Steubenville Central used a dominating offensive performance as well as scores on a fumble return and blocked punt to defeat Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans in Zanesville on Friday evening, 41-7. The Crusaders scored first as Matty Jones hit Daveon Thorn on a 90 yard TD. The defense and special teams got into the act in the second quarter as Seth White returned a fumble 27 yards, and later Jones took a blocked punt back nine yards, making the score 21-0 at halftime. Central padded the lead in the third quarter with two more TD passes, one to Thorn from 9 yards out and another to Michael Fabbro for 23 yards. Braden Wanchik ran it in from one yard out in the final period before the Bishops got on the board near the end of the game. Central improves to 1-2 and travels to Toronto next Friday.

Steubenville Central dropped a game to Strasburg-Franklin on the road Friday evening, 28-0. The Tigers built a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, before picking off a Matty Jones pass and running it back 70 yards. Central mounted their best drive of the evening right before halftime, as Jones hit Michael Fabbro on a 17-yard completion to the one yard line with no timeouts remaining, but a rush attempt was stopped with one second left on the clock, leaving the score 21-0 at the intermission. Strasburg added another score at the end of the third quarter. The Crusaders (0-2) travel to Zanesville to take on Bishop Rosecrans (also 0-2) on Friday.

Lucas pulled away from Steubenville Central in a rain-soaked season opener at Harding Stadium on Saturday, 29-13 using two late touchdowns to break open a close game. The Cubs struck first midway through the first quarter to lead 8-0 before lightning forced a delay of approximately 75 minutes at the 3:53 mark with the Crusaders facing a fourth down at their own 31. When play resumed, Central threw an incomplete pass and Lucas capitalized on the short field and scored again to go up 14-0. In the second quarter, Matty Jones hit Rahim Mitchell in stride for an 80 touchdown to make the score 14-7. Later in the quarter, the Crusaders fumbled a punt return deep in their own territory and Lucas took over on the six yard line, but Central held and ran the clock out. After a scoreless third period, Central closed to within one point on a Jones to Michael Fabbro 10 yard TD. The extra point banged off the left upright, leaving the score 14-13 with 11:03 left in the game. The Cubs sealed the win with two long TD runs late in the final quarter: a 49 yard score followed by a 60 yard quarterback keeper around right end. Central (0-1) travels to Strasburg next Friday.