SPORTSBRIEFING
Beavers, Rebels unbeaten
COLUMBIANA — Crestview and Beaver Local, a pair of 11-0 teams, appear in the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association state poll released Monday.
The Rebels dropped two spots to fourth in Division V despite a pair of wins last week.
The Beavers also received votes in Division IV.
Both teams play today with Crestview at Liberty and Beaver Local traveling to Martins Ferry.
Canfield hosts Suburban League
CANFIELD — The Suburban League Cross Country Championships will be held today at the Canfield Fairgrounds.
Forty-nine schools are members of the league, including Beaver Local, Columbiana, Crestview, East Liverpool, East Liverpool Christian, East Palestine, Heartland Christian, Leetonia, Lisbon, Sebring, Southern Local, Springfield, United and Western Reserve.
The varsity girls race will start at 4:45 p.m., followed by the varsity boys at 5:20 p.m., middle school girls at 5:50 p.m. and middle school boys at 6:10 p.m.
Cars can enter at Gate 9 off Route 46. There will be a $5 cash charge per car.
Baker leads Buccaneers’ rally
HOUSTON (AP) — Baker Mayfield led an 11-play, 80-yard drive capped by Rachaad White’s 2-yard touchdown run with 6 seconds left, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rallied past the Houston Texans 20-19 on Monday night.
Mayfield threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns for the Bucs (2-0), and his 15-yard scramble on fourth-and-10 kept the game-winning drive going.
The Texans (0-2) took a 19-14 lead on a 25-yard TD run by Nick Chubb with 2:10 left. Houston went for 2 but C.J. Stroud was sacked.
Trailing by one, the Texans got a quick stop thanks to a sack by Will Anderson on third down. Rookie Jaylin Noel returned the punt 53 yards to get Houston inside the 30.
Two plays later, Chubb slipped through the line and dashed into the end zone untouched for his first touchdown as a Texan after spending his first seven seasons with the Browns.
Stroud threw for 207 yards and a touchdown but failed to move the offense effectively for much of the second half.
Houston trailed by four and hadn’t scored in the second half when Riley Dixon’s punt was blocked by Jakob Johnson and the Texans recovered on the Tampa Bay 35 with about 6 1/2 minutes to go. The Texans failed to move the ball and settled for Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 53-yard field goal that cut the lead to 14-13 with just over five minutes left.
Tampa Bay had a chance to pad the lead late in the third period after both teams struggled offensively after halftime. But Chase McLaughlin’s 38-yard field-goal attempt bounced off the right upright.