RUSHING
Dru Jones of Wadsworth, 29 carries-273 yards, 2 TD
Erick Howard of North Canton Hoover, 29-207 yards, 3 TD
Corey Devitt of Rootstown, 24-161 yards
Zeb Hawley of Hillsdale, 18-160 yards, 2 TD
Chris Snook of Highland 20-151, 1 TD
Marcus Hardy of Cuyahoga Falls, 16-140 yards, 1 TD
Camren Ontko of Walsh Jesuit, 24-140 yards, 2 TD
Alex Gedeon of Hudson, 14-133 yards and 3 TD.
Cotrez McCrary of Orrville, 19-127 yards, 3 TD
Tyler Crowl of Lake, 11-126 yards, 3 TD
Shawn Riley of Wooster, 24-121 yards, 1 TD
Darshawn Thomas of Firestone 23-108 yards, 1 TD

PASSING
Steve McNeely of West Branch, 13 completions, 20 attempts, 296 yards, 2 TD
Sean Bedevelsky of Brunswick, 13-17, 246 yards, 3TD
Jim Shiplett of Northwest, 1, 11-15, 226 yards, 2 TD
Brynt Werntz of Orrville, 11-20, 226 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Roger Wilson of St. Vincent-St. Mary, 13-20, 206 yards, 2 TD
Trevor Kennedy of Firestone, 14-21, 157 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Dave Cruzinsky of Woodridge, 9-14, 153 yards, 2 TD, 1 rushing
Scott Saylor of Wadsworth, 5-10, 151 yards, 2 TD
Brendan Gallagher of Aurora, 7-14, 111 yards.
Bryant Marnin of East Canton, 11-29, 104 yards, 2 TD

RECEIVING
Jordan Gribble of Brunswick, 5 catches for 133 yards, 2 TD
Anthony Schrock of Wadsworth, 3-107 yards, 2 TD
Todd Couvler of St. Vincent-St. Mary, 3-105 yards, 1 TD
Brian Vollmer of Nordonia, 5-92 yards, 2 TD.
Jeremiah James of West Branch, 4-101 yards, 1 TD
Jamalla Watkins of Brunswick, 5-91 yards

Alliance 23, Youngstown Chaney 0
Aurora 24, Crestwood 0
Brunswick 37, Brush 0
Canfield 27, Canton South 7
Canton Central Catholic 35, Perry 8
Champion 28, Garrettsville 0
Cloverleaf 52, Fairview Park 13
CVCA 42, Cle. John Adams 22
Danville 14, Waynedale 7
East Canton 14, Sandy Valley 0
Field 27, Manchester 0
Garaway 33, Canton Timken 8
Garfield 28, Copley 7
Green 41, Springfield 10
Harrison Central 26, Rootstown 6
Highland 31, Buckeye 0
Hillsdale 22, Lucas 21 (OT)
Hudson 24, Twinsburg 10
Lake 35, Louisville 34
Mansfield 47, Sandusky 21
Medina 23, Barberton 10
Mentor 44, Strongsville 28
Mogadore 42, New MIddle. Springfield 0
New Philadelphia 31, Carrollton 20
Nordonia 21, Jackson 14
North 32, Coventry 22
North Canton Hoover 45, Newark Licking Valley 40
North Royalton 7, Revere 3
Northwest 42, Firestone 21 (click here for game story)
Northwestern 7, Black River 6
Norton 18, Kenmore 0
Norwayne 40, Fairless 26
Orrville 35, Triway 12
Parma Normandy 14, Poland Seminary 6
Ravenna 13, Streetsboro 0
Smithville 33, Firelands 7
Solon 10, Massillon 3
Southeast 40, Newton Falls 0
St. Thomas Aquinas 32, Minerva 27
St. Vincent-St. Mary 23, Clear Fork 0
Stow 45, Kent Roosevelt 20
Steubenville 20, Buchtel 6
Tallmadge 17, Ellet 7 (click here for game story)
Tuslaw 20, Dalton 16
Wadsworth 38, Cuyahoga Falls 14
Walsh Jesuit 28, Archbishop Hoban 0 (click here for game story)
West Branch 28, Beaver Local 14
Woodridge 49, Lowellville 14
Wooster 19, Mount Vernon 13

MIKE CARDEW/Akron Beacon Journal

Tallmadge junior running back Tyler Fortner gets tackled by several Ellet defenders. Tallmadge went on to defeat Ellet 17-7 on Friday night.

