Newark 35, Teays Valley 7
NEWARK — The combination of Bodie Smith to Drayson Peterson accounted for three touchdowns as Newark beat visiting Teays Valley 35-7 Friday.
While the Vikings (5-3, 3-2) were struggling to get their offense going, Smith and Peterson had a 39-yard score in the first quarter and then connected on scores of 14 and 62 yards in the second to get the Wildcats (5-3, 3-2) out to a 21-0 lead.
It was Kolton Peterson who had the next Newark score — this one a 68-yard run.
The Vikings were threatening as the half was winding down, but a fumble was recovered by Newark’s Preston Lunsford. He took it 94 yards to put Newark up 35-0 with 1:09 left in the half.
Brandon Travis helped get the Vikings on the scoreboard in the third quarter when he intercepted a Newark pass.
Evan Maynard was able to run the ball in from 10 yards out a few moments later.
Maynard ended the night as TV’s leading rusher with 135 yards on 29 caries.
Brady Farmer was 10-21 passing for 75 yards.
Kolton Peterson led Newark with 148 yards on 16 carries and Drayson Peterson had four catches for 137 yards.
The Vikings host league-leading Pickerington Central (6-2, 5-0) next week.
Fairfield Union 50, Circleville 22
CIRCLEVILLE — Circleville opened strong but Fairfield Union came back to beat the host Tigers 50-22.
A five-yard run from Kole Nungester and a one-yard run from Drew Thornsley had the Tigers up 14-0 with 5:19 left in the first quarter.
With the quarter coming to an end, the Falcons were driving for a score but fumbled at the one-yard line. But Circleville wasn’t able to take advantage of it as Fairfield Union broke through the line on first down and tackled Thornsley in the endzone for a safety.
The second quarter was controlled by the Falcons who scored on runs of 16 yards by Owen Ruff, 88 yards by Isaiah Saleh and 1 yard from Hunter Clark for a 24-14 lead at halftime.
Ruff broke a 51-yard run early in the third and the Falcons led 30-14.
Circleville answered with a four-yard scoring run from Thornsley and two-point pass from Hudson Phalin to Nungester to close the gap to 30-22 with 8:47 left in the third quarter.
FU wasted little time in making it a two-score game again as Clark connected with Saleh for a 24-yard score at the 7:11 mark.
Clark ran it in from nine yards out with 1:12 left in the third to put the score at 44-22.
A Circleville fumble with three minutes left in the game set up Fairfield Union’s final score, which was a 25-yard run by Saleh on the next play.
Thornsley finished the night with 143 yards on 22 carries. Ray Ezell had 33 yards on six rushes.
Phalin was 9-17 passing for 93 yards. Jack Kline had four catches for 44 yards, Nungester had four catches for 43 and Thornsley had one grab for six yards.
Circleville (3-5, 0-4) travels to Liberty Union (2-6, 0-4) next week.