Bay football drops second game falling to University School at home, 35-16.

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- University School's football team came away with a 35-16 victory Friday in its first-ever meeting with Bay.

"I said to our team for mini camp this summer you don’t win a championship in practice or in Week 1, but what you can you do is work to become a championship caliber team," said University coach Ben Malbasa.

The Week 2 matchup was important for both teams in terms of earning playoff points as both will contend for a bid in Division III Region 10.

The Rockets scored the first touchdown whe junior running back Trey Psota scored on a run from three yards. However, University School answered with a 72-yard touchdown reception by senior wide receiver Antonio Dargaj from junior quarterback Jayden Cunningham.

Bay senior running back Sean Chambers later ran in from three-yards out to give the Rockets the lead. Bay’s ensuing kick failed leaving University down 13-7.

Cunningham led the Preppers down the field in the second quarter, scoring on a three-yard run to give University a one-point lead.

Bay’s offense attempted to answer, but a pass attempt by was picked off by senior cornerback Brandon Scadlock deep in Rockets territory.

"We think the world of their system," Malbasa said. "We have a lot of respect way run the football and the way the offensive line plays. They came at us early and got yardage, but we got stops and we have playmakers in offense."

In the next possession, senior running back Joe Kadlic scored on a run from five yards out for the Preppers. University School went into halftime with a 21-13 lead after both teams exchanged possessions without a score.

Bay managed three more points in the second half courtesy of sophomore kicker Cade Gergye, who connected on a 32-yard field goal in the third quarter.

Junior tight end Camryn Hubbard added another score for the Preppers with a 32-yard run. Cunningham followed with a 43-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Brad Rehak.

“I think we didn’t capitalize on some opportunities,” Bay coach Ron Rutt said. “We just didn’t get it done. Kids played hard the whole game. I’m proud of the effort, but we need to get experience and make plays when it counts.”

Bay (0-2) was in search of its first win after falling to Hubbard, 20-0, last week as University School (2-0) edged Villa Angela-St. Joseph, 35-20.

What’s next:

Bay will travel to Fairview on Sep. 9 and University School hosts Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin on Sep. 10.

Olentangy Liberty scored with 2:54 remaining to pull out the win after Glenville had moved out front earlier in the quarter.

OLENTANGY, Ohio – Fans love football for the crazy finishes, and that’s what those at Patriots Stadium got on Friday night.

Olentangy Liberty scored with 2:54 remaining in the contest to defeat Cleveland Glenville (0-2), 24-20. Liberty, ranked No. 18 in the cleveland.com Ohio Super 25, moved to 2-0.

The winning score was made more dramatic because of what preceded it.

On fourth and 7, leading 17-13, Liberty elected to go for the kill, throwing to the end zone. Quarterback Brendon White’s pass was intercepted by cornerback Desmond West and returned 101 yards for a touchdown.

The score gave the Tarblooders a 20-17 lead with just 4:10 remaining in the game.

“It wasn’t real smart on our part,” Patriots head coach Steve Hale said. “I should have played a little bit conservative there. We thought we had something that just wasn’t there and it backfired on us. Our kids fought like crazy at that point in time and that’s great to see.”

Overall it was a rough night for White, an Ohio State commit. The senior finished the just 10-for-21 for 73 yards and no touchdowns. White did pick up 137 yards on 27 carries, scoring a rushing touchdown and recovering a fumble on defense.

Liberty scored the opening points of the game just four minutes into the game with a 35-yard field goal. Glenville responded with a 2-yard touchdown run from Demerius Goodwin, and Xander Spikes pass to Coby Bryant for a 9-yard score.

“They scouted us really well," Hale said of Glenville. "They took away some things we did well last week.”

The Liberty defense held the Tarblooders offense scoreless in the second half. This allowed the offense to get into gear and lead the team to its second win of the season.

What’s next

Liberty welcomes More Catholic out of Hamilton, Ontario, to Olentangy next Friday night.

Glenville remains on the road and travels to Lakewood to take on No. 4 St. Edward.

A roundup of the cleveland.com Ohio Super 25 on Friday night of week 2.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Here is how teams in cleveland.com’s Ohio Super 25 fared Saturday night.

No. 1 Cincinnati Colerain 20, No. 6 Cincinnati St. Xavier 14, OT

Colerain's Gunnar Leyendecker scored on a 13-yard run in overtime in a matchup of two high-ranked cleveland.com Ohio Super 25 teams. St. Xavier had the opening possession in overtime but missed a field goal. Colerain will host No. 3 La Salle next week.

No. 2 Huber Heights Wayne, No. 5 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller

Wayne's Rashad Mckee threw three touchdown passes and Frederick Pitts ran for a 50-yard touchdown. After falling behind 3-0, DeWayne Morris gave Wayne their first lead on an interception return for a touchdown.

Wayne (1-0) will travel to Lakota West next week. Moeller (1-1) will travel to Mason.

No. 3 Cincinnati La Salle 31, East Central 0

La Salle improved to 2-0 and will travel to No. 1 Cincinnati Colerain next week in a battle of two of the top three teams in the cleveland.com Ohio Super 25.

No. 4 St. Edward 10, No. 8 Archbishop Hoban 7 

No. 7 Stow 56, Kent Roosevelt 14

Stow quarterback Kyle Vantrease threw three touchdown passes including two to Logan Lindsay. Joe Gobble, Tim Manley, Darnell Watson and Bryan Devitis all scored rushing touchdowns.

Stow (2-0) will host No. 24 Solon. Kent Roosevelt (0-2) will host Ravenna.

Canton Central Catholic 19, No. 10 Massillon Perry 14

Canton Central Catholic led 13-7 after three quarters. Perry took the lead on a Jarin Curtis 7-yard touchdown. Central Catholic responded with a Jaret Cummins 15-yard touchdown catch from Jack Murphy. Perry falls to 1-1 and will travel to New Philadelphia next week. Canton Central Catholic (1-1) will host Minerva.

No. 11 Toledo Central Catholic 48, St. Francis (NY) 18

Central Catholic's Michael Warren scored six touchdowns.

No. 12 Fairfield 27, Clayton Northmont 13

Fairfield improved to 2-0 and will travel to Dublin Coffman next week.

No. 13 Perrysburg 34, St. Francis DeSales 14

Perrysburg improved to 2-0 and will host No. 15 Whitmer next week.

No. 14 Pickerington Central 43, Columbus Independence 0

Central shut out Independence to improve to 2-0. Central will travel to Cincinnati Elder next week.

Detroit Central Catholic 29, No. 15 Toldeo Whitmer 7

Whitmer's only touchdown was a Malik Moore kickoff return. After Moore's return narrowed the score to 14-7, Central Catholic's Tyler Morland scored on the ensuing drive.

No. 16 Worthington Kilbourne 38, Big Walnut 14

No. 17 Upper Arlington 24, Westerville Central 20

Upper Arlington scored the game-winning touchdown in the final minute on a Riley Cooper touchdown pass to EJ Caldwell.

No. 18 Olentangy Liberty 24, Glenville 20

No. 19 Hudson 35, Strongsville 20 

No. 21 St. Vincent-St. Mary 10, Walsh Jesuit 3 

No. 22 Trotwood-Madison 38, Piqua 6

Trotwood-Madison's Ravelon Hargrove scored three rushing touchdowns. 

