Ohio high school football scores for Week 3: Friday, Sept. 6, 2024

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Ohio high school football scores for Week 3: Friday, Sept. 6, 2024

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Week 2 high school football scores from around Ohio, as provided by The Associated Press.

Akr. East 26, Elyria 19

Akr. Hoban 56, Akr. Buchtel 0

Akr. Springfield 13, Minerva 7

Albany Alexander 44, Belpre 0

Amanda-Clearcreek 17, Frankfort Adena 7

Amherst Steele 24, N. Olmsted 7

Andover Pymatuning Valley 34, Jefferson Area 6

Ansonia 46, New Lebanon Dixie 6

Archbold 15, Defiance Tinora 14

Arlington 44, Ada 43

Ashland 35, Linsly, W.Va. 0

Ashtabula St John 22, Beachwood 3

Ashville Teays Valley 35, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 12

Aurora 37, Chesterland W. Geauga 0

Austintown-Fitch 35, Can. Glenoak 0

Avon 13, Cle. Glenville 12

Bainbridge Paint Valley 30, Greenfield McClain 7

Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 12, Danville 8

Bay (OH) 17, Hunting Valley University 7

Beavercreek 48, Day. Thurgood Marshall 0

Bellaire 16, Bishop Tonnos, Ontario 13

Bellbrook 16, Germantown Valley View 3

Bellefontaine 29, Westerville Cent. 7

Bellville Clear Fork 28, Lexington 3

Beloit W. Branch 48, Girard 7

Bergen Catholic, N.J. 35, Massillon Washington 21

Berlin Center Western Reserve 35, Columbiana 7

Beverly Ft. Frye 38, Wheeling Central, W.Va. 19

Bishop Hartley 49, Day. Chaminade Julienne 23

Bishop Watterson 41, Westerville N. 6

Bloom-Carroll 31, Plain City Jonathan Alder 21

Bluffton 63, Defiance Ayersville 7

Brookville 33, St. Paris Graham 0

Bucyrus Wynford 33, Collins Western Reserve 22

Burton Berkshire 51, Conneaut 26

Byesville Meadowbrook 46, Cambridge 0

Caldwell 43, Wellsville 0

Caledonia River Valley 37, Delaware Buckeye Valley 7

Camden Preble Shawnee 40, New Paris National Trail 6

Campbell Memorial 30, Warren Champion 25

Canal Fulton Northwest 35, Louisville 28

Canal Winchester 31, Worthington Kilbourne 7

Canfield S. Range 38, Barberton 0

Cardington-Lincoln 46, Bucyrus 8

Carlisle 37, Day. Northridge 30

Carmel, Ind. 44, Centerville 23

Cathedral Preparatory School, Pa. 16, Painesville Riverside 14

Celina 42, Van Wert 14

Centerburg 44, Worthington Christian 21

Chagrin Falls Kenston 37, Chagrin Falls 14

Chardon 28, Avon Lake 7

Chardon NDCL 28, Bedford 6

Chesapeake 41, Racine Southern 9

Cin. Aiken 28, Reading 22

Cin. Anderson 64, Morrow Little Miami 0

Cin. Deer Park 39, Norwood 8

Cin. Elder 30, Springboro 6

Cin. Finneytown 22, Lockland 18

Cin. La Salle 18, Kettering Fairmont 12

Cin. Moeller 42, E. Central, Ind. 13

Cin. Mt Healthy 19, Wilmington 13

Cin. Princeton 14, W. Chester Lakota W. 6

Cin. Summit 22, Lees Creek E. Clinton 18

Cin. Taft 36, Kettering Alter 7

Cin. Turpin 30, Cin. Walnut Hills 7

Cin. West Clermont 24, Lebanon 14

Cin. Winton Woods 22, Milford (OH) 3

Clayton Northmont 15, Cin. Withrow 14

Cle. Cent. Cath. 14, Cle. John Marshall 6

Cle. Hay 20, Independence 0

Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 30, Oberlin 0

Cle. Rhodes 28, Garfield Hts. Trinity 20

Cle. St Ignatius 35, Dublin Coffman 21

Cle. VASJ 60, Mansfield 0

Clyde 42, Tol. Waite 0

Coldwater 55, Ft. Recovery 8

Cols. Briggs 44, Cols. Franklin Hts. 8

Cols. DeSales 35, Cols. Africentric 14

Cols. Grandview Hts. 17, Johnstown Northridge 14, 2OT

Cols. Hamilton Twp. 34, Cols. Centennial 0

Cols. Marion-Franklin 20, Parma Hts. Holy Name 7

Cols. St. Charles 38, Cols. Independence 14

Cols. Upper Arlington 28, Reynoldsburg 13

Cols. Walnut Ridge 44, Cols. Beechcroft 12

Columbia Station Columbia 43, West Salem Northwestern 13

Columbus Grove 27, Hamler Patrick Henry 13

Convoy Crestview 37, Haviland Wayne Trace 16

Cortland Lakeview 19, Youngs. Liberty 6

Creston Norwayne 51, Heath 29

Crooksville 19, Sugar Grove Berne Union 7

Cuyahoga Falls 21, Ravenna SE 6

Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 28, Peninsula Woodridge 0

Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 52, STVM 0

Cuyahoga Hts. 35, Mantua Crestwood 0

Dalton 34, Mogadore 0

Day. Carroll 23, Cols. Northland 14

Day. Christian 15, Miami Valley Christian Academy 3

Defiance 14, St Marys 10

Delaware Hayes 35, Mt. Vernon 0

Delaware Olentangy Berlin 40, New Albany 14

Delta 31, Millbury Lake 14

Detroit Cass Tech, Mich. 20, Can. McKinley 3

Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. 21, Tol. Cent. Cath. 7

Dola Hardin Northern 29, Cory-Rawson 0

Dover 42, Millersburg W. Holmes 9

Doylestown Chippewa 12, Akr. Coventry 0

Dresden Tri-Valley 14, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 13

Dublin Scioto 35, Thomas Worthington 9

Eaton 28, Oxford Talawanda 7

Edgerton 49, Montpelier 6

Edon 48, Hicksville 8

Fairborn 42, W. Carrollton 6

Fairfield 56, Cin. Sycamore 13

Fairfield Christian 30, Stewart Federal Hocking 0

Fairview 35, Sheffield Brookside 14

Findlay 35, Sylvania Southview 20

Findlay Liberty-Benton 31, McComb 6

Franklin 42, Washington C.H. 7

Ft. Loramie 35, Covington 15

Galion 42, Upper Sandusky 0

Galion Northmor 47, Ashland Mapleton 7

Galloway Westland 46, Grove City Cent. Crossing 17

Garrettsville Garfield 20, Parma Normandy 12

Gates Mills Gilmour 33, Gates Mills Hawken 13

Geneva 21, New Middletown Spring. 14

Genoa 17, Huron 7

Glouster Trimble 18, McArthur Vinton County 6

Grafton Midview 27, Elyria Cath. 0

Granville 48, Johnstown 12

Green 14, Tallmadge 6

Grove City 34, Hilliard Bradley 14

Hamilton Badin 17, Trenton Edgewood 7

Hamilton Ross 34, Cin. NW 0

Harrison 49, Cin. Indian Hill 19

Hilliard Davidson 45, Dublin Jerome 14

Holgate 52, Stryker 12

Hudson 27, Cle. Hts. 14

Jamestown Greeneview 42, W. Liberty-Salem 14

Jeromesville Hillsdale 42, Loudonville 7

Kenton 37, Elida 0

Kings Mills Kings 28, Loveland 20

Kirtland 22, Perry 21, 3OT

LaGrange Keystone 34, Ashland Crestview 0

Lakewood 21, Kent Roosevelt 13

Lancaster 28, Marysville 14

Lawrence North, Ind. 42, Huber Hts. Wayne 21

Leipsic 35, Bloomdale Elmwood 7

Lewis Center Olentangy 27, Westerville S. 14

Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 36, Hilliard Darby 17

Lewisburg Tri-County N. 21, Bradford 18

Lewistown Indian Lake 28, Harrod Allen E. 21

Liberty Center 37, Tontogany Otsego 7

Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 27, Hamilton 24, OT

Lima 49, Marion Harding 24

Lima Bath 49, Lima Shawnee 23

Lima Perry 34, Pioneer N. Central 0

Lodi Cloverleaf 22, Akr. Garfield 12

Lorain 8, Sandusky 0

Lorain Clearview 20, McDonald 7

Lowellville 47, Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 8

Macedonia Nordonia 35, Mayfield 7

Madison 18, Eastlake North 0

Magnolia Sandy Valley 55, E. Can. 16

Malvern 38, Cadiz Harrison Cent. 28

Manchester 28, Franklin Furnace Green 21

Maple Hts. 24, Cols. Linden-McKinley 0

Maria Stein Marion Local 42, St. Henry (OH) 9

Marion Elgin 34, N. Baltimore 0

Marion Pleasant 48, Whitehall-Yearling 6

Martins Ferry 34, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 3

Mason 20, Cin. Oak Hills 7

Massillon Jackson 31, Stow-Munroe Falls 7

Massillon Tuslaw 48, Warsaw River View 6

McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 40, Waynesfield-Goshen 38, 3OT

Mechanicsburg 40, Spring. Greenon 12

Medina Buckeye 41, Akr. Ellet 0

Medina Highland 37, Brunswick 0

Mentor 50, Erie McDowell, Pa. 14

Metamora Evergreen 36, Rossford 6

Middletown 16, Cin. Colerain 10

Middletown Madison 38, Blanchester 14

Milan Edison 12, Gibsonburg 7

Milford Center Fairbanks 38, Cedarville 21

Milton-Union 28, Day. Oakwood 23

Mineral Ridge 54, Louisville Aquinas 13

Minster 41, Anna 14

Mogadore Field 21, Rootstown 0

Monroe 31, Bishop Fenwick 14

Monroeville 36, Attica Seneca E. 13

Mt Gilead 32, Grove City Christian 13

Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 21, Arcadia 7

Mt. Orab Western Brown 38, Chillicothe 20

Mt. Victory Ridgemont 14, Morral Ridgedale 8

N. Bend (Cleves) Taylor 35, Cin. Woodward 0

N. Can. Hoover 40, Akr. North 6

N. Ridgeville 10, N. Royalton 0

N. Robinson Col. Crawford 33, Howard E. Knox 0

Napoleon 53, Sylvania Northview 0

Navarre Fairless 28, Uhrichsville Claymont 6

Nelsonville-York 33, Baltimore Liberty Union 0

New Bremen 30, Rockford Parkway 0

New Franklin Manchester 40, Alliance Marlington 0

New Lexington 30, McConnelsville Morgan 0

New London 36, Vanlue 0

New Madison Tri-Village 38, W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 6

New Matamoras Frontier 34, Beallsville 0

New Philadelphia 28, Wooster 7

New Richmond 28, Cin. Western Hills 6

New Richmond 36, Cin. Western Hills 6

New Washington Buckeye Cent. 21, Fairport Harbor Harding 14

Newark 35, Zanesville 15

Newark Licking Valley 20, Bishop Ready 14

Newcomerstown 50, Bowerston Conotton Valley 0

Northwood 30, Kansas Lakota 17

Norton 20, Akr. Firestone 13

Norwalk 7, Tol. Rogers 6

Oak Harbor 42, Port Clinton 7

Olmsted Falls 35, Canfield 6

Ontario 34, Mansfield Madison 14

Orange 37, Wickliffe 23

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Prep, Mich. 47, Toledo St John’s Jesuit 0

