Week 3 Football Scoreboard: Rittman, Norwayne win to get to 3-0
A recap of the area's Week 3 high school football results:
Rittman 40, Fairport Harding 13
For the first time since 2015, Rittman is undefeated heading into Week 4.
It handled its business in dominant fashion for the third straight week, too, led by big performances from Artie Sonego and Dack Mutters.
Sonego had his third multi-TD game of the year, rushing for four scores and 231 yards on 30 carries. Meanwhile, Mutters caught five passes for 73 yards, including a 39-yard TD.
QB Jaxon Miller threw for 104 yards and a TD. Carson Smith added a three-yard TD in the fourth quarter for Rittman, adding an interception defensively.
Rittman's defense limited Harding to 148 total yards.
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Norwayne 38, Heath 25
A week after a breakout game against Canton Central Catholic, Dylan Smith took his game up a level against Heath.
Norwayne's two-way star had six catches for 146 yards and a TD offensively and three interceptions, including a 37-yard return for a TD, on defense to lead the Bobcats to a 3-0 record. Norwayne led 28-0 at halftime before Heath made it closer in the second half.
Jaxon Siegenthaler continued his strong start to the season as well, going 12-for-20 for 311 yards and three TDs without an interception. He tossed a 43-yarder to Smith for the first touchdown of the night and found Lucas Dudte for an 83-yard TD and Mason Saal for a 27-yard TD later in the game. Dudte also ran for a one-yard score.
Dillon Morlock (17 rushes, 64 yards) and Mason Moyer (15 rushes, 61 yards) led Norwayne's rushing attack.
Orrville 50, Akron Springfield 6
Orrville bounced back from a pair of heartbreaking losses to Wooster and West Holmes over the first two weeks, handling Springfield without a problem.
Sawyer Hamsher led Orrville's offense like he has all year, passing for 14-of-16 for 237 yards and three scores as the Red Riders took a 35-6 lead into halftime. Paul Hostetler had a big game running the ball for the Riders as well, scoring twice while rushing for 88 yards.
Jax Haley (six catches, 71 yards), Breylon McDuffie (three catches, 87 yards) and Greg Smiley (two catches, 61 yards) all caught touchdowns for Orrville. Parker Hostetler and Chris Wilson each rushed for TDs.
New Philadelphia 22, Wooster 13
New Philadelphia's defense shined as it shut out Wooster in the second half of the Ohio Cardinal Conference opener for both teams.
Julian Franklin was a bright spot for the Generals, rushing for 122 yards and two scores, including a two-yarder with 6:20 left in the second quarter that gave Wooster a 13-7 lead.
However, Keaton Fausel scored on a 37-yard run less than two minutes later to give New Philadelphia the lead back and Etnie Richardson extended it in the third quarter. Fausel and Richardson both went over 100 yards rushing.
Licking Valley 40, West Holmes 35
Licking Valley got a huge win, handing West Holmes its first regular season loss since 2020.
Despite giving up more than 500 yards, the Panthers stopped West Holmes in the red zone twice in the final five minutes, forcing a fumble and a turnover on downs to preserve the victory.
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Tuslaw 40, River View 6
Tuslaw improved to 2-1 as its defense limited River View to 136 total yards.
Joey Medure carried Tuslaw's offense, rushing for a game-high 157 yards and two scores on 19 carries. Spiros Smith scored three times for the Mustangs, twice on the ground and on a 29-yard pass from Ethan Haer. Kaden Boak scored on a 15-yard run for Tuslaw's final TD of the day.
Columbia 57, Northwestern 22
Northwestern's offense had its best day of the season but Columbia had too much firepower as the Huskies fell to 0-3.
Cade St. Clair proved to be a difference-maker for Northwestern, catching seven passes for 135 yards. QB Issac Beun passed for 197 yards and two scores.
Hayden Sigler returned an interception 70 yards for a TD.
Crestwood 42, Chippewa 13
Crestwood rolled to a win over Chippewa as the Chipps dropped to 0-3.
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This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Week 3 Football Scoreboard: Rittman, Norwayne off to 3-0 starts