No. 23 Hilliard Davidson 13, Hilliard Darby 10

Nick Commings picked off Darby quarterback Cory Brooks on the final play of the game to preserve the win. Davidson will host Hilliard Bradley next week.

No. 24 Solon 43, Twinsburg 7

Solon jumped out to a 15-0 after the first quarter. Thomas Wilks scored on a seven-yard run and Joe Bubonics threw a 26-yard pass to Jake McCurry. Wilks scored three touchdowns total while Devon Brown ran one in from 21 yards out.

Twinsburg scored on a Adam Van-Der Motter 5-yard pass to Christian Egerson.

Next Friday Solon will face No. 7 Stow-Munroe Falls as Twinsburg will go home to face Aurora.

No. 25 Lewis Center Olentangy 35, Grove City 13

Olentangy led 28-0 at the half. The Braves improved to 2-0 and will host Reynoldsburg next week. 

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Midview improved to 2-0. North Olmsted fell to 1-1.

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio -- High school football fans likely looked at the results from last week games and wondered just what was going on with Midview quarterback Dustin Crum.

The senior quarterback, who has already committed to Kent State, entered this season with 5,970 career passing yards and 71 touchdowns, but in the Middies’ Week 1 win over Lorain he threw for just one score and 76 yards.

Well, Crum bounced back in a big way on Friday night as he threw for five touchdowns and 239 yards to lead the Middies to a 41-6 win over North Olmsted in the Southwestern Conference opener for both teams.

“That what we expect out of him,” Midview coach D.J. Shaw said of Crum after the game. “He’s a three-year starter and he’s our leader on offense. He needs to make great decisions and take care of the football, and that’s what he does.”

Crum said he was not worried about his paltry passing stats in Week 1, and his confidence did not take a hit.

“To me, the most important numbers are on the scoreboard. Confidence-wise I knew I could depend on my line and my receivers. I wasn’t too worried about it,” Crum said.

Crum and the Middies were kept in check for almost the entire first quarter until Crum hooked up with senior receiver Keith Jones on a 46-yard touchdown pass to give Midview a 7-0 lead with just 36 seconds left in the first quarter.

Crum would throw for two more touchdowns in the first half as Midview built a 27-0 lead.

Jones, who was a sub a year ago, finished the night with seven catches for 132 yards and two touchdowns.

“He waited and would have started on a lot of football teams last year,” Shaw said of the 6-foot-1 165-pound Jones. “I think he’s coming into his own. He’s a great athlete who runs great routes and has great hands.”

Midview improved to 2-0. North Olmsted fell to 1-1.

Not one-dimensional

Midview has earned the reputation of being a pass-happy offense during the Crum years. But the Middies appear to have a talented running back in junior Connor Wolfe. The 5-foot-10, 195-pounder showed good burst and some shiftiness as he ran for 114 yards on 10 carries.

Lots of laundry

Both teams had trouble getting into any rhythm in part because of penalties. Midview was called for 22 penalties on the night.

“I’ve got to watch the film, I don’t know if it was all us,” said Shaw. “I don’t know if I’ve ever been a part of a football game like that, it was almost unorganized. It was hard to get in a rhythm because there was a stoppage like ever three seconds.”

Pick patrol

Midview picked off North Olmsted quarterback Brandon Maximovich twice in the first half. Trevor Begin and Jake Sheetz recorded interceptions for the Middies.

Bright spot for the Eagles

North Olmsted’s bright spot was the play of running back Chris Jones. The senior, who missed all of training camp with an injury, rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown to lead the Eagles offense. 

What went wrong

North Olmsted coach Tim Brediger said his goal was to keep the game close until halftime. The Eagles were able to keep it close until the end of the first quarter.

“That’s a team, obviously with the quarterback they have, you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t. . .  If we brought five (rushers) he hit us over the middle, and when we didn’t he had five seconds to throw the ball,” Brediger said.

Home sweet home?

The game was played at Joe Firment Stadium, which is North Olmsted’s home field as it has a new stadium built.

What’s next

Midview returns home where it will face Amherst, while North Olmsted will play at Avon.

-- Michael Fitzpatrick is a freelance writer from Lorain.

Melvin Jackson's first-half interception and blocked field goal to close the football game sealed St. Edward's 10-7 win Archbishop Hoban.

AKRON, Ohio – Nothing gets past Melvin Jackson. Quarterbacks, kickers and blockers might want to take note.

A 6-foot senior cornerback and one of the few experienced players on defending Division I state football champion St. Edward, Jackson had already denied Archbishop Hoban one score Friday night at Akron’s Dowed Field.

When Hoban tried a tying kick in the final moments, Jackson thwarted the Knights again. He intercepted Hoban quarterback Danny Clark in the end zone before halftime. When Hoban reached that area again in the final minute, his blocked field goal lifted St. Edward to a 10-7 win.

Jackson had a feeling something like this could happen. He said he blocks kicks all of the time in practice for the Eagles, who are ranked fourth in cleveland.com’s Ohio Super 25.

“I just felt like, if I left at that second, I could do it,” said Jackson, who broke through from the right side of St. Edward’s defense.

Jackson dove, stretched his arms and halted the trajectory of Grant Kersh’s 25-yard attempt.

St. Edward coach Tom Lombardo called his team resilient.

“That’s not easy on a short week to come and play a Friday night game that you’re not used to,” he said, “and they (Hoban) could be one of the best in Ohio.”

The Knights, ranked eighth in the statewide Super 25, fell behind by 10 points. They cut the difference to three on a Todd Sibley short touchdown run, but lost Sibley – to cramping, coach Tim Tyrrell said – during a drive in the final five minutes.

Sibley’s replacement, Will Collier, fumbled the football two plays later to St. Edward’s Darnell Shields.

However, Hoban got one last possession after a third-and-19 St. Edward pass nearly reached the first-down marker but ended on a fumble. Hoban sophomore Matt Salopek scooped it up and gave the Knights another shot in the final three minutes.

They advanced 17 yards to the St. Edward 8.

“Our kids played as a champion against another champion,” said Tyrrell, whose program won last year’s Division III state crown. “The biggest thing I told them is nobody wins a state championship in Week 2.”

Lombardo approached Tyrrell during a January coaches meeting, which spawned this game. The Catholic schools agreed to a one-year contract and their first matchup since 1968. Hoban won that meeting, 26-16, the climax of an eight-year run that went seven times to the Knights.

They nearly added another victory in their renewed rivalry behind 144 yards rushing from Sibley. He did not return after his 30th carry.

“He was just cramping. Him and Will Collier both,” Tyrrell said. “That’s what hurts. They play so hard and so much, it’s one of those situations where we’ve got to work on our hydration.”

Along with Collier, who rushed for 58 yards, Hoban pieced together 275 yards of total offense. St. Edward totaled just 145 yards.

“We came in and knew it would be on our defense,” Jackson said. “That last play just showed how hard we work to get it done.”

Curtis Szelesta paced St. Edward’s rushing attack with 54 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. He rushed for 52 yards, including the touchdown, in the first half.

These teams will not play next year, per their contract. Next week, the Eagles return home and Saturday games. They play host to Glenville. Hoban is again home vs. Youngstown Ursuline, cleveland.com’s No. 1-ranked team in the state for Division IV, next Friday.

