Xavier Jones rattled off 200 yards and four TDs, kicker Jackson Kleather booted another 46-yard field goal and the Red Devils defense made it stand with a 45-7 victory against Stebbins.
Piqua surrenders first points of the season as Xenia turns the tables and blanks the Indians with a 28-0 victory in the Miami Valley League cross-over clash.
Tippecanoe's Olivia Gustafson (above) celebrates a hard-fought point in the Red Devils' 3-1 win over rival Troy Thursday night. Read more about the match in Friday's Press Pros feature.
It wasn't close for long, and it ended with more drama than the final score deserved, as Piqua knotted its all-time series with Troy at 66-66-6 in the on-going history of Ohio's longest-contested high school football rivalry. Bruce Hooley writes for Saturday's Press Pros.
The Troy Trojans were down to their third-string quarterback and struggled to stop the Xenia Buccaneers' defensive push Friday night. That, and Xenia's own bullish running game, left Troy looking for a better effort with the Piqua Indians up next.