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CLEVELAND, Ohio – What high school football questions do you have entering Week 2’s slate tonight?

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here are box scores and highlights in boys and girls golf, boys and girls soccer, girls tennis and volleyball from Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. BOYS SOCCER

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here are box scores and highlights in boys and girls golf, boys and girls soccer, girls tennis and volleyball from Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013.

BOYS SOCCER

Aurora 3, Brecksville-Broadview Heights 2

A (4-1): Perez, Burns, Brockway. B (2-1-3): Bonamer, Bair.

Goalies: (A) Pavlick (4 saves); (B) Schroedel (6).

Conneaut 2, Berkshire 1

C: Manning, Brown. B: Garrett.

Goalies: (C) Webb (14 saves); (B) Green (12).

Crestwood 3, Chardon 3

Cr (2-2-1): Fitzgerald, Usher 2. Ch (1-4-1): Weber 2, Bender.

Goalies: Cr, Slechta (11 saves). Ch, McKnight (14).

Kirtland 4, Wickliffe 3

K (4-1-1): Jo. Ianiro (2), Ja. Ianiro, Sohngen. W (1-3-1): Gmeiner, Lapaglia, Somody.

Goalies: K, Delciappo (5 saves); W, Platia (6 saves). 

Kent Roosevelt 5, Crestwood 0

Singles: McDaniel (K) d. Jenkins (C) 6-0, 6-0; S. Kegg (K) d. Tayerle (C) 6-1, 6-1; H. Kegg (K) d. Magyarics (C) 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles: Richardson/Underwood (K) d. Sherry/Scala (C) 6-0, 6-1; Zagray/Pfeiffer (K) d. Pochedly/Onders (C) 6-1, 6-3. 

Lake Catholic 1, Geneva 0

LC: Kane.

Goalies: (LC) McIntosh (5 saves); (G) N/A.

Mentor 3, Copley 2

M: Lombardo 2, Eedy. C (3-2-1): Deagan 2.

Goalies: (M) Markiewicz (3 saves); (C) Bentlage (3), Mubarak (2).

Notable: Mentor, which held a 2-0 halftime lead, outshot Copley, 7-5.

Normandy 4, Parma 0

N: Petriv 2, Schroeder 1, Geitter 1.

Goalies: N, Majerle (1 save); P, Mabin (14), Bradley (2).

Padua 3, Gilmour 0

P (1-2-1): Pullar 2, Marcus. G (3-4): none.

Goalies: (P) Pullar (2 saves); (G) Velotta 5.

Stow 3, Kent Roosevelt 0

S (2-2-1): Anderson, Morris, Lundstrom.

Goalies: (S) Dame (5 saves); (KR) Butler (4).

Western Reserve Academy 4, Lake Center Christian School 0

WRA (4-0): Waldeck, Hassell, Campana, Jehu-Appiah; LCCS (3-3): none.

Goalies: (WRA) Johnson (0 saves), Skora (0); (LCCS) McQuiston (9).

Medina 0, Green 0

LATE: 

Berea-Midpark 1, Kenston 1

BM (0-1-2): Palcisco. K: Cooper.

Goalies: BM, Bartek (7 saves); K, Boyle (12).

Berkshire 2, Cuyahoga Heights 1

B: Wiley, Garrett. CH: Kozak.

Goalies: (B) Green (8 saves); (CH) Williams 6).

Fairview 4, Columbia 3

F (5-0, 2-0): Groh, Bendo, Johnston 2. C: Reichard 2, Szabados.

Goalies: F, Karliak (6 saves), Gibbons (2); C, Fess (6).

GIRLS SOCCER

Crestwood 3, Our Lady of the Elms 1

C (3-1-1): Soltisz, Novotny, Slaker. E (2-2-1): Coury.

Goalies: C, Nero (4 saves); E, Anderson (4). 

Eastlake North 1, Parma 0

EN (2-3-1): Finucan; P (1-4): none.

Goalies: (EN) Chandler (2 saves); (P) Mazor (8).

Notable: Sam Finucan scored in the 9^th minute, her second goal of the season.

Gilmour 5, WRA 2

G (3-2-1): Levand 2, Mullen 2, Vaz; WRA (1-4-1): Berry, Hickox.

Goalies: (G) Porter 10 saves; (WRA) Paparella (6).

Notable: Kelly Harrington added 3 assists for Gilmour.

Kirtland 2, Independence 0

K (4-0-2, 2-0): Somes, Kmentt. I (3-2, 0-1).

Goalies: K, Beaman (4 saves); I, Spilker (11).

Magnificat 3, North Royalton 0

M: Baumbick, Niehaus, Brown.

Wickliffe 6, Harvey 1

W (5-0): Daye 3, Rusnak 2, Capasso. H (1-5): N/A.

Goalies: (W) Heyduk (0 saves), Buchheit (0); (H) Ramirez (5).

Notable: Michaela Gamiere and Chloe Tennant each had two assists for Wickliffe.

LATE:

Brunswick 1, Normandy 1

B (4-1-1): Shotzbarger. N (2-2-2): Reese.

Goalies: B, Calhoun (0 saves); N, Wakut (7).

BOYS GOLF

Avon Lake 152, Olmsted Falls 159

1. Hessel (AL); T1. Outcalt (AL) 37; 3. Warnica (AL) and Eyssen (OF) 38.

Berea-Midpark 171, North Olmsted 182

At Cherokee Hills

1. Clark (NO) 40; 2. Ellis (BM) 41; 3. Hanzel (BM) 42.

Brunswick 155, North Royalton 164

At Pine Hills

1. Gross (B) 36; 2. Toom (B) 38; 3. Perdock (B) 39. 

Highland 166, Cloverleaf 177

At Pine Hills

1. Grayson (H) 40; T2. Scherler (H), 42, Dubiel (H) 42 Klafczynski (H) 42, Briggs (C ) 42.

Hudson 157, Medina 164

At Fox Meadows 

1. Morgan (M) 38; T1. Kurtz (H) 38; 3. Kubik (H) 38. 

Lutheran West 169, Fairview 188

At Sweetbriar

1. Myers (LW) 40; 2. Konstan (LW) 41; 3. Sabo (F) 43. 

Normandy 167, Parma 178

At Ridgewood

1. Waycaster (P) 38; 2. Schirripa (N) 39; 3. O’Donnell (N) 41.

Padua 150, VASJ 215

At Weymouth (par 36)

1. Schley (P) 34; 2. Szpak (P) 36; 3. Jones (P) 39.

Perry 171, Aurora 156

At Madison 

1. Avalon (A) 35; 2. Nowak (A) 37; 3. O'Callaghan (A) 41. 

Rocky River 159, Midview 168, Elyria Catholic 198

At Brentwood

1. Robenalt (RR) 37; 2. Werner (MV)  39; 3. Farling (RR) 40. 

Westlake 164, Brecksville 169

At Big Met

1. Steffen (W) 37; 2. Steffen (W) 39.

GIRLS GOLF

Avon 179, Vermilion 242

At Bob O Link 

1. Warnkin (A) 42; 2. Doehne (A) 45; T2. Neumann (A) 45.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights 175, North Royalton 184

1. Coughlin (BBH) 41; 2. O'Toole (NR) 43; 3. Smith (NR) 43. 

Copley 195, Wadsworth 209

At Ridge Top (par 36)

1. Ho (W) 38; 2. Phillips (C) 46; 3. Adkins (C) 47.

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 182, Walsh Jesuit 190 

At Fowlers Mill

1. Morris (NDCL) 36; 2. Jereb (NDCL) 38; 3. Reilly (WJ) 40.

Perry 197, Edgewood 225

At Village Green 

1. A. Miller (P) 44; 2. L. Miller (P) 47; 3. Amanda Brown 51; T3. Emily Petro 51. 

GIRLS TENNIS

Avon 5, Elyria Catholic 0 

Singles: Rini (A) d. Corroccio (EC) 6-0, 6-0; Mentler (A) d. R. Kozma (EC) 6-0, 6-0; Nakon (A) d. B. Buchs (EC) 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: DeLuca/Monroe (A) d. R. Stevens/Opalenik (EC) 6-0, 6-0; Schmitz/Roberts (A) d. Morgan/C.Lopez (EC) 6-0, 6-0.

Edgewood 3, Harvey 2  
Singles: Beamer (H) d. Massaro (E) 6-1, 6-0; Braden (E) d. Cipriano 6-2, 1-6, 6-4; Dickey (E) d. Winters (H)  6-1, 6-3.
Doubles: Adams/Stover (E) d. Koren/Slay (H) 6-1, 6-4; Van Winkle/Harness (H) d. Lawrence/Applebee (E) 6-4, 6-4.  

Highland 3, Brunswick 2

Singles: Santiago (B) d. Mad. Petrich (B) 6-4, 6-2; Na. Wiswesser (H) d. Nawash 6-0, 6-1; Boyer (B) d. Yamat (H) 6-3, 6-3.

