Erger Leads Ral to Victory

+ THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2007 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL w SECTION C, PAGE 5 +

City League Rogers 47, Bowsher 28 Central Catholic 27, Waite 6 Liberty-Benton wins St. John’s 37, St. Francis 7, at UT Estes paces playoff win by Blissfi eld Kleeberger leads Whitmer 49, Woodward 14 Blanchard Valley title TODAY BLISSFIELD — John Estes did it all for Blissfi eld as the Clay at Libbey, 2:30 Royals remained undefeated and advanced in the Division 6 PANDORA — Liberty- Start at Scott, 2:30 Michigan playoffs with a 14-6 victory over Hudson. Benton topped Pandora- Northern Lakes League For the second time this season, the third-ranked Royals Gilboa 46-21 last night to Central to victory Bowling Green 35, Anthony Wayne 31 got the better of the Tigers. Blissfi eld won 21-0 on Sept. 14. fi nish 10-0 and win the Southview 60, Maumee 11 Blanchard Valley at 9-0. Rossford 35, Northview 19 Last night, the Royals struggled for yardage early, but Estes Perrysburg 38, Springfi eld 24 broke a 60-yard run late in the fi rst half. One play later, he Aaron Craft paced the Irish in position for championship Suburban Lakes League punched it in from a yard out for the fi rst points of the game Eagles by hitting 13 of 15 Eastwood 43, Lakota 14 with seven seconds remaining in the opening half. passes for 252 yards and Central Catholic quarterback Elmwood 56, Lake 0 Hudson bounced back in the third quarter on a one-yard three touchdowns. He also CITY LEAGUE Genoa 62, Otsego 0 Tyler Kleeberger tossed three Woodmore 48, Gibsonburg 21 run from Curtis Gannon, but a two-point try failed. ran fi ve yards for another touchdown passes as the Irish Donnie Dottei was 8-of-14 for TAAC Blissfi eld put the game away in the fourth quarter on a long score. (8-2, 6-1) moved into position 159 yards, including a 29-yard Northwood 56, Stritch 18 drive featuring two key completions by Estes. On the fi rst, he to win their third consecutive Swanton 37, Danbury 0 TD pass to Beau Norton in the hit Colby Lievens for a fi rst down, then on third-and-eight, he Erie Cathedral Prep, Pa. 41, Warren Harding 7 City League championship with Hilltop 43, Edon 14 fi rst quarter. Norton had three Toledo Christian 23, Ottawa Hills 3 found Tyler Carver to keep the drive rolling. Estes capped the Euclid 36, E. Cle. Shaw 12 a 27-6 road victory over Waite Fredericktown 59, Loudonville 20 catches for 66. NWOAL 60-yard drive with an 11-yard run to fi nish the scoring. Ft. Loramie 53, Can. Timken 15 last night. Gahanna Lincoln 35, Newark 14 Woodward (3-7, 3-4) scored Blissfi eld (10-0) piled up 210 total yards, including 157 on Central will claim the title if Archbold 35, Liberty Center 13 Galion Northmor 18, Marion Elgin 12 fi rst, but tallied just 124 yards for Bryan 42, Evergreen 12 the ground. Estes was the leading rusher with 104 yards on Gallipolis Gallia 14, Athens 6 Clay defeats Libbey today. Delta 50, Montpelier 21 Garfi eld Hts. Trinity 21, Bedford Chanel 13 the game. Wauseon 35, Patrick Henry 28 nine carries. He completed 6 of 10 passes for 53 yards. The Garrettsville Garfi eld 31, Windham 16 Two of the touchdown passes Tigers (6-4) outgained Blissfi eld with 237 total yards. Gannon Germantown Valley View 38, Brookville 13 Midland Athletic League Girard 52, Newton Falls 20 were big plays, with Nate Hobbs Rogers 47, Bowsher 28 was their leading rusher with 66 yards. Glouster Trimble 32, Corning Miller 0 scoring on a 73-yard play and Hopewell-Loudon 42, Mohawk 15 Goshen 56, W. Carrollton 7 Three Rogers running backs Seneca East 28, North Baltimore 12 Grafton Midview 21, N. Ridgeville 14 Cedric Bouyer on a 70-yarder. scored six touchdowns and TONIGHT Granville 56, Hebron Lakewood 14 Donte Johnson caught a Carey at Tiffi n Calvert S-Pidcock 1 run (kick failed) Other NW Ohio Greenwich S. Cent. 32, New London 22 amassed 399 yards rushing in Fostoria St. Wendelin at Fremont St. Joseph S-Renner 12 pass from Whalen (Bogdan kick) Grove City Christian 47, Franklin Middletown Chris- 30-yard TD pass and Vyshawn defeating Bowsher. S-Gajewicz 18 pass from Whalen (kick blocked) tian 0 Arnold tallied on an eight-yard Sandusky Bay Conf. S-Fressie 33 run (Bogdan kick) Findlay 0 7 7 7 – 21 Groveport-Madison 34, Hilliard Darby 17 Isaiah Ballard carried 23 S-Jozsa 17 run (kick failed) Hamilton Badin 35, Middletown Fenwick 7 run. Clyde 28, Oak Harbor 7 S-Kahan 25 pass from Hehl (Stichter kick) Napoleon 12 7 0 7 – 26 Hamilton New Miami 20, Day. Christian 0 times for 170 yards and two Huron 31, Margaretta 7 M-Weaver 1 run (Johnson pass from Iwinski) Hamilton Ross 33, Cin. NW 21 Kleeberger connected on 8 of Sandusky Perkins 38, Port Clinton 23 Hannibal River 44, New Matamoras Frontier 6 touchdowns. Rams teammate N–Brown 85 run (kick failed) Heath 30, Cols. Bexley 14 14 passes for 218 yards. TONIGHT N–Brown 7 run (run failed) J.J. Emmenecker had 15 carries Edison at Sandusky St. Mary Suburban Lakes League Hilliard Davidson 28, Grove City 9 Ray Parker scored the only F–Davidson 3 pass from Gilbert (Schaible kick) Hillsboro 14, Greenfi eld McClain 13, OT for127 yards with three scores. Blanchard Valley Conf. N–Hestorman 53 pass from Keller (Hoover kick) Hubbard 48, Brookfi eld 27 touchdown for Waite (0-10, 0-7) Sylvester Scere wrapped up the Lake 0 000–0F–Wolfe 34 pass from Spragg (Schaible