Here are the top high school football performers for Ohio’s Week 8 and Michigan’s Week 7 in the Toledo area.

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Candidates for Player of the Week are selected from games covered by The Blade and results submitted to The Blade on game nights.

Ja’ceous Shannon, Bowling Green: Ran for 231 yards and four touchdowns on 10 carries against Woodward.

Ben Kubicz, Maumee: Completed 22 of 47 passes for 337 yards and six touchdowns against Rossford.

Jacob Ragland, Findlay: Had 189 receiving yards on 10 catches with two TDs, including the game-winner, against Perrysburg.

Grant Kinnee, Anthony Wayne: Ran for 169 yards and three touchdowns and completed 9 of 12 passes for 133 yards and two scores against Springfield.

OTHER RUSHING LEADERS

Sam Herold, Bryan: Ran for 219 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries against Swanton.

Ayden Wilson, Rossford: Ran for 206 yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries against Maumee.

Mason Heintschel, Clay: Ran for 167 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries against Napoleon.

Peyton Harris, Bowling Green: Ran for 149 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries against Woodward.

Jake Titgemeyer, Clay: Ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns on 41 carries against Napoleon.

Jaden Jones, Whitmer: Ran for 146 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries against Northview.

Jaqui Hayward, Oak Harbor: Ran for 146 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries against Genoa.

Jacob Michalski, Toledo Christian: Ran for 142 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries against Holgate.

Colton Kruse, Liberty Center: Ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns on 8 carries against Evergreen.

Rocco Pillarelli, Ottawa Hills: Ran for 117 yards and four touchdowns on nine carries against Cardinal Stritch.

Jonah Tall, Start: Ran for 111 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries against Bowsher.

Houston Miranda, Patrick Henry: Ran for 110 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries against Delta.

Devin Dietrich, Napoleon: Ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries against Clay.

Braden Gardner, Anthony Wayne: Ran for 101 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries against Springfield.

OTHER PASSING LEADERS

Ryan Montgomery, Findlay: Completed 24 of 38 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns against Perrysburg.

Kyler Sapp, Edon: Completed 20 of 34 passes for 296 yards and four touchdowns against Hilltop.

Mason Modd, Liberty-Benton: Completed 18 of 28 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns against Pandora-Gilboa.

Tyler Grace, Toledo Christian: Completed 7 of 13 attempts for 161 yards and two touchdowns against Holgate.

 
OTHER RECEIVING LEADERS

Seth Elchert, Liberty-Benton: Caught 13 passes for 183 yards and the game-winning touchdown with 2:07 remaining against Pandora-Gilboa.

Karter Koester, Toledo Christian: Caught six passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns against Holgate.

Preston Fryzell, Central Catholic: Caught four passes for 112 yards and one touchdown against Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary’s.

Christian Owens, Edon: Caught seven passes for 107 yards against Hilltop.

Carson Graetz, Maumee: Caught six passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns against Rossford.

Colton Willis, Edon: Caught four passes for 96 yards and three touchdowns against Hilltop.

Parker Woods, Napoleon: Caught two passes for 91 yards and one touchdown against Clay.

Ben Kubicz, Maumee: Caught six passes for 89 yards and one touchdown against Rossford.

Dominick Woods, Perrysburg: Had five catches for 87 yards and one score against Findlay.

Timothy Marshall, Maumee: Caught five passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns against Rossford.

Jonah Tall, Start: Caught two passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns against Bowsher.

PICK-SIX

Xavier McCord, Holgate: Returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown against Toledo Christian.

Victor Singleton, Central Catholic: Returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.

SCOOP AND SCORE

Kole Olds, Edon: Returned a fumble recovery 8 yards for a touchdown.

TO THE HOUSE

Cam Kahle, Liberty Center: Returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against Evergreen.

Ian Densmore, Ottawa Hills: Returned a kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown against Cardinal Stritch.

ROLL CALL

Alijah Bailey, Start: Recorded two sacks, a safety, and an interception against Bowsher.

Hayden Gerken, Napoleon: Came up with the game-ending interception on a two-point conversion attempt in 3OT to defeat Clay.

Marquan Braswell, Central Catholic: Surpassed 1,000 total rushing yards for the season with 94 yards against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.

First Published October 7, 2023, 4:56 a.m.