Reed leads South stars over North, 23-20

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

Verlon Reed scored on a 37-yard quarterback draw late in the third quarter to help the South All-Stars to a 23-20 victory over the North on Friday night at Ohio Stadium.

Reed, an Ohio State signee from Columbus Marion-Franklin, was named the game’s most valuable player.

He made the score 23-12 before North linebacker Antonio Kinard had a 45-yard interception return for a touchdown with 2:36 left in the game. E.J. Tucker hit Tyrone Williams for the two-point conversion to make it 23-20.

North quarterback Jerrod Ronyak threw two 56-yard touchdown passes to Chase Hammond. But South defensive lineman Roosevelt Nix returned a fumble 32 yards for a touchdown as time expired to put the South ahead 13-12 at the half.

Seven area senior standouts were joined by Salem football coach Mike Kopachy as representatives from the NEO district.

The players selected were linemen Zach Larson and Eric Franklin of Cardinal Mooney, lineman J.T. Moore of Boardman, and his high school teammate, receiver Chase Hammond, along with Poland’s Luke Wollet, Salem’s Ben Eisel and Liberty’s Antonio Kinard.