HUDSON — Wadsworth visits Hudson in a Week 7 high school football game on Oct. 3.
The matchup pits two of the top teams in the Suburban League National Conference.
Wadsworth is 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the SLNC. Hudson is 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the SLNC.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Check back here for updates throughout the game.
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Wadsworth football tops Hudson to 35-17
Wadsworth wins 35-17 against Hudson.
Hudson football trims its deficit to 35-17 against Wadsworth
Hudson QB Hayden Lipinski connects with WR Jayden Carlton on an 19-yard touchdown pass and Ian Katz kicks the PAT. Wadsworth leads Hudson 35-17 with 1:03 to go in the fourth quarter.
Hudson attempts an on-side kick and Wadsworth’s Tommy Hohn falls on the ball on the Grizzlies 46-yard line with 1:01 to go in the fourth quarter.
Wadsworth football increases lead to 35-10 over Hudson
Wadsworth QB Brysen Hall connects with WR Calix Lemp on a 4-yard touchdown pass and Justin Lazzaretti added the PAT to give the visiting Grizzlies a 35-10 lead with 3:34 to play in the fourth quarter.
Big play for Hudson football as it trims its deficit to 28-10 against Wadsworth
Hudson QB Hayden Lipinski connects with WR Louie Castellarin on an 80-yard touchdown pass and Ian Katz kicks the PAT. Wadsworth leads Hudson 28-10 with 8:12 to go in the fourth quarter.
Hudson attempts an on-side kick and Wadsworth’s Gavin Madigan falls on the ball on the 50-yard line with 8:11 to go in the fourth quarter.
Wadsworth football increases lead to 28-3 over Hudson
Gavin Madigan scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run and Justin Lazzaretti added the PAT to give the visiting Grizzlies a 28-3 lead with 8:29 to play in the fourth quarter. Madigan had a 47-yard run during the drive.
Madigan has 140 rushing yards on 17 carries. Cooper Gray has 131 rushing yards on 22 carries.
Wadsworth football leads Hudson to 21-3 through three quarters
Wadsworth leads Hudson 21-3 through three quarters. Neither team scored in the third quarter. Hudson had the ball for the majority of the quarter, but Wadsworth prevented them from scoring.
Wadsworth football leads Hudson to 21-3 at halftime
Wadsworth leads Hudson 21-3 at halftime.
Wadsworth’s Cooper Gray has 109 yards on 17 carries and Gavin Madigan has 84 yards on 12 carries. Madigan has run for two touchdowns and Gray has one touchdown. Grizzlies QB Bysen Hall has completed 6 of 13 passes for 66 yards. Jay’len King has four catches for 35 yards and Calix Lemp has two catches for 31 yards. Brad Watson has a sack and Jacob Earnest has a tackle for loss.
Hudson’s Reno Ferri has run for 32 yards on eight carries. Explorers QB Hayden Lipinski has completed 6 of 18 passes for 49 yards. Anthony Paolucci has two catches for 25 yards and Mark Salem has two catches for 14 yards.
Hudson football trims deficit to 21-3 against Wadsworth
Kicker Ian Katz makes a 31-yard field goal with three seconds remaining in the second quarter to cut Hudson’s deficit to 21-3 against Wadsworth. The drive featured two completed passes by QB Hayden Lipinski to Anthony Paolucci that covered 5 yards and 20 yards.
Wadsworth football increases lead to 21-0 over Hudson
Gavin Madigan scored a touchdown on a 5-yard run and Justin Lazzaretti added the PAT to give the visiting Grizzlies a 21-0 lead with 3:42 to play in the second quarter. Madigan and Cooper Gray combined to account for 56 rushing yards on eight plays during the drive. Gray had five carries for 26 yards on the drive. Madigan had three carries for 30 yards on the drive. Gray has 106 yards on 15 carries in the game and Madigan has 84 yards on 12 carries.
Wadsworth football stretches lead to 14-0 over Hudson
Gavin Madigan scored a touchdown on a 4-yard run and Justin Lazzaretti added the PAT to give the visiting Grizzlies a 14-0 lead with 2:24 to play in the first quarter. Already in the game, Madigan has run for 54 yards on nine carries, Cooper Gray has 58 yards on seven carries and Brysen Hall has completed 5 of 9 passes for 61 yards. The top receivers are Jay’len King (three catches, 30 yards) and Calix Lemp (two catches, 31 yards).
Wadsworth football takes early 7-0 lead against Hudson
Cooper Gray ran 34 yards for a touchdown and Justin Lazzaretti added the PAT to give the visiting Grizzlies a 7-0 lead with 9:56 to play in the first quarter. Gavin Madigan ran four times for 25 yards and QB Brysen Hall completed 2 of 3 passes, both to Jay’len King, for 21 yards on the scoring drive.
