Steubenville Central jumped to an early lead and powered their way to a 35-7 victory over Oak Glen at Harding Stadium Saturday evening. The Crusaders scored on their first four possessions, using only eleven plays from scrimmage to do so. First Tommy Pergi scored on a 17 yard run and then a few minutes later tallied another on a 58 yard TD catch from Matthew Sprochi. Next Noah Hough picked off a pass, returning it to the Golden Bear seven. One play later, Jimmy Hernon took it in from the four. Sprochi got into the act with a 31 yard run early in the second quarter to close the first half scoring at 28-0. Pergi electrified the home crowd with an 82 yard return of the second half kickoff to push the lead to 35-0 and invoke the "mercy rule." Oak Glen got on the scoreboard midway through the final period to spoil the shutout. Central improves to 6-1 and goes on the road versus Wheeling Central next Friday.

Steubenville Catholic Central used a balanced attack, while taking advantage of four turnovers, to defeat Weirton Madonna 48-0 Saturday evening at Harding Stadium. Central scored first late in the first quarter on a six yard run by Jimmy Hernon on fourth and goal, assisted by a 36 run by Tommy Pergi. Hernon set up a three yard TD run by Pergi with runs of 27 and 14 yards midway through the second quarter. With around three minutes left in the half, Timmy Mihalyo fell on a fumble at the Blue Don four, where Pergi ran it in from for a 21-0 yard lead. Then the Crusaders stunned Madonna with two more scores in the last fifteen seconds of the half. First Matthew Sprochi hit Noah Hough for an 18 yard TD pass. Then after Madonna fumbled the ensuing kickoff, Hough caught a 36 yard pass placing the ball at the two yard line. From there, Hernon took it in for a 34-0 lead at halftime as time ran out. In the second half played entirely with a running clock, Central stifled the Blue Dons' best drive of the game when Hough intercepted a pass in the end zone tipped by Sprochi. Hernon then added to the lead with a 72 yard run late in the third quarter. Ryan Holzworth closed the scoring with a 53 yard run. Central improves to 5-1 and takes on Oak Glen next Saturday at 7:00.

In a game with several momentum swings, Stubenville Central defeated Fairport Harbor, 32-22, Saturday afternoon at Harding Stadium. The Skippers took advantage of a Central turnover to score first early in the first quarter. This 7-0 margin held for nearly a quarter until the Crusaders scored on the three consecutive possessions. Jimmy Hernon reached the end zone from five yards out. Later Tommy Pergi broke outside for a 24 yard rushing TD, and shortly afterwards Pergi scored again, this time on a 38 yard pass from Matthew Sprochi, for an 18-7 lead going into halftime. A Fairport touchdown and two-point conversion narrowed the lead to 18-15. But on the ensuing kickoff, Sprochi returned it 94 yards to shift momentum again. Fairport once again cut the lead to three points early in the fourth period. Then Central went down the field to score again, converting a fourth down play into a Hernon 16 yard touchdown. The drive, all on the ground, consumed over seven and a half minutes. Two subsequent drives by the Skippers were thwarted by interceptions by Noah Hough and Pergi. Central advances to 4-1 and takes on Weirton Madonna next Saturday at home.