UNITED FLIES BACK IN WIN COLUMN

HANOVERTON OH- United entered week 5, coming off their first loss of the season, looking to quickly erase the memory of that defeat. Leetonia provided the eraser as the United offense wasted no time scoring quickly en route to a 44-0 victory on Alumni Night.

The Eagles took the lead early as Leetonia’s punter saw the snap sail over his head recovering in the endzone giving United a quick 2-0 lead on the safety. Following the ensuing free kick Luke Courtney hit Brock Rhodes in the flats and the senior wide receiver did the rest going 58 yds for the score. After a Leetonia 3 and out, Courtney found Grant Knight for a 35 yard touchdown pass and a 16-0 lead.

NIck Hardgrove would add a 35 yard touchdown run and the lead quickly grew to 23-0 in the 1st quarter. The 2nd stanza was much of the same as Luke Courtney would hit Parker Newburn from 9 yards out extending the lead to 30-0. Courtney would finish his night  in the first half going 6-6 135 yards and 3 touchdowns. Parker Newburn took over the signal calling at that point and he would find Hayden Casto for a 46 yard touchdown pass. Newburn would cap the first half scoring, adding another touchdown on the ground making it 44-0.

Leetonia (0-5, 0-2) is in the middle of a tough stretch of their schedule as they are set to travel to league leader Valley Christian next week. United (4-1, 1-1) looks to stay sharp heading into week six as they welcome Columbiana to Hanoverton.

*Contributed Bg YSN’s Chris Sigler