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    AKRON – If it’s a Division II semifinal in high school football, there’s a good chance Archbishop Hoban and Avon will play. The two renew their battle Friday when the Knights (12-2) and Eagles (14-0) face each other for the sixth time in eight seasons with a spot in the state finals on the line.

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

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

    Hoban’s Nate Cross and Brayton Feister were injured in the third quarter against Avon in the OHSAA football state semifinal

    Hoban offensive lineman Nate Cross and running back Brayton Feister left the field with an injury in the third quarter.

    Avon extends lead over Hoban in OHSAA football state semifinals

    Quiante’ Smith runs 22 yards for a touchdown and Owen Warrick kicks the extra point to give Avon a 21-3 lead with 7:33 left in the third quarter.

    Smith ran for 10 yards on two carries earlier in the drive. Nolan Good ran seven yards and completed a 21-yard pass to Ty Beerbohm.

    Category Hoban Avon
    First downs 6 11
    Rushing attempts/yards 15/64 16/49
    Report completions/attempts 5/13 11/16
    Passing yards 55 121
    Total plays/yards 28/119 32/170
    Penalties/yards 8/50 0/0
    Clumsy/lost 1/1 1/0
    Intercepted by 1 0

    Individual leaders

    Hoban – Brayton Feister 11 carries, 50 yards; Trent Hayden 5-for-12, 55 yards; John Johnson 1 catch, 29 yards; Jeremy Hammel 25-yard field goal.

    Avon – Nolan Good 7 carries, 20 yards; Tyler Kauffman 4 carries, 8 yards, TD; Cam Wendell 2 carries, 7 yards; Nolan Good 11 of 16, 121 yards; Grant Barr 5 catches, 46 yards

    Hoban will look to pull off the Bill Belichick special against Avon as the Knights scored to end the first half and will get the ball to start the second half.

    Jeremy Hammel kicked a 25-yard field goal as time expired. It’s Avon 14, Hoban 3 during the break.

    Brayton Feister coughed up the ball at the Avon 30 in what appeared to be the first score. Two plays later, Avon’s quarterback turned it around. Hoban takes over on the Avon 28 with 57 seconds left before the break.

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

    Elbert Hill came out of his cornerback position and played in midfield instead, coaxing Nolan Good into an interception. Hoban trails 7-0 but has the ball at the Avon 43 with 10:54 to go before the break.

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

    The Knights drove to their own 48, but had to punt. Avon takes the 7-0 lead with 11:41 left at its own 13-yard line.

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

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

    Avon’s Nolan Good 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 left in the first quarter.

    Avon QB Nolan Good completed 4 of 5 passes for 59 yards on the drive that covered 87 yards, was 11 plays and lasted 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 won every match.

    The Knights went on to win state titles in 2017, 2018 and 2020 after victories over the Eagles. Hoban finished second in the state in 2021 and 2023 after beating Avon.

    The Knights are making their ninth semifinal appearance in the past 10 seasons. This marks the 11th time Hoban has reached the state semifinals in school history and the 20th time it has reached the playoffs. The Knights own five state titles (2015-18, 2020) and have finished runner-up 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 totaled 40 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 second-year RB Brayton Feister, running behind a line led by Nate Cross and Sam Greer, as well as Tayte Crable.

    Cross committed to Kent State on Sunday and Cable committed to South Florida last month. Hill has scholarship offers from about 30 colleges, including Ohio State, Tennessee, Oregon, Michigan, USC, Alabama and Notre Dame. Greer is also being heavily recruited, 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, over 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 fumbles
    • 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 passing for 935 yards and nine touchdowns

    The Eagles have reached the state semifinals six of the past seven seasons and reached the semifinals nine times, but did not reach the finals until 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 touchdowns
    • Matt Maxey, 80 catches, 1,218 yards, 10 touchdowns
    • Cole Kepner, 30 catches, 623 yards, seven touchdowns
    • Grant Barr, 34 catches, 509 yards, eight touchdowns
    • 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
    Offence
    0 Payton Cook WR
    11 Grady Falkenstein WR
    13 Jackson Calloway WR
    15 Tayte Crable AT
    18 Brayton Feister RB
    19 Trent Hayden QB
    40 Jonathan McDaniel FB
    51 Rylee Pickering OEL
    54 Nate Cross OEL
    70 Sam Greer OEL
    71 Joseph Burkeen OEL
    77 Braylin Parker OEL
    Defense
    1 Elbert Hill D.B
    2 John Johnson D.B
    4 Tanner Mintz L.B
    6 Laurens Kers D.B
    7 Ace Brown DL
    10 Tylan Boykin D.B
    20 Nick Crawford DL
    21 Jaiden Daniels D.B
    24 Patrick Kinsel L.B
    27 Owen Turner DL
    33 Eli Lee L.B
    Special teams
    5/80 Ethan Roksandich or Jeremy Hammel P
    5 Jeremy Hammel K
    Number Name Position
    Offence
    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 OEL
    53 Addison Hanna OEL
    59 Eian Englehart OEL
    73 Jeremiah Kelly OEL
    77 Matt Hauck OEL
    Defense
    1 Ryan Stolarski L.B
    2 Aiden Atkins D.B
    11 Jacob Weatherspoon D.B
    15 Alex Rivera D.B
    17 Alex Falasco D.B
    27 Jerry Clements D.B
    28 Owen Garcia L.B
    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 [email protected] and follow him on Twitter at @bbournival. Michael Beaven can be reached by email at [email protected] and is on Twitter at @MBeavenABJ.

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