Dayton Round-Up: It’s ECC-Ya night for MVL

By TSF Staff
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Updated: October 29, 2022

Piqua LB Sam Schmiesing (photo by Shelby Frieszell/TriStateFootball.com)

Three of the eight games in the Division II, Region 8 playoff bracket featured Miami Valley League and Eastern Cincinnati Conference teams facing. The matchups did not go well for the MVL as the ECC swept the night including the big upset of #15 Little Miami knocking off #2 and previously undefeated Xenia, 27-24 in double overtime. League members Sidney and Troy also fell. The MVL is just 1-6 in the past three postseasons versus ECC schools.

The evening wasn’t a complete loss for the MVL as Piqua won its ninth game besting Stebbins in an intra-conference playoff battle. Tippecanoe won its 10th game for a second straight season, by blanking Hillsboro in Division III, Region 12.

XENIA, ohio – Freshmen Gunnar Hoffman connected on a pair of short field goals in overtime and double overtime as Little Miami the #15 seed went on the road to hand #2 Xenia it’s only loss of the season of the season in a stunning upset to open the first round of the Division II, Region 8 playoffs. It was the second straight week that Hoffman hit game winning field goal and his third of the year.

Panthers quarterback Grant Maupin was under pressure all night as the Xenia defense tallied seven sacks. The senior still found away to run for a pair of scores and throw a 67-yard scoring strike to Case Miller that set the tone in the first quarter of the contest. Maupin went 12-18 for 201 yards passing and 37 yards rushing. Sophomore Miller had the best day of his young career with four receptions for 109 yards and his first varsity touchdown. He had seven catches for 68 yards coming into the game.

Buccaneers star running back Trei’Shaun Sanders was held to a season low 26 yards rushing by the stingy Little Miami defense. It was 147 yards below what he was averaging per game. It was a bittersweet ending for Xenia who had its first 10-0 undefeated regular season in 134 years of playing football.

SCORING BY QUARTERS
Little Miami 7-7-7-0-3-3-27
Xenia 7-7-0-7-3-0-24

SCORING PLAYS
L: Case Miller 67 pass from Grant Maupin (Miller kick)
X: Trei’Shaun Sanders 19 run (Nate Fellie kick)
L: Maupin 25 run (Gunnar Hoffman kick)
X: Elijah Johnson 11 run (Fellie kick)
L: Maupin 1 run (Hoffman kick)
X: Jackson 4 pass from Grant McManus (Fellie kick)
L: Hoffman 20 FG
X: Fellie 25 FG
L: Hoffman 22 FG

RECORDS: Little Miami (4-7); Xenia (10-1)
UP NEXT: #15 Little Miami vs. #10 Anderson (6-5) at TBD

Other Playoff action from around the Dayton area this past weekend:

OHSAA PLAYOFFS: Division I, Region 2 First Round
2 Springfield 35, 15 Olentangy Orange 7 – The pitch and catch tandem of Bryce Schondelmyer to Anthony Brown remained hot for a second straight week as Springfield (9-1) won its fifth straight contest. Schondlmyer found Brown eight times for 183 yards and three touchdowns. Brown has 13 receptions for 349 yards (26.8/rec) and five touchdowns in the last two games. Schondelmyer finished with 406 yards and four touchdowns passing. The Wildcats now get the chance to avenge their only loss of the season against Fairmont next Friday night.

Springfield RB/WR Anthony Brown, Jr. (photo by Shelby Frieszell/TriStateFootball.com)

7 Fairmont 24, 10 Wayne 20 – Firebirds beat Warriors by five points or fewer for the second time in four weeks. Fairmont (8-3) runs for 456 yards (275 by Drew Baker) and six touchdowns (five by Baker) and throws the ball just one time (for 49 yards) in the two victories.

3 Centerville 34, 14 Northmont 21

OHSAA PLAYOFFS: Division I, Region 4 First Round
4 Springboro 42, 13 Oak Hills 10

OHSAA PLAYOFFS: Division II, Region 8 First Round
6 Piqua (8-2) 51, 11 Stebbins 6
4 Kings 56, 13 Sidney 14
10 Anderson 44, 7 Troy 7

OHSAA PLAYOFFS: Division III, Region 12 First Round
11 Trotwood-Madison 40, 6 Chaminade Julienne 33
3 Tippecanoe 42, 14 Hillsboro 0
10 Monroe 52, 7 Hughes 15
5 Bellbrook 42, 12 Celina 21

OHSAA PLAYOFFS: Division IV, Region 16 First Round
14 Eaton 31, 3 Bishop Fenwick 28
10 Alter 21, 7 Reading 14
6 McNicholas 42, 11 Dayton Northridge 12

OHSAA PLAYOFFS: Division V, Region 20 First Round
6 Brookville 41, 11 Cincinnati Purcell Marian 7 – Tim Davis ran for a career high four touchdowns and 135 yards as Brookville (10-1) won its 10^th game of the season for the first time since 2015 and avenging a 2020 playoff loss to Purcell Marian (6-5). Davis has run for at least 90 yards and has 1,323 yards and 24 touchdowns rushing on the season. The senior know has 42 rushing touchdowns in his career.