Friday night prep scoreboard: Twinsburg edges Copley; Tallmadge, Hoban win big

If it feels like the summers have gotten shorter when it comes to high school football, it's because they have. An extra round of playoffs has pushed the starting date for area high school football teams to the third [Thursday and] Friday in August.

So, if it doesn't quite feel like football weather when your favorite team kicks off Friday night, it's because fall is still a month away.

That isn't likely to change a thing when it comes to the bands marching onto the field, the excitement in the crowd and certainly not the intensity on the field that comes with another high school football season.

The first week of the season brings hope for each team, high expectations for others and, of course, big hits and big plays.

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Backyard rivals such as Stow and Cuyahoga Falls, Woodridge and Revere and Solon and Hudson will renew acquaintances in Week 1, along with battles between Wadsworth and Barberton, Northwest and Norton, Copley and Tallmadge, Ellet and Green, East and Jackson and Buchtel and North Canton Hoover.

Archbishop Hoban opens against Mississauga North (Canada) and Walsh Jesuit travels to Cleveland Benedictine for a rematch of one of the best games of the 2021 season on Saturday night.

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Check back here often on Friday night for updates from the best Akron-area games:

Late field goal lifts Twinsburg to victory over Copley

Copley took the lead with a minute to go but that was enough for Twinsburg to get in position to kick a game-winning field goal in a 45-43 victory.

Copley takes the lead with a minute to go

Carter Noel scored his second touchdown and DaOne Owens ran in the 2-point conversion to give Copley a 43-42 lead over Twinsburg with a minute to go.

Copley hanging tough, trails Twinsburg

Luke Brenner caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from DaOne Owens and Copley has cut Twinsburg's lead to 35-28 with nine minutes to go.

Lamar Sperling scores fifth TD

Lamar Sperling scored his fifth touchdown and Hoban removes all doubt with a 44-20 lead over Mississauga North.

Hudson clings to lead over Solon

The Explorers led 14-7 after three quarters but the Comets scored a touchdown with 3:46 to go. Solon elected to go for two and Hudson held and will receive the kickoff with a 14-13 lead.

Hoban pulling away

A 31-yard field goal by Ryan Burns gives the Knights a 31-20 lead over Mississauga North in the fourth quarter. North drove into Hoban territory but an interception in the end zone by Ayden Boykin preserved the Knights' lead. Hoban turned the turnover into a 37-yard touchdown run by Lamar Sperling, his fourth of the game,

Ty Hurst leads Tallmadge to big lead

Senior quarterback Ty Hurst threw a touchdown pass, his fourth of the game, to Wisconsin recruit Collin Dixon and the Blue Devils lead Brecksville 35-7

Wadsworth extends lead over Barberton

A touchdown run by Will Stack increases the Grizzlies' lead over the Magics to 17-7.

Twinsburg regains lead over Copley

After a touchdown pass tied the score 28-28, Twinsburg's Quincy Newsome scored his second touchdown to put the Tigers back on top 35-28 in the third quarter.

Federal League getting best of City Series

North Canton Hoover and Jackson of the Federal League hold leads of City Series teams Bucthel and East. The Vikings lead the Griffins 21-7 and the Polar Bears lead the Dragons 7-0.

Lamar Sperling gives Hoban some breathing room

The Knights capped an 80-yard drive to start the second half with a touchdown run and lead Mississauga North (Canada) 28-14.

Kick return keeps Copley in game against Twinsburg

Copley's Luke Brenner returned a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown and quarterback DaOne Owens converted the 2-point conversion to cut Twinsburg's lead to 28-21 at halftime.

Barberton back in game with late first-half TD

Kenneth Larry caught a 25-yard touchdown pass with six seconds to go in the first half and the Magics cut Wadsworth's lead to 10-7 at halftime.

Hoban in a battle

Jayvian Crable scored on a short run and Mississauga North (Canada) answered with a touchdown and a 2-point conversion and the Knights lead 21-14 at halftime.

