Aug. 27—COLUMBUS — Week 1 of the 2024 high school football season is officially in the books.
Just because it was early didn’t mean there weren’t any fireworks.
Let’s take a look at some of the top performances from all around the state — with this week’s Ohio Prep Sports Media High School Football Notebook.
* Portsmouth senior Chase Heiland rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries in the Trojans’ 15-12 win at Lucasville Valley on Thursday night. In the 2023 opener for the Trojans against Valley, Heiland had 258 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 25 attempts. Portsmouth and Valley, sans the COVID-19 impacted season of 2020, have opened their seasons every year since 2012 by playing on a Thursday night. The Trojans’ 2024 win was their eighth consecutive in the series, as the 27 points was the lowest combined point total in those dozen meetings.
* The Fairland Dragons’ 34-0 defeat of Portsmouth West on Friday night featured a three-headed monster of sorts. Quarterback Ethan Wall, in making his first varsity start, was 15-of-19 passing for 214 yards and three touchdowns. Jack Hayden’s two receptions resulted in touchdowns of six and 36 yards, as Hayden also rushed for a 20-yard score —with all three touchdowns coming in the second quarter. Keegan Smith scored the Dragons’ other two TDs —a 48-yard reception only a minute and four seconds into the game and a 51-yard interception return with 20 seconds left in the third quarter. It was Fairland’s fourth win in a row over West, as the first three meetings were decided by a combined five points — with the 2023 victory coming on the game’s final play.
* The Franklin Furnace Green Bobcats defeated the Federal Hocking Lancers 42-0 on Friday night, as legendary Larry Hall made his head coaching debut for the Bobcats. Hall has been involved in coaching…
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Author : The Portsmouth Daily Times, Ohio
Publish date : 2024-08-28 01:18:00
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