SVSM rusher: Harvie Tuck IV is ready to roll. The 5-foot-11, 220-pound Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary senior carried 24 times for 163 yards and two touchdown as the Irish coasted to a 31-12 win in their opener over Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph. ‘’We told Harvie at the beginning of the year that he is going to carry the load,’’ Irish coach Dan Boarman said. St. V-M senior quarterback Vince Pelini rushed for 103 yards and one touchdown and completed 10 passes for 104 yards. The Irish drove 97, 76 and 79 yards for touchdowns on their first three possessions and led 24-0 at halftime. (Akron Beacon Journal)

Costly win: Last Friday night’s season-opening win proved costly for Alliance as two-way starter Dailen Cottle, a junior slotback and outside linebacker, suffered a broken ankle in the Aviators’ 39-26 win over visiting Crestwood at Mount Union Stadium. “At first, we thought it was a sprain, but it was diagnosed as a broken ankle, the same one he broke against Marlington last year,” Alliance head coach Ron Kuceyeski said. “He’s out for the year, which is tough.” In the Crestwood game, the 5-8, 175-pound Cottle was a difference maker on both sides of the football. He scored on touchdown runs of 43 and 33 yards, then returned a fumble for six points. Cottle, who finished the game with 91 rushing yards in only five tries. He left the game with 4:15 remaining in the third quarter after picking up 11 yards on an inside zone play. (Alliance Review)

McKinley’s frustration: Opening-night excitement turned into an evening of frustration for the Canton McKinley High School football team. Too many mistakes and one bad break Saturday left the Bulldogs walking off the field at Fawcett Stadium disappointed after a 24-10 loss to Solon. The loss spoiled Ron Johnson’s debut as head coach of the Bulldogs, but did little to diminish his belief in his new team. “They were disappointed. They care,” he said of his players. “But they know they’re a good football team. ... We all know we can do better.” McKinley’s new-look spread offense never got untracked. The Bulldogs gained just 75 total yards and went 1-for-10 on third-down conversions, failing on their last nine. A long kickoff return and an interception set up their only points. Still, the Bulldogs were clinging to hopes of a late comeback, trailing 17-10, when they suffered one final frustration. After a nice defensive stand inside their own 10 in the final two minutes, the Bulldogs blocked a 22-yard field goal. But instead of taking over with a chance to tie the game, they were flagged for roughing the kicker with 1:44 left. (Canton Repository)

Big win for Glenville: Glenville has won big football games with breakaway runs, long passes and defensive heroics. Saturday night, the Tarblooders earned, arguably, their biggest regular-season win ever, and they did so in novel fashion. Glenville topped St. Ignatius, 20-17, on a game-ending 30-yard field goal by Marvel Brooks before about 10,000 fans at Parma’s Byers Field. “We’ve had tough times kicking the ball,” Brooks said with a smile that seemed to stretch from ear to ear, “but my teammates and coaches have always encouraged me, saying that some day, I’d be a kicker. There was a lot of pressure. There were four seconds left and the crowd got quiet. I’m a straight-on kicker, not soccer-style, so I have to hit it right. It’s an incredible feeling.” (Cleveland Plain Dealer)