STATE SCOREBOARD
Ada 38, Spencerville 18
Andover Pymatuning Valley 19, Middlefield Cardinal 3
Anna 27, New Bremen 26
Ansonia 54, New Paris National Trail 6
Antwerp 32, W. Unity Hilltop 13
Arlington 19, Pandora-Gilboa 13, OT
Ashland Crestview 25, Loudonville 18
Ashtabula Lakeside 66, Cle. E. Tech 24
Ashville Teays Valley 26, Cols. Beechcroft 14
Avon Lake 25, Dover 13
Baltimore Liberty Union 23, Lancaster Fairfield Union 0
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 40, Kansas Lakota 13
Bedford 15, Maple Hts. 9
Bellefontaine 33, Sidney 7
Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 25, London 6
Beloit W. Branch 28, Lisbon Beaver 14
Berlin Center Western Reserve 38, Newcomerstown 14
Beverly Ft. Frye 10, Belpre 7
Bloomdale Elmwood 34, Port Clinton 0
Bracken Co., Ky. 20, Manchester 6
Bridgeport 29, Clay-Battelle, W.Va. 6
Brookfield 22, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 0
Bucyrus 54, Upper Sandusky 24
Burton Berkshire 21, Ashtabula Edgewood 7
Canal Winchester 42, Hebron Lakewood 0
Cardington-Lincoln 53, Galion Northmor 6
Casstown Miami E. 34, Union City Mississinawa Valley 12
Chardon 49, Chagrin Falls Kenston 7
Chardon NDCL 17, Chagrin Falls 7
Chesterland W. Geauga 29, Painesville Riverside 24
Cin. Aiken 27, Lockland 20
Cin. Anderson 35, Mason 12
Cin. Country Day 14, S. Decatur, Ind. 7
Cin. Deer Park 42, New Lebanon Dixie 20
Cin. Glen Este 42, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 26
Cin. Mariemont 7, Batavia 6
Cin. N. College Hill 51, N. Bend Taylor 14
Cin. NW 14, Batavia Amelia 7
Cin. Princeton 43, Centerville 42
Cin. Purcell Marian 19, Norwood 7
Cin. Summit Country Day 61, Ridgeway Ridgemont 19
Cin. Sycamore 28, Springboro 3
Cin. Turpin 49, Hamilton Badin 35
Cin. Winton Woods 44, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 7
Cin. Wyoming 23, Milford 0
Cle. Benedictine 21, Mentor Lake Cath. 7
Clyde 35, Maumee 7
Collins Western Reserve 36, Castalia Margaretta 20
Cols. Grandview Hts. 27, Howard E. Knox 0
Cols. Hartley 32, Gahanna Cols. Academy 12
Cols. Upper Arlington 24, Gahanna Lincoln 21
Cols. Watterson 31, Pickerington N. 10
Cols. West 36, Cols. East 20
Columbiana 24, Leetonia 21
Coshocton 30, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 25
Covington 62, Bradford 7
Crown City S. Gallia 7, Reedsville Eastern 0
Day. Carroll 20, Day. Dunbar 19
DeGraff Riverside 41, N. Lewisburg Triad 7
Delphos Jefferson 31, Paulding 28
Dola Hardin Northern 56, Vanlue 0
Dresden Tri-Valley 39, New Concord John Glenn 7
Dublin Coffman 63, Lima Sr. 0
Dublin Scioto 29, Marysville 0
E. Cle. Shaw 42, Garfield Hts. 30
Elyria 35, Marion Harding 14
Euclid 14, Lakewood St. Edward 13
Findlay Liberty-Benton 41, Cory-Rawson 0
Fremont Ross 23, Tol. Whitmer 21
Galion 25, N. Robinson Col. Crawford 12
Gallipolis Gallia 34, McArthur Vinton County 0
Genoa Area 22, Defiance Tinora 7
Germantown Valley View 24, Cin. Indian Hill 21
Girard 35, Campbell Memorial 0
Grafton Midview 20, Amherst Steele 6
Granville 35, Utica 10
Groveport-Madison 14, Dublin Jerome 7
Hamilton New Miami 51, Franklin Middletown Christian 14
Hannibal River 19, Magnolia, W.Va. 6
Hanoverton United 13, Salem 7
