YOU PICK THE GAME Medina -- Medina has regained its mojo.
Medina's Jason Suggs runs for a touchdown in the first quarter of the Bees' 35-7 victory over Mayfield on Friday night.
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Medina -- Medina has regained its mojo.
Following a Week 6 loss to Strongsville, the Battling Bees (7-1) won their second straight game with a 35-7 rout over Mayfield in Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division football action Friday night in Medina.
The visiting Wildcats (4-4) had no answer for running back Jason Suggs and the Battling Bees' offense, which totaled 359 yards, 221 coming on the ground.
"We needed to finish some drives, but we mixed it up throwing and passing it and got some things done that we wanted to get done," said Medina coach Larry Laird.
"That's a good defense. To score 35 points on a Mayfield defense is something to be proud of. I think with our team speed, we catch a lot of people by surprise."
Suggs was a one-man wrecking ball, finishing with 187 yards on 27 carries and accounting for four of Medina's five touchdowns.
The 5-10, 179-pound senior tailback ran through Mayfield 3-5 defense, opening the scoring with a 34-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter. He closed the half by reaching the end zone from 6 yards out, giving Medina a 21-7 lead.
Suggs had a hand in the passing game as well, throwing a 35-yard pass to quarterback Mason Schreck down the sidelines on a halfback pass on Medina's first play of the third quarter.
"I told Mason, 'You better catch it,' " laughed Suggs. "I just threw it and he came down with it."
Suggs capped off the night with a 13-yard scoring run in the third quarter, giving Medina a 35-7 lead at the 3:33 mark.
"I felt like we all executed really well," said Suggs. "The line's been blocking great and they've been getting the holes for me."
Without starting quarterback Caden Loew for a second straight week, Mayfield's offense struggled. The Wildcats had just four first downs to Medina's 18.
Mayfield had 123 total yards, 63 on Alex Brooks' touchdown pass to Chuck Zavarella on the Wildcats' first play of the second quarter.
"We just have to continue to move on," said Mayfield coach Larry Pinto. "We have two games left in the season to try to get it fixed."
Medina extended its lead to 14-0 late in the first quarter when Schreck connected with receiver Walter Bailey for a 27-yard touchdown.
Junior running back Leterian Brown had 50 yards on five carries.