kick) Huber Hts. Wayne 21, Troy 7 on an 86-yard jaunt. He gained Arcadia 14, Cory-Rawson 0 N–Brown 9 run (Hoover kick) Hudson 21, Mayfi eld 11 scoring for Rogers (4-3, 5-5) Arlington 15, Hardin Northern 0 Elmwood 21 21 7 7 – 56 F–Davidson 7 pass from Spragg (Schaible kick) Huron 31, Castalia Margaretta 7 145 yards rushing on 14 carries. with a TD and 102 yards on 10 McComb 44, Leipsic 41 Jackson 42, Marietta 14 Liberty-Benton 46, Pandora-Gilboa 21 E–Sheline 16 pass from Curtis (Fitch kick) Tinora 14 7 7 10 – 38 Jefferson Area 9, Conneaut 0 carries. Van Buren 32, Vanlue 13 E–Fitch 9 pass from Curtis (Fitch kick) Fairview 0 0 14 6 – 20 Johnstown-Monroe 28, Johnstown Northridge 0 Whitmer 49, E–Stewart 25 pass from Curtis (Fitch kick) Kent Roosevelt 16, Norton 13 Bowsher (2-5, 2-8) running Green Meadows Conf. E–Curtis 31 run (Fitch kick) Kenton 20, Van Wert 0 Woodward 14 Tm–Foor 3 run (McKenney kick) Kettering Alter 41, Day. Chaminade-Julienne 27 back Princeton Bryson led his Antwerp 47, Hicksville 7 E–Allums 89 run (Fitch kick) E–Hammer 2 pass from Curtis (Fitch kick) Tm–Herendeen 27 pass from Drewes (McKenney Kings Mills Kings 45, Cin. Walnut Hills 0 Whitmer piled up 282 of its Ayersville 41, Holgate 14 kick) Kirtland 39, Orwell Grand Valley 0 team with six carries for 89 Wayne Trace at Edgerton, late E–Farabee 24 pass from Curtis (Fitch kick) 441 total yards on the ground E–Rothenbuhler 20 run (Fitch kick) Tm–Foor 2 run (McKenney kick) LaGrange Keystone 21, Sullivan Black River 12 yards. He scored one touchdown Tinora 38, Fairview 20 F–Yoder 2 pass from Radcliff (Sims kick) Lakewood 27, Elyria 0 to keep its hopes of winning the Lancaster 49, Galloway Westland 0 on a 65-yard running play. The Other NW Ohio Lakota 0 7 0 7 – 14 Tm–Herendeen 3 run (McKenney kick) league championship alive. F–Wonderly 7 pass from Radcliff (Sims kick) Lebanon 34, Miamisburg 20 Rebels’ Sherron Brown, who Tiffi n Columbian 39, Bellevue 12 Eastwood 7 21 9 6 – 43 Tm–McKenney 27 FG Lees Creek E. Clinton 34, Batavia Clermont NE 6 Anthony Allen led the way for played quarterback for the fi rst Columbus Grove 38, Bluffton 7 F–Radcliff 7 run (kick failed) Leetonia 33, Sebring McKinley 8 Defi ance 63, Celina 33 Tm–Foor 2 run (McKenney kick) Lemon-Monroe 63, Day. Northridge 14 the Panthers (8-2, 6-1) with 108 E–Foster 1 run (Faykosh kick) Lewis Center Olentangy 29, Worthington Kilbourne time this season, was 3-for-5 for Napoleon 26, Findlay 21 E–Foster 5 run (Faykosh kick) yards on seven carries, includ- Fostoria 32, Upper Sandusky 15 23 82 yards. Brown threw a 20-yard L–Guerra 74 pass from Timmons (Ewing kick) Oak Harbor 0 700-7Lewistown Indian Lake 46, Spring. NW 15 Fremont Ross 24, Sandusky 8 E–Foster 1 run (Faykosh kick) ing touchdown runs of 42 and scoring pass to Dominique Reed Ottawa-Glandorf 28, Lima Shawnee 7 Clyde 0 14 7 7 - 28 Lima Bath 3, Wapakoneta 0 E–Foster 3 run (Faykosh kick) Lisbon Beaver 28, Weir, W.Va. 6 8 yards. Julian Nash carried 11 E–Team safety in addition to scoring on a four- Michigan Playoffs Lockland 17, Cin. N. College Hill 14 times for 88 yards and two TDs. E–Rutherford 5 run (Faykosh kick) C-Caudill 68 pass from Gillett (Phillips kick) Lodi Cloverleaf 21, Green 7 yard run. E–Schlumbohm 69 run (kick failed) C-Cook 20 pass from Gillett (Phillips kick) Logan 53, Ironton 14 DIVISION 1 L–Apple 9 run (Ewing kick) OH-Hernandez 2 run (Tabbert kick) Livonia Franklin 39, Monroe 38 2OT London Madison Plains 21, London 13 C-Caudill 14 pass from Gillett (Phillips kick) Louisville 40, Minerva 0 DIVISION 3 Genoa 15 26 7 14 – 62 C-Caudill 1 pass from Gillett Lowellville 29, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 12 Adrian 30, Fowlerville 14 Macedonia Nordonia 34, Garfi eld Hts. 0 Chelsea 46, Tecumseh 14 Otsego 0 0 0 0 – 0 Malvern 53, Magnolia Sandy Valley 7 DIVISION 5 Michigan Playoffs Mansfi eld Sr. 38, Mansfi eld Madison 8 Hillsdale 38, Dundee 14 G–D. Vicars 22 run (Skilliter kick) Maria Stein Marion Local 40, New Bremen 0 Perrysburg tops G–D. Vicars 3 run (pass) Marion Harding 20, Lima Sr. 14 Onsted 48, Romulus Summit Academy 7 G–Skilliter 85 punt return (Skilliter kick) Hudson 0 0 6 0 – 6 Marion Pleasant 56, Caledonia River Valley 0 DIVISION 6 G–D. Vicars 7 run (Skilliter kick) Blissfi eld 0 7 0 7 – 14 Marysville 35, Westerville Cent. 28 Addison 21, Hanover-Horton 6 G–Skilliter 61 run (kick failed) Massillon Tuslaw 14, Navarre Fairless 6 Blissfi eld 14, Hudson 6 G–D. Vicards 54 run (kick failed) McArthur Vinton County 54, Wellston 20 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 38, Clinton 0 G–D. Vicars 15 run (Skilliter kick) B–Estes 1 run (Winkler kick) Medina Buckeye 42, Sheffi eld Brookside 0 G–M. Vicars 5 run (Skilliter kick) H–Gannon 1 run (run no good) Medina Highland 31, Barberton 9 Springfield 38-24 City League G–Davis 1 run (Skilliter kick) B–Estes 11 run (Winkler kick) Mentor 66, Cle. Hts. 35 Middleburg Hts. Midpark 34, Berea 30 Milford 27, Loveland 13 Perrysburg pounded out 300 St. John’s 3 13 14 7 – 37 Gibsonburg 7 6 0 8 – 21 Other Ohio Milford Center Fairbanks 35, Waynesfi eld-Goshen 32 NORTHERN LAKES St. Francis 0 0 0 7 – 7 Woodmore 7 21 13 7 – 48 Akr. Buchtel 16, Akr. East 12 Mineral Ridge 62, Lisbon David Anderson 0 yards on the ground en route to Akr. Garfi eld 27, Akr. North 0 Minford 41, Lucasville Valley 0 Akr. Hoban 23, Cle. VASJ 6 Mogadore 41, E. Can. 12 a 