Tristan Thompson elected to let the Cleveland Cavaliers' qualifying offer deadline pass and he remains a restricted free agent.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Tristan Thompson elected to let the Cleveland Cavaliers' qualifying offer deadline pass Thursday night and he remains a restricted free agent.

Thompson had an 11:59 p.m. ET deadline Thursday to accept the one-year, $6.8 million QO. Now the power forward will be classified as a player holding out if a deal isn't worked out before Friday's practice.

The evaporation of the qualifying offer eliminates one leverage play Thompson had at his disposal. Rich Paul, the agent for Thompson and LeBron James, had stated that if his client accepted the offer, it would be his final season with the Cavaliers.

From here on, his options are limited. An extended holdout is a possibility and Thompson is still allowed to talk with other teams to field an offer sheet. But the likely scenario is the Cavaliers and their offensive rebounding machine getting something done relatively soon.

On Thursday an extremely optimistic general manager David Griffin said in an interview with NBA-TV that he expects Thompson to report to camp on Friday.

"We fully expect that tomorrow he will be here in some form or fashion," Griffin said. "We're hopeful that he wants to move forward with his teammates in the same way that we want to have Tristan here. If we can come to some agreement, then we will."

Only time will tell.

Ohio State opens Big Ten play on Saturday at Indiana.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes open Big Ten play on Saturday when they travel to Bloomington, Ind., for a matchup with the unbeaten Indiana Hoosiers.

Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. from Indiana's Memorial Stadium.

The game will be televised by ABC, with a reverse mirror on ESPN2 in some out-of-market areas. Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham and Dr. Jerry Punch will be on the call. A full list of Ohio State's radio affiliates can be found here.

The Buckeyes (4-0) are coming off a 38-12 win over Western Michigan. It was Ohio State's best offensive performance since the season opener against Virginia Tech, and enough to cement Cardale Jones as the Buckeyes' starting quarterback.

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The Hoosiers are off to a 4-0 start for the first time since 1990. Indiana is coming off a road win at Wake Forest last week. Hoosiers running back Jordan Howard is the nation's leading rusher with 675 rushing yards on 111 carries.

Ohio State has won 24 consecutive Big Ten games, and last lost to Indiana in 1988. The Buckeyes haven't lost in Bloomington since 1987.

This will be the first time the Buckeyes and Hoosiers have met as unbeaten teams since 1942, when Ohio State won a battle of 1-0 teams.

There were few theatrics in Thursday's encounter between the Indians and Twins, a 4-2 Minnesota victory in the clubs' series finale.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Some anticipated fireworks, with Jose Ramirez batting first and the Twins hinting at revenge.

There were no fireworks. There wasn't even a spark. In fact, there were few theatrics in Thursday's encounter between the Indians and Twins, a 4-2 Minnesota victory in the clubs' series finale.

Roberto Perez socked a home run to center through a powerful, gusting wind in the seventh to provide the Indians with a one-run advantage. It was a short-lived lead, however. The Twins responded with a run in the eighth on an Eduardo Escobar RBI double off Bryan Shaw.

Tribe closer Cody Allen surrendered a pair of runs in the ninth. Eduardo Nunez, running for Trevor Plouffe, who reached on a Ramirez error, raced home on an Allen pitch that bounced in the dirt, about 10 feet in front of the plate. Torii Hunter then plated the Twins' final run with a sacrifice fly to right field.

Perez's shot to center ended the evening for Twins right-hander Tyler Duffey, though Duffey's first offering of the game carried as much intrigue.

Ramirez stepped in and Duffey uncorked an 89-mph fastball low and outside.

Quite anticlimactic.

Ramirez admired his eighth-inning, three-run blast on Wednesday with a lengthy pose and a celebratory bat flip after the Twins walked Jason Kipnis to face the light-hitting infielder. He enraged the Twins, including Ricky Nolasco, the hurler who served up the long ball and who warned that the 22-year-old would pay for his display of disrespect.

Instead, Ramirez bounced out to second base. He finished the game without a hit in four trips. In fact, Duffey kept the Indians' offense in check for the first six innings. Cleveland mustered four harmless hits against the rookie.

Trevor Bauer, making his first start since Sept. 13, was in line for the victory before the Twins erased their deficit against the Tribe bullpen. Bauer limited Minnesota to one run on two hits and three walks over seven innings. He held the Twins hitless in six of seven innings.

The Twins claimed three of four games in the series.

What it means

The Indians (78-80) will need to sweep Boston this weekend to finish the season with a winning record.

Terry Francona's bunch finished with a 32-43 record against American League Central foes: 9-10 against Chicago; 7-11 against Detroit; 9-10 against Kansas City; and 7-12 against Minnesota

Hard hit

On Perez's home run, the ball left his bat at 112 mph, the hardest-hit homer by a Tribe batsman this season.

Bauer outage

Bauer, who was sitting outside of the Indians' dugout while flying his drone over the outfield grass a few hours before first pitch, finishes the season with an 11-12 record and 4.55 ERA.

Welcome back

Third baseman Giovanny Urshela, in the lineup for the first time in two weeks because of a sore shoulder, doubled to right-center in his first trip to the plate.

Oh-fer

Rookie shortstop Francisco Lindor, who had 31 hits in his previous 20 games (.392/.425/.709 slash line during that stretch) went hitless in four at-bats.

They came, they saw

An announced crowd of 22,644 watched at Progressive Field. That total, according to Indians PR, includes receipts from previous rainouts.

What's next

The Indians will host the Boston Red Sox for the final three games of the season. Josh Tomlin, Corey Kluber and Danny Salazar are slated to pitch, in that order, for the Tribe. Henry Owens is scheduled to pitch for Boston on Friday. Rick Porcello will toe the rubber on Sunday. The Red Sox have not announced a starter for Saturday's contest.

