After starting out the season with five straight losses, Hudson finds itself atop the Northeast Ohio Conference River Division football standings with Stow, Elyria and defending champion and state-ranked Twinsburg. The Explorers (2-6, 2-1) pulled off the unimaginable Friday night, scoring all their points in the second quarter, in handing Twinsburg (7-1, 2-1) its first loss with a...
After starting out the season with five straight losses, Hudson finds itself atop the Northeast Ohio Conference River Division football standings with Stow, Elyria and defending champion and state-ranked Twinsburg.
The Explorers (2-6, 2-1) pulled off the unimaginable Friday night, scoring all their points in the second quarter, in handing Twinsburg (7-1, 2-1) its first loss with a 14-11 victory.
Sophomore Ben Gedeon led Hudson, rushing for 131 yards on 24 carries and the winning touchdown on a 1-yard run. A John Barton touchdown from 2 yards out with 1:39 left gave Twinsburg, ranked No. 6 in The Plain Dealer and 12th in the Division I state poll, a ray of hope until Hudson recovered the onside kick.
Glenville 53, John Adams 0 The Tarblooders (8-0, 5-0), ranked No. 1 in the area, Division I state poll, No. 4 in ESPN and 11th in USA Today, notched their third Senate Athletic League shutout on the strength of three interceptions and quarterback Cardale Jones. Jones passed for 187 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for three scores, while Robert Walton Jr. had 99 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
Solon 45, Nordonia 0 The Comets (8-0, 3-0), ranked No. 2 in the area and seventh in the Division I state poll, posted their second consecutive shutout, and third overall, in an NOC Valley Division home game. Quarterback Chris Humphrey rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns, and was good on all four on his pass attempts for 32 yards. Kyle Hammonds had 82 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Maple Heights 38, Canfield 21 The unbeaten Mustangs, ranked No. 4 in the area and Division II state poll, scored a huge nonleague road win as quarterback/Cincinnati recruit Shaq Washington passed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards. Andre Stubbs totaled 157 yards and two touchdowns on just five carries, and had three receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Devonte Ransom rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, and also had a 7-yard touchdown reception. Dana Day finished with three receptions for 87 yards and touchdown, and an interception.
Walsh Jesuit 35, Benedictine 7 The Warriors (6-2) , ranked the 10th-best team in the area, had quarterback/Michigan State recruit Connor Cook connect on 13 of 17 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns in the nonleague game. Seven of those completions and both touchdowns went to Tyler Starkey, good for 114 yards. Ryan Jun rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown.
Aurora 37, Perry 7 The host Greenmen (7-1, 5-0) overcame a 7-0 first-quarter deficit to remain undefeated in Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division play.
Senior halfback/defensive back Nick Sivillo carried the ball 14 times for 87 yards and a touchdown for Aurora, ranked 13th in the area. He returned a punt for a 48-yard TD, and had an interception. Junior receiver Anthony Melchiori had six catches for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and junior Blake Calcei was 7-of-14 passing for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
The defense, which is giving up an average of 12 points a game, held Perry to 46 yards of total offense in the second half and 160 overall. Senior linebacker Brian Wells had 12 tackles, two for loss, and senior defensive end Choe Samba had 10 tackles.
Parma 24, Garfield Heights 16 The 17th-ranked Redmen (7-1, 3-0) got touchdown runs of 6 and 13 yards from Joe Pullman, and a 33-yard scoring scamper by Zak Kelling to stay atop the NOC Lake Division standings with defending champion North Royalton.
Lakewood 20, Cuyahoga Falls 14 Jacob Supinski's 27-yard touchdown run as time expired salvaged the NOC River Division victory for the host Rangers (3-5, 1-2).
Euclid 19, Cleveland Heights 6 Quarterback Chuck Bradford and halfback De'Andre Rollins combined to gain 163 yards to win the Lake Erie League Lake Division game for the Panthers (3-5, 2-1). Heights quarterback Bryce Jones completed 18 of 42 passes for 229 yards and a touchdowns, but was intercepted five times.
East Tech 14, John Hay 12 The Golden Scarabs (1-6, 1-4) got their first victory with the SAL upset win as Aundre Crenshaw gained 92 yards and scored Tech's first touchdown on a 2-yard run. Quarterback Raleigh Forte scored the game-winner from 1 yard out.
Revere 19, Cloverleaf 14 The Minutemen (3-5, 2-3) scored all their points in the second and third quarters in the Suburban League game, led by quarterback Eric Smith's 105 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. Both of those scoring throws went to Mike Ruetty, for 5 and 20 yards.
