Football: North, Hoban, Tallmadge, Barberton, Copley, Revere, Hudson, Green, Nordonia win

FOOTBALL

North 8, Wickliffe 7

North (1-1) secured a safety Friday night against host Wickliffe (1-1) to snap a 21-game losing streak and prevail for the first time in nearly three years.

Darrin Jenkins returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. He also caught four passes for 28 yards. Zi'Velle Thomas led the Vikings with 32 yards on six carries.

Things were in doubt until a fourth-quarter safety sealed things for North.

The Vikings hadn't won since Oct. 4, 2019, when they defeated Firestone 19-18. North finished the 2019 season with one victory after going winless from 2015-18.

Doug Miller is in the early stages of his first season as North's head coach. His predecessor, Sonil Haslam, died suddenly on Nov. 2, 2021, at the age of 46.

Avon 43, Medina 42

The Drew Allar era might be over at Medina, but you wouldn’t know it with the numbers Dan Stoddard put up in a heartbreaking loss.

Stoddard broke a school record when he threw for 624 yards in a 39-for-54, six-touchdown performance.

It broke Penn State freshman Allar’s 523-yard performance from a year ago and ranks sixth all-time, according to the unofficial Ohio High School Athletic Association record book.

Unfortunately, the efforts of Jack Wojciak, who scored a 61-yard touchdown with 35 seconds left weren’t enough.

Bees coach Larry Laird went for two and the Eagles (2-0) outlasted Medina (1-1).

“Danny is a competitor and he’s a dynamic athlete,” Laird said. “He doesn’t have Drew’s rocket arm, but he makes good decisions. We have a good receiving core even though they’re young.”

Brennan Schramm was Stoddard’s main target, catching 13 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns.

Archbishop Hoban 47, Erie Cathedral Prep (Pa.) 14 

Lamar Sperling rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries as the Knights (2-0) took out one of the top teams in Pennsylvania in running clock fashion.

Hoban's JacQai Long was 12-for-20 passing for 146 yards and three touchdowns. The junior hit six receivers with Jayvian Crable hauling in four catches for 36 yards and two scores.

Parker Falkenstein, who opened the scoring with a 25-yard touchdown reception, finished with three catches for 60 yards.

It was an all-around effort as special teams pinned the Ramblers (0-1) inside the 10 on kickoffs four times and added a blocked punt by Jordan Pritchard-Sewell.

Carter Barnes was 7-for-14 for 74 yards for Cathedral Prep and threw one touchdown, but the senior was also intercepted by Hoban's Micah Rice.

Long added a rushing touchdown on eight carries and had 60 yards on the ground. “Offensively, we were able to get better and throw the ball,” Knights coach Tim Tyrrell said. “We did what we wanted on offense. … It’s a huge improvement from Week 1 to Week 2.”

Tallmadge 45, Ellet 6

Senior quarterback Ty Hurst set a Tallmadge (2-0) record for career touchdown passes in a victory over visiting Ellet (0-2).

Hurst went 11-of-18 passing for 392 yards and five touchdowns.

Hurst has 63 touchdown passes on his resume. Anthony Gotto, a 2013 Tallmadge graduate, held the previous school record with 58 touchdown passes, according to the Tallmadge athletics Twitter account.

Senior Collin Dixon led Tallmadge's receiving corps with six catches for 211 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Seth Yacobucci tallied three catches for 94 yards and two touchdowns, and junior Zach Vanko added a 43-yard touchdown catch.

Warren Harding 14, Buchtel 7

T.J. Hill pulled the Griffins (0-2) to within a score in the fourth quarter on a 15-yard run, but it wasn’t enough against the Raiders (1-1).

Barberton 20, Stow 0

The Magics (1-1) defense put on a huge display, shutting out Stow-Munroe Falls (1-1) at Ron Marhofer Field. Barberton coach Tony Gotto called his defense "unbelievably good," as it forced five turnovers and didn't allow the Bulldogs past the 50 yard line until the second half.

Defensive end Roosevelt Andrews lived in Stow's backfield, as he had three sacks and helped bottle up Stow's running game.

Xzavier Macon accounted for both of the Barberton's touchdowns. He scored a 24-yard run with 10:15 left in the first half. Macon then snagged an interception and returned it 27 yards to score after Stow's Jacob Harrington was hit as he threw.

Barberton kicker Trenton Doerfler nailed a 36-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 28-yarder in the fourth quarter.

Stow linebacker Teddy Gregory had 12 tackles and a sack.

Copley 49, Firestone 26

Junior quarterback DaOne Owens threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more TDs to guide host Copley (1-1) past Firestone (0-2). Owens finished 17-of-29 passing for 309 yards and ran for 129 yards on 11 carries.

Copley senior Luke Brenner returned a kickoff 81 yards for a touchdown and had eight receptions for 141 yards and two TDs.

Copley senior Carter Noel had a 54-yard touchdown reception and senior Jay Stanford contributed a rushing TD.

Firestone sophomore running back Daniel Peterson ran for 257 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries.

Falcons sophomore Daylyn Taylor made the start at quarterback with senior Prince Winchester out for two games because of a violation of team rules. Taylor ran for 69 yards on 14 carries and completed 5-of-14 passes for 51 yards and one touchdown to junior Tony Shellman.

Copley juniors Jayden Nicholas and Trent Wininger each had a sack, and junior Ricardo Childs broke up a pass in the end zone in the third quarter that could have been a touchdown and cut Firestone's deficit to 35-32.

"Everybody played hard," Copley coach Jake Parsons said. "We came out and we executed for the most part. We are trying to get better every week."

Firestone senior Jay Boykin grabbed an interception and senior Taviere Alford recovered a fumble.

