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  21 - 49Centerville High School Chaminade Julienne vs Alter |
After getting off to a rough start, Alter has bounced back. The Knights have won three straight including a 28-7 win over a very talented McNicholas team last week. Alter has the top run offense in the GCL Co-Ed. They will need to rely on running back Branden McDonald for another strong performance if they going to knock off a talented C.J. team.
The Eagles are coming off of a win against Fenwick which ended their four game losing skid. Luke Chandler has established himself as one of the top quarterbacks in the GCL Co-Ed and not turning the ball over will be the key if the Eagles want to beat a hot Alter squad.
  12 - 47Welcome Stadium Thurgood Marshall vs Dunbar |
A lot of controversy will be surrounding this game. Dunbar would’ve locked up a City League title after tonight, but after allegations surfaced of both Dunbar and Thurgood playing with ineligible players, it looks like the Wolverines won’t get a chance at the conference title. Dunbar senior quarterback Gregory Packnett has played flawless football this season and it would be a real shame if he wasn’t able to secure a league title after the performances he’s turned in the last two weekends.
  27 - 28Northmont High School #3 Wayne (D1) vs #1 Northmont (D1) |
Northmont will try and complete their perfect season. The Thunderbolts escaped in overtime last week as Miamisburg gave them everything they had. Cade Rice, Markus Allen, and Rod Moore will look to pullout one more win in the regular season as they will host Wayne.
The Warriors haven’t loss since their week one game against Springfield. They also narrowly escaped Fairmont last week. Cam Fancher and Wayne will hope to pull off the victory to boost the Warriors morale the week before the playoffs begin.
  21 - 20Greeneview High School #4 Greenon (D5) vs #5 Greeneview (D6) |
After having a down year last year, the Rams have rebounded back beautifully. Greeneview will look to secure another OHC title behind running back Dakota Mangan who has dominated opponents this season. They will have to take down a tough Greenon team in a game that will reignite this OHC rivalry.
Meanwhile, Greenon will look to repeat as conference champions. The transition at quarterback from Cade Rice to Evan Davis has been very smooth. Davis has only thrown one interception this entire season. Behind one of the top defenses in the OHC, the Knights will hope to have one more big game in them before the playoffs.
  34 - 19Welcome Stadium #3 Trotwood-Madison (D3) vs Belmont |
After winning a state championship last year, Trotwood hasn’t taken their foot off the pedal this year. The Rams return quarterback Cooper Stewart and a loaded offense that has moved them to 2-0 behind big wins over Thurgood Marshall and Ponitz.
The Rams will close out their regular season against one of the top DPS teams in Belmont. The Bisons led by Tavon Hardwick, will look to take down a powerhouse in Trotwood-Madison. This will not be an easy task as their run heavy offense will be met by Akron commit Daylen Morgan and the stacked Trotwood defense.
  60 - 43Fort Loramie High School #3 Tri-Village (D7) vs #2 Fort Loramie (D7) |
The CCC conference title game will be played Friday night between Tri-Village and Fort Loramie. Tri-Village doesn’t have a traditionally great football team but this year is different. Led by junior Layne Sarver, the Patriots quarterback has over 1,700+ total offense yards this season while scoring 22 total touchdowns and having 5 total defensive interceptions.
Fort Loramie has built a tradition of excellence the past couple of seasons. With back to back double digit win seasons, the Redskins look to hopefully haul in another conference title. Behind star senior quarterback Collin Moore, this offense has been unstoppable this season. They have outscored their opponents this season 255-14. They look to get one more big win in before the division seven playoffs begin and the real battle starts.
  28 - 21Stebbins High School #4 Troy (D2) vs #2 Stebbins (D2) |
Stebbins and Troy will close out their respective regular seasons against each other. Troy lost to Tippecanoe two weeks ago which was the first time that’s happened in 81 years. The Trojans rebounded with a good win last week against Greenville and will look to end their regular season on a high note with a big win over Stebbins.
The Stebbins Indians got one of their biggest wins of the season last week, as they knocked off Fairborn. Star quarterback Nate Keller has been the leader of this team and will look to pullout one more big win before playoff time. Stebbins is a team that no one is going to want to play in the playoffs. The Indians are projected to get a decently high seed in the division two region eight bracket.
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Dunbar Knocks Off Juggernaut Belmont In City League Opener
Dayton, Ohio — A rivalry that has controlled the City League the last couple of seasons has been Belmont and Dunbar. Belmont hadn’t lost a City League game coming into this matchup since they fell to Thurgood in October of 2014. The five-time defending City League champs have built a legacy the past couple of years and they look to extend that this season.
Dunbar senior quarterback Gregory Packnett said his thoughts coming into the game were “to stay calm, because I know there was going to be a lot of talking from both sides.” Packnett did just that.
The Wolverines controlled the tempo from the start. On the opening kickoff, Dunbar forced a fumble and then recovered it. Then Packnett kept it himself for 12 yards to put Dunbar up 6-0.
Because both teams had just two weeks to prepare for this game, there were a lot of penalties in the early going. Both teams followed up with three and outs. On the next drive however, Packnett delivered a beautiful ball to Jaquan Lusbourgh who found himself wide open for a touchdown. This put Dunbar up 12-0 with 8:37 remaining in the half.
Belmont quarterback Tavon Hardwick brought the Bisons back within one score as his draw play took him 50 yards and into the end-zone for a score right before halftime.
The score heading into the locker rooms was Dunbar leading 12-6. It was anyone’s game heading into the second half.
When asked how the team felt at halftime, Packnett said, “the team was very humble. We all put in our head that the score was 0-0 coming out from halftime and we had to keep the pressure on.”
The Wolverines applied the pressure right away, as on the opening drive of the second half, Packnett was able to convert on 4th & 4. He found Jamar Payton wide open on a slant route for the first down. Then a couple plays later he handed it off to running back Jacare Morris. Morris took it 18 yards to the house to put the Wolverines up 19-6.
Late in the third quarter, Dunbar had the ball on the 19 yard line on 4th & Goal following a sack. Packnett avoided pressure as he threw a beautiful ball which dropped off the hands of the receiver. This mistake opened the door for Belmont who took back over.
On that following drive, Belmont took the ball the length of the field and eventually found the end-zone. Hardwick handed it off to Tay Arnold who took it six yards for a touchdown. This brought Belmont back within six.
On the ensuing kickoff, Shaun Huffman brought the kickoff back for a touchdown for Dunbar. There were however a pair of penalties that would negate the touchdown. Huffman’s long return still setup Dunbar with good starting field position.
Dunbar then drove down the field and milked a lot of time off the clock. They drove it all the way to the one yard line before a fumbled snap resulted in a turnover. This gave the run heavy offense of Belmont a chance to go 96 yards in two minutes to win the game.
On a 2nd down pass attempt, Shaun Huffman dropped what would have been the game ending pick-six. Then, on the very next play Huffman made the play he missed out on earlier as he picked off Hardwick and returned it for a touchdown.
“I was excited and proud of my team ’cause we showed that we wanted that W,” said Huffman when talking about his pick-six. That touchdown gave the Wolverines a 25-13 lead which would seal the victory.
This loss would be the first loss for Belmont versus a City League opponent in six years. The Bisons will look to bounce back next week as they take on Ponitz at Welcome Stadium. That game will be on Friday night at 7.
For Dunbar, this is a season-defining win. The Wolverines will look to take control of the City League and they can do just that as they have a matchup against Meadowdale next Thursday at 7.