Friday Night Football: Week 1
Gridiron Action for the area’s five high school teams Friday, August 21, is reported below.
Barnesville and Union Local traveled while Buckeye Trail and Monroe Central played at home.
Shenandoah was also scheduled to play at home but had to move the game due to Thursday’s flooding at the school. That game was moved to Byesville at Meadowbrook’s field.
Games
Barnesville – 34, John Glenn – 19
Senior Running Back Trey Toliver was the star of the game at New Concord Friday night as the Shamrocks notched their first win of the season against the John Glenn Little Muskies, 34-19.
The game was the first time in 12 years the two teams squared off. For decades the first game each season was against John Glenn.
Runs by Toliver were responsible for all three Shamrock TDs in the first half. Although Barnesville struggled with two failed point after kicks, Toliver’s second score was followed by a successful two-point conversion.
John Glenn got on the board in the second frame erasing the ‘Rocks 20-0 lead.
In the third, the Little Muskies struck first. Barnesville responded with a 30-yard run by Evan Wells’ score making it a 26-13 game.
John Glenn added another touchdown before the Toliver struck for a fourth time with a blazing 50-yard dash to the endzone in the fourth quarter.
The Zanesville daily newspaper published a photo gallery of the game online under the banner, “Barnesville upends John Glenn in season opener.”
Barnesville hosts Meadowbrook at Shamrock Stadium next Friday. The Colts lost to Tri-Valley, 56-22 Friday night.
Union Local -34, Warren Local – 0
The Jets got off to a roaring start to the 2026 season blanking the Warren Local Warriors at Vincent, 34-0. A detailed account of the game was covered in Saturday’s Marietta Times.
Next week, Union Local takes a short trip to the county seat to take on the St. Clairsville Red Devils. St. C begins the season 0-1 after losing to the West Branch Warriors Friday night at home, 37-6.
Caldwell – 28, Buckeye Trail – 0
The Caldwell Redskins, who went far into the playoffs last year, picked up a lopsided win over Buckeye Trail at Old Washington Friday night, 28-0.
Up next for the Warriors is a trip to meet the Crooksville Ceramics, who will also go into the game 0-1 after a 32-20 loss to Newcomerstown.
Shenandoah – 46, Bishop Rosecrans – 0
In another shutout, Shenandoah beat Bishop Rosecrans at Meadowbrook, the game moved due to flooding at the Sarahsville field.
Next Friday night, the Zeps travel to Bridgeport to take on the Bulldogs. In week one they lost to Frontier, 50-14.
Monroe Central – 33, Liberty Union -12
The Seminoles started the 2026 season with a home field win over the Baltimore, OH, Liberty Union Lions. Next week, the Monroe Countians are on the road, traveling to Bellaire to take on the Big Reds at Nelson Field. Bellaire beat Buckeye Local 43-13 Friday evening.
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