BOARDMAN — Austintown Fitch started slow on Friday night, but the Falcons woke up in the second half. With the game tied at halftime, Fitch exploded in the second half to pull away from Boardman for a 31-14 victory at Spartan Stadium. It extended Boardman’s losing streak against Fitch to ...
HUBBARD — Girard and Hubbard both entered Friday’s game against each other with hopes of winning the Northeast 8 Athletic Conference this year. But only one team left Memorial Stadium with its title dreams realized. The Indians, who beat Poland last week to claim sole possession of first ...
MCDONALD — The McDonald Blue Devils are celebrating 100 years of football this year, and they’re making it a memorable one. The Devils captured a share of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Scarlet Tier title by defeating Springfield at home on Friday. The teams came into the game ...
GARRETTSVILLE — Friday’s game between Crestview and Garfield had major league implications. Whoever was left standing after the dust settled was going to put themselves in prime position to win the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference’s Gray Tier. In addition to the league title being ...
Full disclosure! This was intended to be a feature, a story on the life of a high school football coach who, for the first time in 47 years, is spending his Friday nights in the fall away from the sidelines. Intrigued at how Jeff Bayuk was adapting to his role as a high school football fan, I reached out to the Hall of Fame coach earlier this week to get some insights. Did he miss coaching? Does absence indeed make the heart grow fonder, or is there great relief in watching the game from afar? Bayuk talked about attending the season-opener between Campbell and Liberty. Dom ...
In last year’s de facto Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) Grey Tier title game vs. Garrettsville Garfield, Crestview dominated the first quarter and began to do the same in the second, forcing two turnovers and two three-and-outs to jump out to a lead. From there, the Rebels just ...