Harrison 21, E. Central, Ind. 12
Haviland Wayne Trace 33, Waynesfield-Goshen 21
Hilliard Darby 31, Tol. Cen. Cath. 7
Hilliard Davidson 14, Cols. Brookhaven 13
Hubbard 42, Warren JFK 21
Huber Hts. Wayne 21, Fairfield 6
Jeromesville Hillsdale 22, Lucas 21, OT
John Marshall, W.Va. 35, Bellaire 20
Johnstown Northridge 7, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 6
Kenton 30, Lima Shawnee 24
Kettering Alter 41, Bellbrook 20
Kings Mills Kings 31, Oxford Talawanda 7
Kirtland 51, Fairport Harbor Harding 12
Lafayette Allen E. 21, Columbus Grove 7
LaGrange Keystone 34, Greenwich S. Cent. 27
Lakeside Danbury 24, N. Baltimore 7
Lancaster Fisher Cath. 20, Bloom-Carroll 0
Lemon-Monroe 21, Middletown Fenwick 14
Lewistown Indian Lake 27, Plain City Jonathan Alder 15
Lima Cent. Cath. 23, Convoy Crestview 20
Lisbon David Anderson 16, Salineville Southern 15
Loveland 17, Cin. McNicholas 7
Madison 36, Geneva 0
Maria Stein Marion Local 35, Coldwater 14
Marion Pleasant 42, Marion Elgin 0
Mechanicsburg 24, Frankfort Adena 15
Middletown 33, Xenia 27
Milan Edison 21, Monroeville 7
Millersburg W. Holmes 20, Warsaw River View 13
Mineral Ridge 64, Orwell Grand Valley 0
Morral Ridgedale 31, Caledonia River Valley 20
Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 33, Lima Perry 28
Mt. Orab Western Brown 12, Blanchester 7
N. Lima S. Range 42, Independence 7
N. Ridgeville 15, Lakewood 6
New Albany 16, Westerville N. 10
New Lexington 33, Zanesville W. Muskingum 0
New Richmond 28, Batavia Clermont NE 0
Niles McKinley 56, Cle. Lincoln W. 6
Oak Harbor 27, Tol. Woodward 7
Oberlin 35, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 6
Old Washington Buckeye Trail 27, Caldwell 13
Olmsted Falls 29, Parma Hts. Holy Name 26
Orange 21, Brooklyn 19
Painesville Harvey 42, Wickliffe 19
Perry 55, Jefferson Area 0
Pickerington Cent. 14, Piqua 7
Powell Olentangy Liberty 56, Ironton 0
Reading 17, Cin. Mt. Healthy 6
Reynoldsburg 45, Tol. Scott 8
Rocky River Lutheran W. 28, Gates Mills Hawken 13
Sandusky Perkins 42, Tol. Libbey 20
Shadyside 35, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 0
Sherwood Fairview 46, Elmore Woodmore 21
Sparta Highland 54, Mt. Gilead 8
Spring. Cath. Cent. 21, Bluffton 0
Spring. N. 18, Spring. Kenton Ridge 0
St. Clairsville 24, Rayland Buckeye 0
St. Henry 14, Delphos St. John’s 7
St. Marys Memorial 41, Lima Bath 13
Tiffin Columbian 40, Mansfield Madison 21
Toronto 21, Wellsville 0
Trenton Edgewood 42, Eaton 7
Uhrichsville Claymont 35, Weir, W.Va. 8
Van Wert 24, Elida 6
Vermilion 26, Lorain Clearview 20, OT
W. Chester Lakota W. 22, Lebanon 13
W. Jefferson 42, London Madison Plains 6
W. Salem NW 7, Sullivan Black River 6
Wahama, W.Va. 21, Stewart Federal Hocking 14
Wapakoneta 10, Celina 7
Warren Harding 40, St. Thomas Aquinas, Ontario 13
Washington C.H. Miami Trace 19, Wilmington 0
Wayne, W.Va. 28, Chesapeake 0
Willard 35, Ontario 28, 2OT
Youngs. Boardman 49, Tol. Start 6
Youngs. East 20, Youngs. Austintown-Fitch 3
Youngs. Liberty 43, Struthers 22
Youngs. Ursuline 56, E. Liverpool 0
Zanesville 32, Newark 6
Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 35, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 7

