Week 6 Preview: Division 1
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The first half of the 2021 season has been very exciting in Division one with several teams playing great ball. hopefully the 2nd half of the season will be just as exciting. Here are five games from Division 1 teams…
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Continue ReadingThe first half of the 2021 season has been very exciting in Division one with several teams playing great ball. hopefully the 2nd half of the season will be just as exciting. Here are five games from Division 1 teams to watch this week.
Springfield vs Fairmont
On Friday night, the Springfield Wildcats will play the Fairmont Firebirds. The Wildcats are currently undefeated at 4-0 and last week defeated Beavercreek 42-0. This season, they have averaged 33.25 points per game on offense and have given up 10 points per game on defense. The Firebirds are currently 4-1 and last week lost to Springboro 15-14. This season, they have averaged 22.6 points per game on offense and have given up 10 points per game on defense. The players from the Prep Redzone rankings that will be playing in this game are OL Vasean Washington Vasean Washington 6'3" | 265 lbs | OL Springfield | 2022 OH , DL Tywan January Tywan January 5'11" | 260 lbs | DL Springfield | 2022 OH , DL Jokell Brown Jokell Brown 6'0" | 270 lbs | DL Springfield | 2022 OH , QB Te’Sean Smoot Te’Sean Smoot 5'11" | 180 lbs | QB Springfield | 2022 State OH , DB Delian Bradley Delian Bradley 6'0" | 190 lbs | DB Springfield | 2022 State OH , WR Anthony Brown Anthony Brown 5'10" | 170 lbs | WR Springfield | 2023 State OH and WR Shawn Thigpen Shawn Thigpen 6'4" | 180 lbs | WR Springfield | 2023 State OH from Springfield. Some players to watch from Fairmont are QB Malek Hillon and LB Frank Maddox.
Lakota West vs Mason
On Friday night, the Lakota West Firebirds will play the Mason Comets. The Firebirds are 4-1 and have won 4 games in a row. Last week, they defeated Hamilton 49-13. They have averaged 35 points per game on offense and have given up 13.6 points per game on defense. The Comets are 2-3 and last week they lost to Lakota East 33-27. This season, Mason has averaged 22.4 points per game and have given up 16.6 points per game. The players from the Prep Redzone rankings that are playing in this game are LB Aden Miller Aden Miller 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB Lakota West | 2022 OH , DL Bryan Henderson Bryan Henderson 6'2" | 270 lbs | DL Lakota West | 2022 State OH , DL Josh Lukusa Josh Lukusa 6'5" | 235 lbs | DL Lakota West | 2022 State OH , DB Jyaire Brown Jyaire Brown 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB Lakota West | 2022 State OH , OL Tegra Tshabola Tegra Tshabola 6'6" | 320 lbs | OL Lakota West | 2022 State OH and DB Alex Afari Alex Afari 6'2" | 205 lbs | DB Lakota West | 2022 State OH from Lakota West. Some players to watch from Mason are QB Michael Molnar and LB Kaden Evans
St. Xavier vs Elder
The St. Xavier Bombers are the #1 team in the state and the #10 ranked team in the country. In week 6, they will play the Elder Panthers on Friday night. St. Xavier is undefeated at 5-0 and last week defeated state powerhouse Archbishop Moeller 49-16. They have averaged 42.4 points per game on offense while giving up 9.4 points on defense. The Panthers are 2-3 and last week lost to St. Xavier (Louisville) 31-21. They have averaged 24 points per game on offense while giving up 22.6 points per game on defense. There are several players from the Prep RedZone rankings that will be playing in this game and they are OL Brian Parker Brian Parker 6'5" | 285 lbs | OL St. Xavier | 2022 State OH , OL Cameron Collins Cameron Collins 6'4" | 265 lbs | OL St. Xavier | 2022 State OH , TE Max Klare Max Klare 6'4" | 220 lbs | TE Cincinnati St. Xavier | 2022 State OH , QB Brogan McCaughey Brogan McCaughey 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Cincinnati St. Xavier | 2022 State OH , DB Eli Kirk Eli Kirk 6'1" | 195 lbs | DB Cincinnati St. Xavier | 2022 State OH , DB Joshua Anderson Joshua Anderson 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB St. Xavier | 2022 OH , DL Sam Buerkle Sam Buerkle 6'4" | 250 lbs | DL Cincinnati St. Xavier | 2022 OH , RB Charles Kellom Charles Kellom 6'0" | 200 lbs | RB St. Xavier | 2022 OH , LB Grant Lyons Grant Lyons 6'3" | 225 lbs | LB St. Xavier | 2022 OH and OL Rob Fogler Rob Fogler 6'7" | 300 lbs | OL St. Xavier | 2023 State OH from St. Xavier. From Elder, there are OL Evan James Evan James 6'1" | 265 lbs | OL Cincinnati Elder | 2023 State OH and WR Drew Ramsey Drew Ramsey 6'1" | 200 lbs | WR Cincinnati Elder | 2022 OH .
Mentor vs Brunswick
On Friday night, the Mentor Cardinals will play the Brunswick Blue Devils. Mentor is currently 3-2 and last week defeated Clarkson Football North (Canada) 41-19. They have averaged 28.2 points per game on offense and have given up 23.8 points per game on defense. The Blue Devils are also 3-2 and last week defeated Euclid 38-18 for their second win in a row. They have averaged 26.6 points per game (41 ppg in last 2 games) and 21 points per game on defense (9 ppg last 2 games). There are a few players from the Prep Redzone rankings that will be playing in this game and they are DL Luke Montgomery Luke Montgomery 6'4" | 295 lbs | OL Findlay | 2023 State OH from Mentor and QB Ethan Fritz Ethan Fritz 6'1" | 200 lbs | QB Brunswick | 2022 OH and DB David Hamrick David Hamrick 5'11" | 170 lbs | DB Brunswick | 2022 OH from Brunswick.
Northmont vs Miamisburg
In week 6, the Northmont Thunderbolts will play the Miamisburg Vikings. Both teams have lost the last two games and are looking to gain momentum for the second half of the season. The Thunderbolts are 2-2 and lost 38-0 last week against Centerville. They have averaged 22.75 points per game on offense and 23.5 points per game on defense. The Vikings are 3-2 and last week lost to Wayne 34-20. They have averaged 26.4 points per game on offense and have given up 19.8 points per game on defense. The players from the Prep Redzone rankings that are playing in this game are ATH Javien Brownlee Javien Brownlee 5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH Northmont | 2023 State OH from Northmont and TE Jackson McGohan Jackson McGohan 6'4" | 230 lbs | TE Miamisburg | 2023 State OH , OL AJ Salley AJ Salley 6'5" | 240 lbs | OL Miamisburg | 2023 State OH and RB Christian Davis Christian Davis 6'0" | 195 lbs | RB Miamisburg | 2023 State OH from Miamisburg.