Week 5 Preview: Division 2

There has been some excellent football across every division in Ohio over the last 4 weeks.  Week 5 should be just as exciting.  There are several great games going on this week and here are five games to watch featuring teams from Division 2. St. Edward vs Massilon Washington On Friday Night, the St. Edward Eagles will play the Massilon Washington Tigers.  The Eagles are currently undefeated at 4-0 and defeated Elder last week 48-14.  In 2021, they have averaged 46 points per game while giving up 12.25 points per game.  The Tigers are currently 3-1 and defeated Harding 49-46.  They have won 3 games in a row after losing in week 1.  So far, the Tigers have averaged 32.75 points per game but 41.33 points per game during their 3 game win streak and have given up 23.5 points per game.  There are several players from the Prep Redzone Rankings in this game on both teams and they are DL [player_tooltip player_id="186352" first="Chance" last="Robinson"], DB [player_tooltip player_id="187922" first="Hayden" last="Rice"], DL [player_tooltip player_id="186390" first="Matt" last="Oudeman"], 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"], LB [player_tooltip player_id="186793" first="Zyion" last="Freer-Brown"], DL, [player_tooltip player_id="147047" first="CJ" last="Harvey"], TE [player_tooltip player_id="183303" first="Brad" last="Delpia"] and LB [player_tooltip player_id="189509" first="Michael" last="Kilbane"] from St. Edward.  From Massilon Washington there are WR [player_tooltip player_id="163792" first="Ardell" last="Banks"], DL [player_tooltip player_id="160222" first="Marcus" last="Moore"], RB [player_tooltip player_id="92610" first="Willtrell" last="Hartson"], WR [player_tooltip player_id="160208" first="Austin" last="Brawley"] and DB [player_tooltip player_id="160195" first="Tanner" last="Pierce"]. Westerville South vs Big Walnut On Friday night, the Westerville South Wildcats will play the Big Walnut Golden Eagles.  The Wildcats are 2-1 and last week they defeated Dublin Scioto 41-22.  This season, they have averaged 33.67 points per game and have given up 24.33 points per game.  The Golden Eagles are undefeated at 4-0 and last week they defeated Hayes 47-14.  In 2021, they have averaged 43.25 points per game while scoring at least 42 points in each game and have given up 8.25 points per game.  The players from the Prep Redzone rankings who are playing in this game are WR [player_tooltip player_id="120166" first="Javier" last="Wills"], OL [player_tooltip player_id="117382" first="Tyler" last="O’Reilly"], ATH [player_tooltip player_id="187508" first="Brandon" last="Armstrong"] and WR [player_tooltip player_id="34379" first="Kaden" last="Saunders"] from Westerville South.  From Big Walnut there is [player_tooltip player_id="186389" first="Christian" last="Takatch"]. Piqua vs Sidney This week, the Piqua Indians will play the Sidney Yellowjackets.  The Indians are currently undefeated at 3-0 and last week defeated Xenia 35-6.  This season, they have averaged 39 points per game while only giving up an impressive 4.33 points per game.  The Yellowjackets are 2-2 but have won their last 2 games after starting out the season 0-2 and last week they defeated Butler 16-0.  In 2021, the Yellowjackets have averaged 16.25 points per game while giving up 19.75 points per game.  The player from the Prep Redzone rankings who will be playing in this game is OL [player_tooltip player_id="185823" first="Caleb" last="Lyons"] from Piqua. Some players from Sidney to watch are QB Donovin Johnson and RB EJ Davis. Berea-Midpark vs Avon Lake In week 5, the Berea-Midpark Titans will play the Avon Lake Shoremen.  The Titans are 2-2 but have won 2 games in a row and defeated Elyria 19-7 last week since starting the 2021 season 0-2.  In 2021, the Titans have averaged 23.5 points per game and have given up 25 points per game.  The Shoremen are still undefeated at 4-0 and defeated Avon last week by a score of 30-24 in an excellent game.  This season, they have averaged 31.5 points per game on offense while giving up 15.5 points per game.  There are a few players from the Prep Redzone rankings who are playing in this game and they are QB [player_tooltip player_id="34406" first="Luke" last="Devins"], WR [player_tooltip player_id="177586" first="DeAngelo" last="Borders"], WR [player_tooltip player_id="91556" first="Jack" last="Arnold"] from Berea-Midpark.  Some players from Avon Lake to watch are QB Jeremy Dzik and WR Matthew Steuwe. Granville vs Licking Heights On Friday night, the Granville Blue Aces will play the Licking Heights Hornets.  The Blue Aces are currently undefeated at 4-0 and are coming off a 21-12 victory over Heath.  Offensively in 2021, they have averaged 38.5 points per game while giving up 14.25 points per game.  The Hornets are 2-2 and were victorious 35-34 over Canton Central Catholic last week in a very exciting game and they are looking to keep the momentum going.  This year, they have averaged 26.75 points per game while giving up 33 points per game.  The player from the Prep Redzone rankings who is playing in this game is DL/OL [player_tooltip player_id="91506" first="Kameron" last="Wright"] from Granville.  Some players from Licking Heights to watch are LB Grant Hoff and QB Brody McLaughlin.