FLATWOODS  — While everyone was picking Russell to win Thursday night, the Red Devils defense was picking Carroll County. Well, by picking they mean intercepting. Russell's defense came up with 3 interceptions — with 2 of those being returned for scores — to help the Red Devils roll their way to a 48-0 shutout win over the Carroll County Panthers in the opening round of the KHSAA Class 3A playoffs. Russell (9-2) advances to the region semifinals where they will face the winn

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OHSAA Football Regional Quarterfinal Playoff Pairings Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, November 7, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise. Division I Region 1 No. 8 Berea-Midpark (7-4) at No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (8-2) No. 7 Massillon Jackson (6-5) at No. 2 Mentor (10-0) No. 11 Medina (4-7) at No. 3 Canton McKinley (8-2) No. 5 Perrysburg (9-2) at No. 4 Toledo Whitmer (8-2) Region 2 No. 8 Lebanon (8-3) at No. 1 Middletown (8-2) No. 7 Hilliard Bradley (6-

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JACKSON  — Big games from Eli Thomas and Miles Hollon and some critical turnovers were too much for Russell to overcome, as the Breathitt County Bobcats took down the Red Devils 35-13 in the regular season finale for both teams. Both teams no turn their attention to the playoffs next week, where Russell will host the Carroll County Panthers in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs on Thursday. Meanwhile, Breathitt County will take on St. Henry on Friday in the Class 2A p

LANCASTER— If the Fairfield Union Falcons were attorneys, they’d be defense lawyers. The Falcons’ defense held the Heath Bulldogs to just 90 total yards in a 22-3 win on Friday in the first round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division 4 Region 17 playoffs. Heath (6-5) ran 15 times for just 26 yards and was 9 of 24 passing for 64 yards with an interception. The Falcons recovered 2 of 3 fumbles they forced. "We played well. We out-physicaled them for sure," said

Ohio H.S. Athletic Association Football Playoff Results Division I First Round Region 1 Berea-Midpark 48, Cle. Hts. 24 Massillon Jackson 24, Brunswick 17 Medina 28, Strongsville 25 Perrysburg 24, Cle. St Ignatius 17, OT Region 2 Hilliard Bradley 20, Dublin Jerome 14 Huber Hts. Wayne 36, Galloway Westland 6 Lebanon 22, Kettering Fairmont 21 Springfield 35, Marysville 6 Region 3 Cols. Upper Arlington 37, Westerville Cent. 0 Delaware Olentangy Berlin 12, Grove City 7 Groveport-M

PEDRO — The Rock Hill Redmen might have been in passing formations, but make no mistake that their game plan was to run the ball. The Redmen rushed 55 times for 359 yards as they ran past the Dayton Christian Warriors 47-28 on Friday in the first round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division 6 playoffs. Kelan Davidson ran 14 times for 128 yards and a touchdown while Brady Murrell carried 21 times for 122 yards and a score to lead the ground game. Rock Hill (7-4)

COAL GROVE — Halloween is a night full of tricks and treats. During the first half, Coal Grove was treated to plenty of big plays, but the second half was full of tricks as the Mogan Raiders rallied with 21 second half points to take the lead and end the Hornets season with a 43-22 loss on Friday night in the Ohio Division 5 playoffs. "I felt like we played pretty good football. We made some mistakes that hurt us, like the fourth down play and the bad snap to kill another dri

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We're back with a special week 11 pick 'em for Bella due to her suffering some major neck pain during week 4 of the season and skipped out on picking. But here we are with her final pick 'em of the 2025 season - well, with the exception of the state championship week. She went 3-2 on her picks last week, making her overall record of 24-21 this season. All season long, we'll been celebrating her 10th birthday along with her third season of picking high school football games

Southern Ohio Conference 2025 All-SOC 1 Boys Soccer Team First Team Christian Copen, Valley Sr. Jaxsyn Bender, Valley Jr. Hunter Sparks, Valley Jr. Nick Queen, Valley Jr. Carson Lyons, St. Joseph Sr. Jack Whaley, St. Joseph  Jr. Beckham Waginger, St. Joseph   So. Billy Miller, Portsmouth Clay  Sr. Evan Rider, Portsmouth Clay So. Tyler McQuithy, New Boston Jr. Riley Adkins, New Boston   Sr. Bruno Morales, Western  Jr. Second Team Jett Hall-Loftin, Valley     

Ohio Valley Conference 2025 All-OVC Volleyball Team First Team Gracyn Clark, Gallia Academy Jr. Aubree Frazier, Gallia Academy Jr. Chloe Bennett, Gallia Academy So. Abby Clark, Gallia Academy Jr. Aspen Barnes, Gallia Academy Fr. Abbey Isaacs, Chesapeake Sr. Erin Lowe, Chesapeake Sr. Abby Iden, Chesapeake Sr. Molly Adams, South Point Jr. Addison Copley, South Point Jr. Grace Carmon, South Point Jr. Carlee Hall, Fairland Sr. Addison Godby, Fairland Sr. Kh

Ohio Valley Conference 2025 All-OVC Boys’ Soccer Team First Team Beckett Camden, Gallia Academy Sr. Logen Drummond, Gallia Academy Sr. Nathan Shockey, Gallia Academy Sr. Rylan Blaine, Gallia Academy Sr. Owen Nourse, Gallia Academy Sr. Jaxon Myers, Gallia Academy Sr. Heath Champlin, Gallia Academy Sr. Aden Parrott, Chesapeake Jr. Rolan Aragon, Chesapeake Sr. Owen Murray, Chesapeake Sr. Jacob Bentley, Chesapeake Jr. Nathan Silk, Chesapeake Jr. Jacob Roth, Portsmo

Another noon kickoff. Ugh. Fox is killing us all in more ways than one. Jim Knowles and his Penn State defense ride into Ohio Stadium this Saturday for a game that was highly anticipated just two months ago. But the Nittany Lions went on a losing spree, and not just on scoreboards. Head Coach James Franklin is gone. Starting Quarterback Drew Allar is out for the season. And that Knowles defense? It’s been out most of the season, too. The Buckeyes are a three-touchdown favorit

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CHESAPEAKE — Hmmm. Maybe we should try more of that running the ball thing. After losing at Coal Grove last week when the Hornets didn’t throw a pass, the Fairland Dragons went with their running game as they beat the rival Chesapeake Panthers 34-17 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. The Dragons (4-6, 3-3) ran the ball 48 times for 325 yards with Davin Murray carrying the mail 18 times for 119 yards and a touchdown to lead the ground game. Christian Bompus ran 16 ti

PEDRO — Eight was enough. It had been 8 years since the last Ohio Valley Conference championship for the Coal Grove Hornets, but that changed this season as they completed an unbeaten league record in claiming their first football title since 2017. Coal Grove beat the Rock Hill Redmen 26-7 on Friday to finish the regular season 8-2 including 6-0 in the OVC. The Hornets offense was its usual ground-oriented attack but the defense shined by holding the Redmen to just 103 total

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.