text: Devils, Bulldogs to clash at SulsbergerSUBSCRIBE NOWto get full accessHomeNewsSportsLife & EventsObituariesElections 2016ArchivesUSA TODAYMediaMoreHomeNewsSportsLife & EventsObituariesElections 2016ArchivesUSA TODAYMediasocialFollowSearchfireflyHi Already a subscriber?Log inSubscribe today for full access on your desktop, tablet, and mobile device.Subscribe NowAlready a print edition subscriber, but don't have a login?Activate your digital access.Manage your account settings.My AccountView the E-NewspaperManage your NewslettersLog OutGet the newsLog In or Subscribe to skipAlready a subscriber?Log inSubscribe today for full access on your desktop, tablet, and mobile device.Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber, but don't have a login?Activate your digital access.TOP TRENDINGxShareShare This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutFacebookEmailTwitterGoogle+LinkedInPinterestDevils, Bulldogs to clash at SulsbergerZanesville welcomes Athens and OSU recruit Joey Burrow for a Week 2 game at Sulsberger Stadium.Post to FacebookDevils, Bulldogs to clash at Sulsberger Zanesville welcomes Athens and OSU recruit Joey Burrow for a Week 2 game at Sulsberger Stadium. Check out this story on zanesvilletimesrecorder.com: http://ohne.ws/1rP1P3o
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  Zanesville's Alessio Amato carries the ball against Newark in a 31-14 win in Week 1. The Blue Devils welcome Athens to Sulsberger Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. today.
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  )Buy PhotoCONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMOREAnother win against rival Newark is in the rear-view mirror for Zanesville.The Blue Devils broke in 18 new starters in the 31-14 victory that saw the defense snag pick off four passes, returning two for touchdowns.A more daunting test awaits today.Zanesville welcomes Division III power Athens — with its high-flying offense — to John D. Sulsberger Memorial Stadium, an unenviable task for all but a select few Bulldog opponents since four-star recruit Joey Burrow became quarterback.The Bulldogs, from the Tri-Valley Conference, are 24-2 the past two seasons with Burrow at quarterback.They are coming off a 52-0 win against Gallipolis Gallia Academy in which they had 494 yards of offense."We're going to have to play well to beat them, there's no doubt about that," Blue Devil coach Chad Grandstaff said.Burrow led a march to the Region 12 final in 2012, where his team fell to Dayton Thurgood Marshall after scoring at least 50 points seven times.In 2013, he directed an offense that scored at least 42 points in every game before falling to Region 9 power Columbus Marion-Franklin 38-7 in a regional final.The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Burrow, whose father Jimmy is the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Ohio University, drew more than 20 Division I scholarship offers before settling with Ohio State and coach Urban Meyer.Grandstaff compared Athens' offense to his own team's from 2013. Zanesville, which operated solely out of the no-huddle spread offense, set every school passing record in a Division II state semifinal berth."It comes in flurries," Grandstaff said. "You might stop them for a while, then they'll score three touchdowns in three minutes. You try to keep them from making the big play."Burrow is far from a one-man show.Brothers Adam Leuhrman and Ryan Leuhrman — both 6-5 receivers — provide lanky, experienced targets on the outside.Multifaceted running back Trae Williams — a 6-foot, 200-pounder who also stars at cornerback — lines up in the slot and returns kicks. He is committed to the Bobcats."They definitely can hurt you in a lot of different ways," Grandstaff said. "When their running back gets it he can go the distance anytime he touches it."Grandstaff pointed to secondary play and an effective ground game as keys.He wants to see his defensive backs contest more balls that come in their direction, a point driven home during practice this week."They're going to complete passes, that's just the way that offense works," Grandstaff said. "But we have to make them earn everything they get."Other games on the schedule include Maysville visiting New Lexington, Sheridan going to West Muskingum and Tri-Valley welcoming Morgan in Muskingum Valley League play. Philo heads to Licking Valley and Crooksville entertains Rosecrans in nonleague action.All MVL games this season will be 7 p.m. kickoffs unless noted.sblackburn@zanesvilletimesrecorder.com740-450-6723Twitter: @SamBlackburnTRToday's GamesAthens at ZanesvilleCambridge at John GlennMaysville at New LexingtonSheridan at West MuskingumMorgan at Tri-ValleyPhilo at Licking ValleyCrooksville at RosecransCONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE