West Holmes’ flawless first half the difference in OCC win over Ashland

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Orrville wide receiver Aiden Shoup. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville wide receiver Aiden Shoup. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville wide receiver Aiden Shoup. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville’s Abran Perez. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes cornerback Malachi Craft makes a tackle on Orrville’s Tyson Woodruff. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville wide receiver Tyson Woodruff after catching a touchdown pass in the first quarter. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes wide receiver Coi Beachy makes a run after the catch. Beachy finished with a game-high eight receptions and 126 receiving yards, along with two touchdown catches. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes wideout Coi Beachy after a catch. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville’s Tyson Woodruff throws a pass here off a wide receiver reverse. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville quarterback Mark Lorson. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville running back Parker Hostetler. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes quarterback Brayden Parsons threw four touchdown passes and ran for one in the Knights’ win. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville quarterback Mark Lorson scored his second rushing touchdown of the game here in the second quarter. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes linebacker/defensive back Coi Beachy. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes offensive lineman Boden Macaulay (74). West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville quarterback Mark Lorson on a scramble. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes linebacker Braxton Blake. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville head coach Brent Besancon talks with a referee during the game. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville wideout Case McDaniel goes up and makes this catch. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville wideout Case McDaniel. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes Brayden Parsons. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes’ Coi Beachy. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville defensive back Tyson Woodruff covers West Holmes’ Rhett Chaney.

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West Holmes running back Christopher Williams had two rushing touchdowns for the Knights. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes’ defense surrounds and tackles Orrville’s Mark Lorson. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Orrville quarterback Mark Lorson. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes running back Christopher Williams tries to break off a tackle. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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West Holmes linebacker Braxton Blake looks to make a tackle on Orrville running back Parker Hostetler. West Holmes defeated Orrville 50-39 on the road at Red Rider Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026.

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MILLERSBURG — In Friday evening’s (Oct. 9) Ohio Cardinal Conference matchup with Ashland, there wasn’t really anything you could fault West Holmes for in its first half display.

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There wasn’t anything at all. The Knights’ play in the first half was seemingly flawless.

“That was easily out best half of football we’ve put together,” West Holmes quarterback Brayden Parsons said.

That flawlessness West Holmes (6-2, 4-1) exhibited in the first half was the main storyline in the Knights’ 42-21 home victory over Ashland (4-4, 1-4). The same Ashland squad that handed West Holmes a 40-7 defeat last season.

“As far as the first half, that’s probably the best half of football I’ve probably been a part of in 10 years,” West Holmes head coach Keaton Leppla said.

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