Led by junior running back Keevin Gibbon, the Wildcats dominated time of possession in the first half, but led just 14-7 at the break. In the programs’ first meeting, visiting Davidson held on to improve to 3-0.Dave Purpura Hilliard Davidson 17, Dublin Jerome 13 22 with Westerville North, which is 3-0 in its first season under former Ohio State quarterback Stanley Jackson Sr. The Wildcats might have a chance to rebound the next two weeks as OCC-Capital play begins against Dublin Scioto (0-3) and Big Walnut (1-2), but then a rivalry game looms Sept. Phillips rushed for 99 yards on 16 carries. Nasir Phillips had a 3-yard touchdown run and Ian Gordon scored from 34 yards. South, which is 1-2 for the first time since 2017, got two scores in the final four minutes to make the score respectable.Ethan can throw the ball in about 100 different places and Gavin can get it.” He knows where to be and he knows how to get there. “Gavin is a big target (at 6-6, 240 pounds). “From what I know, those two have been throwing to each other since they were 6 years old,” coach Wade Bartholomew said. Grunkemeyer scrambled 13 yards on second down and, as time expired, hit Grover in the front left corner of the end zone. Jackson’s interception with 21 seconds left set up Olentangy at the South 30. That Grover, a Cincinnati commit, knew where to be in the final seconds of the first half was no accident.We had other plays ready to take advantage of that, but we didn’t have to use them.” Wiley is the son of former Ohio State running back Michael Wiley. It showed us the middle of the field was pretty open. “I ran too many steps out to break in for the slant, but I scored, so it’s whatever. “I actually ran the play wrong,” said Wiley, who caught the ball in stride at midfield and raced the rest of the way. After the game, Wiley admitted the play did not go as planned - even if it ended up that way. A 69-yard scoring pass to Wiley with 3:23 left in the first half gave visiting Olentangy some breathing room at 14-0. Grunkemeyer finished 16 of 25 for 212 yards, with touchdown passes to Grover, Jackson Wiley and Sam Uhlenhake.“We have athletes on defense who haven’t gotten much love yet, but they’re working hard.” “We have some athletes and people might sleep on us because we went (4-7) last year, but we’ve invested a lot into our team and it’s all come together,” said Beinecke, a junior linebacker. Olentangy’s defense had three takeaways in a win last week at Medina. Will Beinecke had the other sack and an interception, and Lucas Jackson’s pick just before halftime set up a last-second scoring pass from Grunkemeyer to tight end Gavin Grover. Olentangy (3-0) sacked South quarterback Dominic Birtha three times, two of them coming from 6-foot-3, 250-pound sophomore lineman Daniel Stephens, and intercepted him twice. It was another solid night for the Braves’ offense, one that included three passing touchdowns for star quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer, and another big-play effort from the defense.Friday quick hits Olentangy 31, Westerville South 14 We also covered Olentangy and its pursuit of a 3-0 start behind Penn State-bound quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer. In a battle of 2-0 teams, Dublin Jerome and Hilliard Davidson met for the first time. Gahanna Lincoln, the defending Division I, Region 3 champion, played the first game in its new stadium, taking on Olentangy Liberty. Several teams experiencing early season success were part of our high school football coverage in Week 3.
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