Columbus Blue Jackets players celebrate their goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)COLUMBUS, Ohio – Hours after trading disgruntled center Pierre-Luc Dubois, the Columbus Blue Jackets got three first-period goals and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 Saturday. Nick Foligno, Mikhail Grigorenko, Vladislav Gavrikov, Zach Werenski and Eric Robinson scored, and Elvis Merzlikins had 30 saves as the Blue Jackets played their most explosive game of the season. The Blue Jackets tied it 17 seconds later when Foligno knocked in a rebound off Vasilevsky's stick. The Blue Jackets host the Florida Panthers on Tuesday and Thursday.

Mitchell Stephens takes the reigns at Legacy Christian Academy after stints at Conroe, Hull -Daisetta, Texas City, Page (Arizona) and Elkhart. He has hopes of turning around the TAPPS IV program that went 2-8 in 2019. QB Grant Davis earned honorable-mention accolades last season and will be protected by OL Alex Porter – a second-teamer – and Carson Rains. Darriyon Wilson will tote the rock, while Kennedy Wilson is the primary receiver. Davis, Wilson and Wilson will flip to the secondary, while Potter will anchor the DL.