Quarterback Cahke’ Cortner tossed two TD passes and ran for another to pace Northmont (5-6).
The Elks (8-3) host Marysville next Friday night in a regional quarterfinal.
Springboro 42, Oak Hills 10: Will Yates rushed for three TDs and quarterback Evan Ruzzo tossed two TD passes and ran for one to lead the fourth-seeded Panthers (8-3) in a D-1, Region 4 playoff game.
Ruzzo was 16-of-19 for 240 yards passing. He threw TD passes to Cade Lamb (66 yards) and Peyton Howard (37 yards).
The Highlanders scored first midway through the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead. The Panthers responded with six unanswered TDs to make it 42-7 early in the third quarter.
Lamb caught four passes for 101 yards, while Howard and Maxim Butler each had five receptions. Lamb also had an 89-yard kickoff return to set up a Panthers’ TD.
Springboro will host No. 5 Mason (9-2) next Friday in a regional quarterfinal.
Little Miami 27, Xenia 24 2OT: The 15th-seeded Panthers (4-7) stunned the second-seeded Buccaneers (10-1) in D-II, Region 8 on Gunnar Hoffman’s 22-yard field goal in double overtime.
Xenia’s Gavin McManus passed for 261 yards and a TD. Tremell Wright had 11 receptions for 123 yards and Juan Underwood had seven catches for 75 yards. Jackson Tate caught a 4-yard TD pass.
Xenia’s Elijah Johnson and Trei’Shaun Sanders both had rushing TDs, but Little Miami held the Buccaneers to 53 yards rushing.
Little Miami advances to face Anderson, which knocked off Troy, 44-7, on Friday night.
Piqua 51, Stebbins 6: Ky Warner rushed for 134 yards and two TDs to lead the sixth-seeded Piqua (9-2) past No. 11 Stebbins (4-6) in D-II, Region 8.
Brady Ouhl threw a pair of touchdown passes to Colten Beougher and Dre’Sean Roberts returned a punt for a score for Piqua, which faces No. 3 Edgewood (10-1) on the road next week.
Brookville 41, Purcell-Marian 6: Tim Davis rushed for 135 yards and four TDs as the No. 6 Blue Devils (10-1) hammered the 11th-seeded Cavaliers.
Brookville advances to face No. 3 Northeastern (11-0) next Friday.
Tippecanoe 42, Hillsboro 0: Xavier Jones rushed for 158 yards and three TDs and Liam Poronsky threw three touchdown passes to Stanley Clyne to lead the third-seeded Red Devils (10-1) in D-III, Region 12 play.
Jones scored on runs of 76, 3 and 11 yards.
Poronsky and Clyne hooked up on scoring plays of 41, 36 and 57 yards. Clyne finished with seven receptions for 186 yards.
Tipp hosts Trotwood-Madison (7-4) on Friday night.
Valley View 38, Carlisle 8: Micah Valenti rushed for 123 yards and three TDs to lead the top-seeded Spartans (10-1) past the Indians (4-7) in D-V, Region 20 play.
Valley View will host No. 9 Blanchester (8-3) on Friday night.
Springfield 35, Olentangy Orange 7: Anthony Brown caught eight passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to an easy D-I, Region 2 win.
Springfield’s Bryce Schondelmyer passed for 406 yards and four TDs. The Wildcats host Fairmont (8-3) Friday night.
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