38-24 win over Springfi eld last SJ–Noward 22 FG G–Egbert 3 run (Kirsch kick) Mogadore Field 16, Akr. Coventry 13 of his team’s total of 175. W–Wright 4 run (Smith kick) Amanda-Clearcreek 28, Lancaster Fairfi eld Union 7 night at home in the Northern SJ–Ball 3 run (kick failed) Anna 47, Minster 0 Mt. Orab Western Brown 47, Bethel-Tate 8 AW’s Jordan Schwerer rushed SJ–Schaetzke 24 pass from Anderson (Noward kick) W–Wright 84 run (Smith kick) N. Can. Hoover 31, Massillon Jackson 0 G–Gerbich 13 pass from Egbert (run failed) Ansonia 41, W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 21 Lakes League. SJ–Ball 13 run (Noward kick) Apple Creek Waynedale 36, Doylestown Chippewa 7 N. Lewisburg Triad 42, Cedarville 13 for 156 yards of his team’s total SJ–Ball 5 run (Noward kick) W–Adame 26 run (Smith kick) N. Lima S. Range 34, New Middletown Spring. 7 Quarterback Derrick Garcia W–Garver 36 run (Smith kick) Ashland 33, Lexington 28 of 190 and he scored two touch- SJ–Lent 2 run (Noward kick) Ashland Crestview 36, Plymouth 0 N. Royalton 28, Parma Normandy 13 led Perrysburg (8-2, 5-2) with SF–Weiland 65 run (Dyer kick) W–Noe 9 run (Smith kick) Nelsonville-York 26, Albany Alexander 13 W–Wright 74 run (Smith kick) Ashland Mapleton 33, Collins Western Reserve 26 downs as did teammate Nate Ashville Teays Valley 20, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 7 New Albany 24, Sunbury Big Walnut 17 154 rushing yards and fi nished W–Nusser 17 run (Smith kick) New Carlisle Tecumseh 27, Spring. Kenton Ridge 14 Sherman. Woodward 6 0 8 0 – 14 G–Morelock 2 run (Black run) Aurora 56, Wickliffe 12 6-of-10 for 178 yards. His only Avon 20, Bay Village Bay 0 New Lexington 21, Thornville Sheridan 14 Helping Bowling Green was Whitmer 19 14 16 0 – 49 Avon Lake 42, Amherst Steele 3 Newark Licking Valley 49, Gahanna Cols. Academy TD pass came on a 65-yard 21 D.J. Snyder with two TDs. Baltimore Liberty Union 28, Cols. World Harvest 7 TAAC Batavia 35, Williamsburg 19 Newbury 28, Fairport Harbor Harding 12 bomb to Taylor Dimmerling in a Wo–Wells 1 run (run failed) Norwalk 34, Willard 0 Ben Barrett’s 27-yard fi eld Wh–Allen 42 run (Maiden kick) Batavia Amelia 14, Morrow Little Miami 7 topsy-turvy second quarter that Beallsville 35, Beverly Ft. Frye 0 Oak Hill 53, Franklin Furnac Green 13 goal put the Generals up 31-28, Wh–Norton 29 pass from Dottei (run failed) Toledo Christian 6 3 7 7 – 23 Old Washington Buckeye Trail 28, Woodsfi eld Monroe featured fi ve touchdowns scored Wh–Dottei 1 run (pass failed) Beavercreek 21, Xenia 20 Ottawa Hills 0 0 3 0 – 3 Bellbrook 18, Milton-Union 14 Cent. 7 setting the stage for BG’s game- Wh–Nash 3 run (Maiden kick) Olmsted Falls 21, N. Olmsted 0 between the two teams. Garcia Wh–Allen 8 run (Maiden kick) Bellefontaine 34, Riverside Stebbins 3 winner. Bellville Clear Fork 14, Millersburg W. Holmes 12 Ontario 26, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 6 also scored on a six-yard run. Wh–Nash 13 run (Maiden kick) TC–Carson 19 pass from Sims (pass failed) Orrville 14, Wooster 0 AW’s Hank Taylor was 9 of 17 Wo–Wells 1 run (McLendon from Wells) TC–Dodd 30 FG Belmont Union Local 35, Barnesville 21 Beloit W. Branch 28, Alliance Marlington 21 Oxford Talawanda 34, Norwood 14 Dimmerling had 143 rushing Wh–safety TC–Middaugh 45 pass from Arnold (Dodd kick) Painesville Harvey 42, Ashtabula Edgewood 7 passing for 116 yards with one Wh–Missler 3 run (Maiden kick) OH–Bruner 33 FG Berlin Center Western Reserve 37, Salineville yards on 26 carries with touch- Southern 35 Painesville Riverside 21, Madison 20 interception. BG’s Aaron Mersh- TC–Arnold 6 run (Dodd kick) Parma 28, Parma Hts. Valley Forge 27 down runs of 9, 1 and 7. Blanchester 20, New Richmond 15 man was 10 of 18 for 120 yards Central Catholic 14 13 0 0 – 27 Bradford 41, New Paris National Trail 20 Perry 17, Chagrin Falls 7 Eric Page totaled all of Spring- Waite 0 060–6Edon 0 0 0 14 – 14 Bridgeport 38, Cameron, W.Va. 6 Philo 27, Crooksville 14 and two TDs, with no picks. Brooke, W.Va. 23, Rayland Buckeye 6 Pickerington Cent. 42, Mt. Vernon 8 fi eld’s yardage and went over Hilltop 19 21 0 3 – 43 Brunswick 28, Medina 10 Piketon 25, Chillicothe Huntington 7 the 2,000-yard career rushing C–Hobbs 73 pass from Kleeberger (Burkhardt kick) Bucyrus 56, Lucas 7 Pomeroy Meigs 42, Belpre 12 Rossford 35, C–Johnson 30 pass from Kleeberger (Burkhardt kick) Scoring unavailable Bucyrus Wynford 62, N. Robinson Col. Crawford 7 Portsmouth 52, Vincent Warren 16 mark. He ran for 125 yards on C–Arnold 8 run (Burkhardt kick) Burton Berkshire 14, Middlefi eld Cardinal 10 Portsmouth Sciotoville 12, Portsmouth Notre Dame 0 Northview 19 C–Bouyer 70 pass from Kleeberger (kick failed) Cambridge 35, Byesville Meadowbrook 7 Powell Olentangy Liberty 34, Cols. Franklin Hts. 7 33 carries, including a nine-yard W–Parker 86 run (run failed) Northwood 22 20 14 0 – 56 Can. Cent. Cath. 48, Louisville Aquinas 21 Proctorville Fairland 62, Chesapeake 48 TD run. Page also was 12-of-24 Brandon Huner ran for 128 Cardinal Stritch 6 6 0 6 – 18 Can. GlenOak 27, Massillon Perry 10 Ravenna 48, Akr. Springfi eld 6 yards and scored twice in lead- Rogers 14 6 20 7 – 47 Can. South 31, Carrollton 20 Ravenna SE 41, Mantua Crestwood 10 passing for 140 yards with one Canal Fulton Northwest 34, Alliance 13 Richmond Hts. 21, Gates Mills Hawken 14 ing Rossford (4-3, 6-4) at North- Bowsher 