OVERVIEW:
Great Midwest football programs entered week six of play. The highlights of the week were statement wins by Northwood and Tiffin.
SCOREBOARD:
Saturday, October 11
Northwood 52 vs. Lake Erie 7
Tiffin 54 vs. Walsh 7
Ashland 38 vs. Thomas More 14
Ohio Dominican 21 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan 3
Findlay 16 vs. Hillsdale 14
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Northwood Timberwolves improved to 5-1 after defeating the Lake Erie Storm in a final score of 52-7. The Timberwolves found a 31– halftime lead behind strong performances by quarterback Ethan Hamby, who threw for four touchdown passes and ran another. Despite the Storm's second half efforts with a touchdown drive, the Timberwolves upped the score once again that resulted in their victory. The Storm only managed 176-yards of total offense.
- The Tiffin Dragons moved to 4-2 after defeating the now 4-2 Walsh Cavaliers. Dragons quarterback Alex Johnson put strung together 399 yards of total offense.The Cavaliers, on the other hand, scored only after driving 73 yards and scoring on a 37-yard run. The Dragons outgained Walsh 524-180 with 25 first-downs to the Cavaliers 12, holding the Cavaliers to one for 14 on third downs.
- The No. 22-ranked Ashland Eagles remain tied first in the conference after defeating the Thomas More Saints 38-14. The Eagles are now 5-1 and the Saints are 0-6. The defense led the day for the Eagles with five sacks and three takeaways. Eagles Ty’aris Stevenson found himself now having a team-high five rushing scores in 2025 and 16 rushing touchdowns in the last 11 games, going back to 2024. The Saints found Tofa Luani leading their defense with three solos and four assists to total seven tackles on the day.
- It was a battle of the Panthers as the Ohio Dominican Panthers defeated the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 21-2 to move improve to 3-2. Ohio Dominican’s Carson Parker found his first career start for the team, completing seven of 12 passes for 72-yards while running for 29-yards on three attempts. Kentucky Wesleyan, despite the loss, was led by Dominick Hollis, who tallied 57-yards on 11 carries for a 4.7 average to lead their offensive efforts.
- The Hillsdale Chargers and Findlay Oilers went wire-to-wire that ended in the Oilers seventh straight victory. The No. 16 ranked Oilers were led by Kevin Henderson who finished with six tackles including 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
? Passing: Alex Johnson, TU (278.3 yards/game )
? Rushing: Ronald Blackman, TU (87.4 yards /game)
? Receiving: Denny Furlong, UF (74.3 yards /game)
? Tackles: Elijah Manning, TMU (10.2 tackles /game)
? Sacks: Michael Shimek, AU (1.33 sacks/game)
? Scoring: Ethan Holbrook, TU (48 Points)
? Kicking:Shea Ruddy, HC (6/10 field goals)
? Punting: Joseph Weiers, TU (45.8 yards /punt)
? Returns: Carter Minix, NU (59 yard kickoff return)
UP NEXT:
Week 7 Matchups
Saturday, October 11
Kentucky Wesleyan at Findlay, Noon E.T.
Tiffin at Thomas More, Noon E.T.
Ashland at Ohio Dominican, Noon E.T.
Walsh at Lake Erie, 1:00 p.m.
Northwood at Hillsdale, 1:00 p.m.