Orrville 59, Can. Cent. Cath. 37

Painesville Harvey 22, Ashtabula Edgewood 13

Pandora-Gilboa 41, Van Buren 14

Parma Padua 28, Rocky River Lutheran W. 0

Pataskala Licking Hts. 27, Thornville Sheridan 7

Paulding 27, Delphos Jefferson 2

Pemberville Eastwood 48, Wauseon 7

Perrysburg 35, Fremont Ross 0

Pickerington N. 38, Pickerington Cent. 27

Piqua 24, Riverside Stebbins 13

Poland Seminary 19, Oberlin Firelands 0

Portsmouth W. 27, Hillsboro 21

Powell Olentangy Liberty 31, Gahanna Lincoln 0

Purcell Marian 32, Cin. Madeira 25

Richfield Revere 35, Ravenna 0

Richwood N. Union 14, Chillicothe Zane Trace 8

Rittman 37, Greenwich S. Cent. 14

Salem 13, E. Liverpool 7

Sandusky Perkins 49, Rocky River 0

Sandusky St. Mary 35, Sebring McKinley 0

Shelby 34, Bellevue 0

Sherwood Fairview 34, Bryan 6

Smithville 30, Lucas 25

Solon 22, Shaker Hts. 21

Sparta Highland 42, Coshocton 28

Spencerville 24, DeGraff Riverside 21

Spring. Kenton Ridge 58, Cols. Mifflin 0

Spring. NE 20, Spring. Cath. Cent. 7

Spring. Shawnee 20, New Carlisle Tecumseh 0

Springfield 15, Trotwood-Madison 14

St. Xavier (OH) 35, Indpls Cathedral, Ind. 31

Steubenville 31, Youngs. Mooney 21

Steubenville Cath. Cent. 8, Zanesville Rosecrans 7

Strasburg 42, Leetonia 0

Streetsboro 49, Alliance 13

Strongsville 21, Berea-Midpark 6

Struthers 40, Cin. Dohn 6

Sullivan Black River 44, Brooklyn 0

Sunbury Big Walnut 24, Groveport-Madison 13

Sycamore Mohawk 36, Castalia Margaretta 14

Tiffin Columbian 56, E. Cle. Shaw 0

Tipp City Tippecanoe 72, Greenville 7

Tol. Christian 21, Grand Rapids NorthPointe, Mich. 0

Tol. Ottawa Hills 56, Swanton 6

Tol. St. Francis 49, Birmingham Brother Rice, Mich. 28

Tol. Start 28, Holland Springfield 7

Tol. Whitmer 45, Oregon Clay 14

Toronto 50, Weir, W.Va. 0

Twinsburg 25, Copley 22

Uniontown Lake 24, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 0

Urbana 34, Tipp City Bethel 7

Utica 18, Fredericktown 15

Vandalia Butler 21, Troy 13

Vermilion 41, Willard 12

Versailles 17, Delphos St John’s 7

Vienna Mathews 20, Newton Falls 6

W. Jefferson 28, London Madison-Plains 21

W. Lafayette Ridgewood 31, Carrollton 0

Wadsworth 51, Medina 7

Wapakoneta 42, Ottawa-Glandorf 14

Warren Harding 15, Massillon Perry 9

Waynesville 49, Goshen 7

Wellington 21, Plymouth 14

Westlake 30, Warrensville Hts. 6

Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 49, Bowling Green 19

Williamsburg 20, Cin. Mariemont 0

Willoughby S. 28, Lyndhurst Brush 7

Windham 26, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 14

Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 52, Hannibal River 6

Wooster Triway 41, Apple Creek Waynedale 16

Xenia 48, Sidney 7

Youngs. Boardman 15, Youngs. Chaney High School 0

Youngs. East 36, Cle. JFK 0

Youngs. Ursuline 27, Farrell, Pa. 0

Youngs. Valley Christian 23, Brookfield 6

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Ohio State vs. Purdue score prediction by expert football model

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Ohio State vs. Purdue score prediction by expert football model

Big Ten football gets underway this weekend as reigning national champion and No. 1 ranked Ohio State looks to preserve its undefeated record on the road against Purdue on Saturday.