Doubles: Cressman/Mac. Petrich (H) d. Yuhas/Spaeth (B) 7-5, 6-4; Bowers/Ni. Wiswesser (H) d. Stojanovic/Bowman (B) 6-1, 6-4.

Medina 5, Strongsville 0

Singles: Deimling (M) d. Khan (S) 6-0, 6-0; Ott (M) d. Pescura (S) 6-7 (3), 6-0, 6-1; Speckman (M) d. Shah (S) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0.

Doubles: Arnold/Major (M) d. Moser/Rowe (S) 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-0; Greene/Liebler (M) d. Tan/Sridivasan (S) 4-6,7-5,6-1.

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 5, Archbishop Hoban 0    

Singles: Didovic (NDCL) d. Felden (AH) 6-4, 6-2; Kus (NDCL) d. Waddell (AH) 6-4, 6-4; Tomsich (NDCL) d. Gorey (AH) 6-0, 7-5. 

Doubles: Shimoona/D'Angelo (NDCL) d. Bell/May (AH) 6-4, 6-2; pearez/Lah (NDCL) d. Thomas/Burkholder (AH) 7-5, 6-0.

Ravenna 3, Woodridge 2

Singles: Pung (W) d. Smith 6-3, 5-7, 6-1; Knapp (R) d. Vanaman 6-1, 6-2; Titus (R) d. Pinta 6-0, 6-4.

Doubles: Smith/Wise (R) d. Brazis/Simmons 6-1, 6-1; Downs/Snyder (W) d. Lattimer/Knapp 6-3, 6-1.

Western Reserve 4, Gilmour 1

Singles: King (WRA) d. Althans (GA) 6-2, 6-2; Deeter (WRA) d. Hollis (GA) 6-1, 6-0; Hufferman (WRA) d. Hawkins (GA) 6-0, 6-2.

Doubles: Lawrence/Fehn (GA) d. Wood/Clayman (WRA) 6-3, 0-6, 7-6; Lui/Zupan (WRA) d. Ertz/Jacobs (GA) 6-2, 6-4.

LATE: 

Ravenna 4, Coventry 1

Singles: Smith (R) d. Michaels 6-0, 6-0; S. Knapp (R) d. Cooper 6-0, 6-0; Titus (R) d. Bean 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Smith/Wise (R) d. Blankenship/Jackson 5-7, 6-4, 6-3; Lushes Cordea (C) d. Lattimer/M. Knapp 6-4, 7-5.

Solon 3, Revere 2 

Singles: Hendrickson (R) d. Kandakai 6-3, 2-6, 6-3; Bandi (S) d. Henry 6-3, 6-1; Lifke (R) d. Lander 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (7-4)

Doubles: Baird/Moore (S) d. Ling/Taylor 6-0, 7-6 (8-6); Smith/Samtani (S) d. Mortimer/Bucci  6-1, 6-0.

VOLLEYBALL

Berea-Midpark d. Westlake 25-13, 25-11 25-20

Notable: For Berea-Midpark, Maggie Nedoma had 7 kills, Stasha Carey had 6 blocks, and Leah Stilla had 15 digs.

Chardon d. Madison 22-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-22

Notable: Chardon's Jacque Hunter tallied 20 digs on the day. 

Clearview d. Fairview 26-24, 25-21, 25-22

Notable: For Clearview, Heather Younkin had 20 blocks, 15 kills and 14 digs.

Columbia d. Brooklyn 25-15, 25-12, 25-15

Notable: Shelby Friedel had nine kills for Columbia. 

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy d. Manchester 25-11, 27-25, 25-17

Notable: For CVCA, Lowenkamp had 10 kills and 4 blocks. For Manchester, Richmond had 13 assists, 12 points and 2 blocks.

Elyria Catholic d. Lakewood 25-12, 20-25, 25-16, 25-22

Notable: Jessie Lee had 22 kills, Marie Vasitas had 34 assists and Kristen Baker had 17 service points and 3 aces as the Panthers moved to 7-1 overall, 4-0 in Southwestern Conference play.

Independence d. Aurora 25-19, 25-16, 25-18

Notable: Megan Screptock had 10 digs and 9 kills and Hallie Zumack had 18 assists as Independence upped its record  to 2-2.

Lake Catholic d. ND-CL 19-25, 25-19, 11-25, 25-12, 15-12

Notable: Abby Detering had 13 kills, Lauren Witte had 6 blocks and Morgan Duffy had 19 digs for the Cougars, 2-1 overall and 2-0 in North Coast League play. Stephanie Williams had 20 kills, 14 digs, 3 aces and 3 solo blocks for the Lions (2-1, 0-1) and Hanna Lombardo added 26 assists.

Lake Ridge Academy d. Lutheran East 25-9, 25-5, 25-20

Notable: Cassidy Kolczun was 12-for-12 in serving and added 6 assists and 3 aces as the Royals upped their record to 4-1.

Lorain d. Warren Harding 25-17, 25-17, 26-28, 25-12

Notable: Marlena Guice had 17 kills, Serena Rodriguez had 40 assists and Onyx Lopez was 23-for-23 serving with 5 aces as Lorain upped its record to 4-2 overall, 3-1 in the Lake Erie League.

Lutheran West d. Oberlin 25-9, 25-19, 25-11

Notable: Abby DeSimpelare had 30 assists, 11 service points and 4 aces as the Longhorns upped their record to 2-3. Margaux Thompson added 13 kills and Leki Rivera had 11 digs for Lutheran West.

Maple Heights d. Euclid 25-14, 25-20, 25-14

Notable: Courtney Warner had 11 service points and 10 kills as Maple Heights remained unbeaten at 4-0. Taylor Lattimore added 11 service points for the Mustangs.

Midview d. Vermilion 17-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-20, 15-13

Notable: For Midview, Alyssa Seljan had a career-high 38 digs.

Olmsted Falls d. Brecksville-Broadview Heights 25-18, 25-12, 22-25, 25-13

Notable: Kerri Gasper had 14 kills and Riley Burton and Abby Davison each had 3 kill blocks as Olmsted Falls moved to 7-3 overall, 3-0 in the Southwestern Conference.

Padua d. Beaumont 25-14, 25-18, 25-22

Notable: Padua's Gina Kilner led her team with 50 assists. The Lady Bruins' Sarah Paterson led in kills (13) and Jenna Veres led in digs (19). 

Revere d. Green 25-10, 25-17, 25-17

Notable: Chloe Stile had 20 assists and 20 service points with 5 aces to lead Revere, which remains unbeaten at 6-0 overall and 4-0 in Suburban League play. Sarah Eley also had 20 assists for the Minutemen and Stephanie Bierman had 16 kills.

Streetsboro d. Woodridge 25-15, 25-18, 25-19

Notable: Paige Saunders had 11 points with 4 aces and 12 blocks with 4 block kills asStreetsboro upped its record to 2-3. Miranda Vasko added 11 service points and 5 aces for the Rockets and Alycia Scalia had 19 assists.

Willoughby South d. Eastlake North 25-7, 25-23, 25-19

Notable: Morgan Tippie led Willoughby South with 17 kills and five blocks. Olivia Scott led in assists (19) and also had seven aces for Willoughby. Kelly Lang had 13 Digs for Eastlake North. 

Wadsworth d. Copley 25-8, 25-8, 25-20

Notable: Rachel Pressley tallied 17 assists for Wadsworth. For Copley, Katie Briant had 14 digs. 

Buckeye d. Black River 21-25, 13-25, 24-26

Independence d. Aurora on 25-19, 25-16, 25-18

Rocky River d. North Ridgeville 25-12, 25-14, 25-23

Strongsville d. Elyria 25-12, 25-17, 25-23 

LATE:

Medina d. Cuyahoga Falls 25-8, 22-25, 25-8, 25-14

Notable: For Medina, Jess Sency had 14 kills and Ashley Pavlescak had 29 assists.

Normandy d. Shaker Heights 25-7, 25-14, 25-5

Notable: Brandi Kundrat had 20 assists, Sam Stakolich had 6 kills, Madison Stacho and Natalie Stofan each had 5 aces for Normandy.

FIELD HOCKEY

Western Reserve 3, Stow 2

WRA: Carter (2), Barnett. S: N/A, N/A. 

Goalies: WRA, Debolt (12 saves); S, N/A (15). 

Watch Mary Kay Cabot's and Tom Reed's preview of Sunday's season opener against the Miami Dolphins.

BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns beat writers  Mary Kay Cabot and Tom Reed preview the Browns season opener Sunday against the Dolphins at FirstEnergy Stadium.

The game features second year starting quarterbacks Brandon Weeden and Ryan Tannehill, both selected last year in the NFL Draft.

Key match-ups include the Dolphins receiving core of former Steeler Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline and Brandon Gibson vs. the Browns' secondary.  Right tackle Mitchell Schwartz will go up against Cameron Wake who has 43 sacks in his first four years in the NFL.

