* Ironton’s Kayden Edwards carried four times for 90 yards and one touchdown, completed 2-of-4 passes for 46 yards, and caught one pass for 25 yards in the Fighting Tigers’ 56-19 win over St. Francis from Buffalo, NY on Saturday night. The game was part of the annual Ironton Gridiron Classic at historic Tanks Memorial Stadium. The undefeated Fighting Tigers scored three touchdowns on their first eight plays.

* Fairland’s Ethan Wall completed 22-of-26 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Dragons’ 49-14 win over Rock Hill on Friday night.

* South Point’s Brayden Hanshaw completed 16-of-25 passes for 305 yards and four touchdowns in the Pointers’ 44-8 victory over Symmes Valley on Friday night.

* The Minford Falcons captured their first victory under first-year head coach Jordan Michael —a 22-21 Southern Ohio Conference Division II triumph over Oak Hill on Friday night. The Falcons won despite being penalized 17 times for 145 yards, part of 21 accepted penalties total. Quarterback Curtis Glenn rushed 18 times for 131 yards, and Mason Bradley added 101 yards on 14 carries and all three Falcon touchdowns plus two extra-point kicks. Minford’s only other points came on a safety. Glenn also intercepted an Oak Hill pass in the final minute-and-a-half to preserve the one-point win.

*The Portsmouth Trojans, spearheaded by Chase Heiland’s 126 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries, blanked the Gallia Academy Blue Devils 47-0 on Friday night in the Ohio Valley Conference opener. Heiland has rushed for at least 111 yards and two touchdowns in each of the Trojans’ four games this season. It was also Portsmouth’s first win over Gallia Academy since 2016, as the two teams did not play in 2021.

* Week 4 saw Hillsboro junior Jevon Hochstuhl have a balanced game on offense, finishing with six carries for 70 yards with three rushing touchdowns, and he also had four receptions for 71 yards in a 48-41 loss to Williamsburg.

* Returning after missing the previous week, McClain senior Owen Sykes rushed for four touchdowns in the first half of a 42-0 Tigers win over East Clinton, as it was McClain’s first win of the 2024 season.

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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.