The Associated Press

As the Greater Western Ohio Conference’s Central Division got better and better by adding teams such as Clayton Northmont and Springfield to powers Centerville and Huber Heights Wayne, one school was shunted to the background.

Beavercreek finally broke through, however.

The Beavers ended a 13-game conference losing skid — and a string of 13 straight defeats overall — by beating Kettering Fairmont 27-14 on Friday.

“It took a little longer than we hoped, but we finally got it,” Beavers coach Scott Clodfelter said. “I think we’ve done a good job of not letting the kids quit. Hey, when adversity hits, we’re ready for it. We’re used to it.”

ODDITY: Steubenville will qualify for the playoffs without having beaten an Ohio high school this fall. The Big Red are 0-2 against in-state competition (Massillon Washington, Youngstown Ursuline) and 7-0 against out-of-state opponents. Steubenville’s schedule includes games against teams from Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., West Virginia (3) and New York (2).

RINGING ENDORSEMENT: Lakewood St. Edward thrashed Cincinnati Moeller 31-7, as Kevin Burke threw for 204 yards and a TD and rushed for 118 yards and two TDs.

“It’s a good football team,” Moeller coach John Rodenberg said of St. Ed’s. “I think it’s a team that will be playing in the state championship.”

RUSH WEEK: Middletown’s Jalin Marshall rushed for 308 yards and three TDs in a 49-35 win over Lakota East; Minerva’s Drew Prendergast rushed for 295 yards and six touchdowns, finishing one TD shy of a school record, in a 63-34 win over Carrollton; Zach Lonneman carried 39 times for 280 yards and 4 TDs as Harrison beat Milford 40-20; Edon’s Shannon Geren ran 35 times for 268 yards and four TDs in leading Edon by Reading (Mich.), 42-27; Dayton Oakwood’s Matt Carpenter carried 18 times for 246 yards and three TDs and also passed for a score in a 41-7 victory Bellbrook; Delta’s Eric Puehler rushed for 245 yards in a 23-12 victory over Liberty Center; Tiffin Columbian’s Derrick Goliday rushed for 233 yards on six carries in a 48-7 win over Upper Sandusky, scoring on runs of 3, 67, 63 and 63 yards; Symmes Valley’s Evan Herrell ran 13 times for 221 yards and two TDs and also returned a punt 72 yards for a score in a 34-0 win over Portsmouth Notre Dame; Thornville Sheridan’s C.J. Myers carried 12 times for 214 yards and two TDs in a 45-20 win over Crooksville; Jordan Holtvogt rushed 14 times for 207 yards and four TDs in Bethel’s 42-16 win over Mississinawa Valley; and Madison’s Josh March ran for 205 yards on 28 carries and scored five TDs in a 45-7 victory over Eastlake North.

THE DROUGHT IS OVER: Marlington beat Louisville for the first time since 1995, as the Dukes remained unbeaten in pursuit of their first 10-0 season; North Baltimore defeated Kansas Lakota 18-7, ending a 29-game Midland Athletic League losing skid; Minster lost its first four but has won its fifth straight for the first time since 1996, beating Rockford Parkway 35-15; Archbold earned a share of its first Northwest Ohio Athletic League title since 1990 with a 21-7 victory over Wauseon.

GOOD ALL UNDER: McComb’s Taylor Hanes caught five passes for 147 yards and four touchdowns in a 63-2 win over Arcadia, and in the process tied the state record for TD receptions in a season with 27. Through nine games, Hanes has caught 80 passes for 1,385 yards and 27 TDs, tying the record Ben Wonderly of Sherwood Fairview established in 2007.

PLATINUM RECORDS: Columbus Grove quarterback Jordan Travis and receiver Colby Muelman both set school records in a 48-14 win over Convoy Crestview. Travis completed 14 of 23 passes for 208 yards and three scores, setting marks for yards passing (1,674) and TD passes (20) in a season. His 32 career TD passes is also a school record. Muelman caught all three TD passes (28, 44, 23 yards) giving him a single season record 11.

NOTE THIS: Canton McKinley and Massillon Washington meet for the 120th time this Saturday; Defiance Tinora recorded its eighth shutout of the year with a 45-0 win over Holgate and has outscored its opponents 392-18; Leipsic has been on a tear since losing its second game of the season to McComb, winning seven in a row with the closes margin 37 points; Trent Edgewood’s Steve Channell recently hit his 150th career victory (against 78 losses); and Caldwell’s Mike DeVol improved to 250-111-2 with a win last week.

FORWARD PASS: John Brown hit 15 of 25 passes for 302 yards and six TDs to lead Antwerp past Defiance Ayersville 57-22; Willoughby South’s Ray Russ threw seven TD passes in the first half of a 49-21 win over Painesville Riverside, completing 20 of 33 for 341 yards including eight passes for 233 yards and two scores to Devyn Woods; and Kyle Seyfried was 16 of 25 passing for 390 yards and 5 TDs as Cincinnati Wyoming beat North Bend Taylor 42-13.

BUSY BODIES: Eaton QB Cole French passed for two TDs, ran for one, had another score on a 45-yard interception return and was 8-for-8 on extra points in a 56-28 win over Germantown Valley View; Caldwell’s Dylan Sayre completed 20 of 27 passes for 207 yards and four TDs and rushed 13 times for 122 yards in a 42-10 win over Zanesville Rosecrans; and Ashtabula Lakeside’s Brendan Hester caught 16 passes for 234 yards and a 45-yard touchdown in a 45-28 loss Friday to Chardon while QB Davon Chatman completed 25 of 41 passes for 352 yards and two scores in the loss.

Finally, Orrville (6-3) will visit Wooster (7-2) for an historic 100th meeting Saturday, continuing a series that started in 1903.

Among the greats to play in the game have been Wooster’s Dick Schafrath (Ohio State, Browns) and Bobby Knight (Ohio State, hall of fame hoops coach).

Wooster leads the series 50-40-9, but Orrville has won the last five meetings.