State HS football notebook: Pair of Ohio Mr. Footballs square off in NFL

The midway point of the 2022 season is almost here.

But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s take a look back at some of the top team and individual performances from all over the state.

Here is the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association High School Football Notebook for Week 4:

A pair of Ohio Mr. Football winners, Mitch Trubisky and Joe Burrow, squared off Sunday in Cincinnati when the Bengals hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers. Trubisky, who won Ohio's Mr. Football award in 2012, is the starting quarterback for the Steelers. Burrow, who won the award in 2014, is the quarterback of the Bengals. Trubisky and the Steelers beat the defending AFC champions 23-20 in overtime.

Clear Fork used a complete effort to knock off River Valley 44-42 in what will be considered the game of the year in the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference. Clear Fork nearly had three players run for 100 yards apiece as Victor Skoog piled up 114 yards on 20 carries with three touchdowns, Pawie Ault had 92 yards on 17 carries with two touchdowns and Trystyn Robison added 97 yards on nine carries. Skoog also completed 9-of-12 passes for 99 yards and a score to lead the Colts to a huge MOAC-opening win that puts them in the driver’s season for a league championship.

River Valley’s Cayden Shindone had himself a night in that Clear Fork loss. He completed 16-or-32 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns, while piling up 202 yards on the ground on just 17 carries with three touchdowns. Younger brother Keyan Shindone was on the receiving end of 10 passes for 129 yards.

Highland junior running back Dane Nauman was unstoppable during the Fighting Scots’ 27-17 win over Ontario running the ball 31 times for 244 yards and all four of his team’s touchdowns, proving why he may be the best running back in the league.

Galion’s Gabe Ivy was virtually unstoppable rushing for 279 yards and four touchdowns on 33 carries in a big win over Marion Harding. At halftime he accounted for 169 of the team’s 173 yards.

Shelby freshman quarterback Brayden DeVito added to his growing legacy on Friday night, compiling 355 passing yards to seven different receivers in a 34-6 win over Pleasant. He hooked up with Issaiah Ramsey seven times for 225 yards and watched as running back Miles Hall collected 120 yards on the ground, including a 75-yard sprint.

The Lucas Cubs improved to 3-1 behind an offensive explosion in a 55-21 win over previously undefeated Mapleton. The Cubs ran for 347 yards on 32 carries and threw for 127 yards on just four completions to collect nearly 500 yards of total offense.

Plymouth’s Shae Sparks helped the Big Red picked up their first Firelands Conference-opening victory since 2011 by running for 261 yards on just 15 carries with three touchdowns of 50, 13 and 82 yards. The Big Red collected 432 yards on 31 carries and threw for 118 yards to collected a whopping 550 yard of total offense.

Lexington freshman Markale Martin helped first-year head coach Andrew Saris earn the first win of his career in a 30-7 decision over Mount Vernon. Martin burst onto the scenes with 132 yards and three touchdowns on just 19 carries scoring on runs of 32, 5 and 7 yards.

The Crestview Cougars pushed their regular-season winning streak to 15 games thanks to a 24-12 Firelands Conference-opening victory over Western Reserve in Week 4.

Colonel Crawford’s Trevor Vogt showed yet again why he’s one of the most dangerous athletes with a football in his hand. He caught two touchdown passes and returned a punt for his seventh, eighth and ninth scores of the season. It was the third special teams TD of the year for Vogt.

Lucas Hurst earned his first win as head coach of the Franklin Wildcats by thumping rival Carlisle 34-18 on Friday night.

Badin continued its domination over Roger Bacon with a 42-0 win on Friday night. The win made it 11 in a row and 15 in the last 16 meetings for the Rams, who improved their overall lead in the series which began in 1928 to 33-27-2.

Exzaviar Moody put up his third 100-plus yard rushing game with 195 yards and two touchdowns, leading the undefeated Ansonia Tigers to a 53-6 win over rival Arcanum in Western Ohio Athletic Conference play. Moody had 178 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the Tigers season-opening win over Riverside, and then ran for 140 yards and two scores in a Week 2 win over Gamble Montessori.

