CINCINNATI, Ohio- The Anderson Raptors will travel to Turpin High School to take on the Spartans on Friday night at 7 p.m. Anderson comes in at 6-0 overall and 5-0 in conference play. Turpin enters the game at 4-2 overall and 4-1 in ECC play. Anderson and Turpin are two of the three teams in the ECC to not allow 100 or more total points so far this season. Anderson ranks #1 for Ohio Division 2, #2 in Cincinnati, #2 in Ohio, and #66 nationally according to MaxPreps.
Turpin: Quarterback Luke Mileham is the leading passer and rusher for the Spartans, totaling 1,573 yards (1,199 passing, 374 rushing) and 14 touchdowns (7 passing, 7 rushing). Running back Holden Gerth has 488 total yards (368 rushing, 120 receiving) and two rushing touchdowns. Wide receiver Evan Overholser has 27 receptions for 433 yards and three touchdowns. The Spartans have three of the top five leading tacklers in the ECC. Linebacker Brody Nickerson leads the way with 65 tackles, while Brady Gillespie and Ethan Hovekamp have 53 tackles each. Defensive back Max Hies has two interceptions this season.
Anderson: Quarterback Owen Scalf is the ECC passing leader and has amassed 2,228 yards (2,008 passing, 220 rushing) and 21 touchdowns (19 passing, 2 rushing). Running back Jordan Davis has totaled 631 yards (382 rushing, 249 receiving) and 11 touchdowns (10 rushing, 1 receiving). The Raptors have two of the top five leading receivers in the ECC. Tysin Weaver has 37 receptions for 561 yards and 10 touchdowns. Tegan Jallick has 34 catches for 473 yards and five touchdowns. Linebacker Brady Kuhn leads the defense with 52 tackles and 3.5 sacks. The Raptors rank first in the ECC for total offense, averaging 499.7 yards and 49.8 points per game. They rank second in overall defense, allowing 165.5 yards and just 9.7 points per game.
Common Opponents: Little Miami and West Clermont. Turpin beat Little Miami 26-22 in week two. Anderson defeated Little Miami 50-7 in week three. Turpin defeated West Clermont 49-14 this past weekend. Anderson beat West Clermont 49-7 back in week two.
Recent History: Anderson is 8-5 against Turpin since 2012. Anderson and Turpin met in the 2023 postseason, where the Raptors beat the Spartans by a score of 43-7. Anderson beat Turpin 56-13 last season. The Raptors hold a five-game winning streak in the series and haven’t lost to the Spartans since 2019. Relive the 2007 Anderson vs Turpin game here-
https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/sports-3/anderson-vs-turpin-2007/
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Written by Eli Altherr
Sources: https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/cincinnati/anderson-raptors/football/, https://eccsports.com/fbStandings.aspx?sat=5, https://eccsports.com/fbStatistics.aspx?sat=5, https://eccsports.com/confSchedule.aspx?sat=5, https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/sports-3/anderson-vs-turpin-2007/, https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/anderson-township/anderson-turpin-played-an-epic-football-game-10-years-ago-theyre-wcpos-game-of-the-week-now
