Here are some Week 9 high school football results from around the Marion area.
The last time Mount Gilead won eight football games in a season was in 1994. The latest edition joined that group after a 28-21 victory over Loudonville Oct. 17 in Week 9 football.
Next week when MG plays at Cardington, it will have a chance to join the 1993 squad for the most wins in school history. According to Joe Eitel's high school football playoff website, Mount Gilead has already earned a playoff berth in Division VI's Region 23, just the second in school history, the first coming in 2022.
In the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference road game at Loudonville (3-6, 1-5), MG jumped out to a 14-0 lead and never trailed.
Carson Barnum paced Mount Gilead (8-1, 5-1) with 261 yards on 32 carries for two touchdowns. Tyler Harr also scored two touchdowns, getting 31 yards on seven carries, while Brogan Pfleiderer added seven touches for 59 yards. All 383 yards came on the ground for MG. The Redbirds had 272 total yards with just 86 running.
"Loudonville is much improved and to give them credit, they battled with a lot of heart," MG coach Mike Reid said. "My kids have heart too. They handled some adversity tonight and were still able to get stops when we needed. Offensively, I love how we came out and established dominance on the line of scrimmage."
Here are some other Week 9 high school football results from around the Marion area:
North Union 48, Shawnee 14
North Union scored 34 unanswered points and held Shawnee (0-9, 0-4) to 193 total yards and 1 of 9 third-down conversions in the Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division win.
The Wildcats (6-3, 3-1) got a 69-yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Jaxon Hemminger, three touchdowns including an 86-yarder from Nick VanHoose as he ran 11 times for 151 yards, and two rushing touchdowns and a 61-yard fumble return for a TD from Griffin Osborne as he added 116 yards rushing on 12 carries. Wyatt Arver ran for 52 yards on seven carries.
Also for NU, Nickolas Hajjar picked off a pass, as Ethan Miller had three tackles for loss and Kadrin Riffle led with six tackles.
Northmor 41, Cardington 28
Northmor's Tanner Miley turned it on against Cardington in a KMAC contest.
Miley ran it 25 times for 213 yards and a touchdown, plus completed 13 of 17 passes for 187 yards and two more touchdowns. Carson Campbell added three rushing touchdowns, while Conner Stockdale caught the two TD passes, ending with 85 yards on seven receptions.
Northmor (5-4, 3-3) totaled 25 first downs and 412 yards, while Cardington (3-6, 1-5) had 401 yards and 21 first downs.
Like Miley, Cardington's Wyatt Denney was a wrecking crew by himself, running it 31 times for 202 yards and three touchdowns, throwing a TD pass to Laytham Ralston and adding 13 tackles and a fumble recovery on defense. Josh Goers chipped in with 151 rushing yards on 19 carries, and Lleytin Henthorn had seven tackles.
Ridgedale 17, Waynesfield-Goshen 0
Ridgedale (5-4, 4-3) kept its postseason hopes alive in Diviison VII, Region 26 with a convincing Northwest Central Conference win over the Tigers (5-4, 4-3). The Rockets have won four of their last five. No other information was available.
Elgin 28, Perry 6
Elgin (5-4, 4-3) ran out to an early lead and cruised to the NWCC win over Perry (4-5, 3-4).
The Comets jumped out to an 8-0 lead midway through the first quarter and led 14-0 by the end of it. They were up 22-0 when Perry scored on a touchdown pass with less than a minute to go in the half. Elgin put it away early in the fourth quarter with a fourth touchdown run. The defense recovered a fumble and picked off a pass for the Comets.
Shelby 55, Pleasant 10
In the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference, Shelby (8-0, 6-0) earned its 31st league championship in its football history as Brayden DeVito accounted for seven touchdowns and 331 total yards. For Pleasant (1-8, 0-6), Weston Shaffer was 9 of 15 passing for 34 yards, and Brody Ringer made five catches and ran 15 times for 32 rushing yards.
Clear Fork 44, River Valley 7
The Colts (6-3, 4-2) ran out to a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter and moved it to 31-7 by halftime in the MOAC. River Valley (3-6, 2-4) was held to minus-42 yards rushing on 14 carries. Clear Fork amassed 369 yards on 51 carries.
Ontario 35, Highland 0
Ontario (5-4, 3-3) got two touchdown passes and one TD run from Gavin Miller. It also got a 65-yard punt return for a touchdowns. Ontario posted a shutout of Highland (3-6, 2-4) and forced a fumble in the MOAC game.
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