SETTING THE SCENE: Enjoying the finest season at Milford in decades and having ascended to No. 6 in this week’s Division I Ohio poll, the Eagles are back on the gridiron for a Week 7 Homecoming match-up against Walnut Hills. Milford is flying high at 6-0 and continuing to sit atop the Region 4 computer rankings. They’ll welcome a Walnut Hills squad that they’ve outscored by a combined 76-8 score over the past two meetings.

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The match-up by the numbers

A look at the Milford-Walnut Hills match-up by the numbers (per game averages & conference team rankings):

• Milford scoring offense (1^st-42.0) vs. Walnut Hills scoring defense (10^th-42.8)

• Milford total offense (2^nd-401.5) vs. Walnut Hills total defense (6^th-328.8)

• Milford rushing offense (5^th-133.5) vs. Walnut Hills rushing defense (7^th-127.2)

• Milford passing offense (2^nd-268.0) vs. Walnut Hills passing defense (6^th-201.7)
• Walnut Hills scoring offense (10^th-3.0) vs. Milford scoring defense (4^th-20.8)

• Walnut Hills total offense (10^th-139.7) vs. Milford total defense (7^th-338.0)

• Walnut Hills rushing offense (8^th-81.2) vs. Milford rushing defense (2^nd-80.0)

• Walnut Hills passing offense (10^th-58.5) vs. Milford passing defense (10^th-258.0)

Inside the numbers
A look at Milford’s statistical leaders:
Rushing Yards: Nathan Webster (613, 11 TDs)
Passing Yards: Luke Brand (1608, 9 TDs)
Receiving Yards: Reece Davis (600, 4 TDs)
Tackles: Andrew Littrell (62)
Sacks: Andrew Littrell (3.5)
Interceptions: Robby Mickler (3)
Kicking Points: Mason Cooper (34)
Punting Average: Jacob Luecke (39.8)
Kickoff Return Yards: Reece Davis (167, 0 TDs)
Punt Return Yards: Reece Davis (154, 1 TD)

A look at Walnut Hills’ statistical leaders:
Rushing Yards: Zion James (313, 0 TDs)
Passing Yards: Kellyn Brogan (254, 1 TD)
Receiving Yards: Mark Bronson (113, 1 TD)
Tackles: Zion James (55)
Sacks: Dezmond Gayle/Jared Ross (3.0)
Interceptions: Javien Jackson (3)
Kicking Points: None
Punting Average: Juan Cruz-Garcia (28.7)
Kickoff Return Yards: Javien Jackson (222)
Punt Return Yards: Javien Jackson (17)

Notable 2023 Performances

• Newcomer Nathan Webster made an immediate impact in his Milford debut in Week 1 vs. Edgewood. The transfer from the Atlanta-area and younger brother of former Eagle RB Natwan Webster is also a running back. Against Edgewood, Webster rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns.
• Senior Max Hardoerfer had the biggest play of his Milford career late in the Edgewood contest as he scooped up a fumble forced by Daniel Walker and rumbled 72 yards for a touchdown.
• Senior Reece Davis was a dual threat in a big way in Milford's wild win over Lebanon. He opened the game with an 87-yard punt return for a touchdown, then hauled in a receiving TD late in the first quarter. He capped the night with the game-winning TD reception with 34 seconds remaining. Reece finished the night with nine catches for 130 yards, along with 175 yards in returns.
• In just his second start at QB, junior Luke Brand had a big night at Lebanon, connecting on three TD passes. He finished the night 20 of 37 for 240 yards passing.
• Junior LB Christian Felix made his first big impact play of the season on defense with a sack/forced fumble that set up an Eagles' touchdown. He finished with three tackles on top of the strip sack.
• Junior QB Luke Brand had a record-setting performance in the Eagles' big win over rival Loveland. For the night, Brand set a Milford school record with 423 passing yards, connecting on 34-of-46 passes and a pair of touchdowns. He also added a pair of rushing touchdowns.
• Senior K Mason Cooper connected on all seven of his extra point attempts, as well as his first career field goal, a 31-yard try. He also kicked off a total of eight times with four resulting in touchbacks.
• Reeve Davis topped 100 yards receiving for the second straight game against Loveland, hauling in 10 passes for a career-high 172 yards.
• Nathan Webster continued to make his presence felt in the Loveland win, totaling 127 yards for his second 100-yard plus game of the year.
• In a big win over Anderson and its high-powered offense, the foursome of Andrew Littrell, Tofa Luani, Cole Miller and Nathan Webster all played a starring role. The Eagles' linebacker threesome of Andrew (17), Cole (17) and Tofa (14) combined for 48 tackles on the night as the Milford defense withstood 108 offensive snaps by Anderson. Andrew also had a sack and forced a pick-six interception return with a fierce rush of the quarterback. Tofa tagged on 1.5 tackles for loss, blocked a punt, and scored three rushing touchdowns on offense. Nathan matched Tofa with three rushing scores, while finishing with 170 yards on the ground.
• Two under the radar seniors and Milford's rapidly improving junior quarterback played starring roles in helping the Eagles improve to 5-0 with a win over Kings. Pressed into service as the main running back, Ashton Warther finished with 172 all-purpose yards, made up of 86 rushing, 61 receiving, and 25 in kick return yards. He also scored his first TD of the season. Wide Receiver J.P. Naylor was QB Luke Brand’s favorite target on the night, catching eight passes for 133 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Luke was phenomenal under center once again for the Eagles, completing 22-of-28 passes for 356 yards and two touchdowns.
• A pair of seniors came up with key performances in helping Milford improve to 6-0 with a win over Little Miami. Robby came up with a pair of interceptions from his safety position and was part of a defensive effort which allowed a season-low 219 yards and recorded its first shutout since last season's playoff opener. Nathan topped 100 yards rushing for the third time in the five games he's played this season, finishing with 142 against the Panthers. He also scored three rushing touchdowns.