TURNOVER FORCED … Wauseon sophomore defensive back Dylan Burkholder intercepts a pass in the first half.
PHOTOS BY RENEA KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
ON THE RUN … Archbold quarterback Maddox Pinter scrambles toward the sideline in the first half at Wauseon.
By: Nate Calvin
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
sports@thevillagereporter.com
WAUSEON – (October 3, 2025) – Going 8-11 on third down conversions and holding your opponent to just 160 yards of total offense is normally a good recipe for a convincing win.
On Friday night at Harmon Field in Wauseon, the Archbold Bluestreaks did both those things as they rolled to a 35-0 win to stay undefeated in league play.
It’s Archbold ninth straight win in the series with the last Indian win coming in 2016.
After a three and out by Archbold on their first series, the Indians showed promise as quarterback Kahle Albright hit Thad Reckner for 26 yards on third-and-12 and another 14-yard completion to Landon Ballard.
The drive would stall at the Streak 20 as three straight incomplete passes led to a turnover on downs. Archbold’s offense would find their rhythm as an eight-play, 80 yard drive, culminated in Maddox Pinter throwing 18 yards to Aranjer Krieger for a 7-0 lead.
Wauseon rolled the dice on their next drive on fourth-and-one at their own 30-yard line, but Albright was stuffed on fourth down to give the ball back to Archbold.
It took Archbold just one play to capitalize as Pinter found Morgan Harris for a 30-yard TD strike to make it 14-0.
An Archbold turnover on their next drive was sandwiched around a pair of three and outs by Wauseon before the Bluestreaks would score again before halftime.
Archbold started at the Indian 37-yard line and went to work with a five-play, 37 yard drive, as Pinter went to Harris again, this time for 19 yards, to give Archbold a 21-0 lead that they would take to halftime.
A Wauseon three and out started the second half and the Streaks offense kept rolling on their initial possession of the half.
A conversion on third-and-ten keyed the drive that ended with Pinter throwing his fourth touchdown pass of the night on a swing pass to running back Ryder Ryan, who juked a defender and went 34 yards to the house for a 28-0 lead.
After some ineffective possessions by both teams, Archbold added one more score in the fourth to put the running clock in effect.
After a long pass to Harris on third-and-24 kept the drive going, Pinter hit Wyatt Gericke over the middle on an 19-yard touchdown pass to cap off an 11-play drive and push the Bluestreak lead to 35-0 with 7:33 remaining.
Pinter finished the night 23/29 passing for 313 yards and five touchdowns as Archbold outgained the Indians 366-160.
Harris totaled 107 yards receiving on four receptions and Ryan had five grabs for 95 yards on the night.
Albright was 8/25 for the Indians for 89 yards and rushed for 25 yards on nine carries for the winless Indians.
UP NEXT: October 10 – Bryan (2-5, 1-3 NWOAL) at Wauseon (0-7, 0-4 NWOAL); Patrick Henry (5-2, 3-1 NWOAL) at Archbold (6-1, 4-0 NWOAL)
AHS 14 7 7 7 – 35
WHS 0 0 0 0 – 0
A – Krieger 18-yd pass from Pinter (Sauder kick)
A – Harris 30-yd pass from Pinter (Sauder kick)
A – Harris 19-yd pass from Pinter (Sauder kick)
A – Ryan 34-yd pass from Pinter (Sauder kick)
A – Gericke 19-yd pass from Pinter (Sauder kick)