The Browns have three key defensive players ruled out in Desmond Bryant, Craig Robertson and K'Waun Williams. Watch video

CLEVELAND, Ohio --  Three key defensive Browns have all been ruled out for the Chargers game in defensive end Desmond Bryant (shoulder), linebacker Craig Robertson (ankle) and cornerback K'Waun Williams (concussion).

Another, starting free safety Tashaun Gipson (groin) is questionable, as is running back Shaun Draughn, who suffered a back injury during the week and sat out Thursday and Friday. Receiver Dwayne Bowe, who missed last week with his hamstring, is set to be active.

Cornerback Joe Haden, who was limited all week with rib and finger injuries, is probable. Haden had two fingers on his right hand taped together as he walked out onto he practice field.

"I'm ready to go,'' said Haden. "Just trying to fight through it. You gotta do what you gotta do, man, when you're trying to get the defense right. I feel like I gotta be out there."

Bryant practiced on a limited basis Wednesday, but rested Thursday and Friday with the shoulder injury, one that kept him out of the Raiders game also.

"I wouldn't say it is significant, but it is a loss,'' coach Mike Pettine said  Bryant. "It is a good opportunity for (rookie defensive lineman) Xavier (Cooper), who did some good things in his first game. Anytime you lose a guy of Des' quality the rest of the room feels that responsibility and has to step up."

If Draughn can't play, fullback Malcolm Johnson can serve as a tailback if needed. The other two running backs are Isaiah Crowell and Duke Johnson.

"We have cross-trained Malcolm,'' said Pettine. "Couple other things from a personnel standpoint that we can get by. The tight ends have been crossed trained in the protections. That was primarily one of Shaun's responsibilities. I think the biggest impact would be on special teams. Tabes (special teams coordinator Chris Tabor) has been able to prepare all week. We are hopeful that he can go, but we will have to see how it plays out, especially after a long flight."

Pettine said there's "reasonable chance'' Justin Gilbert will return kicks if Draughn is inactive, but several other players have practiced it.

But the Browns won't get much sympathy from the opposition on their injuries. The Chargers are equally banged up, with three starting offensive linemen possibly set to miss the game. Starting guard Orlando Franklin is out with an ankle injury, starting center Chris Watt is doubtful with a groin injury and starting left tackle King Dunlap is doubtful with a concussion.

"I am not going to put too much into that,'' said Pettine. "There will be NFL lineman out there. I know the quality of their coaching staff and the plan they will put together. Anytime you go through a situation like that, if indeed that is the case, you tweak what you are doing to protect what would be a perceived weakness.

"I am not going to put too much stock into it. Our guys have to go out there and we talk about winning our one-on-one matchups. We are not going to take anyone lightly."

Collinwood football falls to Whitney Young, 12-0.

CLEVELAND, Ohio --The Whitney Young football team earned the first win in program history on Friday, defeating Senate Athletic League opponent Collinwood, 12-0.

Davon Dumetz's 38-yard run and a 30-yard pass from DaRohn Pryor to Seth Trammell helped put Whitney Young (1-4 overall, 1-2 SAL) up after the first quarter.

Whitney Young, a Division VII squad that started its program in 2013 with 14 players, lost its previous 23 games. The current team has 18 players. 

"It feels great," Whitney Young coach Vincent Hunt said. "Now we are over the threshold of winning a game, now it's time to build the program to make it a strong one." 

Collinwood (0-6, 0-3) will try to regroup for its next game Oct. 9 when it hosts East Tech at 3 p.m. On Oct. 10, Whitney Young will play at John F. Kennedy at noon.

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Bay boys and Padua girls win other divisions at Paul Primeau Invitational.

GATES MILLS, Ohio -- Gilmour's girls cross country team placed all five of its scorers among the top 14 finishers Friday to handily win the Gray Division of the Paul Primeau Invitational at Gilmour.

Senior Hannah Markel led the way by placing second overall with a time of 18 minutes, 26.6 seconds, five seconds behind overall winner Sydney Seymour of St. Joseph Academy, who for the third time this season set the cross country school record. The Lancers totaled 46 points, well ahead of Solon with 69. North Royalton was third with 80, followed by Rocky River with 86.

In the girls Blue Division, Padua had three of the top eight finishers to win the title with 50 points, 38 ahead of Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin. The individual winner was Beachwood sophomore Leah Roter with a time of 18:53.8.

In the boys Gray Division race, the strength of the St. Ignatius program was evident as the top-ranked Wildcats held out several of their top runners yet still dominated the field with 38 points, 34 ahead of Lake Catholic. Freshman Nick Saul led the way for St. Ignatius, placing fourth with a time of 16:39. Lake Catholic's Jacob Keating was the overall winner with a 16:10.0 clocking.

The boys Blue Division crown was taken by Bay with a total of 46 points, 19 ahead of Gilmour. The Rockets were led by Jamie Dailey, who placed second with a time of 16:54.5. The overall winner was Tommy Carballada of Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin with a time of 16:38.1.

The Archbishop Hoban Knights football team remained perfect on the season with a 48-7 win over rival Walsh Jesuit.

AKRON, Ohio – After a slow start on offense, the Archbishop Hoban Knights found a rhythm and went on to beat their second rival in as many weeks Friday in a 48-7 win over visiting Walsh Jesuit in a North Coast League Blue Division game.

The turning point of the game came with the Knights (6-0 overall, 1-0 NCL) leading 6-0 in the second quarter. Quarterback Danny Clark hit wide receiver Jonah Morris for a 45-yard touchdown pass with 3:42 remaining for Hoban’s first touchdown of the night. The second touchdown came just 12 seconds later when Morris scored on defense with a 33-yard fumble recovery return. All of a sudden, it was 20-0 and the Knights were rolling.

