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Brenden Craig, Hunter Campbell, Harold Fannin among high school football's top Week 5 performers

The Repository

A seven-touchdown game by one running back. A six-touchdown game by another. A third running back nearly hitting the 300-yard rushing mark, in a loss.

Yeah, Week 5 brought out the best in some Stark County-area high school football players.

Unbeaten Fairless, Jackson, Lake and West Branch all are represented here. So is McKinley and Marlington. And Massillon's Austin Brawley pretty much has a spot reserved here.

So let's take a look at who did what on the fifth Friday of the season, and what records got broken or tied.

QUARTERBACKS

Carson Colucci of Fairless

Threw for 108 yards and two TDs, with both scoring passes going to his older brother, Coltin, in rout of Orrville.

Hoover quarterback Carson Dyrlund runs behind the blocking of TJ Pullen (52) at GlenOak on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.

Carson Dyrlund of Hoover

Delivered an efficient performance in his first Federal League game, rushing for 86 yards and two TDs on 12 carries and throwing for 73 yards on 8-of-9 passing in 35-0 win at GlenOak.

Connor Evanich of Marlington

Threw for 280 yards and two TDs on 17-of-24 passing in 42-7 win over Minerva.

Jackson quarterback Hunter Geissinger finds his way into the end zone against Perry for a first half touchdown Friday, September 17, 2021.

Hunter Geissinger of Jackson

Threw for 182 yards on 11-of-17 passing, and ran for a TD in gaining 26 yards on seven carries in 56-30 win over Perry.

Cale Jarvis of Lake

Threw two TD passes — a 39-yarder to Nate Baker and a 62-yarder to Nathan Gager — in the win over Louisville, as he went 10-of-13 passing for 154 yards.

Jack Talkington of Central Catholic

Threw for 303 yards and a score (28-of-41, but with four interceptions) and ran for 150 yards and a score on 24 carries in a 30-20 loss to New Philadelphia.

Keaton Rode of McKinley targets a receiver during their game against Green at McKinley on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.

Keaton Rode, Amarion Williams of McKinley

Combined to account for three TDs in helping Bulldogs win third straight by beating Green 34-14. They were a combined 8-of-15 throwing for 122 yards, with Rode throwing both TD passes. Williams ran for a score on a dazzling 14-yard TD.

Green at McKinley High School Football on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.

Trevor Van Horn of Green

Accounted for 198 yards of total offense and scored twice on short runs, but it wasn't enough to prevent a loss to McKinley for a Green team minus some firepower (Trey Martin and Quinn Simmer were out injured).

Brendan Zurbrugg of Alliance

Threw for 269 yards and two TDs on 20-of-32 passing for 269 yards with no interceptions in 27-21 OT win over Salem.

RUNNING BACKS

Hunter Campbell of Fairless

Ran for 202 yards and two TDs — including a 63-yarder — on 16 carries to lead the unbeaten Falcons to a win at Orrville

De’Andre Church of Perry

Broke off two 80-yard runs in the loss at Jackson, one ending in a TD and the other setting up a TD. Finished with 283 yards on 25 carries with two TDs.

Jackson’s Brenden Craig hauls Perry defender Samuel Thompson into the end zone for a first half touchdown Friday , September 17, 2021.

Brenden Craig of Jackson

Tied a school record by scoring six touchdowns in a 56-30 rout of Perry. Ran for 295 yards on 28 carries.

Kayden Davis of Alliance

Scored the game-winning TD on a 20-yard run in overtime as the Aviators rallied from an early 14-point to beat previously unbeaten Salem 27-21. Caught an 80-yard touchdown earlier, finishing with 154 receiving yards on eight catches and 36 rushing yards on 13 carries.

Steven Marra, 9, of West Branch is stopped by Aiden Geer, 72, and Tre Wilson, 22, of Canton South during their game at Canton South on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.

Steve Marra of West Branch

Set a school record by running for seven touchdowns in his team's 63-42 win at Canton South.

Hoover’s Luke Roach scores at GlenOak on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.

Luke Roach of Hoover

Ran for 106 yards and a TD on 17 carries to help the Vikings eclipse 300 rushing yards as a team in a dominant 35-0 win over GlenOak.

Luke Tortola of Marlington

Ran for three TDs and 102 yards on 21 carries in win over Minerva.

Khris Williams of McKinley

Ran for 153 yards and two TDs on 30 carries in the win over Green.

RECEIVERS

Massillon's Austin Brawley snags a second half touchdown in the end zone over Lakewood St. Edwards Carlton Landingham II, Friday, September 17, 2021.

Austin Brawley of Massillon

Caught five balls for 95 yards and a TD in a 35-18 loss to unbeaten St. Edward.

Harold Fannin, right, of McKinley picks up yardage during their game against Green at McKinley on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.

Harold Fannin of McKinley

Caught three passes for 59 yards, including a 24-yard TD where the 6-foot-4, 230-pound senior ran over a Green defender, part of his do-it-all performance. Returned four punts for 101 yards to give McKinley constant good field position and delivered some big hits defensively as a safety and forced a fumble.

Beau Himmelheber of Marlington

Caught five passes for 102 yards and two TDs in win over Minerva.

DEFENSE / SPECIAL TEAMS

Bryan Foster of McKinley

Led the Bulldogs with 8.5 tackles, including two for loss, in their win over Green

Ben Holzopfel of Jackson

Made 11 tackles for the unbeaten Polar Bears in their win over Perry.

Kobi LaClair of Lake

Forced a fumble and made eight tackles, two for losses, in win over Louisville, pushing his season total to eight tackles for loss.

Ty Miller of Lake

Returned a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown in the first half, enabling Lake to immediately regain momentum after Louisville had got within 10-7. Miller's TD sparked 28 unanswered points by Lake in a 38-7 win where he also intercepted a pass.