“We did a good job of playing physical with a great team,” Tyrrell said. “With some new guys up front, we made some mistakes. We’ll fix it and (Saturday) be thinking about Ursuline.”

Jackson will be back to trying to block kicks in practice for a week.

“This game wasn’t just won because I blocked that last kick,” he said. “Our front seven, our safeties, everyone played a great game.”

Take a look at @MellJ23's interception of Danny Clark to close the half for @SEHS_FOOTBALL. #NEOvarsity pic.twitter.com/foZT2ahcuI

— Matt Goul (@mgoul) September 3, 2016

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Check out some of the best Week 2 high school football performers from Friday night and vote for your favorite.

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

Vote for your favorite in the poll below. Voting is open until Thursday at noon.

The Week 2 contenders:

Tommy Benenati, Chardon: Quarterback accounted for four touchdowns against Geneva in a 49-7 victory, three rushing and a 44-yard scoring pass to Ethan Ziegenfuss.

Brandon Bischof, St. Vincent-St. Mary: Returned a first-quarter fumble for a touchdown and intercepted a pass in  10-3 win over Walsh Jesuit.

Arshaun Boone, Bedford: Had 430 passing yards and four touchdown in a 46-38 win over Nordonia.

Dustin Crum, Midview: The senior quarterback threw for 239 yards and five touchdowns in 41-6 win at North Olmsted.

Kurt Everett, Highland: Hit a 38-yard field goal as time expired to give the Hornets a 30-28 win over Canada Prep Academy.

Melvin Jackson, St. Edward: Made an interception and blocked a potential game-tying field goal late in the fourth quarter of the Eagles' 10-7 win at Archbishop Hoban, which is ranked No. 8 in this week's cleveland.com Ohio Super 25. St. Edward was ranked No. 4.

Keith Jones, Midview: Finished the night with seven catches for 132 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-6 win over North Olmsted.

Desmond West, Glenville: Intercepted a pass and returned it 101 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a 24-20 loss at Olentangy Liberty.

Shomari Williams, North Ridgeville: Had 200 yards rushing and a touchdown in 23-7 win over Amherst.

Sam Wright, Hudson: Pulled in four catches for 101 yards and two scores in the first half of a 35-20 win over Strongsville.

Devan Yarber, Oberlin: Scored three touchdown, including an 80-yard kickoff return with 15 seconds to play in a 22-19 win over Brookside. The teams combined for 14 points in the final 30 seconds of the game.

Brandon Adams had three touchdowns and the Mustangs improved to 2-0 with the win.

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio -- The Maple Heights Mustangs almost let this one get away. But they scored late to claim a road win over Willoughby South, 46-38.

The Mustangs (2-0) had the ball and seemed ready to go in for a three-score lead late in the fourth quarter. However, a fumble and an 88-yard return for a touchdown by Dakota Meinhart changed things. With the two-point conversion, it was 38-30 with three minutes left.

The Rebels (1-1) got the onside kick and three plays later, Devanaire Conliffe caught a 21-yard touchdown reception and Mike Federico tied the game with a two-point conversion.

But, the Rebels could not stop the run. The Mustangs stormed down the field and Brandon Adams finished the drive with his third TD of the game. Javonte Richardson's two-point conversion capped the deciding score, with under two minutes.

The Rebels' last-ditch drive was halted by Mike Federico's interception.

The Mustangs' offensive line pushed the Rebels' front seven throughout. With Richardson, the talented University of Kentucky recruit, being double and triple teamed it left the Rebels helpless in the middle.

"I told Javonte, he might not get the ball much. I know they are going to have double and triple coverage on him," said head coach Devin Culliver.

But still, Culliver was surprised that his offensive line did that good of a job. "All of my offensive lineman are underclassmen," he said. "I have only three seniors on the team. But it was the underclassmen that provided this victory."

Bernard Bates, a 5-foot-6, 140-pound running back had three touchdowns and over 125 rushing yards. Adams had over 150 yards.

The Mustangs led at the half, 18-14.

The Rebels got on the board first in the first quarter as Steven D'eusanio caught his first of two touchdowns. The Mustangs answered with a 20-yard touchdown from Bates, but the extra point was fumbled.

The Rebels would score again with D'eusanio's nine-yard reception. However, the Mustangs fought back with a 17-yard touchdown run by Adams. The Mustangs took the lead in the second quarter on 25-yard touchdown run by Adams.

"The Rebels are tough. We knew when we had the lead that they are going to give it their all. This was a tough road victory for us," said Culliver.

The teams trade late scores as No. 18 Olentangy Liberty outlasts Glenville.

OLENTANGY, Ohio – For the second time in as many weeks, Cleveland Glenville (0-2) had a chance to win the game in the fourth quarter.

After failing to convert on fourth down in a 13-7 loss to Euclid to open the season, the Tarblooders squandered an even better opportunity Friday night in a 24-20 loss to No. 18 Olentangy Liberty (2-0).

After driving deep into Glenville territory with a 17-13 lead and seeking a clinching score, Liberty head coach Steve Hale elected to go for it on fourth-and-7. Tarblooders cornerback Desmond West picked off Liberty quarterback and Ohio State commit Brendon White and evaded tacklers for a touchdown and a 20-17 lead with 4:10 left.

All that was needed was a defensive stop. A good return provided good field position and White and his offense went to work. Five plays later, running back Matt Webb scampered into the end zone for the lead.

Glenville had another possession, but an offensive penalty, two incomplete passes and two sacks sealed the defeat.

When it was over

Even after Liberty went ahead to stay, there were still plenty of nerves in Patriot Stadium. It wasn’t until an incomplete pass on fourth and 32 by QB Xander Spikes that the Patriots players, coaches and fans could breathe easy.

Looking in the stands

Ohio State offensive coordinator Ed Warinner was in attendance. Not only was he there to watch one of his future players in White, and potentially some Glenville players, but also take in his son’s game.

Ed Warinner Jr. is beginning his junior season at Liberty and is a factor at middle linebacker. Warinner was all over the field making tackles early and forced a fumble that was recovered by White.

His play in this one likely made Dad rest well Friday night before the Buckeyes open the season on Saturday afternoon.

What the result means

Two straight losses to begin the season means the Tarblooders can’t afford many more losses if they want to reach the playoffs. They play at St. Edward next week.

Liberty is off to a good start. The senior-led team has a tough schedule coming up, but the two wins against teams outside Columbus to begin the year certainly helps the confidence factor.

Ryan Moore and James Hahn were tied for the lead after one round of the PGA Tour's Deutsche Bank Championship 2016 in Massachusetts. The Deutsche Bank is part of the FedExCup Playoffs.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- James Hahn and Ryan Moore were tied for the lead entering the second round of Deutsche Bank Championship 2016 in Norton, Mass. This is the second event in the FedExCup Playoffs.

Hahn and Moore each shot 6-under 65 on Thursday. Paul Casey and three others were tied for third at 5-under. Thirteen players, including Adam Scott, were tied for seventh at 4-under. 

The PGA Tour's younger set has used the FedEx Cup Playoffs as a showcase.

The past eight players to win a playoff event were under age 30. The eighth, Patrick Reed, 26, won The Barclays last week in New York state. Reed was ranked No. 1 in FedEx Cup points and No. 9 in the world entering this week.

