Leetonia - Josh Selway would rush for 150 yards and two TD's leading the Leetonia Bears to a 34-13 win against the visiting Lisbon Blue Devils. The loss spoiled the debut of Devils head coach Jeremy McElroy.
Bears fullback A.J. Bailey also added two touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Bears pulled away late in the contest. Aaron Sweeney had a tremendous 88-yard kickoff return, and Robert Wilcox returned a fumble 88 yards to give the Devils an early 7-0 lead.
East Palestine - Nathan Melhorn rushed for 297 yards, just short of breaking Nick Puckett's single game record, leading the Indians to the win. The Indians would score 31 second half points to erase a Bulldog 14-0 halftime advantage.
Melhorn would score on a 90-yard run, and Tyler Haddox would score two more touchdown to key the 28 points scored by the Indians in the third quarter. Shane Peterson would scamper 73-yards for the Dogs, and Matt Thomas would return an interception 85-yards to lead their efforts.
South Range's 32 regular season unbeaten streak is snapped with a 29-28 loss. The Raiders, who trailed 21-7 had a great fourth quarter comeback, however Tuslaw would score with under a minute left in the game to win.
Crestview would beat a very solid Monroe Central team 20-19 in overtime, while Western Reserve would sneak past a terrific Mathews squad 28-27 in what may have been the best game of the night.
Springfield beat Struthers 24-7, when most people probably would have picked the Wildcats to win the contest. Jackson-Milton hammered Windham 30-8 to give coach McGlynn his first victory, and Wellsville rolled all over Strasburg 60-3.
On the disappointing side, Sebring had a great offensive effort, but fell short in their bid to win by dropping a 34-48 loss to Conotton Valley. Lowellville would also lose as they were beaten by a very good Malvern team 13-49. United also fell as they lost to Minerva 0-47. A depleted Mineral Ridge team played tough, but came up short to perennial state power Mogadore 7-27.
Saturday will feature two more ITCL teams as McDonald plays Youngstown Christian, and Columbiana travel to Steubenville Central Catholic. Make sure to check back with ITCLFootball.net for reports on these game.
Alex Sampson lead a punishing ground attack in a 43-20 win over YCS on Saturday after at Canfield Stadium. Sampson would rush for 146 yards and score five touchdowns while David John caught a 10-yard pass from quarterback Nick Accordino to round out the scoring for the Devils.
