COLUMBUS — Week 2 is within the books and Ohio has confirmed but once more to be a soccer state.
Let’s take a look at a number of the prime performances from throughout the Buckeye State with this week’s Ohio Prep Sportswriters Affiliation Excessive Faculty Soccer Pocket book.
*Ashland Crestview’s Liam Kuhn threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns because the Cougars beat East Knox 20-14 giving him his first win as a varsity quarterback. Kuhn’s two older brothers had been QBs at Crestview earlier than he took the helm this 12 months.
*Ontario’s Bodpegn Miller threw for 154 yards on simply 10 completions with a landing and likewise ran for yet another through the Warriors’ 35-0 win over Centerburg. By means of two video games this 12 months, Miller has already thrown for 351 yards and is competing 60% of his passes.
*Mansfield Senior’s Nate Dismuke made his first begin at quarterback for the reason that eighth grade and didn’t disappoint. He accomplished 6-of-11 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns within the Tygers’ 24-14 win over defending Division III state champ Canfield.
*Shelby’s Issaiah Ramsey piled up 202 receiving yards and three touchdowns to guide the Whippets to a 50-19 win over Lexington. The Whippets now have 91 factors by the group’s first two video games and Ramsey is a key cause why.
* Buckeye Central scored a college report for factors in a 67-0 residence shutout over Fremont St. Joseph. Working backs Isaac Hiler (14-103), Dom Dean (7-74) and freshman Elijah Cline (12-68) led the way in which on the bottom and Heath Jensen caught 5 balls for 94 yards. Derex Dean handed for 216 yards on 11-of-14 makes an attempt. Phillips scored 3 TDs and Jensen a pair as BC moved to 2-0. The Bucks had 482 yards of complete offense and restricted SJCC to -2 yards general.
* Wynford’s Anthony Evans rushed 16 instances for 172 yards and two touchdowns within the Royals’ gutsy 22-20 win over Nice, he accounted for 61% of the group’s offense.
* Colonel Crawford’s Micah Thomas carried the ball 10 instances for 122 yards and three touchdowns within the Eagles’ 57-13 win over Cardinal Stritch.
* Nelsonville-York’s Gavin Richards made 12 tackles, two tackles for loss and two cross breakups, pressured a fumble and had one interception on protection, and rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries on offense, within the Buckeyes’ 21-9 victory over Newark Catholic on Friday evening.
* The Coal Grove Hornets allowed Lucasville Valley to return the opening kickoff for a landing on Saturday, then answered with the sport’s remaining 52 factors in a matter of 33 minutes —en path to a 52-6 victory. Kaden Murphy rushed 14 instances for 168 yards and three touchdowns, and caught a 69-yard landing cross — plus had a two-point conversion run. Kaden Turner toted 9 rushes for 69 yards and two touchdowns, and Gavin Gipson had 4 two-point conversion runs earlier than his 4-yard landing run 30 seconds into the fourth quarter closed the scoring.
* Waverly senior working again Jase Hurd amassed 296 yards and 4 touchdowns on 31 carries within the Tigers’ 42-28 victory over Zane Hint on Friday evening. Hurd had a nine-and-a-half yards per carry common, and solely had one carry of unfavourable yardage —as he had 298 yards of constructive dashing yardage.
* Ironton’s all-purpose standout Shaun Terry was named the Preventing Tigers’ Most Worthwhile Participant within the group’s 35-14 victory over Jackson on Saturday evening —within the nightcap of three video games of the second annual Ironton Gridiron Basic. Terry first caught a 77-yard first-quarter landing cross, then rushed for 2 fourth quarter touchdowns of 51 and 52 yards. His first two TDs had been the one performs of the Ironton possession, whereas his remaining rating was the second play of a collection. Terry additionally returned three punts for 41 yards and one kickoff for twenty-four yards, and defensively made 5 tackles with one cross breakup.
* Portsmouth West’s Mason Parker rushed for 138 yards and three second-half touchdowns on 16 carries and made 18 tackles together with one for loss with a fumble restoration on protection, within the Senators’ 31-14 victory over archrival Portsmouth on Friday evening. Parker sprinted for scores of 44 and 45 yards as a part of that TD hat trick, because the Senators scored the sport’s remaining 24 factors over the ultimate quarter-hour and 28 seconds. West’s win was additionally the primary time since 2017 in its collection with Portsmouth that the house group has received. The highway group had been victorious in all 5 conferences from 2018 through 2022.
