A look at some of the top performances from Week 2

COLUMBUS — Week 2 of the 2026 high school football season is in the books.Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the sixth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook.Let's take a look.- North Baltimore quarterback Luke Long completed 18-of-22 passes for 370 yards and six touchdowns in the Tigers' 56-18 win over Hardin Northern. Senior end Zander South caught 11 of those passes for a school-record tying four touchdowns covering 6, 7, 9 and 10 yards. South also caught a two-point conversion pass.- Bluffton's Parker Lovell rushed for 215 yards on 15 carries and scored on touchdown runs of 1, 9, 12 and 68 yards in the Pirates' 42-7 win over (Milan) Edison. The senior back added three receptions for 46 yard and a fifth TD on the night.- Connor Barbara, one of the few returning starters from a Liberty-Benton team that went 12-1 in 2025, is being asked to do a lot this season. Friday, he lived up to that task, completing 11-of-15 passes for 151 yards and a score, rushing for 31 yards and returning a kickoff 92 yards for a TD in a 40-20 loss to Columbus Grove.- Cooper Hanna, a sophomore quarterback for Van Buren, carried 23 times for 273 yards and four touchdowns and threw for a fifth score in the Black Knights 55-12 win over Arlington.- Following an 0-10 record in 2025, the school's first winless season in 30 years, Ottawa-Glandorf is off to a 2-0 start following dominating wins over Liberty-Benton (52-7) and Defiance (42-21).-Bucyrus quarterback Isaac Makeever, a 6-foot sophomore, had a monster game against Riverdale going 11-of-25 passing for 216 yards and three touchdowns along with rushing 41 times for 245 yards and another touchdown. Wyatt Makeever caught five passes for 119 yards and a touchdown, Paten Deskins hauled in three passes for 48 yards and the game-winning touchdown with 0:31 on the clock.–Madison-Plains' defense scored as many touchdowns (5) as its offense in a 71-7 romp over Grove City Christian. Wyatt Williams returned interceptions 50 and 34 yards for two of the defensive scores. Tyler Wall had a 90-yard pick-six and Logan Allgire took an interception 44 yards for a score and recovered a fumble in the end zone.-For the second straight week, the Ontario Warriors returned the game's opening kickoff for a touchdown as senior Tre Fowler entered the highlight reel with his KO return in Friday's 58-0 win over Norwalk.-Bellefontaine senior Brandon Heater nailed a 56-yard field goal, which tied for the eighth-longest kick in OHSAA history, during the Chieftains' 49-17 loss to Bellbrook.-New London's Henry Thomas scooped a fumble and returned it 90 yards for a TD and returned a kickoff 75 yards for the Wildcats' only two scores in a 55-13 loss to Loudonville.-Quarterback Gavin Brown of Fairview opened his sophomore debut and first varsity start, completing 23 of 30 passes for 546 yards and five touchdowns plus another rushing score in a 56-26 win over Wauseon. -During Elgin's 54-6 win over Ridgedale, the Comets scored five touchdowns on one-play drives as Archer Johnston led Elgin with 120 yards on 12 carries and three touchdowns.-Marion Pleasant's Weston Shaffer ran for 389 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries and completed 9-for-10 passes for 114 yards and three more scores in a 51-14 win over Triad.-Mount Gilead's Kadin St. Clair recorded 12 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, a fumble recovery and an interception in a 27-25 win over Upper Sandusky.-Archbold quarterback Maddox Pinter completed 17-of-25 passes for 322 yards and three TDs to lead the Bluestreaks to a commanding 41-15 victory over defending Division VII State Champion St. Henry.-Cameron Sullivan completed 20 of 27 passes for 314 yards and a touchdown, and rushed 10 times for 62 yards and two touchdowns, in Nelsonville-York's 48-6 victory over Logan.-The Ironton Fighting Tigers, after a Thursday night season-opening shutout win at Williamsburg, won 55-14 on Saturday - defeating the Salem (N.J.) Rams in the two teams' first-ever meeting. It also marked the opener of the 100th year of football at Ironton's Tanks Memorial Stadium.-Blake Pumper of Woodridge was 15-of-35 passing for 417 yards and threw for a school record seven touchdowns in a 55-20 win over Brookside.