Archbishop Hoban downs Walsh Jesuit; Wadsworth stops Nordonia; CVCA beats Fairless
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Archbishop Hoban 32, Walsh Jesuit 20
Everyone knows about the rushing attack for the Knights (6-0).
Few have been able stop it. The Warriors (4-2) put up a good fight, but eventually were worn down as Lamar Sperling, 158 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries, and Caleb Jones, 114 yards on 11 carries, took center stage for an offense that put up 438 total yards Friday night.
Hoban's Jayvian Crable had four catches for 97 yards.
Knights quarterback JacQai Long completed 7 of 15 passes for 156 yards.
Walsh kept it a game thanks to Ryan Kerscher, who completed 23 of 44 passes for 257 yards and a touchdown.
Kerscher threw completions to eight receivers with John Keough (98 yards, TD) his big target.
“We knew they were going to throw the ball however many times they were going to throw it which was a bunch,” Hoban coach Tim Tyrrell said. “Once our guys calmed down, they relaxed, and we got some heat on them.”
It was back-and-forth most of the way until a 5-yard touchdown from Sperling started the fourth quarter and his 52-yard run ended Hoban’s scoring.
The game ended on a 35-yard touchdown from Kerscher to Keough.
Aurora 31, Tallmadge 30
A 22-yard field goal with 3:10 left by Dom Trivisonno lifted the Greenmen (5-1, 3-0) over the Blue Devils (4-2, 1-2) in a key Suburban League American Conference game.
It also ruined another solid effort from Ty Hurst, who completed 14 of 28 passes for 310 yards and four touchdowns, and Collin Dixon, who caught eight passes for 197 yards and three touchdowns.
Tallmadge had a 30-21 lead heading into the final quarter.
Hudson 45, Brecksville 0
The Explorers remained unbeaten after the sixth week of the regular season as Ian Ludewig's running led to the road victory. Ludewig rushed for four touchdowns and 231 yards on 22 carries in a SL National Conference game.
Hudson (6-0, 3-0) tallied 343 ground yards to 37 for Brecksville (1-5, 1-2). Ludewig scored on runs of 14 and 63 yards in the first quarter. He added scores from 20 and 35 yards in the second quarter.
Hudson's Lucas Trautmann contributed an interception return for a touchdown and Teagan O’Guinn ran for a touchdown.
Hudson's Jack Jenkins grabbed an interception and also had three receptions for 33 yards.
Wadsworth 41, Nordonia 14
Junior quarterback Will Stack ran for three touchdowns and threw a 16-yard TD pass to junior Drew Jones to guide the host Grizzlies (4-2, 2-1) to a win over the Knights (5-1, 2-1) in a Suburban League National Conference game.
Stack had 17 carries for 109 yards and completed 11 of 19 passes for 157 yards. He scored on runs of 1, 6 and 8 yards
Wadsworth junior Kyle Figuray ran for a 46-yard touchdown and finished with 113 yards on 12 carries. Grizzlies senior Davis Nye contributed a 4-yard rushing TD, and finished with two carries for 17 yards and five receptions for 49 yards.
Senior Aaron Keating had two receptions for 61 yards for Wadsworth, which led 34-0 through three quarters.
Nordonia senior Nolan Cribbs returned a fumble 94 yards for a touchdown and sophomore Rocco DeLorenzo scored a TD on a 1-yard run.
Wadsworth finished with an edge in total offensive yards (405-172), rushing yards (248-47), passing yards (157-125) and first downs (24-13).
GlenOak 31, Green 24
Junior running back Avantae Burt proved to be Mr. Clutch in GlenOak's first Federal League victory of the season.
Visiting Green (3-3, 1-2) tied the score 24-24 on senior quarterback Robby Klockner's 13-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Anthony Manderine with 8:57 left in the fourth quarter, but Burt fueled GlenOak's game-winning drive in the final two minutes.
On third-and-6, Burt made a one-handed catch for a 24-yard gain on a pass over the middle from junior quarterback Cole Anderson, who completed 5 of 17 passes for 52 yards with an interception. Three plays later, Burt broke loose on third-and-1 for a 12-yard touchdown run with 24 seconds left to play.
Burt finished with 28 carries for 215 yards and three touchdowns.
“He's a special athlete. He's obviously a guy we want to get the ball to in a lot of different ways,” GlenOak coach Scott Garcia said. “Our guys got it done up front. He ran behind them and got us a win.”
GlenOak (2-4, 1-2) intercepted three of Klockner's passes – one for a defensive touchdown late in the first half and two in the fourth quarter. Junior safety Da'Codis Davis had one of the interceptions with 6:17 left in the fourth quarter, and sophomore linebacker David Potter had the game-clinching interception with two seconds remaining.
Klockner completed 22 of 44 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions.