Since the franchise return in 1999, the Browns are 1-13 in openers. Twelve of those loses came at home.

Follow on Twitter: @CLEvideos 

Stories on tap for today include our predictions for Saturday's affair, Jim Tressel's thoughts on the 2013 Buckeyes and a preview of the weekend in recruiting.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Thank goodness it's Friday. That means it's the last day this week without a college football game.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - As football teams from St. Ignatius and Mentor prepared this week for the 16th renewal of their rivalry, cleveland.com caught up with Wildcats WR Michael Siragusa and Cardinals LB Justin McMahon at practice on Thursday.  Both players weighed in on their opponent, the rivalry and what it will take tonight to win one of Week 2's...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - As football teams from St. Ignatius and Mentor prepared this week for the 16th renewal of their rivalry, cleveland.com caught up with Wildcats WR Michael Siragusa and Cardinals LB Justin McMahon at practice on Thursday. 

Both players weighed in on their opponent, the rivalry and what it will take tonight to win one of Week 2's biggest games (see top of this post for the video feature).

Less than a year after staging one of the most thrilling regional championship playoff games in Division I, Region 1 history, a Mentor win in triple-overtime, the rivals return to the field tonight as No. 4 St. Ignatius travels to Jerome T. Osborne Stadium to face top-ranked Mentor, and cleveland.com's high school sports team has all the coverage you can handle.

Later today, join reporter Scott Patsko (@ScottPatsko) as he Tweets live from the press box.

Listen in and chat live with The Blitz crew as they broadcast every play from the press box.

Check cleveland.com's high school football homepage for in-game updates on dozens of games from throughout Northeast Ohio and results from all the teams in the Top 25 poll.

After the final play, check back for a full recap including a photo gallery, and leave your comments!

Reliever Joe Smith is putting the finishing touches on another productive season for the Indians, but will it be his last with free agency beckoning? Right now he says he'd love to stay in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A couple of Indians' pitchers were talking about Tommy John surgery, comparing notes before a game on a recent trip. Joe Smith walked by, laughed and said, "You guys are doing it all wrong."

Smith, the Indians' sidearming right-hander, has been doing it all right for quite a while now. Of course, Smith has a Tommy John scar of his own, but that happened way back at Amelia High School, just outside of Cincinnati.

"Overhand throwing is an unnatural motion," said Smith, who became a sidearmer at Wright State. "I'm not saying what I do is natural by any means. They do say it takes some stress off the shoulder and puts a little more on the elbow."

Smith is on pace for his third straight season of 70 relief appearances. It has been a season of change in the Indians' bullpen with late-inning mainstays Vinnie Pestano and Chris Perez dealing with injuries and demotions, but Smith has just kept moving down the line.

In years past, he handled the seventh inning with Pestano pitching the eighth and Perez the ninth. Smith has moved from the seventh to the eighth without much fuss.

"There's been no change at all in him going from the seventh to the eighth inning," said pitching coach Mickey Callaway. "He just goes out and does his job no matter what the situation. That's what you want out of everybody."

Among the regular relievers, Smith (6-2) is second on the team with 60 appearances and a 2.47 ERA. Rookie Cody Allen leads with 64 appearances and a 2.35 ERA. Smith leads the Indians with 20 holds and has converted two saves, the first of his big-league career.

This is Smith's fifth season with the Indians. It could be his last because, along with several of his teammates, he's eligible for free agency at the end of the year. The Indians talked with Barry Meister, Smith's agent, earlier in the season about an extension, but nothing came of it. They have approached Smith in the past as well.

"I'd love to stay," said Smith.

When the Indians acquired Smith at the winter meetings in 2008 in a three-way deal with the Mets and Seattle, they seemed primed to win. Smith rattled off the names on that long-ago roster: Victor Martinez, Kerry Wood, Cliff Lee, Mark De Rosa, Shin-Soo Choo, Grady Sizemore. But the winning never happened and the big names were traded.

"Now you see the organization bringing in people, spending money on the free-agent market," said Smith. "It gets exciting. It shows which way they're going. You can't bring in Terry Francona as manager and sit back and do nothing.

"Yeah, I'd love to stay because the only way this club is going is forward. They're trying to get into the playoffs, that's obvious."

If last winter's free-agent dealings showed anything, it was the uncertainty of signing relievers to multiyear deals. For every Jason Grilli or Joel Peralta deal that has produced good results for reasonable dollars, there has been a Brandon League or Jonathan Broxton deal that had the club paying big bucks for little return.

Be that as it may, the Indians are interested in keeping Smith, who is making $3.15 million this year.

"We'd like to keep Joe with the Indians moving forward," said GM Chris Antonetti, "and we appreciate the work that he's done."

Said Francona, "He covers all facets of the game well. That's a good guy to have on the mound with the game on the line."

A player approaching free agency for the first time can be easily distracted. Smith said it wormed its way into his head earlier in the year, but he has since put it aside.

"I'm in a good spot now," said Smith. "Fortunately, being in the race to get in the playoffs takes some pressure away from that. All you're worried about is that we have to win, we have to win today. We've got to get in the playoffs."

The Mets drafted Smith with their third pick in 2006. He was in the big leagues the next year, making 54 appearances. Yes, Smith made his big-league debut on that Mets team.

"In 2007, we were up seven games with 17 games to go in the NL East," said Smith. "We blew that. In 2008, we had to win on the last day of the season to force a playoff game against Milwaukee for the wild card, but lost. I think we lost the division by one or two games (three) to the Phillies."

The Indians are four games into September with the Mets coming to town for a three-game series starting Friday night. They trailed Tampa Bay by 3 1/2 games for the second wild card spot. The Yankees were 2 1/2 behind the Rays with Baltimore four games back.

"So we're 3 1/2 out right now, but we've still got a whole month to go," said Smith. "We've got the Mets, Minnesota, Kansas City, the White Sox. If we just take care of our business, I don't see why we can't gain ground because those other teams in the wild card chase are going to beat up each other because they're all in the AL East except for Oakland.

"We've got to win some games this month, but crazy stuff happens in September."

After the Indians beat Baltimore, 4-3, Tuesday in front of only 9,962 fans at Progressive Field, Smith said it doesn't matter if there are any fans in the stands to witness what September could bring.

"We can't worry about who's here and who's not here," he said. "Whether it's full or it's empty, we've got to play and game and we've got to win."

Let's talk: Former Red Sox ace Curt Schilling spent about a day and a half visiting with Francona earlier this week at Progressive Field. Schilling has a lucrative job with ESPN, but those close to him say at some point in the future he'd like to get back into baseball.

Rally Chicken retires with a perfect record.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Seen and heard around Progressive Field on Friday afternoon as the Indians prepared to play the New York Mets.

Clubhouse confidential: The Indians' Rally Chicken -- or Rooster -- has served its purpose.

On Wednesday afternoon, Tribe players took the field alongside a rooster that was supposed to be a chicken in honor of "Chicken Al,'' a nickname with which former Indians reliever Frank Herrmann saddled current reliever Cody Allen. The Indians won, 6-4 -- but a mascot was not created.

"In the best interest of the rooster, it's been returned to the farm,'' Allen said. "And it's very much alive. I want to emphasize that. It's very much alive.''

Tribe manager Terry Francona has experience with chickens being mentioned in the same sentence as players. Late in the 2011 season, when Francona was in Boston, several Red Sox reportedly dined on fried chicken and beer in the clubhouse during games. After the Red Sox collapsed in September, missed the playoffs and Francona was dismissed, it became big news.

Fox Sports Ohio writer Pat McManamon asked Francona if he was glad the current chicken experience was better than the previous time fowl was discussed in his clubhouse. Francona laughed.

"Well, it wasn't really discussed in our clubhouse,'' he said. "It was after I was unceremoniously. ... Actually, I hadn't thought of that. (Chuckle) That's pretty good.''

Then he paused.

"As long as the chicken wasn't drinking beer, we're good to go,'' he said. "On that note, can I go?''

Super Niko: Indians super fan Niko Lanzarotta, 8, will return to Progressive Field on Saturday night.

Lanzarotta, who has cerebral palsy, made national news Aug. 24 when he met Carlos Santana and Jason Kipnis on the field before a Tribe game against Minnesota and asked each to hit a home run. Both hit two-run shots in a 7-2 victory at Progressive Field.

Joining Lanzarotta will be Megan Gillombardo and Mike Larkin, who caught the home run balls hit by Santana and Kipnis, respectively. Each contacted the Indians about giving Niko the baseballs.

According to Lanzarotta's family, the Indians are 6-0 when he attends, including 2-0 this season.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here is a look at how the high school football teams in the cleveland.com preseason Top 25 fared during Week 2. Check this post for updates throughout the night as results come in. Where do you think the teams should be ranked next Tuesday? Let us know in the comments section below.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here is a look at how the high school football teams in the cleveland.com preseason Top 25 fared during Week 2. Check this post for updates throughout the night as results come in.

