Thomas Worthington football, Fairland football and Centerville volleyball earn the school year's third round of awards.
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Week 3 Ohio HS Teams of the Week
BOYS: Thomas Worthington (Worthington) Football
A year after finishing 0-10, the Cardinals improved to 3-0 with a 47-13 win over Groveport-Madison. TW scored on five of its first six possessions and had 405 yards of total offense. Quarterback
Charlie Rhoades completed 14-of-17 passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns and ran the ball six times for 60 yards and a touchdown. Receiver
Khalil Jones had six catches for 115 yards, scored three touchdowns and returned a kickoff 94 yards to set up another score.
Cameron Ryan had five catches for 99 yards (and a touchdown) and
Dijahn Davis ran 15 times for 104 yards (and a touchdown).
BOYS: Fairland (Proctorville) Football
The Dragons became the first Lawrence County team in 57 years to beat traditional superpower Ironton (27-21 final). The decisive score was a 28-yard touchdown pass from
Joel Lambiotte to
Reilly Sowards with 3.6 seconds left. It was also the first loss for Ironton in Ohio Valley Conference games. The Tigers were 13-0 since joining in 2015. The last Lawrence County school to beat Ironton in football was South Point in 1961.
GIRLS: Centerville Volleyball
The Elks improved to 12-0 with wins over then-unbeaten Beavercreek, Lakota East, Miamisburg and Northmont.
Scottee Johnson leads the team in kills (89), blocks (49) and assists (182), while
Mackenzie Conner leads the Greater Western Ohio Conference in digs (169).
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Week 1 Ohio HS Teams of the Week
BOYS: Fairmont (Kettering) Football
The Firebirds scored a 13-12 win over neighborhood parochial rival Alter for their first win in the season-opening series since 2004. Fairmont scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 8-yard run by Herbert Burroughs with 25 seconds left in the third quarter. Alter just missed a potential game-winning 41-yard field with less than 1:30 remaining. The Firebirds had 55 offensive plays and ran the ball 54 times (for 193 yards). They were 4-of-5 on fourth down attempts. Fairmont had three backs with 50 yards rushing or more –
Braden Miller (51 yards),
Jesse Deglow (56 yards and a touchdown) and
David Stamer (55 yards). Burroughs ended with 31 yards.
GIRLS: Upper Arlington (Columbus, Ohio) Golf
Within a week, the Golden Bears recorded the two best team scores in program history. Both resulted in first place finishes at OCC conference matches. UA shot a program record 299 at Cooks Creek Golf Course and 303 at Westchester Golf Course. Freshman Julia Rabadam and sophomore Maddie Frank earned Medalist honors, respectively.
Week 2 Ohio HS Teams of the Week
BOYS: Shawnee (Lima) Football
The
Indians improved to 2-0 and surpassed their win total from the last two
years combined with a 56-7 win over Defiance. Shawnee beat Delphos
Jefferson 28-6 in Week 1. The Indians finished 1-9 last year and were
0-10 in 2015. Against Defiance, quarterback
Johnny Caprella completed 12-of-17 passes for 375 yards and six touchdowns. Both
Christian Ford and
Grant Wheeler have three touchdown receptions in two games. Defensive back
Peyton Wilson had 17 tackles against Defiance and 13 against Jefferson.
GIRLS: Beavercreek Volleyball
The
Beavers are off to their best start (9-0) in over a decade. Creek has
won all of its non-tournament matches 3-0, including three straight on
the road.
Kelly Goenaga-Lask,
Sarah Laughman and
Lauren Goenaga-Laskk all rank among the top 15 in the Greater Western Ohio Conference in kills.
Hanna Lefevers leads the GWOC in assists.
