Grayson Davis rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries Friday, Oct. 9, leading Olentangy Liberty past Hilliard Bradley 28-14 in Powell for the Patriots’ fifth straight victory.

The win gave Liberty its fifth straight victory and improved the Patriots to 5-3 overall and 3-0 in the Ohio Capital Conference Central Division. Bradley, ranked No. 10 in cleveland.com's central Ohio poll entering the game, fell to 5-3 and 1-2 in the division.

Davis, a senior committed to Columbia University, set the tone early. He scored on a 1-yard run with 8:48 left in the first quarter after a 37-yard reception from quarterback Alex Leonard set up the score. He added a 10-yard touchdown run with 33 seconds left in the quarter, capping a 79-yard, nine-play drive to put the Patriots up 14-0.

Bradley answered.

Rashaud Truss scored twice in the second quarter. Bralyn Gordin's 85-yard catch from Declan O'Neil brought the ball to the Patriots' 6 and set up Truss's tying score as time expired in the first half.

Davis broke the deadlock with 43 seconds left in the third quarter, breaking several tackles on a 48-yard touchdown run that capped a 90-yard, 10-play drive including a fourth-and-1 conversion near midfield, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Gabe Levin's interception at Liberty's 7-yard line with 9:18 left in the fourth quarter protected Liberty’s seven-point lead and set up its final touchdown. Daniel Anyanechi then raced 49 yards for a touchdown to make it 28-14 with 6:04 remaining.

Head coach John Sansbury has leaned on the ground game during Liberty's streak. "The offensive line was great tonight,” John Sansbury said in a preseason interview with the Delaware Gazette, "Running backs, all three of them ran very hard.” That approach carried the Patriots through a second half in which they outscored Bradley 14-0.

Across the area

The Olentangy Braves pulled off the night's biggest comeback, erasing an 11-point halftime deficit to beat Hilliard Darby 31-28. Darby led 21-10 at the break, but the Braves outscored Darby 14-0 in the third quarter to take a 24-21 lead into the fourth, according to the Delaware Source. Both teams traded scores in the final frame. The win moved the Braves to 4-4 after entering the night at 3-4.

Olentangy Berlin held off Dublin Jerome 17-10. The Bears built a 17-3 lead through three quarters before Jerome scored in the fourth to tighten the margin. No individual stats were available for the game.

Olentangy Orange saw its playoff hopes take a hit in a 20-18 loss to No. 5 Upper Arlington. The game was tied 7-7 after the first quarter, and neither team scored in the third. Upper Arlington won it on a late field goal. Orange dropped to 4-4.

Week 9

Liberty hosts Hilliard Davidson on Friday, Oct. 16. Berlin travels to Marysville the same night. Orange heads to Hilliard Bradley on Oct. 16. Liberty and Orange close the regular season against each other on Friday, Oct. 23, while Berlin hosts the Braves that same night.