BUCYRUS — Jacob Markley scored on a recovered fumble in the end zone and returned a blocked punt 17 yards to help Wynford blank Bucyrus, 35-0.

It was the 21st consecutive win for the Royals in this backyard rivalry as they secured the Picking Copper Kettle once again.

The Redmen fell victim to turnovers, losing five of 10 fumbles and throwing an interception. Wynford’s defense held Bucyrus (3-7, 2-5 N10) to 133 yards of total offense.

Ben Seibert completed five of eight passes for 87 yards. Hastin Zier grabbed three for 42 yards. Zane Seybert ran nine times for 55 yards.

Quarterback Dustin Brady rushed for 124 yards on 19 carries, including a one-yard scoring run, to lead Wynford (6-4, 4-3). He also completed three of six passes for 25 yards and a six-yard scoring strike to Gavin Leffler.

Freshman Kendall Blair had seven carries for 56 yards while Blake Sparks added 54 yards on 19 tries, with a one-yard touchdown run. Leffler had two catches for 19 yards.

Wynford will lose 12 seniors to graduation: Joel Griffin, Caden Fortner, Blake Sparks, Danny Bishop, Blake Wilburn, Jon Miller, Alizhah Watson, Mason Schoonover, Matt Israel, Jacob Markley, Caleb Rausch and Zoltan Feldman.

Bucyrus said goodbye to Zane Seybert, Harley Robinson, Jacob Middleton, Matt Young and Kyle Hamm.

Box score

Wynford       14       14      0        7   —      35

Bucyrus         0         0       0       0   —       0

Team stats

                                                  Wynford                    Bucyrus

First downs                                    13                                8

Total yards                                   267                             133

Passing yards                               25                                87

Rushing att.-yards                     47-242                       27-46

Passes (complete-att.-int)         3-9-1                          5-8-1

Penalties-yards                           7-40                             4-12

Punts-avg or total yards               2-44.0                    2-37.5

Scoring summary

First quarter

W — Jacob Markley recovered fumble in end zone (Seth Benedict kick), 6:42.

W — Dustin Brady 1 run (Benedict kick), :40.

Second quarter

W — Blake Sparks 1 run (Sparks pass from Brady), 2:27.

W — Markley 17 return of blocked punt (pass failed), 1:13.

Fourth quarter

W — Gavin Leffler 6 pass from Brady (Benedict kick), 9:30.

Individual stats

Rushing                                

Wynford: Dustin Brady 19-124, Kendall Blair 7-56, Blake Sparks 19-54, Gavin Burris 2-8. Bucyrus: Zane Seybert 9-55, Ben Seibert 8-2, Harley Robinson 7-2, Devon Newland 2-1, Kyle Hamm 1-(-15).

Passing

Wynford: Brady 3-6-0 25; Burris 0-3-1 0. Bucyrus: Ben Seibert 5-8-1 87.

Receiving

Wynford: Gavin Leffler 2-19, Blair 1-6. Bucyrus: Hastin Zier 3-42, Seybert 1-35, Robinson 1-10.

Other area scores

Seneca East 46, Buckeye Central 14

Carey 34, Colonel Crawford 19

Mohawk 62, Upper Sandusky 0

Grove City Christian 28, Ridgedale 0

Galion 14, Buckeye Valley 7

Highland 38, Northmor 20

Shelby 40, Vermilion 31

Cardington 30, Mount Gilead 16

Gibsonburg 46, Willard 18

Tiffin Calvert 34, Lakota 26

Margaretta 24, Fremont St. Joseph 18

Fremont Ross 26, Toledo St. Francis 14

Bellevue 28, Clyde 21

Tiffin Columbian 41, Norwalk 14

Mansfield Senior 42, Mansfield Madison 3

Lexington 35, Canton South 6

Clear Fork 48, Marion Harding 14

Elgin 48, Lima Perry 25

Pleasant 40, Ontario 0

Wooster 38, Ashland 6

Ashland Crestview 35, Plymouth 33

Centerburg 8, Fredericktown 0

West Homes 23, Mount Vernon 0

Mapleton 41, Western Reserve 13

South Central 6, New London 0

Huron 24, Milan Edison 14

Oak Harbor 24, Port Clinton 7

Kenton 41, Lima Bath 13

McComb 43, Liberty-Benton 19

Wapakoneta 26, St. Mary’s Memorial 24

Pandora-Gilboa 61, Riverdale 13

Toledo Start 38, Toledo Woodward 20