High School Football

Avon 7, Defiance 0 Patrick Henry 38, Crestview...  Read Story.

Ada 56 Hilltop 8 Ottawa Glandorf 56 Clearview...  Read Story.

Ottawa Glandorf 56, Clearview 12 LORAIN " The Ottawa Glandorf Titans advanced to the next round of Division IV playoffs Friday night with a convincing win over Clearview 56-12. Clearview was unable to establish a consistent offensive attack finishing with only 184 total yards. Taylor Kuhlman led the Titans with 126 yards on the ground and two...  Read Story.

Ada 56, Hilltop 8 ADA " The Hilltop Cadets were unable to stop a very potent Ada offense when they were defeated 56-8 on Friday night. The Bulldogs piled up 605 total yards with 401 yards through the air. Mitchell Faine led the Bulldogs going 24-31 for 379 yards and five...  Read Story.

LIBERTY CENTER - Statistically outplayed and shut down in the first half and trailing by 14 on the scoreboard, Liberty Center scored 21 unanswered points, including two fourth quarter touchdowns in the final 4:41 to knock off Archbold, 21-14. With the win the Tigers are guaranteed a spot in the Division V, Region 18 playoffs and possibly a home game in the first...  Read Story.

MONTPELIER - The Delta Panthers defeated league rival Montpelier 14-6 after a night of slippery antics. Korbin Smith led the way for Delta (2-8, 1-7 NWOAL), rushing for 150 of the Panthers' 187 total yards on the ground, and both of their touchdowns on a field which contributed to nine Delta fumbles, only two of which were lost. Jarret Beck...  Read Story.

With the Western Buckeye League crown on the line, Defiance, Lima Shawnee, Kenton and St. Marys all came through with victories to earn a four-way split of the league crown. Shawnee toppled Ottawa-Glandorf, which also had a shot at a piece of the title while...  Read Story.

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By TIM McDONOUGH mcdonough@crescent-news.com The Western Buckeye League title was on the line Friday night when Defiance hosted Celina in the regular-season finale for both teams at Fred J. Brown Stadium. Behind a huge rushing effort by senior Travis Spitnale and solid defensive play, Defiance earned a share of its first WBL title since 2000 with a 35-14 win over...  Read Story.

By LYNN GROLL groll@crescent-news.com With an outright NWOAL title on the line of Friday evening at Wauseon's Harmon Field, the men in the pits made sure that Patrick Henry wouldn't be sharing the league crown with its Henry County neighbor to the north, Liberty Center, who finished 9-1 overall and 7-1 in the league. The Patriots (10-0, 8-0 NWOAL) dictated...  Read Story.

By BRUCE HEFFLINGER hefflinger@crescent-news.com FINDLAY - For three quarters Napoleon traded punches with Greater Buckeye Conference heavyweight Findlay. But a 1-2-3 by the Trojans to open the fourth period brought a quick knockout of the defending league champions and gave Findlay an outright GBC title with a 49-28 win on Friday at Donnell Stadium. Clinging to a 28-21 advantage after...  Read Story.

PAULDING - Paulding finished the season with a 53-13 victory over visiting Crestview to give themselves a 6-4 overall record and a 4-4 NWC finish this season. The winning record is the the program's first winning season since their 6-4 finish in 1997. Paulding scored seven touchdowns in the victory with Haden Sholl connecting on scoring passes to Wark Wolfe,...  Read Story.

EDON - The Hilltop offense was firing on all cylinders in a 39-14 win over conference rival Edon on the road. Josh Westfall took up the reigns of the Cadets' aerial attack, throwing for 282 yards and three touchdowns, two of which were hauled in by Shawn Miller, and one by Chad Beals. Beals led the Cadets' (8-2, 4-2 TAAC)...  Read Story.

HOLGATE - Senior running back Tevin Hale ran for 238 yards and three touchdowns to lead Wayne Trace (3-7, 2-5) to a 27-8 season-finale victory over host Holgate. Holgate (0-10, 0-7 GMC) was led by Josiah Buttermore, who ran the ball 17 times for 96 yards. The Tigers lone touchdown came in the second quarter when Caleb Sehlmeyer hit Derek...  Read Story.

BRYAN - With the game tied at 7-7, the Bryan Golden Bears scored 21 fourth-quarter points to hand Evergreen a 28-7 defeat. Levi Fisher led the Golden Bears (5-5, 4-4) with 91 yards rushing and a touchdown while Colton Poncsak added 105 yards on the ground. Chad Monohagn hit paydirt once and had 105 yards rushing to lead the Vikings,...  Read Story.

Tinora 35, Hicksville...  Read Story.

HAVILAND -Ayersville senior running back Anthony King rushed for 270 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Pilots to a 56-35 victory over the Wayne Trace Raiders. Dillon Flint also surpassed the century mark on the ground for the Pilots (5-4, 3-3) while senior quarterback Matt Steece hooked up with tight end Josh Wiles for a pair of touchdowns. Tevin...  Read Story.

ST. MARYS - Kenton stayed in the thick of the WBL title chase with a 35-7 victory over state-ranked St. Marys. Kenton signal-caller Maty Mauk scored on runs of 11 and 48 yards to lead Kenton (6-3, 6-2 WBL) and also threw for three touchdown...  Read Story.

SWANTON - The Golden Bears of Bryan defeated league rival Swanton, 28-7. Levi Fisher led Bryan's (4-5, 3-4) rushing assault with 123 yards and a touchdown. Cody Keil, Shayne Combs and Colton Poncsak also accounted for a touchdown...  Read Story.

VAN WERT - Brandon Stephenson had three touchdown runs to lead Lima Shawnee past Van Wert, 28-7. The victory moves Shawnee to 6-3 overall alnd 6-2 in WBL action while Van Wert drops to 3-6 overall and 3-5 in the...  Read Story.