Taking a look at highlights from Week 3 in prep football

COLUMBUS — Week 3 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books.Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the third 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.- Arlington's Trenton Heacock completed just 10-of-19 passes for 96 yards, but five of those throws went for touchdowns as the 3-0 Red Devils beat Ada 34-14 in a matchup of unbeaten teams. Ayden Cavinee rushed for 157 yards and caught two TD passes, Dawson Weihrauch also had two scoring receptions, and the fifth TD pass went to Calvin Willow, a 6-10 senior tight end. - North Baltimore quarterback Luke Long had over 400 yards total offense (359 passing, 53 rushing) in the Tigers 47-6 win over Marion Elgin. Cooper Clark had 210 yards rushing for North Baltimore, which is off to its first 3-0 start since the 2005 season. - In Friday's 52-9 win over McComb, unbeaten Liberty-Benton led 14-0 before running its first offensive play of the game. McComb started the game on offense, but Connor Barbara intercepted a pass and returned it 32 yards for a score. When L-B stopped McComb's second possession the Panthers punted and Seth Elchert returned it 65 yards for another score. Elchert, a University of Toledo signee, later caught two touchdown passes, his fourth and fifth TD receptions in the first three games. - Upper Sandusky running back Ethan Lewis rushed for 137 yards, completed two passes for 60 yards and caught a touchdown pass in the Rams' 28-18 win over Northwood. - Kenton freshman Xavier Gammon, making his first varsity start, completed 35-of-44 passes for 507 yards and three touchdowns in the Wildcats' 38-27 win over Ottawa-Glandorf. He also rushed for 93 yards.- Lexington's Joe Caudill stuffed the stat sheet completing 15-of-24 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown while running for 101 yards on 18 carries and a score (69 yards) in the Minutemen's thrilling 31-28 win over Clear Fork. Caudill also had 14 tackles, a forced fumble, two tackles for loss, a sack and the game-saving interception in the closing seconds to lead the Minutemen on both sides of the ball.-Shelby's Brady Bowman had an insane day with nine catches for 240 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-6 win over Bellevue, the Whippets' first win on their rival's home turf since 2010. Brayden DeVito went off again completing 12-of-16 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns while running for 72 yards and two more scores.-Cardington's Josh Goers and Wyatt Denney were too much for Bucyrus in a 55-24 win. Goers rushed for 170 yards, threw for 50, scored three times and had eight tackles and an interception on defense. Denney ran for 261 yards, also scored three TDs, plus made 11 tackles.- In Lima Senior's 20-14 win over Marion Harding, Amontrae Davis caught 10 passes for 108 yards and ran it 14 times for 71 yards, scoring once on the ground and in the air.-North Union snapped Northmor's 17-game regular season winning streak by getting a 13-yard touchdown pass in the final moments from Nickolas Hajjar to Griffin Osborne to complete a 19-13 victory.-Norwalk St. Paul junior kicker Nate Griffin got redemption in just a matter of minutes of Friday's 22-20 win over Tiffin Calvert. Once down by 14 points, St. Paul scored with 2:09 left to pull within one, 20-19. Griffin missed the PAT, though, his second miss of the game. The St. Paul defense got the ball back with just over 90 seconds left, and also converted a fourth-and-10 from the Calvert 37. That allowed Griffin the chance at a 27-yard field goal attempt, which he easily boomed through with three seconds left in St. Paul's 22-20 victory.-Paulding QB Colt Hunt broke the Panthers' single-season passing yards record with 347 yards and four TDs on 16-of-22 completions in a 33-7 win at Delphos Jefferson. Jordan Manz caught nine passes for 215 yards and a TD.-Edgerton QB Maddox Baker helped his Bulldogs rally from a 14-0 first-quarter hole by passing for 206 yards and three TDs (17-of-24), including an eventual game-winning TD toss to Kellen Sanchez with 1:12 remaining in a 29-28 win over Montpelier. The Locos rallied to score with 18 seconds left, failed on a two-point conversion try, recovered the onside kick but were picked off on the game's final play.-Maumee senior quarterback Ben Kubicz threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns as the Panthers won their first game of the season, 42-6 over Toledo Waite. Twin brother Will Kubicz caught three TD passes, totaling five catches for 142 yards.-Vermilion running back Evan Kuhns had 12 rushes for 181 yards and four touchdowns - all in the first half - as the Sailors defeated Willard 60-22 on Saturday.