It was a big night for Napoleon, which defeated Northview 41-16 to open Northern Lakes League action. Wildcats’ senior Andrew Williams broke the single game school rushing record with 355 yards on 31 carries. The old record was 327 yards, set by Michael Chipps last year against Maumee. As a team, Napoleon rushed for 507 yards, tying the school record, which was set in 1950. The Cats, who ran the ball 61 times, attempted just one pass, a 24-yard TD pass from Blake Wolf to Trey Rubinstein. The win was also the first career victory for Napoleon coach Tyler Swary.

Holgate defeated Washtenaw, Michigan, 72-8 in eight-man football Saturday night. It was the first home win for the Tigers since 2020 after playing just one game a year ago. Chris Plotts rushed for 142 yards and two TDs, while Xavier McCord was 3 of 4 passing for 100 yards and two touchdowns. McCord also returned two interceptions for scores, and Isaac DeLong returned a punt and a kick-off for touchdowns for Holgate, which is 2-1 on the season after winning its last two games.

Liberty Center’s defense, which has allowed a total of 27 points this season, was once again dominant in a 40-6 win over Wauseon in Northwest Ohio Athletic League play. The Tigers held Wauseon to 4 yards rushing and intercepted four passes.

Riverside’s 21-7 upset of Chardon not only ended the two-time defending Division III state champions’ 31-game win streak, it also came with an impressive defensive performance. The Beavers outgained Chardon by a 305-to-255 margin of yardage, and 98 of those yards for Chardon came on one play. Senior nose tackle Collin Fairbanks led the charge on the defensive line with 10 tackles, including two TFL. Junior quarterback Mikey Maloney had a hand in all three of Riverside’s touchdowns. He threw for two of them with 131 yards passing and added another 73 yards rushing with a score on the ground.

Only a sophomore, Akron East’s Ziaire Stevens ran for 322 yards and two TDs in the Dragons’ 40-13 victory at Brush that marked their first win of the season.

Cody Coontz, a senior at Rootstown, ran wild again. He rushed for 261 yards and five TDs on 23 carries in the Rovers’ 48-6 win against Pymatuning Valley. Coontz has 1,005 yards rushing and 14 TDs on the season.

Levi Ellis, a senior at Elyria Catholic, led the Panthers’ power running game with 260 yards rushing and three TDs on 23 carries in their 28-14 win at Parma Heights Holy Name. Defensively, Ellis finished with 17 tackles and blocked a field goal.

Lakewood St. Edward senior edge rushers Wyatt Gedeon and Michael Kilbane got in on seven of the Eagles’ eight sacks Saturday in a 17-14 win against Cincinnati Elder. Gedeon, a Coastal Carolina commit, had three of them. Kilbane, a Northwestern recruit, had three of them. Both sacked the quarterback on Elder’s final drive, which started at the Panthers’ own 20-yard line and ended in four plays.

Amani Powell, a junior at Villa Angela-St. Joseph, scored two TDs and rushed for 232 yards on 23 carries to help beat Wheeling Park 54-27.

Kyle Snider of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy lifted the Royals past Canton South, 42-36 in OT, with his fifth TD. He finished with 251 yards on 36 carries.

Danny Stoddard of Medina continued his passing tear. The junior quarterback threw for 386 yards and five TDs on 28-of-41 passing in Medina’s 55-21 win against Stow. Top target Austin Knowles caught two TD passes and had 124 yards on eight receptions.

Cleveland St. Ignatius held Euclid to minus-19 yards in a 38-0 win. The last time the Wildcats held an opponent to negative rushing yardage? Bishop Sycamore from Columbus had minus-4 yards in a 33-6 loss to St. Ignatius in 2020.

