Plenty of standouts as prep football season approaches halfway point

The midway point of the 2022 season is almost here. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let's take a look back at some of the top team and individual performances from all over the state. Here is the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association High School Football Notebook for Week 4: }McComb's Grant Dishong completed 11-of-12 passes for 251 yards and five TDs in Friday's 66-7 win over Van Buren. Camden Glaser caught five of those passes for 155 yards and touchdowns covering 45-, 45 and 50-yards. } The Bogart boys from Bluffton were more than Spencerville could contain in Friday's 53-35 loss to the Pirates. Garrett Bogart completed 10-of-14 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns and rushed eight times for 57 yards and three scores. His twin brother Gavin rushed five times for 114 yards – including an 80-yard score – and caught three passes for 78 yards and another TD, a 70-yard strike from Garrett. } It was a big night for Napoleon, which defeated Northview 41-16 to open Northern Lakes League action Friday. Wildcats' senior Andrew Williams broke the single game school rushing record with 355 yards on 31 carries. The old record was 327 yards, set by Michael Chipps last year against Maumee. As a team, Napoleon rushed for 507 yards, tying the school record, which was set in 1950. The Cats, who ran the ball 61 times, attempted just one pass in the game, a 24-yard TD pass from Blake Wolf to Trey Rubinstein. The win was also the first career victory for Napoleon coach Tyler Swary. } Holgate defeated Washtenaw, Michigan, 72-8 in eight-man football Saturday night. It was the first home win for the Tigers since 2020 after playing just one game a year ago. Chris Plotts rushed for 142 yards and two TDs, while Xavier McCord was 3-of-4 passing for 100 yards and two touchdowns. McCord also returned two interceptions for scores and Isaac DeLong returned a punt and a kick-off for touchdowns for Holgate, which is 2-1 on the season after winning its last two games. } Connor Smith of Gibsonburg carried 45 times for 355 yards and six touchdowns in a 44-14 win over Tiffin Calvert. } Two strong-armed quarterbacks aired it out in Fremont Ross's 64-31 win over Oregon Clay on Friday. Fremont's Kaden Holmes completed 21-of-25 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns, with Adam Hrynciw snagging five throws for 134 yards and a score. Oregon Clay's Mason Heintschel completed 29-of-39 passes for 366 yards and four touchdowns. Clay's Christian Mays caught 14 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown. } Isaac Sexton of Sylvania Southview carried 31 times for 202 yards and a touchdown in a 30-14 win over Springfield, which got a 201-yard effort from Taylen Miller. . } Carson Dominique of Archbold rushed 23 times for 172 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-14 win over Bryan. } Nash Meyer of Hamler Patrick Henry completed 18 of 21 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns in a 40-7 win over Swanton. Landon Johnson of Patrick Henry caught nine passes for 149 yards. } Alex Williams of Rossford was a double threat in a 32-28 loss to Genoa. Williams completed 25 of 35 passes for 257 yards and three touchdowns, and ran 24 times for 120 yards and a TD. Brenden Revels of Rossford caught 12 passes for 173 yards and a score. } Blake Lichtenberg of Toledo St. John's Jesuit was 15 of 18 passing for 254 yards and three touchdowns in a 48-13 win over Lima Senior. } With injuries mounting, Blanchester was in dire straits going in to its matchup against Norwood. So coach Jon Mulvihill moved starting offensive tackle Ty Goodwin to the backfield. Taking every play on a direct snap, Goodwin ran 42 times for 286 yards and two touchdowns while passing for another 41 yard score in a 30-21 win. } Hillsboro junior fullback Austin Barrett set the school record in rushing yards for a game with 370 yards on 22 carries, plus he tied the school record with five touchdown runs en route to the Hillsboro Indians' 48-41 win in overtime against the visiting Williamsburg Wildcats. } A pair of Ohio Mr. Football winners, Mitch Trubisky and Joe Burrow, squared off Sunday in Cincinnati when the Bengals hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers. Trubisky, who won Ohio's Mr. Football award in 2012, is the starting quarterback for the Steelers. Burrow, who won the award in 2014, is the quarterback of the Bengals. Trubisky and the Steelers beat the defending AFC champions 23-20 in overtime. } The Clear Fork Colts used a complete effort to knock off River Valley 44-42 in what will be considered the game of