CLEVELAND, Ohio — Hudson defeated Austintown Fitch 28-14 in their home opener Friday night.

The Explorers are ranked 14th in the cleveland.com preseason Top 25.

They took the lead late in the first quarter with a 7-yard touchdown run by Reno Ferri. The score remained 7-0 going into halftime.

The Explorers opened up the second half with a 42-yard run from Ferri, which was led to a touchdown run by Brennen Funyak. Fitch responded with a touchdown pass from Collin Kalaher to Isaiah Porch to bring the game within one score at 14-7.

The Explorers responded quickly with a touchdown pass by Hayden Lipinski to Christopher Horner to expand the lead to 21-7.

Fitch fought back late to bring the score to 21-14 with a rushing touchdown by Junie Higgs with 5:03 to go in the fourth quarter, but Funy

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