CINCINNATI — It's that time of week again — Friday football in the fall (well, technically it's still summer until the fall equinox tomorrow morning).
Here are your Week 6 nominees for Player of the Week:
- Ryan Brass, Elder: The senior quarterback was 21 of 34 passing for two touchdowns in a 32-31 overtime win at St. Xavier. He rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns. He rushed for a touchdown and the game-winning two-point conversion in overtime.
- Luke Faler, Lebanon: The sophomore quarterback threw for a season-high 304 yards along with two touchdowns in Lebanon's 14-11 win over visiting Turpin.
- Jahmeir Spain, Mount Healthy: The junior quarterback was 8 of 13 passing for 173 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-14 win at Northwest.
- Brady Sutton, Western Brown: The junior quarterback was 24 of 34 passing for 314 yards and three touchdowns in a 51-47 win over visiting Batavia. He also had eight carries for 56 yards and two touchdowns.
- Braylon Patchell, New Richmond: The sophomore running back rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns in the Lions' 49-13 win over visiting Goshen. He also had three receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown.
- JJ Miller, Williamsburg: The senior quarterback was 12 of 17 passing for 347 yards and six touchdowns in a 48-6 win over visiting Fayetteville-Perry.
- Izayah Camp, Western Hills: The senior running back rushed 34 times for 384 yards and four touchdowns in a 44-28 win over visiting Hughes. He also had a 25-yard reception.
- Brody Benke, Highlands: The senior quarterback was 12 of 18 passing for 226 yards and five touchdowns in the Bluebirds' 58-51 win over host Cooper. Benke rushed 28 times for 190 yards and two touchdowns.
- Cam O'Hara, Cooper: The sophomore quarterback threw for 581 yards and six touchdowns in a 58-51 loss to Highlands. O'Hara is tied for fifth for the most passing yards in a game in Kentucky Athletic Association history, according to the KHSAA record book.
The WCPO 9 Game of the Week was a showdown between undefeated Winton Woods and Anderson in a key Eastern Cincinnati Conference game. Winton Woods came into the night No. 1 in the Division II, Region 8 computer points standings, while Anderson was No. 2.
Anderson came out hot, scoring on a 66-yard touchdown pass, but Winton Woods had a 13-12 lead at halftime.
In the end, the Raptors were able to hand the Warriors their first regular season loss in 18 games, winning 20-13.
St. Xavier and Elder went to overtime thanks to a 41-yard field goal from Bombers kicker Jake Cengai. St. X scored first in OT, but the Panthers risked it all with a 2-point conversion after their touchdown. Elder was able to convert, winning 32-31.
Moeller and La Salle met up at Mount St. Joseph University for another GCL South showdown. While the Crusaders might have gotten off to a rocky start this season, they were able to win their second straight game, knocking off La Salle 28-20. Elder and Moeller will face off next week.
In GMC play, Lakota West won big against Sycamore, 34-14.
Wyoming's win streak continues to grow. This time, the Cowboys defeated Reading 21-14 for their 73rd consecutive regular season win.
Cincinnati Country Day moved to 6-0 on the season after a big win at home. The Nighthawks defeated Miami Valley Christian 58-0.
In Northern Kentucky, Highlands was able to hold on in a high-scoring game against Cooper. The Bluebirds move to 5-1 with a 58-50 win in Union.
Simon Kenton traveled down to Lexington to take on Paul Laurence Dunbar, a team that fell to Conner in Week 1 but handled Boone County one week ago. The Pioneers had no problem, winning 43-14.
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Scores for all of tonight's games can be found below.