The Barclays and Deutsche Bank Championship are the first half of the 2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs. The BMW Championship is next week, followed two weeks after that by the Tour Championship.

The top 125 in the FedEx points standings qualified for the playoffs. The reset top 100 were eligible to advance to the Deutsche Bank Championship.

The Deutsche Bank Championship begins Friday morning and runs through Labor Day on Monday. Here are the groupings and tee times. Golf Channel will televise live from 2:30-6:30 p.m. and you can follow along all round on The PGA Tour's live leaderboard.

Saturday's live leaderboard:

PGA TOUR
DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Norton, Mass.
Course: TPC Boston. Yardage: 7,214. Par: 71.
Purse: $8.5 million (First prize: $1.53 million).
Television:

• Friday: Golf Channel, 2:30-6:30 p.m.
• Saturday: Golf Channel, 2:30-6:30 p.m.
• Sunday: Golf Channel, 1-3 p.m.; NBC Sports, 3-6 p.m.
• Monday: Golf Channel, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; NBC Sports, 1:30-6 p.m.

Defending champion: Rickie Fowler.
Last week: Patrick Reed won The Barclays.
Notes: The tournament starts Friday and ends on Labor Day. ... The top 100 from the FedEx Cup are eligible, and the top 70 after this week will advance to the third FedEx Cup playoff event. ... The Tiger Woods Foundation is in its 14th and final year as the host organization. Woods has not played at TPC Boston since 2013. ... The last two Americans to win the Deutsche Bank Championship during Ryder Cup years were not selected for the team -- Charley Hoffman in 2010 and Chris Kirk in 2014. ... Sean O'Hair moved up 93 spots with his tie for second at The Barclays and now is No. 15 in the FedEx Cup. He has made it to the Tour Championship only one time, in 2009. ... Jim Furyk is No. 84 and needs to be in the top 70 after this week to advance to the third playoff event. He never has missed the BMW Championship. ... Only one player has made the Deutsche Bank Championship his first PGA Tour victory -- Adam Scott in 2003, playing on a sponsor exemption.
Next week: BMW Championship.
Online: www.pgatour.com

(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

Get all the highlights from the second Friday of the high school football season.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- High school football continued on Thursday and Friday with over 80 area games being played.

The Varsity Blitz Rewind is one place to get caught up on all the top headlines, upsets, best individual performances and more.

Ohio Super 25 games of note

• No. 4 St. Edward tops No. 8 Archbishop Hoban, 10-7, highlighted by Melvin Jackson's first-half interception and blocked field goal for the Eagles.

Take a look at @MellJ23's interception of Danny Clark to close the half for @SEHS_FOOTBALL. #NEOvarsity pic.twitter.com/foZT2ahcuI

— Matt Goul (@mgoul) September 3, 2016

• No. 10 Massillon Perry falls to Canton Central Catholic, 19-14.


• No. 18 Olentangy Liberty scored with 2:54 remaining to pull out a 24-20 win against Glenville.


• No. 19 Hudson jumps out to an early 14-0 lead against Strongsville, wins 35-20.


• No. 22 STVM defense limits Walsh Jesuit in Week 2, wins 10-3.

Area games of note

• University School tops Bay, 35-16, improves to 2-0.

Antonio Dargaj with a 72-yard TD from Jayden Cunningham; 7-7 with 1:49 left in 1Q. | @USFootball1890 pic.twitter.com/C8WJHi3wff

— Nathaniel Cline (@nathanielcline) September 2, 2016

• Mogadore outgained Gilmour, 395-73, in 21-7 victory.


• Midview improves to 2-0 after quarterback Dustin Crum throws five TDs in a 41-6 win against North Olmsted.


• Green rides senior running back Jeremy McAleese and its defense to 37-20 road win against Howland.


• An Avon blocked punt turned the momentum as the Eagles topped Avon Lake, 31-7.

Here's the blocked punt as Avon's Ian Zollos comes in unblocked off the edge. #NEOVarsity pic.twitter.com/WL75eYwzSK

— Tim Bielik (@bielik_tim) September 2, 2016

• A balanced attack leads Woodridge football to 49-7 victory over Manchester.


• Highland wins 30-28 on a Kurt Everett field goal as time expires against Canada Prep Academy.


• Jackson defeats Mayfield, 31-13, behind Jack Dear's three rushing touchdowns.


• Quarterback Tommy Benenati leads the Hilltoppers on the ground and through the air to a 49-7 win against Geneva.


• On Thursday, Chris Vanzo rushes for 107 yards and three touchdowns, Bubba Arslanian's 15 tackles paced the defense and Aurora notched its first win of the season, 41-13, at Euclid.


• Brandon Vincenzo's 22-yard interception return for a touchdown lifts Elyria Catholic to a 30-20 win against Villa Angela-St. Joseph.


• Devan Yarber scores with 15 seconds to play to lead Oberlin past Brookside, 22-19.


• The Bedford Bearcats outlast Nordonia, 46-38.


• A 20-yard TD pass in final seconds leads Westlake to shocking 34-31 victory over Olmsted Falls.


• Medina beats Kenston 70-14.


• Brandon Adams has three TDs as the Mustangs defeat Willoughby South, 46-38.


• Brunswick falls to Austintown-Fitch, 27-20, after Dylan Correin connects on both of his field goals.


• The Rhodes Rams fall to Harrison Central, 36-10.


• John Marshall falls to Harvey, 44-42, despite big night from running back Andre Starks.


• Sophomore QB passes for 380 yards to lead Berea-Midpark past Lakewood, 49-30.


• Brecksville-Broadview Heights beats Garfield Heights, 34-0.


• Michael Doerge's two TDs pace Buckeye past Rocky River, 27-7.


• Defense, special teams lead Akron Garfield to 13-8 win over Cuyahoga Falls.


• Balanced offense, stifling defense carries Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin past Chagrin Falls, 35-3.


• Parma rallies to top North Royalton, 36-21.

Scoreboard, gateway to content

Check out a scoreboard for scores on all games involving area teams. Click the score links for more content from the games.

How the cleveland.com Super 25 fared

Take a look at how the cleveland.com Ohio Super 25 football teams fared Friday. The Super 25 is a ranking of teams statewide.

Also, see a roundup of highlights from those games.

Top Plays of the Week video contest

Capture video of a great play? Find out how to send it to us so we can consider it for the weekly video contest to decide the Top Play of the Week.

Look for the video compilation Monday and vote for your favorite play of the week.

Here is the Week 1 winner.

See lots of photos from Friday night

No. 4 St. Edward at No. 8 Archbishop Hoban by cleveland.com’s John Kuntz.

Maple Heights at Willoughby South by The Plain Dealer’s Gus Chan.

Walsh Jesuit at No. 21 St. Vincent-St. Mary by freelancer Kyle Lanzer.

Avon at Avon Lake by cleveland.com’s Josh Gunter.

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The Indians benefited from a ruling on a check swing in the first inning, a decision that set the table for a three-run frame, more than enough backing for right-hander Carlos Carrasco. Watch video

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Checked Swing Seen 'Round Northeast Ohio provided the Indians with their first opportunity to strike.

The Indians' lineup -- and their sterling starting pitcher -- took it from there. Cleveland cruised to a 6-2 victory in its series opener against Miami on Friday night at Progressive Field.

