IRONTON — There’s a saying that an ugly win is still a lot better than a pretty loss. While Ironton head coach Trevon Pendleton wasn’t happy with how his team won, he was still happy that they did get a 17-10 win in a tough physical game against the Cincinnati McNicholas Rockets on Friday. “Hats off to them guys. They are physical. They’re well-coached,” said Pendleton. “We’ve got a lot of stuff to clean up on. It’s bad when after a win, you feel like you lost, and that’s not

ASHLAND — Some key defensive stops in the second half and some perfectly timed individual efforts by the offense helped the Ashland Tomcats slug it out and beat the Lawrence County Bulldogs 19-14 in a gritty slugfest on Friday night at Putnam Stadium. Ashland coach Chad Tackett was elated over his team being able to come through in the clutch again and make the big plays in the late stages to get the job done and secure the win. "I'm just really proud of their perseverance an

PEDRO — The Middle Tennessee Christian School Cougars jumped out to a big first half lead and downed the Rock Hill Redmen 47-7 on Friday. Alie Bangura — the team’s leading rusher — had a pair of 1-yard scoring runs as the Cougars took a 13-0 lead with 6 minutes left in the first quarter. Cooper Youell ran 2 yards for a touchdown just 1:15 later and Bangura broke free on a 38-yard run with just 30 seconds left in the quarter and it was 26-0. Le’marlo Nichols threw a 55-yard sc