Where do you think the teams should be ranked next Tuesday? Let us know in the comments section below.

(Previous week's ranking in parentheses)

1. Mentor, 1-0 (1) 

Playing No. 4 St. Ignatius. 

Next week: Will play Euclid on Friday, Sept. 13.

2. St. Edward, 1-0 (2)

Playing Buchtel.

Next week: Will play Woodson (Washington D.C.) on Saturday, Sept. 14. 

3. St. Vincent-St. Mary, 1-0 (5)

Playing Walsh Jesuit.

Next week: Will play Woodridge on Friday, Sept. 13.

4. St. Ignatius, 0-1 (3)

Playing No. 1 Mentor. 

Next week: Will play Strong Vincent (Pa.) on Saturday, Sept. 14. 

5. Glenville, 0-1 (4)

Playing No. 13 Solon. 

Next week: Will play No. 11 Cleveland Heights on Friday, Sept. 13.

6. Avon, 1-0 (14)

Playing East Tech. 

Next week: Will play Twinsburg on Thursday, Sept. 12. 

7. Chagrin Falls, 1-0 (7)

Playing Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin.

Next week: Will play Wooster on Friday, Sept. 13.

8. Aurora, 1-0 (8)

Playing Ravenna. 

Next week: Will play Revere on Thursday, Sept. 12. 

9. Midview, 1-0 (9)

Playing Amherst. 

Next week: Will play Elyria on Friday, Sept. 13.

10. Hudson, 1-0 (10)

Playing Uniontown.

Next week: Will play Brecksville-Broadview Heights on Friday, Sept. 13.

11. Cleveland Heights, 1-0 (11)

Playing John Adams.

Next week: Will play No. 5 Glenville. 

12. Shaker Heights, 1-0 (12)

Playing John F. Kennedy.

Next week: Will play Cleveland Central Catholic.

13. Solon, 1-0 (13)

Playing No. 5 Glenville. 

Next week: Will play Willoughby South on Thursday, Sept. 12. 

14. Avon Lake, 0-1 (6)

Playing Lorain. 

Next Week: Will play Hoover on Thursday, Sept. 12.

15. Kirtland, 1-0 (16)

Playing Grand Valley.

Next week: Will play Edgewood on Friday, Sept. 13.

16. Kent Roosevelt, 1-0 (17)

Playing Stow-Munroe Falls.

Next week: Will play Cuyahoga Falls on Friday, Sept. 13.

17. Highland, 1-0 (18)

Playing Olmsted Falls.

Next week: Will play No. 18 North Royalton on Friday, Sept. 13.

18. North Royalton, 1-0 (19)

Playing Brecksville-Broadview Heights. 

Next week: Will play No. 17 Highland on Friday, Sept. 13.

19. Nordonia, 1-0 (--)

Playing Twinsburg.

Next week: Will play Parma on Friday, Sept. 13.

20. Columbia, 1-0 (20)

Playing South Central.

Next week: Will play Northwestern on Friday, Sept. 13.

21. Elyria, 1-0 (22)

Playing Elyria Catholic. 

Next week: Will play Beachwood on Thursday, Sept. 12.

22. Brush, 1-0 (23)

Playing Lakeside. 

Next week: Will play Kenston on Thursday, Sept. 12.

23. Mogadore, 1-0 (24)

Playing Smithville.

Next week: Will play Coventry on Friday, Sept. 13.

24. North Ridgeville, 1-0 (--)

Playing Parma. 

Next week: Will play North Olmsted on Friday, Sept. 13.

25. Westlake, 0-1 (15)

Playing Bay. 

Next week: Will play Youngstown East.

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio — Notre Dame Cathedral Latin's Devin Carney returned a fumble 42 yards for a touchdown and recovered a fumble to set up another score as the Lions beat the Tigers, 16-6, on Friday night. Carney started the scoring in the first quarter, picking up a fumble by Chagrin Falls quarterback Ed Shelley and sprinting down the...

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio — Notre Dame Cathedral Latin's Devin Carney returned a fumble 42 yards for a touchdown and recovered a fumble to set up another score as the Lions beat the Tigers, 16-6, on Friday night.

Carney started the scoring in the first quarter, picking up a fumble by Chagrin Falls quarterback Ed Shelley and sprinting down the left sideline for the touchdown for a 6-0 lead.

Chagrin Falls evened the score at 6-6 when a punt snap sailed high and Tigers defensive tackle Tyler Zaluski picked it up at the 3, scoring the TD.

Both teams struggled to move the ball, with NDCL quarterback Justin Black getting the only offensive touchdown with a 3-yard run in the second quarter.

Carney recovered a blocked punt at the Chagrin Falls' 13-yard line in the third quarter, but the Lions were unable to move the ball, settling for a 29-yard field goal by Cody Paterniti.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here are box scores and highlights in boys and girls golf, boys and girls soccer, field hockey, girls tennis and volleyball from Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. GIRLS TENNIS

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here are box scores and highlights in boys and girls golf, boys and girls soccer, field hockey, girls tennis and volleyball from Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

GIRLS TENNIS

Beachwood 4, Our Lady of the Elms 1

Singles: Kuzmishin (E) d. Crosby 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1; Jiao (B) d. Axtell 6-3, 6-4; Kuang (B) d. Muzzilla 6-3, 6-3.

Doubles: S.Tall/Finkenthal (B) d. Figliola/Ahmed 6-4, 6-3; J.Tall/Stern (B) d. O'Flynn/Gupta 6-2, 6-1.

Hathaway Brown 3, North Canton Hoover 2

Singles: Gillinov (HB) d N. Bourlas, 6-1, 6-0; Arnold (NCH) d. Persky, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4; Arkelett (HB) d. Bourlas, 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles: Warburton/Albertson (NCH) d. Schroedel/Narendrula, 6-0, 6-2; Sutter/Daugherty (NCH) d. Adler/Callanan, 6-1, 6-4.

VOLLEYBALL

LATE:

Bay d. Avon 18-25, 24-26, 25-20, 25-20, 15-12.

Notable: Megan Lowery had 43 digs for Bay as the Rockets dropped the first two games of the match before rallying for three straight wins to take the match.

Cleveland Central Catholic d. Warren JFK 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-25, 17-15.

Notable: Lizandrea Alicea had 8 aces for Cleveland Central Catholic, and Antoinette Fuller added 3 blocks and 3 kills.

Highland d. Cloverleaf 25-23, 25-21, 25-22.

Notable: Paige Tanzer had 22 digs and Nikki Tecco had 22 assists for Highland (4-2, 3-1).

Holy Name d. VASJ 23-25, 25-20, 31-29, 25-5.  

Notable: Holy Name's Kailee Cunningham had 21 kills and 23 digs.

Walsh Jesuit d. Archbishop Hoban 25-14, 25-14, 25-21.

Notable: Walsh Jesuit's Kyra Coundourides had 21 assists in the match.

BOYS SOCCER

Cardinal 9, Bloomfield 2

C (5-0-0, 2-0-0): Breyley 2, I. Mast, Bechter, Ludstrom, Wicks, T. Mast, E. Ross. B: Wheeler (2).

Goalies: C, Butcher (10 saves); B, Bacon (33).

LATE:

Holy Name 3, Benedictine 1

HN: Costello 3. B: Melnick.

Goalies: HN, Stepic (7 saves); B: DiFrancesco (10).

GIRLS GOLF

Beaumont 178, Padua 206

At Skyland

1. Jen Corrado (B) 42.

BOYS GOLF

Independence 178, Trinity 189

At Shawnee Hills

1. Brunsman (I) 39; 2. Wilson (I) 42; 3. Strenk (T) 44. 

FIELD HOCKEY 

LATE:

Hudson 5, Kent Roosevelt 0

H (3-2): Russell (2), Janesch, Slager, Mclelland. KR: None.

Notable: Erin Hoover had 3 assists for the Explorers (3-2).

MENTOR, Ohio – It turns out, 0-2 still doesn’t fit St. Ignatius very well. So on Friday at Mentor, the Wildcats decided to not even try it on for size.

MENTOR, Ohio – It turns out, 0-2 still doesn’t fit St. Ignatius very well.

So on Friday at Mentor, the Wildcats decided to not even try it on for size.

Using a run game powered by a trio of backs, a controlling defense and a strong-legged kicker, the Wildcats bounced back from a season-opening loss to beat Mentor, 26-6.

It was a rematch of last season’s thrilling triple-overtime regional final, won by Mentor, 57-56. This time, there was little drama as the Wildcats, No. 4 in the cleveland.com Top 25, led 16-6 at halftime and allowed No. 1 Mentor (1-1) only five first downs in the second half.

In doing so, the Wildcats avoided their first 0-2 start since 1987.

“For us, coming off last week, walking out of here 0-2, looking at our schedule, you know, you’ve got to look in the mirror there,” said Wildcats coach Chuck Kyle, whose team lost to two-time defending Michigan state champ Brother Rice in Week 1. “We didn’t play well last week, but the kids just responded really well.”

