WILLOW WOOD — Nothing seemed to slow down the Symmes Valley Vikings. Not even rain or a bye week. Coming off a first round bye, the Vikings put on another high-scoring showcase in their home finale by routing the Trimble Tomcats 41-12 on Friday night in the Ohio Division 7 regional quarterfinals at a rain-soaked Viking Stadium. Symmes Valley now moves onto the regional semifinals where they will head north to Jeromesville to face the No. 1 seed and defending state-runner up H

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OHSAA Football First Round Playoff Pairings Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, October 31, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise.     Division I Region 1 No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (8-2), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9 No. 2 Mentor (10-0), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10 No. 3 Canton McKinley (8-2), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11 No. 4 Toledo Whitmer (8-2), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No

CROWN CITY — Layne Wright's 2-point conversion run capped off a last-minute drive for South Gallia, as the Symmes Valley Vikings fell to the Rebels 38-36 in the regular season finale on Friday night. Symmes Valley finishes the season 8-2 overall. South Gallia finishes with a record of 7-3. The win by the Rebels also created a 3-way tie for second place in the Southern Ohio Conference-1 standings between Symmes Valley, South Gallia and Notre Dame with identical records of 3-2.

WILLOW WOOD — Two high-powered offenses were on display on Friday night, as Symmes Valley and Notre Dame combined for 47 first downs and over 1,049 yards. But in the end, the Vikings came up with more plays on offense and made some key defensive stops to beat the Titans 63-47 in a Southern Ohio Conference game. But despite both teams piling up the numbers on nearly every play, Symmes Valley coach Ben Ferguson said afterwards he felt it was just a handful of plays that wound

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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WILLOW WOOD — Seven different players accounted for a Symmes Valley touchdown during an explosion of 1st quarter points, as the Vikings...

LANCASTER — A key defensive stop in the fourth quarter, along with Asher Maynard's 3 touchdown runs proved to be enough for the Symmes...

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PORTSMOUTH— The St. Joseph Flyers were first, and a St. Joseph Flyer was first. Led by sophomore Chris Phillips and freshman Mitchell...

WILLOW WOOD — The talk all week was offense. But by the end of the game, it was all about the defense for Symmes Valley. The Symmes...

WILLOW WOOD — Much like last week, the touchdowns piled up. The problem for River Valley was that Symmes Valley was doing all the...

Get 15% OFF your first order when you use the code GET15 POMEROY  — In a game that saw lots of offensive stats piling up, Jackson Fields...

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WILLOW WOOD — A smothering defense, a 3 touchdown game from Asher Maynard, and 2 touchdown passes from Bronx Carpenter helped the Symmes...

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