It was a rough night for all but four Chagrin Valley Conference teams as they opened the postseason on Friday night.
Of the 12 CVC teams that qualified for the playoffs, only Perry, Kirtland, Geneva, and Cuyahoga Heights advanced to Week 12.
Here’s a look at how all 12 teams fared.
Perry 56, Crestwood 0
Perry’s perfect season continued with a dominating win over Crestwood. The Pirates racked up 427 yards of offense while limiting the Red Devils to just 118.
Jayde Studio carried four times for 103 yards, and he opened the scoring with a 63-yard touchdown run. Dare’on Howard added 95 yards on 10 carries, and he scored twice. Brayden Richards added two touchdown runs and Xavier Jackson and Owen McKoon each ran for one score. Walter Moses threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Chase Sivon.
Nate Blasiole led Crestwood with 63 rushing yards on 17 carries.
The top-seeded Pirates improved to 11-0 and will host No. 9 Sandy Valley in a regional quarterfinal on Friday.
Crestwood closed out the year with a 5-6 mark.
Kirtland 49, Columbiana 6
Kirtland improved to 10-1 and collected a 14th straight Week 11 victory by steamrolling visiting Columbiana on Friday.
The Hornets gained 349 yards of offense while holding Columbiana to just 128, and five different Kirtland players scored touchdowns in the win.
Gino Blasini caught a 45-yard touchdown pass from Max Paul and also hauled in an 18-yard TD reception from Jake LaVerde. Blasini caught two passes for 63 yards in the game. Rocco Alfieri ran for 32 yards on five carries and scored twice, Will Beers carried five times for 73 yards and one score, and Will Sayle and Evan Koprowski both hauled in TD receptions.
The top-seeded Hornets host No. 8 Canton Central Catholic in the second round on Friday. The Ironmen opened the postseason with a 26-10 win over No. 9 Cardinal.
Geneva 56, Hawken 19
Geneva scored early and often in building a 49-7 halftime lead in a dominating win broadcast on CVC TV.
Bryce Peet led the Eagles with 83 rushing yards on nine carries and he scored once. Kenny Young completed 7-of-9 passes for 133 yards and threw touchdown passes to Giovanni Rice and Luke Smith. He also ran for two scores. Hayden Diemer, Luke Barbo, and Smith also ran for scores for the Eagles.
Donovan Moorehead threw three touchdown passes for the Hawks, who closed out the year with a 6-5 record.
Geneva, the second seed in Division III, Region 9, advanced to host No. 7 Chardon on Friday.
Cuyahoga Heights 41, Rittman 40
No. 5 Cuyahoga Heights got all it could handle from No. 12 Rittman before the Red Wolves scored the go-ahead touchdown with just over two minutes remaining and then watched as Rittman’s game-winning field goal missed its mark with 43 seconds left in the game.
Cuyahoga Heights matched Rittman score for score throughout the game.
After Rittman struck first, Francis Connors ran for a 24-yard touchdown run to give the Red Wolves a 7-6 lead. Connors then added a two-yard TD run to even the score at 14-14, and his third touchdown gave the Red Wolves a 21-14 advantage.
Rittman pulled to within 21-20 but Fletcher Sturgill threw a TD pass to Connors to push the lead back to seven points at 27-20 at the break.
Rittman scored twice to start the second half, but the Red Wolves responded the same way they had all game.
Sturgill threw a TD pass to Zach Unger and Connors added a two-point conversion that left Heights up 35-34 with 11:53 left in the game. Rittman pulled ahead 40-35 with nine minutes left but Connors answered again with his fifth TD of the game.
The Red Wolves, who improved to 9-1, will play at No. 4 Hanoverton United in the second round.
Other CVC scores
- Canton Central Catholic 26, Cardinal 10
- Clearview 33, Berkshire 12
- Garfield 56, Conneaut 13
- Niles McKinley 65, Edgewood 28
- Ontario 31, Lutheran West 22
- Gilmour Academy 33, Madison 13
