Medina County football notes: Week 11

Brunswick PREVIEW: Canton McKinley was competitive in a 22-8 loss to St. Edward but ended the regular season with 30-14 and 31-0 losses to Massillon Jackson and Massillon. Darius Hill is the program's career receptions and receiving yards leader, while running back Kyelin West, who has six Division I offers, has more than 100 points. The defense features Ball State recruit Amare Mitchell, Julius Jerels and Javior Moore, who each have more than 10 tackles for loss.l Brunswick has lost six consecutive playoff games. Coincidentally, its last win was 27-14 at McKinley on Oct. 16, 2020.l The game tonight will be televised live on OHSAA.tv.STAT PACK: With 25 passing touchdowns, Connor Jamison needs two to crack the Medina County season top 10. With 2,501 yards, the senior needs 48 to reach the top 10 in that category.l Brunswick is averaging 265.2 passing yards, on pace to beat the school record of 240.6 in 2007.l Luke Leichliter led the defense last week at Strongsville with six tackles and a forced fumble. Tyler Burk had the lone tackle for loss, Braylon Hughes broke up a pass in the end zone and C.J. Williams also broke up a pass.l Leichliter is fifth among Medina County defensive backs with 57 tackles this season.l The defense is allowing 356.4 yards per game, on pace to be its highest since 2017 (397.2).LW: L, 14-52 at Strongsville. TW: Division I, Region 1 first-round game at Canton McKinley (7-3; 1-5 all time). NW: Potential regional quarterfinal at Austintown Fitch (8-1). Buckeye PREVIEW: Upper Sandusky leads the 12-school Northern 10 Athletic Conference in passing at 217.7 yards per game, has won four straight and is coming off a 14-7 upset of Seneca East. The Rams feature wide receiver/cornerback Kason Gottfried, who has 55 catches for 919 yards and 14 touchdowns to go with four tackles for loss and five interceptions. Keegan Dunn has thrown for 2,146 yards and 24 TDs and also leads the team in rushing with 249 yards. Kicker Kobe Beidelschies has 50-yard range.l Fantastic50.net ranks Upper Sandusky's strength of schedule 78th out of 102 D-IV schools. Buckeye's is 47th.l The Rams are 0-8 all time in the playoffs, while Buckeye is 6-17.STAT PACK: Denis Shevchenko became the eighth Buckeye player all time with at least five rushing touchdowns in a game last week at Westlake.l With 264 rushing attempts this season, Liam Phillips needs 20 to break the school record of 283 set by Ben Barnes in 2021.l Mason Dolata led the defense last week at Westlake with a career-high 13 tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup. Colton Homchik had a busy night with a 23-yard interception return for a touchdown along with a fumble recovery, while Ryan Lino added a tackle for loss (½ sack), forced fumble and pass breakup.l The 530 passing yards allowed to Westlake crushed the school record of 437 against University School Oct. 31, 2003.LW: W, 56-55 at Westlake. TW: Division IV, Region 14 first-round game at Upper Sandusky (6-4; 0-0 all time). NW: Potential regional quarterfinal at Ottawa-Glandorf (10-0). Cloverleaf PREVIEW: The third-seeded Colts earned a Division III, Region 10 first-round bye and will host the winner of No. 6 St. Marys Memorial (7-3) and No. 11 Maumee (5-5) next week. The Roughriders have not beaten a team with a winning record, while the Panthers were fifth in the Northern Buckeye Conference.l Fantastic50.net ranks Cloverleaf's strength of schedule 77th out of 102 D-III schools.l Cloverleaf's Region 10 computer ranking of third is the highest in school history, bettering the 2022 fourth-place effort in Region 10.STAT PACK: Kellen Price needs 41 rushing yards to become the 15th Cloverleaf player to reach 1,000 in a season. The senior tied Logan Tierney (182 points, 2017-20) for third place on the career scoring list with his touchdown last week against Norton.l