OHSAA football scores | Hudson vs. Nordonia high school football live updates

Posted by Admin October 11, 2024 Football

Suburban League National Conference rivals Hudson (4-3, 3-1) and Nordonia (6-1, 3-1) meet in a Week 8 football game tonight at Boliantz Stadium.

The Explorers and the Knights are tied for second in the Suburban League National Conference standings behind Wadsworth (7-0, 4-0). The Grizzlies are at Stow (2-5, 1-3) tonight.

Liam Kountz runs for an 11-yard touchdown and Ben Chesser converts a 2-point run to give Nordonia 15-10 lead with 45 seconds remaining in the second quarter. Chesser had a 19-yard run on the drive and Kountz had a 24-yard run on the play before his TD run.

Nathan Judy throws a 33-yard touchdown pass to Louie Castellarin and Brad Masiella makes he extra point to give Hudson a 10-7 lead with 3:29 remaining in the second quarter.

Hudson punter Ian Katz flipped the field earlier in the quarter with a punt downed at the Nordonia 1-yard line.

Rocco DeLorenzo runs for a 5-yard touchdown and Riley Edgehouse makes the extra point to give Nordonia 7-3 lead with 1:10 to go in the first quarter. Ben Chesser had a 44-yard run during the drive.

Brad Masiella kicks a 23-yard field goal with 5:08 to go in the first quarter to give Hudson a 3-0 lead.

The Explorers had a short field to drive after the Knights attempted an onside kickoff. Nathan Judy and Reno Ferri accounted for the majority of Hudson’s yards on the opening drive of the game.

Check back here for updates throughout the game. Until then, here is some pregame information.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Hudson rebounded from a Week 6 overtime loss to Wadsworth with a 35-0 win over host Brecksville (1-6, 1-3) last Friday. Explorers quarterback Nathan Judy completed 19 of 22 passes for 261 yards and four touchdowns. Louie Castellarin caught three TD passes and finished with 163 yards on 10 receptions. Jayden Carlton caught the other TD pass. Reno Ferri added a TD run, Samuel Mehelic had an interception and Brennan Funyak recovered a fumble.

Nordonia lost 37-36 in overtime to Wadsworth last Friday. Knights quarterback Ben Chesser rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns and went 12-of-20 passing for 152 yards and a touchdown — a 55-yard strike to Danny Ours. Khylan Osbey added a touchdown for Nordonia last week. Rocco DeLorenzo, Owen Smotek and Liam Kountz are also key playmakers.

Week 1: Loss at home to Highland 31-24
Week 2: Loss at home to North Canton Hoover 18-7
Week 3: Win at Cleveland Heights 27-14
Week 4: Win at home over Stow 45-7
Week 5: Win at home over Twinsburg 35-0
Week 6: Loss at Wadsworth 21-14 in overtime
Week 7: Win at Brecksville 35-0

Week 1: Win at Bedford 41-6
Week 2: Win at Berea-Midpark 35-28
Week 3: Win at home over Mayfield 35-7
Week 4: Win at Solon 45-7
Week 5: Win at home over North Royalton 46-13
Week 6: Win at home over Twinsburg 40-14
Week 7: Loss at Wadsworth 37-36 in overtime

Hudson coach Jeff Gough is in his ninth season as the lead voice for the Explorers and coach Jeff Fox is in his 13th season with the Nordonia Knights.

Gough has a 72-29 record. Hudson was a Division II state semifinalist in his first season in 2016 and went 11-3. He guided the Explorers to a 13-1 record and a Division II regional final appearance in 2022.

Gough is a 2006 Hudson graduate and was an Explorers assistant football coach from 2007-2015 under former coaches Tom Narducci and Ron Wright.

Gough was Hudson’s defensive coordinator on Wright’s staff from 2011-2015 when the Explorers compiled a 53-11 record. Hudson made a Division II state semifinal appearance in 2015 and went 11-3 after being a Division I state semifinalist with a 13-1 record in 2014. The Explorers went 10-0 in the 2014 regular season and won the Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division championship with a 5-0 mark, and went 8-2 in the 2015 regular season and finished second in the Suburban League National Conference with a 6-1 mark.

Fox has a 94-50 record as Nordonia’s coach.

Fox guided Nordonia to a 14-1 record and a Division I state runner-up finish in 2014, his third season as the Knights coach. Nordonia won the Suburban League championship in 2014 and went 10-0 in the regular season. The Knights went 10-3 in 2021, 9-2 in 2018 and 9-3 in 2022 under Fox.

Fox served as offensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach at Willoughby South for seven years before arriving at Nordonia.

Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.com and is on Twitter at @MBeavenABJ.

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