COLUMBUS — Week 4 of the 2025 Ohio high school football season is in the books.
Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the fourth week of the season.
The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football Notebook.
Let’s take a look.
* The Fort Frye Cadet defense forced five turnovers in defeating Muskingum River rival Waterford for the 19th consecutive year in a 28-0 victory at Wildcat Field.
* McClain sophomore quarterback Hudson Lovett threw four touchdown passes in the Tigers' 54-0 win over East Clinton. Lovett finished 5-of-9 for 76 yards passing. He also rushed for 52 yards on nine carries.
* The Eastern Eagles of Pike County ran their regular season win streak to 26 games on Saturday night with a 49-8 road win over Clinton County (Ky.) in the first-ever football meeting between the two schools. The offense was plentiful, led by Eastern sophomore running back Jack Montgomery, who had 11 carries for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Eastern had six rushing touchdowns in all, along with one passing touchdown.
* Washington Court House, in what was likely the biggest upset in the state on Friday night with the Blue Lions coming in as 42-point underdogs against undefeated and state-ranked Granville (3-0), defeated the Blue Aces 31-16. A season ago, Granville defeated Washington 70-14. Blue Lion junior wide receiver Aden Osborne hauled in 13 receptions for 276 yards and four touchdowns in the victory over Granville. Osborne broke school records for single-game receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns in the contest. Blue Lion sophomore quarterback Sam Pfeifer completed 25 of 37 passes for 374 yards and four touchdowns in the win.
* The Athens Bulldogs raised their undefeated record to a perfect 4-0 with a 71-0 Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division rout of Alexander. David Sharp scored three rushing touchdowns and carried 14 times for 112 yards, while Briar Thomas was 6-of-7 for 144 yards passing with Weston Wheatley making four receptions for 134 yards. Three different defensive players made an interception for the Bulldogs.
* The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes raised their undefeated record to a perfect 4-0 with a 51-0 Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division rout of Bidwell River Valley. Caeleb Layton led the Buckeyes' defensive effort with nine tackles, including seven for loss with one sack, and two forced fumbles. Austin Gautier carried five times for 121 yards and two touchdowns while Walker Stone scored twice on his two carries totaling 92 yards, as he also made one reception for a 29-yard touchdown.
* The Trimble Tomcats pitched their third consecutive shutout victory on Friday night —a 40-0 non-league win at Wellston. The Tomcats had previously shut out Berne Union 36-0 and Vinton County 10-0. The Tomcats tallied 400 rushing yards as well with Trevor Gowen gaining 142, Luke Orsborne amassing 121 and Kevin Bycofski adding 85.
* The Gallia Academy Blue Devils, spearheaded by junior quarterback Max Canaday, captured a 28-14 win over visiting Portsmouth on Friday night in the Ohio Valley Conference opener. Canaday completed 9-of-17 passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 179 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. Enoch Patterson caught the first touchdown pass from Canaday, and later returned a Portsmouth fumble for a 96-yard touchdown to make the score 21-14 en route to the win. The Blue Devils have defeated the Trojans in now 19 of the past 23 meetings, as Portsmouth last won at Gallia Academy in 1991 and last defeated the Blue Devils in back-to-back years in 1991 and 1992.
* The Rock Hill Redmen defeated defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Fairland on Friday night 33-32, snapping a nine-game losing streak against the Dragons. Fairland won last season's OVC championship after Ironton — an independent again for both the 2024 and 2025 seasons — won five straight OVC championships from 2019 thru 2023.
* Portsmouth Notre Dame raised its perfect record to 4-0 with a 35-15 win at Miami Valley Christian on Friday night. Bryce McGraw rushed eight times for 126 yards and one touchdown, while fellow senior Luke Cassidy completed 6-of-10 passes for 108 yards with one touchdown. The Titans, under interim and first-year head coach Bob Boldman, are now 4-0 for first time since 2021.
* For the first time in school history, the Manchester Greyhounds are 4-0 after a dominant 42-12 win over Sciotoville East on Friday night. The Greyhounds amassed 363 yards of offense led by quarterback Amillion Brown, who went 7-11 for 158 yards and a TD through the air —a 71-yard scoring pass to Joel Blythe. Senior running back Braylon Rickett ran for 75 yards and three scores with Blythe adding 99 yards receiving. The Manchester defense forced three turnovers on their way to win number four.
* Marion Local’s Cale Nagel had punt return touchdowns of 72 and 68 yards as the Flyers extended their nation’s longest current win streak to 68 games with a 61-0 win over Delphos St. John's.
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