7 7 0 14 – 28 S–Manders 2 run (kick failed) Richwood N. Union 24, Cardington-Lincoln 0 TD and had an 88-yard kickoff N–Koch 47 run (run failed) Canal Winchester 17, Circleville Logan Elm 0 Canfi eld 28, Poland Seminary 10 Ridgeway Ridgemont 20, Marion Cath. 18 view. Huner carried the ball 28 N–Koch 82 punt return (Dupuis run) Rockford Parkway 40, Versailles 12 return TD. R–Emmenecker 54 run (Ballard run) N–Keith 48 pass from Gunn (Wielinski run) Carlisle 47, New Lebanon Dixie 8 Casstown Miami E. 35, Arcanum 0 Rocky River 49, Fairview 18 The Blue Devils (3-7, 3-4) had times and his two TDs came on B–Stockdale 23 run on blocked punt (Chesser kick) N–Gunn 6 run (run failed) Rocky River Lutheran W. 44, Brooklyn 30 R–Emmenecker 22 run (Run failed) N–Koch 10 pass from Gunn (Schlicher pass from Centerville 49, Kettering Fairmont 14 runs of 41 and 48 yards, respec- Chagrin Falls Kenston 48, Orange 13 Salem 27, E. Liverpool 7 265 total yards to Perrysburg’s B–Brown 4 run (Chesser kick) Gunn) Sarahsville Shenandoah 30, Caldwell 16 tively. Teammate Ricardo Ross R–Emmenecker 4 run (Kick failed) S–Rometo 3 pass from Manders (pass failed) Chardon 31, Willoughby S. 21 478. Cin. Anderson 40, Harrison 24 Shadyside 55, Bellaire St. John 0 R–Ballard 30 run (Scott kick) N–Koch 6 pass from Dupuis (pass failed) Shelby 35, Galion 15 opened the game’s scoring with R–White 18 run on fumble recovery (Scott kick) N–Dupuis 27 run (Pressley kick) Cin. Colerain 35, Cin. Oak Hills 7 Cin. Deer Park 28, Cin. Mariemont 3 Sidney Lehman 21, Lafayette Allen E. 7 Bowling Green 35, a 51-yard run from scrimmage. R–Scere 26 run (Kick failed) N–Gunn 15 run (Pressley kick) Smithville 59, Rittman 0 B–Bryson 65 run (Kick failed) S–Fuller 13 run (kick failed) Cin. Elder 49, Cin. Western Hills 0 Cin. Finneytown 18, Reading 14 Solon 24, Strongsville 14 Ross followed that up with a 70- R–Ballard 3 run (Scott kick) Sparta Highland 48, Morral Ridgedale 0 Anthony Wayne 31 B–Reed 20-yd pass from Brown (Hannibal run) Cin. Hills Christian Academy 28, Cin. Country Day 21 yard TD on an interception of a Danbury 0 0 0 0 – 0 Cin. Indian Hill 39, Cin. Wyoming 13 Spencerville 17, Delphos Jefferson 14 Bowling Green’s Rudy Hendon Spring. Cath. Cent. 47, Jamestown Greeneview 0 pass by Ryan Kreemchek. Swanton 6 7 17 7 – 37 Cin. Madeira 42, N. Bend Taylor 6 scored three touchdowns, in- Northern Lakes League Cin. Princeton 29, Middletown 28 Spring. Greenon 14, St. Paris Graham 0 Rossford quarterback Kyle Cin. St. Xavier 28, Cin. Moeller 14 Spring. NE 21, S. Charleston SE 14 cluding the winning score with S–Newhouse 3 run (run failed) Cin. Sycamore 21, Mason 7 Springboro 52, Fairborn 14 Schwind was 3-for-7 for 78 St. Bernard Roger Bacon 27, Cin. Purcell Marian 6 27 seconds left in the game as Springfi eld 7 14 0 3 – 24 S–Newhouse 90 interception return (Montion kick) Cin. Taft 12, Cin. Hughes 7 yards, passing to Dustin Sat- S–Carson 3 run (Montion kick) Cin. Turpin 41, Wilmington 2 St. Clairsville 26, Cadiz Harrison Cent. 6 the Bobcats (6-4, 5-2) edged host Perrysburg 7 21 3 7 – 38 S–Bezeau 1 run (Montion kick) Cin. Winton Woods 42, Cin. Glen Este 0 St. Henry 34, Ft. Recovery 6 tler on a score that covered 45 S–Montion 37 FG Cin. Withrow 46, Cin. Aiken 14 St. Marys Memorial 70, Elida 7 Anthony Wayne (4-6, 3-4) and S–Yonker 25 interception return (Montion kick) Cincinnati Christian 27, Cin. Summit Country Day 13 Steubenville 19, Cardinal O’Hara, Pa. 14 yards. Northview quarterback P–Garcia 6 run (Boone kick) Struthers 12, Campbell Memorial 7 ended up tied with Perrysburg S–Rogers 8 pass from Page (Page kick) Circleville 21, Bloom-Carroll 7 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 14, Plain City Jonathan Sugar Grove Berne Union 40, Millersport 7 Ryan Yockey was 8-for-17 for 107 P–Dimmerling 9 run (Boone kick) Sugarcreek Garaway 41, Strasburg-Franklin 6 for second place in the league. S–Page 9 run (Page kick) NWOAL Alder 9 yards, and he carried 11 times Clayton Northmont 17, Piqua 7 Thomas Worthington 14, Pickerington N. 10 Hendon rushed for 125 yards P–Dimmerling 1 run (Boone kick) Tiffi n Columbian 39, Bellevue 12 for 51 yards. S–Page 88 kickoff return (Page kick) Cle. East 18, Cle. John Adams 14 Cle. Glenville 53, Cle. S. 0 Tipp City Tippecanoe 42, Spring. Shawnee 8 P–Dimmerling 65 pass from Garcia (Boone kick) Wauseon 7 7 14 7 -- 35 Toronto 35, Zanesville Rosecrans 14 P–Boone 28 FG Cle. Rhodes 46, Cle. Lincoln W. 0 Patrick Henry 14 7 7 0 -- 28 Cle. St. Ignatius 19, Lakewood St. Edward 14 Trenton Edgewood 33, Cin. Mt. Healthy 6 S–Page 21 FG Trotwood-Madison 50, Vandalia Butler 12 P–Dimmerling 7 run (Boone kick) Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 32, Cheshire River Val- ley 31, 2OT Twinsburg 42, Lyndhurst Brush 13 PH – Botjer 27 pass from Busch (Cole kick) Union City Mississinawa Valley 34, Lewisburg Tri- W – Hughes 4 run (Simpkins kick) Cols. Beechcroft 19, Cols. Northland 7 Rossford 14 14 7 0 – 35 Cols. Briggs 14, Cols. West 12 County N. 18 PH – Botjer 34 pass from Busch (Cole kick) Uniontown Lake 42, Dresden Tri-Valley 0 Genoa wins title; Northview 0 6 0 13 – 19 W – R.Huner 15 run (Simpkins kick) Cols. Brookhaven 65, Cols. Miffl in 0 Urbana 34, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 12 PH – Kuesel 47 run (Cole kick) Cols. DeSales 35, Cle. Benedictine 14 Cols. Eastmoor 42, Cols. Africentric 0 Utica 