Ohio high school football top stars and best performances (9/4/2023)
Here are some stars from football games across Ohio in Week 3.
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JJ Baldwin, Benedictine
The junior had 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns on six receptions to lead the Bengals to their first win of the season, 44-29 at Athol Springs (New York).
Cornell Beard Jr., Shaker Heights
Rushed for 284 yards and five touchdowns in the Raiders' 53-27 win over the Solon Comets.
Marquise Davis, Cleveland Heights
Rushed for 333 yards and four touchdowns on 37 carries as Cleveland Heights edged Hudson 34-31.
Darius Dennis, Trotwood-Madison
Clinched a 21-20 over Springfield by grabbing an interception with 1:15 to play. Last year, Springfield had defetaed Trotwood-Madison 41-0.
Will Francis, Chardon
The quarterback ripped off 7- and 70-yard touchdown runs to lead the Hilltoppers to a 28-10 victory over Avon Lake.
Eric Geddes, Garrettsville Garfield
In a 52-13 victory over Normandy, Geddes finished with four touchdowns. The quarterback completed 7-of-8 passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 139 yards and two more scores on 10 carries.
Nolan Good, Avon
The first-year quarterback threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns to end Glenville’s 17-game winning streak with a 24-16 win.
Tyler Gooding, Winton Woods
Led the running game with 120 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries as Winton Woods beat their Eastern Cincinnati Conference rival West Clermont 21-13.
Caleb Jones, Archbishop Hoban
The senior running back ran for 148 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries as Hoban defeated Trinity Episcopal (Virginia) 34-6 at home.
Angelo McCullom, Pickerington North
The defensive tackle recorded two sacks and three tackles for loss to help the Panthers earn a win over Upper Arlington, 28-8.
Ryan Montgomery, Findlay
The quarterback completed 32-of-37 passes for a total of six touchdowns and a school school-record 491 yards to lead the Trojans to a 49-14 win over Southview. Montgomery broke a school record for passing yards set by two-time Super Bowl champion Ben Roethlisberger.
DaOne Owens, Massillon
Did it all for the Tigers, firing a 31-yard touchdown pass in the first half and scoring on dashes of 72 and 23 yards as the Tigers took down Mansfield Senior 51-10.
Jon Slaper, St. Edward
In the 42-14 win over Rock Creek Christian (Maryland) on Saturday, the linebacker scored two defensive touchdowns, returning a fumble for a score in the first quarter and then intercepting a pass for a touchdown in the second quarter.
Lucas Weaver, Walsh Jesuit
The junior running back turned on the jets with a 74-yard touchdown to help lead the Warriors to a 48-14 win over DeSales.
Drake Wells, Centerville
The signal-caller led the Elks with 222 passing yards and two touchdowns to stage a 28-7 comeback win over Pickerington Central.
(Photo of Massillon quarterback DaOne Owens by Jeff Harwell)
