State High School Football Notebook: Vermilion's Evan Kuhns runs for 417 yards in season debut

After missing Week 1 due to a minor neck injury, Vermilion running back Evan Kuhns debuted with 417 rushing yards and five touchdowns in a 42-12 rivalry win against Firelands in the Stillman Cup. Kuhns surpassed the 400 mark with 3:18 left in the third quarter and was 22 yards from breaking the Lorain County game record set by Lorain Catholic's Zach Warner (438, 1998 vs. Marion Catholic). Oberlin snapped a 31-game losing streak with a 13-12 win against Brooklyn. The streak the longest active in Ohio. Ontario's Guy Trader had a 68-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, a 52-yard punt return for a score and a 25-yard touchdown catch in a 37-6 win over Norwalk. Trey Remy tossed two scores while completing 18-of-24 passes for 176 yards, while Ryan Gatwood had four tackles (2 for loss, sack) and a fumble recovery. Shelby's Brayden DeVito was 9-for-10 for 157 yards and two touchdowns while running for 164 yards and two scores on 11 carries in a 37-13 win over Lexington. Crestline returned three kicks for touchdowns in a 48-6 win over Vanlue. Kordaie Robinson returned the opening kickoff 65 yards, and Weston Clark returned punts 50 and 75 yards. Vanlue has not had a winning season since 1964. Liberty-Benton's Zach Elchert rushed for 159 yards and four touchdowns and intercepted a pass in a 41-3 win over Columbus Grove. The loss ended a 25-game home winning streak by Columbus Grove that extended to a Nov. 6, 2021 Division VI second-round playoff loss to Liberty Center. Bluffton quarterback Tayte Giesige threw for 292 yards and six touchdowns and ran for 69 yards and another score in a 48-14 win over Pandora-Gilboa. With McComb's 41-7 win over Toledo Christian, Kris Alge became the 39th Ohio coach to achieve 250 wins. Alge, who guided the Panthers to the 2018 D-VII state championship, is No. 15 on the list of coaches who have compiled 250 at one school. Max Miller was 18-for-29 for 252 yards and three touchdowns in Springboro's 38-0 win over Edgewood. Miller also ran for 43 yards and a score. Evan Weinberg had three sacks, giving him four on the season. Fenwick totaled 401 yards offense in a 21-7 win over Monroe, with 385 coming on the ground. Jackson Kauffman and Hudson Kreke combined for 239 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Kauffman had a huge second half, rushing for 114 yards and a touchdown to finish the game with 139 on 16. Kreke carried six times for 100 yards and a score. Dayton Christian scored 13 points in the fourth quarter for a come-from-behind 28-25 win over Bethel-Tate. Junior quarterback Cameron Hartman completed 16-of-36 passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns. His favorite target was senior Caden Shepherd (9 catches, 125 yards). Lakota West quarterback Jackson Smith was nearly perfect, completing 12-of-14 passes for 284 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-13 win over Mason. Tyson Davis was on the receiving end of seven passes for 152 yards and two TDs. Jordan Vann had a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown to help Middletown beat Proctorville Fairland 19-2. It's the third straight season Middletown has started the year 2-0. Andre Bailey ran for 233 yards and two touchdowns as Hamilton trounced Sycamore 37-7. Bailey, a senior, only had 170 yards last season. Van Wert's Xavier Kelly carried 20 times for 137 yards and had two receptions for 96 yards and a touchdown in a 19-14 win over Elida. Marion Local's Ben Meier tallied 104 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries as the Flyers won their 66th consecutive game, 63-0 over Convoy Crestview. Marion Local has not allowed a regular-season touchdown since Week 5, 2024. Grove City running back Blaike Jackson rushed for 250 yards and two touchdowns on 37 carries, including a 3-yard TD run with 32 seconds left for the game-winning score in a 45-41 win over Westland. Westland quarterback Jayrece Dixon completed 29-of-48 passes for 504 yards and three touchdowns. Dublin Scioto quarterback Jack McKee completed 22-of-32 passes for 224 yards with four touchdowns and rushed for 110 yards on nine carries in a 41-40 win over Lancaster. New Carlisle Tecumseh came from behind in the second half against Dayton Carroll, snapping a 19-game losing streak with a 30-16 win at Spoerl-Bartlett Field. Tecumseh's last victory came at Carroll in Week 2, 2023. Urbana junior Grady Lantz scored on a 6-yard run with 1:01 left to beat Champaign County rival Mechanicsburg 47-43. Lantz threw for 414 yards and four TDs and rushed for 100 yards and three TDs as the Hillclimbers beat the Indians for the first time since 1998. Senior Cody Houseman rushed for 236 yards and a touchdown as Springfield Northeastern beat Riverside 36-8 to improve to 2-0. It was the second straight week Houseman eclipsed 200 yards rushing. He ran for 218 yards in a Week 1 victory over Urbana. Junior Jackson Smith finished 12-of-14 for 284 yards with four touchdowns as Lakota West beat Mason 35-14. Hamilton senior Andre Bailey rushed for 233 yards and two touchdowns 28 carries as the Big Blue beat Sycamore 37-7 in the Greater Miami Conference opener. Fairborn senior Zyaire Cavitt ran in all four touchdowns for Fairborn, finishing