The Cardinals never really got going offensively. After tying the game at 6 on a Conner Krizancic 70-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, they got into Wildcats territory just three times the rest of the way.

With the Cardinals unable to move on offense, field position became a factor. The Wildcats started three scoring drives in Cardinals territory and finished with a 404-263 edge in total offense.

“We were in a short field. They didn’t have to go very far,” said Cardinals coach Steve Trivisonno. “(The Wildcats) came and played hard and I think we’ve got to play with a little more edge and with more of a sense of urgency.”

The Wildcats led, 16-6, at halftime and tacked on a 47-yard field goal from Matt Colella in the third quarter. They added another Colella field goal in the fourth, but took it off the board after a Cardinals penalty. A few plays later, Colella missed from 37.

But there would be no rally. The Cardinals gave the ball up on downs at their own 27, and Wildcats running back Enzo Cannata ended any doubt with a 3-yard score with 2:14 left.

Cannata finished with 23 carries for 110 yards, but Michael Vitale early (15 carries, 85 yards), and Kyle Daugenti late (6 carries, 15 yards), also fueled the run game.

“We got the run game going and that helps,” said Kyle. “We like to throw, but the running game sure came in handy tonight.”

Both teams were hampered by kicking game issues in the first half. The Wildcats blocked a field goal attempt and had their own foiled by a high snap as the half expired.

The Wildcats took a 6-0 lead on a Paul Thomas to Michael Siragusa 64-yard touchdown pass with 1:14 left in the first quarter, but the extra point attempt failed.

The Cardinals came right back three plays later with Krizancic’s 70-yard run, which was aided by a crushing block from Eddie Daugherty. Another failed extra point left the game tied at 6.

On the next two drives, Thomas started taking yardage in chunks. First, he found receiver Nick Fabian for 38 yards to kickstart a drive capped by Colella’s 21-yard field goal. Then he had passes of 25 and 22 yards in an 11-play drive that ended with a blocked field goal.

The Wildcats went up 16-6 on a Thomas to Hyland 16-yard pass with 1:17 left in the second quarter.

Thomas finished 10-of-24 passing for 208 yard and two scores.

The Cardinals used both Krizancic and sophomore Matt Eiswerth at quarterback in the game. On their final drive of the first half, both played as they drove 62 yards to the Wildcats’ 18 before a high snap threw off a field goal attempt.

Eiswerth was 10-of-18 passing for 100 yards, and Krizancic finished 3 of 5 for 27 yards. Krizancic was also the Cardinals’ leading rusher with nine carries for 92 yards.

The Wildcats sacked Mentor’s quarterbacks five times.

“To say Mentor would score six points, I don’t think I could dream that, but I guess it happened,” said Kyle. “Our defensive kids did such a great job.

“We graduated the starting defensive line from last year and in the off-season thought, well, let’s see what comes around. The kids worked so hard. I think what you saw tonight, yeah, they believe in themselves.”

ELYRIA, Ohio - If this was to be the final Battle of Elyria, the teams went out trading haymakers. It was a battle of big plays for the city rivals, Elyria and Elyria Catholic. In the end the Pioneers landed the bigger blows as Elyria defeated their neighbors 48-33.

ELYRIA, Ohio -

If this was to be the final Battle of Elyria, the teams went out trading haymakers. It was a battle of big plays for the city rivals, Elyria and Elyria Catholic. In the end the Pioneers landed the bigger blows as Elyria defeated their neighbors 48-33.

There were nine touchdowns of over 25-yards including five over 80 yards. Elyria Catholic junior Justin Rankin thrilled the hometown crowd with an 80-yard kick return touchdown and 45-punt return touchdown. But Rankin’s heroics were overshadowed by the firepower of a trio of Elyria offensive stars.

Elyria junior quarterback Hunter Parsh completed 15 of 23 passes for 246 yards including a 95-yard touchdown pass to senior Jordan Connell in the final seconds of the first half. Connell added 90 yards on the ground including a 4-yard touchdown run.

But it was Jumarr Lewis who was truly impressive. The senior had 272 yards rushing including touchdown runs of 99, 62 and 9-yards. Lewis also had 88-yard kickoff return touchdown that came right after Rankin’s touchdown kickoff return.

“I give credit to our coaches,” Lewis said. “They made some great calls. I give credit to my team because without them I am nothing.”

The Division V Panthers impressed Lewis.

“They fought hard,” Lewis said. “They only played 15 guys that went both ways. I give them a lot of credit.

Elyria head coach Kevin Fell improved to 3-0 against Elyria Catholic and his team is now 2-0 for the season.

“I have never been a part of a game with so many big plays,” Fell said. “It has been a wonderful and friendly rivalry. I felt really honored to be a part of it. Both teams are pretty tired after that game.”

The game was tied 20-20 with less than 20 seconds left in the half. Elyria had the ball on the five-yard line. Most coaches would take a knee but not Fell. He had his veteran quarterback drop back to pass and he was rewarded with a perfect strike that gave the Pioneers a 27-20 halftime edge.

Elyria Catholic fell to 0-2. Head coach Mike Polevacik knew his team left everything on the field.

“We are a division five team that played with a super D-I team,” Polevacik said. “We have nothing to hang our head about. We gave them a game. We fought for 48 minutes. If we keep playing like this we will be a tough team to handle.”

Elyria Catholic quarterback Jeremy Holley was 16 for 37 for 214 yards. He threw a 39-yard touchdown to Cole Virgin and had an interception. He also had two huge punts that pinned Elyria inside the five. Unfortunately Elyria turned both into long touchdowns.

Elyria Catholic’s Jake Jagielski had a 90-yard interception return in the fourth quarter to keep the Panthers in the game.

Elyria outrushed Elyria Catholic 372 yards to 16 yards.

It was a 60-year wait before the town’s two high schools met for the first time in 2010. The small school Elyria Catholic won bragging rights that year but the rivalry has belonged to D-I Elyria ever since and maybe forever after as the two teams are not scheduled to play again for the foreseeable future.

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio  – It wasn't another dominating blowout performance like the Irish displayed in week one when they rolled over Garfield, 63-0, but St. Vincent - St. Mary got enough defense and timely big plays to pull away in the fourth quarter and hold off Walsh Jesuit, 35-20, at Walsh Jesuit Stadium on Friday.  Parris Campbell Jr. scored...

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio  – It wasn't another dominating blowout performance like the Irish displayed in week one when they rolled over Garfield, 63-0, but St. Vincent - St. Mary got enough defense and timely big plays to pull away in the fourth quarter and hold off Walsh Jesuit, 35-20, at Walsh Jesuit Stadium on Friday. 

Parris Campbell Jr. scored three touchdowns, including two rushing scores, but his third touchdown of the game was his most impressive run and probably the most damaging to Walsh Jesuit's hopes for a comeback.

Early in the fourth quarter, after the Warriors' Mike Knoll kicked a 27-yard field goal to pull Walsh within eight points at 28-20, Campbell found a seam in the Warriors' kickoff coverage, burst through, and outran the rest of the kickoff team en route to a 99-yard kickoff return. The score put the Irish up 35-20 and that was as close as the Warriors would get.

 “I thought our skill came through,” SVSM coach Dan Boarman said. “Parris really bailed us out with that kick return. He made it our game again.

“We made some mistakes, too – the kickoff return, the fumble down in this end, but it's early in the season and we'll correct them.”

 “I'm trying to score at all times,” Campbell said. “I looked up at the scoreboard, saw a couple blocks, hit the hole and got to the seam.

 “I put that on my team. That's my blockers – I got behind them and got to the end zone.”

“He's got a great sense to the football,” Boarman said. “On the first interception I was watching him, and I think he baited the quarterback and then he steps in front of the receiver and boom.”

 Walsh Jesuit (0-2) managed to hang around for most of the game and not let SVSM run away with the victory. Anthony Rozum scored on a 95-yard kickoff return. Walsh's defense pounced on a SVSM fumble in Irish territory early in the second half, setting up a Bryan DiCillo touchdown run.

Inconsistent play on both sides of the ball ultimately doomed Walsh, however. The Warriors turned over the ball four times, and on defense they gave up a handful of big plays at inopportune times.

 “We've been giving up too many big plays at the wrong time,” Walsh coach Gerry Rardin said. “It was the same story last week.

 “The team we played last week – Ursuline – scored three touchdowns on fourth and long situations. That's ridiculous. Tonight, more of the same.”

Before the game Walsh Jesuit junior cheerleader Marie Klein attempted to break the world record of 37 consecutive backhand handsprings. She reeled off 40 straight.

 Bill Mayville is a freelance writer in Parma Heights.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Here are tonight's Ohio high school football scores for Friday, September 6, 2013. Ada 39, Spencerville 21

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Here are tonight's Ohio high school football scores for Friday, September 6, 2013.

