Medina County football notes: Week 10

Black River PREVIEW: South Central averages 14.7 points and 185.2 yards. Brayden Viock has 655 passing yards and nine touchdowns as well as 106 rushing yards and three scores, while the defense boasts Grayson Fisher (69 tackles, 10 for loss, 3 sacks).l Tonight is the first meeting against South Central since the Pirates left the Firelands Conference after the 1992 season. Black River owns a 12-game winning streak that started after a 47-20 loss on Oct. 3, 1980.l The Pirates can clinch their 43rd consecutive season with at least three victories tonight. The last time they had two wins was 2-7-1 in 1983. Buckeye has the second-longest active streak in Medina County at 25.STAT PACK: Trenton Delesky had a gigantic game defensively last week at Wellington with 11 tackles (5 for loss, sack), and a forced fumble. Jack Vancooney recovered two fumbles, including one for a touchdown, forced another and had one TFL, while Kayden Hendershot (10 tackles, 1½ for loss, fumble recovery), Kage Petruzzi (14 tackles) and Hunter Varney (fumble recovery) also made impact plays.l Black River allowed 5 yards total offense at Wellington, its lowest effort since a school-record minus-14 at Plymouth on Oct. 22, 1982.l Carson Steidl had an incomplete pass on a T-formation trick play at Wellington, making him the fifth Pirate to attempt a pass this season.l Vancooney and Varney are now tied for the Medina County lead with two fumble recoveries this season.LW: W, 12-0 at Wellington. TW: at South Central (4-5; 19-9 all time). NW: End of season. Brunswick PREVIEW: Strongsville lost to Riverside 48-14 but beat Mentor, which was without starting quarterback Brogan Jones, 56-30. Running backs Austin Tatulinski and Kendrick Boddie carry the offense.l Brunswick would clinch a Division I, Region 1 first-round home game with an upset tonight. According to fantastic50.net, the Blue Devils' most likely opponent is Canton McKinley (56%) or Berea-Midpark (32).STAT PACK: The missing video from the Cleveland Heights game on Hudl.com was recovered Sunday. Anthony Gamboa scored the Blue Devils' other touchdown on a 52-yard pass from Connor Jamison in the fourth quarter.l Gamboa has 795 receiving yards, placing him fifth in school season history behind Jordan Gribble (1,579, 2007), Todd Chase (1,226, 1994), Ben Karaba (1,142, 2007) and Dave Kushlak (858, 1995).l Jamison's 2,226 passing yards place him fourth in school season history behind Sean Bedevelsky (3,305, 2007), Darian Miskewycz (2,273, 1995) and Grant Relic (2,249, 1999).l Carter Wickes' breakthrough season continued vs. Cleveland Heights with 15 tackles (3 for loss). Drew Dempsey added 11 tackles (1 for loss), while Amere Walker forced a fumble recovered by Gavin Ballok.l Brunswick had 174 yards total offense and fumbled seven times, losing one, against Cleveland Heights.l Mason Hildebrand had a 60-yard punt roll dead at the 9-yard line vs. Cleveland Heights.LW: W, 14-12 vs. Cleveland Heights. TW: at Strongsville (6-3, 5-1; 30-32 all time). NW: Division I, Region 1 first-round game. Buckeye PREVIEW: Westlake has a respectable offense (27.4 points per game) but is allowing 29.8 points per game. Moe Abdelhady has thrown for 2,275 yards and 21 touchdowns, Gavin McMullen has 60 catches for 1,008 yards and 13 TDs and Hadi Mustafa has rushed for 642 yards and eight TDs. The Demons have lost four Cleveland West Conference games by 10 or fewer points.l The Bucks have not clinched a Division IV, Region 14 playoff berth but would still have a 93% chance with a loss tonight. Buckeye would have a 75% chance of hosting a first-round game with a win, according to fantastic50.net. Van Wert was upset last week, making Milbury Lake (36%), Rossford (23) or Van Wert (18) the most likely opponent.l Buckeye has won all three meetings against Westlake by scores of 52-16, 49-7 and 45-7.STAT PACK: with 1,325 rushing yards, Liam Phillips moved into ninth on Buckeye's season list. The senior needs 237 yards to reach the top five. Phillips' 35 rushing attempts last week against Rocky River rank tied for fourth in school history. l Phillips and Tre Beck led the defense against Rocky River with a 10-yard interception return and fumble recovery, respectively. Preston Ware, Denis Shevchenko and Tony Kobasuk each had a tackle for loss, Rees Perkins forced a fumble and Zach Stough and Nick Prouza broke up passes.LW: L, 9-35 vs. Rocky River. TW: at Westlake (2-7, 1-5; 3-0 all time). NW: Division IV, Region 14 first-round game. Cloverleaf PREVIEW: Norton averages 38.3 points and is led by Trey Kersten (682 rushing yards, 11 TDs; 1,682 passing yards, 20 TDs), Jason Beverly (831 rushing yards, 15 TDs) and Alex Meinen (63 catches, 866 yards, 11 TDs). Parker Pearce has a whopping 22 tackles for loss.l Cloverleaf has clinched a Division III, Region 10 home game and likely will wrap up a first-round bye regardless of tonight's result against Norton. The potential opponent remains well up in the air, as fantastic50.net lists St. Marys Memorial (27%), Tiffin Columbian (16%), Revere (13%), Wapakoneta (13) and Holy Name (11) as realistic possibilities.l The game tonight will be televised live on WEOL.com.STAT PACK: With 18 points last week at Ravenna, Kellen Price jumped four spots into fourth place in school career history with 176 behind Brody Stallings (264, 2017-19), Devin