High school football notes: Perry snaps Kirtland's 57-game regular season win streak

Perry snapped Kirtland's 57-game regular-season winning streak with a 24-6 victory. Senior Brayden Richards got the Pirates rolling with a 93-yard TD reception and added a two-point conversion after the Pirates' second touchdown while finishing with 111 yards on three receptions. Per Kirtland's stat crew, the Hornets' rare loss marked just their sixth at home since Tiger LaVerde became coach in 2006. Kirtland is 157-10 in regular-season play and 98-6 at home under him. Perry has two double-digit winning seasons under Bob Gecewich, formerly of Dublin Jerome and now in his third year leading the Pirates. Cleveland Heights junior running back Marquise Davis rushed for 333 yards and four TDs on 37 carries in a 34-31 win at Hudson. Davis has 755 yards and nine TDs on 70 carries through three games. Shaker Heights is 3-0 for the first time since 2015, as junior Cornell Beard rushed for 284 yards and five TDs in a 53-27 win against Solon. Preston Hopperton of Streetsboro rushed for 207 yards and two TDs on 21 carries and had two more scores with 92 yards on eight receptions in a 37-28 win against Alliance. Hopperton has 592 yards rushing and 10 TDs through three weeks with another 143 yards and three TDs on 15 receptions. Four-star quarterback Ryan Montgomery completed 32-of-37 passes for 491 yards and six touchdowns as Findlay defeated Sylvania Southview 49-14. The passing yards broke Ben Roethlisberger's school record, while the TD passes were two shy of Roethlisberger's record. Through three games, Montgomery has competed 75-of-107 passes for 982 yards and 11 TDs. Senior running back Logan Toms rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries as Lucas bounced back in convincing fashion from its first 0-2 start since 2014 with a 41-7 win over Smithville. Quarterback Bodpegn Miller was 16-for-24 for 192 yards and three touchdowns while running for 45 yards and a score in Ontario's 38-0 win over Madison. Miller connected with nine receivers, including Peyton Dzugan, Dylan Floyd and Jon Mahon for touchdowns of more than 15 yards. Lexington picked up its first win with a dramatic 28-27 victory over Clear Fork, as Clay Caudill connected on 12-of-21 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns while also running for 54 yards. Seven Allen was his favorite target with six catches for 152 yards and a touchdown, while Brayden Fogle caught three passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns, including the 35-yard game-winner early in the fourth quarter. Williamsport Westfall quarterback Bryce Wickline passed for a program-record 412 yards in a 48-36 win over Circleville. Wickline completed 26-of-40 passes and tossed four touchdowns. Circleville Logan Elm churned out a program-record 30 first downs in a 41-20 win over Washington Court House Miami Trace. Aaron Walters completed 20-of-29 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns, while Camden Redd caught both scoring passes and had a career-high seven receptions for 121 yards. Landon Thompson chipped in 142 yards rushing and three TDs on 21 carries and scored three touchdowns. The Braves are 3-0 for the first time since 2014. In a 21-14 victory over Pandora-Gilboa, Leipsic's Quin Schroeder started a last-minute drive by completing a 26-yard pass, then hauled in a twice-tipped 51-yard pass for the go-ahead score. He capped the game by intercepting a pass in the end zone. Braylon Martinez rushed for four touchdowns and caught a pass for another in Hopewell-Loudon's 47-12 win over Fostoria. Brennan Hiser rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns on 37 carries in Elmwood's 46-32 win over Riverdale. Danny Stoddard threw for 366 yards and four touchdowns — all to Austin Knowles (6 catches, 173 yards) — while adding 82 yards on the ground as Medina held off Wadsworth 40-23. Senior running back Dawson Morgan has 799 yards rushing through three games for undefeated Rootstown. Freshman quarterback Brayson Hill had more than 270 total yards and accounted for three TDs and Daniel Chapman had 124 yards and two scores as Crooksville earned the program's 500th win against Berne Union. Maysville senior Wesley Armstead had touchdowns via a pick six, reception and rush in a victory over Coshocton. Philo's Seth Henning had a 99-yard interception return for a touchdown in a win at Morgan. Andrew Glaub collected four interceptions and Cameron Barnhouse had an interception and a sack and blocked the potential tying extra point to send John Glenn past New Lexington. Hamilton Badin defeated Trenton Edgewood 42-14 to improve to 3-0 and its regular-season winning streak to 31. That ties the school record set between 1963-66. Riley Caldwell rushed 18 times for 180 yards and