with 156 rushing yards on 21 carries as the Skyhawks beat Sidney 37-7. It was Fairborn's first victory over Sidney since the creation of the Miami Valley League in 2019. Tippecanoe senior Xavier Melton rushed for 272 yards and four TDs on 22 carries as the Red Devils beat Piqua 40-7 in a Miami Valley League game. Oakwood senior Zach Lutz threw for 256 yards and five TDs, including three to junior Michael Woeste, as the Lumberjacks beat Tipp City Bethel 43-12. Youngstown Chaney wide receiver Allen Hill had four catches for 98 yards and two TDs and while also compiling five tackles in a 27-12 win over Struthers. Uniontown Lake defensive end Gavin Salzwimmer had 11 tackles (2½ for loss, 2 sacks) in a 48-20 win over Boardman. Preble Shawnee quarterback Brody Morton accounted for all five TDs in a 34-8 win that ended Ansonia's 22-game Western Ohio Athletic Conference winning streak. Morton was 9-for-13 passing for 128 yards and a TD and rushed 19 times for 214 yards and four TDs, including an 80-yarder. Sherwood Fairview's Logan Olinger had his hands all over a 36-32 win over Delta, catching 10 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns, rushing for a pair of 1-yard TDs and recording an interception. Nate Ryan of Stryker hit the century-mark with 18 rushes for 120 yards while catching a team-high four passes for 69 yards and a touchdown, returning a punt 45 yards to paydirt and tallying six tackles in a 36-28 win at North Adams-Jerome (Mich.) in eight-man football action. For the second straight week, Defiance's winning hopes hinged on a two-point conversion. After stopping Napoleon's go-ahead attempt with 54 seconds left in Week 1, the Bulldogs kept Ottawa-Glandorf from a go-ahead two-pointer and moved to 2-0 with a 21-20 road win. That marks the first time since at least 1972 that Defiance has recorded consecutive one-point victories. After rushing for four touchdowns in a Week 1 win over Edon, Maddox Baker was 15-for-20 passing for 248 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for 76 yards on seven carries in a 42-0 win at Hilltop. Liberty Center's Garrison Kruse needed just nine carries to rack up 164 yards and three touchdowns, including a 62-yarder on the first play from scrimmage, in a 48-14 win over Eastwood. Kruse also had a 23-yard touchdown reception. Nelsonville-York defeated U.S. Route 33 rival Logan 46-7, as Austin Gautier rushed for 234 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries, Dakota Cunningham carried 12 times for 128 yards and two touchdowns and Caeleb Layton made 10 tackles (3 sacks). The Plains Athens' Anthony Sutton rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries and Weston Wheatley made two interceptions in a 48-0 shoutout of visiting Paint Valley. The Bulldogs have outscored opponents 89-0 this season. Symmes Valley and host Meigs combined for 875 total yards, 14 touchdowns and 46 first downs in Symmes Valley's 56-42 victory. Defending D-V state champion Ironton defeated Liberty Christian Academy (Va.) 42-3 as part of the annual Ironton Gridiron Classic. Ironton snapped Liberty Christian's 29-game win streak, as the Bulldogs are the two-time defending Virginia Class 3A champion. Ironton extended its winning streak at historic Tanks Memorial Stadium to 18, as the last loss at "The Tank" came on Sept. 10, 2021 against Archbishop Moeller. Last season, Ironton's only loss was 28-27 against Clarkson North of Ontario, Canada, but that "home" game got moved to nearby Franklin Furnace Green due to storm damage at Tanks Memorial Stadium. Lucasville Valley shut out visiting Fayetteville 47-0, giving Valley its first 2-0 start since 2015. Valley shut out Paint Valley 33-0 in its season opener and hosts 2-0 Piketon this week. Blanchester senior Ayden Basham had a seven-touchdown performance in a wild 56-49 win over Cincinnati Country Day. Basham ran for 250 yards on 38 attempts. Clinton-Massie coach Dan McSurley joined the elite 300-win club with a stunning 14-7 win over the defending D-VI state champions Coldwater. The Falcons ran for 257 yards, with Tristen Trampler leading the way with 125 on 23 rushes. Clinton-Massie held Coldwater to just 108 yards total offense. McSurley is the 19th coach in Ohio football history to register 300 wins, according to the OHSAA website. McConnelsville Morgan junior Tanner Bankes rushed for 215 yards and scored three first-half touchdowns in a 28-13 victory over Vincent Warren. Beverly Fort Frye had two 100-yard rushers in their 36-7 win at Zanesville West Muskingum. Gavin Rauch rushed for 165 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries and one touchdown, while Tyce Beardsley had 141 and two on 19. Waterford's Hayden Jones completed 13-of-29 passes for 182 yards with two touchdowns in a 21-6 victory over Caldwell. On defense, Jones had one of the Wildcars' five interceptions. Zyaire Cavitt scored four touchdowns to single-handedly carry Kettering Fairborn to a 28-0 win against Sidney. His defense held the Yellow Jackets to 61 yards of offense to get the Skyhawks to 2-0 for just the second time in 15 years. Will Mossing threw five touchdowns on just seven completions in a 40-0 Cedarville romp of East Clinton. Nathan Van Loo and Lincoln Pyles each caught two TDs, while Isaiah Christian caught and ran for one apiece.