kind of the MO the last couple years against (Lloyd). We got down to them early two years ago and came back. Then last year, we battled back but couldn't get over the hump at the end," said Devils coach TJ Maynar

IRONTON — The Ironton Fighting Tigers were looking to avenge last year’s loss to the Wheelersburg Pirates, and they did just that. Ironton not only avenged the loss, but in the words of Bruce Willis’ character Joe Hallenbeck in the movie The Last Boy Scout, “And then some.” Ironton rolled to a dominating 42-0 win that saw the defense hold the Pirates to just 45 total yards including a minus 3 yards rushing. The Fighting Tigers registered 13 tackles for a loss as Wheelersburg