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Prep football roundup: Cadets improve to 5-0

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COLUMBUS — Classic Fort Frye running game. Gavin Rauch took half of his 10 carries for touchdowns and finished with 192 yards to help power the Cadets to a 54-23 win over Grandview Heights Friday. Rauch found the end zone five times on runs of 57, 13, 5, 61 and 30 yards. Tytan Waller added 100 yards on 10 carries, while also recovering a fumble and taking it to the house, and Sam Bricker finished with 60 yards and a score on five attempts. FFHS quarterback Grady Hesson attempted just one pass in the game as the Cadets leaned entirely on their ground game, which amassed 372 yards on ...

Williamstown beats Roane in W.Va. Class AA showdown

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WILLIAMSTOWN - Daniel Cunningham accounted for three touchdowns here Friday night for Williamstown and teammate Christian Hoosier put the icing on the cake with a blocked punt return for a score as the No. 6 Yellowjackets knocked off No. 3 Roane County, 26-9, in a Class AA Little Kanawha ...

Tigers routed by Mustangs, 42-0

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Second-year Marietta head football coach Mike Kupfner was hoping that Friday night’s home game against the unbeaten Claymont Mustangs would be the game his Tigers turned things around and picked up their first win of the season. Unfortunately for Kupfner and his squad, the Tigers played perhaps their worst game of the season as they fell to 0-5 following the Mustangs 42-0 win. The Tiger defense struggled against a balanced Claymont offensive attack while the Marietta offense was basically non-existent. Marietta spent almost the entirety of the game on its own side of the field ...

Wildcats rally late, fall short to Buckeyes 18-12

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WATERFORD — Waterford went through the ringer in weeks four and five, going up against a couple juggernauts in Fort Frye last week and Nelsonville-York this week. Though the result was a pair of losses, including an 18-12 decision to the Buckeyes on Friday, Wildcats head coach Eric ...

WVU faces first real test vs. No. 25 Virginia

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football is 2-0 for the first time since 2018, which in some eyes is a big feat. But, looking at the competition, the Mountaineers shouldn’t be any worse than 2-0. They’ve played Coastal Carolina, who has a new head coach, and FCS for U.T. Martin. In both ...

St. Marys falls to Ritchie County, 12-0

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By KERRY PATRICK Sports Writer ST. MARYS – After getting sand kicked in their face by two football heavyweights to open the season, the Rebels from Ritchie County decided to kick back some of their own. Thursday night at Bill Hanlon Field, Ritchie County snapped a four-game losing ...