Avantae Burt, De’Andre Church, Poochie Snyder lead GlenOak, Perry, Canton South football, respectively
GlenOak 31, Green 24
PLAIN TWP. — Junior running back Avantae Burt proved to be Mr. Clutch in GlenOak's first Federal League victory of the season Friday night.
Visiting Green (3-3, 1-2) tied the score 24-24 with senior quarterback Robby Klockner's 13-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Anthony Manderine with 8:57 left in the fourth quarter, but Burt fueled GlenOak's game-winning drive in the final two minutes.
On third-and-6, Burt made a one-handed catch for a 24-yard gain on a pass over the middle from junior quarterback Cole Anderson, who went 5-of-17 passing for 52 yards with an interception. Three plays later, Burt broke loose on third-and-1 for a 12-yard TD run with 24 seconds left to play.
Burt finished with 28 carries for 215 yards and three TDs.
“He's a special athlete. He's obviously a guy we want to get the ball to in a lot of different ways,” GlenOak coach Scott Garcia said. “Our guys got it done up front. He ran behind them and got us a win.”
GlenOak (2-4, 1-2) intercepted three of Klockner's passes – one for a defensive touchdown late in the first half and two in the fourth quarter. Junior safety Da'Codis Davis had one of the interceptions with 6:17 left in the fourth quarter, and sophomore linebacker David Potter registered the game-clinching interception with two seconds remaining.
“The defense played outstanding,” Garcia said. “They got us our first score and got it turned around at the end of the first half. It was a great effort.”
Klockner went 22-of-44 passing for 236 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions.
“Robby's a kid that really doesn't blink a lot, doesn't let things affect him,” Green coach Mark Geis said. “I thought he did a great job throughout the entire game putting things behind him. GlenOak had a really good defensive game plan. I thought he did a great job. I thought he kept bouncing back and making plays.”
GlenOak led 24-17 entering the fourth quarter after Burt rushed for touchdowns of 26 and 80 yards with 8:03 and 4:47 left in the third quarter.
Klockner and sophomore receiver Antonio Martin connected for a 26-yard TD with 5:01 remaining in the third quarter.
GlenOak rallied in the final two minutes of the second quarter to tie the score 10-10 at halftime.
Junior cornerback Nasjier Corner intercepted a pass from Klockner and returned it 80 yards for a touchdown with 1:43 left in the first half. Senior Luc Thompson made the ensuing extra-point kick and then a 32-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter.
“We're a young football team that's just got to learn to continue to fight and never get comfortable in the game,” Geis said. “In the Federal League, you can't do that.”
Green had built a 10-0 advantage by scoring on the game's opening possession – Klockner threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Jarrett Taylor – and later adding senior kicker Eli Noirot's 22-yard field goal with 9:24 left in the second quarter.
“We played really, really well in that first half, except the last two minutes,” Geis said. “We shot ourselves in the foot with penalties in the red zone twice [and] a turnover. That's on us for not putting that game to 21-0 at halftime.
“After that game, I said [to our players], 'That's on us. That's on our whole team.' We've got nobody to blame but ourselves. We had an opportunity to do it.”
Perry 40, Louisville 14
PERRY TWP. — De’Andre Church ran for 255 yards and five touchdowns on 31 carries to lead Perry to a non-conference victory at home over Louisville.
Garrett Laubacher added a rushing touchdown for the Panthers (4-2). Laubacher ran for 86 yards on five carries. Perry compiled 419 rushing yards as a team while throwing two passes and completing one.
Charlie Roberts ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter for Louisville (1-5), which has lost 10 straight games to Federal League opponents, including the last three weeks. Roberts ran for 101 yards on 15 carries.
Christian Robbins led Perry’s defense with 9.5 tackles, including three for losses. Christian Ivanic intercepted two passes, while Joel Brown nabbed one.
Canton South 56, Triway 36
CANTON TWP. — Jack “Poochie” Snyder threw four touchdowns and ran for three more to lead Canton South to a PAC-7 victory at home.
Snyder was 15-of-23 passing for 250 yards with no interceptions. He ran for 124 yards on 10 carries.
Xavier Williams caught two touchdowns for South (4-2, 2-1). Williams had four catches for 68 yards. Tyler Pugh was the leading receiver for the Wildcats with 101 yards on five catches.
Triway’s Cale Drown threw four touchdown passes and ran for another. Drown was 24-of-42 passing for 222 yards with no interceptions. Cooper Barton caught two touchdowns for the Titans among his 11 receptions for 107 yards.
CVCA 22, Fairless 20
CUYAHOGA FALLS — The Royals held off the Falcons to gain sole possession of first place in the PAC-7. No other details were available.