“That was very big. We should have scored two other times on the previous possessions,” Morris said. “The team was a little down but I had to make something happen because big time players make big time plays. After two touchdowns in a row, we were up 20-0 before you know it.”

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Morris, a Michigan State commit, caught three passes for 108 yards along with his two touchdowns.

The Knights ended the first half with another touchdown after a defensive stop gave them the ball back with just under two minutes left. Clark found Blake Bishop on a 2-yard pass to give Archbishop a 27-0 lead going to halftime.

“They came out and showed us a little bit of different stuff with their defense,” Hoban coach Tim Tyrrell said. “It took us two drives to kind figure that out offensively. Once that happened, our quarterback and receivers and everybody else just started clicking.”   

Archbishop Hoban, ranked sixth in the cleveland.com Top 25, scored first in the second half as well when Nate Bauer took a sweep 50 yards for a touchdown that made the game 34-0 and put the teams into a running clock situation.

Walsh Jesuit’s Joseph Penna took a handoff 91 yards for the only score of the night for the Warriors (1-5, 0-1) on the next possession, but Ohio State commit Todd Sibley had the answer for the Knights when he broke one for 80 yards to make it 41-7 with 6:35 left in the third quarter. The run for Sibley was his biggest of the night, and he ran for 135 yards on just 12 carries.

Clark threw one more touchdown pass, this time a 9-yard strike to Tyler Gilchrest on the first play of the fourth quarter to provide the final score of 48-7. It was the third touchdown pass of the game for the Ohio State commit, who also completed 11 of 19 passes for 208 yards.

“It’s a blessing to be able to play with these guys and this team,” said Clark, who transferred from Massillon over the off-season. “Every single person on this team is working their butt off day in and day out to try to be better next week.”

The win for the Knights came just a week after defeating rival St. Vincent-St. Mary, 24-7. Archbishop Hoban lost to both rivals last year.

“I am not going to lie to you, it feels good,” Tyrrell said. “This is our second rival. Our kids take Walsh just as serious as they take St. Vincent-St. Mary.”

Both teams will go on the road next week, as Archbishop Hoban travels to Lake Catholic on Oct. 10, and Walsh Jesuit visits Padua on Oct. 9.

Ryan Isley is a freelancer from Akron. For more high school sports news, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. 

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio – Ohio State recruit Demario McCall suffered a shoulder injury in the second quarter, but the running back’s North Ridgeville teammates emerged with a 44-21 win Friday night at North Olmsted. McCall still rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. He left after an 8-yard run with his team holding a 16-7 lead...

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio – Ohio State recruit Demario McCall suffered a shoulder injury in the second quarter, but the running back’s North Ridgeville teammates emerged with a 44-21 win Friday night at North Olmsted.

McCall still rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. He left after an 8-yard run with his team holding a 16-7 lead on the Eagles, ranked No. 18 in the cleveland.com Top 25.

With his shoulder pads off, a North Ridgeville trainer check him over on the sideline. He returned in the second half in street clothes.

“It’s just a bruise right now, my trainer told me,” McCall said. “I can move it up and down. He told me to get some ice and see how it feels (Saturday) morning.”

Here's that McCall TD run. #NEOvarsity pic.twitter.com/V7nKJ7gOTA

— Matt Goul (@mgoul) October 2, 2015

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A crucial game for OHSAA computer points, North Ridgeville (5-1, 2-1 Southwestern Conference) entered fourth in Division II, Region 4. North Olmsted (3-3, 1-2) is 13^th in the same region, needing victories to move into the top eight spots that qualify for the postseason.

That didn’t happen Friday for the host Eagles, who got 253 yards passing from quarterback Christian Ammons on a windy night. The wind hurt North Olmsted and Ammons, who had potential touchdown passes halted twice by Rangers senior defensive back Jordan Montgomery.

Montgomery picked off Ammons in the right corner of the end zone, denying one second-quarter touchdown. He later chased down receiver Ryan Coleman at the 1 on a fourth-down play.

“Montgomery had a big game,” McCall said. “He’s a great football player, offensively and defensively.”

Here's that Montgomery INT that is huge right now for North Ridgeville #NEOvarsity pic.twitter.com/nLv2VfopCO

— Matt Goul (@mgoul) October 3, 2015

Coleman caught six passes for 136 yards, so North Olmsted had little trouble moving the football.

However, the Eagles committed costly penalties and struggled on third down.

North Ridgeville took advantage, and quarterback Collin Sullinger engineered four more touchdown drives. The junior finished 9-of-17 passing for 166 yards and two touchdowns.

“The team still knew we could win with No. 2 on the sidelines,” said Sullinger, referring to McCall.

North Ridgeville coach Luke Durbin echoed his quarterback, citing a 2-0 start with McCall out nursing an ankle injury.

“Obviously we want (No.) 2 on the field as much as possible,” Durbin said. “He’s electric, but we’ve got other guys we have faith in.”

Both teams are on the road next week. North Ridgeville visits Avon, while the Eagles will face longtime SWC rival Amherst.

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The Panthers got two interceptions from Keon Williams and two touchdowns apiece from David Wright and Jovan Avery.

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – Euclid got two interceptions from Keon Williams and two touchdowns apiece from David Wright and Jovan Avery in its 33-7 Greater Cleveland Conference win Friday at Strongsville, ending the Mustangs' four-game win streak. 

The Panthers (4-2, 2-1 GCC), No. 22 in the cleveland.com Top 25, stay in contention for the GCC title, but also should move up in Division I, Region 1 of the OHSAA computer rankings, where they are No. 16.

The Mustangs (4-2, 2-1 GCC) are No. 4 in Region 1, No. 16 in the Top 25. They had won four straight after a season-opening loss to Avon.

