PREP PREVIEWS Friday's games

COLUMBIANA (5-0, 2-0 TCL) vs. LEETONIA (4-1, 2-0 TCL)
Game time: Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Leetonia.
Last meeting: Leetonia won 40-18 last year.
Notebook: Columbiana's wins have been over Malvern (33-0), Mineral Ridge (21-7), Lutheran West (28-15), United (34-0) and Wellsville (28-0). The Clippers are ranked sixth in this week's Associated Press poll of Ohio's Division VI teams. The Clippers approach what Coach Bob Spaite considers the meat of the schedule: Leetonia, Lisbon, East Palestine and Crestview. All four are traditional rivals and games against Leetonia, East Palestine and Crestview involve traveling trophies. "Those are Ohio State-Michigan kind of games," Spaite said. "All three of those consider us their No. 1 rival. I'm sure Lisbon feels that we're certainly one of [its] top two rivals. It's definitely the 'high hurdles' part of the season, without question." In the win over Wellsville, Joey Winters rushed for 119 yards on 29 carries and Mike Welce passed for 166 yards by completing 6-of-11 throws. Joe Kornack caught a 75-yard touchdown pass. Leetonia's loss came in the season opener against Mineral Ridge (21-0). Since then, the Bears have outscored their opponents (Western Reserve, Jackson-Milton, Wellsville, United) 120-28. The Bears trailed United 14-7 at halftime before rallying. Jake Kruegel had a 14-yard touchdown and Corey Raushenbach scored on a 20-yard run. Jon Williams scored a 1-yard touchdown and kicked a 27-yard field goal.
Radio: None.
CRESTVIEW (4-1, 2-0 TCL) vs. LISBON (5-0, 2-0 TCL)
Game time: Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Lisbon.
Last meeting: Crestview won 34-6 last year.
Notebook: The Rebels have posted big wins over LaBrae (37-7), Fairport Harding (61-0), East Palestine (47-6) and Southern (54-13). Their loss was to unbeaten South Range (17-14). Against Southern, Adam Thompson scored four touchdowns and rushed for 137 yards. The Rebels compiled 480 yards of offense. The closest game for the Blue Devils so far was their 35-14 victory over Martins Ferry in the opener. Lisbon also has defeated Minerva (43-20), Toronto (35-0), Southern (47-14) and East Palestine (28-0). In last week's win over East Palestine, Josh Grafton ran 11 times for 115 yards and a 48-yard touchdown. Dana Rose had 67 yards on 13 carries including a 2-yard touchdown. Both players caught scoring passes from Corey Smith.
Radio: None.
URSULINE (3-2, 0-0 SVC) vs. WARREN HARDING (1-4, 0-1)
Game time: Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Mollenkopf Stadium.
Last meeting: Ursuline won 37-22 last year.
Notebook: The Irish have been up and down all season, winning in Weeks 1, 3 and 5 (Boardman, Poland and St. Thomas Aquinas) and losing in Weeks 2 and 4 (Mentor, Steubenville). They needed overtime to defeat Aquinas, with Ryan Curry's 10-yard touchdown being the difference. Curry rushed 21 times for 171 yards as Ursuline overcame an early 14-0 deficit. Curry's other touchdown run was 25 yards. Bryant Youngblood scored from the 10. After opening the season with a 49-22 win over Cleveland JFK, Harding is reeling. In losses to Akron Buchtel, Strongsville, Mooney and Cleveland Glenville, the Raiders have been outscored 116-50. In losing to top-ranked Division I Glenville, junior tailback Dan Herron rushed for 61 yards on 10 carries and caught four passes for 44 yards. Harding was limited to 157 total yards on offense.
Radio: WKBN-AM 570, WBBW-AM 1240.
NILES (3-2, 0-0 MAC) VS. SALEM (4-1, 1-0 MAC)
Game time: Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Reilly Stadium.
Last meeting: Niles won 27-20 last year.
Notebook: The Red Dragons' wins were over Girard (34-24), Lakeview (24-0) and East Liverpool (41-3). Their losses were to Alliance (37-21) and Rayen (19-14). Against the Potters, Tyler Taylor rushed for 126 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown. James Cline (54 yards) and Vince Hites (17 yards) returned interceptions for touchdowns. Brian Butto, Nate Ganyard and Richard Beltran also scored touchdowns. Salem's wins were against East Liverpool, United, West Branch and Struthers by a margin of 167-58. Their loss was to state-ranked Division III Holy Name (21-16). In the Quakers' 34-6 victory over Struthers, J.J. Johnson rushed for 206 yards, including touchdown runs of 89 and 40 yards. Bryan Wright kicked field goals of 34 and 29 yards. Jarin Heath returned a punt 91 yards for another score. Quarterback Tom Jesko completed eight of 13 passes for 117 yards.
Radio: None.
SPRINGFIELD (4-1, 1-1 ICL) VS. MCDONALD (4-1, 1-1 ICL)
Game time: Friday, 7:30 p.m. at McDonald High School.
Last meeting: Springfield won 42-14 last year.
Notebook: The Tigers rebounded from their 27-26 loss to Lowellville with a 16-6 victory over Western Reserve. The Tigers scored 10 points in the first quarter. Anthony Warren scored on a 39-yard touchdown run and Bryan Visingardi booted a 26-yard field goal. Nate Schuler scored on an 8-yard run. Warren rushed for 174 yards on 25 carries. The Tigers' defense limited the Western Reserve ground game to minus 27 yards. McDonald opened the season with wins over Southington (48-14), Windham (32-0), Mathews (35-7) and Western Reserve (20-7) before last week's loss to state-ranked Division V South Range (35-7). Quarterback Matt Krumpak completed 17 of 27 passes for 137 yards against the Raiders. Joe Witkoski caught seven of them for 64 yards.
Radio: None.
HUBBARD (3-2, 1-1 TAC)VS. LAKEVIEW (4-1, 2-0 TAC)
Game time: Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Lakeview High in Cortland.
Last meeting: Hubbard won 40-21 last year.
Notebook: After opening the season with a 35-13 loss to Maple Heights, Hubbard defeated Poland, Struthers and Newton Falls before losing 42-14 to Liberty. Hubbard running back Tony Giancola had 60 yards on 10 carries before being knocked out of the Liberty game. Steve Cincola had 56 yards on 11 carries. The Eagles compiled 305 yards but gave up 492 to the Leopards. The Bulldogs opened with 14-0 victories over Painesville Harvey and Conneaut, then were blanked by Niles (21-0). In Trumbull Athletic Conference play, the Bulldogs defeated Girard (21-14) and LaBrae (20-6). In the win over the Vikings, Brent Socie rushed for 110 yards on 15 carries. Matt Kohuth rushed for 71 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Radio: WBBG-FM 106.1.
Vindicator staff report