Ohio high school football notebook: Lexington's Joe Caudill does it all against Clear Fork

Lexington's Joe Caudill stuffed the stat sheet Friday, completing 15-of-24 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown while running for 101 yards, including a 69-yard score, on 18 carries in a thrilling 31-28 win over Clear Fork Caudill also had 14 tackles, a forced fumble, two tackles for loss, a sack and the game-saving interception in the closing seconds. Brayden Fogle was his favorite target with five catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns of 57 and 43 yards, while Seven Allen added 60 rushing yards on just two carries. Walsh Jesuit's Milan Parris caught six passes for 79 yards and three touchdowns and threw a 69-yard touchdown to Kian McHugh in a 30-6 win over Clarkson North, Canada. Nordonia's Steven Falkut finished 16-of-21 passing for 335 yards and four touchdowns in a 59-46 win over Mayfield. Archbishop Hoban's Brydon Feister recorded 12 tackles, two tackles for loss, two pass breakups and one forced fumble in a 23-21 win over Detroit King. Avon's Grant Barr quickly became a favorite and reliable target for senior quarterback Blake Elder in a win over Glenville, finishing with 10 receptions for 159 yards and adding a two-point conversion. Barr had 118 yards on six catches in the first quarter alone. Kirtland carried 51 times for 490 yards in a 44-24 win over Perry. Jake LaVerde (193 yards), Ty Bledsoe (153) and John Silvestro (109) hit the 100-yard mark for the 3-0 Hornets. T.J. Moore carried 22 times for 251 yards and five touchdowns in Villa Angela-St. Joseph's 47-7 win over Mansfield Senior. Hawken quarterback Donovan Moorhead, son of Akron coach Joe Moorhead, completed 31-of-34 passes for 325 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-13 win over Gilmour Academy. Charlie Mallett caught 13 passes for 156 yards. Canton McKinley quarterback Trent Hayden was 12-for-26 for 201 yards and two TDs in a 34-12 win vs. Cleveland Heights. Ontario's Kooper Kilgore ran for 176 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries in a 57-6 win over Madison in Week 3. Ayden Reymer led Ashland Crestview to a 28-14 win over Keystone with 147 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries. Shelby's Brady Bowman had nine catches for 240 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-6 win over Bellevue, the Whippets' first win on their rival's home turf since 2010. Brayden DeVito went off again, completing 12-of-16 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns while running for 72 yards and two more scores. Cardington's Josh Goers and Wyatt Denney were too much for Bucyrus in a 55-24 win. Goers was 3-for-4 passing for 50 yards and an interception but ran for 170 yards and three TDs on 13 carries. On defense, he put up eight tackles (1 for loss) and an interception. Denney ran for 261 yards and three TDs on 25 carries, plus made 11 tackles. Marion Harding's Landen Keller ran 29 times for 176 yards during a 20-14 loss to Lima Senior. For the Spartans, quarterback Ja'niaus Hall was 20-for-25 passing for 181 yards in the win, while Amontrae Davis caught 10 passes for 108 yards and ran 14 times for 71 yards, scoring once on the ground and in the air. North Union snapped Galion Northmor's 17-game regular-season winning streak by getting a 13-yard touchdown pass in the final moments from Nickolas Hajjar to Griffin Osborne to complete a 19-13 victory. Norwalk St. Paul junior kicker Nate Griffin got redemption in a matter of minutes against Tiffin Calvert at Heidelberg University. The Flyers were about to rally from 14 points down in the final 10 minutes with a touchdown that made it 20-19 with 2:09 left, but Griffin's low extra point kick was easily blocked for his second PAT miss. The St. Paul defense got the ball back with just over 90 seconds left, and the offense converted fourth-and-10 from the Calvert 37. That allowed Griffin the chance at a 27-yard field goal attempt, which he easily boomed through with three seconds left in a 22-20 victory. Hillsboro junior Jeven Hochstuhl had seven carries for 