WAYNESVILLE — Prior to the start of the fourth quarter on Friday, a Waynesville Spartans offensive lineman strapped on an imaginary championship belt — mimicking the move made popular by Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

But it was senior quarterback Luke Creditt, though, who truly channeled his inner Rodgers.

Creditt completed 11-of-15 passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 229 yards and three more scores in Waynesville’s 49-21 win over visiting Milton-Union.

“A kid like that who can throw the way he does, he’s strong, he can run away from people ... the best thing about him is he’s humble. Just glad to have him,” Waynesville coach Brandon Philpot said.

Unofficially, Creditt had a hand in 453 of his team’s 569 yards of total offense as the Spartans (9-0, 5-0 SWBL) clinched a share of the Southwestern Buckeye League’s Buckeye Division.

“He’s the best player we’ve faced this year,” Milton-Union coach Bret Pearce said. “He makes it tough for our defense.”

Milton (7-2, 4-1) twice trailed by two scores in the first half but rallied to a 28-21 deficit at the break after Jake Finfrock hauled in a screen pass and juked his way 50 yards down Milton’s sideline.

Milton missed a chance to tie early in the third when the Bulldogs recovered a punt that touched a Waynesville player. But the Spartans’ defense held Milton to a missed field goal, then allowed the Bulldogs one first down the rest of the game.

The offense rattled off three straight scores midway through the third quarter to put pressure on Milton’s run-heavy offense.

“We want to get up early and keep on putting it on so teams that run the ball can’t catch up,” Creditt said.

The game featured a playoff atmosphere coming in, and the teams could quite possibly meet in the postseason. Waynesville solidified the No. 1 spot in Division IV, Region 16. Milton entered the game No. 4.

“I’d prefer not to, not because of the score but to give something different to the kids,” Pearce said. “I’d like for the kids to see a new face, a new stadium. If we have to come back here we’ll see if we can iron out some wrinkles before that time.”

Added Philpot, who would rather not see two SWBL teams knock each other out: “Honestly, I want all the SWBL teams to do well. That’s great for our league.”