"We gave a good effort," Firestone coach Eric Mitchell said. "We need to continue to work on getting better. I am not going to complain about the effort. We did lack on some execution, which obviously cost us some points."

Green 51, North Olmsted 41

Green (2-0) trailed early in the fourth quarter but rallied for two scores to prevail over visiting North Olmsted (0-2).

After Green fell behind by a point with 11:19 remaining, senior quarterback Robby Klockner and junior wide receiver Zachary Baglia connected for a 36-yard touchdown, then a Klockner pass to junior receiver Jarrett Taylor secured a two-point conversion and a 48-41 advantage with 10:06 left to play.

Senior Eli Noirot's 31-yard field goal bolstered Green's cushion to 11 points with 46 seconds remaining.

Klockner finished 26-of-50 passing for 444 yards and five touchdowns with an interception to go along with 12 carries for 41 yards and a touchdown.

Baglia had 13 catches for 277 yards and four touchdowns.

Hudson 35, Euclid 0

Senior quarterback Jagger Pallay completed all seven of his passes for 100 yards and three touchdowns as Hudson (2-0) took care of business with a shutout at home against Euclid (0-2).

Hudson junior Ian Ludewig rushed 16 times for 72 yards and scored three touchdowns, two on the ground and another receiving. Junior Nolan Tanner caught a 15-yard touchdown pass and junior Demetrius Sharp scored on a 35-yard touchdown pass.

Hudson's Jack Jenkins, Nolan Yanak, Ian Robb and Lucas Trautmann each grabbed an interception.

Highland 41, North Royalton 0

Lukas Stiles ran for 127 yards and three touchdowns in a win for the Hornets (2-0) over the Bears (1-1).

Wadsworth 49, Wooster 21

Luke Fischer went 13-for-16 for 247 yards and two touchdowns for the Grizzlies (2-0) ina win over the Generals (1-1).

Wadsworth forced four second-half turnovers.

Norton 35, Garfield 0

Toby Tatka ran for a touchdown and completed TD passes to Thomas Hoffman and Jacob Ford to lead the host Panthers (1-1) over the Rams (1-1).

Norton's Noah Willig returned a punt for a touchdown and Cory Beddow contributed a rushing TD.

West Branch 34, Woodridge 13

The Bulldogs (1-1) came as close as 22-13 early in the third quarter, but could not stop the host Warriors (1-1), who rolled up 466 yards of total offense.

Boston Mullnix lead West Branch with 107 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Woodridge's Robert Dixie got Woodridge scored on a 22-yard touchdown run just before halftime. Owen Snider scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to start the second half.

Bulldogs quarterback Charlie Lambes went 15-of-34 for 150 yards and two interceptions. Woodridge also struggled to sustain drives, going 2-of-12 on third down and 0-of-4 on fourth down.

Nordonia 37, Berea-Midpark 34

The Knights (2-0) rallied from early 14-0 deficit to beat the host Titans. Berea-Midpark finished with a 327-265 edge in total yards, but Nordonia won the turnover battle 2-1.

Nordonia's Joey Palinkas went 14-of-21 for 125 yards and one touchdown and Zach Zender had 60 yards rushing.

Hudson Devies led the Titans with 146 yards rushing and two TDs.

Willoughby South 35, Twinsburg 34

For the second straight week, the Tigers (1-1) played a game that came down to the final minute. In Week 2 versus the Rebels at Tiger Stadium, Twinsburg came up just short.

Twinsburg quarterback Joey Pollard hit Steve Cammack with a 58-yard touchdown with a minute left to cut the deficit to one. The Tigers opted to go for the two-point conversion, but failed.

Pollock threw for four touchdowns in the loss, while Ibn Diop scored on a 1-yard run for the Tigers in the first quarter.

CVCA 42, Kent Roosevelt 9

Senior Kyle Snider ran for four touchdowns and Dreylin Price added one TD for the host Royals (1-1).

Rootstown 25, Warren Champion 22

A pair of fourth quarter Cody Coontz touchdown runs led visiting Rootstown (2-0). Coontz scored on a 30-yard run to cut Champion's (0-2) lead to 22-19. Two minutes later, Coontz carried the ball in from 43 yards out to give Rootstown its first lead of the game with 2:49 left in the game.

Coontz finished with 242 yards on 28 carries and a total of three scores.

Avon Lake 35, Brecksville 0

Wade Nelson rushed for three scores to help the Shoremen (2-0) knock off the Bees (0-2).

Revere 28, Eastlake North 21

Robert Nickol earned his first win as Revere head coach in dramatic fashion in Eastlake.

Revere's Zach Olechnowicz scored on a 2-yard touchdown run with 36 seconds left to clinch the win. Olechnowicz ran 33 times for 228 yards and three touchdowns, and also preserved the win when he intercepted the ball on the last play of the game.

Brandon Read ran for 83 yards and a touchdown for the Minutemen.

GIRLS GOLF

Lexington Invitational

Highland finished second in a field of 14 teams behind Isabella Goyette's 4-under par 68 in Shelby, Ohio. Goyette was bested by New Albany's Mia Hammond (course-record 66). Dublin Jerome took the team title and New Albany was one stroke behind Highland.

BOYS GOLF

Manchester 164, CVCA 166

Drew Mothersbaugh shot a 3-over 38 and Logan Carr carded a 39 at Spring Hills Golf Course to help keep Manchester undefeated at 8-0.

St. Vincent-St. Mary 161, Lake Center Christian 205

Nick Wierzbicki's season-best 1-over par 37 led STVM (8-0) to a win at Sable Creek.

— Compiled by Don Coughlin, Brad Bournival, Michael Leonard, Nate Ulrich and Michael Beaven

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: North, Hoban, Tallmadge, Barberton, Copley, Revere earn football wins