Centerville beats Northmont; Fairmont wins for second straight time; Butler defeats Xenia; Alter beats Bellbrook

Centerville took a lead in the fourth quarter and held on to win 14-13 at Northmont.

Parker Johnson put Centerville on the board in the first quarter with a 1-yard run.

Northmont came back in the third quarter, tying the game on a 6-yard run by Calilien Grant and taking the lead on an 82-yard pass from Deuce Cortner to Dalin Wilkins.

Centerville got the decisive score in the fourth when Bryce Cowgill caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Drake Wells and the defense held on the rest of the way.

Wells finished 13-for-19 with 99 yards and Parker Johnson ran for 87 yards to lead Centerville.

Deuce Cortner was 15 of 23 for 286 yards and Dalin Wilkins had six receptions for 173 yards for Northmont.

Centerville improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Greater Western Ohio Conference. Northmont fell to 3-2, 0-2.

OTHER GAMES

Fairmont 17, Springboro 7: Fairmont scored on a fourth-down play late in the fourth quarter to close out the game, earning a second straight victory to open conference play.

Butler 28, Xenia 21: Kaiden Bates reached the end zone on a 23-yard run in the final seconds for Butler. Bates had 157 rushing yards with two touchdowns. Elijah Johnson had 224 rushing yards with two touchdowns for Xenia.

Stebbins 44, Fairborn 22: Devin McCormick connected with RayVonn Harris on a pair of touchdown throws and Andre McConnell ran for three touchdowns to lead Stebbins. McCormick finished with 238 passing yards, Harris had five receptions for 103 yards and McConnell rushed for 102 yards. JT Smith ran for three touchdowns for Fairborn.

Sidney 42, West Carrollton 0: Julius Spradling ran for a score, threw for another and added a kickoff return for a score to lead Sidney. Tank Fleming caught a touchdown and made a punt return for a score.

Piqua 35, Greenville 7: Jericho Burns led Piqua with four touchdown runs. Ky Warner threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Carson Hawk.

Valley View 35, Eaton 27: Caden Henson had two touchdowns and threw a third, all in the second quarter, as Valley View rallied from an early 14-0 deficit. Micah Valenti finished with 20 carries for 109 yards along with a touchdown reception. Cordis Berard ran for 135 yards with a touchdown for Eaton.

Brookville 42, MiddletownMadison 21: Kory Davis had 216 rushing yards with four touchdowns to lead Brookville. Keegan Mehr and Jake Lenser each added a touchdown run. Kaden Sarbaugh highlighted Middletown Madison with a 26-yard fumble return for a touchdown.

Alter 20, Bellbrook 13: Gavin Connor ran on all three of Alter’s touchdowns, and the defense forced a turnover with 2:05 left to seal the victory.

Conrow 21, Trotwood-Madison 7: Referees called the game in the third quarter after a fight broke out. According to Prep Red Zone’s Jared Luginbill, the sidelines were cleared after a Trotwood interception.

Loveland 37, Lebanon 31, OT: Luke Faler was 28 of 38 for 278 yards with two touchdown passes and Alex Klein scored a pair of rushing scores, but Lebanon fell in overtime.