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doing. They’re a very capable team.”

Urbana fell to Jonathan Alder 41-33 in their CBC Kenton Trail opener. The Hillclimbers are led by senior quarterback Will Donahoe, who has thrown for 1,219 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed for 647 yards and 11 touchdowns.

“He’s as capable as any quarterback we’ve seen all year and maybe even more so,” Daniels said. “He can really play. They’re solid up front on both sides of the ball. They’ve got some receivers that can go make plays, a running back that’s really good and linebackers who can come downhill. They’re a solid football team.”

Senior Heath Jones (421 yards, 5 TDS) and junior Jackson Patton (332 yards, 2 TDS) lead a Kenton Ridge offense that racked up 337 yards in the victory over Tecumseh.

■ Springfield at Springboro

■ Greeneview at Southeastern

■ Graham at Shawnee

■ Bellefontaine at Tecumseh

■ Kenton Ridge at Urbana

■ Cedarville at Catholic Central

■ Greenon at Madison Plains

■ Triad at Northeastern

■ North Union at Northwestern

■ Fairbanks at Mechanicsburg

■ West Liberty-salem at West Jefferson

“Our kids are finding ways (to win) more than anything,” Daniels said. “There are times where we’ve played a team that can take away the run game and we’ve been able to throw it around a little bit. Last week we were able to establish the run game.”

Kenton Ridge sophomore Caleb Gutierrez entered the game at quarterback last week after sophomore Julian Daniels suffered an arm injury. Gutierrez went 7-for-10 for 130 yards and a touchdown to junior Nick Arnold.

“Our kids rallied around it, and we were able to find a way to keep it rolling,” Jon Daniels said. “They’re buying in again this week. Our kids are resilient. They’re tough.”

At 4-2 and 1-0 in the CBC Kenton Trail, Kenton Ridge has put itself in a position to make a run at both a league title and a playoff berth. They’re ready for the challenge that lies ahead, Daniels said.

“We preach to our guys that you’ve got to embrace it,” Daniels said.

“You can either run from it or you can run to it. Right now, our guys are running to it.”