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Ohio high school football top stars and best performances (9/11/2023)

From Pickerington North's Preston Bowman to St. Edward's Brandon White, there were several big-time high school football performances across the state of Ohio in week 4.

Here are some stars from football games across Ohio in week 4

To nominate a performance in future weeks, please send an email to ryan@scorebooklive.com

Preston Bowman, Pickerington North

Finished with 205 yards on five receptions and three touchdowns, including one on an 85-yard catch, to help lead the Panthers to a 39-34 rivalry win over Pickerington Central.

Marquan Braswell, Toledo Central Catholic

Led the offense with 88 rushing yards on six carries and a season-high four touchdowns as the Fighting Irish defeated Brother Rice 33-7.

Remontay Coleman, Northwood

The senior rushed for 223 yards and scored five touchdowns in Northwood’s 42-40 win over Erie Mason.

Nolan Good, Avon

The junior quarterback completed 8-of-9 passes for 146 yards and three touchdowns and added a 13-yard touchdown run of his own in the first half in Avon's 42-6 win over Elyria.

Chase Herbstreit, St. Xavier

Finished with 219 yards passing and threw touchdown passes of 50 and 23 yards to lead the Bombers to a 14-10 win over Withrow.

Justen Hodge, Mentor 

With 1:23 remaining in the game, the sophomore made a one-handed catch and ran for a 55-yard touchdown to give Mentor the 42-41 win over Medina.

Donald Johnson Jr., St. Vincent-St. Mary

Ran for 201 rushing yards on 19 carries and four touchdowns to to help defeat Warren G. Harding 42-28.

Caleb Jones, Archbishop Hoban

Picked up Hoban’s first touchdown of the game with a 27-yarder and finished the first half with 130 yards on 14 carries as the Knights defeated Akron East 39-0.

Tofa Luani, Milford

In the Eagles’ 56-35 win over Anderson, Luani was a factor on both sides of the ball with 14 tackles, a blocked punt and three rushing touchdowns.

JJ Miller, Williamsburg

Threw for a school-record eight touchdowns as the Wildcats defeated Hillsboro 57-27. Miller is tied with 12 players for second-most passing touchdowns in a game in OHSAA history.

Sean Patrick, Kenston

Patrick returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and rushed for 204 yards and four scores in a 49-27 win over Villa Angela-St. Joseph.

Keaton Rode, Canton McKinley 

In a 44-6 win over Perry, Rode completed 17-of-24 passes and tied the school record for passing yards with 301 yards. He finished with two touchdown passes and ran for 47 yards and a touchdown.

Brock Sherman, Walsh Jesuit

The senior running back scored a 9-yard touchdown in the first half and returned a fumble recovery for a touchdown in the third quarter as Walsh Jesuit defeated Canisius (New York) 41-14.

Jalen Slaughter, Massillon

Went 5-for-7 for 130 yards and threw a pair of touchdown passes to help the Tigers blank Elkhart (Indiana) 55-0.

Brandon White, St. Edward

The sophomore running back finished with 134 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns, plus another 38 yards and a touchdown in the passing game, as St. Edward defeated Elder 34-33.

(Photo of Archbishop Hoban running back Caleb Jones by Jeff Harwell)