Steubenville Central got off to a slow start on a Homecoming night Saturday evening at Harding Stadium but ended up winning going away 47-23 vs. Louisville Aquinas. The Crusaders fumbled on two of their first three plays from scrimmage, and the second turnover gave the Knights a short 30 yard field that they capitalized on to go up 6-0. Aquinas scored on their next possession thanks to a 71 yard run, pushing their lead to 12-0. Central immediately answered as Rahim Mitchell ran back the kickoff 89 yards to cut into the lead. Then Central struck twice in the last 25 seconds of the half: first on a Ryan Holzworth four yard run, set up by a 20 yard Daveon Thorn pass reception on fourth down to the two yard line; then after an Aquinas fumble, Matty Jones connected with Mitchell for a 33 yard TD, to put the Crusaders up at halftime 20-12. The Knights scored on their first possession of the second half to cut the lead to 20-18, but Central quickly drove down the field, culminating with Jones finding Michael Fabbro all alone in the end zone on a short three yard TD. Jones and Fabbro connected again two and a half minutes later to put Central up 34-18. Aquinas scored with thirteen seconds left in the third period, but once again the Crusaders immediately answered, as Daveon Thorn ran the ensuing kickoff back 75 yards for another TD. Thorn put the game away in the middle of the fourth quarter, catching Jones's fourth touchdown pass of the night. Central evens their record at 3-3, and hosts Southern Local (1-5) next Saturday.

Steubenville Central rebounded from a loss last week to defeat Buckeye Local in Rayland on Friday evening, 20-8. The Crusaders opened the scoring in the first quarter on a five yard rushing TD by Rahim Mitchell, but the Panthers responded with a 76 yard return of the ensuing kickoff and two-point conversion to take an 8-7 lead. Ryan Holzworth gave Central a 13-8 lead that they would take into halftime with a one yard rushing touchdown. After a scoreless third period, Buckeye Local drove inside the red zone threatening to take the lead, but Daveon Thorn picked off a pass in the endzone to thwart the drive. Matty Jones found Michael Fabbro in the left corner of the endzone to conclude the scoring. The Crusaders improve to 2-3 and take on Louisville Aquinas (also 2-3) next Saturday at Harding Stadium.

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.