By JIM WALKER

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

CANAL WINCHESTER — To err is human, but to “air” is how the Harvest Prep Warriors won.

Collin Boff threw for 255 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Harvest Prep Warriors downed the Coal Grove Hornets 40-6 in the opening round of the Division 5 Region 19 playoffs on Friday.

Boff was 10-of-16 with an interception as the Warrior had 425 yards of total offense.

Desmond Porter ran 8 times for 95 yards and a score as Harvest Prep gained 170 yards rushing. Porter also caught 2 passes for 58 yards and a score.

Khalil Daniels had 3 catches for 105 yards and a touchdown and also returned an interception for the score.

Harvest Prep (8-2) went up 12-0 in the first quarter on a 12-yard run by Shavez Watkins for the first TD and Daniels and Boff hooked up on a catch and run for 53 yards.

Porter’s 2-yard run capped a scoring drive late in the first half that made it 20-0.

Coal Gove used a 30-yard pass to Leland McKnight to get to the Warriors’ 9 only to have the drive stall on a 5-yard penalty and then an interception by Jamarcus Jones at the 13.

The Warriors had a drive to the Hornets 29 but fumbled the ball away.

Harvest Prep got into Coal Grove territory to begin the second half only to have McKnight come up with an interception at the 22.

But the Hornets were forced to punt and Boff and Porter hooked up on a 56-yard pass play on their next possession. Chaten Lutchman’s conversion kick made it 27-0.

Harvest Prep turned the ball over on its next possession and Joey Scarberry came up with a fumble at the Prep 49.

But the Warriors got the ball back at their own 40 after a punt and Boff hit Sall one the next play for a 60-yard scoring pass play and it was 33-0.

The final Warriors’ score came in the fourth quarter when Daniels picked off a pass and ran it back 42 yards for the touchdown. Lutchman kicked the conversion and it was 4-0.

Coal Grove didn’t quit and put together a 12-play drive with Kaden Murphy run-in 30 yards for the touchdown with under a minute to play.

The conversion failed.

Harvest Prep will host Columbus Academy on Friday in the quarterfinals of the region.

Coal Grove ends its season at 6-4.

Coal Grove    0 0 0 6 = 6

Harvest Prep 12 8 13 7 = 40

First Quarter

HP — Shavez Watkins 12 run (kick failed)

HP — Khalil Daniels 53 pass from Collin Boff (kick failed)

Second Quarter

HP — Demond Porter 2 run (Jamarcus Jones pass from Collin Boff)

Third Quarter

HP — Desmond Porter 56 pass from Collin Boff (Chaten Lutchman kick)

HP — Tidane “TJ” Sall 60 pass from Collin Boff (kick failed)

Fourth Quarter

HP — Khalil Daniels 42 interception return (Chaten Lutchman kick)

CG — Kaden Murphy 30 run (kick failed)