Five things I learned this weekend:DE Washington not only sacks, but he scores too
In Taft's season opener, playing in front of a national audience, ESPNU 150 DE Adolphus Washington looked like the best player on the field.That afternoon, Taft's offense could get little done and the Senators lost.This past Friday, though, the ESPNU 150 defensive end Washington made sure the Senators didn't lose, even though they lost their top offensive weapon, in four-star receiver Dwayne Stanford II, to a high ankle sprain.With the score tied 20-20, Washington picked off a pass and ran it back 26 yards for a touchdown, which proved to be the game-winning score."It was a screen pass we watched on film," Taft coach Mike Martin said. "They guy looked at him, pumped it, then threw it right to him."Washington ended any chance of a comeback minutes later when he sacked quarterback Tyler Marrs on third down. It was Washington's third sack in the fourth quarter alone.Intimidating juniors meet in two weeks
Two of the Midwest's most physically imposing juniors will square off two weekends from now when Pickerington Central's Taco Charlton and Pickerington North's Jake Butt lead their respective teams in the annual rivalry game.Having seen each in person, both physically tower over their counterparts and teammates. On Friday, Butt (6-foot-6, 225 pounds), a defensive end/linebacker combo, almost comically attempted to chase down Northland's quarterback, who stood an entire foot shorter than Butt.Charlton is even bigger, standing at 6-foot-6 but at 245 pounds.Charlton is garnering interest from Ohio State, Notre Dame, Tennessee and many other programs. Butt already has offers Buffalo, Bowling Green, UCLA, Kent State and Toledo.Canadian visits good for the game
If the score was the only thing being considered, it would be hard to consider the visits of two Canadian teams to Ohio this past weekend a success.However, that's exactly what it was, despite Oakwood (Ontario) and Bishop Tonnos both losing in lopsided contests.Following Oakwood's loss against Centerville, both teams huddled together at midfield and expressed their appreciation for each other. Centerville coach Ron Ullery and his staff wore Oakwood hats all night, and Ullery and Centerville's captains gave a speech to Oakwood following the game.Oakwood coaches and players thanked Centerville for giving them the opportunity to come down and play and didn't have a negative thing to say when the two teams huddled up.Ullery called the entire thing a "great experience."St. Xavier king of Queen City for now