26, Centerburg 10 W – Hughes 1 run (Simpkins kick) Vermilion 21, Oberlin Firelands 0 R–Ross 51 run (Schwind kick) PH – Saunders 51 pass from Busch (Cole kick) Cols. Grandview Hts. 47, Lancaster Fisher Cath. 20 R–Ross 70 run interception return (Schwind kick) Cols. Linden McKinley 39, Cols. East 30 Vienna Mathews 47, Andover Pymatuning Valley 19 W – R.Huner 31 run (Simpkins kick) W. Chester Lakota W. 28, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 14 R–Huner 41 run (Schwind kick) W – Marks 10 run (Simpkins kick) Cols. Marion-Franklin 47, Cols. South Urban Acad- N–Biniecki 37 FG emy 6 W. Jefferson 28, Pataskala Licking Hts. 14 Vicars scores 5 TDs N–Biniecki 25 FG Cols. Ready 24, Cols. Hartley 7 W. Lafayette Ridgewood 41, Newcomerstown 7 R–Sattler 45 pass from Schwind (Schwind kick) Bryan 21 0 14 7 – 42 Cols. Upper Arlington 28, Reynoldsburg 0 W. Liberty-Salem 19, Mechanicsburg 10 R–Huner 48 run (Schwind kick) Evergreen 0 0 0 12 – 12 Cols. Walnut Ridge 36, Cols. Independence 7 W. Salem NW 28, Jeromesville Hillsdale 6 TONTOGANY — Derrick Vic- N–Meridieth 1 run (run failed) Cols. Whetstone 59, Cols. Centennial 7 Wadsworth 31, Tallmadge 16 SUBURBAN LAKES N–Meridieth 1 run (Biniecki kick) Columbiana Crestview 33, Columbiana 29 Warren Champion 28, Youngs. Liberty 27 ars ran for fi ve touchdowns as B–Nossaman 15 pass from Armbruster (Gonzalez Convoy Crestview 40, Paulding 14 Warren Howland 10, Niles McKinley 7 kick) Warren JFK 20, Hunting Valley University 14 Genoa clinched the Suburban Bowling Green 7 7 7 14 – 35 Cortland Lakeview 48, Leavittsburg LaBrae 7 fense against winless Lake. B–Follett 36 fumble recovery (Gonzalez kick) Coshocton 21, Warsaw River View 7 Warrensville Hts. 49, Bedford 14 Lakes League outright champi- Anthony Wayne 7 14 7 3 – 31 B–Armbruster 91 run (Gonzalez kick) Cov. Catholic, Ky. 38, Cols. St. Charles 13 Washington C.H. Miami Trace 42, Washington C.H. The TD passes were hauled B–Armbruster 37 run (Gonzalez kick) Covington 28, Tipp City Bethel 20 40 onship by blasting Otsego 62-0. B–Arnold 90 run (Gonzalez kick) Waterford 33, Stewart Federal Hocking 6 in by Adam Sheline, Nathaniel BG–Snyder 4 pass from Mershman (Ludwig kick) Crestline 28, New Washington Buckeye Cent. 7 Vicars piled up 176 yards on E–Williams 40 pass from Truckor (kick failed) Creston Norwayne 33, Dalton 21 Waverly 47, McDermott Scioto NW 15 Fitch, Shannon Stewart, Ben AW–Sherman 1 run (Barrett kick) B–Park 80 pass from Armbruster (Gonzalez kick) Waynesville 29, Middletown Madison 24 AW–Schwerer 27 run (Barrett kick) Cuyahoga Falls 20, Stow-Munroe Falls 10 13 carries. E–Reichler 3 run (kick failed) Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 7, Akr. Manchester 3 Wellington 62, Oberlin 6 Hammer and Trey Farabee. BG–Hendon 20 run (Ludwig kick) Wellsville 14, McDonald 12 Blake Skilliter added two AW–Schwerer 55 run (Barrett kick) Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 63, Akr. Firestone 27 In addition to Curtis’ 31-yard Montpelier 7 6 0 8 – 21 Cuyahoga Hts. 35, Independence 0 Westlake 14, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 12 touchdowns for the Comets (9-1, AW–Sherman 2 run (Barrett kick) Wheelersburg 34, Portsmouth W. 7 BG–Snyder 7 pass from Mershman (Ludwig kick) Day. Carroll 39, Cin. McNicholas 13 touchdown jaunt for Elmwood Delta 7 15 14 14 – 50 Day. Dunbar 48, Day. Meadowdale 6 Williamsport Westfall 55, Chillicothe Unioto 15 7-0) on an 85-yard punt return BG–Hendon 5 run (Ludwig kick) Willow Wood Symmes Valley 11, Crown City S. (7-3, 5-2), C.J. Allums scored AW–Barrett 27 FG Day. Oakwood 31, Franklin 7 and a 61-yard run. DeGraff Riverside 42, Lima Perry 28 Gallia 8 BG–Hendon 3 run (Ludwig kick) M–Moore 74 pass from Lamberson (Thompson kick) Wintersville Indian Creek 30, Richmond Edison 0 from 89 yards and Reid Rothen- D–Parsons 10 pass from Betz (Smith kick) Delaware Buckeye Valley 42, Mt. Gilead 0 Marcus Vicars and Tyler Davis Delaware Hayes 34, Grove City Cent. Crossing 13 Yellow Springs 33, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 13 buhler added a 20-yard score. D–Beverly 5 pass from Betz (Smith kick) Youngs. Boardman 25, Youngs. Austintown-Fitch 0 also tallied TDs for Genoa. Southview 21 13 13 13 -60 M–O’Neill 40 pass from Lamberson (kick failed) Dover 31, New Philadelphia 21 Allums picked up 123 yards on Dublin Coffman 63, Westerville N. 0 Youngs. Christian 38, Thompson Ledgemont 31 Maumee 0 3 0 8 11 D–Godsey 3 run (run good) Youngs. Mooney 28, Cols. Watterson 0 Kenny Rogers completed 15 of D–Lambert 81 run (run good) Dublin Jerome 27, Westerville S. 14 fi ve carries and Curtis completed Dublin Scioto 31, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 0 Youngs. Ursuline 33, Akr. SVSM 30, OT 24 passes for 89 yards for Otsego D–Schlosser 4 pass from Betz (run failed) Zanesville 28, Chillicothe 9 21 of 30 passes for 237 yards. S-Whalen 4 run (Bogdan kick) D–Lambert 13 run (Smith kick) E. Palestine 22, Hanoverton United 7 S-Whalen 1 run (Bogdan kick) Eastlake N. 23, Ashtabula Lakeside 21 Zanesville Maysville 20, Zanesville W. Muskingum 7 (2-8, 2-5). D–Betz 42 punt return (Smith kick) Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 23, Wooster Triway 6 S-Whalen 13 run (Bogdan kick) M–Mercer 18 run (pass failed) Eaton 50, Camden Preble Shawnee 21 Eastwood 43, Lakota 14 Woodmore 48, M-Brower 33FG Elyria Cath. 50, Cle. Cent. Cath. 28 Gibsonburg 21 PEMBERVILLE — Eastwood running back Jeremy Foster took ELMORE — Woodmore’s the ball to the end zone four Aaron Wright broke free for times on short runs of fi ve yards three touchdowns, including or fewer. long runs of 84 and 74 yards. He Eagles quarterback Eric Ruth- amassed 265 yards rushing on 21 erford scored on a fi ve-yard run attempts. and Matt Schlumbohm bolted The Wildcats (3-7, 3-4) gained for a 69-yard touchdown. 