“Robby's a kid that really doesn't blink a lot, doesn't let things affect him,” Green coach Mark Geis said. “I thought he did a great job throughout the entire game putting things behind him. GlenOak had a really good defensive game plan. I thought he did a great job. I thought he kept bouncing back and making plays.”
Barberton 34, Revere 7
The Magics (3-3, 2-1) got a solid showing from Xzavier Macon (8 carries, 132 yards, 2 TDs), Kenneth Larry (3 receptions, 81 yards, TD) and Dominic Wilson (7-of-12, 115 yards, TD) in a SL American Conference game.
The Minutemen had a 50-yard rushing performance and 47-yard receiving day from Zach Olechnowicz.
Brandon Reed scored on a quarterback sneak in the third quarter for Revere.
Woodridge 55, Springfield 0
The host Bulldogs won their third consecutive game, shutting out Springfield in a Metro Athletic Conference game. Woodridge (4-2, 3-0) put 34 points on the scoreboard in the first quarter that started off with Nassir Abdullah's first of two special teams scores. Abdullah took the opening kick back 76 yards to open Woodridge's scoring.
Taysear Williams, Terrance Wray, Owen Snyder and Nathan Martin closed out the Woodridge scoring in the first quarter with touchdowns. In the second quarter, Robert Dixie scored on a 52-yard punt returns for the second Bulldogs special teams score. In the the third quarter, Abdullah returned a punt for his second touchdown. Branden Evans caught a 13-yard pass from Rory Johnston to close out the scoring.
Woodridge held the Spartans (0-6, 0-3) to just 20 total yards.
Norton 14, Coventry 7
The host Panthers (4-2, 2-1 MAC) scored 14 points in the second half to rally and top the Comets (4-2, 1-2).
Norton senior Toby Tatka threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to senior Cooper Nipuelio and junior Luke Dobbins scored a touchdown on a 4 yard run.
East 64, North 0
Senior quarterback Justin Cox completed 9 of 10 passes for 150 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Dragons (3-3, 1-0) past the Vikings (1-5, 0-1) in a City Series game.
East sophomore Ziaire Stevens totaled nine carries, 135 yards and three touchdowns. Ronin Kelley added five receptions for 65 yards and two touchdowns, Tristan Thomas had 91 yards of offense and a receiving TD, Monte Blair scored two rushing TDs and Mikle Hall had a receiving TD.
Medina 48, Euclid 7
Danny Stoddard completed 25 of 41 passes for 364 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Bees (5-1, 1-0) in a Greater Cleveland Conference win.
His main target was Austin Knowles, who caught six passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns.
North Royalton 28, Stow 11
The Bulldogs’ scoring came from a punt block return for a touchdown from Teddy Gregory and 32-yard field goal by Davis Brogrammer. The Bears (3-3, 1-0 SLNC) beat the Bulldogs (1-5, 0-2) due in large part to Cody Miller, who had two touchdowns.
St. Vincent-St. Mary 27, Warren Harding 12
Santino Harper and D'Anthony Kelker combined for 357 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the first road game for the Irish (4-1) this season.
Harper had 218 yards on 23 carries. He scored STVM's first three touchdowns. Kelker helped put the game away with 6:56 left in the game with a 50-yard scoring run. Kelker carried the ball 15 times and finished with 139 yards.
Copley 54, Cuyahoga Falls 14
DaOne Owens carried the ball nine times for 192 yards and two touchdowns in a SL American Conference contest in which Copley (2-4, 1-2) scored the first 47 points.
He also went 10-for-17 for 175 yards and three touchdowns. Two went to Trent Wininger, who had three catches for 53 yards and another went to Rhatonio Childs (2 catches, 60 yards).
Alex Golden scored twice for the Black Tigers (1-5, 0-3).
Highland 69, Kent Roosevelt 0
Lukas Stiles had 103 yards and a touchdown on seven carries, Peyton Janickas ran for 70 yards and two touchdowns on four carries and Noah Robinson ran for 46 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries to lead the Hornets (6-0, 3-0) in a SL American Conference victory.
They were part of a rushing attack that averaged 10.9 yard per carry in a 392-yard performance.
CVCA 22, Fairless 20
Sophomore quarterback Ryan Wiehe scored two rushing touchdowns to help the host Royals (5-1, 3-0) earn a win over the Falcons (5-1, 2-1) in a Principals Athletic Conference game.
Field 35, Ravenna 23
Mason Long rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Falcons (3-3, 2-1) over the Ravens (2-4, 0-3) in Metro Athletic Conference play.
Pavel Henderson had 94 yards rushing and 126 yards receiving for Ravenna and scored twice.
— Compiled by Don Coughlin, Brad Bournival, Michael Beaven and Nate Ulrich
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Hoban tops Walsh, Wadsworth beats Nordonia in high school football