The Indians benefited from a ruling on a checked swing in the first inning, a decision that set the table for a three-run frame, more than enough backing for right-hander Carlos Carrasco. Jason Kipnis appeared to have offered at a 3-2 pitch from Marlins hurler Andrew Cashner. Third-base umpire Andy Fletcher didn't think so.

The ruling saved Carlos Santana from being thrown out while attempting to steal second base. Instead of two outs and the bases empty, the Indians had placed a pair of runners aboard without an out. Cashner wouldn't record the first out until his 28th pitch. Francisco Lindor followed Kipnis' walk with a single to load the bases.

All three runners would score. Santana trotted home on Mike Napoli's walk. Kipnis scored on Jose Ramirez's fielder's choice. Lindor raced to the plate on Lonnie Chisenhall's groundout.

One check swing, three runs.

"As an offense, you will take what's given to you," Kipnis said, "no matter what the shape of form it comes in, and you move on and keep going."

That was all of the support that Carrasco needed. The righty eventually exited with one out in the eighth, as those in the stands showed their appreciation with a standing ovation. As he retreated to the dugout, Carrasco clapped his right fist in his glove three times. Pitching coach Mickey Callaway waited for him on the top step, where the two slapped hands.

Carrasco (10-7, 3.06 ERA) limited Miami to six hits over 7 1/3 scoreless innings. He walked one and struck out 11, the third time this season and 10th time in his career in which he has tallied at least 10 strikeouts in a game.

"My last start, I only went four innings and gave up seven runs," Carrasco said. "I was disappointed a little bit in myself with the way I pitched. I just went for five days, working hard, and tried to get my mind back, the same way I started the year, the same way that I did last year." 

The Indians tacked on a run in the second, as Tyler Naquin, who had doubled, scored on Santana's sacrifice fly. Abraham Almonte delivered a two-run double in the fifth to push the Indians' advantage to six runs.

Cashner departed after that inning, having surrendered six runs on six hits and six walks, to go along with six strikeouts.

Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto, who collected three hits, slugged a two-run shot off Tribe reliever Jeff Manship in the eighth for Miami's only offensive output.

Cody Allen pitched a scoreless ninth for Cleveland.

What it means

The Indians (77-56) have matched their high-water mark for the season, at 21 games over the .500 mark. On the heels of a 2-5 road swing through Oakland and Texas, the Indians have won four straight to open their 10-game homestand.

Whiff machine

Carrasco has struck out eight or more in six consecutive starts, tied with Dodgers southpaw Clayton Kershaw for the longest streak in baseball this season.

Remember me?

Destin Hood, who spent last season in the Indians' farm system, collected a pair of hits in his major-league debut for the Marlins. He doubled in the fifth for his first career base knock, but he was thrown out on the ensuing play when Adeiny Hechavarria socked a grounder to short.

They came, they saw

An announced crowd of 24,415 watched the affair at Progressive Field.

What's next

The Indians and Marlins will reconvene at the ballpark on Saturday for a 7:10 p.m. ET first pitch. The Tribe will send Trevor Bauer (9-6, 3.73 ERA) to the mound. The Marlins will counter with right-hander Jose Fernandez (13-7, 2.79 ERA). Fernandez, 24, is a two-time All-Star who has struck out 219 in 154 2/3 innings this season.

"It was just something I was saying," Hooker said. "I knew there was no way I was going to do it. I wouldn't have been able to deal with myself as a man because I'm not a quitter type of person." Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Malik Hooker did something Saturday no other player in Ohio State history has ever done: He had his mother in the postgame press conference room. 

Ohio State just walked off the field from a 77-10 blowout of Bowling Green in its opener. In his first career start, Hooker had two interceptions, one of which was an acrobatic, one-handed tip to himself that was possibly only because of genetics, not practice. 

His mom is responsible for those genetics. That's not why she was around. She came out only after Urban Meyer was done with this comment: 

"He tried to quit about seven times," Meyer said of Hooker's freshman year. "And I credit his mother with not allowing him to quit because obviously it would have been a bad ending." 

This is why Ohio State brought Angela Dennis in, to provide some insight into her son's mind during his freshman year, to take the world into Hooker's thought process of actually giving up on football. 

"I told him he couldn't come home if he left," Dennis said with a grin. "So he had nowhere else to go." 

What a wonderful, heart-warming story: A former four-star prospect comes to Ohio State, finds himself buried on the depth chart and wants to leave. Then that player perseveres through the "adversity" and becomes a star. 

Awesome stuff. If only it were true. 

This isn't an implication that Meyer, Dennis or Hooker were lying about the safety's thoughts of leaving. Nobody was lying and nobody was trying to be misleading. There's no question that Hooker had thoughts of quitting.

But here's the thing -- Everyone has those thoughts. It's not unique. J.T. Barrett had them. Eli Apple had them. Most recently, there were stories everywhere about how Torrance Gibson was having them. Now you're going to see them about Hooker. 

It's not interesting and it's not new. It's played out and exaggerated. 

Malik Hooker's one-handed interception in the Ohio State's 77-10 win over Bowling Green. Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer 

So after all the softball questions to Hooker about quitting stopped, we got to the bottom of it: There's no way you were ACTUALLY going to leave, right?

Hooker was honest.  

"It was just something I was saying," Hooker said. "I knew there was no way I was going to do it. I wouldn't have been able to deal with myself as a man because I'm not a quitter type of person. It was just more of a thought because I was frustrated with how things were going." 

That story is dead.

Let's spring it forward instead of exaggerating his past and his desire to leave. Why would Hooker expect to play as a freshman? 

Hooker came to Ohio State as a project, but he's an incredible athlete Meyer and his staff took based off just that. When the Buckeyes took him as part of their 2014 recruiting class, Hooker was a basketball player who had only been playing high school football player for one year. ... One year. 

What you saw against Bowling Green on Saturday was the payoff. 

It was a kid who sat back, learned the game and waited his turn. And at a place like Ohio State, waiting until your redshirt sophomore year isn't a big deal. That's normal.

Now Hooker could be the next great Buckeye safety.

"Greg Schiano, who's coached at the highest level in football in the pros, and (he has) commented to me about the things Malik can do, he can do whatever he trains to do," Meyer said. "He's talented. He's fast. He has great ball skills, was a great high school basketball player, too, and his commitment to our program now is over the top."

Hooker has played only two games in Ohio Stadium as a starting safety -- one was the spring game -- and in both games he had two interceptions. He has already matched Vonn Bell's total from last year. 

"I stuck to the plan, kept working hard and watching film to get myself better," Hooker said. "After you wait and end up working on your craft for so long and working hard, I feel that your time will end up coming. That's what I feel like is happening right now." 

Things happen slow at Ohio State. Until they happen fast. 

In 2014, a handful of players entered the season as unknowns and developed into sure-fire draft picks in the next few months. 

That could be Hooker in a few months. 

McCall was one of nine true freshmen to see the field in Ohio State's win on Saturday. Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Demario McCall wasn't supposed to score two touchdowns on Saturday.

The hope might have been to get him in the game, but two scores? That's a big bonus.

McCall, Ohio State's freshman running back from North Ridgeville, scored twice in Saturday's 77-10 win over Bowling Green. The first was on a 36-yard swing pass from Joe Burrow, the second was on a shifty 16-yard run.

On a day when the offense was as good as it possibly could have been, McCall was the only full-time running back to score.

