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Coleman recovered a late onside kick in a 27-25 victory over Piqua.
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Wayne (7-1) vs. Northmont (7-1)
When: 7:30 p.m. today
Where: Northmont Stadium, Clayton
Radio: WONE-AM (980), WOXR-FM (97.7)
2004 result: Did not play
Outlook: This game wraps up the Centerville-Wayne-Northmont regular-season trilogy. If Wayne's 38-0 win over Centerville is any indication, Northmont (which lost to the Elks, 20-7) could be in trouble. But not so fast, high school football fans. These games are all about matchups. The Warriors found a way to slow Centerville's running game and cashed in after two fumbles. This time, Wayne must slow Northmont's offense. QB Clay Belton (235 yards passing per game, 58 percent passing, 20 TDs and 10 INTs), RB A.J. Combest (94 yards rushing per game, 8 TDs) and WR Justin Watkins (104 yards receiving per game, 8 TDs) are the key cogs. OSU defensive back recruit Kurt Coleman adds a breakaway threat on special teams. While Centerville vs. Wayne may have been offense vs. defense, this one might be offense vs. offense. Wayne's defenders have improved, while the offense has diversified. QB Alex Earley (209 yards passing average, 66 rushing average) showed no effects of a shoulder injury against Centerville. He's thrown for 14 TDs and scored 7 himself. RBs Jon Johnson, Joe Gilford and Donnie Evege provide three different looks and WR Billy Viers (65 yards average, 6 TDs) is second only to Watkins in the GWOC. As always, special teams and turnovers will provide momentum swings. Northmont's defense must hang in early while its offense avoids the problems it had against Centerville. Wayne's DBs will be tested, but that will be lessened if the D-line can get to Belton. And remember, depending on the seedings, this may be a playoff preview.
Northmont (7-2) vs. Troy (7-2)
When: 7:30 p.m. today
Where: Memorial Stadium, Troy
Radio/TV: WONE-AM (980), Ch. 13
2004 result: Northmont, 42-35
Outlook: Northmont (4-0) has more at stake than only the GWOC Western Division title. The Thunderbolts need a win to qualify for the D-I, Region 4 playoffs. Troy (3-1) is a longshot at No. 12. If Troy wins, a 3-way tie could result with a Piqua win over Butler. The Trojans need a big game from the defense to halt Northmont's air attack. The T-Bolts are the only GWOC offense with 2,000 yards passing (2,146). On the flip side, Troy has 528. But the Trojans get it done on the ground with a GWOC-best 2,675 yards. Northmont has playmakers in A.J. Combest, Justin Watkins and Kurt Coleman, who all rank among the leaders in the all-purpose yards. QB Clay Belton tops the GWOC in passing (2,119) and TDs (21), but also has a league-high 10 INTs. Troy's Daniel McCormick ranks fourth in the GWOC with 1,138 yards and leads with 16 rushing TDs.
(6) Clayton Northmont (8-2) at (3) Centerville (9-1)
Northmont and Centerville are tied at halftime, I think the score was 7-7.
Centerville wins 35-33 thriller over T-Bolts
Elks rally from 20-7 halftime deficit, survive late scores
By Mark Gokavi
Dayton Daily News
CENTERVILLE | All the Elks raised their hands in victory Saturday night after an amazing comeback and heart-pumping finish. The packed Centerville Stadium crowd saw four scores in the final 3:43, two by Centerville and two by Northmont.
Despite leading by nine points with 1:36 left, the Elks didn't clinch their 35-33 win until the final two seconds. Northmont quarterback Clay Belton spiked the ball on fourth down after a short completion.
"It feels amazing," Centerville defensive lineman Brad Hull said. "It feels like you're on top of the world."
The Elks (10-1) defeated Northmont in a rematch of a 20-7 win in Clayton. Now Centerville will get a rematch against Wayne (10-1) next Saturday at Paul Brown Stadium in the Division I, Region 4 semifinals.
"Nobody gave us this win," Centerville coach Ron Ullery said. "No fumbles lost by Northmont, no interceptions by Northmont so, by God, the second game, nobody's saying that they gave it to us."
The difference could have been two raised hands earlier in the game. Northmont (8-3) scored on its first three possessions, but Cole Sillaman blocked the Thunderbolts' extra point attempt.
"(Simon) Abboud pushed out his guy," Sillaman said. "I had no problem getting through a big hole. It was just a matter of getting back there and getting my hands up."
Trailing 20-7 at half, Sillaman's block may not have mattered. But the Elks started the third quarter with a 17-play, 66-yard drive that took 7:15. Elks quarterback Dan Drake scored on a 4-yard run to make it 20-14. The drive included two fourth-down conversions.
"You've got to take your hat off to them," Northmont coach Lance Schneider said. "They made a drive to start the second half that they had to make. If they didn't, it might have been game over."
After a stop, Centerville's Tony Folino went 80 yards on first down for a TD and a 21-20 lead.
The Elks played without former quarterback Ben Hemenway in uniform. But Chaminade-Julienne transfer Will Johnson — ineligible until now — ran for 103 yards and a score.
When James Cravens (111 yards, two TDs) scored with 3:43 left, Centerville led 28-26.
But Belton (22 of 38 for 289 yards and four TDs) got hot and A.J. Combest scored on a 44-yard run. That's when Hull batted down a 2-point conversion pass.
After Cravens' second score, Northmont scored in 19 seconds and got the onside kick but couldn't get a first down.
"I feel for these kids," Schneider said. "They played their hearts out. We just ran out of time."
Contact Mark Gokavi at 225-6951.
By Tricia Lafferty
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, September 3, 2007
CINCINNATI - Central Catholic coach Terry Totten said he thought his injury-plagued team was in trouble heading into the Kirk Herbstreit Challenge III.
But despite entering the game without three two-way starters and their No. 1 tailback, the Vikings defeated Clayton Northmont (Ohio), 34-6, on Sunday at Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium, leaving Totten with little to worry about.
"I don't know how good we are, but I told the kids after the game that this is a win for our program," Totten said. "A lot of young players had to step up. Northmont came in with a good plan, and our kids held up against it." After trailing, 6-0, following Clayton Northmont's first drive of the game, which was televised live on ESPNU, Central Catholic responded with 34 unanswered points. The Vikings used a 17-point second quarter to build a 17-6 lead at halftime, and they held a 31-6 advantage after three quarters.
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Northmont 28, Mason 17
Solid effort, but upset eludes the Comets
By Chris DeLotell ? Enquirer contributor ? August 24, 2008
For the first three quarters of Saturday's Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown game against Clayton Northmont, Mason took advantage of Thunderbolt mistakes, benefited from lucky bounces and placed itself in position to pull a season-opening upset.
Then the fourth quarter started.
Northmont claimed its first lead of the game with two touchdowns in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter, and then added another a few minutes later to salt away a 28-17 victory over the Comets.
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