Rockets’ Whinery goes for 138

Lowellville picked up its first win of the season, over
Springfield.

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Cody Whinery rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown Friday to lead the Lowellville High football team to a 28-20 victory over Springfield.

John Lyras (1 yard) and Vince Travaline (2 yards) scored first-half touchdown to boost the Rockets (1-2) to a 12-0 lead. Travaline finished with 73 yards on 21 carries.

David Minnie completed five of nine passes for 119 yards including a 14-yard touchdown to Bill Sacaccetti.

For the Tigers (0-3), quarterback Nate Schuler completed 14 of 22 passes for 176 yards. Brandon Goist caught seven for 143 yards and two touchdowns (12 and 32 yards). Schuler hit Matt Evans with a 5-yard score for Springfield’s other score.

East Palestine 41,
Jackson-Milton 6

NORTH JACKSON — Tommy Powers and Aaron Householder each scored touchdowns for the Bulldogs.

Powers intercepted a pass and returned it 77 yards for a score. Householder rushed 10 times for 74 yards, including scores from the 4 and 2.

Jake Carlile led the Blue Jays (0-3) with 90 yards rushing and a 75-yard kickoff return.

Crestview 26,
Southern 13

COLUMBIANA — Corey Hill’s 84-yard return of the opening kickoff got the Rebels rolling. Hill also scored on a 74 yard run.

Tony Britton scored Crestview’s other touchdowns on runs of 8 and 1 yard.

Lisbon 13,
Wellsville 7

WELLSVILLE — After Jeremy Carter’s 77-yard return of the opening kickoff staked the Tigers to a quick lead, the Blue Devils (2-1) pitched a shutout.

Aaron Sweeney’s 20-yard interception return tied the game at 7-7 in the first quarter.

Dana Rose’s 73-yard return of the second-half kickoff ended the scoring. Rose led the Devils with 64 yards rushing on 18 carries.

Jeff Hanselman led the Tigers with 89 yards rushing on 28 carries.

United 21,
Toronto 17

TORONTO — Eric Sluss rushed twice for touchdowns and Jimmy Phillis scored once and passed for 76 yards for United (2-1).

Leetonia 13,
Mathews 7

VIENNA — This game was stopped by lightning at halftime and will be resumed today at 2 p.m.