Genoa swamps Port Clinton
9/6/2008GENOA Genoa had five touchdowns of at least 30 yards in the first half and led 41-0 at the break before finishing last night with a 55-7 victory over Port Clinton.
Connor Wendt, Zach Apel and Blair Skilliter all scored twice for the Comets (3-0).
Wendt had 105 yards on six carries, scoring from 51 and 39 yards. Apel caught six passes for 96 yards, and Skilliter had a 73-yard touchdown run and a 30-yard punt return for a score.
Genoa quarterback Matt Bassitt completed 8 of 11 passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
Josh Graves scored on an 80-yard run in the fourth quarter for the Redskins (0-3).
Hopewell-Loudon 28, Gibsonburg 14
GIBSONBURG Justin Hohman caught two touchdown passes from Tyler Brown to lead the Chieftains to their third win of the season.
Hohman s catches were 2 and 24 yards. The Chieftains Andrew Brickner ran for a three-yard score and Aaron Kapelka a one-yard TD. He also rushed 19 times for 162 yards.
Tony Egbert scored twice on short runs for 1-2 Gibsonburg.
Tiffin Calvert 41, Woodmore 14
ELMORE Kyle Kwlat punched in four rushing touchdowns from inside six yards for the Senecas. He racked up 136 yards rushing on 29 carries.
Calvert s Vinny Pardi threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Ritzler and scored on a two-yard run.
The Wildcats cashed in on Max Nusser s one-yard run and on a two-yarder from Michael Fahle.
Tinora 42, Otsego 7
TONTOGANY Blake Foor rushed 18 times for 160 yards and three scores (17, 3, 1) as Tinora won on the road. Landon Drewes passed two touchdowns to Ethan McKinney, the first 31 yards, and second was 27 yards. Lucas Willitzer added two scores on the ground for the Rams (1-2).
Dustin Peper scored on a five yard run for Otsego s lone score. Otsego finished with five turnovers (4 interceptions, 1 fumble), Tinora did not turn the ball over.
Carey 25, Lakota 21KANSAS Drek Stock scored three touchdowns to lead the Blue Devils, including the game-winner from 46 yards early in the fourth quarter.
Stock also scored on runs of 1 and 36 yards and finished with 196 rushing yards in the contest for Carey (3-0).
Lakota quarterback John Timmons completed 10 of 27 passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns.
He found Levi Peeler in the end zone for scoring strikes of 28 and 35 yards and added a 72-yard TD toss to Jacob Smith for the Raiders (1-2).
Elmwood 33, North Baltimore 6
NORTH BALTIMORE Reid Rothenbuhler threw for two touchdowns and ran for two for Elmwood.
Rothenbuhler completed 23 of 30 passes for 266 yards. He connected on touchdown strikes to Thor Bottesch (15 yards) and Kyle Benschoter (37 yards).
Rothenbuhler rushed for 147 yards on 14 carries and had TD runs of 10 and 15 yards. Bottesch also had a three-yard TD run.
North Baltimore accounted for 163 total yards.
Eastwood 28, Oak Harbor 0
OAK HARBOR Cody Seifert rushed for scores of 2 and 1 yards and Eastwood (2-1) as the Eagles blanked the Rockets (0-3).
Seifert and Jason Faykosh both accounted for 56 yards rushing.
Faykosh had a three-yard score in the fourth quarter and later threw a one-yard TD pass to Mark Schult. Schult had six catches for 55 yards.
Eastwood rolled up 303 total yards of offense, including 199 on the ground.