350 yards rushing on 32 carries, Foster amassed 184 yards on with Junior Adame, Justin Garv- 37 carries for Eastwood (9-1, er, Chris Noe and Max Nusser 6-1). also scoring. Lakota (6-4, 4-3) scored on The Golden Bears (2-8, 1-7) Roger Guerra’s 74-yard pass put the fi rst and last points of from Jon Timmons and on Justin the night on the scoreboard. Apple’s nine-yard run. Gibsonburg quarterback Tony Egbert scored in the fi rst quarter Elmwood 56, Lake 0 on a three-yard run. BLOOMDALE — Elmwood Andy Gerbich then caught a quarterback Thomas Curtis 13-yard TD pass from Egbert threw for fi ve touchdowns and and Joey Morelock concluded ran for another as the Royals the scoring by powering in from amassed 565 yards in total of- two yards. + +

102707_RP5_DLY__C5 1 10/27/2007, 12:57:00 AM + SECTION C, PAGE 4 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2007 + Ball carries load as Titans roll over Knights By RYAN AUTULLO St. John’s ...... 37 Pearson said. “We weren’t ready to turn in When it wasn’t Ball, it was up 16-0. BLADE SPORTS WRITER “Ryan’s ran the ball well this our pads Monday.” quarterback Walt Anderson — 99 St. John’s tacked on two more St. John’s Jesuit had a dilem- St. Francis...... 7 year but he’s always been a sec- St. Francis ends its season at yards on 17 carries — torching touchdowns in the third quarter ma. Without its top offensive ond or third option.” 5-5 and 4-3 in the City League. the Knights. — both by Ball. player in a pivotal game, just the Glass Bowl. Ball, a senior, estimated he The Knights gained just one Asked whether he was sur- He powered across the goal who would the Titans hand the Ball, a 228-pound load, has had rushed 15 times before last fi rst down in the fi rst half and prised St. John’s ran the ball line from 13 yards out to put ball to? mostly been used in goal line night when he carried 27 times. had nine three-and-outs in the so well, St. Francis coach Dick St. John’s up 23-0, and then fol- The question was answered situations and as a tight end, but Ball scored on runs of 3, 13 and game. Cromwell simply said, “they sure lowed on the next drive with a early and often last night. that changed when DaJon Booth 3 yards, the fi rst coming when he They avoided being shut did it.” 31-yard run to set himself up for St. John’s would give the ball was suspended prior to last leaped and rolled over a pile of out by St. John’s for the second The Titans led 3-0 entering the a fi ve-yard touchdown. to Ball. week’s game against Start. linemen into the end zone. straight year when Chris Wei- second quarter but broke the “When the offensive line Ryan Ball, not previously Ball powered and sometimes His emergence comes at a land narrowly avoided stepping game open with under a minute comes off the ball it makes ev- thought of as a playmaker, fi nessed his way through and great time as St. John’s (6-4, 4-3) out of bounds before turning up to go in the half. Anderson faked eryone else’s job easier,” Ball rushed for 198 yards and three around an overmatched Knights gets set for the playoffs for the fi eld for a 65-yard touchdown a handoff to Ball at St. Francis’ 24 said. touchdowns as St. John’s secured defense. sixth time in Pearson’s six years. run in the fourth quarter. Wei- and threw to Andrew Schaetzke Contact Ryan Autullo at: a playoff berth with a 37-7 vic- “Ball ran like a man pos- “We’re ready to play anyone,” land fi nished with 90 yards on across the middle of the fi eld for [email protected] tory over St. Francis de Sales at sessed,” St. John’s coach Doug Ball said. 10 attempts. a touchdown, putting the Titans Clyde seizes title, NWOAL Archbold beats Oak Harbor cruises to By MARK MONROE BLADE SPORTS WRITER Clyde ...... 28 OAK HARBOR — The Clyde Oak Harbor ...... 7 Fliers put on an impressive 35-13 win aerial attack with a bevy of big do a very good job of that,” Oak pass plays to shoot down rival Harbor coach Gary Quisno said. ARCHBOLD — Archbold Oak Harbor last night 28-7. “They are a very talented team. scored 21 points in the third Junior quarterback Alex Gil- They have a lot of good skill quarter to cruise to a 35-13 win lett threw for 316 yards and people and a lot of speed.” over visiting Liberty Center last four touchdowns while senior Caudill caught six passes for night in the Northwest Ohio Ath- wideouts Nate Caudill and Justin 124 yards, and Cook had fi ve for letic League. Cook each had more than 100 115 yards and a touchdown. Gene Goering fi nished 21-of- yards receiving. Oak Harbor (8-2, 6-1) held the 29 for 290 passing yards, includ- A crowd of about 4,000 edge in rushing, 145-86, with ju- ing touchdown passes of 28 and watched Clyde clinch the San- nior Dustin Hernandez running 9 yards after halftime, for Arch- dusky Bay Conference title. for 72 yards and a touchdown. bold (7-3, 6-2). Goering added “Coach just gave me the op- After a scoreless opening three TD runs of 6, 5 and 2 yards portunity and my receivers