Sorry, Mike Weber.

"Demario is a cool guy, he's real smooth when he plays," Weber said. "Got in the end zone a couple times. I'm real proud of him."

McCall showed flashes of having a bright future at Ohio State, but he's not really a part of the immediate plan. Not with Weber, Curtis Samuel and Dontre Wilson getting time in the backfield.

But he was the No. 2 running back on Saturday, at least for one game.

Fellow freshman running back Antonio Williams did not play.

McCall was one of 10 true freshmen to play on Saturday. That's a good sign for program with a roster full of players with freshman eligibility -- 30 players played their first college game on Saturday.

The Buckeyes don't want to force these players into action, but getting them in is a must to return balance to the roster.

Freshman Michael Jordan started at left guard as expected, and seemed to hold up well.

"Better than my first start," junior guard Billy Price said. "Mike's ceiling is unlimited. He's doing a great job."

Receiver Austin Mack started on the punt return and kick return teams, and was in the rotation some at receiver even before things got out of hand.

Nick Bosa got a handful of snaps as well, finishing with three tackles and a sack.

Rodjay Burns had a pick-six.

A 77-10 win was perfect not only to get the season off on the right note, but because it allowed the Buckeyes to play more freshmen in one game than they did all of last year.

Ohio State freshman tracker

A running list of freshmen who have played in 2016:

* Nick Bosa, DE (Sept. 3, vs. Bowling Green)

* Rodjay Burns, CB (Sept. 3, vs. Bowling Green)

* Jonathon Cooper, DE (Sept. 3, vs. Bowling Green)

* Jordan Fuller, Saf (Sept. 3, vs. Bowling Green)

* Malik Harrison, LB (Sept. 3, vs. Bowling Green)

* Keandre Jones, LB (Sept. 3, vs. Bowling Green)

* Michael Jordan, OG (Sept. 3, vs. Bowling Green)

* Austin Mack, WR (Sept. 3, vs. Bowling Green)

* Demario McCall, RB (Sept. 3, vs. Bowling Green)

* Jack Wohlabaugh, OL (Sept. 3, vs. Bowling Green)

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Under a cloudless blue sky, Elyria QB Dontae Beckett threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for two scores.

ELYRIA, Ohio -- The Elyria Pioneers shook off a shaky second quarter and got a strong performance from the defense and junior quarterback Dontae Beckett as they downed Lorain County-rival Lorain, 32-18 Saturday at Ely Stadium.

Under a cloudless blue sky, Beckett threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for two scores as Elyria improved to 1-1 while Lorain dropped to 0-2. Beckett finished with 106 yards rushing and completed 17 of 21 passes for 82 yards and the two touchdowns.

“I just played hard and kept my head in the game and led my team on to a victory,” said Beckett.

The Pioneers' quarterback was able to make enough plays to keep the Lorain defense off balance. That was huge because the Pioneers were without their starting running back, Chris Atkinson, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards as junior, but suffered an ankle injury in the season-opening loss to Avon Lake a week ago.

“As far as who wins the game for you, it’s him,” Elyria coach Kevin Fell said of Beckett’s performance. “He controls the tempo.”

It was a giant win for the Pioneers, said Fell. “I can’t emphasize how important this game was. We just can’t go into this season 0-2. It was one hard-fought football game,” he said.

When Beckett wasn’t making plays, senior running back Tyree Stephens was. Stephens, a powerfully built 5-foot-4 and 165 pounds, rushed for 106 yards on 11 carries and provided the Pioneers with some big plays, as he ripped off runs of 20, 43 and 24.

The game was far from an artistic success. Lorain missed a PAT on its first touchdown and its inability to tack on any extra points after any of its three scores ultimately cost the Titans dearly.

Lorain trailed 19-12 midway through the fourth quarter when Titan quarterback Davion Dower hit Daesean Brooks for a 42-yard touchdown pass to make the score 19-18. The Titans opted to go for two, but Dower’s pass went in and out of the hands of senior receiver/linebacker Naz Bohannon and Elyria was able to hold onto its lead.

On the ensuing drive, Stephens' 34-yard run set up Beckett’s 1-yard leaping touchdown run, which increased Elyria’s lead to 25-18. Beckett scored from 26 yards out with just 26 seconds left to finish the scoring.

Elyria took an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 22-yard scoring run by Brendan Price.

Lorain took control in the second quarter, taking a 12-7 lead. Elyria's comeback started on Lorain's first possession of the third quarter when Pioneer Vaughn Sayers-McCoy tackled Lorain's Dower in the end zone for safety.

Elyria tied the game on its next drive when junior kicker Caleb Lewis drilled a 24-yard field goal.

Lots of flags

The first half was penalty-marred as the two teams combined for 22 penalties. One of those on Lorain cost the Titans' Zion Cross a 70-yard TD interception.

“They didn’t call anything in the second half,” said Fell. “They called nothing but in the first, so I don’t know about them.”

Long drive

Lorain’s first scoring drive was 97 yards and took 18 plays. Aaron Huff capped it on a 3-yard scoring run.

Bohannon makes plays

Lorain’s Naz Bohannon is a big-time recruit in basketball and football. The 6-foot-6 linebacker/receiver had some big hits on defense and showed off his receiving skills when he leaped high to haul in a 20-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the end zone. The TD grab gave Lorain a 12-7 lead with just under four minutes left in the second quarter.

Bohannon said the Titans will have to play hard for four quarters if they want to win.

“We’ve got to learn how to keep the intensity,” he said.

Elyria’s defensive adjustments

Bohannon credited Elyria’s defensive adjustments as the main reason Lorain’s offense got off track.

“They started doubling me up. We tried attacking the other side and it worked one time, but they packed it up inside, slowed down our run and we became one-dimensional.”

Lorain’s standout senior running back Carlos Chavis, who rushed for 180 yards in Week 1, was limited to just 50 yards on 15 carries and gained just 15 yards in the second half.

Easy pickings

Lorain defensive back Zion Cross and Elyria defensive back Brendon Fenton each had two interceptions.

What’s next

Elyria plays at Shaw on Friday and Lorain plays host to Toledo Scott.

The Buckeyes never topped 50 points last season. Saturday, they hit 77. Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Curtis Samuel, he of the 177 receiving yards, 84 rushing yards and three touchdowns in Ohio State's 77-10 win over Bowling Green on Saturday, said Buckeyes coaches will mention last year.

"You know how coaches can be sometimes," Samuel said after that 261-yard eruption in his first game as the Urban Meyer-anointed No. 1 playmaker.

"They just keep bringing up players from last year and bringing up last year. We don't want to hear that. We want to hear about us. And it's up to us to step up and for the coaches to bring us up instead of them."

Bring up Mike Weber (136 rushing yards, 7.2 yard average). Bring up Dontre Wilson (two touchdown catches, 73 total yards on eight touches). Bring up Noah Brown, K.J. Hill and freshman Demario McCall (each with a touchdown catch).

Consider it brought.

The level the Ohio State offense played to Saturday in breaking an 86-year-old school record with 776 total yards of offense was the level set for last year's Ohio State offense. That veteran, coming-off-a-national-championship, two-quarterback, Ezekiel Elliott-Michael Thomas-Braxton Miller soaked-in-future-NFL-draft-picks offense.

