{"id":196734,"date":"2025-09-06T00:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=196734"},"modified":"2025-09-06T00:14:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:14:32","slug":"leeth-scores-4-times-in-win-over-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/09\/06\/leeth-scores-4-times-in-win-over-raiders\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeth scores 4 times in win over Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent sports<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HAVILAND — Braxton Leeth reached the end zone four times and Hayden Perrott added two touchowns to lead Crestview to a 41-20 win over Wayne Trace Friday night. The Knights improved to 2-1 with the win, while the Raiders fell to 0-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leeth, who finished with 13 carries for 233 yards, scored on a 78-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, one of just two plays run by Crestview in the opening stanza, then added a 53-yard scoring sprint in the second quarter. He also had touchdown runs of 15 and 34 yards in the third quarter, the latter of which gave the Knights a 41-7 lead entering the fourth quarter. Unofficially, Leeth has 733 yards rushing and 11 scores so far this season.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hayden Perrott caught a touchdown pass and scored on an interception return. Wyatt Richardson\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cHe just continues to do what he does,\u201d Crestview head coach Cole Harting said. \u201cHe works hard and puts himself in position to make plays and the offensive line does a nice job of creating holes for him and he definitely takes advantage of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLeeth is a problem and will be a problem for a lot of teams,\u201d Wayne Trace head coach Matt Holden said. \u201cWe said going in we had to limit explosive plays, especially on the ground and we just weren\u2019t able to do that tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perrott\u2019s two touchdowns came in the second quarter, one on a 48-yard pass from Huxley Grose, who completed 7-of-9 passes for 131 yards, and the other on a 51-yard interception return. In addition, Perrott was 6-of-7 on extra point attempts. The interception was one of two thrown by Wayne Trace quarterback Jack Schoenauer, who completed 14-of-26 tosses for 146 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been a great player and it\u2019s nice to see him have a night like that,\u201d Harting said of Perrott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to clean up our passing game,\u201d Holden said. \u201cThe turnovers through the air are killing us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two of Wayne Trace\u2019s three touchdowns came in the fourth quarter, one on a 5-yard run by Carter Baumle, who finished with 25 carries for 121 yards, and the other on an 11-yard pass from Corbin Stoller to Easton Jay with 23 seconds left in the game. Wayne Trace\u2019s first touchdown came in the late in the second quarter, when Clay Stoller scored from five yards out, making it 28-7 at halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harting noted he was pleased with his starting defense for allowing just seven points through three quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cConsidering through the first two weeks of the year we gave up over 100 points, I think it was a huge night for our defense,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought we were kind of \u2018bend but don\u2019t break\u2019 and we gave up some yards but we made them earn everything and I think that\u2019s a huge step forward for our defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the loss, Holden said he saw some positives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor the most part, we were able to make adjustments and move the ball,\u201d he said. \u201cWe continue to make mistakes to put us behind the chains and kill drives. We started out on our own 7-yard line and drove it down the field, but stalled out the drive on a mishandled snap. We need to limit those drive killers, but our kids showed they\u2019re capable of running ball, which is certainly good for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview will begin NWC play at home against Fort Loramie (0-3) on Friday, while Wayne Trace will host rival Paulding (3-0) the same night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re hungry for a win and they\u2019re a very well coached team,\u201d Harting said of Fort Loramie. \u201cIt should be a really good matchup on Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scoring summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK \u2013 5:27: Braxton Leeth 78-yard run (Hayden Perrott kick)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK \u2013 9:01: Braxton Leeth 53-yard run (Hayden Perrott kick)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK \u2013 6:13: Huxley Grose 48-yard pass to Hayden Perrott (Hayden Perrott kick)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK \u2013 4:56: Hayden Perrott 51-yard interception return (Hayden Perrott kick)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WT \u2013 0:36: Clay Stoller 5-yard run (Jensen Beining kick)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK \u2013 6:30: Braxton Leeth 15-yard run (kick failed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK \u2013 3:17: Braxton Leeth 34-yard run (Hayden Perrott kick)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WT \u2013 6:43: Carter Baumle 5-yard run (kick failed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WT \u2013 0:23: Corbin Stoller 11-yard pass to Easton Jay (Jensen Beining kick)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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