Medina County football notes: Week 12

Buckeye PREVIEW: Ottawa-Glandorf's strength of schedule is ranked fourth in Division IV by fantastic50.net with quality wins over Wapakoneta (27-24), St. Marys Memorial (46-28) and Celina (22-20). Sophomore quarterback Tanner Vogt has thrown for 1,784 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 595 yards and 12 scores, while Oscar Salsburey (116 carries, 983 yards, 13 TDs), Deegan Miller (36 catches, 613 yards, 5 TDs) and Gage Bellman (30, 406, 4) are others to watch.STAT PACK: The Bucks have 3,331 rushing yards this season, ranking fourth in school history behind 2023 (3,570), 2024 (3,416), 1979 (3,365) and 2019 (3,345).l Liam Phillips needs 205 rushing yards to break the school season record of 1,892 set by Troy McCann two years ago.l Buckeye's final scoring drive last week at Upper Sandusky was 16 plays, 95 yards and more than 10 minutes. Phillips had 10 carries for 63 yards and the touchdown.l Denis Shevchenko led the defense at Upper Sandusky with eight tackles (1½ for loss, sack). Mark Shevchenko added 2½ TFL (2 sacks), Colton Homchik had 1½ sacks, Phillips forced a fumble and the Shevchenkos, Aiden Mangin, Phillips, Brayden Sopko, Nick Prouza and Tony Kobasuk broke up passes.l Buckeye's 129 penalty yards at Upper Sandusky, which included three unsportsmanlike conducts on its final defensive possession, were unusual. The Bucks entered play averaging only 48.8 yards on the season.LW: W, 28-18 at Upper Sandusky. TW: Division IV, Region 14 quarterfinal at Ottawa-Glandorf (10-0; 0-0 all time). NW: Potential semifinal at Clear Fork (8-2) or Tontogany Otsego (8-3). Cloverleaf PREVIEW: St. Marys Memorial is as old school as they come, operating almost exclusively out of a double-tight wing-T or T-formation. The Roughriders, who are physical at fundamentally sound up front, boast Dylan Fink (197 carries, 1,505 yards, 13 TDs) and Tyler Holsinger (166, 1,060, 16). The defense, however, is another story, as Memorial allows an average of 30.4 points, including 33, 36, 20, 31, 42, 46 and 49 over the last seven games, on 372.7 yards.l St Marys Memorial is located near Grand St. Marys Lake, which is the largest manmade lake in Ohio but only 5-7 feet deep. The drive to Cloverleaf is approximately 2½ hours, predominately along U.S. Route 30 and Interstate 71.STAT PACK: With 45 catches for 675 yards and seven touchdowns, Jimmy Tolley needs 13, 169 and three to tie the school season records in each category.l Over the last six games, middle linebacker Adam Gray has has 60 tackles (10½ for loss). Meanwhile, outside linebacker Brayden Beier has 22 tackles over the last two games to move to 60 on the season.l Allowing 14.6 points, Cloverleaf is on pace to be under 20 for the first time since 2010 (17.5).l The Colts have completed only 49.2% of their passes (29-of-59) over the last three games.LW: Division III, Region 10 first-round bye. TW: Regional quarterfinal vs. St. Marys Memorial (8-3; 0-0 all time). NW: Potential semifinal vs. Ontario (9-1) or Tiffin Columbian (8-3). Highland PREVIEW: Brecksville has been carried by a defense that allows only 14.1 points per game on 200.5 yards. The Bees feature Zach Woods, who has 20 tackles for loss (10 sacks), and Michael Ziegler (13 TFL, 10 sacks). Brecksville upset Greater Cleveland Conference tri-champion Riverside 28-16 last week, when state champion wrestler Zach Aquila, who came out for the team in Week 8, rushed for three touchdowns. l The only meeting between Highland and Brecksville came last season, when the Hornets won 38-7 in the first round of the Division II, Region 6 playoffs.l Highland is 12-0 all time in the playoffs at North Gateway Tire Field and 14-0 at home overall when Highland Stadium is included.STAT PACK: Jonah Kowza has made 10-of-12 field goals this season — both misses were blocked — while Medina County's other six schools have combined to make 9-of-20.l Opposing teams have committed only 289 penalty yards this season.l Despite committing three turnovers two weeks ago at Hudson, Highland remains plus-9 in turnover margin this season.l Frankie Iannaggi is averaging 26.5 yards per kickoff return.l Highland is averaging 155.9 rushing yards, on pace to be its lowest since 2019 (146.5).l With 1,332 passing yards this season, Colton Wadle needs 10 to crack the Highland top 10.LW: Division II, Region 5 first-round bye. TW: Regional quarterfinal vs. Brecksville (7-4; 1-0 all time). NW: Potential regional semifinal vs. Wadsworth (9-2) or Mayfield (10-0). Wadsworth PREVIEW: Undefeated Mayfield's strength of schedule is ranked 65th out of 100 Division II teams by fantastic 50.net. The Wildcats had scares against Brecksville (21-7) and Kenston (7-3) and are carried by a defense that allows only 9.2 points on an impressive 99.8 yards per game behind John Harris (19 tackles for loss, 6 sacks), C.J. Melaragno (17, 6), Heikkila (13), De'Onta Worthams (10½, 10½), Luciano Traczyk (10, 7.5). The offense is balanced between Dario D'Agostino (89-for-143, 1,446 yards, 19 TDs, 6 INTs), Brody Collelo (93 carries, 482 yards, 5 TDs), Ben Koret (47, 388, 9), Jayden Hanes (50 catches, 568 yards, 6 TDs), Ryan Eppich (27, 414, 9) and Biagio Pietrafese (20, 319, 2). STAT PACK: Luke Kinser led the defense last week against North Royalton with 2 tackles for loss (1½ sacks) and a pass breakup. Brandon Dishauzi had a momentum-swinging interception and a team-high eight tackles, Bryson Bupp added a half-sack, Braydan Todd posted eight tackles and Daniel Boarman forced a fumble.l Kinser has 26 tackles over the last three games.l Jay'len King needs two receiving touchdowns to tie the school season record of 17 set by Mitchell "Goose" Blackburn in 2017. With 1,094 receiving yards, King needs 26 to crack the Medina County top 10.l Averaging 33.1 points, the Grizzlies are on pace to be north of 30 for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons.LW: W, 42-7 vs. North Royalton. TW: Division II, Region 5 quarterfinal at Mayfield (10-0; 0-0 all time). NW: Potential regional semifinal vs. Highland (9-1) or Brecksville (7-4).