High School Football 4/31

Hornets blank Dragons to snap streak, clinch OVC title

COAL GROVE — The Coal Grove Hornets game plan was to run the ball. And run the ball, and run the ball, and run the ball. Throwing only one pass for a huge gain but was wiped out on a penalty, the Hornets did not throw a pass the rest of the game as they ran the ball 41 times for 322 yards and blanked the Fairland Dragons 30-0 on Friday, The win was not only the first by the Hornets over the Dragons since 2016, it enabled Coal Grove to clinch the Ohio Valley Conference champio

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Oct 18, 20253 min read

Pirates cruise past Falcons, clinch share of SOC title

MINFORD — A dominant first quarter performance allowed the Wheelersburg Pirates to cruise their way to a 56-6 win over the Minford Falcons in a Southern Ohio Conference game on Friday night. The win keeps the Pirates a perfect 9-0 overall and 4-0 in the league. The win also clinches them at least a share of the SOC-2 title. The Falcons fall to 2-7 and 1-4 on the year. The Pirates rattled off five touchdowns in the first quarter to blow the game wide open. Senior running back

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Oct 18, 20253 min read

Big 1st quarter lifts Trojans past Pointers

PORTSMOUTH — When the Portsmouth Trojans leave the Ohio Valley Conference after next season, the South Point Pointers won’t be shedding any tears. Ever since joining the OVC in 2015, the Trojans have never lost to the Pointers and it happened again on Friday as Portsmouth topped South Point 41-13. Portsmouth (6-3, 4-2) jumped out to a 21-0 first quarter lead as Marquez Locklear threw touchdown passes for 20 and 25 yards to Landon Malone and then kept the ball and scored on a

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Oct 18, 20253 min read

Where to watch/listen to area high school football games for week 9

Friday, October 17 Fairland at Coal Grove, 7:00 P.M. Livestream: Coal Grove Tech Lab YouTube Channel Ironton at Gallia Academy, 7:00 P.M. Livestream: Gallia Academy Hudl *- will require you to subscribe & pay $10.60 Livestream: Total Media Sports YouTube Channel (audio only) Radio: WIRO106.7 FM Radio: WBYG 99.5 FM Notre Dame at Symmes Valley, 7:00 P.M. Livestream: Symmes Valley YouTube Channel Rock Hill at Chesapeake, 7:00 P.M. Livestream: Chesapeake Hudl *- will require yo

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Oct 17, 20251 min read

Tartans go by committee to earn 1st win over Bobcats

SCIOTOVILLE — A committee of East running backs piled up 366 yards on the ground to give the Tartans their first win of the season over the Green Bobcats in a Southern Ohio Conference game at Allard Park/James "Snuffy" Smith Field on Thursday night. The win snapped East's 13-game losing skid and marked their first win league play since 2023 when they defeated the Bobcats. East coach Adam Bailey was elated to get a win for his kids. "It's a relief. Everyone shows up every day

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Oct 17, 20253 min read

Week 9 Previews: Vikings, Titans still have a lot to play for

WILLOW WOOD — There's no first place on the line, but there's plenty more at stake. With only an outside chance of a share of the Southern Ohio Conference title going to the winner, there's plenty more awaiting the victor of the Symmes Valley VIkings and Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans game on Friday night. Both teams are 7-1 on the season and 2-1 in the SOC. Both teams lost to unbeaten Beaver Eastern over the past two weeks. The only chance to share the title is to win and hope

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Oct 17, 20257 min read

OHSAA Football Computer Ratings (10/26/25)

OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 26, 2025 (Entering Week 9) Top 12 schools in each region in the final report on October 26 qualify for the playoffs. Top four seeds get a first-round bye. Top 16 schools in each region shown below. Division I Region 1 - 1. Mentor (8-0) 22.725, 2. Lakewood St. Edward (7-1) 22.3355, 3. Canton McKinley (7-1) 21.7152, 4. Tol. Whitmer (7-1) 18.4053, 5. Perrysburg (7-1) 17.55, 6. Massillon Jackson (5-3) 15.1418, 7. Strongsville (6-2) 14, 8. Be

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Oct 16, 20259 min read

Trojans, Poxes strike fast to down Redmen

PEDRO — There was no rain. Just lighting. Trailing 7-0, the Portsmouth Trojans scored with lightning quickness as they beat the Rock Hill Redmen 48-7 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. Rock Hill (6-2, 3-1) took a 7-0 lead on an 11-yard run by Brady Murrell with 5:12 left in the first quarter to cap a 62-yard drive in just 6 plays. But the Trojans (5-3, 3-2) answered in just 2 players and Marquez Locklear hit Camron Williams with a swing pass and Williams broke a cou

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Oct 13, 20253 min read

Vikings bounce back with trouncing of Tartans

WILLOW WOOD — After suffering their first loss of the season, Symmes Valley needed to regroup and get back on track. Well, the Vikings got back on track in a big way on Friday night by shutting out the East Tartans 47-0 in a Southern Ohio Conference game on Friday night. Quarterback Bronx Carpenter piled up 196 yards through the air in just one half of play. His top target Jackson Fields caught a game-high 6 balls for 94 yards, and hooked up with Carpenter for a 42-yard touch

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Oct 13, 20253 min read