Steubenville Central fell to undefeated Lowellville on the road in a first round playoff game Friday evening, 54-14. Highly acclaimed quarterback Vinny Ballone threw for seven touchdown passes on the night for the Rockets, who began the scoring with a quick 46 yard strike after a Central fumble on the opening play of the game. Lowellville converted another Crusader fumble for a score, and then marched 98 yards on their next possession. The score at halftime was 48-0. Early in the third quarter, Lowellville recovered a fumble at the Central 9 yard line and ran it in. Central got on the board with a 70 yard TD pass play from Andrew Dorsey to Tommy Pergi, and followed with a seven yard run by Tyler Ialenti for the final score of the game. Central closes their season with a 4-7 record.

Steubenville Central takes on the second-seeded Lowellville Rockets (10-0) Friday evening in Lowellville in the opening round of the playoffs. Lowellville averages 44 points a game while giving up 14.8 points. The Crusaders average 9.2 points on offense while yielding 29.0 points on defense.

Toronto dominated Steubenville Central 54-0 in the regular season finale at Harding Stadium Saturday evening. Despite the loss, Central unofficially still qualifies for the playoffs in Region 25 as the fifteenth seed. The Red Knights capitalized on an interception on the Crusaders' first series of downs, converting it to a 42 yard run on their first play from scrimmage. They added two more quick strike scores on a 44 yard run and a 40 yard pass to close the first quarter. Three more long plays of 77, 59 and 41 yards pushed the score to 41-0 at the half. Toronto tacked on a kickoff return and interception return for touchdowns early in the third quarter to close the scoring. Central closes the regular season with a 3-7 record. First round playoff pairings will be announced on October 23.