SIDNEY — The Lehman Catholic Cavaliers knocked off the Covington Buccaneers 35-7 on Friday at Sidney Memorial Stadium in a Three Rivers Conference matchup.
In a familiar scene, quarterback Turner Lachey found CJ Olding for a touchdown to get the Cavaliers (7-1, 5-0 TRC) on the board first late in the first quarter.
Lehman added to its lead in the second quarter on a Da’Ron Pride touchdown to take a 14-0 lead before the Buccaneers responded quickly with seven points of their own.
Right before the end of the half, Lachey completed a pass to Dillon Schmiesing for a touchdown to extend the lead to 21-7.
In the third quarter, Evan O’Leary got in on the fun with a touchdown of his own. Later in the quarter, Lachey nailed O’Leary for his second and final touchdown of the night as the Cavaliers took a 35-7 lead through the end of regulation.
Lehman Catholic takes on Troy Christian in another TRC matchup at Sidney Memorial Stadium this Friday.
Anna shut out by Marion Local
The Anna Rockets lost 42-0 to the Marion Local Flyers on Friday at Booster Field in Anna in a Midwest Athletic Conference contest.
All 42 of the Flyers’ points were scored in the first half as the Rockets (5-3, 3-3 MAC) suffered their first loss in nearly a month to the MAC frontrunners.
Anna will look to get back on the win column this Friday when it travels to take on Fort Recovery, who is currently tied for eighth place in the MAC.
Fort Loramie falls short at home against Bluffton
Fort Loramie took a 42-28 loss on its home field to the undefeated Bluffton Pirates on Friday in a Northwest Conference matchup.
The Pirates got out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, but Loramie (3-5, 2-3 NWC) responded with a touchdown of its own from quarterback Gabe Hart to Thomas Hoying that knotted the game up 7-7.
Loramie took its first and only lead in the game early in the second quarter on another Hart to Hoying pass.
The lead was short lived as Bluffton tied the game up just over a minute later. At the half, the game was still tied 14-14.
The Pirates started strong in the second half, getting two touchdowns to take a 28-14 lead before Loramie battled back with a 60-yard touchdown pass to Maxwell Maurer to cut the lead to 28-21.
On Bluffton’s first play from scrimmage, it nabbed seven more points on a 76-yard reception to extend the lead to 35-21 at the end of the third quarter.
Hart was picked off in the fourth quarter which led to a 51-yard touchdown run for the Pirates that was essentially the nail for Loramie.
Fort Loramie didn’t quit however, scoring on a third Hart to Hoying touchdown pass to end the game 42-28.
Loramie takes on Delphos Jefferson, who is yet to win an NWC game, at Delphos this Friday.
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