East Liverpool’s Amir Baker cuts between teammate Jaylen Smith and and Brooke’s Brody Drumm and Cole Bolen (left) on Friday. (The Review/Jimmy Joe Savage)

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Brooke scored on three big plays and stopped two extra points to beat East Liverpool, 21-20, Friday.

The Bruins scored on a blocked punt, a kickoff return and a long run as they improved to 3-3 on the season.

The Potters drop to 2-5.

Colen recovered a blocked punt in the end zone to give the Bruins a 7-0 first-quarter lead.

East Liverpool came back and scored on Ben Myers’ 1-yard run. The extra-point kick was blocked to make the score 7-6.

Meshach Harris hauled in a 61-yard touchdown pass from Ben Myers to put the Potters ahead 12-7 in the second quarter. The two-point pass was intercepted.

Brooke’s Grant Yost returned the ensuing kickoff 85 yard for a touchdown to give the Bruins a 14-12 halftime lead.

The Potters took a 20-14 lead with 1:12 left in the third quarter as Dre’Keim Abercrombie hauled in an 18-yard pass from Myers.

It didn’t take long for Brooke to regain the lead as Cory Maynard raced 49 yards for a score for a 21-20 lead with 11:50 to play in the fourth quarter.

Both teams play Friday as East Liverpool hosts Edison and Broke entertains Frankfort.

BR: 7-7-0-7–21

EL: 6-6-8-0–20

SCORING

BR–Cole Bolen recovered blocked punt in end zone (kick good)

EL–Ben Myers 1 run (kick blocked)

EL– Meshach Harris 61 pass from Ben Myers (pass intercepted)

BR–Grant Yost 85 kickoff return (kick good)

EL–Dre’Keim Abercrombie 18 pass from Ben Myers (Dre’Kein Abercrombie pass from Ben Myers)

BR–Cory Maynard 49 run (kick good)

Lisbon 49, Wellsville 6

LISBON — Lisbon churned out 443 yards of offense in a 49-6 win over Wellsville on Friday.

Lisbon was led by Ashton Hinchliffe’s eight rushes for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Blue Devil quarterback Grant Minor completed nine passes of 12 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Minor also had a rushing touchdown.

Hinchliffe had two catches for 112 yards and a touchdown on the receiving end. Wyatt Newbold had three catches for 38 yards and a touchdown, while Devin Kelly had a 19-yard touchdown catch and three rushes for 68 yards and a touchdown. Nick Peruchetti also threw a 38-yard touchdown.

The game marked the first time Wellsville coach Jim Tsilimos, a longtime Lisbon coach, coached on the opposing sideline at War Memorial Stadium.

The Devils are 4-3 and 2-2 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. Lisbon is at Southern next Friday.

Wellsville is 0-7 and 0-4 in the EOAC. The Tigers are at Columbiana next Friday.

WE: 0- 0-0-6– 6

LI: 21-14-7-7–49

SCORING

LI–Grant Minor 2 run (Baylen Jackson kick)

LI–Ashton Hinchliffe 93 pass from Minor (Jackson kick)

LI–Devin Kelly 19 pass from Minor (Jackson kick)

LI–Hinchliffe 60 run (Jackson kick)

LI–Hinchliffe 38 run (Jackson kick)

LI–Kelly 42 run (Jackson kick)

LI–Wyatt Newbold 38 pass from Nick Peruchetti (Jackson kick)

WE–Austin Adkins 85 kickoff return (kick failed)

Leetonia 41, Southern 18

SALINEVILLE — The Leetonia Bears broke one streak by starting another.

The Bears snapped a 29-game league losing streak by topping Southern, 41-8, in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play Friday.

It was Leetonia’s first league victory in four years — since a 52-16 decision over East Palestine on Sept. 10, 2021.

The Bears improve to 3-4 overall and take a winning streak into Friday’s home game against East Palestine.

Leetonia featured three 100-yard rushers as Ethan Mathia had 124 yards on 14 carries and had a touchdown catch, Brayden Gainey ran for 11 yards and a touchdown on four carries and a two-point run alons with three catches for 49 yards, and Dylan Johns had 100 yards and a touchdown on eight carries.

Johns also was 5-of-14 passing for 100 yards and two touchdowns, one to Mathia and another to Gainey.

Senior lineman Jaden Rivers scored his first touchdown on a 1-yard run and Dylan Brown also had a touchdown run.

Rivers totaled 9 1/2 tackles, Mathia seven tackles and a sack, Gainey 4 1/2 tackles and Dylan Bennett recovered a fumble.

Southern drops to 1-5 and will host Lisbon on Friday.

Leetonia and Southern are both 1-3 in the EOAC.

L: 7-7-14-13–41

S: 0-6- 6- 6–18