Ohio high school football notes: Mentor's Jackson Farley sets school mark in win over Olmsted Falls

Jackson Farley ran for a school-record 364 yards and all five of Mentor's touchdowns in a 35-28 non-league win Friday at Olmsted Falls. Farley eclipsed Alex Mathews' 2015 record of 252 yards. The senior rushed 35 times and broke Mathews' mark before the end of the third quarter. Shelby's Brayden DeVito was at it again, completing 12-of-20 passes for 189 yards and three touchdowns while running for 77 yards on eight carries with a TD in a 56-14 win over Mansfield Madison. Brady Bowman hauled in seven catches for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Clear Fork's Nash Evans was the hero, as he booted a 28-yard field goal as time expired to help the Colts beat defending Division IV state runner-up Sandusky Perkins 17-14. Lexington's Joe Caudill ran for 82 yards and two TDs on 18 attempts and completed 10-of-18 passes for 208 yards and a TD in a 36-16 win over Ontario. Avery Crawford came up with two of the Minutemen's four interceptions. Seneca East beat Ashland Crestview by the unusually low score of 2-0. Hunter Rathburn and Landyn Hicks are credited with the safety when they caught quarterback Liam Kuhn in the end zone. Seneca East gained 11 first downs, 60 rushing yards and 59 passing yards, while Crestview earned nine first downs, 118 passing yards and minus-2 rushing yards. Marion County has three new football coaches, and all three opened with victories. Marion Harding beat Mount Vernon 21-14 in C.J. Westler's debut at his alma mater, while Russell Norton helped Pleasant defeat North Union 16-13 and Ridgedale's Asch Tilley beat Hilltop 28-14. Ridgedale's Kinston McGary picked off two passes and returned one for a touchdown. Carson Barnum rushed 30 times for 276 yards and three touchdowns to help Mount Gilead down Triad 31-6. In a 46-20 win over McComb, Monroeville junior quarterback Colt Clark ran for 201 yards and three touchdowns on 16 attempts. Senior running back Connor Bores totaled 192 yards and two TDs on 13 attempts. Norwalk St. Paul junior quarterback Grant Kuhnle was 20-of-35 passing for 341 yards — second highest in program history — and four TDs in a 37-30 loss vs. Port Clinton. Trailing 37-9 in the fourth quarter, Kuhnle was 11-of-15 for 226 yards and three TDs over the final 15 minutes. Norwalk senior kicker Tommy Vanderpool kicked a 36-yard field goal in overtime in a 17-14 win at Toledo Start. A returning first-team all-league specialist, Vanderpool had not attempted a punt or kick because of an injury. He was only cleared to try a field goal in an emergency situation, which came when the game went to overtime. Colonel Crawford's Parker Weithman caught four passes for 187 yards and touchdowns of 43, 42, and 71 yards, along with nabbing an interception in a win over Fairbanks. Bucyrus freshman Isaac Makeever had one heckuva debut, completing 24-of-29 passes (83%) for 198 yards and two touchdowns, along with rushing in two more to account for all of the team's touchdowns. Junior Karsyn Homan made his first start and rushed for 139 yards and four touchdowns and passed for 202 yards and a touchdown in Coldwater's 49-48 overtime victory at Germantown Valley View. Senior Carter Caudill and sophomore Reign St. Clair had big games to lead Bellefontaine to a 55-21 victory over Sidney in the 118th meeting. Caudill scored six touchdowns and rushed for 120 yards, while St. Clair passed for 329 yards and two touchdowns. Devin McCormick passed for 276 yards and five touchdowns to lead Riverside Stebbins to a 36-8 victory over Dayton Carroll. K.J. Gustin passed for 243 yards and four touchdowns to lead Casstown Miami East past Dayton Christian 37-20. Trey Sagester passed for 285 yards and three touchdowns, Griffin Richards caught seven passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns and Staley Colston rushed for 108 yards as Tri-Village rolled past Troy Christian 68-12. Bishop Watterson began its Division III state championship defense with a 37-15 win against D-II state semifinalist Big Walnut. Senior quarterback Drew Bellisari was 14-18 passing for 264 yards and three touchdowns. Two went to his cousin, junior Carter Bellisari, who hauled in seven passes for 159 yards. Painesville Harvey's Shahn Alston, a USC commit, scored a school-record eight touchdowns and gained 290 all-purpose yards in a 57-41 victory vs. Berkshire. Alston also became Harvey's all-time leader in TDs. Strongsville's Kendrick Boddie, a junior, rushed for 222 yards and four TDs on 29 carries in a 43-42 win vs. Avon Lake. The Mustangs held on after Avon Lake scored in the final seconds but failed on the two-point conversion attempt. Holy Name's Nick Nemeth compiled 232 all-purpose yards in a 55-12 rout of Normandy. Nemeth scored three TDs, including two on offense with 83 yards on six carries. He added 63 yards on five receptions as an H-back. Defensively, he ran back one of his two interceptions for a 60-yard score and had three tackles for loss among six stops. Nemeth added a fumble recovery for good measure. Convoy Crestview's Braxton Leeth set two school records with 419 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns in a 62-41 victory over Parkway. Leeth, a 6-0, 185 pound senior speedster, had scoring runs of 23, 19, 18, 49, 22, 22 and 5 yards. Parkway's Luke Booher had 22 carries for a school-record 279 yards and three touchdowns while adding an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. In his first start at quarterback, Van Wert's Zach Crummey completed 12-of-17 passes