HS Football– Week One With Some Surprises

On a night where some area teams had to dodge the raindrops, Week One of the High School football season providing the drama that local football fans have been waiting for. Zanesville jumped all over Newark, returning the opening kick 92 yards, never looking back in a 51-6 win, that was mercifully called due to lightning. In the upset of the week, New Lexington loses a one point game in overtime to Fairfield-Union at Jim Rockwell Stadium

Newark 6
Zanesville 51
– Final: game shortened due to weather

River View 0
Tri-Valley 24
– Final: game shortened due to weather
Clay Cameron (TV): 13/19, 250 yds., 3 TDs
Ryan Merriweather (TV): 2 Receptions, 95 yd. TD

Morgan 20
Marietta 59

John Glenn 14
Barnesville 21
Jake Haegen (JG): 2/12, 42 yds, 2 INT
Austin Ross (JG): 65 yd., INT
Craig Luburgh (JG): 16 car., 50 yds, TD
Ritterbeck (Brns): 24 car., 82 yds

Buckeye Trail 29
Wahama 48

East Knox 9
Coshocton 55
Dominique Mclusky (Cosh): 1 TD
Marcus Johnston (Cosh): 2 TDs
JJ Mckay (Cosh): 2 TDs
Zack Shaw (Cosh): 1 TD
Nate Longsinger (Cosh): 1 TD
Joby Henry (Cosh): 1 TD

Licking Valley 0
Walsh Jesuit 21
– Final: game shortened due to weather

Newark Catholic 0
Amanda Clearcreek 14
– Final: game shortened due to weather

Fairfield Union 29 (OT)
New Lexington 28

Crooksville 12
Berne Union 0

Licking Heights 58
Philo 13

Lakewood 0
West Muskingum 41
– Final: game shortened due to weather
Justin Moore (WM): 120 yds, 2 TDs
Cade McCullough (WM): 86 yds, 2 TDs
Matt Bare (WM): 88 YD Kickoff Return TD

Newcomerstown 0
Caldwell 14

Madison 0
Heath 14
– postponed to resume Saturday at 6 p.m.

Shenandoah 20
Frontier 12

Johnstown 7
Granville 7
– postponed to resume Saturday at 7 p.m.