Toronto used big plays on offense and defense to beat Steubenville Central on Friday evening at Toronto, 33-7. The Red Knights scored first after intercepting a Matty Jones pass and scored. The Crusaders drove into Toronto territory but fumbled, and the hosts quickly scored again on a long pass play. Toronto scored again late in the second quarter to take a 20-0 lead into halftime. Rahim Mitchell put Central on the board midway through the third period, but would not see the endzone again. Toronto tacked on two more scores. Central drops to 1-3 and travels to Buckeye Local next Friday.

Steubenville Central used a dominating offensive performance as well as scores on a fumble return and blocked punt to defeat Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans in Zanesville on Friday evening, 41-7. The Crusaders scored first as Matty Jones hit Daveon Thorn on a 90 yard TD. The defense and special teams got into the act in the second quarter as Seth White returned a fumble 27 yards, and later Jones took a blocked punt back nine yards, making the score 21-0 at halftime. Central padded the lead in the third quarter with two more TD passes, one to Thorn from 9 yards out and another to Michael Fabbro for 23 yards. Braden Wanchik ran it in from one yard out in the final period before the Bishops got on the board near the end of the game. Central improves to 1-2 and travels to Toronto next Friday.

Steubenville Central dropped a game to Strasburg-Franklin on the road Friday evening, 28-0. The Tigers built a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, before picking off a Matty Jones pass and running it back 70 yards. Central mounted their best drive of the evening right before halftime, as Jones hit Michael Fabbro on a 17-yard completion to the one yard line with no timeouts remaining, but a rush attempt was stopped with one second left on the clock, leaving the score 21-0 at the intermission. Strasburg added another score at the end of the third quarter. The Crusaders (0-2) travel to Zanesville to take on Bishop Rosecrans (also 0-2) on Friday.