TORNTO OH- Some things as they say are bigger than football. No program understands that right now more than Lisbon. Friday night was the first time Lisbon was able to get back on the field after losing one of their own. Being on the field meant wonders for the Blue Devils, and so did the support of their opponent. Both teams met at midfield before the start of the game for a moment of prayer. When the action started Toronto took control of the game early and never looked back. They beat Lisbon 41-26.
Giovanni Estrada ran hard for Lisbon gaining 134 yards on the ground and scoring two touchdowns. Both scores came in the second half. Logan Stauffer threw for 67 yards, and ran for 34 and a touchdown.
Lisbon ventures in to the EOAC next week as they travel to Southern.
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CORTLAND OH- It quickly turned into a thriller Friday night between Liberty and Lakeview, as the Leopards were able to come away in with the 34-28 win in overtime.
D.C Ferrell shined bright for the Leopards throwing for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns, while gaining 68 on the ground. La’Breilyn Wilson was also a force to be reckoned with for Liberty’s offense as he found the endzone twice, including the game winning score in over time.
Lakeview made a big rally to even get into overtime. The Bulldogs trailed 20-7 in the fourth quarter. A score and a blocked punt set Lakeview up for a quick 21-20 lead. It wouldn’t last long, as Liberty answered quickly tying the game at 28, then winning it by scoring last in overtime.
Both teams get into conference play next week as Liberty will travel to Brookfield, and Lakeview will stay home to host Niles.
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MINERAL RIDGE OH- The Newton Falls Tigers came into week 3 undefeated, and riding high, but the Rams of Mineral Ridge rained on their parade and rolled to a 36-22 victory.
Mark Bunch had himself a game this week. The Rams quarterback went 17/20 with 272 yards and 3 touchdowns. His main target was Tyler Tamburro who caught 6 passes and gained 129 yards. He found pay dirt twice.
Carter Rapczack was strong in the losing effort for Newton Falls. He ran for nearly 200 yards (197) and scored twice.
Both teams open their conference slate next week as Mineral Ridge hosts McDonald, and Newton Falls hosts Champion.
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WARREN OH- Garfield has had Warren JFK’s number for a couple of years now, and that would not change on Friday night. Garfield used a steady dose of Anthony Demma to outscore JFK 28-14.
Demma would end up scoring three touchdowns for the G-Men on 137 yards rushing including a 57 yard burst to erase any doubt late in the game.
JFK’s offense finally found a rhythm in the fourth quarter as Caleb Hadley and Antwan Brown both found the endzone in the final frame. Garfield answered both scores to stay ahead.
Garfield head coach Mike Moser earned his 55th win to become the winningest coach in the program.
Garfield remains undefeated and will host LaBrae next week. JFK hits the road traveling to Conneaut.
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HUBBARD, Ohio –
One week removed from securing their first win in school history against Cardinal Mooney, the Hubbard Eagles (3-0) played host to East Cleveland Shaw (0-2) in hopes of keeping their perfect record against the Cardinals intact.
TC Caffey continued his strong start to the season, scoring from fifty-six yards out just fifty-one seconds into the ballgame. After a quick three and out from the Shaw offense and a poor punt, Hubbard took over with the ball in plus territory. Just two plays later, Caffey had his second touchdown of the game in just under four minutes of play.
Both teams would swap scoreless drives before Hubbard would take over at their own twenty-yard line with just under two minutes to go in the 1st. Seven plays later and a healthy dosage of the Eagle run game, Caffey scampered into the endzone from twenty-six yards out for his third score of the night.
Hubbard would continue to dominate on both sides of the ball for the rest of the half. Caffey would score once more and junior quarterback, Nik Hendrix, tossed his first two scores of the season. Before it was all said and done, the Eagles would head into the locker room up 41-0.
With their comfortable lead, the Hubbard coaching staff opted to rest their starters for the rest of the night, and let some younger guys earn some valuable experience. Unfortunately for the blue and white defensive unit, they were unable to secure their first shutout since week three of last season but still picked up the victory, 47-14.
BIG PERFORMERS
HUBBARD:
TC Caffey: 16 carries, 226 rushing yards, 4 TDs
Nik Hendrix: 5-11, 84 passing yards, 2 TDs
EAST CLEVELAND SHAW:
Lamauri Gilbert: 5-7, 125 passing yards, 2 TDs
Shawn Brown: 3 catches, 77 yards, 1 TD
Jaylon Grant: 3 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD
UP NEXT
Hubbard: Going perfect through nonconference play, the Eagles will kickoff NE8 conference play against the rival Poland Bulldogs (2-1). Over the past 10 years, Poland holds a slight advantage as winners of 6 out of the 10 matchups. The Bulldogs have outscored the Eagles in those 10 matchups, 255 to 176.
East Cleveland Shaw: With their first 2 games of the year coming against a pair of YSN schools, the East Cleveland Shaw Cardinals have appeared to make their last appearance on the network this season. Looking to regroup, the Cardinals will hit the road again to take on the Maple Heights Mustangs, next Friday night.
