Conference play means a clean slate for many area teams looking to contend for championships and Week 4 brought plenty of immediate firepower on both sides of the ball.

Archbold and Central Catholic posted impressive victories as conference title races are already beginning to heat up.

Here is a look at five takeaways from Week 4:

Archbold is back

Archbold had its worst season since 2016 last year, but the Blue Streaks are back to their usual winning ways.

In one of its biggest tests of the season on the road against Delta, Archbold (3-1) played perfect complementary football. Sophomore quarterback Maddox Pinter completed 81 percent of his passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns.

Despite giving up its highest point total so far this season, junior Aranjer Kreiger (All-NWOAL honorable

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