CINCINNATI — It's Week 3 of the 2023 high school football season.
A handful of players had standout weeks in their respective games — vote for your Week 3 Player of the Week below:
- Austin Fancher, Reading: The senior running back rushed 21 times for 366 yards and eight touchdowns in a 70-7 win over host Summit Country Day. He set a single-game school record with the eight touchdowns scored. Fancher joins the state record book category for most touchdowns in a game.
- Josh Ringer, East Central: The senior running back had 26 carries for 246 yards and three touchdowns in the Trojans' 38-28 win over visiting Moeller. Ringer had two receptions for 38 yards and a touchdown, too.
- Luke Brand, Milford: The junior quarterback was 34 of 46 passing for 423 yards and four total touchdowns. He rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two scores. Milford defeated host Loveland 52-34.
- Eugene Harney, Sycamore: The senior running back rushed 20 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns in the Aviators' 35-17 win over visiting Middletown. He had five receptions for 49 yards and a touchdown.
- Devan Nigam, Turpin: The junior quarterback was 16 of 27 passing for 417 yards and six touchdowns in the Spartans' 42-20 win over visiting Little Miami.
- Peter Breidenbach, Madeira: The senior quarterback was 18 of 25 passing for 275 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-35 win over visiting Purcell Marian. He had 50 yards rushing and three rushing touchdowns, too.
- Glenn Peacock, East Clinton: The senior running back had 15 carries for 232 yards and five touchdowns in a 62-12 win over visiting Fayetteville.
- Kyle Lee, Newport: The junior quarterback threw for 338 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown to lead the Wildcats past Pendleton County 56-6, according to Link NKY.
- Clay Hayden, Beechwood: The junior quarterback threw for 372 yards and seven touchdowns in the Tigers' 49-48 overtime win over host Dixie Heights, according to Link NKY.
The WCPO 9 Football Friday Game of the Week, Moeller vs. East Central, kicked off at 7:30 p.m. in the fourth consecutive season the two teams have met. East Central remains undefeated after a 38-28 win against Moeller.
The star-studded roster of Winton Woods hosted West Clermont. Winton Woods took the lead in the second quarter, and with a late surge behind Winton Woods running back Isaiah "Zeke" Garrett, the Warriors won 21-13.
Heading to The Pit, Elder and Springboro faced off. The Panthers brought home a victory, defeating Springboro 28-7.
On the road this week, St. X headed down to Chattanooga, Tennessee to play McCallie. Despite the long drive, the Bombers came up short with a 34-11 loss. Next up, St. X will face Withrow in next week's WCPO's Game of the Week.
Taft had the luxury of playing at home against Dupont Manual, who made the two-hour trip from Louisville.
After a special teams mishap gave Dupont a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, the Senators made up for it on a punt return and two-point conversion to take the lead at 8-7. Unfortunately, that's all the points Taft could find against the Rams in the 24-8 loss.
Sycamore faced Middletown this week, and the Middles are no longer undefeated. The Aviators secured their second straight game with a 35-17 win against the Middies.
Heading across the river to Northern Kentucky, Cooper took on Ryle for a heated battle. Ryle led at the end of the first quarter due to a rushing TD from senior quarterback Logan Verax. The Raiders made a statement win with a 28-10 over Cooper. This marks two straight wins for Ryle after their season-opening loss at CovCath.
Anderson senior Brodey Berg, WCPO's reigning Player of the Week, had five TDs last week, and he kept piling on the stats against Lebanon this week. Anderson ran away from Lebanon with a 44-14 victory.
Milford and Loveland gave the crowd an offensive spectacle. In the first quarter, Loveland took the lead 7-0 after junior quarterback Tyler Roberts found his go-to guy senior wide receiver Brayden McCaleb for a TD. Milford also had some magic too with junior quarterback Luke Brand — and it was enough. Milford defeated Loveland 52-34.
Northwest traveled up to Butler County to face Ross. Ross won big, defeating Northwest 48-3.
Cincinnati Country Day hosted North College Hill and shut out the Trojans 35-0. Senior quarterback Parker Corbin, who's committed to play baseball at Maryland, rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns. He also passed for another two.
Sayre traveled to Ludlow to face off on the Panthers' new red turf field. The Spartans took home a 14-0 victory.
Lloyd Memorial hosted Holmes in a messy game. At halftime, the Juggernauts had a massive 41-0 lead. At the end of the game, Lloyd remains undefeated with a 47-8 blowout against Holmes.
All of the scores for this week's games can be found below.