for 264 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in a 42-7 win over Bryan. The 6-foot-6, 243-pound sophomore also had 11 carries for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Hawken quarterback Donovan Moorhead completed 17-of-25 passes for 191 yards and three touchdowns in a 33-6 win over Cleveland Central Catholic. Moorhead is the son of Akron head coach Joe Moorhead and has committed to play at Jacksonville State. Zyaire Cavitt found the end zone four times in Fairborn's season-opening 41-6 win against Tecumseh. The senior avoided several defenders to produce a 92-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and capped his day with a 32-yard scoop and score early in the fourth. Hillsboro junior running back Tre Captain rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries in a 34-22 win over Western Brown. Captain's touchdowns consisted of 48, 26, 61 and 46 yards. Clarksville Clinton-Massie's Tristen Trampler ran for 258 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-13 win over Waynesville. Batavia's Carson Harris passed for 428 yards and six touchdowns in a 42-14 win over Madeira. His primary targets were Marcus Hughbanks (9 catches, 174 yards, 3 TDs) and Xavier Ison (7, 155, 3). New Richmond used a punishing ground game to defeat Bethel-Tate 53-34 in a wild Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference crossover game. The Lions ran 32 times for 373 yards and seven touchdowns, with Dylan Wolf (14 carries, 186, 4 TDs) and Braylon Patchell (11, 185, 3) leading. Miami Trace running back Julian Baker ran for 358 yards and four touchdowns as the Panthers clawed Waverly 42-21. Two of Baker's touchdowns were longer than 80 yards. Geneva seniors Bryce Peet (3 TDs) and Caden Proy (1) led a 367-yard rushing attack in a 28-18 comeback win over West Geauga. The Eagles attempted only one pass, an incompletion. Peet, a speedy 240-pound fullback, led the way with 218 yards. Athens shut out Logan 41-0 in the 100th meeting of the US Route 33 rivalry, as Anthony Sutton rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries. Wheelersburg senior kicker Cooper Heimbach twice set the school record for longest field goal in a 43-8 win at Columbus KIPP. He first made a 51-yarder as time expired in the opening half, breaking his previous school record of 46, then made a 53-yarder in the third quarter. Fairview scored five touchdowns in a 34-28 win over Tribe Trophy rival Wauseon, and senior quarterback William Zeedyk had a hand in all five. Zeedyk passed for 267 yards and three TDs and rushed for 64 yards and the other two scores. Paulding's Blake Rhonehouse had a busy first half in a lopsided 55-0 home win over Swanton, catching seven passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns while also recording a 46-yard pick-six. Paulding led 41-0 at the break and went on to outgain Swanton 430-28. Lakota East running back Ryder Hooks ran for 289 yards and two TDs, and caught four passes for 84 yards and one touchdown in a 35-20 win over Centerville. Manchester's Tyler Pappas completed 17-of-22 passes for 339 yards and seven TDs, setting the school record for touchdown passes in a game in a 62-0 win over Coventry. Waterloo's Keyshawne Anderson ran for 290 yards on 13 carries and accounted for five total TDs (1 passing, 2 rushing, 1 receiving and 1 fumble recovery) in a 40-32 loss to Springfield. Senior running back Lance Cantrell set the Oxford Talawanda game rushing record with 423 yards in a 51-21 win vs. Taylor. The performance ranks 30th all-time in Ohio, according to the unofficial OHSAA record book. Springfield Northeastern senior Cody Houseman rushed for 218 yards and two TDs, including the game-winner midway through the fourth quarter, and had a game-high 17 tackles and a sack as the Jets beat Urbana 35-28. Middletown senior quarterback Joseph Ward went 16-for-16 with 238 yards and a TD through and rushed for 126 yards and three TDs as the Middies beat Troy 28-20. Newark senior Bodie Smith hit on 17-of-20 passes for 241 yards and five touchdowns in the first half of a 56-21 win against Licking Heights. Northridge senior Brayden Bingham ran 36 times for 239 yards and three touchdowns, including an 80-yarder, in a 25-24 win against East Knox. Granville senior Kyle Kirby ran 34 times for 207 yards and four touchdowns while also recording 15 tackles in a 27-12 win against Marion-Franklin. Johnstown piled up 51 first-half points in a 70-26 win against Zanesville and scored every way possible: a 94-yard run by Ayden Colley, a 72-yard run by Ryan Sager, a 23-yard interception return by John Eckennrode and 78-yard kickoff return by Preston Carey. The Johnnies also threw a 20-yard touchdown. Deer Park sophomore Morgan Brown had 11 catches for 212 yards and five touchdowns and also posted nine tackles in a 41-32 win at Dayton Belmont. Shroder's Brian McGrady threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns and intercepted two passes on the other side of the ball as the Jaguars defeated Norwood 33-18. Leipsic's Marquise Williams had a quite an opening night in a 56-35 win over Milbury Lake. The junior running back returned the opening kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown, added an 83-kickoff return for a score late in the first period and had 14 carries for 167 yards and more TDs of 2, 4, 42 and 57 yards. Van Buren's Brody Scoles rushed for 200 yards and three TDs in a 37-6 win over Fostoria. Hopewell-Loudon junior Brody Brickman caught four TD passes — 13, 21, 25 and 27 yards — and forced a fumble in a 30-7 win over Carey.