SOUTH POINT — The Gallia Academy Blue Devils built a big first quarter lead and went on to beat the South Point Pointers 34-7 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. Max Canaday led the Blue Devils as he ran 19 times for 174 yards and a touchdown while also throwing for another score. Gallia (4-6, 3-3) took the opening kickoff and went 70 yards in just 5 plays as Canaday got loose on a 45-yard touchdown run. Nathan Shockey kicked the point after and it was 7-0 at the 9:4

FLATWOODS  — Defense has been a key contributor to Russell's success this season and the steady play of senior quarterback Jayden Frasure has been as well. Both of those key components were on full display Friday night, as the Red Devils posted a convincing 35-6 win over the East Carter Raiders to claim the District 6 title at Henry R. Evans Stadium/Ivan McGlone Field. The win was a special one for the Red Devils, as they clinched back-to-back district titles for the first ti

WHEELERSBURG — There are a lot of reasons the Wheelersburg Pirates went unbeaten this season, but a big reason was the defense. The Pirates’ defense was on display again on Friday as Wheelersburg completed a 10-0 season and another Southern Ohio Conference 2 championship by rolling past the Portsmouth West Senators 49-12. While the offense racked up 402 total yards, the defense limited West to 125 total yards including a mere 22 yards rushing on 28 attempts. The Pirates shut

IRONTON — The Ironton Fighting Tigers routed the rival Portsmouth Trojans 55-13 on Friday at Tanks Memorial Stadium in the regular season finale, but the game will go down as a loss. Ironton (8-2) self reporting using player(s) who were deemed ineligible due transfer violations as a result of an extended investigation by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The OHSAA investigation covered the past seven years and resulted in a playoff ban this season as well as a $7,500

Ohio High School Athletic Association Friday's Football Scores Akr. Hoban 24, St. Edward (OH) 20 Amanda-Clearcreek 60, Baltimore Liberty Union 46 Anna 35, Rockford Parkway 0 Ansonia 66, Union City Mississinawa Valley 29 Arlington 33, Arcadia 8 Ashland Crestview 50, Ashland Mapleton 8 Attica Seneca E. 50, Sycamore Mohawk 19 Aurora 35, Barberton 0 Avon 47, Elyria 7 Bainbridge Paint Valley 41, Southeastern 15 Barnesville 34, Belmont Union Local 0 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 32, Elmor

Friday, October 24 Coal Grove at Rock Hill, 7:00 P.M. Livestream: RH Redmen Live YouTube Channel East Carter at Russell, 7:30 P.M. Livestream: MyTownTV YouTube Channel Fairland at Chesapeake, 7:00 P.M. Livestream: Chesapeake Hudl Gallia Academy at South Point, 7:00 P.M. Livestream: South Point Hudl Radio: WBYG 99.5 F M Portsmouth at Ironton, 7:00 P.M. Livestream: Kool TV YouTube Channel  Radio: WIRO106.7 FM Radio: WNXT 1260 FM Portsmouth West at Wheelersburg, 7:00 P.M. Livest

Bella finished 4-1 on her picks last week. With this being the final regular season game, we would normally call this her final week of picks. But, because the old girl missed a week with major neck pain, we'll have a special week 11 group of picks to give her 10 weeks of pick 'em. She now has an overall record of 21-19 this season. All season long, we'll been celebrating her 10th birthday along with her third season of picking high school football games.. well, I guess it

Week 10 might mean the end of the regular season to most teams, but it’s rivalry week for most area teams. The schedule makers have set up the final week to match traditional rivals to make for a more interesting and exciting finish regardless of the type of season a team has experienced. The lineup this week has the Portsmouth Trojans (6-3) at the Ironton Fighting Tigers (8-1), Coal Grove Hornets (7-2) at Rock Hill Redmen (6-3), Fairland Dragons (3-6) at Chesapeake Panthers

We're down to the final 48 minutes of the high school football regular season. And coming into the week 10 games, area teams are still jockeying for playoff position. And believe us when we say it's going to be a wild finish for some teams. Now some teams have already punched their ticket into postseason play. Division 5 teams such as Ironton and Wheelersburg have already clinched a top 4 finish. But teams such as Coal Grove, Portsmouth and Valley should make the playoffs, bu

Ohio Valley Conference 2025 All-OVC Girls’ Soccer Team First Team Abbie Brabham, Gallia   Sr. Maggie Davis, Gallia      Sr. Sophia Sola, Gallia         Sr. Azey Clagg, Gallia         Fr. Cloie Drummond, Gallia Fr. Sadie Cummons, Gallia   Sr. Molly Dunlap, Fairland   Sr. Annabelle Wyant, Fairland   Sr. Bailey Russsell, Fairland Sr. Macy Auxier, Fairland    So. McKaila Thomas, Fairland   Fr. Laekyn Wilks, Fairland   Fr. Bailey Wilds, Rock Hill 

The only jumping around on the field at Camp Randall on Saturday was by the visiting team. Ohio State’s offense dominated through the air. It’s defense put another goose egg on the scoreboard. And some lesser-known players got a chance to show off their skills. The Buckeyes beat Wisconsin on the road 34-0. Buckeyes’ sophomore quarterback Julian Sayin, who deserves to be in Heisman conversations soon, completed 86% of his passes (36 for 42) for 394 yards and four touchdowns. T

OWINGSVILLE  — The Russell Red Devils got one more chance to tune things up one final time ahead of their big test next Friday. And it appears the Red Devils have things running smoothly, as they blanked the Bath County Wildcats 42-0 on Friday night. "Overall, I was pleased with their effort. I was good again get some jayvee guys and even some two's in there to get some reps," said Russell coach T.J. Maynard. The Red Devils scored quickly thanks to some big plays in the passi

CHESAPEAKE — Chesapeake's Jon-Cooper Barker accounted for all 4 touchdowns and the defense came up with 4 interceptions, as the Panthers stunned the Rock Hill Redmen with a 27-14 upset win on Friday night in an Ohio Valley Conference game. Barker had a superlative performance for the Panthers offensively, rushing for 131 yards and throwing for 179 yards. Barker also had a hand in every score the Panthers had — including an interception return in the fourth quarter. In the pas

GALLIPOLIS — Another game, another blowout. With a 56-7 romp of the Gallia Academy Blue Devils on Friday, Ironton improved to 8-1 on the season and the Fighting Tigers picked up their seventh running clock in nine games. It was an ominous start as Ironton scored on the first play of the game when Zayne “The Diesel” Williams slipped a tackle just past the line of scrimmage and bolted 80 for the touchdown and a 7-0 lead just 17 seconds into the game. Ironton forced a punt and i

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

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

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

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

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

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