MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio HS Teams of the Week

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Watch the senior quarterback and AOW Nominee account for eight touchdowns in a playoff win over Granville. 

You nominate, we decide...who had Ohio's best team performance last past week?
 
MaxPreps and JJHuddle are proud to announce that they will again sponsor a team of the week during the 2017-18 school year.

How does it work?

Each week during the season (regular and post), there will be a fan-generated contest to nominate weekly winners. Each winning team (one boys and one girls) will receive awards (bracelets and certificates). Football, girls and boys soccer, boys and girls golf, field hockey, girls tennis, boys and girls cross country and volleyball teams are eligible for the award in the fall.

To nominate a team, email information to Eric Frantz at efrantz@maxpreps.com. Please include the team, gender and why they are worthy. Winners will be selected from the nominations and announced every Thursday.

BOYS: Grandview Heights (Columbus) Boys Soccer
The Bobcats outscored their regional foes 13-0 en route to advancing to the D-III state tournament for the second time in program history. Beat Tuscarawas Valley 7-0 in the semis and South Webster 6-0 in the final.

BOYS: East Canton Boys Football
In their sixth trip to the postseason, the Hornets won the programs first playoff game with a 37-7 win over Youngstown Valley Christian in D-VII, Region 25.

BOYS: East (Sciotoville) Boys Football
In their sixth trip to the postseason, the Tartans won the programs first playoff game with a 16-8 win over Waterford in D-VII, Region 27.

GIRLS: Independence Girls Volleyball
The Blue Devils earned the program’s first state tournament berth with a pair of 3-0 wins over Berkshire and Canton Central Catholic, respectively, in the D-III regional semifinals and final.

GIRLS: Fairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster) Volleyball
The Knights beat Portsmouth Notre Dame 3-1 in a D-IV regional final to earn the program’s first state tournament berth.

GIRLS: Aquinas (Louisville) Volleyball
In a rematch of last year’s D-IV regional final, the Knights avenged their loss to Dalton and earned the program’s first state tournament berth with a 3-1 win over the Bulldogs.






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.


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.


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).


BOYS: Greenon (Springfield) Football
The Knights snapped a 32-game losing streak on a night they celebrated the lives of lost classmates in the home opener. Greenon beat Triad 42-35. Student-athletes David Waag and Connor Williams passed following a car crash in August. The Knights Week 1 game with Marion Pleasant was cancelled. Waag was a senior and three-year varsity soccer player and Williams was a sophomore running back and linebacker who attended Global Impact STEM Academy. According to an article in the Springfield News Sun: "Teammates from both squads participated in the tribute. The families were presented flowers, the coaches lit candles in remembrance and released balloons just past the west goal post. Each athlete presented a single flower to the respective families along with hugs."

GIRLS: Liberty-Benton (Findlay) Volleyball
The Eagles are 12-0 with a big win over then-unbeaten Leipsic (at the time No. 4 in the OHSVCA D-IV state poll). L-B, which also won the Kalida Pioneer Tournament earlier this season, has won 33 of 38 sets this season. Hannah Warrington and Caitlin Elseser lead the team in kills with 111 and 109, respectively. Schy Shepherd has 81. Warrington also leads the team in digs with 158. Alissa Rhodes, Mackenzie Murphy and Chloe Miller have 138, 111 and 110 digs, respectively. Rhodes leads the team in assists with 337.  The Lady Eagles are currently No. 9 in the D-III OHSVCA state rankings. L-B is No. 7 in the MaxPreps state poll. 


BOYS: New Bremen Football
The Cardinals snapped a 38-game conference-losing streak and won their first Midwest Athletic Conference game since 2012 with a 34-20 victory over Parkway. New Bremen was led by sophomore quarterback Nolan Bornhorst who threw for two first half touchdowns and ran for another. Senior running back Avery Powers had receiving and rushing touchdowns.

BOYS: Grove City Football
Led by running back Devin Dukes who ran for 216 yards and three touchdowns, the Greyhounds snapped a 16-game losing streak with a 55-23 win over Franklin Heights.

GIRLS: Highland (Sparta) Volleyball
The Fighting Scots improved to 16-0 with wins over Northmor, Danville and Centerburg. Overall, Highland has won 45 of 48 sets this season. Sophomore Raina Terry leads the team with 308 kills (also has 111 digs). Junior Bridget Oder leads the team in digs (339), while junior Kelsee Bargnesi leads the team in assists (215). Senior captain Bailey Santo has 182 digs, 70 kills and 37 aces.


BOYS: River View (Warsaw) Soccer
Through 13 games, the Black Bears are undefeated, have 10 shutouts and are ranked No. 3 in D-II by MaxPreps and No. 8 by the OSSCA. River View has outscored its opponents 75-4, including a remarkable 36-0 advantage on the road. The Black Bears increased their shutout streak to seven with a 5-0 win over Coshocton, before beating Marietta 5-2.