This is a who-are-they offense -- Meyer said he liked the idea of fans checking their phones during the game Saturday to figure out who was scoring touchdowns.

This was better. Not as good. Better. Better than anything a year ago.

Better than an offense that topped out last season at 572 yards in the opener against Virginia Tech, then sputtered with 363 yards against Hawaii and 298 against Northern Illinois the next two weeks, scoring 38 and 20 points. Better than that offense held to 132 yards in the Michigan State loss that derailed the season, better than an offense that never broke 50 points.

My question to Meyer about how this was possible with this team, when early last year was so balky at times, led to a quick coach dodge of too much praise.

"It's one game," Meyer said. "Let's chat in about four weeks and see how we're doing."

But it's the game everyone was waiting for, waiting for a year it turned out.

Why?

"Good question," said fifth-year center Pat Elflein, one of three returning starters on offense. 

Then he delved into the two obvious areas -- certainty at quarterback and having play-caller Ed Warinner in the press box and not on the sideline. Reasonable, correct takes, but oh so frustrating to any realistic fan. Meyer and the Buckeyes insisted last year the quarterbacks weren't a problem.

And the best offensive day in school history the next season is proof it was a problem.

"I mean, having a definite quarterback probably helps," Elflein said. "You aren't guessing who's going to be throwing you the ball. You know who that is."

So maybe here's the way to put a fine point on it. Last year, Ohio State had great players, no doubt, but didn't have a handle on the kind of offense it was.

This year, the players aren't as good. Not yet. They aren't. But the offense as a whole? Splitting Weber and Samuel at tailback, quarterback J.T. Barrett throwing more and running less, lots of options at receivers but no established stars yet, a healthy dose of the H-backs, a smooth and easy quick tempo ...

The offense, one game in, and it's just one game against an overmatched Bowling Green team, knows what it is and what to do.

I told Warinner looking this good after the early issues last year didn't make sense.

"I'll just say that Coach Meyer had a vision, we talked about it, the coaches did a great job all off-season and then it's all about the players," Warinner said. "We sat down right after we played Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, Coach Meyer and I, and we talked about what we wanted to do to get this team playing on offense like we wanted to see it."

This was the result.

And it was natural. Nothing forced, when so much last year, especially the ways to get Miller involved, were forced. There was a suggestion Saturday that Samuel's huge game was proof the Buckeyes should have used Miller more last year. I think it was proof they should have used Samuel more last year.

"Last year, we may have had plays that were directed only to one person. That was, I guess, new plays we created to get certain people the ball," Barrett said after his six-touchdown day. "This year, it was basically like, whatever the play is, the defense dictates where it's supposed to go. So it's not like, 'So and so is going to get the ball here.'"

So that's it. One game, sure. But one big, fantastic, eye-opening, heart-pumping offensive onslaught.

We'll check back in four weeks, like Meyer said. But we'll also wonder a bit about last year, while making sure we let the 2016 offense stand on its own. 

Cleveland Browns had six first-round picks between 2011-14. None are with the Browns, only three still in football.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Scribbles in my Browns notebook as the roster cuts are made:

1. Pittsburgh must have thought the Browns had another team interested in Justin Gilbert, or at least the Browns made them believe that was the case. Either way, it's a nice move securing a 2018 sixth-round pick for Gilbert, because I'm very sure the Browns were going to cut him. Maybe the Steelers will squeeze something out of Gilbert. Maybe he needs a fresh start. But I doubt it.

2. The Hue Jackson coaching staff gave Gilbert a fresh start. He often worked with the starters. Defensive Coordinator Ray Horton mentioned one of his goals was to turn the No. 8 pick in the 2014 draft into a viable player. He had an open door to playing here, but failed to seize the opportunity.

3. Before the Gilbert deal, the last time the Browns traded with the Steelers was in 2013. They sent a fourth-round pick (who became Shamarko Thomas) for a 2014 third-rounder. Thomas is a backup defensive back with the Steelers. What happened to that third-round pick in 2014? The Browns used it to trade up for Johnny Manziel...sigh.

4. The Andy Lee trade to Carolina for a fourth-rounder in 2018 looks even better right now. That was the highest draft pick traded for a punter since 1994. Then the Browns signed veteran punter Britton Colquitt, who was a salary cap cut in Denver. He's not an elite punter in the class of Lee, but he's solid.

5. The Browns had six first-round picks between 2011 and 2014. Here's where they are now: Phil Taylor (2011, out of football); Trent Richardson (2012, out of football); Brandon Weeden (2012, backup QB in Houston); Barkevious Mingo (backup linebacker in New England), Johnny Manziel (out of football) and Gilbert (traded to Pittsburgh). So 3-of-6 are out of football, and the other three are not starters. None are with the Browns. Yikes!

6. The Browns have only two players left from the six players picked in 2014: Joel Bitonio and Chris Kirksey, both starters. Terrance West was in that draft. He has made the Baltimore Ravens. The Browns cut fourth-rounder Pierre Desir. The others were first rounders Manziel and Gilbert.

7. The Browns kept all 14 of their draft choices, but that's temporary. I expect a few of them to end up on the practice squad. The Browns intend to claim some players on waivers. They have 16 total rookies on the roster right now.

8. The only full-time center on the roster in Cameron Erving. Veteran John Greco played some center in the past, but he starts at right guard. The Browns are hoping to claim a center cut by another team.

9. The Browns cut center Mike Matthews, son of Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews. I do wonder if he might appear on the practice squad.

10. I was more surprised by the Browns cutting Marlon Moore (excellent on special teams) than mini-receiver Taylor Gabriel. When I heard the Browns planned to keep veteran Andrew Hawkins (another small receiver), it seemed doubtful they'd also have Gabriel. Not with four wide receivers drafted.

11. When it comes to the rookie wide receivers, I was hoping to see more -- from all of them. First-rounder Corey Coleman had a hamstring injury and played only the last two preseason games. He looked raw and rusty.

12. Fourth-rounder Ricardo Louis played in the opener against Green Bay. He made some good plays on special teams. Then he was injured (hamstring) for the rest of camp. He's on the roster now, and at the very least, he'll end up on the practice squad. The Browns like his long-range potential.

13. Fifth-rounder Rashard Higgins led all the rookies with four preseason receptions. Jordan Payton caught two passes for 13 total yards. I still like Higgins, but wished he had been on the field more often in the preseason.

14. I have a hard time believing rookie Trey Caldwell will end up on the 53-man roster. He is there now, but missed all the preseason games with a hamstring pull. It appears the fifth-rounder would eventually be headed to the practice squad.

15. In 2014-15, the Browns drafted five defensive backs. The only one still with the team is safety Ibraheim Campbell, who is expected to start at safety. The other four from those drafts: Charles Gaines (cut), Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (cut), Desir (cut) and Gilbert (traded).

All 14 Browns draft picks made the roster, and they have 29 players who are either rookies or first- or second-year players. Here's a breakdown of the young roster.

The Indians still aren't sure what catcher Yan Gomes will be able to do if and when they reach the postseason. Gomes is rehabbing from a separated right shoulder that he suffered in July.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Catcher Yan Gomes is doing all he can in his rehabilitation assignment from a separated right shoulder. Where that puts him at the end of September should the Indians earn an invitation to the postseason has yet to reveal itself.

Gomes started his rehab Friday night by going 2-for-3 with an RBI for Class AA Akron as a designated hitter.

