In addition to our live coverage of Rootstown's 17-7 win over Crestwood and Streetsboro's 30-0 win over Woodridge, here's a look at what happened in other Portage County high school football games in Week 9:
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Mogadore 33, Marlington 15
The Wildcats took control early, outscoring the Dukes 13-0 in the second quarter en route to a 20-3 halftime lead. Kade Thomas gave Mogadore the lead with a 20-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and Maddox Smith had two touchdown runs in the second quarter, including one from 26 yards out. Thomas added his second rushing touchdown to start the fourth quarter, and Quarviyon Siggers-Greco capped the night with a 50-yard TD run.
Thomas finished with 140 yards on 15 carries as the Wildcats (7-2) totaled 296 yards on 32 rushes.
Windham 44, Kennedy Catholic 18
Bryan Smithberger (12 of 17, 233 yards) tossed five touchdown passes as the Bombers (4-5, 3-5 Northern 8 Football Conference) secured a Saturday victory in the Keystone State. Dejuan Ramsey caught three of Smithberger's five touchdown passes. Ramsey had five catches overall for 129 yards.
Ramsey was a big-play machine for Windham, tallying touchdown catches of 43, 44 and 37 yards along with a 57-yard touchdown run — all in the first half. Smithberger also tossed a 50-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Crisman.
Garfield 56, Crestview 14
Ryder Cain helped the G-Men (9-0, 6-0 MVAC Gray Tier) remain undefeated, turning 20 carries into 150 yards and four touchdowns. Collin McGranahan added 137 rushing yards, on just 11 carries, while also tossing a seven-yard touchdown pass to Nate Baczkowski. Baczkowski also had four carries for 71 yards and another touchdown.
Aurora 40, Barberton 18
The Greenmen got on the scoreboard in emphatic fashion with a 20-point second quarter en route to their second straight win. Carter Fitzgerald started the scoring with a seven-yard touchdown run while Marc McGovern added a pair of touchdown passes before halftime. Luke McGovern (three catches, 87 yards) caught one of those touchdowns and added a four-yard touchdown run while Fitzgerald (21 carries, 190 yards) totaled three touchdown runs. Tommy Stenger added 68 rushing yards as Aurora ran for 311 yards (6.1 per carry) overall. Chase Peterson keyed a strong defensive effort for the Greenmen (4-5, 3-3 Suburban American) with a pair of interceptions.
Roosevelt 47, Cuyahoga Falls 3
The Rough Riders bounced back from a heartbreaking loss against Norton with a dominant performance. Roosevelt held Cuyahoga Falls to a field goal and fewer than 50 yards of offense. Derrick Jackson led the way defensively for the Rough Riders (5-4, 3-3 Suburban American) with four tackles for loss while Makhi Jones added an interception. Jones was also dominant on offense, turning 14 carries into 104 yards and three touchdowns. Kingston Bryant completed 6 of 9 passes for 147 yards and three touchdowns. Tyler Ellington had two of those touchdown catches (for a combined 73 yards).
Other area scores:
- LaBrae 28, Southeast 0
- Cloverleaf 49, Ravenna 6
- Tallmadge 25, Field 6
Contact Jonah L. Rosenblum at jrosenblum@recordpub.com and follow him on Twitter at @JLRSports.
This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Portage Week 9 football roundup, Garfield, Mogadore score key wins
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