five touchdowns in Hamilton Ross' 48-3 victory over Cincinnati Northwest. D-V power Ironton (3-0) will take on West Virginia Class AAA titan Cabell Midland (2-0) on Saturday at Marshall University's 30,475-seat Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va. Cabell Midland features nearly 2,000 students and would be D-I in Ohio. Hillsboro senior Austin Barrett finished with 146 yards rushing with two touchdowns against Portsmouth West, giving Barrett three straight games of 100-plus yards rushing to start the season. Hillsboro sophomore Zac Brown had a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Powered by a 487-yard offensive output, Paulding went 2-1 in non-conference games for the first time since 2009 with a 56-25 win at Delphos Jefferson. Jacob Fife had 218 yards and three TD passes and rushed for another TD, while Blake Rhonehouse caught six passes for 129 yards and two scores. Edon quarterback Kyler Sapp was bombs away for the Bombers in a 47-20 win at Hicksville, completing 35-of-52 passes for 427 yards and seven total touchdowns, including five to five different receivers. There were plenty of outstanding efforts in Bryan's 67-46 barnburner of a win at Sherwood Fairview. Sam Herold's 245 yards and five rushing TDs on just 17 carries led the way, while QB Jase Kepler passed for 211 yards and rushed for 132 with five total touchdowns as Bryan racked up 599 yards of offense. Fairview's offensive output came more through the air, as sophomore QB William Zeedyk passed for 387 yards and four TDs (29-of-53) while rushing for 113 yards and two more TDs. Gavin Meade caught 12 passes for 186 yards and a touchdown. Liberty Center was dominant on defense and on the ground in a 45-0 smashing of Otsego. L.C. did not allow the Knights to cross midfield, holding them to 83 yards of total offense on 41 plays while racking up 406 rushing yards on 30 carries. Trenton Kruse led the run game with 137 yards and three TDs on nine carries, while brother Colton added 129 yards and a score on nine attempts. Patrick Henry senior quarterback Nash Meyer broke the school record of 6,163 career passing yards by completing 16-of-19 passes for 373 yards and three scores in a 40-28 win over Columbus Grove. The record was previously held by Meyer's current head basketball coach, Bryan Hieber. In eight-man football, quarterback Xavier McCord had a second straight big game on the stat sheet as Holgate routed Britton-Deerfield (Mich.) 48-26. McCord completed 13-of-19 passes for 168 yards and two scores, rushed for 120 yards and two TDs and returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown. Stryker allowed 28 straight points from Morenci (Mich.) in a 66-42 defeat in eight-man football. Jacob Cadwell set program records for completions (40) and attempts (53), passing for 279 yards and four TDs. Jacob Myers (18 catches, 118 yards) and Gavin LaBo (11 catches, 113 yards, three TDs) were the top targets. Gabe Ivy rushed for 372 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries in Galion's big win over Upper Sandusky. Colonel Crawford's Trevor Vogt scored via 75-yard kickoff return, 43-yard run, 57-yard pass and 25-yard run, finishing with 294 all-purpose yards in a win over East Knox. Senior quarterback Caden Henson had a hand in five touchdowns as Valley View moved to 3-0 with a 42-21 win over Bellbrook (1-2). Henson was 7-for-15 for 139 yards, including a 39-yard scoring toss to Caleb Musgrove, and carried the ball 18 times for 153 yards and scores of 80, 7, 4 and 6 yards. It was a three-star night as Nelsonville-York rolled Liberty Union 47-19 in a non-league game. Gavin Richards racked up 23 total tackles (5 for loss), forced a fumble, had two fumble recoveries, rushed for 123 yards on 10 carries and caught four passes for 44 yards. Landon Inman added an interception, a pass breakup a forced fumble and a fumble recovery while catching six passes for 144 yards with four touchdowns. Makhi Williams completed 12-of-14 passes for 258 yards with five touchdowns. Ironton opened its final football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference by crushing visiting Fairland 62-14. Last year, the OVC voted Ironton out of the conference for football only. The Fighting Tigers have captured four consecutive conference championships and have been OVC members since the 2015 season. Senior quarterback Bailey Thacker threw for four touchdowns and rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries, while Shaun Terry made three receptions for 129 yards and two TDs. Senior running back Jeffrey Pica, closing in on Minford's career rushing record, carried 21 times for 162 yards with two touchdowns and added two receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown in a 42-18 victory over visiting Wellston. Sophomore