CANAL WINCHESTER — There’s an old saying that offense sells tickets, defense wins championships. If that’s true, Ironton fans may be in line for a 2-for-1 experience. The Fighting Tigers put together another strong defensive performance in a 38-0 shutout of the Harvest Prep Warriors on Friday. Ironton (7-1) has clinched first place in the Division 5 Region 19 postseason playoff ratings and will get a first-round bye in the playoffs. With the offense still scoring points, the

PORTSMOUTH — A shift in momentum in the early moments of the third quarter, and some superlative plays from some key offensive players helped the Portsmouth Trojans pull away from Rock Hill to beat the Redmen 43-35 on Friday in an Ohio Valley Conference game. "It's nice when those breaks go your way," said Portsmouth coach Brandon Sammons. "Coming out of halftime, we had some conversations about where we were missing in the first half defensively." The Trojans saw much of the

MINFORD — The St. Joseph Flyers stayed in the Southern Ohio Conference, but they played a little higher as they faced the SOC-2 league champion Minford Falcons on Thursday. Minford showed why they were the bigger school division champions this season with a 4-1 soccer win over the Flyers. Minford (14-1-1) scored 3 minutes into the game as Colby Mullens got a goal with an assist from Gabe Turner. The Falcons didn’t score again until 20 minutes later when Tyce Cron used a pass