The varsity football team defeated North Royalton 35-27 on Homecoming Friday night at Ken Dukes Stadium. QB Adam Barr finished 25-for-30 for 281 yards and 4 touchdown passes while also rushing 11 times for 100 yards. Cooper Sokolowski caught 9 passes for 79 yards and a TD and rushed 5 times for 88 yards, including a 77-yard score on the first play of the 2nd half. Noah Brown had 5 receptions for 56 yards, Ashton Knowles had 4 catches for 50 yards, Collin Gonzalez caught 4 passes for 30 yards, and Bishop Burch finished with 3 catches for 66 yards. Brown, Gonzalez, and Burch all had touchdown receptions as well. JT Hilvert had 2 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery, while brother Max added 2 sacks for the Battling Bee defense. Nick Morano and Evan Colon each had a sack, while Jamari Powell and Korde Carey each had a tackle for loss. Morano and Burch also came up with big tackles late in the game to turn the Bears away inside the 5 yard line.

Medina improves to 2-6 overall and 2-3 in the Suburban League National Conference. The team will be back in action next Friday night when they travel to Nordonia to take on the Knights.