Video: Andrew Bissmeyer Junior Season
See the Summit Country Day defender's best from last season3 – Teams in Mercer County (population 40,814) that open the season ranked No. 1 in the MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio State Football Rankings. They are:
Coldwater (D-V),
Marion Local (Maria Stein) (D-VI) and
Fort Recovery (D-VII).
4 – Consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons
East (Sciotoville) senior running back
Akia Brown is trying to record.
5 – Straight state finals Marion Local and
Kirtland have played in. The duo met in last year's D-VI state final with Kirtland winning 22-20.
7 – Straight D-V state finals Coldwater has played in. The Cavaliers have won four in a row.
8 – Number of interceptions
New Miami (Hamilton) senior defensive back
Christian Acus had last year.
17 – Sacks last year for
Summit Country Day (Cincinnati) senior defensive lineman
Andrew Bissmeyer.
17 – State record for consecutive field goals made, set by
Hudson junior kicker
Grant Gonya last season.
19 – Straight years Coldwater has been in the playoffs. That is the state's longest current streak.
20 – Sacks recorded last year by
North College Hill (Cincinnati) senior defensive end
A.J. Hammonds.
20 – Straight playoff wins for Coldwater. The record is 24, set by Marion Local last season with a win in the state semifinals.
21 – Current scholarship offers for
Westerville South junior athlete
Jaelen Gill. His suitors include Ohio State, Michigan, UCLA, USC and Notre Dame.
22 – Touchdowns that
Sidney sophomore quarterback
Andre Gordon accounted for as a freshman.
27 – Tackles for loss last season by
McComb senior linebacker
Jake Crouse.
30 – Tackles for loss last season by
Zanesville senior defensive lineman
RJ Harris.
31 – Current scholarship offers for
Fairfield junior offensive lineman
Jackson Carman. His suitors include Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson, USC, Michigan, Oregon and Notre Dame.
33 – Times
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) has qualified for the playoffs. That ranks second all-time.
34 – Times
Newark Catholic has qualified for the playoffs. That ranks first all-time.
37 – Rushing touchdowns scored by
Carlisle senior running back
Ridge Reed the last two years.
46 – Total touchdowns
Columbiana senior quarterback
Mitch Davidson accounted for last year.
47 – Total touchdowns
Indian Hill (Cincinnati) senior quarterback
Reed Aichholz accounted for last year.
48 – Total touchdowns
Bellevue senior quarterback
Alec Foos accounted for last year.
48 – Scholarship offers for
Colerain (Cincinnati) senior defensive back
Amir Riep, who committed to Ohio State July 23.
49 – Touchdowns that
Brecksville-Broadview Heights senior quarterback
Luke Strnad has thrown for in two years.
53 – Career touchdowns
Kings (Kings Mill) senior quarterback
Tyler Knecht has accounted for.
73 – Career rushing touchdowns for
Loveland senior running back
Luke Waddell, who also has 4,841 career rushing yards.
Luke Waddell, Loveland
File photo by Scott Reed
91 – Career touchdowns
Mechanicsburg senior quarterback
Kaleb Romero has accounted for.
224 – Number of teams in Ohio that qualify for the playoffs.
460 – Career tackles for
Holy Name (Parma Heights) senior linebacker
Colin Costanzo.
715 – High schools in Ohio that play football.
2,019 – Rushing yards
Springfield (Holland) senior running back
Bryant Koback ran for last year. He had 31 touchdowns.
2,059 – Rushing yards
Archbishop Hoban (Akron) senior running back
Todd Sibley Jr. ran for last year. He had 24 touchdowns.
2,635 – Passing yards last season for
Benjamin Logan (Bellefontaine) senior quarterback
Trey Wilson. He also threw 37 touchdown passes.
2,963 – Passing yards last season for
Mentor senior quarterback
Tadas Tatarunas. He threw for 24 touchdowns.
3,039 – Rushing yards
Trotwood-Madison junior running back
Raveion Hargrove ran for last year. It's the eighth-highest single-season mark in Ohio history. He ran for 39 touchdowns.
4,042 – Career passing yards for
Marlington (Alliance) senior quarterback
Chris Pennell.
4,114 – Passing yards
Hamilton Township (Columbus) senior quarterback
Patrick Robinson has thrown for the last two years. He's tossed 38 touchdowns during that span too.
4,606 – Passing yards
Ashland senior quarterback
Grant Denbow has thrown for the last two years. Touchdowns? He's thrown 42 in two years.
5,022 – Rushing yards
Central Catholic (Toledo) senior running back
Michael Warren has amassed the last two years. He also scored 59 touchdowns.
5,970 – Career passing yards for
Midview (Grafton) senior quarterback
Dustin Crum, who also has 71 career touchdown passes.
7,864 – Career passing yards for
Garaway (Sugarcreek) senior quarterback
RJ Jacobs. He's thrown 89 career touchdown passes.