Football advance: Ross starts play in TRAC on road
Fremont Ross begins play in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference with a trip to Oregon Clay.
Not surprising, the Little Giants are unbeaten after three games. More surprising, also unbeaten Clay trails Ross in points scored by only nine at 131.
Gibsonburg kicks off its Sandusky Bay Conference River Division schedule with a visit from Tiffin Calvert. Status as league contenders and/or Calvert coach Steve Reser switching sidelines has created a legitimate rivalry, although last year was lopsided in the Golden Bears' favor.
Woodmore starts play in the Northern Buckeye Conference after snapping an 11-game losing skid with a 7-0 victory over St. Joseph Central Catholic in overtime last week. The Wildcats are host to Eastwood.
Lakota visits defending champ Hopewell-Loudon in the SBC River Division.
Bellevue has an emotional date at Edison. It remembers suffering the Chargers first-round win 23-22 as a top seed last year.
Edison lost to Bellevue in Week 2 during the regular season.
Ross is joined in a matchup of unbeatens as Ottawa Hills visits Margaretta. Gary Quisno's tenure as coach couldn't have started any better.
Genoa is host to Rossford in the NBC.
Friday Week 4 games
Fremont Ross (3-0) at Oregon Clay (3-0)
Kaden Holmes rushed for four touchdown as Ross beat Sandusky 42-21 last week. Little Giants linebacker Brayden Guhn flashed 25 yards to make a tackle at a receiver's feet immediately after a catch behind the line of scrimmage. Clay beat Springfield 50-37 last week. It shut out Sylvania Northview 41-0 and topped Maumee 40-13 the first week. Ross won the matchup 48-14 last season.
Clyde (2-1) at Toledo Start (0-3)
Brenan Wilson (39 yards) and Cole Schwochow caught touchdown passes from Abe Morrison in Clyde's 23-13 loss to Norwayne last week. Toledo St. Francis shut out Start 56-0 last week. Start allowed 161 points and scored six in three games. Clyde won the matchup 42-14 last season.
Port Clinton (1-2) at Toledo Bowsher (0-3)
Port Clinton was shut out 49-0 by Perkins, although missing key players to injury last week. Bowsher lost 57-6 to Sylvania Northview last week. Brush scored 73 points against Bowsher. Port Clinton won the matchup 61-12 last season.
Tiffin Calvert (2-1) at Gibsonburg (2-1)
Connor Smith had 239 yards and three touchdowns on 36 tries as Gibsonburg beat Mohawk 26-22 last week. Nolan Hoover caught a touchdown pass from Cam Mooney. Norwalk St. Paul beat Calvert 33-6 last week. Calvert beat Mohawk 26-9. Gibsonburg won the matchup 64-16 last season.
Toledo Woodward (0-3) at Oak Harbor (2-1)
Hayden Burho rushed for two scores and caught a touchdown pass from Mike Lalonde as Oak Harbor bounced back from a three-point loss to Genoa with a 55-34 win over Rossford last week. Jaqui Hayward scored from 57 and 41 yards, among three rushing touchdowns. Dalton Witter added two scores on the ground. Edison shut out Woodward 42-0 last week. It scored six points and allowed 167 in three games. Oak Harbor shut out Woodward 41-0 last season.
Eastwood (3-0) at Woodmore (1-2)
Jack Caldwell rushed for a touchdown in Woodmore's victory last week. Eastwood topped Maumee 62-14 last week. The Eagles shut out Bowling Green and Ottawa-Glandorf the first two weeks. The Wildcats were shut out 63-0 in the matchup last season.
Bellevue (2-1) at Edison (2-1)
Jax LaPata rushed for 236 yards and two scores on 39 carries as Bellevue beat Shelby 24-9 last week. LaPata caughta touchdown from Ty Ray and LaPata threw a touchdown to Ashton Martin. Edison beat Western Reserve 28-7 last week. Bellevue won the matchup 21-14 in the regular season last year.
Willard (2-1) at SJCC (1-2)
SJCC lost by three to Buckeye Central and in overtime. Willard topped Seneca East 35-24 last week. Willard scored 77 points in a win over Plymouth and 43 in a one-point loss to South Central. The teams didn't play last season.
Lakota (1-2) at Hopewell-Loudon (2-1)
Lakota was edged 6-0 by Northwood last week. Hopewell-Loudon topped Fostoria 34-12 last week. Lakota lost the matchup 20-3 last season.
Ottawa Hills (3-0) at Margaretta (3-0)
Margaretta beat Monroeville 28-21 last week. Ottawa Hills beat Evergreen 35-21 last week. Ottawa Hills beat Gibsonburg 35-13. Margaretta lost the matchup 35-28 in overtime last season.
Rossford (1-2) at Genoa (1-2)
Genoa suffered a narrow 55-49 setback to Huron last week. Port Clinton beat Rossford 58-51. The Comets won the matchup 14-9 last season.
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