North Canton Hoover leads Buchtel

Carson Dyrlund has thrown two touchdown passes and the Vikings lead the Griffings 14-0 in the second quarter.

Stow winning big over Cuyahoga Falls

Sal Romito scored his second rushing touchdown and Gavin Rice returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown and the Bulldogs lead the Black Tigers 28-0 after the first quarter.

Lamar Sperling leading Hoban

Lamar Sperling has scored two rushing touchdowns and the Knights lead Mississauga North (Canada) 14-6 after the first quarter.

Green rolling over Ellet

Robby Klockner has thrown two touchdown passes (to Antonio Martin and Zachary Baglia) and run for another to lead the Bulldogs to a 27-0 lead over the Orangemen late in the first quarter. Samino Manson added an interception return for a touchdown.

Tallmadge flying high

A touchdown pass from Ty Hurst to Dougherty was followed by an interception returned for a touchdown by Nick Cuva and another TD pass from Hurst to Yacobucci and the Blue Devils have a 21-0 lead over Brecksville

Wadsworth grabs lead over Barberton

After a 20-yard field goal, the Grizzlies use a long pass to set up a short touchdown run and lead the Magics 10-0 in the first quarter.

Stow sprints to lead over Cuyahoga Falls

The Bulldogs have used their running game to take a 14-0 lead over the Black Tigers on touchdown runs by Sal Romito and Evan Walker.

Surprise! Lamar Sperling scores first for Hoban

The Knights struck first in their game against Mississauga North (Canada). Senior running back Lamar Sperling picked right up where he left off last season, scoring Hoban's first touchdown.

Twinsburg takes lead over Copley

The Tigers scored on a 19-yard run by Quincy Newsome with 8:02 left in the first quarter and lead Copley 7-0.

Green starts fast against Ellet

After forcing an Ellet punt on the first series, the Bulldogs took over on the Orangemen 36. One play later, the Bulldogs were celebrating in the end zone following a touchdown pass from Robby Klockner to Antonio Martin. Martin is the younger brother of Trey Martin, who was Green's top receiver as a senior last season. The Bulldogs lead 7-0.

Week 1 Akron-area High School Football Scores

Thursday's results

• Glenville 25, St. Vincent-St. Mary 0

Photos:PHOTOS; Irish lose 25-0 to Glenville in Terry Cistone's debut

Friday's games

(All games 7 p.m. unless noted)

• Aurora 38, Euclid 6

• Avon Lake 38, Strongsville 0

• Cle. Heights 43, Brunswick 13

• North Canton Hoover 35, Buchtel 21

• Mentor 34, Canton McKinley 21

• Carrollton 34, Manchester 13

• Mapleton 32, Chippewa 10

• Cin. Moeller 49, Massillon 31

• Fairport Harding 25, North 0

• Twinsburg 45, Copley 43

• Rootstown 33, Crestwood 0

• New Philadelphia 7, CVCA 2

• Jackson 33, East 27

• Green 55, Ellet 8

• Kent Roosevelt 35, Firestone 6

• Girard 42, Streetsboro 24

• Highland 39, Berea-Midpark 20

• Lake 41, Alliance 14

• Lorain 16, Ravenna 8

• Coventry 43, Marlington 28

• Archbishop Hoban 44, Mississauga North (Canada) 20

• Mogadore 27, Field 26

• Nordonia 34, Bedford 6

• North Royalton 21, Westlake 7

• Northwest 35, Norton 14

• Wooster 40, Orrville 13

• Hudson 14, Solon 13

• Stow 58, Cuyahoga Falls 7

• Tallmadge 42, Brecksville 7

• Wadsworth 24, Barberton 7

• Medina 33, Warren Harding 10

• Woodridge 41, Revere 14

• Saturday's games

• Springfield at Garfield, 2 p.m.

• Walsh Jesuit at Cle. Benedictine, 7 p.m.

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