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The Panthers have led at halftime in each game, and led 12-7 on Friday. For the second straight week they had a big fourth quarter. Touchdown runs of 72 and 55 yards by running back Javon Avery put the game out of reach.

“Today was a coming of age for them,” said Panthers coach Jeff Rotsky. “We played four ranked teams in six weeks. I’m just incredibly proud.”

Williams was the spark. The senior defensive back/wide receiver had an early punt return touchdown called back by a hold, but later intercepted Mustangs quarterback Ryan Robertson to set up the Panthers’ first score.

In the second quarter, Williams caught a pass about 20 yards downfield, then the 5-foot-10, 165-pounder juked and slithered his way into the end zone to complete the 47-yard play. It gave the Panthers a 12-0 lead.

“He’s a baller,” said Rotsky. “If that kid isn’t wearing a Division I uniform somewhere, then somebody is smoking something funny. He’s a baller on both sides of the ball and he has the heart of a champion.”

Williams later had what appeared to be a pick-six, but a hold nullified the return. 

Panthers quarterback Noah Mitchell threw two touchdown passes to David Wright, and a two-point conversion pass to Williams.

The Mustangs’ pass game, which hurt Medina in Week 5, was slowed by the Panthers. Mustangs coach Larry Laird eventually replaced Robertson with freshman Jon Major.

“I thought the defense played pretty well. On offense, we kept shooting ourselves in the foot whenever we got something going,” said Laird. “Either we’d turn the ball over, have a bad snap or have a holding call. You can’t do that against a good team like Euclid.”

Mustangs running back Zach Kahn scored on a 32-yard run in the second quarter.

Next for Strongsville is an Oct. 9 game at Solon. Euclid hosts Elyria the same night.

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Anthony Perrine had 41 carries for 343 yards and six touchdowns in the Nordonia football team's win against host Brecksville, 49-34, on Friday.

BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Anthony Perrine took 41 carries for 343 yards and six touchdowns as the Nordonia football team upset host Brecksville, 49-34, on Friday. 

The Knights (3-3, 1-2) entered the game ranked No. 23 in the cleveland.com Top 25 while the Bees (5-1, 2-1) were ranked No. 12. 

With the wind blowing hard all night and the Brecksville passing defense working strong to limit the Knights' passing attack, Nordonia had no problem leaning heavily on the team's potent running game and strong linemen upfront. 

#Nordonia RB Anthony Perrine drags some #Brecksville defenders with him across the goal line #NEOvarsity https://t.co/oMcoUePTMX

— Robert Rozboril (@rrozboril) October 3, 2015

"We're extremely confident in that group," said Nordonia coach Jeff Fox about running backs and blockers. "We have at times this year let circumstances and different things dictate to us how we do things. Tonight, we were able to stick with the plan and continue to flow." 

What began as a back and fourth shootout swung sharply the Knights' way in the second half not long after Bees quarterback Luke Strnad left the game in the with a knee injury he suffered in the second quarter, having completed 6-of-7 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. 

Brecksville coach Jason Black did not feel losing Strnad was necessarily a turning point in the game, but definitely a point where his team felt the need to "tread water" a little bit until it could reestablish some momentum.

Black could not offer further information about Strnad's injury and said he was proud of how his team continued to fight even when their backs were against the wall. 

Dan Shirilla took over under center and looked to make things happen with his legs and his arm. Shirilla finished 7-of-18 passing for 85 yards, a touchdown and an interception while also rushing 15 times for 65 yards. 

"They did a good job adjusting," Fox said about Brecksville. "They changed some things defensively and that's where I was so pleased with how well our offensive line and offensive unit as a whole adjusted to there defenses. Other opponents have challenged us formation-wise and tonight our guys really grew up and communicated well with each other."  

The Knights were all about the running game with 389 of their 476 total yards coming on the ground. 

Nordonia quarterback Justin Post completed 5-of-22 passes for 87 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. He also rushed seven times for 32 yards.

Tye Evans led Nordonia in receiving with four catches for 84 yards and also ran eight times for 29 yards and a touchdown. 

Brecksville's offense was much more balanced than Nordonia's through the first half, with 133 yards rushing and 126 passing. 

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The Knights led 21-19 at halftime with the difference being a couple of missed extra points by Brecksville, who of which was blocked. 

Josh Underwood led the Bees' offense after Strnad left the game, taking 15 carries for 105 yards and three touchdowns. 

Brecksville had some opportunities late but was not able to fully take advantage. 

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Josh Corbin and Chase Struna lead Lake Catholic past previously unbeaten Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin.

MENTOR, Ohio -- Once the calendar flips to October, the competition level for North Coast League Blue Division teams goes up.

Just ask first-year Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin coach Andrew Mooney, whose team entered Friday's league opener against Lake Catholic at Jerome T. Osborne Stadium with a shiny 5-0 record, and walked out a little black and blue after suffering a 37-17 setback against the resurgent Cougars.

"We are in a gauntlet right now in the month of October," Mooney said. "I told the guys to let it hurt a little bit and then come ready to work tomorrow."

Lake Catholic running back Josh Corbin carried 34 times for 150 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Chad Stalnaker hooked up with receiver Christian Topazio-Ackley on a pair of touchdown passes.

The Cougars (4-2, 1-0 in North Coast League Blue Division) grabbed a 21-3 lead at halftime thanks to three turnovers by NDCL (5-1, 0-1 NCL Blue).

Linebacker Chase Struna's interception of a pass by Lions QB Tyler Sabath set up Topazio-Ackley's first TD, and Corbin punched in a 1-yard TD run after NDCL fumbled a kickoff.

Lake Catholic coach Scott O'Donnell praised Corbin and for his effort in eluding tacklers and the work put in by his offensive line, despite NDCL's attempt to stack its defensive front.