quarterback Peyton Caudill completed 17-of-26 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for a pair of scores. McDermott Northwest senior wide receiver Connor Lintz made eight receptions for 115 yards and a hat trick of touchdowns in a 44-26 non-league win over visiting Chillicothe Huntington. He also returned a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. Jake Brown completed 11-of-16 passes for 199 yards and four touchdowns. Portsmouth West amassed 507 rushing yards on 56 carries in a 49-34 non-league win over visiting Hillsboro. Mason Parker put up 257 rushing yards and a touchdown on 20 carries, while senior standout all-purpose performer Jeffery Bishop rushed for four touchdowns and 139 yards on 13 carries while also making two of the Senators' three receptions on the night, including a score. Portsmouth Notre Dame tallied 33 first downs and 632 yards of total offense on 83 plays in a 46-17 win over Lancaster Fisher Catholic. Ethan Kingrey completed 17-of-27 passes for 256 yards and a 78-yard TD to fellow sophomore Luke Cassidy (5 receptions, 141 yards). Jordan Davis carried 26 times for 193 yards and four touchdowns and added four two-point conversion runs. Davis is the son of first-year Notre Dame head coach Buster Davis, who played college football for Florida State and for four NFL franchises. Justin Giffin's 8-yard TD run and Hayden Piper's 40-yard TD pass to Gavin Chinn gave Utica the final 15 points in a 34-20 victory against Fredericktown. Utica has won six times in its last eight home games since snapping a 29-game losing streak in Week 10 of the 2021 season. Isaiah Mitchell's 53-yard TD run clinched Hebron Lakewood's 27-7 victory at Bexley. The Lancers (2-1) won on the road for the first time since Week 10 of the 2019 season. Washington forced seven turnovers in a 42-6 victory against Columbus Marion-Franklin, including touchdowns from Rocky Jones and Charlie Eplin. Senior Mason Coffman recorded his 28th career interception during the game, moving him into second place in OHSAA history. Junior Joey Jackson scored five touchdowns to lead Beloit West Branch past Girard 52-43. Jackson caught four scoring strikes from senior QB Beau Alazaus (32-of-50, 370 yards, 6 TDs) and returned an interception 73 yards for a score. Jackson finished with a school-record 15 receptions for 208 yards, and his four receiving TDs tied a school record. Girard QB Tuff McConahy was 29-for-51 for 416 yards and six TDs. The Indians' Stephen Sims caught eight passes for 144 yards and three scores. Junior quarterback Austin Rickert engineered a 60-yard drive on six plays with 1:25 remaining Friday night that ending with a game-winning touchdown pass to senior A.J. Kiser as Fenwick came from behind to beat Monroe 23-20. Rickert was 4-for-5 passing for 40 yards on the drive, including the TD toss as he went 13-for-20 for 135 yards in his first year as the varsity starter. Fenwick remains undefeated. East Clinton's Glenn Peacock ran for 232 yards and five touchdowns in a 62-12 win over Fayetteville-Perry. East Clinton also had two Pick-sixes in the game, a 62-yarder by Brody McCulley and a 25-yarder by Aiden Conger. Eastern Pike quarterback Dylan Morton provided more than just signal calling during a 36-20 road win over Southeastern Ross. In the fourth quarter when Eastern was clinging to a one-score lead with Southeastern gaining momentum, Morton booted a 68-yard punt that rolled dead at the Southeastern 1-yard line with 7:15 left. With less than a minute left, Morton punted one out of the Eastern end zone that went 39 yards. Morton also handled kickoffs and hit two extra points. Junior receiver Kody Swords caught 10 passes for 211 yards and a pair of touchdown in Waverly's 28-14 win at Unioto, accounting for all but 88 yards of quarterback Mason Kelly's 299 yards. Quentin Youngblood's breakout season for Beavercreek continued with career highs in carries, yards and touchdowns. He touched the ball 28 times for 209 yards and five TDs in a 39-8 win over Dayton Thurgood Marshall. C.J. Crawford had 19 tackles, a sack and fumble recovery. Gabe McGill of West Liberty Salem had his third straight game with at least three touchdowns and rushed for 147 yards in a win at Jamestown Greeneview. Maumee quarterback Chase Maulucci rushed for 98 yards on 18 carries with two touchdowns, and he completed 7-of-12 passes for 101 yards and another TD in a 42-0 win over Toledo Bowsher. It was Maumee's first shutout win since 2017. The Panthers defense also shined, allowing minus-3 rushing yards and 68 total yards. Hillsdale quarterback Jack Fickes had 264 passing yards, 44 rushing yards and threw four touchdown passes in a 31-3 win over Loudonville. Hillsdale receiver Hayden McFadden caught nine balls for 180 receiving yards and two touchdown catches.