Three blowouts and four close games were on tap last week in OCC football action.
New Philadelphia 22, Wooster 13
New Philadelphia’s (2-1, 1-0) Etnie Richardson and Keaton Fausel combined for 240 yards rushing in a 22-13 win over Wooster (1-2, 0-1), in what was their first conference matchup of the season.
Richardson ran the ball 24 times for 125 yards and a touchdown, while Fausel had 16 rushes for 115 yards and a score. Fausel was 9-for-18 passing, for 121 yards. Jordy Delacruz caught two passes for 42 yards in the win.
Aiden Matthews had an interception and three tackles for the Quakers. Boston Crowell had one sack and three tackles. Jaiden Boltz led the team in tackles with 14, and Zach Rothrock added 12 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Carson Long also forced a fumble and had six tackles.
On defense, Hayden Meese had 22 tackles and a forced fumble for Wooster. Evan Patton had a forced fumble, a sack and three tackles. Julian Franklin had two sacks, a forced fumble and nine tackles. Ethan Shetler had five tackles and a half-sack. Grant Beard recorded eight tackles and a fumble recovery.
Hayes 42, Mount Vernon 0
The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets (1-2) traveled to Delaware Hayes (3-0) Friday night and came back empty as the took a 21-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Hayes was up 28-0 at halftime and after a scoreless third, the Pacers added two scores in the fourth for the 42-0 win.
Ontario 38, Madison Comprehensive 0
The Madison Comprehensive Rams (0-3) were shut out for second consecutive game and have been held to 14 points in three games, as Ontario (3-0) dominated Friday's game 38-0. The Warriors completed their second straight shut out in keeping the rams off the board as they did Centerburg a week prior. The Rams were held to 115 yards of offense and never forced the Warriors to punt as Ontario's offense picked up 337 yards.
Licking Valley 40, West Holmes 35
Licking Valley (2-2) came from behind to take down West Holmes (2-2) by a 40-35 score, Friday night. The first quarter saw 39 points put on the board with West Holmes holding a 20-19 lead. Following a scoreless second quarter, a back-and forth third frame saw West Holmes hold a 35-34 lead after three. The Panthers took the lead for good with 5:29 left in the game on a TD pass from Hayden Rodgers to Marshall Carr to secure a five-point win over the Knights.
Buckeye Valley 27, Ashland 23
Ashland (2-1, 0-0) had 410 total yards in Friday night’s matchup against Buckeye Valley (1-2, 0-0), but it wasn’t enough to get a victory with the Barons winning 27-23.
The Arrows went up 10-7 in the first quarter, but Buckeye Valley made it 20-17 at halftime. The barons outscored Ashland 7-6 in the third quarter and held on for the win.
Ashland had 233 passing yards and 177 yards rushing on the day. Buckeye Valley put up 353 total yards, with 208 passing and 145 yards rushing.
Lexington 28, Clear Fork 27
Lexington (1-2, 0-0) came from behind with a fourth quarter touchdown to beat Clear Fork (1-2, 0-0) on Friday night, 28-27.
The Colts put seven points on the board in the first quarter and then both teams scored 14 points in the second, making it a 21-14 lead for Clear Fork at halftime. Lexington outscored Clear Fork 7-6 in the third and then scored seven points to clinch the win in the fourth quarter, on a 35-yard touchdown pass by Joe Caudill to Braydon Fogle, with an extra point to go up by one and take the win.
Washington 51, Mansfield Senior 10
Washington (3-0, 0-0) completely dominated Mansfield Senior (1-2, 0-0) on Friday night, with the Tigers going up big to start and cruising to a 51-10 victory.
Washington led 21-7 after one quarter and 35-10 at halftime. They then held the Tygers scoreless in the second half while scoring 16 points of their own to taken the easy win.