"Up front our offensive line got off," O'Donnell said. "(NDCL) was putting sometimes more guys than we could block in the box, and our line got it done. Josh made some good cuts and broke some tackles."

Struna, playing for the first time in two weeks, stepped up and made several tackles after Lake Catholic linebacker Hunter Williams left the game in the first quarter with a foot injury.

"It was upsetting for everybody to see Hunter go down like that," Struna said. "We knew we needed to step up. We're not a selfish group. We made adjustments."

Sabath completed 12 passes for 123 yards including a third-quarter touchdown to Lions senior receiver Alex Balogh. Brandon Mounts had 39 yards on eight carries while Savion Grove gained 37 yards on nine carries. Defensive back Josh Peroni scooped up a fumble and returned the ball 27 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

The schedule does not get much easier for either team next week as NDCL returns home to host top-ranked Benedictine on Friday and Lake Catholic entertains undefeated Archbishop Hoban on Saturday.

"There's no room for feeding off anything when you've got the schedule we've got," O'Donnell said.

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Josh Tomlin allowed a David Ortiz two-run homer in 6 1/3 innings and Carlos Santana hit a three-run double as the Cleveland Indians knocked off the Boston Red Sox on Friday.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Josh Tomlin allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings and Carlos Santana hit a three-run double as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox, 8-2, Friday night at Progressive Field. Tribe outfielder Jer-ry Sands doubled and homered.

Here is a capsule look at the game after a DVR review of the Fox SportsTime Ohio telecast:

Winning formula: The Indians (79-80) improved to 49-2 when their starter receives four or more runs.

Hit dogs: The Indians amassed 12 hits and eight runs despite no contribution to either column by their big three of Jason Kipnis (night off), Francisco Lindor (0-for-3, two walks, game-high 25 pitches seen) and Michael Brantley (injured/out for season).

Lindor and Lonnie Chisenhall (0-for-2) were the only Indians without at least one hit.

The Tribe drilled Red Sox finesse lefty Henry Owens (4 1/3 IP, 10 H, 7 R).

Los driving them in: Santana went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs and two walks. He pushed his season's RBI total to 84.

Little Cowboy finishes with a flourish: Tomlin gave up five hits, walked two and struck out five. He threw 63 of 99 pitches for strikes.

The Red Sox scored in the fourth, David Ortiz ripping a two-run homer to right to cut their deficit to 4-2. No shame for Tomlin there.

Tomlin relied on an assortment of fastballs, cutters, curves and changeups. Among his highlights was a 1-2 fastball above the letters to former AL MVP Dustin Pedroia, who failed to check his swing.

What a season, albeit abbreviated, it was for Tomlin. He underwent shoulder surgery in April and did not join the Indians until mid-August (promotion from Class AAA Columbus). Tomlin went 7-2 with a 3.02 ERA in 10 starts. In 65 2/3 innings, he  gave up 47 hits, walked eight and struck out 57.

The Tribe was 8-2 in his starts. The losses came despite his quality starts.

No. 503 in 29.4: Ortiz, to the surprise of no one, admired his 503rd career homer. And to the surprise of no one, he rounded the bases in an unofficial hand-timed 29.4 seconds.

Man From Manship: Jeff Manship relieved Tomlin with runners on first and second. Lefty Blake Swihart grounded the first pitch to the shortstop side of second base, where Lindor commenced a stress-free 6-3 double play.

Manship opened the eighth by plunking Jackie Bradley Jr. on the foot and walking Mookie Betts. Then Manship remembered how dominant he has been.

Dustin Pedroia popped to second, Xander Bogaerts struck out and pinch-hitter Deven Marrero struck out.

Manship, replaced by lefty Kyle Crockett to begin the ninth, lowered his ERA to 0.93 in 38 2/3 innings of 31 appearances.

Streak extended: Betts's walk meant he had reached safely in 35 straight games.

Temper, temper: Red Sox third baseman Brock Holt was called out on strikes to end the game. He vehemently disagreed with plate umpire Marvin Hudson, who might have extended the outside corner a tad for Crockett. Oh, well.

Before Holt blows too many fuses, he should watch video of every other Brantley AB. Then Holt might not feel so bad.

STVM Irish advance over Golden Eagles, 35-20.

CANTON, Ohio - St. Vincent-St. Mary's football team rebounded from last week's loss to rival Archbishop Hoban by defeating host Canton GlenOak, 35-20, on Friday night, spoiling the Golden Eagles' Homecoming.

The nonleague win was significant for STVM's Division III playoff chase, as GlenOak is a Division I program. The Irish entered the game ranked fifth in Division III, Region 7.

“It’s just another step in the road,” said STVM coach Dan Boarman, who won his 200th career game. “We obviously wanted to bounce back from last week, mainly for computer points, but we played a good football team and we needed to bounce back by beating a good football team. Our schedule’s so tough we can’t afford to take anything for granted.”

STVM (5-1 overall) came out strong with a touchdown early in the first quarter, a 10-yard run by Markus Hurd. The Golden Eagles answered back later in the quarter with Brennon Tibbs' 10-yard touchdown pass.

The second quarter saw two touchdowns courtesy of a 34-yard pass from Dom Davis to DeAmonte King and an 11-yard run by Hurd. Hurd led all rushers with 129 yards on 21 carries.

GlenOak (4-2) squeezed in one more touchdown to end the first half, but was unable to capitalize on the extra point leaving the score 21-13 Irish going into halftime.

The second half began with a slow start and an almost scoreless third quarter, including Glen Oak blocking a field goal attempt. STVM’s Myles Williams broke through with 2:21 left in the third, scoring on a 30-yard run to widen the Irish’s lead to 28-13.

Davis exited the game with 9:45 to play after he slipped while attempting to avoid a sack. Davis came up hobbling and Donte Taylor finished the game at QB. Davis' injury and status is unknown.

