Number of Undefeateds Diminished After Week 5

Through five weeks of OVAC football this season, only 10 teams remain standing with an unblemished record. Last week’s slate of games featured three contests between teams with perfect records, with Steubenville, Union Local and Barnesville handing losses to Dover, Shenandoah and River, ...

Monarchs Top Big Red

MOUNDSVILLE — The Monarchs won a nine-hole match against Steubenville Monday, 157-179, at the Moundsville Country Club. JM’s Ethan Cook took medalist honors shooting 1-under 35. Teammate Colton Sprowls finished second with a 37 while Raymond Steed and Steubenville’s Nick Nurczyk both shot 42. Shadyside sweeps triangular POWHATAN — The Tigers picked up a pair of wins by shooting a solid 167, which was three shots better than Frontier and 10 better than host River. Shadyside’s Luke Bell fired a round of 2-under, 33 to take home the medalist honor. ...

Linsly Knocks Off St. Clairsville

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — It’s amazing how quickly momentum can shift in sports. Case in point was late in the third quarter Friday night at Red Devil Stadium. Trailing 20-14, St. Clairsville appeared to have swiped the momentum from Linsly after recovering a fumble and proceeding to march 64 ...

Wallace, Defense Lead JM in Win

MOUNDSVILLE — Klypson Wallace ran for 155 yards and three touchdowns, Jacob Coffield scored a touchdown and was named Homecoming King and the John Marshall Monarchs rolled over visiting Buckhannon-Upshur 31-7 Friday night at Monarch Stadium. “It’s a win,” JM coach Mark Cisar said ...

Barnesville Tops River 35-21 in Battle of Unbeatens

HANNIBAL — A slight adjustment at halftime broke open a defensive battle as visiting Barnesville remained unbeaten as the high school football season reached the midway point. Friday night the Shamrocks (5-0) scored two quick touchdowns that snapped a 7-all deadlock early in the third ...

Central Backs Bury Tigers

SHADYSIDE — What’s better than having two dominant running backs? How about four. Wheeling Central’s rushing attack took control from the first snap of the game on the road Friday night as the Maroon Knights defeated host Shadyside 45-7. Central’s Lorenzo Ferrera ran for 101 yards, ...