The Bogart boys from Bluffton were more than Spencerville could contain in Friday’s 53-35 loss to the Pirates. Garrett Bogart completed 10-of-14 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns and rushed eight rimes for 57 yards and three scores. His twin brother Gavin rushed five times for 114 yards — including an 80-yard score — and caught three passes for 78 yards and another TD, a 70-yard strike from Garrett.

McComb’s Grant Dishong completed 11-of-12 passes for 251 yards and five TDs in Friday’s 66-7 win over Van Buren. Camden Glaser caught five of those passes for 155 yards and touchdowns covering 45, 45 and 50 yards.

Moeller junior Jordan Marshall ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns and added five receptions for 56 yards and a score as the Crusaders beat Our Lady of Good Counsel (Maryland) 39-31 in Ironton.

Lakota West junior Jacob Asbeck has eight tackles, six solo, three sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss as the Firebirds shutout Oak Hills 31-0.

Princeton sophomore linebacker P.J. Nelson had nine tackles, six solo, two sacks and four tackles for loss as the Vikings shutout Hamilton 26-0.

Milford senior quarterback Austin Hardin was 28-for-39 for 372 yards and five touchdowns as the Eagles held off Anderson 48-47.

Kings senior quarterback Will Kocher was 19-for-27 for 291 yards and five touchdowns, plus 59 yards rushing as the Knights downed Loveland 55-12.

Wyoming senior C.J. Hester ran for 281 yards and six scores as the Cowboys beat Indian Hill 48-7.

Western Brown senior Matthew Frye had seven catches for 173 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-35 loss to Jackson.

New Richmond quarterback A.J. Metzger was 29-for-36 for 340 yards and five touchdowns and ran for 53 yards in a 49-27 win over Talawanda.

Williamsburg quarterback J.J. Miller threw for 356 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-41 loss to Hillsboro.

With injuries mounting, Blanchester was in dire straits going in to its matchup against Norwood. So coach Jon Mulvihill moved starting offensive tackle Ty Goodwin to the backfield. Taking every play on a direct snap, Goodwin ran 42 times for 286 yards and 2 touchdowns while passing for another 41-yard score in a 30-21 win.

Wilmington won its first game under new head coach Ryan Evans, 45-0 over Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. The Hurricane scored 2 defensive touchdowns (pick-6s by Luke Achtermann and Tyler Kramer) and a punt return touchdown by Adrien Cody. The WHS defense held CHCA to 19 total yards (-1 rushing). On offense, Caydn Denniston ran for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Zanesville’s Drew Doyle accounted for four TDs in a 35-7 win over Lakewood. He had 21 totes for 158 yards and went 5-of-5 passing for 171 yards, while Robert Guest had a 90-yard INT return for a score.

River View’s Orin McKee had a 60-yard fumble return and Bruno Miller, an exchange student from Germany, kicked field goals of 36 and 35 yards in a 20-15 victory over Philo.

Logan Gilcher carried the John Glenn offense, churning up 207 yards and two TDs on 35 carries in a 20-7 victory over Coshocton.Defensive back Nigel Glover, a Northwestern commit, scooped up a Fairmont fumble and raced 48 yards untouched to give the Thunderbolts a 21-0 lead with 11:04 left in the first half en route to a 28-0 win. Glover led the defense with six solo tackles and four assists. It marked the third straight shutout win for Clayton Northmont.

Springfield quarterback Bryce Schondelmyer passed for 262 yards and three touchdowns in the No. 8 Wildcats’ 21-7 victory over Huber Heights Wayne. Anthony Brown caught seven passes for 108 yards. Wayne’s Zachariah Williams rushed for 182 yards on 27 carries.

Dayton Chaminade Julienne rushed for 482 yards in a 50-46 victory over Cincinnati Hughes.

Trotwood-Madison quarterback Timothy Carpenter threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to lift the Rams to their first victory, 26-24, over Kettering Alter. Carpenter hit Quinten Johnson with a 20-yard TD pass, then freshman Armani Rogers for a 60-yarder to take the lead.

