Cornette's TD pass to Miller on game's final play sends Vanlue to 1st win

VANLUE 38STIVERS 36VANLUE – Vanlue's Chase Cornette amassed 472 yards total offense on Friday.The last 15 proved to be the most dramatic.Given an untimed down when Dayton Stivers was called for pass interference on the final play of the fourth quarter, Cornette took advantage, firing a 15-yard strike to Trey Miller on a crossing pattern for the winning score in a 38-36 victory.A freshman quarterback, Cornette had 112 yards passing, 231 rushing and 119 on punt and kickoff returns. He scored five TDs, with four of them coming on 1-yard dives as Vanlue overcame a 28-18 third quarter to post its first win of the 2026 season.Miller caught three passes for 52 yards and Brady Hamilton snared five for 43. Malikyah McVay added 35 yards rushing.Stivers (0-6) got an impressive individual performance as well from Kei'von Clark. A freshman receiver/defensive back, Clark also scored five TDs, scoring on 50-, 55-, 62- and 72-yard runs and catching a 13-yard pass for another score. L-BENTON 22SPRINGFIELD 14HOLLAND – Liberty-Benton's Connor Barbara accounted for 278 yards total offense and scored two touchdowns in the Eagles 22-14 win over Springfield in a Northern Lakes League Cardinal Division matchup.Barbara returned a kick 89 yards to put L-B on the board in the second quarter, and added a 1-yard TD burst that made it 22-14 early in the fourth. Duncan Peters caught four passes, one of them a 52-yard strike from Barbara midway through the third quarter. COL. GROVE 56CRESTVIEW 24CONVOY – Columbus Grove's Gavin Baxter scored three touchdowns before fans were even settled in their seats and had six touchdowns overall in the Bulldogs 56-24 Northwest Conference win over Convoy Crestview.A 6-foot-4, 205-pound junior who was all-Ohio as a defensive end in 2025, Baxter scored on two 4-yard runs and caught a 42-yard pass from Rylan Palte for another TD that put Grove 21-0 in the first quarter.Baxter added another TD reception – 18 yards – and scored on 10- and 16-yard runs as the Bulldogs lead ballooned to 49-0 at the half.Brody McCluer, who led Grove with 106 yards on nine carries, added a 1-yard TD plunge and Tayt Halker scored on a 26-yard run as Grove improved to 8-1 overall, 5-1 in the NWC heading into a Week 10 matchup with Bluffton (8-1, 5-1 NWC). ELMWOOD 48TOL. CHR. 20TOLEDO – Elmwood's Braxton Simon and Kasen Hammer hooked up on three touchdowns passes on Friday when the Royals beat Toledo Christian 48-20 in a nonleague matchup.Simon completed 19-of-26 passes for 249 yards and four touchdowns. Hammer caught 10 passes for 155 yards, including 16-, 43- and 56-yard TD strikes. Simon also connected with Luke Carr (21 yards) and Trevor Meyer (5 yards) on TD passes.Ryken Zeigler rushed for 47 yards and a score and Jase Reynolds recovered a fumble in the end zone as Elmwood (5-4) generated 511 yards total offense and posted its second highest point total of the season. P-GILBOA 28ARLINGTON 14PANDORA – Arlington scored first and Arlington scored last. Pandora-Gilboa scored four touchdowns in between, though, in chalking up a 28-14 BVC win over the Red Devils.Zahnder Boggs rushed 28 times for 138 yards and two TDs and had 54 yards and another score through the air for P-G (5-4, 4-3 BVC). Trenton Niese also rushed for 100 yards and a score.Arlington led 7-0 after Alex Crawford's 17-yard run midway through the first quarter. P-G tied it before the first quarter was over, though, led 14-7 at the half and scored twice more in the first eight minutes of the final period.Forrest Yeater's 31-yard pass to Cuyler Rusch