Postgame Interview:
*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson
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BERLIN CENTER OH. The Brookfield Warriors rebounded this week after a nail biting loss last week to the Springfield Tigers, defeating the Western Reserve Blue Devils at home 31-14. Head Coach Randy Clark picked up his 100th career win as the Brookfield defense led by the likes of defensive ends Ryan Tetrick, Codi Hoover, and as well as linebackers Colin Murphy and sophomore Kaiden Kirila, who made some epic tackles in the field of play to help hold the Blue Devils to just 14 points as the offense led by running back, David Altiere just could not get the right pieces put together.
The Brookfield offense led by quarterback Donovan Pawlowski and freshman running back Christain Davis, who broke away for a couple of touchdowns to help the warriors put up 31 points as they easily defeated the Blue Devils.
The Warriors look to keep roaring next week as they will look to add more playing time for running back, Christain Davis next week at home against the Liberty Leopards. On the flip side the, the Western Reserve Blue Devils look for their first win next week against the Jackson-Milton Blue Jays.
Postgame Interview with Randy Clark:
*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison
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NILES, OH- Niles McKinley host Youngstown East in week 3 of nonconference play. Both teams looking to go 2-1 in the early season but it was the Red Dragons came away with the victory. Niles’s Antuan Gardner rushed for over 150 yards with 4 touchdowns. Red Dragons beat the Golden Bears 40-14.
After two turnovers by the Golden Bears, Gardner was able to score two rushing touchdowns for the Red Dragons in the early going of the first quarter making the game 14-0. Gardner would score again to end the first quarter with a 10 yard touchdown run to finished the first with a 3 touchdowns. Niles would build their lead with 9 minutes till halftime when Alex Fernandez found the endzone from 5 yards out to give the Red Dragons a commanding 27-0 lead.
The Golden Bears would make it interesting going into halftime after a 34 yard touchdown pass by Andrew Blackmon made the game 27-8 with time expiring in the second quarter. Gardner would score one more time at the start of the third quarter with a 69 yard touchdown run to combine for 4 touchdowns. The Red Dragons run away with a victory 40-14. Niles (2-1) will open league play next week traveling to Lakeview. East (1-2) will host Ellet. Catch both games live on YSNLive.com
*Contributed By YSN’s Anthony Melone
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NORTH JACKSON OH- Windham had to postpone their week 2 game due to COVID, and the 1-0 Bombers were itching to get back on the field. Windham ended up coming away with a thriller 20-14 over Jackson Milton.
The first half was a defensive show with only six points scored in the half. Windham’s Chase Eye would score a touchdown off of a jet sweep to give Windham a 6-0 lead to end the first quarter. The second quarter would be scoreless as both defenses hold strong going into halftime 6-0.
To start the second half the third quarter would be scoreless as the Bombers would take the lead into the fourth quarter 6-0.
The fourth quarter would be action filled as Eythan Evans for the Blue Jays would score a rushing touchdown to tie the game 6-6. Sam Conn would get the PAT to take the lead 7-6. Bombers would answer back quickly as James Hood would score a touchdown to take the lead back 12-7. The two point conversion would be good as Bert Jones would get a reception to make the lead 14-7. The Blue Jays would drive down the field with a Gavin White touch pass that would score and make the score 14-14. With two minutes left in the fourth quarter, Windham would drive down the field with big plays and a rushing touchdown by Chase Eye to make the score 20-14 and the win for the Windham Bombers.
*Contributed By YSN’s Derrick Grossen
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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Last season saw Ursuline in the second half go to the ground game and leading them was now senior DeMarcus McElroy. In 2020, after taking over as the starting running back in the second half of the season, McElroy would rush for over 700 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 5.9 yards per carry.
This season, he already had a kickoff return that went for 94 yards and a total of 287 yards with seven total touchdowns in only two games this season. This week, McElroy looks to continue that Dalvin Cook speed as the Irish head to Chardon, or West Geaugathis Friday at 7pm, depending on the turf situation against the reigning Division III Hilltoppers in hopes of improving to a 3 and 0 start.
YSN’s Ian O’Brien talked with McElroy about the upcoming game against the Hilltoppers star players, what has changed in the ground attack for the Irish and many more.
GENEVA, OH- Sebring had to wait a bit longer than everyone else to get their season started. After losing their Week 1 opponent, the Trojans essentially got an extra week to prepare for Ashtabula St Johns, and boy was it worth the wait. Sebring won 29-8.
The Sebring ground attack dominated the game as the Trojans had three separate runners go for 75 yards or more. Leading the way was Noah Frederick who ran for 176 yards with 2 touchdowns. Elijah Frederick wouldn’t be too far behind, he ran for 100 yards with a touchdown. Kade Leasure ran for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Sebring is slated to have their home opener in Week 3 against Mathews on Friday.
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