Week 4 Preview: Division 1

The 2021 season has been great so far in the state of Ohio to say the least.  Just like weeks 1-3, week 4 also features several great games.  Here are five games to watch during week 4 featuring teams in Division 1. Princeton vs Lakota West This week, the Princeton Vikings will play the Lakota West Firebirds.  The Vikings are currently undefeated at 3-0 and looked great against Dublin Coffman last week winning 44-14.  This season, they have averaged 55 points per game while giving up 26.67.  Lakota West is currently 2-1 with their only loss coming at the hands of nationally ranked St. Xavier in week 1.  They were very impressive last week in their 43-17 victory over Oak Hills.   In 2021, Lakota West has averaged 34 points per game while averaging 44 points in their 2 victories and have given up 18.33 points per game.  There are several players from the Prep Redzone rankings in this game and they are WR [player_tooltip player_id="34398" first="Rodney" last="Harris"], QB [player_tooltip player_id="34452" first="Mekhi" last="Lynn"], LB [player_tooltip player_id="186796" first="Anas" last="Luqman"], LB [player_tooltip player_id="186795" first="Antonio" last="Nunley"] and LB [player_tooltip player_id="176661" first="Jay" last="Stoker"] from Princeton and LB [player_tooltip player_id="91598" first="Aden" last="Miller"], DL [player_tooltip player_id="186345" first="Bryan" last="Henderson"], DL [player_tooltip player_id="186763" first="Josh" last="Lukusa"], DB [player_tooltip player_id="34377" first="Jyaire" last="Brown"], OL [player_tooltip player_id="34373" first="Tegra" last="Tshabola"], DB [player_tooltip player_id="34385" first="Alex" last="Afari"], Pickerington North vs Pickerington Central On Friday night, the Pickerington North Panthers will play the Pickerington Central Tigers.  The Tigers are currently undefeated at 3-0 and have looked great in all three games on both sides of the ball.  Last week, they defeated North Allegheny (PA) 35-0.  They have averaged 29.67 points per game while only giving up 5.67 points per game.  The Panthers are currently 2-1 and are coming off a 31-6 loss to Marysville.  Offensively, they have averaged 25.33 points per game and have given up 13.67 points per game.  There are many players from the Prep Redzone rankings in this game.  Those players are  DL [player_tooltip player_id="34388" first="C.J." last="Doggette"], DL, [player_tooltip player_id="34417" first="Tyler" last="Gillison"], OL [player_tooltip player_id="91517" first="Kwabena" last="Asamoah"], DL [player_tooltip player_id="91502" first="Dakari" last="Frazier"], WR [player_tooltip player_id="184384" first="Isaiah" last="Henderson"], OL [player_tooltip player_id="34456" first="Kyle" last="Imboden"], RB [player_tooltip player_id="182769" first="Olando" last="Kamara"], DB [player_tooltip player_id="34495" first="Alex" last="Styles"], DL [player_tooltip player_id="34494" first="Kobie" last="Gorman"], DB [player_tooltip player_id="189555" first="Isaiah" last="Harper"] and QB [player_tooltip player_id="173935" first="Braden" last="Mantooth"] from Pickerington Central and DB [player_tooltip player_id="91486" first="Eli" last="Coppess"], WR [player_tooltip player_id="184383" first="Carl" last="Allen"], LB [player_tooltip player_id="34471" first="Blake" last="Bennett"], DB [player_tooltip player_id="34427" first="Jon" last="Lipscomb"], OL [player_tooltip player_id="120190" first="Braden" last="Watts"], DL [player_tooltip player_id="92622" first="David" last="Alabi"], RB [player_tooltip player_id="92628" first="Dawaun" last="Green"] from Pickerington North. St. Edward vs Elder In week 4, the St. Edward Eagles will play the Elder Panthers.  The Eagles are currently undefeated at 3-0 and defeated Mentor last week by the score of 47-7.  The have averaged 45.33 points per game and have given up 11.67 points per games.  The Panthers are coming into the game at 2-1 and defeated Beacon Hill Home School (VA) last week 47-0.  They have averaged 28.33 points per game on offense and have given up 11.33 points on defense.  There are quite a few players from the Prep Redzone rankings that are playing in this game.  Those players are  LB [player_tooltip player_id="189509" first="Michael" last="Kilbane"], DL [player_tooltip player_id="34390" first="Trey" last="Bixby"], DB [player_tooltip player_id="187505" first="Joel" last="Castleberry"] LB [player_tooltip player_id="189517" first="Wyatt" last="Gedeon"], TE [player_tooltip player_id="183303" first="Brad" last="Delpia"], LB [player_tooltip player_id="186793" first="Zyion" last="Freer-Brown"] LB C.J. Harvey, DL [player_tooltip player_id="186390" first="Matt" last="Oudeman"], DB [player_tooltip player_id="187922" first="Hayden" last="Rice"] and DL [player_tooltip player_id="186352" first="Chance" last="Robinson"] from St. Edward and OL [player_tooltip player_id="118737" first="Evan" last="James"] and WR [player_tooltip player_id="91557" first="Drew" last="Ramsey"] from Elder. Dublin Coffman vs Dublin Jerome This week, the Shamrocks of Dublin Coffman will face their crosstown rival the Celtics of Dublin Jerome.  The Shamrocks are 0-3 and last week were defeated by Princeton 44-14.  The Celtics are currently undefeated at 3-0 and last week defeated Shaker Heights 24-20.  The Celtics have averaged 26.67 points per game while giving up 17.66 points per game.  Some players to keep an eye on during the game that are currently in the Prep Redzone rankings are RB [player_tooltip player_id="116390" first="Preston" last="Everhart"] and DL [player_tooltip player_id="34496" first="Kyler" last="Larosa"] from Dublin Jerome and DL [player_tooltip player_id="189492" first="Will" last="Smith"] from Dublin Coffman. Upper Arlington vs Westerville Central On Friday night, the Upper Arlington Golden Bears will play the Westerville Central Warhawks.  The Golden Bears are undefeated at 3-0 and looked very impressive last week as they defeated Springboro last week 38-7.  This season, they have averaged 39 points per game while giving up 20.67 points per game but they have only given up 21 points total in the last two games.  The Warhawks are currently 1-1 and are looking to rebound from a 38-7 defeat last week at the hands of Hilliard Bradley.  There are a few player from the Prep Redzone rankings in this game and they are RB [player_tooltip player_id="91583" first="Carson" last="Gresock"] and LB [player_tooltip player_id="120187" first="Carter" last="Brock"] from Upper Arlington and K [player_tooltip player_id="120191" first="Jason" last="Robertson"], RB [player_tooltip player_id="91581" first="Michael" last="Ross"] and ATH [player_tooltip player_id="34503" first="Donovan" last="Hunter"] from Westerville Central.