accounted for Arlington's (2-7, 1-6 BVC) second TD. MCCOMB 55ARCADIA 0MCCOMB– Ashtin Gallagher threw 4 touchdowns as McComb shut out BVC foe Arcadia 55-0 for its seventh-straight victory.Gallagher went 8-for-12 in the win, throwing for 201 yards. Luke Kern was on the receiving end of 3 of Gallagher's 4 TDs, racking up 120 yards through the air. Carter Stallings finished with 77 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Jackson Hepperly added 76 yards and a score. Carter Frater added 51 receiving yards and a touchdown.The Panthers, now 8-1 and 6-1 in the BVC, hosts Van Buren on Friday, while the Redskins (3-6, 2-5 BVC) try and stop their skid against Arlington on the road. ADA 42RIVERDALE 7MOUNT BLANCHARD– Ada tallied its sixth win of the season, trouncing Riverdale 42-7 in a BVC contest. Ada quarterback Blake Zoladz went 16-of-21 for 161 yards and 3 touchdowns, adding 208 yards and 2 more TDs on the ground. Kolton Dysert ran for 107 yards and a score. Aidin Brown caught two TD passes, finishing with 99 yards receiving and 43 rushing. Thad Smith added 30 receiving yards and a TD. Kydin Reed passed for 119 yards and a touchdown for the Falcons, going 6-of-14 while adding 20 rushing yards. Channing Tillman caught two passes for 47 yards, while Davison Hay added 1 reception for 36 yards. Taeven Sheets had had 31 yards on the ground, and 19 yards through the air. Cale Young caught Reed's TD throw, an 18-yarder. The Bulldogs (6-3, 4-3) travels to Pandora-Gilboa on Friday, while Riverdale (1-8, 0-7 BVC) takes on Elmwood at home. NORTH BALTIMORE 16CRESTLINE 14NORTH BALTIMORE– North Baltimore edged out Crestline 16-14 on Friday night, to improve to 8-1.Trevor Walter ran for 166 yards for the Tigers. Emmitt Heldberg added 69 rushing yards. Luke Long attempted just four passes, throwing a 10-yard TD to Isaiah Hyden but finishing with just 17 yards on the evening. Long tacked on 53 yards and a score on the ground. The Tigers end the regular season traveling to NWCC opponent Upper Scioto Valley on Friday. P. HENRY 45SWANTON 0SWANTON– Patrick Henry notched its sixth win of the season, shutting out Swanton on the road 45-0 for an NWOAL victory. Reed Jackson (75 yards) and Martin Rutter (57 yards) each recorded 2 rushing TDs for the Patriots. Tristen Rosebrook passed for 57 yards, including a 33-yard TD pass to Kiefer Holloway.Now 6-3 and 4-2 in the NWOAL, the Patriots host Evergreen in a conference clash on Friday before turning their attention to the postseason. USV 22H. NORTHERN 18DOLA– Upper Scioto Valley snagged an NWCC win, narrowly defeating Hardin Northern 22-18 on Friday night. Blayne Kindle ran for 129 yards and a touchdown on 29for the Polar Bears, completing 3 of his 7 passes for 73 yards and a score. Jaxon Paugh had 93 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. Sawyer Crossman caught all 3 of Kindle's completions. Hardin Northern (3-6, 2-5 NWCC) concludes its regular season on the road on Friday, traveling to Marion Elgin for an NWCC matchup. U. SANDUSKY 42BUCKEYE CENTRAL 0NEW WASHINGTON– Kasen Gottfried scored 3 touchdowns as Upper Sandusky blanked Buckeye Central 42-0 in a Northern-10 collision. Gottfried did it all on Friday, catching a 24-yard pass from Keegan Dunn, running in a 26-yard score, and returning a punt 82 yards for a TD. Dunn also tossed a 26-yarder to Caine Rupe for a score. Declan Pelfrey and Curtis Paymon each turned in rushing touchdowns as well.The Rams (5-4, 4-3) travel to Seneca East on Friday in an N10 battle. FRIDAY'S AREA SCORES(No other info available at press time)Genoa 44, Fostoria 6Bluffton 48, Fort Loramie 13