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Oak Harbor football won its first 12 games last season.
Every year is a different team in high school and the Rockets have something they didn’t have at this time last year: running back Carson Ridener. The senior, who missed a few games last season with a knee injury, rushed for three touchdowns Friday as the Rockets topped visiting Genoa, 38-7, in the Northern Buckeye Conference.
Unbeaten Oak Harbor led 17-0 at the half and scored three touchdowns in the third quarter. Tyler Thompson caught a 66-yard touchdown from Mike LaLonde, Ridener ran in from the 2 and LaLonde added a 19-yard scoring run for a 38-0 advantage.
“Our offensive line came out and took control of the game,” Rockets coach Mike May said. “The offensive and defensive line, we got pressure. We always emphasize starting fast. We’re balanced. We want to establish the run, and we made some big plays with the pass.
“Our offensive line gets better and better.”
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Ridener is among the leaders in the state with 23 rushing touchdowns and 26 overall in eight games.
“Carson is obviously very physical and very shifty,” receiver Wyatt Augsburger said. “He brings us all together, we started going to church in the summer. We still are; it’s a great experience. He’s a great leader, and he’s good at his job, as you can tell.”
Ridener rushed for two scores in the second quarter after Fulton Krupp kicked a field goal from 42 yards. He connected from 48 last week.
“We have a lot of senior leadership,” May said. “We have a lot of confidence because of the athletes we have.”
Oak Harbor’s Carson Ridener.
Jaxon Magnone caught a 60-yard touchdown pass from Myles Mollenhauer early in the fourth quarter for Genoa (5-3, 3-2). Brayden Butzin intercepted a pass for Oak Harbor.
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Author : The News-Messenger
Publish date : 2024-10-12 02:25:51
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