* Wheelersburg sophomore quarterback Braylon Rucker, making solely his second profession varsity begin, accomplished 11-of-16 passes for 231 yards with one landing within the Pirates’ 20-17 victory over Cincinnati McNicholas on Friday evening. He additionally accomplished a 48-yard landing cross to senior Devon Lattimore, who made six receptions for 103 yards —whereas fellow senior Creed Warren caught three passes for 104 yards.
* Collins Western Reserve junior working again Conner Dawson ran 25 instances for 338 yards and three touchdowns, then added the game-winning 2-point conversion run in extra time of a 44-43 win at Castalia Margaretta. Dawson’s totals broke the previous single-game program report of 334 yards, set by Blake Buckhannon in 2011.
*Although simply two video games into the season, Willard’s 37-16 win at Plymouth put the Crimson Flashes at 2-0 for the primary time for the reason that 2003 season.
* Tri-Village senior working again Reed Wehr 367 complete yards dashing for 302 yards on 15 carries and had TD runs of 62, 60, 52, and 42 yards and had two receptions for 65 yards together with a 47-yarder within the Patriots 48-14 win over Preble Shawnee. Wehr is a 4-year starter and is the college’s all-time main rusher coming into this season with 4,066 yards. Tri-Village is a DVI soccer group and performs within the Western Ohio Athletic Convention.
* Maumee quarterback Chase Maulucci rushed for 128 yards and two scores, including 191 passing yards and one other two TDs in a 42-35 loss to Bryan.
* Bryan senior quarterback Jase Kepler rushed for 162 yards and 4 touchdowns and senior working again Sam Herold had 193 dashing yards because the Golden Bears beat host Maumee 42-35. The Bears rushed for 436 yards and 5 TDs. Kepler additionally handed for 96 yards and one TD on 9-of-11 passing.
* Celina picked up its first win over St. Marys Memorial since 2015 because the Bulldogs received the Battle of Grand Lake 37-15. Receiver Braylon Gabes rushed for 140 yards out of a Wildcat set and, rushed for 3 touchdowns and handed for an additional.
* Ohio State committee Tavien St. Clair handed for 346 yards and three touchdowns, however Coldwater held on to defeat St. Clair’s Bellefontaine squad 28-25. The Coldwater win prolonged their residence non-conference (together with playoffs) profitable streak to 21 straight video games. The final non-conference residence loss for Coldwater was to Kenton in 2013.
* Michael Farrell, junior quarterback at Bay Excessive Faculty (Bay Village, Cuyahoga County) focuses on two of a form. In Bay’s opening win he threw two landing passes and two interceptions. This previous Friday he threw two landing passes and misplaced two fumbles in a win over Area. It might appear {that a} pair of two-point conversions and two-point safeties are in his future.
* Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph put a damper on Youngstown Cardinal Mooney’s celebration of its 1973 Class AAA state championship group. With Mooney’s Ted Bell, the 1973 Ohio Again of the 12 months, in attendance, the Vikings rushed for 486 yards and had 688 complete yards in a 47-21 victory. Senior Amani Powell of VASJ rushed for 231 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries, and turned a display cross right into a 60-yard rating. Junior Lamar “Bo” Jackson had 156 yards dashing on 14 carries and scored as soon as on the bottom and as soon as on a 74-yard cross play.
* All three profitable groups within the Ironton Gridiron Basic scored 35 factors Saturday. The host Preventing Tigers defeated Jackson 35-14, Hyattsville (Maryland) DeMatha Catholic beat Springfield 35-7, and Martinsburg (West Virginia) topped Clarkson North (Canada) 35-7.
* Findlay’s Ja’vonte Hill, whose leaping one-handed seize for a landing in a Week 1 recreation towards Toledo Central Catholic was No. 2 on ESPN’s performs of the day, caught six passes for 141 yards and two TDs in Friday’s 43-0 win over Lima Senior.
* Riverdale quarterback Heath Dunbar accomplished 15 of 21 passes for 317 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for a TD as properly within the Falcons 40-27 win over Ada.
* Leipsic’s Estevan Carillo carried the ball simply 3 times, however ran for 135 yards and scored two touchdowns within the Vikings 48-0 win over Van Buren.
* Vanlue, nonetheless taking part in 11-man soccer regardless of being one of many smallest colleges within the state, ended a 25-game dropping streak with a 56-28 win over Williamsport. It was the Wildcats first win since a 48-0 victory over Cory-Rawson on Sept. 52, 2020.
