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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Football athletes from across Ohio delivered remarkable performances during the second week of the playoffs. The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association gathers the top performances in the OPSMA High School Football Notebook, as submitted by its members.
-Shelby’s Brayden DeVito moved to No. 4 on the OHSAA record book’s all-time career passing yards list after throwing for 283 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-0 win over Orrville. DeVito now has 12,198 yards for his career, the fourth most in Ohio high school football history. His four TDs gave him 117 career passing touchdowns, which is tied for 13th on the all-time list, too. Travis Slone added a 30-yard rushing touchdown and had an interception on defense to lead an all-around effort that saw the Whippets post their fourth shutout of the season, tying the 2017 team for the most in a single season since at least 1999. Brady Bowman added eight catches for 149 yards and three TDs, and Michael Shephers added 34 yards and a score. The Whippets host Lima Bath in the regional semifinals this week.
-Junior wideout Parker Weithman had a spectacular night, catching 4 balls for 187 yards and three touchdowns, as Colonel Crawford defeated Mount Gilead 42-8 in a Division VI, Region 23 quarterfinal game. Quarterbacks Brayden Holt and Peyton Baker were effective, combining on 7-of-10 passing for 219 yards. Eagles running back Connor McMichael rushed for touchdowns of 31 and 4 yards. He had 59 yards on 10 carries. Indian running back Carson Barnum rushed 23 times for 71 yards.
-Third-seeded Leipsic (10-1) advanced to the Division VII region 26 regional semifinals with a 36-7 victory over #6 Mohawk. Marc Kirkendall was 15-26 for 238 yards and threw three touchdown passes. Avery Paris caught 6 passes for 83 yards and a TD. Paris also housed a 43-yard punt return. Aaron Hazelton had 4 catches for 83 yards and two scores. Hazelton also ran for 57 yards on 15 carries. Marquise Williams ran 6 times for 97 yards and a touchdown. Williams also hauled in 6 catches for 42. Leipsic hosts #7 Pandora-Gilbon Friday night in a regional semifinal contest.
-In a league re-match, the Wapakoneta Redskins (11-0) downed Lima Shawnee 41-6 to advance to the Region 12 Semifinals. Caleb Moyer completed 12 of 16 passes for 171 yards and three touchdowns, all to Ohio Bobcat commit Kaden Page, who made 10 grabs for 124 yards.
-Massillon's defense held North Canton to seven points, thanks to the efforts of nose tackle Zay-Shawn Murray, in a regional quarterfinal win. Murray had 7.0 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, and five unassisted tackles in his first game of the season, which was due to undisclosed reasons.
-Kirtland running back John Silvestro was impressive during their regional quarterfinal against Wickliffe, amassing 172 yards on 15 carries and five touchdowns in a 41-3 win to advance to the regional semi-finals.
-Columbus St. Francis DeSales quarterback RJ Day set the school record for single passing yards with 482 (unofficial school record) and three touchdowns in a final-second win over Ashland, 33-29.
-Tri-Village won a second-round OHSAA DVI Region 24 playoff game 54-22 over Portsmouth West. They were led by Sr. Quarterback Trey Sagester and Jr. receiver Griffin Richards. Sagester threw for 231 yards with 4 TDs. Richards had 5 TDs and was on the receiving end of Sagester’s passes with 4 TD grabs, along with a 71-yard punt return for a score. Tri-Village had 516 total yards of offense and rushed for 285 yards with Staley Colston, Colt Camacho, and Noah Finkbine all scoring on long runs in the game. The Patriots will host Coldwater on Friday in the DVI regional semifinals.
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