OVERVIEW: Week 10 of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference football season featured a full slate of pivotal conference clashes as teams positioned themselves for postseason play and rivalry hardware. No. 7 Northwood remained unbeaten on the season to clinch at least a share of the conference title, while No. 10 Findlay dominated at home to stay firmly in contention for the NCAA postseason. Elsewhere, Hillsdale reclaimed the rivalry Traveling Trophy over Ashland, Ohio Dominican pulled off a gritty road upset against Tiffin, and Walsh secured a decisive Senior Day victory.
SCOREBOARD:
Saturday, November 7
- Walsh 48, Kentucky Wesleyan 6
- #10 Findlay 54, Lake Erie 6
- Hillsdale 28, Ashland 17
- #7 Northwood 23, Thomas More 7
- Ohio Dominican 26, Tiffin 21
INSIDE THE GAMES:
- #10 Findlay 54, Lake Erie 6
The 10th-ranked Oilers put together a dominant showing in their regular-season home finale at Donnell Stadium, erupting for 54 points. Findlay's offense fired on all cylinders behind quarterback Chase Harrison, who threw for 345 yards and a 48-yard touchdown strike to Denny Furlong. Dominic Bennett paced the ground attack with 83 yards and two scores, while Cameron Wright delivered multiple highlights with a 15-yard touchdown catch and an electric 77-yard punt return for a score. Defensively, the Oilers forced four takeaways—including interceptions from Walter Berry Jr. and Riley Caldwell—and added a fourth-quarter safety.
- #7 Northwood 23, Thomas More 7
The 7th-ranked Timberwolves moved to a perfect 10-0 overall (8-0 G-MAC) on the campaign by grinding out a stout road victory at Republic Bank Field. Northwood controlled the tempo, generating 394 yards of total offense while holding the Saints to a lone touchdown. The Timberwolves' balanced attack produced 230 passing yards and 164 rushing yards, allowing them to pull away in the second half and maintain outright first place in the league standings.
For the first time since 2022, the rivalry Traveling Trophy returned to Hillsdale as the Chargers snapped a three-game skid against Ashland. Hillsdale celebrated Senior Day at Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium by generating timely explosive plays and leaning on a stiff defensive effort in the second half to keep the Eagles at bay.
- Ohio Dominican 26, Tiffin 21
The Panthers relied on opportunistic defense and late-game heroics to spoil Frost-Kalnow Stadium's home slate. Carson Parker accounted for all three Panther touchdowns (two passing, one rushing), finding Luke Hess for scoring strikes of 7 and 31 yards. Ryan Elliot converted two key field goals from 21 and 26 yards out. Tiffin rallied to within 26-21 late in the fourth quarter, but Mason Welsch punctuated a dominant defensive outing (six tackles, 1.0 TFL, forced fumble) by picking off a pass in the end zone in the final minutes to seal the ODU victory.
- Walsh 48, Kentucky Wesleyan 6
Walsh put on an offensive and defensive clinic on Salute to Service and Senior Day at Larry Staudt Field, rolling past Kentucky Wesleyan 48-6. The Cavaliers dominated from kickoff, shutting down KWC’s offense early and utilizing short fields to put up their highest scoring total of the season.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
- Rushing: Ronald Blackman, TU (77.2 yards per game)
- Passing: Ethan Hamby, NU (292.4 yards per game)
- Receiving: D.J. Harvey, AU (83.4 yards per game)
- Kick Returns: Shea Ruddy, HC (37.4 yards per game)
- Punt Returns: Cameron Wrihgt, UF (14.4 yards per game)
- Punting: Owen Clevender, UF (44.7 yards per game)
- Field Goals: Drew Cady, NU ( 11 made field goals)
- Tackles: Lennox Williams, TU and Eddie Nichols, WU (9.3 tackles per game)
- Tackles for loss: Quinterrius Jemison, LEC (14.5)
- Sacks: Drake Badger, HC (11)
- Passes Defended: Jeremiah Moore, TU (1.33 per game)
UP NEXT:
Week 11 Matchups (Saturday, November 14)
- Hillsdale at Ohio Dominican, Noon ET
- Walsh at #7 Northwood, 1:00 PM ET
- #10 Findlay at Tiffin, Noon ET
- Kentucky Wesleyan at Lake Erie, Noon ET
- Thomas More at Ashland, 1:00 PM ET