142 yards and touchdowns of 24 and 80 yards, plus a 95-yard interception return for a touchdown that sealed a 49-34 win over Portsmouth West. Behind a five-rushing touchdown performance from sophomore quarterback Hudson Lovett, McClain defeated Paint Valley 35-22 in the Battle of Route 41. McClain (2-1) saw the sophomore quarterback have touchdown runs of 6, 1, 2, 9 and 6 yards. Beverly Fort Frye had nine ball carriers combine for 403 rushing yards as the Cadets blanked West Virginia small school power Wheeling Central Catholic 40-0. Gavin Rauch led the assault with 102 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries, while Tyce Beardsley carried seven times for 99 yards. Hayden Jones amassed 226 yards total offense in Waterford's 49-0 victory over the Shenandoah Zeps. Jones completed 10-of-13 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown to go with 72 rushing yards on six carries. Colt Hunt broke the Paulding game passing record with 347 yards and four TDs on 16-of-22 completions in a 33-7 win at Delphos Jefferson. Brothers Jordan and Jalen Manz were recipients of Hunt passes. The former caught nine passes for 215 yards, while the latter had two offensive touches — a 23-yard TD run and 60-yard TD catch — and led Paulding with 11 tackles, three tackles for loss (2 sacks) and a forced fumble. Maddox Baker helped Edgerton rally from a 14-0 first quarter hole by passing for 206 yards and three TDs, including an eventual game-winning TD toss to Kellen Sanchez with 1:12 remaining in a 29-28 win over Montpelier. The Locos scored with 18 seconds left, failed on a two-point conversion try and recovered the onside kick but were picked off on the final play. Senior quarterback Ben Kubicz threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns as Maumee earned its first win, 42-6 over Toledo Waite. Twin brother Will Kubicz caught three TDs among five catches for 142 yards. Senior quarterback Jordan Brown threw for 207 yards and three TDs and rushed for 80 yards and a score Meadowdale beat Troy Christian 48-0. Middletown Bishop Fenwick senior wide receiver Sean Heberling caught two touchdown passes and had a game-sealing interception in a 24-17 win over Franklin. Senior quarterback Turner Lachey threw for 422 yards and five TDs as Sidney Lehman Catholic beat Fort Loramie 43-24 to improve to 3-0. Through three games, Lachey has thrown for 1,137 yards and 16 TDs with an 80.6 completion percentage (50-for-62) and no interceptions. Junior quarterback Larkin Thomas threw for 275 yards and five TDs and rushed for another score as Tipp City Tippecanoe beat Fairborn 55-7 to improve to 3-0. Miller extended its regular-season winning streak to seven games with a 52-14 non-league win over former Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division rival Southern. Zander Bice rushed for two touchdowns and 200 yards on only eight carries, Noah LeMaster rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, Bo Dorsey passed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 4-of-5 passing and Nick Thompson made two receptions for 86 yards and one touchdown. Nelsonville-York Buckeyes defeated Coal Grove 34-6 behind Walker Stone's all-around effort that included 90 rushing yards and one touchdown on three carries, one reception for a 40-yard touchdown, 16 tackles and a fumble recovery. Cam Sullivan completed 7-of-9 passes for 102 yards and one touchdown and rushed four times for 40 yards and one touchdown. The Plains Athens defeated Marietta 33-21 in a matchup of former Southeastern Ohio Athletic League rivals. Anthony Sutton carried for 209 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries, Briar Thomas completed 11-of-16 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns and Weston Wheatley made six receptions for 118 yards and one touchdown. Lucasville Valley defeated the Piketon 24-7 to start 3-0 for the first time since 2015. Portsmouth scored the game's final 24 points using all three phases in a 24-9 non-league victory over Greenup County (Ky.). Fernando Poxes rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries, Jacob Roth