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Prep football roundup: Belpre blanked by Southern

BELPRE -- Southern dominated in every phase for a 42-0 win Friday night at Ralph Holder Stadium to spoil homecoming for Belpre.

Colton Jones opened the game with a 58-yard passing touchdown to Lazareth Priddy, who finished with 127 yards on five catches. Jones completed 12 of 13 attempts for 177 yards and also ran 12 times for 53 yards and a score. Jesse Sayre, who led all rushers with 63 yards on 12 attempts, had a TD on the ground as did teammates Scotty Thomas, Hunter Lackey and Cooper Diddle.

Belpre, which was outgained 377-65 in the contest, drove to Southern's 29-yard line on its second possession of the game thanks to a 36-yard run by Alex Parker, but an interception by Sayre halted the drive. Belpre had one other drive reach Southern territory after a 21-yard reception by Malakai Ensor, but it ended with a fumble two plays later.

BHS quarterback Mason Baxter finished 6 for 15 for 36 yards. He was picked off twice -- once by Sayre and once by Weston Smith. Parker finished with 43 yards on 10 carries.

Belpre is back home next week against Eastern while the Tornadoes will play host to Federal Hocking. Both teams are now 4-4.

Fort Frye 42, Marietta 0

BEVERLY -- Fort Frye took all its frustration from last week's loss to Barnesville on Marietta Friday night. The Cadets cruised to a 42-0 win over the Tigers to improve to 7-1.

Grady Hesson scored two touchdowns on the ground and threw for 161 yards. Tytan Waller caught two passes for 96 yards and carried five times for 67 yards.

Gavin Rauch led the Cadets with 82 yards on six rushes, finding the end zone once. Zavier Springer, Wyatt Erb and Sam Bricker added one rushing TD apiece.

Defensively, Clayton intercepted a pair of Tiger passes on a night where Marietta was limited to 148 total yards, with 103 of those coming on 33 carries. MHS (0-8) also lost two fumbles.

Next week, the Cadets head to Warren while Marietta plays host to Point Pleasant.

Waterford 68, Federal Hocking 0

STEWART -- Waterford's defense forced six turnovers, recorded a safety and allowed negative rushing yardage in a 68-0 win Friday at Federal Hocking.

Hayden Jones needed just five carries to rack up 108 yards and two touchdowns. Devin Pottmeyer and Kameron Johnson both had pick-sixes. Pottmeyer also ran for a touchdown.

Finn Pennock caught a touchdown and ran for one while Johnson and Gavin Hiener both had a TD reception. Avery Pottmeyer finished 5 for 5 for 57 yards and three scoring strikes.

Defensively, Jude Strauss, Avery Pottmeyer and Joel Jenks each had an interception while Ashton Huck registered two sacks.

Waterford is now 6-2 and heads to Trimble next week. Federal Hocking remains winless with a trip to Southern up next.

Cameron 46, Frontier 14

NEW MATAMORAS -- Soier Reed ran for 128 yards, four touchdowns and also threw for a TD to lead Cameron past Frontier 46-14 Friday.

Sharon Brown led the Dragons (5-1) with 175 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown. Austin Miller had a rushing touchdown and Sterling Reed caught one for Cameron, which outscored Frontier 20-0 in the second quarter to break a 7-7 tie.

Frontier led 7-0 early on Caden Barrows' 4-yard TD run, but the Dragons scored the next 46 points before Luke Mendenhall capped the game with a 16-yard scoring plunge.

Mendenhall led the Cougars (5-3) with 77 yards on 19 carries and went 13 for 22 passing for 114 yards. Austyn Kephart caught five passes for 65 yards and had an interception on defense. Davyn Ferrell also had a pick for Frontier, which heads to Shenandoah next week.

Eastern 55, Trimble 30

REEDSVILLE -- Parker Durst and Kyler Basham formed a wrecking crew on the ground in Eastern's 55-30 win over Trimble on Friday.

Durst had 17 carries for 257 yards and two touchdowns while Basham added 14 rushes, 245 yards and three TDs as the duo combined for more than 500 yards of offense.

For good measure, Braxton Yonker added 40 yards and three scores on six carries.

Tied at 14-all after a quarter, the Eagles (6-2) scored 21 unanswered points going into halftime to make it 35-14. It was 48-14 going into the fourth.

Eastern will look for its third straight win next week at Belpre.

Morgan 7, Meadowbrook 6

BYESVILLE -- Morgan picked up its first win since week one Friday night as the Raiders edged out Meadowbrook 7-6.

The Colts got on the board with a touchdown in the second quarter. The extra point was blocked, which proved costly by the end of the night.

With 2:34 left in the third, Morgan quarterback Gage Roberts hooked up with Tyson Orwig on a 38-yard touchdown pass to tie the game. Capote Springer booted the PAT through the uprights to put the Raiders in front 7-6, a lead they held on to.

Roberts finished 10 for 15 for 131 yards. Charles Hockman led the Morgan ground attack with 69 yards on 15 carries.

Morgan improved to 2-6 with a trip to unbeaten New Lexington set for next week.

OTHER AREA SCORES

Clay County 34, Tolsia 12

Doddridge County 55, South Harrison 6

St. Marys 49, Gilmer County 24

Winfield 40, Ripley 7

Warren 29, Edison 28

Shadyside 33, Caldwell 7

River 62, Shenandoah 36

Monroe Central 39, Toronto 0