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Penn Ohio Raiders
SHARON, Pa. -- The Penn Ohio Raiders of the United States Football Alliance will carry a 4-0 record into Saturday's road game against the Beaver County Vipers (3-1) at Beaver (Pa.) High stadium.
The Raiders are coming off a 28-0 victory over the Lackawanna (N.Y.) Dynasty Saturday at Eagle Heights Academy -- their second shutout of the season. Quarterbacks J.J. Wilson (Farrell) and Ray Morrow (Youngstown) combined to pass for 355 yards and three TDs.
Wilson hit Lokey Howell (Farrell) on two TD passes while Wilson also had pass connections of 50 yards to Squire Cross and 40 yards to Anthony King. Both Cross and King are from Youngstown.
Marrow threw for 175 yards, including a 75-yard TD strike to King.
Fullback Tim Smith (Mineral Ridge) scored the Raiders' other TD on a 1-yard plunge.
Brian Baer (New Wilmington) scored on a two-point conversion while John Izzo (Farrell) kicked two extra points.
The Raiders were forced to punt only one time in the game, a 40-yarder by Mark Means (West Middlesex).
Rich Walker (Warren) was a standout on defense with two more fumble recoveries to give him six for the season.
Penn Ohio shares first place in the USFA with the Central Ohio Lions (4-0) and Columbus Cowboys (4-0).
In another USFA game last Saturday, the Ohio Red Bulls dropped a 21-13 decision to the Akron Jagz to fall to 2-2.
Cage fighting
NILES -- Ricco Acevedo of Boardman is expected to get another shot at cage fighting after winning his inaugural bout during an International Fighting and Boxing League match at the Eastwood Expo Center.
Acevedo, 27, defeated Brent Bobeck of Jim Bundy's School of Fighting in the headliner of the Ohio Athletic Commision-sanctioned event on June 17.
The 5-9, 200-pound Acevedo, who is 1-0 as a professional boxer, hadn't previously fought cage-style. He stepped in and hit Bobeck, a kickboxer, with a left hook. That's when Acevedo jumped on top and pounded his opponent until winning at 0:37 of the first round of the heavyweight battle.
Acevedo's trainer, Larry Filer, said that Acevedo's next cage fight is scheduled for August 19, either at the Expo Center or at Eastwood Field.
McDonald hiresseveral coaches
McDONALD -- The McDonald board of education has hired these coaches: Bill Walker, Gary Carkido and Jim Lowers as assistant varsity football coach at $3,718 each annually; Fred Gault, freshman football coach, $2,288 a year; Bill Bundy, junior high football coach, $2,288 a year; and Pamela Ruby, swim club adviser, $3,718 a year, and girls cross-country coach, $3,146 a year.
Ursuline reunion
YOUNGSTOWN -- The 1956 Ursuline High School football team is planning a 50th reunion for Sept. 15 & amp; 16.
Members of the team that went 10-0 and won the City Series championship will gather for a dinner and game.
Contact Joe Balmer (330) 856-2365 or Tony Calucchia (309) 347-8173. The committee would also be interested in hearing from players who have any memorabilia.
Junior golf
GENEVA -- Boo Timko of Girard fired 41-40--81 to place second in the boys 12-13-year-old division in the Plain Dealer North Coast Tour Junior tournament Tuesday at Hemlock Springs golf course.
Michael Kloecker of Erie, Pa. took first with 37-43--80.
Striders track
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Youngstown Strider Track and Field Club will hold the Joe Williams Invitational at 1 p.m. Saturday at YSU.
The meet features a mini-Olympics for kids ages 4-6. Kids 7-18 will compete along with the masters divisions for athletes 19 to 69. Cost is $10. Visit www.eteamz.com/leaau or call David Townsend at 330-559-1992.
Correction
STRUTHERS -- Robert Goeke tossed a two-hitter with four strikeouts to lead Roth Brothers to a 1-0 victory over R & amp;J Trucking Monday in a Class B game at Cene Park. Goeke's name was misspelled in Tuesday's edition.
NATION
NFL toughensdrug policy
NEW YORK -- The NFL has toughened up its drug policy, adding amphetamines to the list of banned enhancers starting this season.
Vindicator staff/wire reports