Cunningham (216, 2010-13) and Logan Tierney (182, 2017-20).l Isaac Smith surpassed 2,000 career passing yards against Ravenna.l Brayden Beier and Adam Gray had gigantic defensive performances at Ravenna. Beier had 11 tackles (4½ for loss, sack), a forced fumble he returned 10 yards for a touchdown and a pass breakup, while Gray posted 16 tackles (3 for loss) and broke up a pass in the end zone. Kellen Price broke up two passes in the end zone, Jamere Johnson added 1½ tackles for loss and Aiden Gilbert and Elliot Jordan had tackles for loss.l Beier and Gray moved into a tie for third place in Medina County with 12 tackles for loss this season.LW: W, 49-6 at Ravenna. TW: vs. Norton (8-1, 5-1; 11-14 all time). NW: Division III, Region 10 first-round bye. Highland PREVIEW: Hudson features hard-running three-year starter Reno Ferri (144 carries, 1,143 yards, 18 TDs), lefty Hayden Lapinski (56-for-89, 616 yards, 9 TDs) and speedster Anthony Paolucci (22 catches, 288 yards, 3 TDs). Tackle Otto Grill is committed to Ohio. The Explorers defense has forced 24 turnovers.l With a pair of highly competitive Suburban League National Conference games tonight in Highland-Hudson and Wadsworth-Nordonia, the Hornets' Division II, Region 5 playoff outlook is up in the air. While Highland has clinched a first-round bye, its opponent could be Painesville Riverside (30%), Archbishop Hoban (27), Eastlake North (21) or Villa Angela-St. Joseph (15).STAT PACK: Evan Foust shined defensively last week against Wadsworth 13 tackles (½ for loss), a diving interception and a pass breakup, while Ben Radigan was stellar as well with four pass breakups against Medina County leading receiver Jay'len King and an interception. Isaac Demming returned an interception 9 yards to set up the game-winning touchdown, while Nathan Capotosto had eight tackles and a pass breakup.l Jake Weber has 13 catches for 222 yards and two touchdowns over the last two games.l Highland has clinched its sixth straight season with at least eight wins, bested only by Brunswick (8, 2001-08) in Medina County history.l The Hornets converted 4-of-4 fourth downs against Wadsworth, including on Weber's 6-yard, game-winning touchdown.LW: W, 29-28 vs. Wadsworth. TW: at Hudson (7-2, 4-2; 7-18 all time). NW: Division II, Region 5 first-round bye. Medina PREVIEW: Solon has struggled offensively, averaging a Suburban League National Conference-low 15.0 points. Whoever wins tonight will earn sole possession of fifth place in the league.l Tonight will determine whether the Bees qualify for the Division I, Region 1 playoffs, as they'll clinch a berth with a win but will miss with a loss. The most likely first-round opponent is Massillon Jackson (53%) or Hudson (39), according to fantastic50.net.l Medina is 7-12 all time against Solon but has won six of the last seven meetings.STAT PACK: Evan Colon led the defense last week at Nordonia with 16 tackles and a 13-yard interception return on a botched field goal attempt. Bishop Birch picked off a pass in the end zone, Korde Carey, Anthony Gamble and Darian Smith recovered fumbles and Carey and Nathan Barran forced fumbles. Max Hilvert (12 tackles, 1 for loss), Smith (10) and Cooper Sokolowski (10, 2 pass breakups) also had double-digit tackles.l With minus-22 rushing yards last week, Medina snapped a streak of 20 games with positive yardage.l Nordonia had 110 penalty yards, representing the seventh time in the last 14 games that Medina's opponent has surpassed 100.l Medina is allowing 36.0 points per game, on pace to be the third highest in school history after 1916 (39.4) and 2024 (36.3).LW: L, 13-38 at Nordonia. TW: vs. Solon (4-5, 2-4; 7-12 all time). NW: Potential Division I, Region 1 first-round game. Wadsworth PREVIEW: Nordonia leads the Suburban League National Conference with a 37.9 scoring average. Quarterback Steven Fakult (2,081 passing yards, 24 TDs, 8 INTs) has a balanced receiving corps with Dominick Jackson (31, 456, 3), Grant Kaminski (26 catches, 446 yards, 6 TDs), Brock Barwidi (17, 309, 5), Collin Atha (17, 294, 3) and Jamiere Davis (11, 278, 3), while tight end Karsen Fisher (12, 183, 1) is committed to Toledo.l With a pair of highly competitive SL National Conference games tonight in Wadsworth-Nordonia and Highland-Hudson, the Grizzlies' Division II, Region 5 playoff outlook is up in the air. Wadsworth will clinch a bye with a win tonight but likely will have to play next week if it loses. The most likely opponent in the latter scenario is North Royalton (41%), according to fantastic50.net.STAT PACK: Brandon Dishauzi starred defensively against Highland with a career-high 20 tackles (1 for loss) and a forced fumble recovered by Bryson Bupp. Braydan Todd added 11 tackles, Jude Haller had a tackle for loss and the defensive line rotation of Carter Raymond (7 tackles) Anderson Tetzel (6, ½ for loss), Nathan Shipley (5, ½) and Braden Sterpka (7) was productive. Wadsworth had a season-high 89 tackles.l Jay'len King's touchdown reception at Highland was the 16th of his career, tying him with Anthony Schrock (2006-09) for sixth place in school history.l Brysen Hall needs 30 passing yards to surpass 7,000 in his career.l Kyle Schmeltzer has 11 catches for 94 yards over the last two games.LW: L, 28-29 at Highland. TW: vs. Nordonia (8-1, 5-1; 12-5 all time). NW: Potential Division II, Region 5 first-round bye.