quarter, Clyde scored on the fi rst for his team’s fi rst three scores. caught everything I threw to play of the second quarter. Gil- Jimmy Dunning was Goering’s them,” Gillett said. “They’re all lett threw a long bomb to Caudill favorite target, making nine so good. The trouble is fi nding and he outran the defense for a catches for 74 receiving yards. who I want to throw it to. I felt 68-yard touchdown. Liberty Center (7-3, 5-3) put great and more confi dent with Gillett then hit Cook in the up 158 yards on the ground, with every completion.” corner of the end zone, and that Sean Sexton rushing for 53 yards Gillett hit Caudill on a 68-yard put Clyde up 14-0 with 6:46 left on seven carries with a fi ve-yard pass play to open the scoring in the fi rst half. TD run. and the Fliers (9-1, 7-0) never Oak Harbor got on the board Bryan 42, Evergreen 12 looked back. It was the fi rst of thanks to a 48-yard scamper on three TDs for the Gillett-Caudill a naked bootleg by quarterback METAMORA — Bryan totaled tandem. Josh Stone, who went around left 548 total yards after jumping out “If we can get quick hits — big end untouched up the sideline to a 35-0 lead on the road. plays rather than long drives — it to the Clyde 2. Two plays later, Caleb Armbruster was 5-of-12 takes a team’s confi dence away Dustin Hernandez went in on a for 156 yards with 2 TDs for Bry- and you’re going to bury them,” two-yard romp to make it 14-7 an (3-7, 2-6). He also fi nished as Caudill said. with 2:34 left in the fi rst quarter. the Golden Bears’ leading rusher “I told them the big players The Gillett-Caudill connec- with 191 yards on 13 carries with had to step up and win us this tion clicked again late in the THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON touchdown runs of 91 and 37. Scott Arnold added 181 yards ball game,” Clyde coach Marc third quarter. Caudill made a Maumee defender Erick Kolbow pulls down Southview’s Barry Ellison at the 2-yard line. Gibson said. “It came down leaping catch in the back of the on eight carries with a 90-yard TD scamper, and Andy Park to our line giving Alex time to end zone for a 14-yard TD that They’ve worked their butts off, 47-3 with 35.8 seconds remain- throw. Alex is a fantastic ath- gave the Fliers a 21-7 advantage caught three passes for 92 yards, and they deserve it, and they’ve ing in the third quarter. including an 80-yard TD catch in lete. He is a great leader. I think with 3:49 to go in the third. been working hard for a long Ryan Jozsa scored on a 17-yard he had something to prove to Southview the fourth quarter. A 70-yard passing play from time. Let’s hope we’ve got a lot run, and Cody Kahan pulled in a himself. He is above and beyond Gillett to Danny Michaels set Continued from Page 1 Corey Truckor was 13-of-25 for of fi ght left.” 25-yard touchdown pass from 227 yards and one touchdown what people have seen around up the Fliers fourth touchdown. Southview took a 34-3 lead Michael Hehl late in the fourth here lately. ” Michaels, who fi nished with 78 were big because we needed to for Evergreen (2-8, 1-7). get off to a fast start because into halftime after scoring two quarter to give the Cougars a Gillett was 7-of-9 for 142 yards yards, took it all the way to the more touchdowns in the second 60-3 lead. Delta 50, Montpelier 21 and threw for two scores in the 2. The Rocket defense held until we stumbled a little last week,” Renner said. “We needed to turn quarter. Mayzes said he approached DELTA — Montpelier struck fi rst half. fourth down when Gillett again After Maumee’s Jamie Prower the second half looking to give Caudill had three catches for found Caudill open in the right the momentum around. The fi rst fi rst on Max Lamberson’s 74- interception I leaped up because booted a 33-yard fi eld goal to some of his backups an oppor- yard pass to Britt Moore, but it 98 yards as the Fliers built a 14-7 fl at for a one yard touchdown for make it 21-3 midway through tunity to get on the fi eld and play halftime lead. the fi nal margin. I read the quarterback’s eyes. was all Delta from there. The second one I just got lucky, the second quarter, the Cougars in the fi nal regular season game. The Panthers (6-4, 5-3) held Gillett fi nished 14-of-21 for an Contact Mark Monroe at: put together two more scoring He denies intentionally running average of 22.6 yards a catch. and it tipped into my hands. a 36-13 advantage after three [email protected] “Winning the league outright drives in the half. Alex Pidcock up the score. quarters and put up 472 total “Our best chance was to keep or 419-724-6354. gave Southview a 27-3 lead when “We had a group of seniors him off the fi eld and we didn’t is a big deal. Our sophomore yards in the game. year we had to share it with he scored from one yard out on a that don’t get to play normally,” Derek Lambert had 147 rush- Northview, and that just hurts keeper with 5:17 left in the half. Mayzes said. ing yards on 10 carries, includ- when you have to share it with Whalen and Renner connected “To get a kid like [Kahan] a ing touchdown runs of 81 and somebody. This is a great step- for their touchdown comple- touchdown that’s worked his 13 yards. Northwood tops tion with 1:50 remaining to give butt off for four years, I think he up to bounce back from last Adam Godsey added 98 yards week and start rolling into the the Cougars a commanding 31- deserves it.” on the ground with one TD. playoffs.” point advantage at halftime. The Panthers, who entered Aaron Betz was 7-of-14 for 124 Stritch to win title Southview had already se- The Cougars came out in the the game with a chance to close yards and 3 TDs. cured a playoff berth heading second half and continued right out the season with a .500 overall Lamberson fi nished with where they left off even though record, were denied scoring a Northwood fi nished off its into the 10th week of the season. 