Taylor proved to be a good backup, handing the ball off to Justin Sampson for a 34-yard touchdown for a 35-13 lead. GlenOak scored on a 5-yard run later in the fourth.

The win is STVM’s second straight over the Eagles. Meanwhile, Boarman downplayed his 200th career victory.

"All that means is that I’m old,” he said.

The Comets rush in a game-winning touchdown with seconds left to upset the Cardinals

SOLON, Ohio – The Solon Comets football team couldn’t have shined any brighter against Mentor.

Knotted in a seesaw battle against cleveland.com's third-ranked team late in the fourth quarter, Solon senior quarterback Johnny Mooney took his team to new heights, defeating the Cardinals, 42-35, in Greater Cleveland Conference play.

Trailing 14-0 early, Comets coach Jim McQuaide knew he had one thing on his side – time.

“There’s always enough time,” he said. “We have a sign that says it even in our weight room. The biggest key for us was we were down last week and tied it, and then we let it slip away so we were concentrated on not doing that tonight."

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Solon did just that, tying the score at the half. Mooney hit receiver Darryl Sinclair for the first Comets touchdown before Devon Brown ran in a 6-yard score.

It wasn’t easy, however. Mentor stole second half momentum blocking a Solon punt that defensive back Michael Ballentine ran back for a score to put the Cardinals back on top.

Both teams continued to go back and forth all night, each trading two touchdowns in the third to tie the game at 28-all, setting up a memorable fourth quarter showdown.

“They’ve had our number the last couple years so we knew it would be a shootout like this,” McQuaide said.

Mooney drove his team down the field to get it started, rushing across the goal line for a 5-yard touchdown with eight minutes to play. But back came the dangerous Cardinals offense, tying the game with less than 1:51 on the clock on a 10-yard rushing score by Alex Mathews, the seniors’ second of the game.

“It’s all about the battle,” Solon receiver Tim Harmody said. “The game is four quarters and we just tried to ride it out.”

Gaining good field position on a bad punt to start its game-winning drive, the night simply belonged to Solon. Less than a minute and a half later, Brown rushed in the winning touchdown just before his teammates and fans stormed the field as time expired.

“We wanted to go down and score,” McQuaide said. “We went for it on a few fourth downs instead of kicking field goals. Our goal was to win the game."

Solon improves to 4-2 overall, 2-1 GCC with the big win, sending the Cardinals to an upsetting defeat and 4-2, 2-1 mark. Each club gained over 400 yards of offense on Friday.

“We made some very good plays and some very not good plays, and they make you make those plays,” McQuaide said. “It’s a tough league we’re in. So now we’re 4-2 and they’re 4-2 and we have to keep working and fighting for this thing.”

See Ohio high school football statewide scores for Friday, Oct. 2, 2015.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Here are Ohio high school football statewide scores for Friday, Oct. 2, 2015.

Check out the top offensive performances from Friday and vote for your favorite.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Below is a look at some of the top Week 6 high school football offensive performers from Friday night.

Vote for your favorite in the poll below. Voting is open until Thursday at noon. Check out the defensive game balls contest too.

The Week 6 contenders:

Tommy Benenati, Chardon: Rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns, and completed 3-of-6 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown in the Cougars’ 37-17 win against No. 24 NDCL.

Nick Best, Bay: Totaled five touchdowns, three rushing, one receiving and one on an interception return, in the Rockets’ 48-6 victory against Normandy.

Noel Caraballo, Olmsted Falls: Rushed for 201 yards on 25 carries in the Bulldogs’ 30-27 win against Berea-Midpark.

Carlos Chavis, Lorain: Ran for 142 yards and three touchdowns in the Titans’ 40-12 win against Shaw.

Brandon Coleman, Columbia: Rushed for 176 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries, all in the first half, in the Raiders’ 42-0 win against Lutheran West.

Dennis Grosel, St. Ignatius: Rushed for 123 yards and four touchdowns on six carries and completed 13 of 19 passes for 176 yards and a touchdown in the Wildcats’ 55-0 win against Parma.

Reggie Harris, Cleveland Heights: Threw three touchdown passes in the Tigers’ 21-6 victory against No. 13 Maple Heights.

Mason Nist, Manchester: Rushed for 222 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries in the Panthers’ 42-0 win against Tuscarawas Valley.

Anthony Perrine, Nordonia: Rushed for 343 yards and six touchdowns on 40 carries in the Knights’ 49-34 win against No. 12 Brecksville.

Austin Williams, Mogadore: Scored five touchdowns in Wildcats’ 42-7 win against Crestwood.

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Check out the top defensive performers from Friday and vote for your favorite

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Below is a look at some of the top Week 6 high school football defensive performers from Friday night.

Vote for your favorite in the poll below. Voting is open until Thursday at noon. Check out the offensive game balls too.

The Week 6 contenders:

Logan Bolin, Midview: Returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown in the Middies' 61-20 win against Westlake.

Jonah Morris, Archbishop Hoban: Returned a fumble 33 yards for a touchdown in the Knights’ 48-7 win against Walsh Jesuit.

Josh Petruccelli, Perry: Had a 20-yard interception return in the Pirates' 23-10 win against Chagrin Falls.

Matt Popovich, Rocky River: Recovered a fumble and ran it back 90 yards for a touchdown in the Pirates' 39-0 win against Valley Forge.

Chase Struna, Lake Catholic: In his first game back after missing the last two weeks, had 10 tackles an an interception to set up the Cougars' first score in their 37-17 victory against Notre Dame Cathedral Latin.

Solon's upset win against No. 3 Mentor highlighted an exciting slate of Friday night games in Week 6.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Week 6 high school football action on Friday night featured a stunning upset in Solon, where the unranked Comets rallied to beat Mentor, ranked No. 3 in the cleveland.com Top 25, 42-35. Devon Brown scored the game-winning touchdown for in the final minute.

