Granville pulls away from Mount Vernon; Danville dominates East Knox in rivalry win

The Mount Vernon football team battled Granville through two quarters of play, but the Blue Aces were able to take control in the second half and go on to a 35-13 Licking County League victory at MV.

The first half was a back-and-forth affair with the teams trading touchdowns. MV got it started with a 15-yard pass from Mason Richards to Landon Dawson. Granville responded in quick fashion, scoring on a 25-yard run by Kyle Kirby.

MV (6-4 overall, 3-2 LCL) retook the lead on a 1-yard run by Richards. But, once again the quick strike Aces scored on a 42-yard TD pass from Jackson McMillan to Jakob Culver with just two minutes remaining in the half.

Granville took over in the second half, scoring three times, for the victory.

Richards finished the night with 125 yards rushing and a touchdown. He finished the regular season with 1,381 yards rushing. Richards completed 3 of 7 passes for 55 yards and the TD. Ben Fitzpatrick added 70 yards rushing on just four carries for MV, while Jake Hubbard had 50 yards rushing. Dawson (31 yards) and Greyson Deem (40 yards) each had two receptions.

Luke Mullins led the Jacket defense with seven tackles. Liam Richards and Dammon Wolfe each had five.

Kirby led the Blue Aces (7-3, 3-2) with 313 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

Danville jumps on East Knox early in victory

The Danville football team jumped out to a 24-0 lead at halftime and cruised to a 52-12 victory over East Knox in the annual Devil-Dog game.

The Blue Devils (5-5, 3-4) scored twice in the first quarter, then added another in the second to take the early lead. East Knox (1-9, 1-6) tried to fight back, scoring twice in the third quarter to make it 32-12, but the Devils proved too much in the final frame and won.

Cyren Wallace was a one-man wrecking crew for the Devils, racking up 153 yards rushing on just 15 carries and scored four times. Parker Proper added 59 yards on six carries, while Nolan Ridgway had six carries for 58 yards.

Proper also completed 6 of 9 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown. Aidan Mickley caught three of those passes for 71 yards and a score.

Defensively, Christopher Mosher had five solo tackles, including two for losses, and Briggs Wallace had five to lead Danville. Jacob Byers added four solo tackles. Danville sacked EK quarterback Jax Lester three times.

Lester finished the night completing 9 of 17 passes for 114 yards. He also contributed 36 yards rushing and one touchdown. Landon Boyd rushed 10 times for 38 yards, while Logan Clark caught four passes for 89 yards.

Caden Ridenour had a monster game defensively, recording 15 tackles. Boyd added nine, while Rush Beatty had eight and Lester and Logan Hercenberg each had seven.