Ohio state semifinals \ Friday’s games

Division II

Cin. Anderson 14, Cols. DeSales 10

DAYTON — Kyle Slater ran for 255 yards and a touchdown to lead Cincinnati Anderson. Anderson (12-2), the defending state champion, lost to DeSales 38-17 in the regular season, but used a big play defense to get the win this time. Slater’s 17-yard run made it 7-0 with 6:52 left in the first half, and the Redskins followed up with a goal line stand just before halftime. An interception by Luke Bissinger set up an eight-yard TD run by quarterback Daniel Rod with 5:38 to go in the third quarter that put Anderson up 14-0. DeSales running back Adam Griffin — son of former Ohio State and Cincinnati Bengals running back Archie Griffin — ran for a 79-yard TD run on the next possession, but the Stallions (13-1) couldn’t score again. Anderson will play Sylvania Southview in next week’s championship.

Division IV

Kettering Alter 42, Genoa Area 34

FINDLAY — Chris Borland ran for 119 yards and he and Justin Hall each rushed for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to lead Kettering Alter. Several key quarterback option runs by Austin Boucher set up Hall’s two-yard score that put Kettering (12-2) ahead 35-27 early in the fourth. Boucher had a 15-yard run and Hall had a 20-yard gain on Kettering’s next drive to set up Borland’s 6-yard rushing TD that made it 42-27 with 7:32 to play. Blair Skilliter’s second scoring run of the game got Genoa (13-1) within 42-34 with 1:24 to play, but the Comets couldn’t get the ball again. Genoa’s Matt Bassitt completed 13 of 23 passes for 281 yards, including a 52-yard TD strike to Skilliter and a 56-yard scoring pass to Zach Apel.

Division VI

Hopewell-Loudon 55, Malvern 20

ASHLAND — Aaron Kapelka ran for four touchdowns and Tyler Brown threw three touchdown passes in a snowstorm to lead Hopewell-Loudon into its second straight Division VI state championship game. Brown was 18-of-22 passing for 269 yards, while Aaron Kapelka rushed for 164 yards on 25 carries for Hopewell-Loudon (14-0). Jesse Locke scored on one-yard and eight-yard runs while quarterback Tyler Tucci threw a 78-yard scoring pass to Vince Larson for Malvern (13-1). Hopewell-Loudon will play Delphos St. John’s (12-2) in next Friday’s state title game in Massillon.