Week 10 Football Notes

Napoleon WILDCATS at Findlay TROJANS
DATELINE: None
CONFERENCE: Greater Buckeye Conference
RECORDS: Napoleon 7-2 overall, 2-2 GBC; Findlay 3-6, 2-2
LAST WEEK: Napoleon 49, Lima Senior 7; Findlay 50, Sandusky 14
LAST YEAR: Findlay 37, Napoleon 7
NOTABLE: Napoleon still has a shot at the playoffs with a win over Findlay. The Wildcats are ranked No.6 in the latest Division III Region 10 computer rankings ... Dave will be covering the game ...

Cory-Rawson HORNETS at Arcadia REDSKINS
DATELINE: Arcadia
CONFERENCE: Blanchard Valley Conference
RECORDS: Cory-Rawson 4-5 overall 4-4 BVC; Arcadia 2-7, 1-7
LAST WEEK: Cory-Rawson 28, Pandora-Gilboa 13; McComb 42, Arcadia 34
LAST YEAR: Cory-Rawson 42, Pandora-Gilboa 7
NOTABLE: Cory-Rawson has won 17 straight against Arcadia and lead the all-time series 46-7-1 … Cory-Rawson’s Andy Wagner has rushed for 823 yards on 153 carries ...Arcadia’s A.J. Holman has 29 catches for 539 yards while Kirk Ridenour has caught 32 passes for 466 yards ...

Hardin Northern POLAR BEARS at Arlington RED DEVILS
DATELINE: Arlington
CONFERENCE: Blanchard Valley Conference
RECORDS: Hardin Northern 8-1 overall, 7-1 BVC; Arlington 6-3, 5-3
LAST WEEK: Liberty-Benton 38, Hardin Northern 14; Arlington 38, Van Buren 14
LAST YEAR: Hardin Northern 21, Arlington 0
NOTABLE: Hardin Northern is ranked fifth in the Division VI Region 24 computer rankings and has already clinched the school’s sixth straight playoff appearance … A Hardin Northern win coupled with an Ada loss to Lima C.C. would put the Polar Bears at home in Week 11 … Arlington is ranked 10th in the Division VI Region 22 computer rankings and an upset over HN would give the school their first playoff appearance in school history … Hardin Northern is rated fourth in the latest Division VI Associated Press poll … Game is at Arlington’s Doc Castor Field … Arlington leads the BVC series between the two schools 22-19 … Milestone at stake. HN’s Nathan Bame leads the BVC in rushing with 1321 yards on 167 carries with 23 touchdowns. Teammate Travis Bolen has 959 yards on 107 carries with 11 scores ... Arlington’s Travis Rettig is second in the BVC with 1162 yards rushing on 169 carries and 16 touchdowns ... Arlington quarterback Jacob Drerup is 66-121 passing for 871 yards with 10 TDs and 6 INts ... HN quarterback Clay Brunow is 17-42 passing for 522 yards and 11 scores ...

McComb PANTHERS at Leipsic VIKINGS
DATELINE: Leipsic
CONFERENCE: Blanchard Valley Conference
RECORDS: McComb 7-2 overall, 6-2 BVC; Leipsic 1-8, 1-7
LAST WEEK: McComb 42, Arcadia 34; Vanlue 27, Leipsic 21
LAST YEAR: McComb 12, Leipsic 7
NOTABLE: McComb has already clinched its sixth playoff appearance in 8 years and can gain a home game in Week 11 with a win and a Cardinal Stitch loss to Northwood … McComb is ranked fourth in the latest Division VI Region 22 computer rankings … McComb leads the all-time series 35-11 … McComb quarterback Kevan Westenbarger leads the BVC in passing completing 150-266 for 1754 yards 15 TDs and 10 Ints ...Leipsic did not report BVC stats this week ... McComb’s Derrick Hill has rushed for 802 yards on 133 carries with 13 touchdowns ...

Pandora-Gilboa ROCKETS at Liberty-Benton EAGLES
DATELINE: None
CONFERENCE: Blanchard Valley Conference
RECORDS: Pandora-Gilboa 5-4, 4-4; Liberty-Benton 8-1, 8-0
LAST WEEK: Cory-Rawson 28, Pandora-Gilboa 13; Liberty-Benton 38, Hardin Northern 14
LAST YEAR: Liberty-Benton 45, Pandora-Gilboa 0
NOTABLE: Liberty-Benton can win the BVC outright with a victory for their second conference crown in three seasons … L-B has already assured itself of a fourth straight playoff appearance and can possibly earn a home playoff game by beating the Rockets … The Eagles are ranked sixth in the Division V Region 18 computer rankings … Liberty-Benton is ranked 18th in the latest Associated Press Division V poll … The BVC series between the two teams is knotted at 20-20 … Pandora-Gilboa’s Cory Forney has 940 yards rushing on 180 carries with 4 touchdowns ... L-B’s Wyatt Elbin has 1013 yards rushing with 15 touchdowns ...

