Bath secured its first win of the season Friday night, defeating Shawnee 34-28. Bath quarterback Daniel Cole completed 32 of 39 passes for 317 yards and threw for three touchdowns. Cole also contributed to the ground game, rushing for 30 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries. Wide receiver Isaiah Clark was a key target, catching 11 passes for 143 yards and three touchdowns. Josiah Clark added nine catches for 81 yards, while Eli Stevens also had nine catches for 60 yards. Braden Mayer ran for 42 yards and a touchdown on five carries. Shawnee's efforts were hampered by five turnovers, and their final drive ended in the red zone with a sack.
In a historic matchup, Lima Senior claimed victory in its first-ever meeting with Tiffin Columbian, ending the game 42-33. Lima Senior running back Amontrae Davis had a standout night, scoring three rushing touchdowns on runs of 86, 24, and 38 yards. Quarterback Eli Kerber connected with Jeff Williams for two significant passing touchdowns, one for 59 yards and another for 71 yards. Kerber also threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Da’Kaden Taylor. Tiffin Columbian's scoring included a 26-yard pass from Logan Gooding to Dazarius Russell and a 42-yard run by Masen Seitz, though a missed two-point conversion kept them behind.
Coldwater defeated New Bremen, a notable win after New Bremen had broken Coldwater's 30-year winning streak against them last season. Coldwater's Braxton Taylor dominated on the ground with 23 rushes for 245 yards and five touchdowns. Quarterback Hugh Hemmelgarn threw for 145 yards on 11 completions. For New Bremen, Gavin Dicke passed for 133 yards and ran for 51 yards and a touchdown. Jacob Kelly rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns.
HARDIN NORTHERN – Coach Cory Hefner earned his first career coaching victory. Blayne Kindle contributed significantly with 28 carries for 103 yards and three touchdowns, while Jaxon Paugh scored all 18 points for the team in the second half, rushing for 97 yards on 19 carries.
Van Buren achieved a 4-0 record for the first time since 1989, defeating Ada, which suffered its first loss of the season. Van Buren led 21-7 at halftime. Haiden Orr rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries, and Cooper Hanna added 131 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. For Ada, quarterback Blake Zoladz passed for 165 yards and ran for a touchdown. Kolton Dysert rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Upper Scioto Valley continued its dominance over Ridgemont, earning its 14th-straight win in the series. Caiden Lowery passed for 122 yards and two touchdowns, while Beau Sanders rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns, also catching a touchdown pass for 68 yards. Mikey Stansberry recorded two interceptions.
North Baltimore extended its regular-season winning streak to 14 games. Quarterback Luke Long threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns on 25 completions. Perry's Wyatt Taviano rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown, and Colten Scott passed for a touchdown and ran for another.
Kenton snapped a 10-game losing streak with a victory over Elida.
Other notable individual performances from around the area include:
ST. MARYS – Dyllan Fink rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown, and caught a 50-yard touchdown pass. Tyler Holsinger added 112 rushing yards, and Logan Payton ran for two touchdowns and threw a 50-yard touchdown pass.
DEFIANCE – Mason Norot and Isaiah Moralex each rushed for a touchdown, with Norot gaining 85 yards and Moralex 52 yards. Reed Rowlison caught a touchdown pass for 76 yards.
FORT RECOVERY – Brady Evers rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, while Breaker Jutte added 76 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Isaac Niekamp threw for 176 yards and a touchdown.
DELPHOS ST. JOHN’S – Christian Young rushed for two touchdowns and passed for 122 yards.
MINSTER – Quarterback Carson Kaylor completed 14 of 17 passes for 285 yards and four touchdowns. Tyler Bergman caught six passes for 78 yards and contributed with eight tackles and one tackle for loss.
LEIPSIC – Marc Kirkendall threw for 206 yards and four touchdowns. Grady Bryan caught five passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns.
MARION LOCAL – The team extended its regular season winning streak to 62 games and its MAC winning streak to 42 games.
PANDORA-GILBOA – Brady Deleruyelle recorded three rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns. Grady Kempf and Jace Fenbert each caught a touchdown pass.
WAYNESFIELD-GOSHEN vs. CORY-RAWSON – Waynesfield-Goshen's Corbin Barnes threw touchdown passes to Bronson Dewitt (8 yards) and Trenton Faraglia (81 yards). Bentley Barnes ran for two late touchdowns, including a 96-yard score. Cory-Rawson scored with 23 seconds left in the first half to make it 15-7 and again with 49 seconds left in the third quarter to make it 21-14.
