March Madness is unde rway. Baseball season begins in two weeks. Clearly, it must be time for a column about the law of … football? Indeed, football is the sport making legal news right now both for the penalties it has just imposed on teams for violations of a non-existent salary cap in 2010 and, even more so, for the penalties that it is about to impose on teams for running a “bounty” system. The latter is more critical, and, though law enforcement officials in cities like New Orleans, Buffalo and Washington have already declined to become involved, it is the latter that also likely crossed the line into being criminal.
It wasn’t the first trip to a Division I regional football quarterfinal for Orange coach Brian Cross, but the same couldn’t be said for his team, and the Pioneers found the road in Division I can be plenty rough.Orange’s first venture into the big school division had its moments, but the Hilliard Davidson Wildcats had many more and knocked the Pioneers out of the playoffs with a 22–0 victory Saturday night at the Hilliard Davidson Sports Complex.
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Like anything else, football has its intricacies. At its core, though, it’s a simple game.To win, you have to score more than your opponent. And to score, generally speaking, you have to have the ball.
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The Pacers showed plenty of pride, but the Pioneers’ championship pedigree prevailed as they rode standout running back Brandon Schoen to a 47–21 OCC-Capital Division win Friday in Delaware.
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This one was decided in the trenches.Big Walnut dominated both sides of the line, piling up 482 yards — 454 on the ground — and 21 first downs in total offense, as the Golden Eagles rolled to their sixth straight victory Friday night, a 42–13 Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division decision over Delaware Hayes on Homecoming Night at Gauthier Field.
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It was a game that kept the fans on the edge of their collective seats for 48 minutes.Big Walnut, extending its win streak to four games, rallied from a 34–21 third-quarter deficit to edge Olentangy Orange 35–34 in an thrilling battle of Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division leaders Saturday night at Ohio Wesleyan University’s Selby Stadium. The game was moved to OWU following Friday’s day-long rains, which left the Golden Eagle field unplayable.
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A new wrinkle is just what the Hayes-Buckeye Valley rivalry needed. That wrinkle — double overtime.Hayes tied the game late in the fourth quarter, but Buckeye Valley scored on a pass play in the second overtime and held off the Pacers for a 38–32 victory Friday in front of a packed house at Gauthier Field.
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