FR to host Fairbanks

Fort Recovery Indians

Fort Recovery, 2-4

Coach: Brent Niekamp, 16th year

Conference: Midwest Athletic

Oct. 2 vs. St. Henry: Fort Recovery squandered a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter of a 22-21 loss to the St. Henry Redskins. St. Henry’s Bryce Brookhart had a 43-yard TD pass with 38 seconds remaining, and Brookhart connected with Owen Lefeld for the eventual game-winning 2-point conversion. Clay Schmitz was 16-of-29 for 191 yards, including a TD pass to Regan Martin. Gavin?Thobe and Derek Jutte each had rushing scores.

Season leaders: Passing — Clay Schmitz – 81-of-134 for 1,216 yards, nine touchdowns and six interceptions. Rushing — Derek Jutte – 74 carries for 436 yards and eight touchdowns. Receiving — Regan Martin – 22 catches for 442 yards and three touchdowns. Defense — Gavin Thobe – 73 tackles.



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Fairbanks Panthers

Milford Center, 4-2

Coach: Patrick Cotter, sixth year

Conference: Ohio Heritage

Oct. 2 vs. West Jefferson: Fairbanks allowed 14 points in each of the first three quarters of a 49-14 loss to West Jefferson. The Panthers trailed 28-14 at half and 42-14 at the end of three quarters. Riordin Stauffer had both touchdowns for the Panthers.

Season leaders: Passing — Ethan Kise – 52-of-90 for 644 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. Rushing — Brogan Green – 100 carries for 684 yards and seven touchdowns. Receiving — Braylong Green – 18 catches for 302 yards and two touchdowns. Defense — Riordin Stauffer – 45 tackles, five sacks, two interceptions and one forced fumble.



Game notes: This is the first meeting between No. 8 seed Fort Recovery and No. 8 seed Fairbanks. The winner of this Division IV Region 24 Round of 16 game advances to take on either top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Coldwater or No. 17 seed North Lewisberg Triad. The highest seeded team will host the quarterfinal on Oct. 24 ... Fairbanks is located in Union County, northwest of Columbus and approximately 87 miles from Fort Recovery ... Panther coach Patrick Cotter was named Division VI coach of the year by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association in 2018 after leading the team to the program’s first playoff berth since 2007 ... Fairbanks averages 32.8 points per game on offense and allows 34.3 points per game on defense, while Fort Recovery scores 27.8 points per game and allows 26.3 PPG?on defense ... Brogan Green of Fairbanks led the 12-team Ohio Heritage conference in rushing ... Fort Recovery’s Clay Schmitz’s was the Midwest Athletic Conference’s leading passer with 1,216 yards, 327 more than runner-up Carson Griesdorn of Marion Local ... Regan Martin’s 442 receiving yards ranked second in the MAC, and Derek Jutte’s 50 points were third ... Gavin Thobe was the MAC’s leading tackler with 73 stops, at least 15 more than anyone else ... CalPreps.com lists Fort Recovery as 17-point favorites (44-27).