photo by: Lauren Florence

St. Clairsville’s Ollie Muhly (11) runs with the ball Friday night against Garrettsville Garfield at JAG Stadium in Garrettsville. Muhly ran 26 times for 260 yards and scored four touchdowns, but the Red Devils fell, 48-31, to the G-Men.

GARRETTSVILLE – Homestanding Garrettsville Garfield led 13-10 at the half Friday night at JAG Stadium, but scored 35 points in the second half to eliminate St. Clairsville, 48-31, in an Ohio Division V, Region 17 quarterfinal playoff contest.

Red Devils senior running back Ollie Muhly capped his career with a best of 260 yards on 26 carries. He had touchdown runs of 24, 49, 1 and 57. Hunter Orum added 89 yards on eight carries.

Sam McLean passed for 55 yards on 8-of-16, with two interceptions. Kaden Clifford had two catches for 17 and Jaxon Starks one for 23.

Parker Galloway booted a 35-yard field goal in the second quarter.

The Red Devils finished at 8-4.

Division VI, Region 23

West Jefferson 21, Toronto 20

WEST JEFFERSON – The Toronto football team took a gamble. Unfortunately, it did not pay off for the Red Knights.

Trailing No. 3 seed West Jefferson by seven points in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter, sixth-seeded Toronto scored a touchdown on a 4-yard pass from Michael Henry to Brody Close to pull the Red Knights to within one with 19.7 fateful seconds on the clock.

Toronto could have kicked the extra point to tie the score, however, the Red Knights rolled the dice and went for 2. Henry’s pass was complete, however, the Rough Riders stopped the play short of the goal line keeping themselves ahead by one point.

Trailing by a point, Toronto had to attempt an onside kick. Henry’s kick took a big bounce, however, the Rough Riders were able to recover it and they took knee on the ensuing play to run out the clock as they held on for a thrilling victory at Kile Field.

“We decided to go for 2 before the drive started,” Toronto (9-2) head coach Jaret Aubiel said. “I think it was the right thing to do. We trusted our guys to go out and make a play. I would go for 2 again in the same spot. Overall, I’m just really proud of these kids and the coaching staff for everything they accomplished this year.”

With the win, West Jefferson will play No. 2 seed Fort Frye at 7 p.m. on the road in the regional semifinals. Fort Frye – the No. 2 seed – dispatched No. 10 seed Caldwell, 28-14, in the quarterfinals.

Division V, Region 19

Nelsonville-York 35, Union Local 0

NELSONVILLE – The shorthanded Jets (8-4) were no match for the undefeated No. 3 Buckeyes (11-0) at Dave Boston Field.

According to reports, No. 11 Union Local played without several key starters due to disciplinary action.