2 TD passes for Montpelier, TAAC However, the mind-set for the Mayzes started inserting several touchdown by the Cougars until which moves to 3-7 overall, 2-6 regular season with an impres- backups into the game. Wade Weaver capped a last-min- sive 56-18 victory over Cardinal last game of the regular season NWOAL. TC scored on a 19-yard pass Yet, they produced four more ute scoring drive with a one-yard Stritch and a league champi- was to fi nish out the year on a from Grant Sims to Carson Oos- touchdowns in the second half. run with 6.8 seconds left in the onship. Now, the Rangers will high note. tra, a 45-yard pass from Derek Whalen connected with Gaje- contest. Tyler Iwinwski com- Standings have to wait to see if they’ll be “We wanted to win them all,” Arnold to Justin Middaugh, a six- wicz to give the Cougars a 40-3 pleted a pass to Mikkal Johnson able to sneak into the Division Southview coach Jim Mayzes City League yard run by Arnold and a 30-yard lead with just over a minute to for the two-point conversion. V playoffs. said. “You don’t like to share League Overall Pts fi eld goal by Eric Dodd. play in the third quarter. Scott Coming into last night’s game, stuff like [a league title] if you Contact Donald Emmons at: Central Catholic 6-1 8-2 34 Arnold ran for 143 yards on 27 Fressie scored on a 33-yard Northwood was in the ninth spot don’t have to. Quite honestly, I [email protected] Whitmer 6-1 8-2 34 carries. touchdown scamper to make it Start 4-2 5-4 20 in Region 18, one position out of think the kids have earned it. or 419-724-6302. Ottawa Hills (4-6, 3-3) scored St. John’s Jesuit 4-3 6-4 22 the fi nal playoff spot. on a 33-yard fi eld goal by Josh St. Francis de Sales 4-3 5-5 14 By halftime, the Rangers (8-2, Rogers 4-3 5-5 14 Bruner. 6-0) built a 42-12 lead behind Clay 4-2 5-4 13 Toledo Christian ran for 184 four touchdowns from Danny Woodward 3-4 3-7 9 yards and added 109 passing Libbey 3-3 4-5 8 Koch. After Aaron Manders while Ottawa Hills ran for 134 Bowsher 2-5 2-8 7 scored on a two-yard run to give and passed for 34. Scott 0-6 1-8 0 the Cardinals (1-9, 1-5) a 6-0 Waite 0-7 0-10 0 Ottawa Hills turned the ball lead, Koch scored on a 47-yard NOTE: Teams receive two points for a league win over four times and Toledo and one point for league win by defeated opponents. run, an 82-yard punt return, Christian had three turnovers. a 10-yard reception from Kyle Northern Lakes League Gunn, and a six-yard reception Swanton 37, Danbury 0 League Overall from Andy Dupuis. Southview 6-1 9-1 SWANTON — Swanton picked Perrysburg 5-2 8-2 The Rangers piled up 373 up its second victory as Dave Bowling Green 5-2 6-4 yards on the ground on 46 car- Newhouse got the Bulldogs go- Rossford 4-3 6-4 Anthony Wayne 3-4 4-6 ries. Dupuis had 124 yards to ing with a three-yard run, then a lead the way. Max Wuest had Maumee 2-5 4-6 90-yard interception return. Springfi eld 2-5 3-7 eight catches for 125 yards for Swanton had two intercep- Northview 1-6 4-6 Stritch. tions returned for scores as Greg Suburban Lakes League Yonker had a 25-yard return to Toledo Christian 23, League Overall Ottawa Hills 3 cap the scoring. Genoa 7-0 9-1 Lamar Carson and Justin Eastwood 6-1 9-1 Toledo Christian fi nished an Bezeau added touchdowns on Elmwood 5-2 7-3 8-2 season, 4-2 in the league, short runs for Swanton. Lakota 4-3 7-3 with a victory at Ottawa Hills. Woodmore 3-4 3-7 Otsego 2-5 2-8 Gibsonburg 1-6 2-8 Lake 0-7 0-10 TAAC Napoleon wins GBC championship League Overall NAPOLEON — Jason Brown scored three touchdowns to Northwood 6-0 8-2 Hilltop 5-1 8-2 pace Napoleon to a 26-61 victory over Findlay last night and a Toledo Christian 4-2 8-2 Greater Buckeyes Conference championship. Ottawa Hills 3-3 4-6 Brown scored on runs of 85, 7 and 9 yards. Edon 2-4 3-7 The Wildcats (9-1, 5-0) als scored through the air as Andrew Cardinal Stritch 1-5 1-9 Keller hit Wes Hesterman for 52 yards. Danbury 0-6 1-9 Findlay’s scores came through the air with Jimmy davidson NWOAL catching a three-yard pass from Eric Gilbert and a seven-yard League Overall pass from Matt Spragg. Patrick Henry 7-1 9-1 Spragg also hit Ryan Wolfe for a 34-yard score. Wauseon 7-1 7-3 Archbold 6-2 7-3 Findlay gained 206 yards through the air by connecting on Liberty Center 5-3 7-3 11 of 31 tries, but was stopped cold on the ground — minus 27 Delta 5-3 6-4 yards. The Trojans were 0-for-9 on thrid downs. Bryan 3-5 4-6 Napoleon gained 281 yards rushing and 159 passing on 8 THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON Montpelier 2-6 3-7 of 17. Evergreen 1-7 2-8 Southview receiver Robert Gajewicz is tackled by a trio of Maumee defenders — Mikkal John- Swanton 0-8 2-8 + son, Joe Hunyor (32) and Brad Kurtz (14). The Cougars scored 34 points by halftime. +

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 102707_RP5_DLY__C4 1 10/27/2007, 12:08:09 AM