It was one of several thrilling developments as the playoff chase heats up now that we're in the second half of the regular season. Check out below for links to all the top games, performers, features, and more. It's your one place to catch up on all of Friday's highlights. And check the football page for lots of new content Saturday morning, including lots of video highlight packages and a rundown on how all of the state's ranked teams fared.

In other news Friday, No. 22 Euclid was strong in its 33-7 win at No. 16 Strongsville. Also, No. 25 Lake Catholic handed No. 24 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin its first loss as the Cougars capitalized on the Lions' turnovers in a 37-17 win.

Despite losing Ohio State RB commit Demario McCall to a shoulder injury, North Ridgeville improved to 5-1 with a 44-21 upset win against No. 18 North Olmsted.

With the help of Anthony Perrine's spectacular 343-yard, six-touchdown performance, No. 23 Nordonia upset No. 12 Brecksville, 49-34. The loss was Brecksville's first of the season.

More games of note

• No. 6 Archbishop Hoban defeated Walsh Jesuit, 48-7, to remain undefeated.

• No. 14 St. Vincent-St. Mary coach Dan Boarman won his 200th career game, and the Irish picked up a bunch of computer points in their 35-20 win at Canton GlenOak. 

• Cleveland Heights pulled off a stunner, getting its first win of the season by upsetting No. 13 and previously unbeaten Maple Heights, 21-6.

• Whitney Young won its first game in school history, defeating Collinwood, 12-0.

Friday night scoreboard

Click here for results of the 67 games played Friday night in Northeast Ohio. Click on the score of any game for a box score, recap and more content.

How the Top 25 fared

Take a look at how the cleveland.com Top 25 football teams fared on Friday. Check back to see how things pan out for the rest of the top-ranked teams in the area on Saturday.

See hundreds of pictures from Friday night

Action photo galleries

• No. 3 Mentor at Solon

• No. 23 Nordonia at No. 12 Brecksville

• No. 21 Euclid at No. 16 Strongsville

Feature photo galleries

• Amherst at Avon Lake (gallery)

• Beachwood at West Geauga (Beachwood gallery, West Geauga gallery)

• Brunswick at Medina (gallery)

• Brush at No. 5 Mayfield (Brush gallery, Mayfield gallery)

• No. 23 Nordonia at No. 12 Brecksville (gallery)

• North Ridgeville at No. 18 North Olmsted (North Ridgeville gallery, North Olmsted gallery)

• No. 19 Perry at Chagrin Falls (Chagrin Falls gallery)

• Valley Forge at Rocky River (Valley Forge gallery, Rocky River gallery)

Statewide scores

Click here for a rundown of every score from Friday across Ohio.

Game Balls

• Vote for the best offensive performance of Week 6.

• Vote for the best defensive performance of Week 6.

Relive Friday night

Check out the Varsity Blitz Live blog for a rundown of all the latest news, videos and updates. Come back every Friday for Varsity Blitz Live, where you can join the conversation by including #NEOvarsity in Tweets or through cleveland.com's comments.

In case you missed it

Friday's games weren't the only stories of the day. Earlier on Friday, St. Ignatius lineman and Notre Dame commit Liam Eichenberg received his Under Armour All-American Bowl jersey.

Since it's Week 6, earlier this week we unveiled our midseason awards in 15 categories covering Weeks 1-5. See all the candidates and vote for your favorites here.

Wanted: Videos of top plays for Week 6

Reporters from the Northeast Ohio Media Group are always looking for your highlight videos to be considered for the weekly Top Play of the Week contest. Check out the Week 5 winners and plays that were up for a vote by cleveland.com readers.

Submit video of top plays you record Friday and Saturday. Fans and teams are invited to send us video clips of their top plays through email (neovarsity@cleveland.com), Twitter, Vine or Instagram to be considered for the Play of the Week contest. The deadline to submit videos from Thursday and Friday games is Saturday at noon, and video from Saturday games is accepted until 10 p.m. Saturday evening.

Be sure to tag "NEOvarsity" on social media message so we receive the video clip.

What to watch for on Saturday

No. 1 St. Edward will be back in action on Saturday when it hosts another out-of-state power in Cocoa (Fla.). The Tiger enter the game with a 5-1 record and feature several Division I recruits, including junior and Ohio State commit Bruce Judson.

Full Saturday schedule

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Carlos Santana muscled a three-run double through a vicious, bone-chilling wind, a powerful base knock that pushed the Tribe toward an 8-2 victory against the Red Sox. The bases-clearing extra-base hit in the third inning set the tone for an evening in which the Indians placed plenty of traffic on the base paths.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Mike Aviles reached the plate first. He had the shortest commute.

Jose Ramirez raced home from second once the baseball struck the base of the wall in center field. Ryan Raburn hustled around the bases from his initial starting point of first base. When he arrived at the plate, the three exchanged high-fives.

Carlos Santana muscled a three-run double through a vicious, bone-chilling wind, a powerful base knock that pushed the Tribe toward an 8-2 victory against the Red Sox. The bases-clearing extra-base hit in the third inning set the tone for an evening in which the Indians placed plenty of traffic on the base paths.

Santana eventually scored on an opposite-field, two-out single by Chris Johnson. The four-run advantage proved to be plenty of backing for Josh Tomlin, who continues to serve as a reliable cog in the Tribe rotation.

Tomlin exited after 6 1/3 innings, having limited Boston to two runs on five hits and two walks. He struck out five and made only one mistake.

David Ortiz clubbed that miscue into the seats in right field. The veteran slugger watched the baseball sail over the fence as he held his bat high in the air, before he commenced a trot around the diamond deliberate enough to anger pace-of-play advocates.