Purdue is yet to win a game in Big Ten competition this season, but has some experience upsetting Ohio State at home, notably pulling off a stunning 49-20 result back in 2018.

What do the analytics predict as the Buckeyes and Boilermakers meet in this Big Ten clash?

For that, we turn to the SP+ prediction model to get a preview of how Ohio State and Purdue compare in this Week 11 college football game, and use it to lock in our own projection.

As expected, the simulations strongly favor the Buckeyes over the Boilers in this one.

SP+ predicts that Ohio State will defeat Purdue by a projected score of 40 to 11 and will win the game by an expected margin of 29.3 points in the process.

The model gives the Buckeyes a near-perfect 97 percent chance of outright victory.

SP+ is a “tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency” that attempts to predict game outcomes by measuring “the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football.”

How good is it this season? So far, the SP+ college football prediction model is 263-253 against the spread with a 55.8 win percentage. Last week, it was 29-23 (55.8%) in its picks against the spread.

The betting markets predictably like the Buckeyes by several scores.

Ohio State is a 29.5 point favorite against Purdue, according to the updated game lines posted to FanDuel Sportsbook.

FanDuel lists the total at 48.5 points for the matchup, and set the moneyline odds for Ohio State at -10000 and for Purdue at +3000 to win outright.

Ohio State arrives with an ironclad defense that allows fewer than seven points per game and a sharply efficient offense.

Purdue, still rebuilding and winless in Big Ten play, simply doesn’t have the firepower or consistency to mount a reliable challenge.

Expect the Buckeyes to dominate tempo early, flip into cruise mode in the second half, and seal a comprehensive victory while Purdue scraps hard but falls short.

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Ohio man arrested in connection with Chula Vista double homicide

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Ohio man arrested in connection with Chula Vista double homicide

CHULA VISTA (KGTV) — An Ohio man has been arrested in connection with the deadly stabbing of two people in Chula Vista.

According to the Chula Vista Police Department, the victims, 57-year-old Abdul Hasan and 71-year-old Paz Gojar, were found dead at their home around 2:30 PM on February 21, 2025.

Chula Vista police say the cause of death was initially unclear due to the condition of the victims, but during the autopsies, investigators learned that the man and woman had been fatally stabbed.

According to a press release from the Chula Vista Police Department, investigators later identified 43-year-old Steven Cleveland, of Ohio, as a person of interest in the murders. Detectives learned that Cleveland fled to Kentucky shortly after the killings.

The press release states Cleveland was located and arrested in Knoxville, Tennessee, on an unrelated warrant on April 3, 2025. While Cleveland was in custody, police say they were able to determine that Cleveland fatally stabbed Hasan and Gojar on January 29, 2025, and fled the scene.

Chula Vista police say on October 22, 2025, an arrest warrant was issued for Cleveland, charging him with multiple offenses including murder and auto theft. They say the warrant has since been served, and Cleveland remains in custody at the Tri-County Regional Jail in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, awaiting extradition to San Diego County.

“In complex and lengthy investigations like this one, the community often doesn’t see the tireless work happening behind the scenes. Our detectives, crime lab personnel, and so many others – including members of the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee – played key roles in identifying and locating the suspect. I’m deeply proud of their dedication and teamwork, and our hearts remain with the victims’ families as we continue to pursue justice on their behalf,” said Chula Vista Police Chief Roxana Kennedy.

According to the Chula Vista Police Department, the case has been submitted to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, which has filed murder and other related criminal charges.