Ada 39, Spencerville 21

Akr. Coventry 14, Akr. East 7

Akr. Ellet 37, Tallmadge 29

Akr. Garfield 10, Cuyahoga Falls 7

Akr. Manchester 30, Peninsula Woodridge 19

Akr. SVSM 35, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 20

Alliance 41, Canfield 38

Alliance Marlington 28, Mantua Crestwood 6

Amanda-Clearcreek 24, Chillicothe Zane Trace 0

Antwerp 30, W. Unity Hilltop 18

Apple Creek Waynedale 40, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 19

Arlington 70, Arcadia 7

Ashland Mapleton 14, Magnolia Sandy Valley 7

Ashville Teays Valley 26, Logan 13

Athens 53, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 3

Aurora 41, Ravenna 14

Austintown Fitch 27, Akr. Hoban 12

Avon 56, Cle. E. Tech 6

Avon Lake 56, Lorain 7

Bainbridge Paint Valley 28, Williamsburg 14

Baltimore Liberty Union 52, Hebron Lakewood 0

Barberton 23, Akr. Springfield 14

Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 32, Bloomdale Elmwood 8

Beallsville 36, Strasburg-Franklin 8

Beavercreek 41, Day. Carroll 0

Bedford 33, Hunting Valley University 10

Bellaire 37, John Marshall, W.Va. 14

Bellefontaine 28, Sidney 21

Bellevue 36, Huron 28

Belmont Union Local 45, Rayland Buckeye 0

Berlin Center Western Reserve 20, Malvern 12

Beverly Ft. Frye 41, Belpre 28

Birmingham Brother Rice, Mich. 49, Tol. St. John's 7

Bloom-Carroll 52, Whitehall-Yearling 51, 3OT

Bluffton 28, Carey 22

Bowling Green 35, Fostoria 6

Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 28, N. Royalton 0

Brookville 45, Anna 35

Brunswick 49, Parma Padua 7

Bryan 54, Archbold 29

Bucyrus Wynford 34, Sycamore Mohawk 14

Byesville Meadowbrook 35, Barnesville 6

Cadiz Harrison Cent. 46, Weir, W.Va. 14

Caldwell 21, Lore City Buckeye Trail 13

Camden Preble Shawnee 62, Day. Christian 30

Can. Cent. Cath. 28, Massillon Perry 12

Can. South 14, Medina Buckeye 7

Can. Timken 30, Akr. North 6

Canfield S. Range 21, Campbell Memorial 7

Carrollton 39, Richmond Edison 25

Casstown Miami E. 42, New Paris National Trail 13

Cedarville 40, Cin. Christian 19

Celina 42, Lima Bath 15

Centerburg 30, Lucas 7

Centerville 63, Springboro 20

Chagrin Falls Kenston 31, Chardon 21

Chardon NDCL 16, Chagrin Falls 6

Chesterland W. Geauga 48, Painesville Riverside 29

Chillicothe 21, Sunbury Big Walnut 14

Cin. Colerain 31, Cin. St. Xavier 19

Cin. Country Day 58, Cin. Gamble Montessori 28

Cin. Deer Park 16, Lockland 6

Cin. Elder 27, Cols. Upper Arlington 7

Cin. Hills Christian Academy 28, Reading 7

Cin. La Salle 56, E. Central, Ind. 14

Cin. Madeira 53, Batavia Clermont NE 14

Cin. Mariemont 38, Batavia 15

Cin. NW 50, Batavia Amelia 6

Cin. Oak Hills 28, Harrison 7

Cin. Purcell Marian 21, Norwood 20

Cin. Shroder 34, Cin. Finneytown 7

Cin. Summit Country Day 52, Cin. College Prep. 8

Cin. Sycamore 28, Ryle, Ky. 0

Cin. Turpin 31, Cin. Wyoming 28

Cin. Walnut Hills 27, Cin. Western Hills 8

Cin. Winton Woods 46, Hamilton 10

Cin. Withrow 34, Cin. Anderson 22

Circleville 56, Washington C.H. 13

Clarksville Clinton-Massie 21, Waynesville 19

Clayton Northmont 24, Westerville S. 14

Cle. Cent. Cath. 26, Euclid 9

Cle. Glenville 15, Solon 14

Cle. Hts. 25, Strongsville 10

Cle. St. Ignatius 26, Mentor 6

Cle. VASJ 50, Warrensville Hts. 14

Clyde 17, Pemberville Eastwood 13

Coldwater 41, Cols. Hartley 16

Collins Western Reserve 39, Castalia Margaretta 13

Cols. Bexley 28, Sugar Grove Berne Union 2

Cols. Centennial 48, Cols. Franklin Hts. 47

Cols. DeSales 23, E. Cle. Shaw 6

Cols. East 52, Cols. Briggs 32

Cols. Independence 44, Grove City Cent. Crossing 32

Cols. Marion-Franklin 27, Cols. Brookhaven 2

Cols. Mifflin 24, Galloway Westland 0

Cols. Ready 35, Gahanna Cols. Academy 7

Cols. St. Charles 34, Cols. Eastmoor 8

Cols. Walnut Ridge 28, Groveport-Madison 6

Cols. West 33, Cols. Linden McKinley 22

Cols. Whetstone 40, Cols. Africentric 0

Columbia Station Columbia 51, Greenwich S. Cent. 7

Columbiana Crestview 42, Beloit W. Branch 7

Convoy Crestview 41, Hicksville 18

Copley 14, Akr. Firestone 0

Corning Miller 28, Reedsville Eastern 12

Covington 70, Arcanum 19

Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 32, Creston Norwayne 28

Cuyahoga Hts. 34, Cle. John Adams 6

Dalton 27, Massillon Tuslaw 21

Danville 29, Fredericktown 20

Day. Chaminade-Julienne 58, Day. Thurgood Marshall 55

Day. Northridge 37, S. Charleston SE 20

Day. Oakwood 27, Milton-Union 26

Defiance 28, Elida 27

Defiance Ayersville 57, Tol. Ottawa Hills 0

Defiance Tinora 34, Hillsdale, Mich. 10

Delaware Buckeye Valley 34, Lancaster Fisher Cath. 20

Delaware Hayes 23, Canal Winchester 7

Delphos Jefferson 41, Paulding 0

Delta 31, Metamora Evergreen 6

Dover 47, Ashland 42

Doylestown Chippewa 61, Atwater Waterloo 13

Dresden Tri-Valley 61, McConnelsville Morgan 0

Dublin Jerome 26, Cols. Beechcroft 14

Dublin Scioto 30, Dublin Coffman 17

Eaton 32, St. Henry 22

Edon 48, Edgerton 26

Elmore Woodmore 56, Oregon Stritch 6

Elyria 48, Elyria Cath. 33

Eminence, Ky. 50, Cin. Riverview East 6

Fairborn 44, Riverside Stebbins 31

Fairfield 35, Gahanna Lincoln 24

Fairview 31, Vermilion 10

Fayetteville-Perry 26, Bethel-Tate 14

Findlay Liberty-Benton 41, McComb 6

Frankfort Adena 39, Bidwell River Valley 14

Franklin 41, W. Carrollton 14

Franklin Furnace Green 41, Millersport 28

Franklin Middletown Christian 19, Day. Belmont 12

Fremont Ross 35, Maple Hts. 26

Ft. Loramie 62, New Bremen 20

Ft. Recovery 54, Waynesfield-Goshen 0

Galion 21, Mansfield Madison 10

Gallipolis Gallia 60, Ironton Rock Hill 2

Garfield Hts. 21, Berea-Midpark 7

Garrettsville Garfield 27, E. Can. 26

Genoa Area 63, Oak Harbor 7

Germantown Valley View 44, Versailles 7

Glouster Trimble 12, Wahama, W.Va. 7

Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 36, Uhrichsville Claymont 24

