COLUMBUS — Week 3 is in the books.

Let’s take a look back at some of the best performances with this week’s Ohio Prep Sports Media Association High School Football Notebook.

* Ironton senior standout Shaun Terry made five receptions for 130 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday night, as the undefeated Fighting Tigers crushed Cabell Midland (W. Va.) 63-7 at Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Ironton also avenged its only regular-season loss of 2023, as the Knights won that same matchup which was also played at Marshall University.

* Coal Grove senior Kaden Murphy rushed for 256 yards and three touchdowns, and returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, in the Hornets’ 39-33 victory over Meigs on Saturday.

* Jackson senior Nolan Johnson rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries, and returned a kickoff for 77 yards for a touchdown, in the Ironmen’s 28-24 non-league win at Wheelersburg on Saturday. Jackson quarterback Bodhi Wolford ran in from a yard out with six-and-a-half seconds left to give the Ironmen the dramatic victory.

* With Wheelersburg’s 28-24 loss against Jackson on Saturday, the tradition-rich Pirates are 0-3 for the first time since 1969. That year, the Pirates started the season with losses against Portsmouth Notre Dame (20-6), Waverly (14-8) and Portsmouth West (20-8). This season, Wheelersburg has lost against undefeated Ironton (37-7), at 2-1 Cincinnati McNicholas (34-3) and against 2-1 Jackson (28-24). Since 1969, the Pirate program has reached the 600 all-time wins milestone, and has won two state championships (1989 and 2017). The Pirates are the defending Southern Ohio Conference Division II champions, and open defense of that championship on Friday night at McDermott Northwest.

* Portsmouth West senior running back Mason Parker rushed for a massive 311 yards and four touchdowns on a hefty 47 carries, and ran in a two-point conversion run, in the Senators’ 27-21 non-league win at Hillsboro on Friday night. Parker had touchdown runs of one, three, 19 and 56 yards.

* Fisher Catholic’s Hyde O’Rielley made two defensive interceptions, recovered a fumble on offense to maintain Irish possession, and caught two touchdown passes in Saturday’s 31-16 Irish victory at Portsmouth Notre Dame. All three of O’Rielley’s receptions for 61 yards came in the opening half —including his 55-yard TD catch on a go route. Fisher Catholic’s victory snapped a three-game losing streak against the Titans.

* Manchester senior Ronnie Elam returned a kickoff for a touchdown and hauled in a 42-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Leland Horner, as the host Greyhounds defeated the Franklin Furnace Green Bobcats 28-21 to improve to 2-1 on the season. The game was once delayed by lightning and played in a heavy rain most of the contest.

-After having their game postponed for more than two hours due to lightning and storms, the Piketon Redstreaks defeated the Lucasville Valley Indians 25-14. With rain continuing through three of the four quarters, it was a challenge to get the passing game going. The Redstreaks won with their run game. Junior quarterback Luke Gullion scored the first two touchdowns of the game in the first half on runs of 65 and 38 yards. He scored his third of the night in the third quarter. In total, Gullion carried the ball 20 times for 183 yards and three touchdowns. The fourth Piketon touchdown came from Wyatt Savage, who finished his night with 138 yards on 13 carries, filling in for the starting running back Buddy Wilson, who was out with an injury. In all, Piketon had 325 yards on 42 rushes for an average of 7.7 yards per carry,

-The Eastern Eagles of Pike County completed their first-ever perfect season and won their first-ever playoff game after hosting a playoff game for the first time in the 2023 season. The Eagles lost eight starters to graduation, including four-year varsity quarterback Dylan Morton, as well as two receivers, a 1,000-yard rusher and four linemen. Despite those losses, the Eagles are off to a 3-0 start with junior quarterback Eric Manley Jr. under center and freshman Jack Montgomery leading the rushing attack.

* Western Brown quarterback Brady Sutton threw for 486 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-20 win over Chillicothe. This week, Chillicothe plays at Portsmouth West.

Waterford’s Hayden Jones scored four second-half touchdowns, leading the Wildcats to a 35-7 victory at Shenandoah. Jones’ night featured TD runs of 80 and 39 — along with a pair of two-yard plunges. He finished the contest with 175 yards rushing on 14 carries.

* Paint Valley senior Braylon Robertson rushed 18 times for 129 yards and one touchdown as the Bearcats defeated McClain 30-7 in Week 3. Robertson with his rushing yards became Paint Valley’s all-time leading rusher, as he now has 4,100 rushing yards for his career.

* The Buckeye Trail at Barnesville game had five different 30-minute weather delays before finishing just before midnight. The Shamrocks remained unbeaten with a 47-8 victory, their 29th straight regular-season victory.

* Marion Local dominated St. Henry 42-9 to win its 51st consecutive game.

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The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association is an organization of 233 high school sports media members from all over the state. This list is compiled by those members.