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Three central Ohio high school boys soccer teams to play for OHSAA state titles

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Three central Ohio high school boys soccer teams to play for OHSAA state titles

The Dublin Jerome, Watterson and Worthington Christian boys soccer teams will play for state championships, while St. Charles and Westerville Central saw their seasons end in one-goal semifinal losses. Here are recaps from all central Ohio games Nov. 5.

Dublin Jerome to play for first state title

The Celtics posted their fifth consecutive shutout and 13th for the season, defeating Cincinnati St. Xavier 5-0 in a Division I semifinal at Springfield.

After losing in its first three trips to the state semifinals, Jerome (14-3-5) will play for its first state championship at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 against Cleveland St. Ignatius at Historic Crew Stadium.

“This is our fourth state semi, and it’s pretty sweet to be able to make the final with this group,” Jerome coach Nate Maust said. “This is just a tough group. It’s been an up-and-down season. We’ve had some really good moments, and I think we’re just obviously coming together at the right time.”

St. Xavier (12-5-4) couldn’t get much going against a Jerome defense that has allowed only 12 goals this season.

“They have tough, big, strong defenders,” Bombers coach Brian Schaeper said. “They really trust those back defenders. There were opportunities to capitalize on it. We didn’t, but yeah, they’re good players.”

Patty Breedlove, Crew Maust, Brady Delmore and Josh Stibel scored for Jerome.

The game was a rematch of 2005 state semifinal, when the Bombers won in penalty kicks after a scoreless draw. Maust was Jerome’s coach, having served in the role since the school opened in 2004.

“These guys weren’t born yet in ’05,” Maust said. “So it’s pretty cool that they get a chance to be the first team in (Jerome) history, for boys, to make it to the state final.”

–James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

St. Ignatius edges St. Charles for second consecutive season

For the second consecutive season, St. Ignatius’ road to a state title could potentially go through St. Charles.

A year after losing to the Wildcats 1-0 in double overtime in the state final, St. Charles again lost to St. Ignatius by a 1-0 score, this time in a state semifinal at Bellville Clear Fork.

“This stings right now,” St. Charles coach Chris Vonau said. “Maybe we’ll feel better later. … Hats off to St. Ignatius. They’re a solid opponent every year and they always come prepared. We threw some things at them that they hadn’t seen. We frustrated them a little bit. Sometimes you get bounces and sometimes you don’t.”

The Wildcats (18-0-2) scored early in the second half as Domenic Ruggiero raced in against goalie Eli Wichlinski and beat the freshman to his right with 38:19 remaining.

St. Charles (12-6-3) pressured the St. Ignatius defense and junior goalie Johnny Mulloy numerous times in the second half.

Solid scoring chances for the Cardinals included Mason Taylor’s shot that sailed just over the top of the net, Ryan Sullivan’s corner kick that went through a crowd and wide of the net and Mickey Hulme’s shot that was tipped wide of the net, resulting in a corner kick.

“Every year, it’s different journey,” St. Ignatius coach Mike McLaughlin said. “Every year it’s full of games that you get stretched, and you see what you’re made of. It’s our games against St. Charles that are the games that are the hardest games we have every season. They were really good tonight, as we expected them to be.”

Last season, St. Ignatius won the state title on Bryce Ince-Loveless goal with 1 second remaining in the second overtime.

St. Charles senior defender Grant Brokaw said it provided motivation throughout this season.

“In the back of our minds at all times throughout this season it was every second counts after last year,” Brokaw said. “You always want to be a play ahead and always makes the extra effort when you can. It’s not the result we wanted, but we definitely left it out on the field.”

Wichlinski capped a strong first season with the Cardinals, finishing with five save.

“Eli is special, but so is everybody on the team,” Vonau said. “We played with a young group, and it didn’t show tonight. We were very mature, prepared, resilient, strong, battle-tested. They played well beyond their years.”