Franklin freshman linebacker Brayden Isaacs recorded 23 tackles, including 13 solos, in a 34-18 victory over Carlisle.

Hillsboro junior fullback Austin Barrett set the school record in rushing yards for a game with 370 yards on 22 carries, plus he tied the school record with five touchdown runs en route to the Hillsboro Indians’ 48-41 win in overtime against the visiting Williamsburg Wildcats.

McClain junior Andrew Potts rushed 15 times for 175 yards and two touchdowns while only playing in the first half where he averaged 11.7 yards per carry.

Franklin Furnace Green junior Nathaniel Brannigan rushed for 289 yards and six touchdowns on 25 carries with one 2-point conversion run, and senior Landan Lodwick rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries with three 2-point conversion runs, in the Bobcats' 65-52 high-scoring win over Racine Southern on Friday night. Lodwick also caught the Bobcats' only pass recpetion for 35 yards, and returned five kickoffs for 112 total yards.

McDermott Northwest junior Connor Lintz landed an all-around impressive effort in the Mohawks' 19-7 win over Oak Hill on Friday night. Lintz rushed for 130 yards on seven carries including an 80-yard touchdown run, caught a 45-yard touchdown reception, made one defensive interception, and added a 44-yard kickoff return.

Wheelersburg junior Creed Warren returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, returned an interception 52 yards for a touchdown, and carried five times for a team-high 75 yards in the Pirates' 49-7 win at Ashland (Ky.) on Friday night.

Bellbrook's Elijah Brooks had his third straight 100-yard rushing performance in a win against Eaton. He amassed a career high 165 yards on 22 carries and scored on a 75-yard touchdown run.

Chillicothe is now 8-0 all-time in the series after its 42-12 win against Waverly, which was dormant since an 80-0 win by the Cavaliers in 1935. In the seven prior meetings before Friday night, Chillicothe pitched seven shutouts with the combined score of the contests at 401-0

Huron quarterback Dylan Hohler threw four touchdowns and ran for another in the Tigers' 38-14 win over Lima Central Catholic. He was 18-for-24 passing for 277 yards, while running for 62 additional yards. The senior now has taken part in 18 touchdowns through the first four weeks as Huron is off to a 4-0 start.

Margaretta running back Jake Boggs carried 27 times for 167 yards and three touchdowns in the Polar Bears' 37-23 win over previously undefeated Ottawa Hills. Boggs also found the end zone on a 24-yard interception return to help Margaretta improve to 4-0, its best start since 2002.

Clyde senior Abe Morrison took part in five touchdowns during the Fliers' 44-0 win over Toledo Start. Morrison completed 13-of-22 passes for 158 yard and four touchdowns through the air, including two to Ben Wott. He also ran six times for 26 yards and another TD.

Port Clinton senior Cam Gillum threw four passing touchdowns in PC's 54-14 win over Toledo Bowsher. Gillum also found paydirt a fifth time when he returned a first-quarter interception 82 yards for a TD.

Connor Smith of Gibsonburg carried 45 times for 355 yards and six touchdowns in a 44-14 win over Tiffin Calvert.Hayden Wickard of Bloomdale Elmwood completed 15 of 20 passes for 305 yards and five touchdowns in a 68-14 win over Fostoria.

Chris Edmonds of Toledo Central Catholic rushed 33 times for 250 yards and four touchdowns in a 50-17 win at Findlay.

Joe Caswell of Whitehouse Anthony Wayne ran for 235 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-3 win over Maumee.

Isaac Sexton of Sylvania Southview carried 31 times for 202 yards and a touchdown in a 30-14 win over Holland Springfield. Taylen Miller of Holland Springfield rushed 20 times for 201 yards in the game.

Aiden Antry of Genoa had 189 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries in a 32-28 win over Rossford.

Blake Lichtenberg of Toledo St. John’s Jesuit was 15 of 18 passing for 254 yards and three touchdowns in a 48-13 win over Lima Senior.

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