A regional high school football wrap-up from all over central Ohio. Look to Knox Pages for sports results from Knox, Ashland, Morrow, Licking, Delaware, Richland, and Franklin counties. For feature coverage from this week, check out our sports section.
Divisions V, VI and VII kicked off postseason play on Saturday night. Here’s how Knox County’s four playoff-bound teams fared:
East Knox blazes past Reedsville Eastern, 41-13
The East Knox Bulldogs, seeded fourth in Division VII Region 27, jumped out to a 20-0 first-quarter lead against 13-seed Reedsville Eastern on Saturday night and never looked back, taking down the Eagles, 41-13, at Chet Looney Stadium.
The Bulldogs led 34-0 at halftime and 41-0 after three quarters. Both of the Eagles’ touchdowns came in the closing minutes of the game.
East Knox will host fifth-seeded Glouster Trimble next Saturday night in the regional quarterfinals. Trimble beat 12-seed Fisher Catholic in the first round Saturday, 38-0.
Nelsonville-York handles Centerburg, 42-9
The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes, seeded eighth in Division VI Region 23, sprinted past 9-seed Centerburg in the first round of the playoffs Saturday night, 42-9.
The Buckeyes jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead, then held that lead until halftime. It expanded in the third quarter, when Nelsonville-York scored three touchdowns to Centerburg’s one, making it 35-7 heading into the final stanza. The home Buckeyes tacked on another touchdown in the fourth, and Centerburg recorded a safety.
Nelsonville-York will hit the road next Saturday to face top-seeded Fort Frye in the regional quarterfinals. Fort Frye beat 16-seed Johnstown Northridge, 54-6, in the first round on Saturday night.
Northmor outlasts Fredericktown, 28-14
The Northmor Golden Knights, seeded sixth in Division VI Region 23, outscored 11-seed Fredericktown 21-0 over the middle quarters Saturday night to roll to a 28-14 first-round win.
Northmor led 7-6 after one quarter of play, and would score once more before halftime, making it 14-6 at the break. But the Golden Knights stepped on the gas in the third quarter, scoring twice to make it 28-6 heading into the final stanza. Fredericktown tacked on a touchdown and two-point conversion late to narrow the deficit to 14 points.
Northmor will travel to West Jefferson next Saturday to take on the third-seeded Rough Riders in the regional quarterfinals. West Jefferson beat 14-seed Valley 43-14 in the first round Saturday.
Newark Catholic rolls past Danville, 34-16
The Newark Catholic Green Wave, seeded first in Division VII Region 27, used a 27-0 first-half lead to roll past 16-seed Danville on Saturday night, 34-16.
The game was scoreless heading into the second quarter, but Newark Catholic quickly broke things open. The Green Wave scored four touchdowns in the period, while surrendering none.
Danville outscored Newark Catholic in the second half, 16-7, but it was too little, too late for the visiting Blue Devils.
Newark Catholic will face eighth-seeded Caldwell in the regional quarterfinals next Saturday. Caldwell beat 9-seed Frontier, 48-7, in the first round Saturday night.