GIRLS: New Bremen Volleyball
The Cardinals, ranked No. 1 in Division IV, are flirting with a Top 100 national ranking after a huge week. Started off by beating previously unbeaten and D-III No. 1 ranked Coldwater 3-2 in a match-up of Midwest Athletic Conference heavyweights. Followed that by winning the Van Wert Invitational with 2-0 wins over Kalida, New Knoxville and Versailles (D-III No. 10), respectively. Capped the week by beating Lehman Catholic 3-0. New Bremen, ranked No. 8 in Ohio regardless of division by MaxPreps, is currently ranked No. 106 nationally in the MP overall rankings.


BOYS: Northview (Sylvania) Football
Wildcats beat Bowling Green 22-15 to improve to 7-0 for the first time in school history.

BOYS: Glenville (Cleveland) Football
The Tarblooders beat Cleveland John F. Kennedy to give head coach Ted Ginn Sr. career win No. 200.

GIRLS: Berkshire (Burton) Girls Soccer
The Badgers beat Crestwood 8-0 to complete the first undefeated regular season (16-0) by a girls varsity sport in school history. It also marked the program and school's first Chagrin Valley Conference title in soccer. In addition the Badgers have scored a record 96 goals, have conceded a record 11 and own six shutouts.


BOYS: Goshen Football
The Warriors improved to 8-0 for the first time in 20-plus years and handed Clinton-Massie its first league loss in 10 years with a 33-31 victory in a meeting of undefeateds. After Massie took a 31-30 lead with just over two minutes left, Goshen drove for the game-winning field goal, which Gerardo Espinosa-Ley hit from 22-yards as time expired. Quarterback Kyle Proffitt was 11-for-19 for 258 yards and four touchdowns, while receiver Payton Leugers had four catches for 104 yards and three touchdowns. Running back/linebacker Jimmy Strunk had 21 carries for 175 yards and eight tackles.

BOYS: Bellbrook Boys Soccer
The Golden Eagles beat Brookville and Eaton to finish a half-game ahead of Monroe and claim the program's 26th straight Southwestern Buckeye League title. Bellbrook has seven shutouts.

GIRLS: Indian Hill (Cincinnati) Girls Soccer
The Braves finished the season undefeated (15-0-1) and ranked No. 1 in the final OSSCA Division II state poll. Indian Hill has outscored opponents 82-14 and owns five shutouts. They've scored four goals or more in 12 of 16 games.

GIRLS: Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati) Volleyball
The Lions (21-1) finished the season ranked No. 1 in the final OHSVCA Division I poll and No. 3 in the MaxPreps National Computer Rankings.


BOYS: Belmont (Dayton) Football
The Bison remained unbeaten and secured their third straight playoff berth with their seventh shutout of the season – a 47-0 win over Western Hills. Belmont has allowed nine points in nine games. Its defense has not allowed a touchdown.

BOYS: West Jefferson Football
Roughriders improved to 9-0 and earned a share of the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division title in their first year in the league with a 38-13 win over West Liberty-Salem.  Are lone team to secure a playoff berth in Division V, Region 20 heading into Week 10.

GIRLS: Lebanon Girls Soccer
The No. 10 seeded Warriors beat two higher seeds – No. 6 Ursuline Academy (1-0) and No. 5 Sycamore (2-1) – to earn a Division I sectional championship. 


BOYS: Southeastern (Chillicothe) Football
The Panthers completed the program's first undefeated season (10-0), won the school's third conference title (Scioto Valley Conference) and earned the school's third postseason berth with a 48-12 win over Westfall. Southeastern finished second in Division VI Region 23 to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2001. That's also the last year the program won the SVC. This year's senior class was part of a varsity team that went 0-10 their freshman year. 

BOYS: Barberton Football
The Magics completed the program's first 10-0 season, won their first ever Suburban League title and secured the school's first home playoff game with a 48-14 win over Medina Highland. All 10 of Barberton's wins were by 20-points or more.

GIRLS: Olentangy Liberty (Powell) Girls Soccer
Despite being the No. 8 seed in the Central District, the Patriots advanced to a D-I regional final with a 3-2 win over Hilliard Darby in the regional semifinals. Liberty was 8-5-3 win the tournament started.

GIRLS: New Philadelphia Girls Soccer
The No. 6 seed in the East District, the Quakers advanced to a D-II regional final with a 1-0 win overt John Glenn in the regional semifinals. New Philly, which was 9-7-1 when the tournament started, has beaten the No. 1, 3 and 4 seeds in the district en route to the Elite Eight.

GIRLS: Johnstown-Monroe Volleyball
The sixth seeded Johnnies rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat No. 1 Utica 3-2 to win a D-III district title. Beat No. 2 seed Fairbanks 3-1 in district semifinals.

GIRLS: Lincoln (Gahanna) Volleyball
The seventh seeded Lions beat No. 2 Olentangy Liberty 3-1 to claim a D-I district title.