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  The nightcap at Tom Benson Stadium had Canton GlanOak going up against Cleveland Heights. For me it would be the first time seeing Cleveland Heights play. The game really brought the saying "Winning ugly can be beautiful" to life. Maybe, in this case, winning ugly was just that? Caydren Saunders would be dropped by Khavarei Marshall for a loss of five after catching a screen pass, with 9:33 left on the score-clock. Xavier Marshasll tackled Jamel Hall, resulting in a loss of four yards with 8:57 remaining in the quarter. GlanOak was forced to punt, but they caught a break when the punt was muffed. Racing downfield to recover the ball was #86, who is not listed on the roster. The Eagles were forced to settle for a thirty-three-yard field goal from Joey Kelly, making this a 3-0 game, with 4:36 left in the quarter. The quarter ended with the Eagles converting a fourth and six, when Hall found Saunders for the first down. The Tigers' defense would stand tall and hold the Eag...

  Saturday afternoon took me back to Tom Benson Stadium in Canton, Ohio, for a high school football doubleheader. Up first from New York St. Francis Prep Terriers versus Sow-Munroe Falls. Watching the teams warm up, I got the feeling this could be a good game, and that was the case for the first half. Colten Barker came up big early for Stow when he got to Justin Davis for a loss of two. A fourteen-yard completion from Frank Quartarolo to Aaron Gonzalez with 9:23 showing on the clock brought some life to the Terriers offense and their small, dedicated crowd. Roderick Fordham found Josiah Romero to give the Terriers a first and ten on Stow's eleven. Quartarolo found Rafael Espinal for an eleven-yard score, making this a 6-0 game, with 6:37 left in the opening quarter. With the clock showing 5:43, Marvin Bowman picked off a Stow pass to put his offense back on the field. The Stow defense stood tall and quickly put their offense back on the field. From there, Israel Purkiss picked up ...