Stow 26, Elyria 19 The Bulldogs (3-5, 2-1) won their second consecutive NOC River Division game behind quarterback Mike Greenwell and tailback Duane Mitchell. Greenwell passed for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and Mitchell rushed for 124 yards. Jim Griggs had 11 tackles, including three for a loss.
Rhodes 34, Collinwood 0 Defensive end Louis Rodriguez had 10 tackles for losses, including five sacks, in leading the Rams (6-2, 4-2) to their third shutout of the season and second in the Senate Athletic League. Tailback Justin Sangster had 132 yards rushing and touchdown runs of 3, 15 and 66 yards, while LaKeith Walls had 133 yards on the ground and scoring runs of 9 and 11 yards.
Cornerback Neil Atwood had a third-quarter interception which led to a Rhodes touchdown.
John Marshall 38, Lincoln West 0 The Lawyers (5-3, 4-2) posted their second SAL shutout behind linebacker Dominique Dickerson's 13 tackles, and two sacks each by ends Curtis Hines and DeAndre Brown. Quarterback Tamaine Chappell completed 5 of 10 passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 117 yards.
Brush 39, Normandy 6 The Arcs (3-5, 1-2) got 161 yards rushing from tailback Patric Hannon, who also scored on a 71-yard run. Quarterback Isiah Wilson ran for 172 yard and three touchdowns.
Orange 33, Wickliffe 14 Chase Ullman ran for 318 yards and four touchdowns as the Lions (3-5, 1-4) won the CVC Chagrin Division game.
Independence 25, Cardinal 17 Quarterback Sam Stretar completed 9 of 21 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown and ran for 248 and two touchdowns as the Blue Devils (7-1, 5-0) won the CVC Valley Division game.
Brooklyn 28, Oberlin 7 Gary Manning rushed for 131 yards, had 27 reception yards and 10 tackles on defense as the Hurricanes ( 3-5, 2-3) routed Oberlin in a PAC Stripes Division game.
North Royalton 41, Valley Forge 20 The Bears (7-1, 3-0) got a 141-yard passing night with four touchdowns from quarterback Travis Tarnowski, and Logan Parce rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown in the NOC Lake Division game triumph.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 42, Timken 23 Alex Utley ran for 141 yard and two touchdowns and had three receptions for 47 yards and two touchdowns as the Royals (4-3, 4-1) won the Principals Athletic Conference game.
Lutheran West 14, Clearview 6 Quarterback James Ranc passed for 76 yards, including the game-winning touchdown in the Longhorns' (4-4, 4-1) Patriot Athletic Conference Stripes Division victory.
Cuyahoga Heights 34, Hawken 7 Fullback Alec Torgerson and quarterback Alex Zander each had two rushing touchdowns in the CVC Metro Division home victory. Torgerson finished with 166 yards on 17 carries, while Zander had 104 yards on 10 carries for Cuyahoga Heights (7-1, 2-0).
The Hawks avoided a shutout when Matt Burns scored on a 23-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Manchester 67, Fairless 0 Mark Noble and Shawn Dean combined for 308 yards rushing and seven touchdowns in the Principals Athletic Conference home victory. The Panthers (8-0, 5-0), ranked 24th in the area and second in the Division IV state poll, led, 26-0, after the first quarter.
Mogadore 41, Windham 21 Mogadore (8-0, 5-0), ranked third in the Division VI state poll, had Jake McAvinew rush for 127 yards and two touchdowns and a 48-yard touchdown reception in the Portage Trail Conference County Division victory.
Newbury 41, Richmond Heights 12 The Knights (1-7, 1-2) got their first victory and kept Richmond Heights winless as Dan Levesque rushed for 156 yards and caught two passes for 25 yards, including a touchdown, in the CVC crossover-game win. Alex Kania had 145 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
Fairview 38, Bay 14 The host Warriors scored touchdowns on their first two possessions and never looked back in their West Shore Conference win.
Senior running back Nick Williams and junior wide receiver John Doherty each scored twice.
Fairview (5-3, 4-1) dominated the first half, recording 18 first downs to Bay's one as the Rockets fell to 2-6, 2-3.
Cross country
Premier Athletic Conference Despite Riverside junior Zack McBride taking first-place honors with a time of 16:24.6, the Beavers were edged out of the boys' team title by Chardon, 43-44, thanks to the 3-4 finish of juniors Ty Kawalec (16:35.0) and Mike Campbell (17:08.7).
The Chardon girls cruised to the championship with 23 points as sophomore Corrinne Kule (20:20.8), junior Amanda Garlak (20:35.9) and sophomore Allie Diehl (20:44.5) entered the chute in first, second and third place, respectively.