Football

Westerville South at Dublin Jerome

At a glance

WESTERVILLE SOUTH at DUBLIN JEROME

*When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19

*Last meeting: 2011, Jerome 34-31 (2OT)

*Top Wildcats: Marcus Ball (DB/WR), Timmy Bates (DB/QB), Jalen Bell (WR/DB), Myles Collier (DB), Darien Miller (RB/LB), Noah Prentiss (RB), Nick Renzetti (QB) and Kamaree Walden (LB)

*Top Celtics: Nate Farrand (OL), Alec Hood (DL), Mitch Keller (WR), Jake King (QB), Sam Park (DL), Luke Potter (LB), Steven Romanelli (WR) and Donovan Wilson (RB)

*South (6-2 overall, 3-2 OCC-Cardinal) to date: Defeated Groveport 55-14; def. Clayton Northmont 48-21; def. Grove City 42-20; def. Worthington Kilbourne 28-7; def. Hilliard Bradley 28-16; lost to Dublin Scioto 42-35; lost to Hilliard Darby 28-14; def. Westerville Central 50-28

*Jerome (4-4 overall, 2-2 OCC-Cardinal) to date: Lost to Dublin Coffman 48-6; lost to Beechcroft 18-10; def. Delaware 49-14; def. Bradley 28-26; lost to Darby 20-7; def. Westerville North 62-14; lost to Scioto 42-23; def. Kilbourne 20-17 (OT)

Wednesday October 17, 2012 2:49 PM

Westerville South has one of the area's most potent offenses. The Wildcats, who employ a spread attack, are averaging 37.5 points and have been held to fewer than 28 points only once, in a 28-14 loss to Darby on Oct. 5.

Nick Renzetti has completed 159 of 270 passes for 2,492 yards. His primary targets are Jalen Bell, who has 55 receptions for 884 yards and 13 touchdowns, and Marcus Ball, who has 40 catches for 587 yards.

Noah Prentiss is the Wildcats' leading rusher with 882 yards on 140 carries.

Jerome's offense centers around Donovan Wilson, who has rushed for 1,474 yards on 264 carries and has scored 21 touchdowns.

•LAST WEEK — South trailed Westerville Central 28-21 at halftime but outscored the Warhawks 29-0 in the second half to post a 50-28 victory Oct. 12 and snap its two-game losing streak.

Renzetti led the comeback, completing 17 of 32 passes for 412 yards and six touchdowns. Ball had seven catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns and Bell had four catches for 131 yards and two scores. Prentiss rushed for 127 yards on 28 carries.

Wilson led Jerome to its overtime win over Kilbourne, rushing for 191 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries.

The Wolves had the first possession in overtime and took a 17-14 lead on a 29-yard field goal by Jon Watson, but the Celtics answered with a 9-yard touchdown run by Wilson to pull out the victory.

Jake King threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Erik Harlock in the second quarter.