Scouting the Wadsworth Grizzlies football team
Wadsworth has won all six of its game in dominant fashion, topping Barberton 55-7, New Albany 35-7 and Medina 47-0 in nonleague games and North Royalton 48-14, Twinsburg 39-0 and Brecksville 49-12 in SLNC action
The Grizzlies feature QB Brysen Hall, WR-DB Calix Lemp, RB-DB Cooper Gray, RB-DB Gavin Madigan, LB-TE Jacob Earnest, WR-DB Kyle Schmeltzer and WR-DE Jay’len King.
Gray rushed 16 times for 182 yards and three touchdowns last week against Brecksville. He scored on runs of 64 yards, 43 yards and 12 yards. Madigan added 115 yards and two TDs on 12 carries. Hall threw two TD passes to Lemp of 85 yards and 30 yards. Hall finished 13-of-16 passing for 232 yards. Jack McNeill made three PATs and Justin Lazzaretti made four PATs.
Hall has completed 68 of 104 passes this season for 1,458 yards and 17 TDs. Gray has run for 610 yards and 11 TDs on 61 carries. Madigan has run for 521 yards and eight TDs on 48 carries. Lemp has 24 catches for 640 yards and nine TDs
Wadsworth is coached by Justin Todd, who is in his 13th year as a head coach and ninth at Wadsworth. He has a 110-45 overall record and a 75-33 mark at Wadsworth.
Scouting the Hudson Explorers football team
Hudson’s nonleague slate included a 28-14 win over Austintown Fitch, a 32-0 loss to SLAC leader Highland and a 49-0 win over St. Vincent-St. Mary. The Explorers have SLNC wins over Solon (35-3), Stow (35-0) and Twinsburg (35-0).
The Explorers are led by TE-LB Nathan Judy, RB-LB Brennan Funyak, WR-DB Anthony Paolucci, QB Hayden Lipinski, RB-DB Christopher Horner, RB-LB Reno Ferri and WR-DB Louie Castellarin.
Judy caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Lipinski, recorded a sack and several tackles for loss and blocked a field goal attempt last week against Twinsburg. Funyak ran for 81 yards on nine carries, had a 34-yard TD run and returned a kickoff 83 yards for a TD. Horner accounted for Hudson’s other two TDs versus Twinsburg with scoring runs of 30 and 20 yards. Ian Katz made five PATs.
Lipinski has completed 55 of 82 passes for 636 yards and eight TDs this season. Ferri has run for 518 yards and six TDs on 73 carries. Horner has run for 206 yards and four TDs on 12 carries. Judy has 15 catches for 134 yards and three TDs.
Hudson is coached by Jeff Gough, who is in is his 10th year as a head coach, all at Hudson. He has a 79-33 record.
Suburban League National Conference football standings
Wadsworth football’s returning lettermen (28)
Hudson football’s returning starters (15)
Wadsworth football’s impact players
This is the season the Grizzlies have been waiting for. With returning All-Ohioans running back Cooper Gray (211 carries, 1,673 yards, 21 TDs), safety and Army commit Gavin Madigan (92 tackles in 10 games), wide receiver, Air Force pledge and hybrid linebacker Calix Lemp (41 receptions, 722 yards, 11 TDs) and linebacker Jacob Earnest (112 tackles, 4½ for loss), Wadsworth is set for a great season. … Sophomore quarterback Brysen Hall (142-of-245 passing 2,118 yards, 22 TDs) will be the starter again and the Grizzlies the favorites to win a third consecutive Suburban League title. … “They’re obviously super important,” Todd said. “Gavin, Cooper and Jacob will all be two-way players for us. They play critical roles on both sides of the ball. They’ve continued to grow physically and mentally mature each year. We know they were good players last year. We need them to take another step.”
Hudson football’s impact players
Hudson 10th-year coach Jeff Gough would love to have Nathan Judy concentrate on playing quarterback this fall. Judy’s All-Ohio abilities at linebacker might make that impossible. … “In a perfect world, we want our guys to focus on one role,” Gough said. “With a player like him, we have to utilize him both ways. Nate is a great athlete. He’s going to help us in multiple ways on offense, defense, special teams.” … Joining Judy at the heart of Hudson’s linebacking corps will be Brennan Funyak, who also stepped in at running back because of some injuries. … “He’ll definitely be one of the leaders of our defense, but we also loved when he stepped in a running back last year,” Gough said. “He can make plays, and we need multiple running backs.” … Funyak stepped in when Reno Ferri went down with injury. When Ferri was healthy, he established himself as one of Summit County’s best running backs as a sophomore. He will look to build on that this year.
Wadsworth football schedule for 2025
Hudson football schedule for 2025
Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.com and is on Twitter at @MBeavenABJ. Brad Bournival and Michael Leonard contributed to this article.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: OHSAA football scores, Wadsworth vs. Hudson High School recap, highlights
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