XENIA — Another dominating effort on the defensive side has Xenia off to its third consecutive 4-0 start.
The Buccaneers stormed out to a big lead and cruised against Stebbins on Friday in a 49-6 win at Doug Adams Stadium.
Victor Smith and Cecil Piner led a strong run defense which allowed only three total yards on the ground on 17 attempts. S. J. Hoagland, Laithan Partee and Cristian Corbett didn’t make things easier for Stebbins in the passing game with each having an interception for Xenia.
Deaunte White followed up his monster game against Sidney by scoring the first three touchdowns of the night against Stebbins. He finished with 92 yards rushing on 14 carries. Isaiah Creditt and Sincere Valdez backed him up with a combined 103 yards.
Gavin McManus threw for a season-high 209 yards, as well as throwing for two scores and running for another.
Xenia led 35-0 before Stebbins broke through on the scoreboard with a 76-yard touchdown pass in the fourth. It’s the only score Xenia has allowed after the first quarter during its four-game winning streak.
Xenia was 7 for 10 on third down compared to Stebbins being just 1 for 6.
The Bucs next have one of its toughest tests of the season with a road game at Butler.
Bellbrook 63, Ponitz CTC 0
Bellbrook had six touchdowns of more than 20 yards as they rolled to their largest win of the season.
Tanner Stewart scored twice in the first half, and Vincent Epifano had a 45-yard burst to lead the rushing attack which averaged 10.7 yards per carry.
Aiden Caswell threw two touchdown passes to A. J. Bratka and Gavin McConnell. Brayden Hollender capped the scoring with the second pick-six of the season for Bellbrook.
Carroll 23, Northwest 20 (3OT)
A back and forth thriller saw the Patriots survive after Cooper Husted kicked a 29-yard field goal in the third overtime after two scoreless periods.
There were five lead changes in the game, which saw Carroll take a 20-14 lead in the fourth quarter off of an 80-yard touchdown reception by Jack McGeady. Northwest tied the score on a 27-yard run, but missed the extra point to send the game to OT tied at 20.
Carroll’s Josh Holzinger was 15-of-24 for 220 yards but threw two interceptions. Jayden Crawford had 108 yards on 31 carries.
Northwest had two rushers go for at least 150 yards and a touchdown.
Carroll is 4-0 for the first time since 2018.
Northmont 20, Beavercreek 15
Beavercreek’s losing streak in GWOC play was extended to 36 games as the Beavers were unable to hold onto a fourth quarter lead.
Zane Piatt rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown to lead Beavercreek. Conner Macek was 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, coming from 22, 26 and 32 yards.
Beavercreek’s defense had two interceptions and forced a fumble. Eli Walker and Logan Johnston both had seven tackles.
The loss was the first by single digits in a league game during the losing streak since 2018.
Mechanicsburg 42, Cedarville 6
Mechanicsburg stuffed the Cedarville run game, holding Colt Coffey to 24 yards on 12 carries. The Indians got off to a fast start on a 32-yard touchdown pass to Micah Burr, but allowed 42 unanswered points afterward.
Derek Orr had 13 tackles for Cedarville.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Our top performer from Greene County for Week 4 of the season is Fairborn junior Zyaire Cavitt. He ran for 168 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries, and also caught two passes for 36 yards for the Skyhawks.
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