AREA: Liberty-Benton stays unbeaten

10/1/2011
BLADE STAFF

Liberty-Benton 34, Arcadia 14

FINDLAY -- Brady Vaught rushed for 191 yards on 14 carries, and Dakota Conkle scored twice to lead the Eagles in a game of Blanchard Valley Conference unbeatens.

Vaught put L-B (6-0) ahead 14-7 in the first quarter on an 80-yard run, and Mitch Linhart followed with TD passes to Brandon May (85 yards) and Conkle (15) to put the Eagles in front 20-7 at halftime.

Linhart was 8-for-15 passing for 177 yards and picked up another 47 yards rushing.

Conkle scored the game's first TD on a 34-yard interception return.

Arcadia (5-1) tied the game at 7-7 on a six-yard run by Casey Mock.

Oak Harbor 35, Edison 7

OAK HARBOR -- Mark Konieczny rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns (1 and 17 yards) to help the Rockets in a Sandusky Bay Conference matchup.

Oak Harbor (4-2, 3-0 SBC) rushed for 222 yards while quarterback Brian Mallernee threw for 123 and three TDs. Mallernee connected with Austin Wiegand on two scores (10 and 28 yards) and A.J. Cecil on a 27-yard strike.

Brandon Cushler had a 53-yard TD run for Edison (2-4, 1-2).

Tiffin Calvert 57, North Baltimore 0

NORTH BALTIMORE -- Tiffin Calvert used its powerful ground attack to pile up 435 yards rushing.

Nathan Ritzler rushed for 152 yards and four touchdowns (6, 5, 8, and 14 yards) for Calvert (5-1, 2-1 Midland Athletic League).

Daniel Kwiat had 72 yards rushing and scored on three five-yard touchdowns. Tim Puesey added a 61-yard touchdown run.

North Baltimore fell to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the Midland Athletic League.