* Patrick Henry coach Invoice Inselmann achieved a profession milestone on Friday, incomes his 250th profession win when the Patriots beat Wayne Hint 34-12. Inselmann quarterbacked Patrick Henry to the playoffs in 1977. He has taken this system to the playoffs 20 extra instances as head coach, capped by a Division V state championship in 2005.
* McConnelsville Morgan received the primary recreation performed on the new Raider Stadium with a 33-22 victory over Vincent Warren. Raider quarterback Logan Niceswanger was 11 of 17 for 182 yards passing and three TDs. He additionally rushed for 96 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns. Niceswanger’s major goal, Kole Searl, hauled in seven passes for 107 yards and a rating.
* Brian Cross received his first recreation as head coach of Ashville Teays Valley. The Vikings pulled away with a 21-point fourth quarter to defeat Logan 28-6. Cross, 71, who was inducted into the Ohio Excessive Faculty Soccer Coaches Affiliation Corridor of Fame in 2020, is in his twenty sixth 12 months as a head coach with earlier stops at Canton McKinley, Grove Metropolis, Bishop Prepared, Eastmoor Academy, Olentangy Orange and Pymatuning Valley. He has a 249-147 profession report.The Vikings had been aided by a scoop-and-score landing from Brody Mann and a 65-yard interception return for a landing by Weston Grey.
* Circleville Logan Elm’s Landon Thompson rushed for 121 yards and scored 4 touchdowns in a 43-6 win over Williamsport Westfall. The Braves led simply 14-6 at halftime however rattled off 29 straight factors within the second half to tug away for his or her second victory of the season.
* De’Lorean James of Clark Montessori ran 16 instances for 159 yards and three touchdowns in a 44-14 win over Fayetteville-Perry.
* Isaiah Smith of Western Brown caught 11 passes for 154 yards and 1 landing in a 39-20 loss to Washington Senior.
* Bethel-Tate’s Nolan Darnell ran 14 instances for 134 yards and had 16 tackles, together with 2 for loss, in an 18-14 win over Bishop Brossart (Ky.)
* Logan Chesser of Clinton-Massie ran for 171 yards and a couple of touchdowns, together with an 81 yarder, within the Falcons 42-0 win over Trenton Edgewood.
* In a wild Southern Buckeye Athletic & Tutorial Convention shootout, Williamsburg defeated New Richmond 54-39. The groups mixed for 957 yards on offense. JJ Miller of Williamsburg handed for 218 yards and three TDs whereas working for 134 yards and a couple of extra scores. Brady Younger of New Richmond handed for 393 yards and 6 TD with Trey Sininger on the receiving finish of 9 passes good for 203 yards and 4 TDs
* Batavia’s Max Mehlman caught 17 passes for 205 yards and a landing within the Bulldogs 35-20 loss to Blanchester. If official, Mehlman’s 17 catches would put him within the prime 25 all-time in state historical past.
* Washington Excessive Faculty’s Mason Coffman racked up 342 all-purpose yards in a 39-20 win over Western Brown. Coffman recorded 4 interceptions, returning two of them for touchdowns of 53 and 98 yards. He added one other landing on offense and defensively recorded seven tackles with 4 passes damaged up.
* Isaiah Stephens of New Lexington had greater than 210 yards of offense and accounted for 3 TDs in a 33-10 win over Maysville.
* West Muskingum’s Rashid Sesay totaled 159 yards and two scores on the bottom, together with a 71-yard scoring run, and hauled in a TD reception in a 38-20 victory towards Marietta.
* John Glenn’s Lincoln Gilcher ran 25 instances for 141 yards and a pair of scores in a 42-14 win towards Cambridge.
* Tri-Valley’s Jayden Wallace scored 4 TDs and churned up 168 yards in a 42-7 win over Licking Heights.
* Piketon sophomore Gavin Blanton has pair of interceptions with 74 return yards, together with a pick-6, in his group’s 34-0 win over Oak Hill.
* Piketon junior receiver Mason Thacker completed with 5 catches for 112 yards and a landing. The landing got here on an 86-yard reception from sophomore quarterback Luke Gullion in Piketon’s 34-0 win over Oak Hill.
* Ian Ludewig broke Hudson’s single-game college dashing report with 345 yards and three TDs on 27 carries in a 45-8 win towards North Canton Hoover. Josh Holden set the earlier mark of 333 yards in 1998. By means of two weeks this season, Ludewig already has eight TDs and 555 yards.
