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When Davison Igbinosun was growing up, he always envisioned playing alongside his brother, Desmond, in college. On Saturday, the two will be on opposing sidelines when Ohio State travels to take on Rutgers (6-2).

After failing to get much of anything going in the offensive end for most of the game, the St. Charles boys soccer team capitalized on a late flurry to escape with a 1-0 win over Olentangy in Wednesday’s Division I regional semifinal at Westerville Central.

The Olentangy Orange boys cross country team made a little history over the weekend, nabbing regional runner-up honors — the highest regional finish the program’s ever had — Saturday at Pickerington North.

The top-seeded Delaware Christian volleyball team saw its stellar season come to a close over the weekend, falling to third-seeded Shekinah Christian in a Division IV district championship game Saturday afternoon at Central Crossing.

The top-seeded Olentangy football team took care of business early, racing out to a 34-0 lead late in the first half en route to a lopsided 44-13 Division I, Region 2 opening-round win over visiting and 16th-seeded Dublin Jerome Friday night in Lewis Center.

After downing Wisconsin in Madison on Saturday, Ohio State returns to the road this weekend when it travels to take on the improved, bowl-eligible Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-2) in a matchup that carries a little more intrigue than past meetings between the two programs.

MADISON, Wis. — During his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Ryan Day was asked about the state of his running game and its ability to find some traction over the final five weeks of the regular season. In response, Day alluded to the return of TreVeyon Henderson after a three-game absence as a potential boost that would go a long way in righting at least some of those wrongs.

MADISON, Wis. — Rarely has Ohio State found winning easy at Camp Randall Stadium, and Saturday night was no different as the No. 3 Buckeyes got all they could handle from the Wisconsin Badgers before pulling away late for a 24-10 win.

Hosting a playoff game for the first time ever, the eighth-seeded Delaware Hayes football team hung around early, but visiting and ninth-seeded Miamisburg used three second-half touchdowns to pull away en route to a 34-14 Division I, Region 2 win on Friday night.

Despite being thrust into a major role in Ohio State’s biggest test to date last week against then-No. 7 Penn State, the moment was never too big for true freshman cornerback Jermaine Mathews Jr. as he responded with an impressive performance to aid a dominant effort from the Buckeye defense.