–Frank DiRenna

Davis goal sends Watterson to state final

Watterson junior Grayson Davis had missed two days of school with a cold. In a Division III state semifinal against Hamilton Badin at Wright State, he didn’t miss his moment, heading in a free kick from Sam Meacham with 10:39 left in overtime for a 1-0 win that sent the Eagles to their first state final since 2013.

“We’ve been working the whole season for this,” Davis said. “From the guys who didn’t play a second to the guys who played the whole time, it was such a team effort.”

Watterson was aggressive from the opening kick, using a methodical build-up to constantly threaten Badin’s back line and keeper Cole Parr, who had allowed just nine goals all season and made several crucial saves in regulation.

“(Parr) stood on his head. My hat goes off to him,” Watterson coach Aaron Linden said. “I thought it should have been two in regulation, at least, but he played really, really well.”

Badin had several chances, but the Rams’ offense was hurt by the absence of Joe Jung, who sat out after picking up a red card in the regional semifinal. Whenever the Rams did make it into the attacking third, they were turned back by Alex Das, Davis, Eli Pham and Connor Adkins-Davidson.

Meacham had two golden chances in the final 15 minutes of regulation but was turned back by Parr both times. When he got the instructions for the game-winning free kick, the third time was a charm for his right foot.

“(Meachem) puts in great balls and I usually go front post,” Davis said. “It’s easy for me to read because we’ve played together for so long.”

The Eagles will face Aurora at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Historic Crew Stadium.

–Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

Westerville Central’s unprecedented season ends with OT loss

As historic for both programs as a Division II state semifinal was at London, it was not a game for the statistically minded.

Neither Central nor Kings Mills Kings put a shot directly on net for the first 70:30, until Kings midfielder Sam Wik mustered a shot that was stopped by Warhawks goalie Bryan Ramirez.

A few free kicks were about the most action Ramirez got through the game’s first 109 minutes, and a leaping save to his left with a minute left in the second overtime looked like it might send the game to penalty kicks. But after Ramirez directed a shot wide off his outstretched left hand, Kings forward Kevin Cyrus headed in the winning goal off a corner at the 58.3-second mark to give the Knights a 1-0 victory.

“We settled in in the second half and played the way we practiced (and) are meant to play, moving the ball and getting guys forward,” Central coach Hunter Robertson said. “We just didn’t create enough chances. It just took too long for us to settle into the game. They played really well. Their style is aggressive and they play numbers forward.”

Central (14-5-3), which got three saves from Ramirez, was in its first state tournament.

Kings (15-2-4) will play Avon in the final at 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at Historic Crew Stadium. The Knights’ only previous trip to state, in 1995, ended in a semifinal loss.

“(Ramirez) made a heck of a save,” Cyrus said of the play that set up the corner. “I asked my other teammate, Royce Hawkins, to set a screen for me; that’s called ‘pickles’ (where) he sets a screen for me to get free and run to the near post,” Cyrus said. “Zach dropped it right to my head and I got it in the goal.”

Ramirez finished with three saves for Central, which upset defending state champion and OCC-Ohio rival New Albany 1-0 on Nov. 2 to win its first regional title.

“Our players are the ones that did this,” Robertson said. “I just tried to help them become the best versions of themselves.”

–Dave Purpura

Worthington Christian rolls into Division IV final

Max Glick, Colton Hoskinson and Nolan Schoonover scored in a 2:44 span of the first half, breaking open a Division IV state semifinal at Logan and sending Worthington Christian (18-3-2) past previously undefeated Wheelersburg (18-1-2) 3-0.

The Warriors outshot Wheelersburg 14-0 in the first half in reaching their third consecutive state final.

Worthington Christian will play Bay Village Bay in the final at 4 p.m. Nov. 9 at Historic Crew Stadium. The Warriors have been state runner-up each of the past two years, in Division IV last season and Division III in 2023, and are seeking their first championship since 2011.

–Dave Purpura