the year in the Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference. Clear Fork nearly had three players run for 100 yards apiece as Victor Skoog piled up 114 yards on 20 carries with three touchdowns, Pawie Ault had 92 yards on 17 carries with two touchdowns and Trystyn Robison added 97 yards on nine carries. Skoog also completed 9-of-12 passes for 99 yards and a score. River Valley's Cayden Shindone had himself a night in the narrow loss. He completed 16-or-32 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns while piling up 202 yards on the ground on just 17 carries with three touchdowns. } The Lucas Cubs improved to 3-1 behind an offensive explosion in a 55-21 win over previously undefeated Mapleton. The Cubs ran for 347 yards on 32 carries and threw for 127 yards on just four completions to collect nearly 500 yards of total offense. } Plymouth's Shae Sparks helped the Big Red pick up their first Firelands Conference-opening victory since 2011 by running for 261 yards and touchdowns of 50, 13 and 82 yards. } Lexington freshman Markale Martin helped first-year head coach Andrew Saris earn the first win of his career in a 30-7 decision over Mount Vernon. Martin burst onto the scenes with 132 yards and three touchdowns on just 19 carries scoring on runs of 32, 5 and 7 yards. Senior quarterback AJ Young ran for 25 yards and a 21-yard score on 11 carries, competed 10-of-13 passes for 110 yards and booted a 45-yard field goal in the massive win. } The Ashland Crestview Cougars pushed their regular-season winning streak to 15 games thanks to a 24-12 Firelands Conference-opening victory over Western Reserve in Week 4. Hayden Kuhn threw for 144 yards while Adison Reymer ran for 102 yards and Caiden Cunningham caught four passes for 50 yards. } Shelby freshman quarterback Brayden DeVito added to his growing legacy on Friday night compiling 355 passing yards to seven different receivers in a 34-6 win over Pleasant. He hooked up with Issaiah Ramsey seven times for 225 yards. } Galion's Gabe Ivy was virtually unstoppable rushing for 279 yards and four touchdowns on 33 carries in a big win over Marion Harding. At halftime he accounted for 169 of the team's 173 yards. } Colonel Crawford's Trevor Vogt showed yet again why he's one of the most dangerous athletes with a football in his hand. He caught two touchdown passes and returned a punt for his seventh, eighth and ninth scores of the season — it was the third special teams TD of the year so far for Vogt. } Liberty Center's defense, which has allowed a total of 27 points this season, was once again dominant in a 40-6 win over Wauseon in Northwest Ohio Athletic League play Friday. The Tigers held Wauseon to 4 yards rushing and intercepted four passes. Landen Kruse had a pair of picks, while Jeff Zacharias and Zane Zeiter also had an interception each. LC will be tested this week, when the Tigers host state-ranked Archbold. } Huron quarterback Dylan Hohler threw four touchdowns and ran for another in the Tigers' 38-14 win over Lima Central Catholic. He was 18-for-24 passing for 277 yards while running for 62 additional yards. The senior now has taken part in 18 touchdowns through the first four weeks as Huron is off to a 4-0 start. } Margaretta running back Jake Boggs carried 27 times for 167 yards and three touchdowns in the Polar Bears' 37-23 win over previously undefeated Ottawa Hills. Boggs also found the end zone on a 24-yard interception return to help Margaretta improve to 4-0, its best start since 2002. } Norwalk St. Paul's Quincey Crabbs ran 17 times for 193 yards and three TDs on the ground in a 54-20 win over South Central. He also caught a touchdown and took a blocked punt to the end zone to total five TDs. } Clyde senior Abe Morrison took part in five touchdowns during the Fliers' 44-0 win over Toledo Start. Morrison completed 13-of-22 passes for 158 yard and four touchdowns through the air, including two to Ben Wott. He also ran six times for 26 yards and another TD. } Port Clinton senior Cam Gillum threw four passing touchdowns in PC's 54-14 win over Toledo Bowsher. Gillum also found paydirt a fifth time when he returned a first-quarter interception 82 yards for a TD. PLAYOFF NOTE: Carey, Arlington, McComb sand Elmwood continue be among the area schools ranked highest in the computer standings that will determine playoffs pairings. After four weeks, Carey is No. 1 among Division VI schools in Region 22, Arlington is third and McComb fifth in Division VII, Region 26, and Elmwood is fifth Division V, Region 18. Complete numbers for all teams in every region can be found at: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Football/2022/2022HarbinReportWeek4.pdf.