Four Richland County teams picked up key victories on Friday, Oct. 16 while one more will be in action on Saturday.
Let's take a look at what happened in Week 9 as well as look at scores from around the area with the Week 9 Recap.
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Richland County Football Scoreboard
Clear Fork 43, River Valley 0
The Clear Fork Colts cruised to an easy 43-0 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference win over River Valley on Friday, Oct. 16.
Four different Colts ran for touchdowns as Trey Sellers had 101 yard rushing on eight carried with two scores while Brayden Hayes had 73 yards on nine carries with a score, Alex Schlosser had 28 yards on five carries with a TD and Davis Hoeflich ran for a six-yard touchdown. Clear Fork piled up 296 yards rushing for the game.
Marcus Hoeflich completed three passes for 68 yards and a touchdown as Brady Oswalt caught a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Defensively, the Colts allowed just two rushing yards and 101 passing. Jackson Brubaker had an interception in the victory.
Clear Fork improves to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the MOAC. The Colts host Galion in Week 10.
Hopewell-Loudon 51, Lucas 21
The Lucas Cubs dropped their second consecutive game falling to Hopewell-Loudon 51-21 in Northern 10 Conference play on Friday night.
The Cubs are now 4-5 and travel to Wynford in Week 10.
Dover 35, Mansfield Senior 8
The Mansfield Senior Tygers suffered a 35-8 Ohio Cardinal Conference loss to Dover on Friday, Oct. 16.
After falling behind 35-0, the Tygers finally got on the board when David Phillips III hit JoJo Butler for a 13-yard touchdown strike. Butler added the two-point conversion to cap off the game’s only score for the Tygers.
Phillips completed 15 passes for 193 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions and ran for 76 yards on 17 carries. Emaj Parks caught five passes for 70 yards while Butler had five catches for 61 yards and a score.
The Tygers fall to 1-8 overall and 1-5 in the OCC. They travel to Madison in Week 10.
Monroeville 46, Crestview 6
The Crestview Cougars suffered a big 46-6 Firelands Conference loss to Monroeville in Week 9.
After falling behind 46-0, the Cougars got on the board when Gavin Webb ran in from 44 yards out with 25 seconds remaining in the game. He finished with 52 yards rushing for the game.
The Cougars are now 1-8 overall and 0-5 in the FC. They host Mapleton in Week 10.
Ohio Cardinal Conference Football Scoreboard
Ashland 27, Wooster 21 OT
West Holmes 28, New Philadelphia 21
Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Football Scoreboard
Galion 14, Marion Harding 7
Firelands Conference Football Scoreboard
South Central 15, New London 8
St. Paul 45, Mapleton 6
Northern 10 Conference Football Scoreboard
Seneca East 12, Colonel Crawford 10
Tiffin Calvert 36, Bucyrus 16
Wynford 42, Willard 26
Mohawk 21, Carey 0
Upper Sandusky 42, Buckeye Central 0
Knox Morrow Athletic Conference Football Scoreboard
Loudonville 20, Cardington 0
Fredericktown 21, East Knox 12
Northmor 31, Mount Gilead 23
Danville 48, Centerburg 0
Wayne County Athletic League Football Scoreboard
Smithville 31, Chippewa 0
Hillsdale 33, Norwayne 3
Dalton 27, Waynedale 3
Northwestern 14, Rittman 12
Principal’s Athletic Conference Football Scoreboard
Manchester 19, Orrville 14
Fairless 24, Northwest 7
Tuslaw 21, Canton South 15
Sandusky Bay Conference Football Scoreboard
Gibsonburg 12, Margaretta 8
Northwood 46, Ottawa Hills 0
Woodmore 28, Lakota 22
Northern Ohio Conference Lake Division Football Scoreboard
Tiffin Columbian 40, Clyde 14
Sandusky 52, Norwalk 6
Northern Ohio Conference Bay Division Football Scoreboard
Bellevue 42, Port Clinton 7
Vermilion 37, Eidson 7
Nonconference Football Scoreboard
Perkins 48, Huron 14
Triway 31, Canton Central Catholic 0
Western Reserve 48, Brookside 6
This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: WEEK 9 RECAP Clear Fork rolls past River Valley in MOAC play