Mount Vernon News local football scoreboard Sept. 8
Mount Vernon 17, Lexington 31
Lexington Minutemen overcame a sluggish start and eventually secured a 31-17 victory against Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets in an Ohio high school football game held at Mount Vernon High on Friday.
Despite having a 3-0 lead over Lexington at the close of the first quarter and an advantage to start the final quarter, the Yellow Jackets bowed down to the Minutemen in the final quarter.
Joe Caudill and Markale Martin alternated carrying the ball into the Mount Vernon defense, gradually bringing numbers to Lexington’s scoreboard as the game progressed. Together, they wrapped up the evening with a total of 299 rushing yards, acquiring the Minutemen's impressive second-half comeback, ultimately resulting in a 31-17 victory on the road.
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| Mount Vernon | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Lexington | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
Centerburg 7, East Knox 35
Centerburg falls to East Knox.
The Bulldogs had to remain hopeful until the last quarter as the Trojans opened with a 7-0 lead and pulled up a 14-7 advantage at the end of the second quarter and never looked back. East Knox closed the game with a victorious 35-7 tally.
Centerburg will host Loudonville on Friday, Sept.15, while East Knox will also have a home conference game on the same day against Cardington-Lincoln.
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| Centerburg | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| East Knox | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Danville 40, Fredericktown 0
The Blue Devils showed no mercy to the Freddies as they started the game strong with a 33-0 lead.
Both Danville and Fredericktown did not register any points in the second quarter. The Blue Devils continued to shutout the Freddies until the last quarter pulling off a big 40-0 win.
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| Danville | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 |
| Fredericktown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Highland 17, Pleasant 34
The Fighting Scots displayed a good start taking the lead in the first quarter, 17-13. But the Spartans were ready to rule the field.
Spartan Owen Lowry overthrew a ball and Highland's Sam Hernandez intercepted the pass and returned it for a 75-yard touchdown. But the Spartans were sure that they would win the game.
Fighting Scot Dane Nauman was stopped by the Spartans at the line of scrimmage on a critical fourth-and-1 play at midfield at the start of the second half. On their first offensive play following the defensive stop, Lowry, connected with Aiden Smith down the sideline for a 39-yard gain, and then Lowry himself sprinted untouched for 11 yards into the end zone, resulting in a score of 27-17.
Following Brennen Ringer's interception of a Highland pass on the next play, Highland found it challenging to regain their momentum for the remainder of the game.
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| Highland | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Pleasant | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Loudonville 27, Mt. Gilead 20
Loudonville defeated Mt. Gilead undeterred by the Indians' 20 unanswered points in the third quarter, taking over the Redbirds' 19-0 lead in the second quarter.
Before the second half, the Redbirds had three touchdown passes from Sprang. One was received by Dillon Wade and two to Baylor Weiser. In the fourth quarter, Sprang ran for a 10-yard touchdown and then connected with Wade on a two-point throw to give Loudonville a 27-20 lead in the final tally.
Mount Gilead’s Quarterback Cole Fricke connected with Logan High for a 72-yard touchdown pass to secure the Indians two more scores through rushing plays. Carson Trainer sprinted for a 22-yard touchdown, and Fricke contributed an 11-yard run for an additional six points. Following Trainer's touchdown, Eliot Jones executed a two-point conversion run.
An 8-0 performance was registered in the fourth quarter in favor of the Redbirds. Ultimately, Mt. Gilead was defeated by Loudonville, 27-20.
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| Loudonville | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 |
| Mt. Gilead | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Utica 17, Licking Heights 16
Redskins Hornet
Both teams played hard during their Friday match but only one winner could emerge. The victory was brought home by Utica.
One notable performance is from Utica's Logen Fisher. In slightly more than three minutes, he managed to accomplish a series of remarkable feats: he caught a touchdown pass, flawlessly executed an onside kick, clinched the game with a 25-yard field goal, and intercepted a Licking Heights pass right near the goal line as the game's conclusive play unfolded.
The Utica Redskins will be facing the Indian Creek Redskins on Friday.
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| Utica | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Licking Heights | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Northmor 44, Cardington-Lincoln 6
Northmor Golden Knights defeated Cardington-Lincoln with a big lead.
The Pirates managed to put in some scores on the tally board during the third quarter but the Knights made a huge margin and ended the game with a 44-0 win.
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| Northmor | 3 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
| Cardington-Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