-Chillicothe's Cartae Ligon was extraordinary for a second straight week. In a 26-18 win over Wheelersburg, the junior's entire state line featured 25 carries for 172 yards and three touchdowns, a 14-yard catch, 12 tackles, and two interceptions with returns of 35 and 65 yards.-Newark senior Jason Giblin not only returned interceptions 35 and 87 yards for touchdowns, but also caught TD passes of 65 and 28 yards from sophomore Jace Hodges in a 34-14 win at Mount Vernon.–Aidan Newdigate accounted for all five touchdowns scored by St. Xavier in a 35-7 win at Wayne. He passed for two to Logan Von Holle, and ran for another three while amassing 128 yards on the ground.–Butler outlasted Stebbins 42-28 in an offensive showcase. Butler's Jace Love ran the ball 23 times for 216 yards and three TDs. Devin McCormick amassed 359 yards passing and completed 15 of his 20 attempts with both Marcell Jefferson and Anthony Harris having 100-plus yard receiving games.–Greenon stormed past Northwestern 43-6 thanks to 420 yards and and four TDs passing and another two rushing scores accounted by Teagan Henry. Mason Roop had 12 catches for 201 yards and 3 TDs.-Though two garbage-time touchdowns snapped 13 straight quarters without allowing a TD, Liberty Center's defense still clamped down against Pemberville Eastwood in a 41-14 victory where the Tigers allowed just 38 rushing yards on 21 attempts. The win is the 47th straight regular-season victory for LC.-Fairview and Delta followed up a 36-32 thriller last season with another barnburner, this time with Delta avenging the 2025 loss with a 43-30 win. Delta's Marcus Nagel rushed 35 times for 271 yards and three TDs as the Panthers racked up 322 yards on the ground. Fairview sophomore Gavin Brown was 24-of-38 for 315 yards and three scores while receiver Logan Olinger caught seven passes for 91 yards and a TD and threw a 60-yard TD pass.-Keyshawne King of Waterloo sets the single-game rushing record for the school with 320 yards rushing, four touchdowns, and an 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in a 44-38 win over Beachwood. -Lorain's Tyler Chapman broke off touchdown runs of 72, 84 and 96 yards, gained 252 yards on just four carries and added a two-point conversion run in a 42-22 win over Elyria.-Wayne Trace quarterback Reece Morehead threw for three touchdowns and ran for two as the Raiders ended a nine game non-league losing streak with a 55-0 victory over Spencerville.-Jett Warner's 16-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Schlater with 1:49 remaining in the third quarter and Bridon Jeffries' point-after helped Celina defeat Wapakoneta 7-6 to allow the Bulldogs start the season 2-0 for the first time since 2014 and snap the Redskins' 26-game Western Buckeye League winning streak.-For the second straight week, St. Marys Memorial's Piper Triplett kicked a point-after. In Week 1's win over Galion, Triplett, who also plays soccer at St. Marys, became the first female athlete to score a point for the Roughrider football program. Piper's older brother Bradey was second team All-Ohio in Division III last season as a kicker.-Marion Local's Cam Griesdorn rushed for 153 yards and four touchdowns as the Flyers picked up a 54-28 win over Canal Winchester Harvest Prep. Prep quarterback Collin Boff, who is committed to Bowling Green State University, threw for 264 yards with two rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown in the loss.-Nick Reece of Berea-Midpark gained 335 all-purpose yards in a 40-33 win at Euclid. Reece scored three TDs on passes from Dylan Papushak, including the go-ahead score. Reece also set up another touchdown with a big punt return. Of his yardage, Reece had 152 yards on seven receptions.-Kenyon Norman continued his strong start to the season for Lakota West, rushing for 262 yards and four touchdowns on just 13 carries in a 48-18 victory over East.-Elder quarterback Kaden Estep accounted for 430 yards of offense in a 56-20 victory over Covington Catholic. The junior threw for 357 yards and two touchdowns and added another touchdown on the ground.-Milford sophomore quarterback Aiden Wehrum had a huge night, throwing for 340 yards and five touchdowns while adding another touchdown on the ground in a victory over Walnut Hills.