Goshen 25, Hillsboro 12

Grafton Midview 35, Amherst Steele 16

Granville 56, Heath 16

Green 42, Massillon Jackson 24

Greenfield McClain 31, Chillicothe Unioto 19

Grove City 26, Findlay 3

Hamilton Badin 37, Cin. Taft 14

Hamilton New Miami 56, Cin. Hillcrest 36

Hamilton Ross 40, Monroe 7

Hamler Patrick Henry 60, Swanton 13

Harrod Allen E. 32, Columbus Grove 22

Haviland Wayne Trace 65, Tontogany Otsego 0

Hilliard Davidson 21, Hilliard Darby 0

Hubbard 28, Girard 26

Huber Hts. Wayne 35, Trotwood-Madison 21

Hudson 20, Uniontown Lake 7

Independence 41, Brooklyn 20

Ironton 35, Russell, Ky. 14

Jackson 68, Waverly 0

Jamestown Greeneview 23, London Madison Plains 13

Jefferson Area 26, Ashtabula Edgewood 12

Jeromesville Hillsdale 43, Bucyrus 19

Johnstown Northridge 41, Fairfield Christian 20

Johnstown-Monroe 31, Lancaster Fairfield Union 0

Kansas Lakota 14, Gibsonburg 6

Kenton 52, Wapakoneta 16

Kettering Fairmont 36, Miamisburg 20

Kings Mills Kings 24, Piqua 22

Kirtland 61, Orwell Grand Valley 14

Lakeside Danbury 32, Holgate 27

Lees Creek E. Clinton 28, Blanchester 25

Leetonia 22, Columbiana 21

Leipsic 47, Vanlue 0

Lewis Center Olentangy 26, Powell Olentangy Liberty 23, 2OT

Lewisburg Tri-County N. 51, Ansonia 20

Lexington 28, Shelby 12

Liberty Center 54, Montpelier 0

Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 41, Lancaster 0

Lima Cent. Cath. 21, Delphos St. John's 6

Lima Shawnee 14, St. Marys Memorial 13

Lisbon Beaver 30, Oak Glen, W.Va. 7

Lodi Cloverleaf 38, LaGrange Keystone 21

London 6, Spring. Greenon 0

Lorain Clearview 56, Cle. John Marshall 7

Loudonville 41, Ashland Crestview 0

Louisville 14, N. Can. Hoover 13

Louisville Aquinas 20, Minerva 13

Loveland 49, Lebanon 7

Lowellville 49, Windham 12

Lyndhurst Brush 49, Ashtabula Lakeside 0

Macedonia Nordonia 42, Twinsburg 7

Madison 53, Cle. Collinwood 0

Manchester 24, Chillicothe Huntington 12

Mansfield Sr. 59, Lima Sr. 35

Maria Stein Marion Local 29, W. Jefferson 0

Marion Elgin 52, Mt. Gilead 18

Martins Ferry 36, Wickliffe 26

Marysville 13, Plain City Jonathan Alder 0

Mason 24, Cols. Watterson 7

McArthur Vinton County 34, Piketon 20

McDermott Scioto NW 39, Portsmouth Sciotoville 12

McDonald 20, Streetsboro 13

McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 38, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 0

Mechanicsburg 27, Milford Center Fairbanks 14

Medina 56, Eastlake N. 7

Medina Highland 29, Olmsted Falls 6

Middlefield Cardinal 36, Andover Pymatuning Valley 20

Middletown 35, Springfield 13

Middletown Fenwick 13, Cin. Mt. Healthy 12

Middletown Madison Senior 20, Cin. Indian Hill 6

Milan Edison 31, Monroeville 6

Milford 49, Trenton Edgewood 42

Millbury Lake 56, Northwood 20

Millersburg W. Holmes 59, Warsaw River View 0

Mineral Ridge 21, Lisbon David Anderson 17

Minford 34, Cols. Grandview Hts. 0

Mogadore 49, Smithville 14

Morral Ridgedale 31, Ridgeway Ridgemont 14

Mt. Orab Western Brown 57, Morrow Little Miami 28

N. Bend Taylor 37, Cin. Clark Montessori 0

N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 55, Rootstown 15

N. Lewisburg Triad 27, Marion Pleasant 20

N. Olmsted 33, Lakewood 13

N. Ridgeville 58, Parma 22

N. Robinson Col. Crawford 52, Galion Northmor 13

Navarre Fairless 42, Sugarcreek Garaway 31

New Albany 57, Westerville Cent. 50

New Concord John Glenn 24, Cambridge 14

New London 35, Oberlin Firelands 7

New Middletown Spring. 53, Youngs. Christian 12

New Philadelphia 34, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 17

New Richmond 48, Grant Co., Ky. 13

New Washington Buckeye Cent. 26, Cardington-Lincoln 0

Newton Falls 46, Brookfield 6

Norton 38, Akr. Kenmore 20

Norwalk 56, Cle. Hay 36

Oak Hill 32, Albany Alexander 7

Ontario 30, Bellville Clear Fork 8

Orchard Lake St. Mary, Mich. 10, Tol. Whitmer 3

Orrville 22, Wooster Triway 17

Ottawa-Glandorf 42, Van Wert 0

Oxford Talawanda 22, Carlisle 21

Painesville Harvey 34, Fairport Harbor Harding 8

Pandora-Gilboa 58, Cory-Rawson 0

Parma Hts. Holy Name 34, Parma Normandy 14

Parma Hts. Valley Forge 31, Richfield Revere 13

Pataskala Licking Hts. 21, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 13

Perry 34, Geneva 27

Perrysburg 50, Oregon Clay 13

Philo 26, Newark Licking Valley 21

Pickerington N. 47, Cin. Princeton 22

Plymouth 53, Crestline 21

Poland Seminary 28, Canal Fulton Northwest 21

Portsmouth 35, Portsmouth W. 21

Proctorville Fairland 33, Pomeroy Meigs 20

Racine Southern 34, Crown City S. Gallia 6

Ravenna SE 33, Mogadore Field 14

Reynoldsburg 33, Hilliard Bradley 21

Richwood N. Union 41, Willard 6

Rittman 41, Grove City Christian 38

Rockford Parkway 63, DeGraff Riverside 0

Rocky River 42, Wellington 7

Rocky River Lutheran W. 29, Gates Mills Hawken 28, OT

Rossford 45, Port Clinton 28

S. Point 24, Wellston 21

Salem 24, Hanoverton United 21

Sandusky Perkins 47, Sandusky 7

Sarahsville Shenandoah 41, Newcomerstown 19

Scott, Ky. 70, Cin. Aiken 8

Sebring McKinley 32, Southington Chalker 13

Shadyside 35, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 20

Sheffield Brookside 31, Oberlin 21

Sherwood Fairview 46, N. Baltimore 30

Sidney Lehman 33, Minster 18

Southeastern 28, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 13

Sparta Highland 35, Mt. Vernon 26

Spring. Kenton Ridge 42, Lewistown Indian Lake 14

Spring. NW 42, Spring. NE 21

Spring. Shawnee 31, Troy 28

St. Bernard Roger Bacon 62, Cin. N. College Hill 28

St. Paris Graham 59, Spring. Cath. Cent. 12

Steubenville 28, Cle. Benedictine 17

Steubenville Cath. Cent. 48, New Matamoras Frontier 19

Stewart Federal Hocking 40, Waterford 0

Stow-Munroe Falls 35, Kent Roosevelt 14

Struthers 35, Cortland Lakeview 14

Sylvania Northview 34, Tol. Waite 20

Temperance Bedford, Mich. 56, Tol. St. Francis 25

Thompson Ledgemont 42, Newbury 6

Thornville Sheridan 55, Zanesville W. Muskingum 12

Tiffin Columbian 7, Maumee 0

Tipp City Bethel 42, Union City Mississinawa Valley 24

Tipp City Tippecanoe 42, Greenville 14

Tol. Bowsher 22, Holland Springfield 20

Tol. Cent. Cath. 35, Sylvania Southview 17

Tol. Rogers 18, Day. Dunbar 8

Toronto 35, Bridgeport 14

Upper Sandusky 28, Attica Seneca E. 27

Urbana 54, New Lebanon Dixie 21

Utica 38, Howard E. Knox 30

Vandalia Butler 14, New Carlisle Tecumseh 10

Vienna Mathews 35, E. Palestine 27

Vincent Warren 20, Marietta 13

W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 40, Bradford 0

W. Chester Lakota W. 21, Cin. Glen Este 18

W. Liberty-Salem 42, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 12

W. Salem NW 35, Sullivan Black River 12

Wadsworth 14, Wooster 13

Warren Champion 36, Conneaut 19

Warren Harding 21, Warren Howland 16

Warren JFK 34, Leavittsburg LaBrae 14

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 35, Wilmington 17

Wauseon 34, Napoleon 21

Wayne, W.Va. 63, Chesapeake 7

Wellsville 41, Salineville Southern 0

Westerville N. 42, Newark 35

Westlake 20, Bay Village Bay 14

Wheelersburg 39, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 20

Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 42, Tol. Start 8

Willoughby S. 42, Mayfield 41, OT

Wintersville Indian Creek 12, E. Liverpool 6

Worthington Kilbourne 44, Thomas Worthington 7

Xenia 31, Bellbrook 13

Youngs. East 46, Cle. Lincoln W. 0

Youngs. Liberty 42, Niles McKinley 33

Youngs. Mooney 42, Youngs. Boardman 14

Zanesville 55, Cols. South 14

Zanesville Maysville 28, New Lexington 6

Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 21, Coshocton 8

SMITHVILLE, Ohio - Junior Brandon Berry had a big day for Mogadore as his team went on to defeat Smithville, 49-14, on Friday.Berry scored a pair of touchdowns on the ground and caught a 63-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Anthony Ricci. Mogadore is ranked No. 23 by cleveland.com.Seniors Austin Kerr and Josh Tompkins and sophomore Luke Cramer each scored rushing...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Below is a look at some of the top Week 2 high school football performers from Friday night. Vote for your favorite in our online poll below.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Below is a look at some of the top Week 2 high school football performers from Friday night.

