Week 4 Scoreboard: Lexington beats Mount Vernon, improves to 2-2
MANSFIELD — The 2023 high school football season is nearing its mid-way point.
With Week 4 in the books, all attention has turned to Week 5, but before we get there, let's take a look at some scores from around the area to polish off another successful Friday night.
Richland County Football Scoreboard
Lexington 31, Mount Vernon 17
The Lexington Minutemen used a big second-half effort to earn an Ohio Cardinal Conference win over Lexington 31-17 on Friday night.
After falling behind 17-7 in the second quarter, Joe Caudill had a one-yard touchdown run to get the Minutemen on the board, Seven Allen scored on a 96-yard kickoff return to pull Lexington to within three before handing it over to the defense which held the Yellow Jackets scoreless for the rest of the game.
Markale Martin had 169 yards rushing with two touchdown runs of eight and six yards while Caudill added 130 yards on the ground and 88 through the air.
The Minutemen improve to 2-2 on the year and travel to Wooster in Week 5.
Wooster 27, Madison 14
The Madison Rams hung right with Wooster before faltering late falling 27-14 in Ohio Cardinal Conference action on Friday night.
The Rams fall to 0-4 and host West Holmes in Week 5.
Western Reserve 47, Plymouth 14
The Plymouth Big Red dropped to 2-2 on the season after falling to Western Reserve 47-14 in the Firelands Conference opener.
After falling behind 28-0, the Big Red got on the board with 6:26 left in the second quarter by recovering a fumble in the end zone, but the Roughriders pushed the lead out to 41-6 by halftime as the second half went with a running clock.
The Big Red travels to St. Paul in Week 5.
Mansfield Senior 38, West Holmes 28
Shelby 45, Marion Harding 14
Ontario 56, River Valley 21
Monroeville 46, Crestview 34
Lucas 49, Warrensville Heights 14
Ohio Cardinal Conference Scoreboard
New Philadelphia 28, Ashland 0
Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Scoreboard
Pleasant 34, Highland 17
Firelands Conference Scoreboard
St. Paul 49, Mapleton 30
Northern 10 Athletic Conference Scoreboard
Colonel Crawford 56, Bucyrus 6
Mohawk 56, Buckeye Central 15
Carey 34, Wynford 0
Seneca East 46, Upper Sandusky 44
Knox Morrow Athletic Conference Schedule
Northmor 44, Cardington 6
Danville 40, Fredericktown 0
Loudonville 27, Mount Gilead 20
East Knox 35, Centerburg 7
Wayne County Athletic League
Smithville 20, Chippewa 6
Dalton 55, Waynedale 7
Rittman 31, Northwestern 6
Principal's Athletic Conference
Canton South 45, Orrville 14
Northwest 42, Manchester 22
Fairless 31, Triway 24 OT
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 42, Tuslaw 0
Northwest Central Conference
Ridgedale 41, Crestline 0
Waynefield-Goshen 28, Hardin Northern 19
Elgin 52, Ridgemont 26
Upper Scioto Valley 50, Lima Perry 0
North Baltimore 44, Cory Rawson 35
Sandusky Bay Conference
Willard 35, Woodmore 30
Calvert 52, Lakota 13
Margaretta 60, Fremont St. Joe 0
Hopewell-Loudon 26, Gibsonburg 7
Other Scores
Bishop Watterson 33, Columbian 14
Liberty-Benton 50, Port Clinton 14
Bellevue 26, Norwalk 0
Edison 62, Berkshire 19
Sandusky 34, Parma Padua 27
Vermilion 55, South Central 0
Cardinal Mooney 36, Clyde 26
Huron 38, Gabriel Richard 31
This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Week 4 Scoreboard: High School football scores from all over the area