OHSAA football playoffs score | Hoban vs. Avon High School state semifinal live updates

Posted by Admin November 29, 2024 Football

AKRON — If it’s a Division II state semifinal in high school football, there’s a good chance Archbishop Hoban and Avon will be playing. The two renew their fight Friday when the Knights (12-2) and Eagles (14-0) square off for the sixth time in eight seasons with a spot in the state final on the line.

The winner plays either Cincinnati Anderson (14-0) or Big Walnut (13-1) at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Follow along here for live updates, highlights and in-game analysis:

Elbert Hill came off his cornerback position and played center field instead, coaxing Nolan Good into an interception. Hoban trails 7-0 but has the ball on the Avon 43 with 10:54 left before the break.

The Knights couldn’t do anything with the field position and punted it back to the Eagles.

Nolan Good drove the Eagles 81 yards on 11 plays and took 4:51 off the clock. Cam Wendell went in from 5 yards out. It’s 14-0 Avon with 5:01 left in the second quarter.

The Knights drove to their own 48 but had to punt. Avon takes over up 7-0 with 11:41 left on its own 13-yard line.

Hoban has been whistled for seven penalties for 45 yards in the first quarter. That three offsides, three false starts and one personal foul.

Hoban’s Brayton Feister has seven carries for 28 yards.

Avon’s Nolan Good has completed 4 of 8 passes for 59 yards.

Tyler Kaufmann runs for a 1-yard touchdown and Owen Warrick kicks the extra point to give Avon a 7-0 lead with 8:06 remaining in the first quarter.

Avon QB Nolan Good completed 4 of 5 passes for 59 yards on the drive that covered 87 yards and was 11 plays and took 3:54. Grant Barr had two catches for 26 yards, Ty Beerbohm had one catch for 24 yards and Matt Maxey had one catch for six yards. Quiante’ Smith had one carry for 11 yards.

This rivalry has been completely one-sided in the past as Hoban has won every contest.

The Knights went on to win state titles in 2017, 2018 and 2020 after wins over the Eagles. Hoban finished as state runners-up in 2021 and 2023 after beating Avon.

The Knights are making their ninth state semifinal appearance in the last 10 seasons. This is the 11th time Hoban has reached the state semifinals in school history and 20th time it has reached the playoffs. The Knights own five state titles (2015-18, 2020) and finished second three times (2021-23). The Knights are 61-14 in the postseason. Coach Tim Tyrrell is 206-75 overall and 141-24 at Hoban.

Hoban’s defense has allowed 40 total points in four playoff games and features senior Eli Lee (Ohio State recruit), Tanner Mintz, Tylan Boykin (Eastern Michigan recruit), Elbert Hill and Payton Cook. Hoban’s offense features sophomore RB Brayton Feister, who runs behind a line led by Nate Cross and Sam Greer as well as tight end Tayte Crable.

Cross committed to Kent State on Sunday and Crable committed to South Florida last month. Hill has scholarship offers from around 30 colleges, including Ohio State, Tennessee, Oregon, Michigan, USC, Alabama and Notre Dame. Greer is heavily recruited, too, including offers from Ohio State, Florida, Michigan, Miami and Oregon. Feister’s scholarship list includes offers from Wisconsin and Kentucky.

Greer, Feister, Nick Crawford, Lee, Mintz, Hill and Boykin were first-team all-district selections.

Eli Lee, more than 115 tackles (35 for loss), 10 sacks, one TD and two forced fumbles
Tanner Mintz, more than 115 tackles with four interceptions, two TDs, eight sacks and four fumble recoveries
Elbert Hill, five interceptions
Tylan Boykin, five interceptions
Brayton Feister, 273 carries for 1,949 yards and 25 TDs, and 11 receptions for 92 yards and one TD
Trent Hayden, 68-of-105 passeing for 935 yards and nine TDs

The Eagles have made the state semifinals six of the last seven seasons and have reached the semifinals nine times but have only reached the final in 2011, when they lost 42-28 to Trotwood-Madison in Division II. This is the 18th time Avon has reached the playoffs. Avon is 41-17 in the postseason. Coach Mike Elder is 250-54 overall and 200-31 at Avon.

The Eagles are led by quarterback Nolan Good, Kent State commit and Northeast Lakes District Offensive Player of the Year. Offensive tackle Jeremiah Kelly is a Cincinnati commit. Cornerback Jakob Weatherspoon has offers from Ohio State, Notre Dame, Cincinnati and Wisconsin among his 17.

Good, Kelly, Weatherspoon, receiver Matt Maxey, tight end Ty Beerbohm, center Connor Bingham, defensive end Sam Toniolo, defensive lineman Jason Gillespie and linebacker Owen Garcia were first-team all-district selections.

Nolan Good, 180-of-278 passing, 2,952 yards, 28 TDs, seven interceptions; 63 carries, 665 yards, 11 TDs
Tyler Kaufmann, 98 carries, 680 yards, 11 TDs
Quiante’ Smith, 63 carries, 477 yards, nine TDs
Matt Maxey, 80 catches, 1,218 yards, 10 TDs
Cole Kepner, 30 catches, 623 yards, seven TDs
Grant Barr, 34 catches, 509 yards, eight TDs
Ty Beerbohm, 17 catches, 324 yards, TD
Jeremiah Kelly, six tackles for loss, two sacks
Jakob Weatherspoon, 42 tackles, four pass breakups, two interceptions

Number	Name	Position
Offense
0	Payton Cook	WR
11	Grady Falkenstein	WR
13	Jackson Calloway	WR
15	Tayte Crable	TE
18	Brayton Feister	RB
19	Trent Hayden	QB
40	Jonathan McDaniel	FB
51	Rylee Pickering	OL
54	Nate Cross	OL
70	Sam Greer	OL
71	Joseph Burkeen	OL
77	Braylin Parker	OL
Defense
1	Elbert Hill	DB
2	John Johnson	DB
4	Tanner Mintz	LB
6	Lawrence Cherry	DB
7	Ace Brown	DL
10	Tylan Boykin	DB
20	Nick Crawford	DL
21	Jaiden Daniels	DB
24	Patrick Kinsell	LB
27	Owen Turner	DL
33	Eli Lee	LB
Special teams
5/80	Ethan Roksandich orJeremy Hammel	P
5	Jeremy Hammel	K

Number	Name	Position
Offense
4	Ty Beerbohm	WR
5	Nolan Good	QB
8	Matt Maxey	WR
9	Cole Kepner	WR
12	Grant Barr	WR
16	Tyler Kaufmann	RB
52	Jack Fitch	OL
53	Addison Hanna	OL
59	Eian Englehart	OL
73	Jeremiah Kelly	OL
77	Matt Hauck	OL
Defense
1	Ryan Stolarski	LB
2	Aiden Atkins	DB
11	Jakob Weatherspoon	DB
15	Alex Rivera	DB
17	Alex Falasco	DB
27	Jerry Clements	DB
28	Owen Garcia	LB
50	Nolan Robke	DL
63	Jason Gillespie	DL
73	Jeremiah Kelly	DL
87	Caedam Bemmett	DL
Special teams
90	Jensen Petro	P
92	Owen Warrick	K

Contact Brad Bournival at bbournival@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter at @bbournival. Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.com and is on Twitter at @MBeavenABJ.