- Medina Highland's Grady Gibb had 120 yards and a rushing touchdown and 171 yards and three TDs passing in a 34-7 win over Avon Lake.-Logan Gooding passed for 311 yards and four touchdowns, but Tiffin Columbian's comeback attempt fell short in a 35-30 loss at Medina Buckeye.-Hillsboro junior Jeven Hochstuhl rushed for 142 yards and touchdowns of 24 and 80 yards, returned an interception 95 yards for a score, and Tre Captain added a 38-yard punt return for a score in a 49-34 win over Portsmouth West.-Behind a five-rushing touchdown performance from sophomore quarterback Hudson Lovett, the McClain Tigers brought home some new hardware for their trophy case by defeating the Paint Valley Bearcats, 35-22 in the Battle of Route 41.- Sidney Lehman Catholic senior quarterback Turner Lachey threw for 422 yards and five TDs as the Cavaliers beat Fort Loramie 43-24 to improve to 3-0. Through three games, Lachey has thrown for 1,137 yards and 16 TDs with an 80.6 completion percentage (50-for-62) and no interceptions.-Tippecanoe junior quarterback Larkin Thomas threw for 275 yards and five TDs and rushed for another score as the Red Devils beat Fairborn 55-7 to improve to 3-0.-For the third consecutive game, Granville senior Kyle Kirby scored four touchdowns and now has 12 on the season for the 3-0 Blue Aces after they beat rival Johnstown 33-14. It was the 110th meeting and Granville has now won "The Jug" eight consecutive times. Kirby had 165 yards on 21 carries.-Newark senior Bodie Smith went 14 of 16 for 374 yards and four touchdowns, also running for a score in the 52-20 win against rival Zanesville. But the Blue Devils still lead one of Ohio's longest rivalries 63-54-4.- Kirtland rushed for 490 yards in a 44-24 win over Perry. Jake LaVerde (193), Ty Bledsoe (153) and John Silvestro (109) all hit the 100-yard mark for the 3-0 Hornets.- T.J. Moore carried 22 times for 251 yards and five touchdowns in VASJ's 47-7 win over Mansfield Senior.- Gates Mills Hawken quarterback Donovan Moorhead, son of Akron head coach Joe Moorhead, completed 31 of 34 passes for 325 yards and four touchdowns. He is a Jacksonville State commit. Charlie Mallett caught 13 passes for 156 yards in the Hawks' 42-13 win over Gilmour Academy.-Carlisle had three interceptions - one each by Michael-Anthony Lista, Jake Fox and Ashton Pelfrey - and the defense held Bethel scoreless in the second half to seal a 43-19 win.-Lakota East quarterback Nile Knutson completed 25-of-27 passes for 327 yards and three touchdowns in the Thunderhawks' 40-35 loss to Mason. Mason's De'Angelo Birch ran for 214 yards and four touchdowns in the Comets' win.-Badin christened its new $15 million stadium - Lanni Family Stadium at Matandy SportsPlex - with a 32-18 win over Edgewood behind 148 yards rushing and three touchdowns from senior Lem Grayson. It is the first on-campus stadium in the 60-year history of the school.-Ross had two players run for more than 150 yards in its 28-21 win over Northwest. Lucas Kunkel had 43 carries for 193 yards and a touchdown and Carter Gipson ran the ball 21 times for 164 yards and two scores. The Rams totaled 376 rushing yards in the game.-Behind senior Braylon Rickett's 213-yard, three touchdown rushing effort, the Manchester Greyhounds improved to 3-0 on the season with a 46-12 road win at Franklin Furnace Green. Rickett also added 16 tackles and two interceptions on the defensive side.-Columbus St. Francis DeSales QB RJ Day – yep, his dad is Ryan Day – was 16 for 19 for 275 yards and five TDs in a 35-18 win over Africentric.-Mason quarterback De'Angelo Birch ran 28 times for 214 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-35 victory over Lakota East. In the game, Lakota East running back Ryder Hooks broke all-time school rushing record with 18 carries for 131 yards.-Talawanda senior Lance Cantrell rushed for 313 yards and four touchdowns as the Braves improved to 3-0 with a 45-20 win over Eaton.-Lebanon senior quarterback Luke Faler was 15-for-19 through the air for 294 yards and five touchdowns in the first half as the Warriors' improved to 3-0 with a 49-14 win over West Clermont.-Lebanon sophomore Greyson McClure had two pick-sixes in the third quarter as Lebanon topped West Clermont 49-14.-Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy senior Griffin Ridner Richard threw for six touchdowns, completing 19-of-25 passes for 264 yards, in a 48-6 win over Madeira.-North College Hill QB Ar'Neil Khar Jr. threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns in a 32-20 win over Bethel-Tate.-Taylor RB Easton Schrimpf rushed for 262 yards and three touchdowns in a 55-0 win over Woodward.