Coach Keith Dambrot has added another local talent to the University of Akron men’s basketball team.

Rydell Brooks, a 2006 Buchtel High School graduate, has transferred from Niagara University to the University of Akron and is a member of the Zips men’s basketball team, UA Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations Gregg Bach said.

Bach said Brooks will have to sit out the 2007-08 season and will be eligible to play at UA the following three seasons. Brooks is currently a walk-on.

Brooks, a 6-foot-2 and 190-pound guard, led Buchtel to three consecutive City Series championships. He was selected as the City Series Player of the Year his junior and senior years and was a Division II second-team all-Ohio pick as a senior.

Brooks averaged 27.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.8 steals during his senior campaign as the Griffins leader.

He helped Niagara win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament championship as a freshman. Niagara went 23-12 and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The Purple Eagles won 12 consecutive games, including the a win over Florida A&M in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Kansas.

Brooks played in all 35 games with 30 starts. He averaged 4.7 points in 18 minutes per game.

The addition of Brooks gives the Zips six area high school graduates on the roster: Tim Carroll (CVCA), Eric Coblentz (Lake), Nick Goddard (Wadsworth), Andrew Moss (Copley), Jeremiah Wood (Central-Hower) and Brooks.

UA went 26-7 last season, winning the Mid-American Conference East Division title and losing in the MAC Tournament championship game. The Zips must replace standouts Romeo Travis and Dru Joyce III, a pair of 2003 St. Vincent-St. Mary graduates, that were key players for four years.

Photo courtesy of Niagra University athletics

Rydell Brooks

Firestone senior Dominic Moore has orally committed to the University of Akron soccer team, Falcons coach Mark Schwerdtfeger said.

Moore, who is also an accomplished hurdler in track, played stopper in the Falcons defensive alignment last fall.

“He is such a strong defender,” Schwerdtfeger said. “He is a really good leader and he is probably the most athletic player I have had in my 13 years as Firestone’s coach.”

As a sophomore, Moore was fourth in the 300 hurdles at the Division I state meet and seventh in the 110 hurdles. He has won two City Series titles in the 300 hurdles and was a regional qualifier as a junior, but could not compete due to an injury.

Moore was also an all-district soccer selection as a junior.

Junior Ben Speas will not be playing on the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy soccer team this season because he was named to the U.S. U-17 National team in Bradenton, Fla., CVCA coach Jason Spodnik said.

Speas is in a pool of 40 players who train in Brandenton and attend IMG Academy. Spodnik said Speas could return to CVCA for his senior year.

Speas, a 5-foot-7, 145-pound midfielder who earned first-team all-district honors last fall, had eight goals and 12 assists for CVCA (17-2-1) as a sophomore.

He then played for the U-17 National team. His biggest achievement in an American uniform came April 27 in Larne, Northern Ireland, when he scored a goal against Israel in a 5-1 U.S. win.

Spodnik said a player of Speas’ caliber will be hard to replace in the Royals lineup.

Walsh Jesuit senior soccer player Chris Barton has orally committed to Ohio State University, Warriors coach John Kissner said.

Barton, who is also a standout sprinter in track and a kickoff specialist in football, is a midfielder on the soccer team. He had six goals and two assists last season for the Warriors, who won the Division II state championship.

Entering this season he has 12 career goals and nine career assists. Barton placed third in the 100 meters in the Division II state meet this past spring and also qualified for state in the 200.

After an exciting first week of high school football, I expect week 2 to be even more interesting.

The Beacon Journal’s preseason No. 1 team, Tallmadge, defeated Cuyahoga Falls 17-14 in week 1. The close score makes me think that either Tallmadge is more vulnerable than I thought or Cuyahoga Falls is better than I thought. This week, Tallmadge plays Ellet and Cuyahoga Falls plays Wadsworth. I hope Friday’s games reveal more about Tallmadge and Cuyahoga Falls because frankly, I was confused by their season opener.

I also think North at Coventry will be interesting. Ken Johnson won his head coaching debut last week when North defeated Rootstown 19-14. Coventry lost 26-6 to Garfield Heights Trinity in week 1. It will be interesting to find out if North is the real deal and can put a winning streak together.

Lake at Louisville is another key matchup. Both teams are coming off impressive road wins. Lake defeated Copley 34-6, and Louisville beat Ravenna 35-28 last week. Louisville will look for revenge after losing to Lake last year.

I think the “Game of the Week” is Walsh Jesuit at Archbishop Hoban. I think Walsh has the advantage because they have outstanding offensive and defensive linemen. Hoban, though, has playmakers such as tight end/defensive back Will Fleming and running back/linebacker Steve Yoak. The Knights defeated Garfield 24-21, and Walsh defeated Hoban 42-14 last week.

What do you think will happen in these games? Let me know if you think there are any other key games that I didn’t mention.

Saturday’s area football scores

Canton McKinley 66, Detroit Pershing 6
Canton Timkent 41, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East 0
Ellet 35, Springfield 3

The Canton Timken football team ended a 28-game losing streak this afternoon by defeating Cleveland Heights Lutheran East in convincing fashion — 41-0.

The victory ends a frustrating streak. The Trojans were winless the past two seasons and last won on Sept. 4, 2004 against Field.

Football

Lake 34, Copley 7 (click here for a game story)

Varsity Letters Co-Player of the Game: Lake senior running back Gene Onabiyi and Lake junior running back Tyler Crowl.

Onabiyi had 153 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries. Crowl had 189 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries.

LEW STAMP/Akron Beacon Journal

Lake senior running back Gene Onabiyi scores his first of three touchdowns Friday against Copley with a 5-yard run. Lake went on to defeat Copley 34-7.