* Cam Boone of Lakewood St. Edward discovered himself matched up Sunday with Florida State recruit Elijah Moore through the Eagles’ showdown on ESPN with Our Woman of Good Counsel from Olney, Md. Boone stored Moore to at least one reception for 12 yards in St. Edward’s 28-7 win.
* One week after Glenville coach Ted Ginn Sr. pulled working again D’Shawntae Jones earlier than he may rush for a promised 200 yards, Jones doubled his carries with 22 and completed with 205 yards in a 34-10 win at Olentangy Liberty. Jones scored 3 times. He now has seven on the season towards a Division I Ohio opponent and defending Virginia Class 4A state champion.
* Cedarville’s Tyler Cross had a receiving landing on offense, two interceptions on protection and kicked 5 further factors in a 35-0 win at East Clinton. The senior by no means performed organized soccer previous to this season.
* Cooper Payton for Greeneview collected 21 complete tackles, 3 for loss and had 2 sacks in a loss at Waynesville.
* Beavercreek’s Quentin Youngblood rushed for a profession excessive 153 yards and three TDs in a blowout win over Ponitz CTC on Saturday.
* Whitehouse Anthony Wayne junior quarterback Grant Kinnee was a real double risk in Friday’s 48-19 win over Toledo St. John’s Jesuit. Kinnee rushed 11 instances for 171 yards, together with landing runs of three, 20, 60, and 1 yard, and was 11-of-17 passing for 157 yards and two TDs (39 and 28 yards).
* South Charleston Southeastern Excessive Faculty senior Jonah Asebrook had three interceptions because the Trojans beat Sidney Lehman Catholic 20-21 on Saturday evening at Sidney Memorial Stadium, tying the earlier college report set by Darrin Spitzer in 1984. Trojans Junior Hayden Davis rushed for 3 touchdowns and caught one other as Southeastern improved to 2-0.
* Springfield Northwestern Excessive Faculty quarterback Ried Smith threw for 4 landing passes because the Warriors beat Springfield Greenon 34-0 on Friday evening at Taylor Area in Springfield. The victory got here three days after a Northwestern elementary college bus that carried 52 college students and one driver overturned in a crash involving an oncoming automobile, leaving one scholar useless and dozens of others injured. Northwestern first-year head coach Lance Lambert additionally earned the primary teaching victory of his profession.
* Junior quarterback Mason Heintschel of Oregon Clay was 22 of 32 passing for 273 yards and 4 touchdowns (8, 35, 17, and 24 yards) in a 42-35 win at Sylvania Northview. Heintschel additionally rushed 14 instances for 123 yards, scoring on runs of 8 and 42 yards.
* McClain senior Andrew Potts completed with over 100 yards dashing for a second straight week, totaling 118 yards on 23 rushes, plus 4 catches for 26 yards, to guide the Tigers in Week 2 of their 14-13 win over Northwest.
* Hillsboro sophomore Jeven Hochstuhl completed with 14 carries for 114 yards and two dashing touchdowns, because the sophomore averaged 8.1 yards per carry in Week 2 vs. Goshen.
* Hillsboro senior Austion Barrett completed with 21 carries for 156 yards dashing and two touchdowns, averaging 7.4 yards per carry towards Goshen. The senior has two straight video games of 150-plus dashing yards to start out the season.
*Defiance snapped a 14-year dropping streak to Wapakoneta, holding off the Redskins 16-13 for the primary win since 2009. Brogan Castillo rushed for 163 yards to change into the tenth Bulldog to hit 2,000 profession dashing yards as Defiance moved to 2-0 for the primary time since 2018.
*Within the eight-man soccer scene, Holgate quarterback Xavier McCord did all of it in a 54-20 win over Sandusky St. Mary’s Central Catholic. McCord handed for 202 yards and three touchdowns, rushed for 122 yards and two extra scores and returned an interception for a landing.
*Stryker quarterback Jacob Cadwell and receiver Jacob Myers had been linked properly in a 42-0 win over North Adams-Jerome (Mich.). Myers caught 14 passes for 131 yards and 4 touchdowns whereas Cadwell completed 20-of-31 with 254 yards and 5 TD passes.
*Antwerp senior quarterback Carson Altimus has as many incompletions as landing passes (9) by two video games because the Archer discipline common accomplished 18-of-25 passes for 293 yards and 5 scores and added a dashing TD in Antwerp’s 54-24 win at Edon.
