Friday Night Football: Playoff Week 2
Post season varsity football sees all four area teams moveing on to the semifinals. The most interesting twist for Nov. 13 matchups is an all Monroe County playoff at Hannibal as #4 Monroe Central fans travel down state routes 78 and 7 to take on the #1 River Pilots in Division #4, Region 23 play.
Barnesville – 35, Martins Ferry – 18
No. 2 Barnesville will host a regional semifinal next Friday as No. 3 Girard, 11-0, visits. This is the first time a regional semifinal takes place at Shamrock Stadium.
Friday night, Girard defeated No. 6 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney by the score of 35-21.
Shadyside – 27, Reedsville Eastern – 26
A spectacular 20-point fourth quarter performance by the Tigers at Reedsville saw the No. 4 team slip by No. 3 Reedsville Eastern.
Next week, Shadyside travels south to Lawrence County to challenge No. 1 Willow Woods Symmes Valley. The Vikings blanked Steubenville Catholic 55-0 Friday night.
Monroe Central – 49, Newcomerstown – 8
River – 42, Fredericktown – 27
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