Vote for your favorite in our online poll below.

Voting is open until Thursday at 3 p.m.

The winner receives a gift card for an area movie theater.

The Week 2 contenders:

Parris Campbell, St. Vincent-St. Mary: Scored three touchdowns, including a 99-yard kickoff return in fourth quarter, in 35-20 win over Walsh Jesuit.

Davari Gill, Brush: On just five carries, scored three times as Arcs blanked Ashtabula Lakeside, 49-0. Finished with 185 yards on the ground.

Connor Krouse, West Geauga: Had 154 yards rushing and three touchdowns in the first half in 48-29 win over Riverside.

Marshon Lattimore, Glenville: Helped block 33-yard, game-winning field goal attempt with 3 seconds left in 15-14 win over Solon. Also caught pass for 2-point conversion in fourth quarter.

Jumarr Lewis, Elyria: Senior amassed 272 yards rushing, including TD runs of 99, 62 and 9 yards, and scored on an 88-yard kickoff return in a 48-33 win over Elyria Catholic.

Jordan Martin, Cuyahoga Heights: Quarterback threw four touchdowns and rushed for a score in 34-6 win over John Adams.

DeMario McCall, North Ridgeville: Ran for six touchdowns and more than 300 yards in a 58-22 win over Parma.

Pedro Velasco, Kenston: Scored three touchdowns in 31-21 win over Chardon. Had 27 carries for 159 yards.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - The Blue Devils put up 34 points in the first half as Independence defeated Brooklyn 41-19.  Brycen Wise ran for 108 yards and scored two touchdowns for Independence. His teammate, Thomas Hockenberry, ran for 74 yards and scored three touchdowns. 

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - The Blue Devils put up 34 points in the first half as Independence defeated Brooklyn 41-19. 

Brycen Wise ran for 108 yards and scored two touchdowns for Independence. His teammate, Thomas Hockenberry, ran for 74 yards and scored three touchdowns. 

Brooklyn got on the board for the first time with a 19-yard touchdown run by Ben Squires with 2:57 left in the first quarter. The Hurricanes did not convert a two-point conversion and it was a 20-6 ballgame heading into the second frame.

Squires scored again on an 11-yard run in the second quarter. Brooklyn tacked on one more on a 26-yard touchdown run by Gilbert Diaz but it wasn't nearly enough in the end.

Most of the action in this game happened on the ground. 

Independence racked up 242 yards on the ground while Brooklyn tallied 272. 

The Blue Devils out-passed the Hurricanes though, 170-75. 

Independence's Nick Niro caught the only touchdown pass of the game in the first quarter, a 62-yarder from Hockenberry. 

SOLON, Ohio – Trailing Glenville by one point with just three seconds left on the clock, Solon lined up to attempt a 33-yard field goal. A game that, at times, had a playoff feel to it, would come down to one final play. Glenville seniors Marshon Lattimore and Marcelys Jones came blaring through the center of the Solon line...

SOLON, Ohio – Trailing Glenville by one point with just three seconds left on the clock, Solon lined up to attempt a 33-yard field goal. A game that, at times, had a playoff feel to it, would come down to one final play.

Glenville seniors Marshon Lattimore and Marcelys Jones came blaring through the center of the Solon line as senior kicker Keon Hemerlein sent the ball toward the uprights. Lattimore and Jones caught a piece of the ball, knocking it backwards and securing a 15-14 victory for the Tarblooders.

“I just made a play,” Lattimore said. “They told me to rush and I knew I was open in the middle. I just left it up to God to block the field goal.”

The victory was the first for the Tarblooders, ranked No. 5 in the cleveland.com Top 25, since coach Ted Ginn Sr., returned to the sideline this year. A bout with pancreatic cancer forced him to miss last season.

Ginn was emotional after the victory and said it was difficult to look back on how far he has come since being diagnosed with cancer.

“I should be dead,” Ginn said. “But I’m not. God’s got me here for some reason. To be able to be here to see the kids get a good victory like that, all I can do is praise God.”

Trailing 14-7 midway through the fourth quarter, Glenville (1-1) took the lead when quarterback Quan Robinson, Jr., threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Trevon Story and then found Lattimore wide open in the end zone for a two-point conversion.

Robinson said he was sure Story, his cousin, would make a big play when the Tarblooders needed it most.

“I know when it comes down to it, he’s going to make a play for me because we’re family,” Robinson said.

Robinson completed 14 of 20 passes for 209 yards. Senior Davon Anderson led the Tarblooders with 55 rushing yards on 19 attempts.

Solon’s offense struggled through the first three quarters of the game, but its defense allowed the Comets (1-1) to keep the game close. They trailed 7-0 entering the fourth quarter despite being forced to punt six times and twice turning the ball over.

The Comets found themselves in the fourth quarter, as junior quarterback Ryan Gallagher engineered a 10-play, 54-yard drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown run by senior running back Antwain Hamilton to tie the game three minutes into the fourth quarter.

Glenville muffed the ensuing kickoff and Solon recovered the fumble, giving it the ball back just seconds later on the Tarblooders 14-yard line. Two plays later, Hamilton was again in the end zone on an eight-yard run. He finished the game with 55 rushing yards.

Coach Jim McQuaide said the Comets' ability to run the ball sparked their offense.

“We’ve been able to run the ball all summer, in our first game, in our scrimmages,” McQuaide said. “They slammed us pretty good in the first half and we weren’t able to run the ball at all.”

In the end, however, Glenville’s defense stood tall against Solon ranked No. 13 in the cleveland.com Top 25. Ginn was pleased with the Tarblooders' performance a week after losing 40-24 points at St. Edward.

“We’re still learning, we’re still young,” he said. “All those guys never played before. Every week we can get better.”

Teddy Cahill is a freelance writer in Cleveland Heights.

Watch as Cleveland Browns players talk about this week's opponent, the Miami Dolphins.

BEREA, Ohio --  Cleveland Browns' Brandon Weeden, Paul Kruger, Joe Haden and Jabaal Sheard talk about key players they will face Sunday when they play the Miami Dolphins in the season opener at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill passed for 3,294 yards last year as a rookie, surpassing by over 1,000 yards Dan Marino and Bob Griese in their first year.

Tannehill has three talented receivers to throw to in former Steeler Mike Wallace, Brian Hartline and Brandon Gibson.

One of the key match-ups for the Browns will be Mitchell Schwartz going up against defensive end Cameron Wake who has 43 sacks in his first four years in the NFL.

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Before catching Ohio State's game against San Diego State this afternoon, check out all the recent stories produced by the three-person Cleveland.com Buckeyes coverage team.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3-ranked Ohio State football team takes on San Diego State this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. But before the game kicks off, why don’t you get your fill of Cleveland.com’s extensive Buckeye coverage.

There is a lot to look forward to as Ohio State takes the field for only the second time this season, especially after the Buckeyes’ 40-20 win over Buffalo in last weekend’s season opener was underwhelming.

Ohio State (1-0) hopes to iron out its struggles when facing an Aztecs (0-1) team that is coming off an embarrassing 40-19 loss at home to Eastern Illinois, an FCS opponent.

First, our Ohio State team made its predictions for the game here before Ari Wasserman and Zack Meisel met up in the shadows of Ohio Stadium to discuss important game topics in this video. To Doug Lesmerises’ dismay, there’s no funky music in the background of the video.

Wasserman also took a look at Bedford product Tyvis Powell, who is now the starting nickel back for the Buckeyes after a redshirt season. How much he’ll play against the Aztecs will be determined by if Ohio State can get a lead and force San Diego State to throw more. It can be done – the Aztecs threw it 63 times in the Eastern Illinois loss.

Lesmerises continued his production from a long conversation with former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. This time Tressel spoke about Braxton Miller, whom he recruited, Urban Meyer and former Heisman Trophy-winner Troy Smith.

Bill Livingston, Cleveland.com’s esteemed columnist, wrote an interesting column about backup quarterback Kenny Guiton and wide receiver Chris Fields, who have come out of the shadows together with some big moments.

If you’re big on recruiting – and you are, even if you don't know it yet – check out Wasserman’s interview with four-star tight end C.J. Conrad, who is scheduled to make his first game day visit to Ohio State. This story also talks about the other high-profile prospects supposed to be in attendance.

Did you miss Meyer’s radio show? Lesmerises provided updates from the coach’s time on the airwaves. Meyer spoke about his own coach’s ballot for the weekly coach’s poll, along with other interesting team updates.

Finally, be sure to read Wasserman’s story on Christian Bryant and his emergence as one of the Buckeyes’ defensive leaders. Wasserman caught up with Bryant’s father, Ronnie, to talk about his personal progression as a person.

And be sure to check back at Cleveland.com all day. We’ll be posting stories more frequently than any other site covering Ohio State on the web – before the game, during and after – with video of everything from the Skull Session to the Buckeyes’ singing “Carmen Ohio” at the game’s conclusion.

Thanks for reading us. We appreciate all of you.