Tuslaw 27, Manchester 26 OT
TUSCARAWAS TWP. — Manchester missed an extra point in overtime as Tuslaw held on for a PAC-7 win at home.
Tommy Snyder caught a 30-yard touchdown pass on the first possession of overtime from Troy Harbeitner to give Tuslaw the advantage. Snyder caught three touchdowns for the Mustangs and had 119 yards receiving.
Manchester’s Cody Hostler ran for a 4-yard touchdown to set Manchester up with an opportunity to kick an extra point to force a second overtime. Hostler ran for 86 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries.
Northwest 27, Orrville 7
ORRVILLE — Kyler Miraglia ran for 255 yards and three touchdowns to lead Northwest past Orrville in PAC-7 play.
Miraglia averaged just over 10 yards on 25 carries for Northwest (4-2, 2-1), which has won two straight. He scored on runs of 30, 42 and 14 yards to help his team open up a 21-0 halftime lead.
Landon Cross caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Chase Badger in the third quarter for Northwest.
Badger threw for 118 yards. Caden Beichler caught five passes for 78 yards.
Alliance 41, Salem 30
SALEM — Junior quarterback Brendan Zurbrugg enjoyed a big first half throwing the ball in leading the Aviators to an Eastern Buckeye Conference road win, their fifth win in a row overall.
Zurbrugg was 12-of-14 for 203 yards passing in the first half, including TD passes of 64 and 7 yards to K'Vaughn Davis and 45 yards to Ramhir Hawkins. Zurbrugg finished the game with 211 yards on 14-of-17 passing.
Hawkins led Alliance with six receptions for 92 yards, and also returned a kickoff 75 yards for a TD. Davis contributed four catches for 87 yards and Carter Bugara caught three passes for 32 yards.
Senior running back Kayden Davis rushed for a game-high 122 yards and scored twice.
Salem senior QB Jackson Johnson threw for 344 yards and accounted for four touchdowns. He threw two TD passes to Ross Davidson and added a pair of short touchdown runs.
Carrollton 36, Marlington 14
LEXINGTON TWP. — Chase Oehlstrom ran for 258 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries as the Warriors rolled to a road win in the EBC opener for both teams.
Zach Perorazio added a pair of TD runs for Carrollton (5-1, 1-0).
Marlington quarterback Bryan McCord completed 17 of 29 passes for 165 yards, a touchdown to Beau Himmelheber and one interception. He added a rushing TD as well. Himmelheber caught four passes for 59 yards for the Dukes (0-6, 0-1).
West Branch 57, Minerva 7
BELOIT — Quarterback Dru DeShields threw five touchdown passes as West Branch opened EBC play with a win at home. DeShields was 17-of-19 passing for 316 yards with no interceptions.
Joey Jackson caught two TD passes from DeShields, and made four catches for 91 yards to lead West Branch.
Devon Patterson scored the lone touchdown for Minerva. Patterson was the leading rusher for the Lions with 87 yards on 11 carries.
Newcomerstown 26, East Canton 20
EAST CANTON — Two second-half touchdowns helped Newcomerstown hold off East Canton in an Inter-Valley Conference North game.
The Trojans took a 26-14 lead early in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Brennan Betz’s 6-yard touchdown run with 5:26 left helped the Hornets get within 26-20. They could not get any closer.
Betz scored on a 57-yard TD run in the second quarter. Isaiah Koontz also had a 65-yard TD run in the third quarter for East Canton.
Koontz finished with a team-leading 117 yards rushing. Betz ran for 99 yards.
Malvern 42, Strasburg 0
MALVERN — Malvern sophomore quarterback Jared Witherow broke the school’s single-game passing yards record as the host Hornets bounced back from their first loss of the season with an IVC North win.
Witherow threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns on 20-of-25 passing. He was picked off twice.
Rodney Smith and Dylan Phillips caught two touchdown passes each for Malvern (5-1), which lost last week at Ridgewood. Smith caught six passes for 122 yards while Phillips caught nine passes for 113 yards.
The Malvern defense limited Strasburg to 88 yards of total offense. The Hornets intercepted two passes and recovered two fumbles.
Indian Valley 61, Sandy Valley 21
GNADENHUTTEN — Indian Valley ran for 522 rushing yards as a team to win at home. Gavin Henry ran for four touchdowns and returned a kickoff for another score for Indian Valley. Henry ran for 256 yards. No other details were available on the IVC South game.
Ridgewood 35 Tusky Valley 14
WEST LAFAYETTE — Ridgewood defeated Tusky Valley at home in an IVC South game. No other details were available
Rootstown 56, St. Thomas Aquinas 8
ROOTSTOWN — Rootstown took a 48-0 halftime lead in routing visiting St. Thomas Aquinas, which remains winless this season. No other details were available.
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