The regular season is quickly drawing to a close and teams now are focused on making a final push for the postseason.
Here’s a look at how Chagrin Valley Conference teams fared during the week.
Wickliffe 35, Brooklyn 21
Wickliffe improved to 3-6 and kept alive its postseason hopes with a 35-21 win over host Brooklyn.
The Blue Devils did most of their damage on the ground as they ran for 195 yards while gaining just 23 through the air.
Noah Dohm carried 12 times for a team-high 82 yards and he scored one touchdown. E.J. Mester added 60 yards on nine carries and scored on runs of 6, 25, and 3 yards. Nunzio Zivnoska returned a kickoff 81 yards for another Wickliffe score.
Jackson Diller led Brooklyn with 88 rushing yards on 20 carries and he completed 13-of-23 passes for 122 yards with three touchdowns. Rajon Foster caught two of those touchdown throws while Lyle Taylor hauled in the other.
Kirtland 56, Crestwood 6
Kirtland head coach Tiger LaVerde recorded the 100th home victory of his career in just the 106th home contest for the Hornets in LaVerde’s 18th season on the sideline.
The Hornets scored early and often as they built a 56-0 lead before the Red Devils found the end zone late in the fourth quarter.
Will Beers led the Hornets with 86 rushing yards on six carries and he scored on runs of 17 and 40 yards. Rocco Alfieri ran for 50 yards on eight carries with a 15-yard TD run to his credit. Jake LaVerde completed 3-of-6 passes for 111 yards and a 56-yard touchdown pass to Will Sayle. Macguire Boyd and Will Bates both scored on fumble returns and LaVerde ran in a nine-yard touchdown in the first half. Max Paul, who completed 2-of-3 passes for 45 yards, threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Noah Runyan.
Crestwood’s Nate Blasiole ran for a one-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter. He ran for a team-high 62 yards on 26 carries.
Berkshire 40, Grand Valley 0
Berkshire racked up 271 rushing yards and limited Grand Valley to just 134 yards of total offense.
Justin Phillips did most of the damage for the Badgers as he carried 16 times for 166 yards and Miles Miller added 54 yards on six carries and he completed 4-of-4 passes for 75 yards and three scores. Jack Hastings caught TD passes covering 39 and 12 yards and Mason Mendolera hauled in an eight-yard pass. Miller also ran for two scores.
Perry 34, West Geauga 0
Perry’s perfect season remains intact following a dominant win over West Geauga.
Jayden Studio ran for 82 yards on seven carries with a 64-yard touchdown run and a 41-yard interception return for another score. Walter Moses completed 6-of-8 passes for 69 yards. Dare’on Howard ran for a two-yard touchdown and Brayden Richards added a 10-yard score for the Pirates.
Cardinal 19, Harvey 18
Cardinal edged Harvey in a Valley Division showdown that saw the Huskies hold on three two-point conversion tries.
Logan Strever’s three-yard touchdown run with 52 seconds left in the game proved to be the difference, but not without some final second dramatics as the Red Raiders moved to the Cardinal 25 but a pass breakup in the end zone sealed the Husky win.
Kyle Sinclair ran for 77 yards for Cardinal and Strever threw for 74 yards, all in the first half.
Shahn Alston ran for 138 yards and two touchdowns for the Red Raiders.
Lakeside 30, Conneaut 6
Devin Miller ran for a game-high 153 yards, including a 68-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run to spark Lakeside to a 30-6 win over Conneaut. Nate Bartone added 108 yards on the ground. Alex DiSalvatore ran for a 23-yard touchdown and Bartone added a one-yard score.
Conneaut’s Max Gleason, who carried 15 times for 101 yards, scored on a two-yard run to avoid the shutout.
Edgewood 54, Jefferson 7
Tony Hall tied his own school record with six touchdown passes to four different receivers in Edgewood’s big win over Jefferson that snapped a three-game skid. Jacob Ernst caught three of Hall’s scoring passes while Hunter Braat, Ben Schwartfigure, and Anthony Hunt each collected one touchdown reception.
Jefferson’s Kaige Boczar ran for a 17-yard touchdown.
Geneva 42, Madison 21
Geneva came from behind to defeat Madison on Thursday night in a game broadcast on CVC TV.
Kenny Young’s 62-yard touchdown pass to Luke Smith gave the Eagles the lead and they never looked back. Bryce Peet and Giovanni Rice both scored third-quarter touchdowns to help the Eagles pull away from the Blue Streaks. Peet and Smith both rushed for over 100 yards and Young completed 5-of-5 passes for 153 yards and three scores.
Independence 31, Beachwood 6
After a rash of injuries led Independence to six straight losses to start the season, the Blue Devils have now won three straight games and remain alive in the hunt for a postseason berth.
Dom Narduzzi threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Sam Crooks to start the scoring and then back-to-back bad snaps on punts led to another Independence touchdown and safety. Jack Korinek then ran for a 25-yard touchdown to push the lead to 22-0. Another bad snap led to a safety and Narduzzi closed out Independence’s scoring with a 15-yard touchdown run.
Beachwood’s Larry Clark threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Jonathon Owens to avoid the shutout.
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- Hawken 40, Chagrin Falls 20
- Lutheran West 55, Orange 15
- Cuyahoga Heights 33, Trinity 0
- McComb 56, Richmond Heights 12