Adam Gray led the defense against Norton nine tackles (1½ for loss) and a forced fumble recovered by Elliot Jordan. Brayden Beier added a team-high 11 tackles, Kaiden Stone had two tackles for loss and Zayne Trent had an interception and a pass breakup.l Isaac Smith is averaging 29.9 yards per reception this season.l Cloverleaf has five 200-yard rushers this season. Price leads with 959, followed by Ashton Gray (284), Chris Gilliand (255), Jaden Walker (253) and Smith (248).l The Colts snapped a 20-game streak of allowing fewer than 200 passing yards, as Norton had 212 on only nine completions. They still lead Medina County by a wide margin at 74.8 on the season.LW: L, 7-42 vs. Norton. TW: Division III, Region 10 first-round bye. NW: Regional quarterfinal vs. St. Marys Memorial (7-3) or Maumee (5-5). Highland PREVIEW: The top-seeded Hornets are on a Division II, Region 5 first-round bye and will host the winner of No. 8 Painesville Riverside (7-3) and No. 9 Brecksville (6-4) in Week 12. The Beavers tied Mentor and Strongsville for the championship in their Greater Cleveland Conference debut, while the Bees had a defense-driven, second-place finish in the Suburban League American Conference.l According to fantastic50.net, transfer-laden Massillon is the only D-II public school in Ohio with a tougher schedule than Highland.STAT PACK: Jonah Kowza tied the Medina County season record for field goals with his 10th last week against Hudson. Highland's Eric Duale (2008) and Brunswick's Rob Cruise (1999) also accomplished the feat. Kowza also moved his career total to 18, one behind the area record set by Brunswick's Vincenzo DiTeodoro (2022-25), and is now ninth in school history with 230 career points.l Chatham Phillips led the defense last week at Hudson with two interceptions and a pass breakup. Lukas Grillis (11 tackles, 1½ for loss) and Evan Foust (11 tackles, forced fumble, fumble recovery) also starred, while Ben Radigan had a forced fumble and recovery as well. Isaac Demming contributed 1½ TFL.l Highland has five 200-yard rushers this season. Anthony DePompei leads with 378, followed by running backs Levi Clark (301) and Evan Foust (274), quarterback Colton Wadle (228) and running back Colton Winston (221).LW: W, 13-10 at Hudson. TW: Division II, Region 5 first-round bye. NW: Regional quarterfinal against Riverside (7-3) or Brecksville (6-4). Wadsworth PREVIEW: North Royalton has struggled to run the ball all season and relies on gritty quarterback Daniel Piper (138-for-219, 1,702 yards, 12 TDs, 8 INTs) slinging to Ryan Kinney (41 catches, 588 yards, 5 TDs), Lincoln Lee (39, 397, 4) and Enzo Gajewski (22, 317, 3). The defense allows 31.8 points per game and doesn't have a player with more than two sacks, two interceptions or two fumble recoveries.l The Grizzlies have a 9-3 record in the playoffs at Art Wright Memorial Stadium.STAT PACK: Kyle Schmeltzer became the 10th Wadsworth player all time to catch at least 10 passes in a game last week against Nordonia. The senior slot receiver has 21 catches for 164 yards over the last three games.l Brysen Hall upped his season passing total to 2,670 yards, moving into ninth place in Medina County season history. Medina's Drew Allar (2,857, 2020) and Wadsworth's Clint Cochran (2,926, 2003) will be within reach tonight. Hall's 28 touchdowns are tied for eighth, one behind his 2025 total.l Bryson Bupp led the defense against Nordonia with a career-high 10 tackles (2 for loss, sack). Reid Close extended his Medina County lead with his fifth interception, while Close, Braden Sterpka and Brandon Dishauzi broke up passes.l Wadsworth remains on pace to average 400 yards for the fourth time under 11th-year coach Justin Todd.LW: L, 33-42 vs. Nordonia. TW: Division II, Region 5 first-round game vs. North Royalton (4-6, 18-5 all time). NW: Potential regional quarterfinal at Mayfield (10-0).