made a field goal and two extra points and Leeland Scurlock scored on a strip and score on a kickoff return. Newark senior Bodie Smith went 14-for-16 for 374 yards and four touchdowns while also running for a score in a 52-20 win against rival Zanesville. Junior quarterbacks Cameron Hartman and Brody Schmidt combined to throw for 353 yards and two touchdowns in Dayton Christian's 35-0 win over Miami Valley Christian Academy. Hartman completed 15-of-23 passes for 224 yards and both touchdowns, while Schmidt was 5-of-6 for 129 yards. Senior Braylen Biffle caught five passes for 120 yards and a touchdown and Caden Shepherd caught five for 110 yards and a score. Kettering Alter's Drew Cripps had touchdown runs of 9, 8, 44 and 16 yards in a 35-0 win over Linton-Stockton. The Knights held Linton-Stockton to 75 yards total offense. Kettering Fairmont attempted a two-point conversion run with eight seconds remaining against La Salle that would have won the game, but the Lancers denied the attempt and the Firebirds lost by one point for the second time this season. Logan Doty ran for 110 yards and a touchdown and J.J. Hill threw a pair of touchdowns to Tyrell Lake and Nolan Stringer in the loss. Lakota East quarterback Nile Knutson completed 25-of-27 passes for 327 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-35 loss to Mason. He threw a pair of TD passes to Christopher Bouyer and one to Patrick MacFarlane. MacFarlane had five catches in all for 112 yards. Mason quarterback De'Angelo Birch ran 28 times for 214 yards and four touchdowns. Lakota West's Tyson Davis caught nine passes for 180 yards and a touchdown in a 38-6 win over Hamilton. Behind senior Braylon Rickett's 213-yard, three-touchdown rushing effort, Manchester improved to 3-0 with a 46-12 road win at Franklin Furnace Green. It is the first 3-0 start for the Greyhounds since 2013. In a memorable night, Rickett also added 16 tackles and two interceptions. Manchester will look to go 4-0 for the first time in school history when it travels to Sciotoville East on Friday night. Columbus St. Francis DeSales's R.J. Day, son of Ohio State coach Ryan Day, was 16-for-19 for 275 yards and five TDs in a 35-18 win over Africentric. Talawanda senior Lance Cantrell rushed for 313 yards and four touchdowns as the Braves improved to 3-0 with a 45-20 win over Eaton. Cantrell has 863 yards and nine TDs on the season. Lebanon senior quarterback Luke Faler was 15-for-19 for 294 yards and five touchdowns in the first half as the Warriors improved to 3-0 with a 49-14 win over West Clermont. Greyson McClure had two pick-sixes in the third quarter as Lebanon topped West Clermont 49-14. Those were the first two career interceptions for the sophomore. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy senior Griffin Ridner Richard threw for six touchdowns while completing 19-of-25 passes for 264 yards in a 48-6 win over Madeira. Clark Montessori's Bryhaun Ramsey threw for 255 yards and five touchdowns in a 32-6 win over Gamble Montessori. North College Hill's Ar'Neil Khar Jr. threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns in a 32-20 win over Bethel-Tate. Taylor's Easton Schrimpf rushed for 262 yards and three touchdowns in a 55-0 win over Woodward. St. Bernard-Elmwood Place's Lucas Cannady rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-21 win over Shroder. He also completed 5-of-8 passes for 65 yards. St. Marys Memorial's Caleb Schmidt rushed for 293 yards and broke a 49-year-old school record with six touchdowns in a 42-14 win over Celina in the 107th Battle of Grand Lake. Schmidt's final touchdown in the fourth quarter broke the record set in 1976 by Ron Keith. Cale Nagel's 35-yard touchdown reception from Brennen Hess with 5:35 remaining allowed Maria Stein Marion Local to escape the Wally Post Athletic Complex with a 21-14 win over St. Henry to extend their national-active best winning streak to 67 straight games. St. Henry's Jack Huelsman's 47-yard interception return touchdown in the first quarter was the first points allowed by Marion Local in a regular season game since Week 5 of last season.