South Range refocuses to topple Tuslaw, 24-14

MASSILLON — The South Range High football team scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to beat Tuslaw 24-14 Saturday in a game that was delayed from Friday night.

The Raiders returned home around midnight Friday and were back on the bus by noon Saturday for the 90-minute return trip. The game resumed at 4 p.m., with the score tied 7-7 in the third quarter.

“If we lost, we were always going to have that travel time as an excuse but we we weren’t going to use that excuse,” said Raiders coach Dan Yeagley, whose team lost to the Mustangs 29-28 in last year’s opener. “The kids refocused and did what they had to do.

“I’m very proud of them for that, especially against a good team like Tuslaw.”

James Mell scored two touchdowns, one on a 93-yard kickoff return, while Phil Arsuffi added another score on a 13-yard run, while Ethan Witmer booted a 31-yard field goal.

Mason Miller, who rushed for 132 yards on 21 carries, scored for Tuslaw on a 65-yard run.

Ursuline 46, Col. St. Charles 22

COLUMBUS — Allen Jones ran for three touchdowns, one on a 71-yard gallop, as defending Division V state champion Ursuline rolled past Columbus St. Charles in a contest that was delayed by weather from Friday night.

Jones also scored on runs of two and 34 yards, while Chris Collins caught a 40-yard TD pass from Dawalyn Harper and Akise Teague hauled in an 80-yard bomb from Paul Kempe. Kempe also scored on a 1-yard run.

Ursuline’s final touchdown came on a 33-yard pass interception return by senior Nico Irizarry.

Mogadore 28, Mineral Ridge 21

MOGADORE — Kodey Chance scored a pair of touchdowns in the final quarter as Mogadore came from behind to defeat Mineral Ridge in a game that was delayed by weather from Friday night.

Kyle and Dan Skiba each scored a touchdown for the Rams, while Mike Dominic added the third score. Quarterback Zack Kiger threw a pair of touchdown passes, one to Dan Skiba and one to Dominic.

Both Kiger and Mogadore’s Drew Babbitt threw two interceptions in the contest.

“We just made too many mistakes and you can’t do that against a team that good,” said first-year Rams coach Joe Stevens. “Their quarters were the first and fourth and ours were the second and third.

“We’ve gotta have that fourth quarter.”

Afterward, Mogadore coach Matt Adorni had high praise for Stevens’ team.

“He said, ‘We had a lot of guys back and we thought we’d have a pretty good team and you went toe-to-toe with us,” said Stevens. “And we did. We were pretty physical.”

Warren JFK 32, Bedford Chanel 14

WARREN — Jim Coates scored four times, including a 72-yard punt return, and Anthony Angelo threw two touchdown passes for JFK.

Coates finished with 116 yards on 12 carries and Angelo completed eight of 13 attempts for 124 yards for the Eagles, who had a 26-0 lead at halftime.

One of Angelo’s TD passes was to Coates covering 31 yards and another to James Broadbent for 27.

Chanel’s fourth-quarter touchdowns were passes from the hands of quarterback Dominic Petrella to Brady Payne covering 36 and 22 yards.

Chandler Brown was Chanel’s top receiver with three catches for 58 yards.

Although Chanel had 84 more yards passing, JFK outgained Chanel in total yards, 300-270.

Canfield 24, Wooster 21

WOOSTER — Canfield rallied from a 14-7 deficit in a game that was delayed due to rain.

Details were not reported.

Columbiana 41, Steub. Catholic 40, OT

COLUMBIANA — Catholic Central went for the win in overtime but the pass conversion failed, giving Columbiana a wild win.

Nick Roncone scored on an 8-yard TD and Josh Harold made the extra point to open the overtime. Jordan Teramana found Joey Zapolnik for a 4-yard TD for Steubenville to get within one before the failed conversion.

Austin Barbato ran for 134 yards and Roncone added 114 for the Clippers.

Teramana threw for 174 yards and four TDs to lead Steubenville.