Wayne trailed 38-14 at halftime but unleashed a furious rally in the second half to beat Centerville 63-60 in a Week 10 shootout on Friday, Oct. 23.
A.J. Taylor ran for four touchdowns to help Centerville post its big lead heading into the break.
Wayne got back to work in the third quarter, getting within striking distance on a pair of Kye Graham TD scrambles.
Centerville fought back, with Chase Carlson scoring on a 75-yard fumble return and Josh Walker hauling in a 66-yard TD pass from Alex Keely, but Wayne kept chipping away at the lead.
At the end of the third, Wayne pulled within 52-49 on a 25-yard TD pass from Graham to Jamier Brown, and then in the fourth Wayne grabbed the lead when Graham hit Brown again on a 20-yard score.
When the final whistle blew, after a 658-yard performance, Wayne picked up its sixth win in seven games, finishing second in the Greater Western Ohio Conference with a 6-1 mark, 6-4 overall.
Graham went 25-of-31 for 489 yards with four touchdowns through the air to go with 58 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground for the Warriors.
Brown grabbed ten receptions, finishing with 224 yards and two TDs while Akim Shabazz ran for 92 yards with three scores.
A.J. Taylor paced Centerville with four rushing touchdowns, Alex Keely threw for 268 yards with two TD passes and the Elks wrapped up the regular season at 2-8, 2-5 in GWOC play.
OTHER GAMES Greater Western Ohio Conference
Springfield 41, Northmont 6: Christopher Wallace threw for 255 yards with three touchdowns to lead Springfield. Braylon Keyes hauled in two touchdowns and Rennen Smith grabbed one. With the win the Wildcats completed an unbeaten run through the GWOC, finishing 7-0 for its second consecutive conference title.
Fairmont 20, Beavercreek 17: Logan Doty, Damien Pattin and Reagan Heffner each rushed for a Fairmont touchdown in the first half as the Firebirds (4-6) held off a ‘Creek (4-6) rally to pick up the win. Kellen Reeves and Chase Johnson each ran in a TD in the fourth quarter for the Beavers.
Springboro 50, Miamisburg 17: Brandon Birdsong Jr. recorded five touchdowns, Kru Collins and Maddox Dixon added one TD apiece and Springboro (7-3) finished the regular season on a four-game win streak.
Greater Miami Conference
Princeton 38, Fairfield 14: Key’Sean Torbert tossed two touchdowns and ran in another to help Princeton (10-0) finish unbeaten in the GMC. C.J. Plummer caught a TD from Sean Clore and Axsel Rogers added a rushing score for Fairfield (5-5).
Lakota West 42, Oak Hills 14: Kenyon Norman ran in three of his four touchdowns in the first half, finishing the regular season with 32 rushing TDs to lead Lakota West (9-1). Karmelo Jordan hauled in a TD from Jackson Smith and Eric Nelson added a rushing score for the Firebirds.
Lakota East 45, Sycamore 13: Nile Knutson went 16-of-22 for 200 yards with three touchdowns while Drew Dailey had eight carries for 157 yards with two TDs to lead Lakota East (6-4).
Central Buckeye Conference
Graham 35, North Union 21: The Falcons beat the Wildcats in a winner-take-all game for the CBC Mad River Division as Graham clinched its first conference title since 2009.
Miami Valley League
Tippecanoe 63, West Carrollton 0: With a 9-0 record in league play Tippecanoe (9-1) won the MVL Miami for the fourth straight year. The win also bumped Tipp’s win streak in league play to 31 games with a ninth straight win overall on the season, the lone loss a 27-14 setback to Bellbrook in week one.
Stebbins 14, Xenia 7: Devin McCormick hit Anthony Harris on a fourth-quarter touchdown to seal the upset for Stebbins (4-6). Xenia (5-5) still finished as MVL Valley co-champions with Fairborn.
Troy 37, Greenville 14: Colton Akins tossed three first-half touchdowns, hitting Casey Anderson, Abel Mers and Camryn Mangas on scores, to lead Troy (8-2).
Piqua 43, Sidney 27: In an ugly ending to the 52nd edition of the Battered Helmet trophy, referees called the game in the fourth quarter after a scuffle broke out.
Southwestern Buckeye League
Oakwood 41, Middletown Madison 6: The victory gave Oakwood (8-2) a split of the SWBL Buckeye title, its third SWBL championship in school history and its first since 1985.
Waynesville 31, Valley View 28: Bennet Post nailed the game-winning field goal for Waynesville (8-2) as time expired. Valley View (7-3) still finished as co-champions in the SWBL Buckeye.
Edgewood 62, Monroe 35: Carter Breedlove led a potent Edgewood (6-4) rushing attack with seven touchdowns. Both Breedlove and Brody O’Banion surpassed the 1,000 yard rushing mark on the season in the game.
Carlisle 26, Eaton 14: Eaton (4-6) jumped out to an early 14-0 lead but Carlisle (6-4) responded with 26 unanswered points. Trent Snodgrass led the way, rumbling for 192 yards with four touchdowns.
Franklin 24, Brookville 21: Ryan Michael tallied three touchdowns and Tito Harrison hit a 23-yard field goal to help give Franklin (1-9) its first win of the season.
Ohio Heritage Conference
Madison Plains 40, Greenon 22: The Golden Eagles beat the Knights in their last-ever OHC game to clinch their first OHC South Division title since joining the league in 2017. The Knights, who will join the CBC Mad River next season, finished 6-3 and 3-1 in the OHC South. They advanced to the D-V, Region 20 playoffs for the first time since 2022.
Greater Catholic League Co-Ed Western Ohio Athletic Conference
Tri-Village 33, Arcanum 0: Tri-Village finished the regular season at 10-0 and as WOAC champions for the second consecutive year.
Three Rivers Conference
Miami East 22, Riverside 8: The result created a three-way split for the TRC title between Miami East (9-1), Riverside (8-2) and Covington (7-3).
Midwest Athletic Conference
Marion Local 27, Coldwater 0: Marion Local (10-0) won its 68th consecutive regular-season game, going unbeaten in the regular season for a seventh straight season.
St. Henry 53, Delphos St. John’s 0: After a 1-3 start to the year defending state champion St. Henry rattled off six consecutive victories to finish 7-3.
Minster 21, Fort Recovery 0: Carson Kaylor finished 24-of-30 for 274 yards with three touchdowns to lead Minster (7-3).
Anna 29, Versailles 22: Logan Ziegenbusch scrambled for three touchdowns and added a passing TD to pace Anna (7-3).
Southern Buckeye Athletic & Academic Conference
Wilmington 21, New Richmond 7: With the win Wilmington (6-4) captured its first league championship since 1980.
Western Buckeye League
St. Marys 38, Elida 36: Kyle Ibrahim drilled a 20-yard field goal as time expired to give St. Marys (7-3) the win.