Vanlue WILDCATS at Van Buren BLACK KNIGHTS
DATELINE: Van Buren
CONFERENCE: Blanchard Valley Conference
RECORDS: Vanlue 1-8 overall, 1-7 BVC; Van Buren 4-5, 3-5
LAST WEEK: Vanlue 27, Leipsic 21; Van Buren 38, Van Buren 14
LAST YEAR: Van Buren 41, Vanlue 0
NOTABLE: Vanlue snapped a 12-game losing streak with last week’s victory … Van Buren leads the all-time series 47-25-8 ... Vanlue’s Josh Kloepfer leads the BVC in receiving with 53 catches foir 762 yards and 9 scores ... Vanlue quarterback Nick Lee 126-234 passing for 1508 yards with 11 touchdowns and 21 interceptions ... Van Buren’s Adam Greer is 102-177 passing for 1301 yards with 14 Ints and 11 TDS ...

Hopewell-Loudon CHIEFTAINS at Mohawk WARRIORS
DATELINE: Sycamore
CONFERENCE: Midland Athletic League
RECORDS: Hopewell-Loudon 9-0 overall, 6-0 MAL; Mohawk 8-1, 6-0 LAST WEEK: Hopewell-Loudon 68, Fostoria St. Wendelin 13; Mohawk 73, North Baltimore 0 LAST YEAR: Hopewell-Loudon 14, Mohawk 7
NOTABLE: Hopewell-Loudon is ranked No.1 in the Division VI Associated Press poll while Mohawk is rated 9th … Hopewell-Loudon and Mohawk are also 1-2 in the Region 22 computer rankings … Mark is covering the game at Warrior Field … Hopewell-Loudon has won a league record 26 straight MAL games and 35 consecutive regular season contests … Hopewell-Loudon’s last loss came to Carey on Sept. 12, 2003 (24-14) … The Chieftains have made five straight playoff appearances and were a state semifinalist last season … Mohawk has made the playoffs each of the past six seasons …

Seneca East TIGERS at North Baltimore TIGERS
DATELINE: North Baltimore
CONFERENCE: Midland Athletic League
RECORDS: Seneca East 6-3 overall, 3-3 MAL; North Baltimore 1-8, 1-5
LAST WEEK: Tiffin Calvert 27, Seneca East 6; Mohawk 73, North Baltimore 0
LAST YEAR: Seneca East 41, North Baltimore 14
NOTABLE: Seneca East’s Matt Featheringill leads the MAL in receiving with 39 catches for 582 yards ...

Tiffin Calvert SENECAS at Carey BLUE DEVILS
DATELINE: Carey
CONFERENCE: Midland Athletic League
RECORDS: Tiffin Calvert 3-6, overall, 3-3 MAL; Carey 4-5, 3-3
LAST WEEK: Tiffin Calvert 27, Seneca East 6; Carey 54, Fremont St. Joseph 41
LAST YEAR: Tiffin Calvert 36, Carey 0
NOTABLE: Carey’s Derek Stock was named the MAL offensive player of the week after rushing for 205 yards on 19 carries and scoring 4 touchdowns in last week’s win ...

Bellevue REDMEN at Fostoria Senior REDMEN
DATELINE: Fostoria
CONFERENCE: Northern Ohio League
RECORDS: Bellevue 6-3, 4-2; Fostoria Senior 4-5, 3-3 LAST WEEK: Tiffin Columbian 28, Bellevue 7; Fostoria Senior 43, Upper Sandusky 7 LAST YEAR: Fostoria Senior 33, Bellevue 21
NOTABLE: Bellevue’s Derrick Berberick leads the NOL in rushing with 1867 yards on 257 carries … Fostoria’s Chase Hampton has 614 yards on 112 carries while Micah Hyde has rushed for 569 yards on 129 carries … Fostoria’s Chase Munoz leads the NOL in receiving with 62 catches for 946 yards … Hyde is also 115-223 passing for 1577 yards to lead the NOL while Bellevue quarterback Jeff DeBlase is 87-151 passing for 1127 yards … Fostoria leads the series 7-6-1 … Hyde had runs of 47 and 80 yards for TDs last week against the Rams.