Ortiz's two-out blast also scored Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts, who had reached on a single in the previous plate appearance.

The Indians didn't rest on their two-run lead, however. Yan Gomes slapped an RBI double to right in the fifth inning to score Santana. Two batters later, Jerry Sands doubled home Gomes. Abraham Almonte then blooped an RBI single over Bogaerts' head as the shortstop gave chase in the outfield grass with his back turned to the plate.

Sands socked a solo home run to right field in the seventh to provide the final margin. The Indians finished the game with 12 hits and seven walks.

What it means

The Indians (79-80) must win their final two games to finish the season with a winning record.

Knocked out

The Indians sent Boston starter Henry Owens to the showers after just 4 1/3 innings. Owens yielded seven runs on 10 hits and four walks.

Web gem

Tribe shortstop Francisco Lindor made a diving stop to his left and threw out Red Sox outfielder Rusney Castillo to end the second inning.

Watching C-San

Santana tallied two hits, two walks and two runs in Friday's contest. With runners in scoring position this season, Santana owns a .263/.396/.469 slash line.

Extra bases

Jesus Aguilar socked a pinch-hit double to left field with one out in the eighth. It marked Aguilar's first career big league extra-base hit.

All aboard

Jeff Manship tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. The right-hander lowered his ERA to 0.93. Manship walked one and did not allow a hit.

They came, they saw

An announced crowd of 28,273 watched the affair at the ballpark. That total, according to Indians PR, includes receipts from previous rainouts.

What's next

The Indians and Red Sox will reconvene at Progressive Field on Saturday, as Corey Kluber makes his final start of the season. Kluber (8-16, 3.62 ERA) surrendered six runs on six hits in six innings against Boston at Fenway Park on Aug. 19. That outing followed a pair of complete-game victories for Kluber against Minnesota. The Red Sox will counter with Craig Breslow, who will be making his second career start. Breslow, who has logged 522 career relief appearances, tossed four scoreless innings against the Orioles last week in his only big league start. The southpaw made seven appearances for the Tribe in 2008.

See how the cleveland.com Top 25 high school football teams fared on Friday for Week 6 of the 2015 season.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – See how the cleveland.com Top 25 high school football teams fared through Saturday for Week 6 of the 2015 season.

Where do you think the teams should be ranked when the new poll comes out on Monday? Let us know in the comments section below.

We want to hear from you. Let us know what you think of the rankings, or even post your own poll below.

cleveland.com High School Football Top 25

1. St. Edward (5-1) 

Defeated Cocoa (Fla.), 24-14.

Next: Hosts Mainland (Fla.) on Oct. 10.

2. Midview (6-0)

Defeated Westlake, 61-20.

Next: Hosts Olmsted Falls on Oct. 9.

3. Mentor (4-2)

Lost to Solon, 42-35.

Next: Hosts Medina on Oct. 9.

4. Benedictine (5-0)

Defeated Padua, 44-15.

Next: At No. 24 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin on Oct. 9.  

5. Mayfield (6-0) 

Defeated Brush, 45-13.

Next: Hosts Chardon on Oct. 9.

6. Archbishop Hoban (6-0) 

Defeated Walsh Jesuit, 48-7. 

Next: At No. 25 Lake Catholic on Oct. 10.

7. Stow (6-0) 

Defeated Twinsburg, 34-13. 

Next: Hosts No. 17 Hudson on Oct. 8.

8. St. Ignatius (4-2)

Defeated Parma, 55-0.

Next: Plays Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller on Oct. 17.

9. Berea-Midpark (4-2) 

Lost to Olmsted Falls, 30-27.

Next: Hosts Avon Lake on Oct. 9.

10. Glenville (5-1)  

Defeated East Tech, 45-0. 

Next: At Rhodes on Oct. 9.

11. Avon (5-1) 

Defeated Lakewood, 42-7.

Next: Hosts North Ridgeville on Oct. 9. 

12. Brecksville (5-1)

Lost to No. 23 Nordonia, 49-34. 

Next: Hosts North Royalton on Sept. 9.

13. Maple Heights (5-1) 

Lost to Cleveland Heights, 21-6.

Next: Hosts Shaw on Oct. 9.

14. St. Vincent-St. Mary (5-1)

Defeated Canton GlenOak, 35-20.

Next: Hosts Emmerich Manual on Oct. 10.

15. Aurora (5-1) 

Lost to Highland, 38-28, on Thursday.

Next: Hosts Revere on Oct. 9.

16. Strongsville (4-2)

Lost to No. 22 Euclid, 33-7.

Next: At Solon on Oct. 9.

17. Hudson (5-1) 

Defeated Cuyahoga Falls, 45-0.

Next: At No. 7 Stow on Oct. 8.

18. North Olmsted (3-3)

Lost to North Ridgeville, 44-21.

Next: At Amherst on Oct. 9.

19. Perry (6-0) 

Defeated Chagrin Falls, 23-10.

Next: Hosts Geneva on Oct. 9.

20. Bedford (3-3) 

Defeated Garfield Heights, 34-21.

Next: At Cleveland Heights on Oct. 9.

21. Madison (5-1) 

Defeated Riverside, 43-0.

Next: At Willoughby South on Oct. 9.

22. Euclid (4-2) 

Defeated No. 16 Strongsville, 33-7.

Next: Hosts Elyria on Oct. 9.

23. Nordonia (3-3) 

Defeated No. 12 Brecksville, 49-34.

Next: At Cuyahoga Falls on Oct. 9.

24. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (5-1) 

Lost to No. 25 Lake Catholic, 37-17.

Next: Hosts No. 4 Benedictine on Oct. 9.

25. Lake Catholic (4-2) 

Defeated Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, 37-17.

Next: Hosts No. 6 Archbishop Hoban on Oct. 10.

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