YOUNGSTOWN — Emerging from a two-week layoff, it took a while for first-seeded Cardinal Mooney to get going in Friday’s Division V regional quarterfinal vs. No. 8 South Range. But when the Cardinals got going, they really got going. After a scoreless opening quarter and surrendering the ...

AUSTINTOWN — Coming off a bye week in the first round of the Division II, Region 5 playoffs, Austintown Fitch got off to a bit of a sleepy start on Friday night. Despite falling into an early double-digit hole, the Falcons eventually woke up, as they forced two key turnovers in the second ...

McDONALD — Friday’s second-round tilt between top-seeded McDonald and eighth-seeded Kennedy was a battle of Trumbull County small-school heavyweights. The Blue Devils’ defense bent, didn't break, and the offense countered to help McDonald stay alive and down Kennedy, 28-13. It's the ...

SOUTHINGTON — Since joining the Northern 8 last season, Chalker has gotten very acquainted with St. Mary Central Catholic. The teams have already met three times in two seasons, and today will mark the fourth meeting. This time, however, things are a little different. Saturday’s meeting ...

This year, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) football playoffs featured a bye, with the top-four seeds in each region taking off the first round. When the bye was announced in June as part of the OHSAA’s change from a 16-team postseason to 12, coaches were mixed on the idea. ...

The McDonald and Warren John F. Kennedy High football teams took completely different paths to the playoffs. McDonald raced off to a 5-0 start to its season, and was atop the Division VII, Region 25, standings from start to finish. The Blue Devils (10-0) went on to log the 17th undefeated ...