"He swung the bat pretty well," said manager Terry Francona. "Then between his at-bats, he went to the bullpen and worked on his receiving, squatting - trying to simulate as much as you can in an inning."

Gomes spent Saturday with the Indians, working on his throwing. He'll rejoin Akron on Sunday. After that Francona said there would be a meeting with the trainers to plan the next step.

The Indians are carrying three catchers - Roberto Perez, Chris Gimenez and Adam Moore. Gomes has been on the disabled list since separating his shoulder July 17 against the Twins.

"He's going as fast as he can with this," said Francona. "He's done a great job with it."

Francona was asked what would be his "perfect world" expectation for Gomes at the end of his rehab. "In a perfect world he catches every inning of every game. But I don't think that's going to happen.

"I think we should take what he's able to do and then make adjustments. Like anything else, we'll take what he can do and not let what he can't do get in the way. In September you can certainly do that easier than in other months."

Just in time: When the Marlins landed in Cleveland early Friday morning, Derek Dietrich was on the disabled list with a bruised right knee. It appeared the St. Ignatius graduate would miss a rare chance to play in his hometown.

Dietrich, however, was activated before Saturday's game and started at first base against Trevor Bauer. It turned out the move has been in the works for a while.

"We came up with a plan and we thought that if everything went according to it that I would be back for the game today," Dietrich told the Associated Press. "That gave me peace of mind.

"When I saw that we were coming to Cleveland toward the end of the year, I had this (series) circled, of course. Coming back from the DL, I'm just so happy to be activated and be in the lineup so I can play in front of my family and friends."

Dietrich's grandfather, Steve Demeter, played for the Indians and Detroit.

"Absolutely, I came to a lot of games (at Progressive Field)," said Dietrich. "One of my best friends is Marcus Alomar, Sandy's son. I watched so many of his games and I remember the prestigious teams they had in the 1990s and 2000s. I'm just very happy that I get a chance to play here."

In Dietrich's first plate appearance Saturday night, he delivered a sacrifice fly to give the Marlins a 3-0 lead in the first inning.

That hurt: In Friday's 6-2 win over the Marlins, the Indians benefited from a questionable call in the first inning that turned an apparent strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play into a walk for Jason Kipnis and safe passage to second base for Carlos Santana.

The Indians went on to score three runs in the inning. Marlins manager Don Mattingly was not happy.

"When I saw it, it really made me sick to my stomach," Mattingly told reporters after the game. "I mean, we've got a young team that's fighting for a playoff berth, and we feel like we've got to win every game in September. And then in the first inning, because they're not ready. ... I mean, Kipnis is walking back to the dugout, he's ready to go back to the dugout. It not only cost us three runs, it probably cost us 20 pitches on our starter. It changes the whole game."

After Kipnis seemed to swing and miss a 3-2 pitch from Andrew Cashner, catcher J.T. Realmuto threw out Santana trying to steal second base. But on appeal, third base umpire Andy Fletcher said Kipnis checked his swing in time to draw a walk.

Finally: Former Indians second baseman Carlos Baerga threw out the first pitch Saturday night. Fans attending the games received a Baerga jersey. ... The Indians are 11-7 in interleague play entering Saturday night's game. They've gone 5-3 at home and 6-4 in NL parks. ... The Indians have turned Progressive Field into a hitter's paradise. They've scored 378 runs at home, third most in the big leagues behind Colorado at 433 and Boston at 428. ... Third baseman Giovanny Urshela, with Erik Gonzalez promoted to the Indians, started at shortstop Saturday night at Class AAA Columbus.

A look at how the cleveland.com Super 25 fared after the second full week of the 2016 season.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Here's a look at some highlights from football teams ranked in cleveland.com Ohio Super 25 on Saturday.

No. 20 St. Ignatius 49, No. 9 Mentor 7

Read reporter Matt Goul's story on the game.

Here is how the rest of the Super 25 fared following Week 2.

How do you think these rankings should look after this week's action? Let us know in the comments below.

cleveland.com High School Football Super 25

1. Cincinnati Colerain (2-0)

Defeated No. 6 Cincinnati St. Xavier, 20-14 OT

Next: Hosts No. 3 Cincinnati La Salle.

2. Huber Heights Wayne (1-0-1)

Defeated No. 5 Archbishop Moeller, 35-17.

Next: At Lakota West.

3. Cincinnati La Salle (2-0)

Defeated East Central (IN), 31-0.

Next: At No. 1 Cincinnati Colerain.

4. St. Edward (2-0)

Defeated Archbishop Hoban, 10-7.

Next: Hosts Glenville.

5. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (1-1)

Lost to No. 2 Huber Heights Wayne, 35-17.

Next: At Mason.

6. Cincinnati St. Xavier (0-2)

Lost to Cincinnati Colerain, 20-14 OT

Next: At No. 9 Mentor

7. Stow (2-0)

Defeated Kent Roosevelt, 56-14.

Next: At No. 24 Solon.

8. Archbishop Hoban (1-1)

Lost to No. 4 St. Edward, 10-7.

Next: Hosts Youngstown Ursuline.

9. Mentor (1-1)

Lost to No. 20 St. Ignatius, 42-7.

Next: Hosts No. 6 Cincinnati St. Xavier.

10. Massillon Perry (1-1)

Lost to Canton Central Catholic, 19-14.

Next: At New Philadelphia.

11. Toledo Central Catholic (2-0)

Defeated St. Francis (NY), 48-18.

Next: Hosts Buffalo Bishop Timon-St. Jude (N.Y.).

12. Fairfield (2-0)

Defeated Clayton Northmont, 27-13.

Next: At Dublin Coffman.

13. Perrysburg (2-0)

Defeated St. Francis DeSales, 34-14.

Next: Hosts No. 15 Toledo Whitmer.

14. Pickerington Central (2-0)

Defeated Columbus Independence, 43-0.

Next: Hosts Clarkson Football North (Ont.).

15. Toledo Whitmer (1-1)

Lost to Central Catholic (MI), 29-7.

Next: At No. 13 Perrysburg.

16. Worthington Kilbourne (2-0)

Defeated Sunbury Big Walnut, 38-14.

Next: At Hamilton Township.

17. Upper Arlington (2-0)

Defeated Westerville Central, 24-20.

Next: Hosts Westerville North.

18. Olentangy Liberty (2-0)

Defeated Glenville, 24-20.

Next: Hosts Ontario St. Thomas More Catholic.

19. Hudson (2-0)

Defeated Strongsville, 35-20.

Next: Hosts Canton McKinley.

20. St. Ignatius (2-0)

Defeated No. 9 Mentor, 42-7.

Next: Hosts Valley Forge.

21. St.Vincent-St.Mary (2-0)

Defeated Walsh Jesuit, 10-3. 

Next: Hosts Canada Prep Academy. 

22. Trotwood-Madison (1-1)

Defeated Piqua, 38-6.

Next: At Middletown.

23. Hilliard Davidson (2-0)

Defeated Hilliard Darby, 13-10.

Next: Hosts Hilliard Bradley.

24. Solon (2-0)

Defeated Twinsburg, 43-7.

Next: Hosts No. 7 Stow.

25. Lewis Center Olentangy (2-0)

Defeated Grove City, 35-13.

Next: Hosts Reynoldsburg.