Football advance: Oak Harbor, Gibsonburg each can win outright conference crown
Oak Harbor plays host to Port Clinton with an opportunity for an outright crown in the Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division.
Edison visits Huron, each with one loss in the division. Defending champ Port Clinton can only play spoiler after a 27-26 setback to Huron last week.
Gibsonburg visits Hopewell-Loudon, each with an unblemished record in the SBC River Division. Hopewell-Loudon took the crown last season.
Fremont Ross senior quarterback Kaden Holmes has 1,755 yards and 14 touchdowns passing, and 606 yards and 12 scores rushing in eight games this season. That's 2,361 yards of offense.
He has 7,784 yards and 84 touchdowns passing for his career. He accounted for 120 total touchdowns, including 35 rushing.
Bryson Hammer has 675 yards and five scores on 57 receptions. He has 2,474 yards and 26 touchdowns on 207 career catches.
Friday's Week 10 games
Toledo Whitmer (6-3, 5-1) at Ross (6-3, 3-3)
Ross is fifth in Division II's Region 6. Whitmer, which beat Oregon Clay 48-31 last week, lost to Dublin Jerome, Anthony Wayne and Toledo Central Catholic. Ross lost 49-21 last season.
Clyde (6-3, 2-2) at Bellevue (6-3, 2-2)
Clyde is seventh in Division III's Region 10. Bellevue is seventh in Division IV's Region 14. Sandusky visits Perkins, which is unbeaten in the SBC Lake Division with Bellevue graduate Jalen Santoro in his third year at the helm. Norwalk visits one-loss Tiffin Columbian. The Fliers have won their last two games. Clark Norman rushed for two scores and Abe Morrison one as Clyde scored three straight touchdowns in the second half to pull away from Norwalk in a 35-28 victory last week. Norman rushed for two scores in the first half. Bellevue snapped a two-game losing skid with a 34-14 win over Sandusky last week. Jax LaPata rushed for three scores and tossed a touchdown to Brody Horn, who added a score on the ground. Clyde won 14-6 last season as the teams shared the conference crown.
Port Clinton (5-4, 2-2) at Oak Harbor (8-1, 4-0)
Oak Harbor is eighth in Division V's Region 18. Jaqui Hayward rushed for five scores and added a touchdown catch from Mike Lalonde in the Rockets' 63-7 victory over Willard last week. Hayward's first touchdown run covered 84 yards and Hayden Buhro scored from 79. Jaxson Overmyer returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown. Port Clinton is 17th in Division V's Region 18. There are likely three spots for five teams who will arguably be underdogs this week, and possibly Willard. Winless Vermilion is host to Willard, which wouldn't help it climb much. Dagan Meyers rushed for his third touchdown of the game as Port Clinton erased an 11-point deficit for a 26-24 lead with 3:37 remaining, but Huron responded with a field goal with 1:47 left to play last week. Adam Thorbahn caught a 66-yard touchdown pass from Cam Gillum. Port Clinton won 42-7 last season.
Gibsonburg (8-1, 4-0) at Hopewell-Loudon (7-2, 4-0)
Gibsonburg is sixth in Division VII's Region 26. Smith had 221 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 tries in a 58-0 shutout of St. Joseph Central Catholic last week. Antonio Salazar rushed for two scores and Nolan Hoover one. Hopewell-Loudon, which beat Tiffin Calvert 21-18 last week, lost to Carey and Lima Central Catholic. Gibsonburg lost 40-22 last season.
Genoa (5-4, 4-2) at Woodmore (1-8, 0-6)
Genoa is 12th in Division V's Region 18. The Comets fell 23-13 to Elmwood last week. Genoa won 49-12 last season.
Calvert (5-4, 1-3) at Lakota (2-7, 1-3)
Lakota won 28-21 in overtime last season.
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