Willard CRIMSON FLASHES at Upper Sandusky RAMS
DATELINE: Upper Sandusky
CONFERENCE: Northern Ohio League
RECORDS: Willard 3-6 overall, 2-4 NOL; Upper Sandusky 3-6, 1-5 LAST WEEK: Willard 30, Norwalk 7; Fostoria Senior 43, Upper Sandusky 7 LAST YEAR: Willard 21, Upper Sandusky 14
NOTABLE: Upper Sandusky enters the game losers of 2 straight and 6 of their last 7 games … Willard has dropped 3 of 4 and snapped a 3 game losing skid by beating Norwalk last week … Upper Sandusky sophomore quarterback Alex Falk has rushed for 634 yards on 131 carries which ranks him third in the NOL. He has connected on 85-of-194 passes for 1,153 yards this season … Upper Sandusky’s Ryan Burka ranks third in the league with 28 catches for 455 yards … Mathias leads the NOL with 118 tackles teammate Lawrence Cavello has 85 tackles.

Columbus Grove BULLDOGS at Bluffton PIRATES
DATELINE: Bluffton
CONFERENCE: Northwest Conference
RECORDS: Columbus Grove 5-4 overall, 4-3 NWC; Bluffton 5-4, 3-4 LAST WEEK: Columbus Grove 41, Convoy Crestview 32; Bluffton 40, Paulding 26 LAST YEAR: Bluffton 15, Columbus Grove 7
NOTABLE: Columbus Grove needs a win over their rivals to cement a playoff bid for the team. The Bulldogs are currently seventh in the Division VI Region 22 computer rankings … Grove has won 4 straight games and 5 of its last 6 contests … Bluffton snapped a 3-game losing streak with a win over winless Paulding last week … Game is at Harmon Field … CG‘s Jeremy Harnishfeger has 1,558 yards and 20 TDs on 203 carries this season and 3,884 rushing yards for his career … Bluffton’s Josh Falk leads the Pirates with 991 yards rushing on 153 carries … CG quarterback Eric Maag is 55-112 passing for 834 yards and 9 Tds … Logan Rieman is CG’s leading receiver with 27 catches for 452 yards and 3 scores …

Lima Central Catholic THUNDERBIRDS at Ada BULLDOGS
DATELINE: Ada
CONFERENCE: Northwest Conference
RECORDS: Lima Central Catholic 8-1 overall, 6-1 NWC; Ada 7-2, 6-1 LAST WEEK: Lima Central Catholic 35, Allen East 13; Ada 35, Delphos Jefferson 33 LAST YEAR: Lima Central Catholic 44, Ada 13
NOTABLE: Winner of this game takes the NWC football crown outright … Both teams also have playoff berths on the line. Ada is ranked fourth in the Division VI Region 24 computer rankings and will clinch a home game in Week 11 with a victory. Lima Central Catholic is third in the Division V Region 20 computer rankings … Ada is ranked 15th in the latest Associated Press Division VI rankings … Ada’s Zac Dysert is 256-375 passing for 3391 yards 29 Tds and 10 Ints … Ada freshman Heath Jackson has 107 catches for 1302 yards and 7 Tds and needs just 2 catches to set the state record for receptions in a season set by Don Lagoni of Ashtabula Sts. John & Paul (108) in 2000 … Ada’s Kyle Baker has 61 catches for 1020 yards and 10 touchdowns. Teammate Jef Wolber has rushed for 457 yards on 77 carries and 13 touchdowns … The Thunderbirds have won 5 straight while Ada has 4 straight wins … It will be a match up of 2 high-powered offenses as LCC averages 30.7 points per game while Ada is scoring 41.8 points per game … The Bulldogs are also allowing 29.0 points per game on defense … LCC’s Chris O’Brien leads the team with 950 yards rushing on 172 carries with 18 Tds … Ada is seeking to win its first NWC football crown since 1994 … LCC QB Geoff Bowers has 326 yards rushing and three TDs, while Matt Huffman has 264 yards rushing

