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Tigers denied first win in 20-13 setback to Aces

Somebody was coming out of Don Drumm Stadium with their first win Friday night. Unfortunately for Marietta, it was Amanda-Clearcreek which left town with the victory as the Aces held on for a 20-13 triumph. Both schools entered the contest with identical 0-5 records, but the Aces came ...

Belpre blanks Federal Hocking for win No. 4

BELPRE – Belpre football embraces playing in front of the home fans. Up until recently, that wasn’t always the case. Friday on Alumni Night at Ralph Holder Stadium, the Golden Eagles extended their win streak to three straight after posting a 39-0 shutout over Federal Hocking. The game ...

Prep football roundup: Cougars survive vs. St. Marys

NEW MATAMORAS — Austyn Kephart delivered the dagger in the form of a 54-yard touchdown run with 4:45 left in regulation of Frontier’s 29-20 win over St. Marys on Friday. The Blue Devils trailed 23-6 midway through the fourth but got back in it when Liam Davis threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Noah Dawson with 6:35 left. On Frontier’s ensuing possession, St. Marys recovered a fumble at the Cougars’ 6-yard line, and Davis punched it in two plays later to make it a three-point game, 23-20, with 5:44 left. Kephart’s response on the other end helped Frontier improve to 5-1 with a ...

Scoreboard (9/25)

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Fort Frye 38, Caldwell 7 F (6-0) 15 10 13 0 — 38 C (1-5) 0 7 0 0 — 7 F: Luke Phillis 18 pass from Grady Hesson, Hesson run, 1st F: Phillis 47 pass from Hesson, Tytan Waller kick, 1st F: Gavin Rauch 12 run, Waller kick, 2nd C: n/a 15 run, kick good, 2nd F: Waller 29 field goal, 2nd F: Hesson 34 run, kick blocked, 3rd F: Clayton Tullius 67 pass from Hesson, Waller kick, 3rd Team stats Fort Frye: First downs: 16; Rushes-yards: 27-186; Passing yards: 183; Total yards: 369; Passing: 5-6-0; Fumbles-lost: 0-0; Penalties-yards: 1-10; ...

Mountaineers on verge of first Top 25 ranking since 2018

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There’s a Twitter/X account dedicated to West Virginia football and the top 25 rankings. “DaysWVUnotRankedinAPpoll” for those curious. It messages out every day the Mountaineers haven’t been ranked in the top 25. How many days has that been? Over 2,800 days. That’s almost eight years. Children have seen two presidential administrations before seeing West Virginia have a number in front of it on the ESPN ticker at the bottom of the screen. It’s been a long time. But that timer and account could be coming to an end. After WVU’s upset win over No. 25 ...

‘All business now’: Marietta girls continue record-setting campaign

ZANESVILLE — During a year where the Marietta girls golf program has repeatedly one-upped itself, the Tigers’ biggest accomplishment of the season occurred Tuesday at Jaycee Golf Club. Competing in the Division I Southeast sectional tournament, Marietta took home the team crown to ...