Patrick Henry PATRIOTS at Wauseon INDIANS
DATELINE: Wauseon
CONFERENCE: Northwest Ohio Athletic League
RECORDS: Patrick Henry 7-2 overall, 6-1 NWOAL; Wauseon 5-4, 5-2 LAST WEEK: Sidney Lehman 20, Patrick Henry 17 OT; Archbold 51, Wauseon 13 LAST YEAR: Patrick Henry 54, Wauseon 20
NOTABLE: Patrick Henry is currently No.9 in the Division V Region 18 computer rankings and needs a win to have a chance at making the playoffs to defend the Division V state title they won last season … Patrick Henry is averaging 39.9 points per game on offense … A win would give Patrick Henry at least a share of their fifth straight NWOAL football championship … The Patriots are tied with Delta atop the NWOAL standings. Delta plays Montpelier this week … Wauseon had won four straight before last week’s loss to Archbold … Patrick Henry slipped to 13th in the Associated Press Division V poll …

Elmwood ROYALS at Eastwood EAGLES
DATELINE: Pemberville
CONFERENCE: Suburban Lakes League
RECORDS: Elmwood 8-1 overall, 6-0 SLL; Eastwood 6-3, 5-1 LAST WEEK: Elmwood 41, Woodmore 0; Eastwood 62, Lake 12 LAST YEAR: Eastwood 10, Elmwood 0
NOTABLE: Elmwood needs a win to keep its playoff hopes alive. The Royals have won 8 straight games and are currently sitting 10th in the Division V Region 18 computer rankings … A win would give the Royals the outright SLL championship a loss would knock them out of the hunt for a playoff spot and force them to share the league crown with the Eagles … Elmwood’s offense is churning out 39.2 points per game … Eastwood is on a 3 game winning streak and is scoring 50.0 points per game during that span … The Royals are also doing the job defensively allowing just 7.3 points per game … Elmwood quarterback Dusty Brown had 1,302 yards rushing on 208 carries with 23 touchdowns. He has also completed 48-83 passes for 806 yaSheline leads Elmwood’s receivers with 17 catches for 200 yards … Elmwood has outscored their opponents in the first quarter this season 110-6.rds and 9 Tds with 5 Ints … Elmwood’s C.J. Allums is nearing the 1,000-yard rushing mark with 883 yards on 99 carries with 7 Tds … Adam Sheline leads Elmwood’s receivers with 17 catches for 200 yards … Eastwood leads series 30-16-1. Eagles have posted 11 shutouts while Elmwood has held Eastwood scoreless twice. Royals won 7 out of 10 games in the 1990’s, while Eastwood has won 5 in a row since 2001. Biggest wins included Elmwood’s 40-7 victory in 1984 and Eastwood’s 54-7 win in 1988. A total of 13 games have been decided by 6 points or less. Elmwood has won 5 SLL titles (all shared) while Eastwood has won 8 championships (4 shared) … The two teams play for a trophy each year…the Bronze Log.

Riverdale FALCONS at Ontario WARRIORS
DATELINE: Ontario
CONFERENCE: North Central Conference
RECORDS: Riverdale 2-7 overall, 1-5 NCC: Ontario 2-7, 2-4 LAST WEEK: Wynford 42, Riverdale 7; Crestline 22, Ontario 20 LAST YEAR: Ontario 33, Riverdale 6
NOTABLE: Ontario’s defense is allowing 31.1 points per game … Riverdale has dropped 5 straight games while Ontario has lost 4 straight …

Ottawa-Glandorf TITANS at Defiance BULLDOGS
DATELINE: Defiance
CONFERENCE: Western Buckeye League
RECORDS: Ottawa-Glandorf 6-3, 5-3; Defiance 6-3, 6-2 LAST WEEK: Ottawa-Glandorf 28, Lima Shawnee 24; Defiance 42, Celina 6 LAST YEAR: Ottawa-Glandorf 28, Defiance 7
NOTABLE: Ottawa-Glandorf is ranked ninth in the Division IV Region 14computer rankings and will likely earn a playoff spot with a victory over Defiance. It would be the second straight season the Titans have made the playoffs … The Titans are on a roll as they have won four straight games and five of their last six … Defiance is still in the hunt for the WBL title. They are in a three-way tie for second place behind Wapakoneta who plays Celina Friday night … Last week against Shawnee, Ottawa-Glandorf RB Brian Recker rushed for 180 yards and a TD on 29 carries. The previous three weeks, Recker rushed for 200 yards in each game … The Bulldogs average over 25 points per game and RB Jacquice King sparks the offense. King has 1,205 yards and 12 TDs. QB Adam Wagner adds some punch with 1,162 passing yards.