(Small schools/Game Report) South 14 North 14 OT


 

Game two was also at Massillon, pitting North vs. South small school game. The game would see a nice pass by Austin Bueshcher (West Jefferson) to Ta'John Royster (Columbus East) for a nice gain of 14 yards, with 8:32 left in the fast-moving opening quarter. De ' yaire Adams (Harvest Prep) would make a catch but put the ball on the turf where Royster pounced on it to keep the South drive going. Buescher hit Josh Smith (Africentric) for 15 yards, with 5:57 left on the clock. Kaden Murphy (Coal Grove) put the South all-stars on the board with a nice touchdown run. After Jon Hewitt (Eaton) hit his point after kick, we had a 7-0 game with 5:30 left in the quarter.

The South offense was back at it with 2:40 left in the quarter when Buescher found Adams for a nice 15-yard gain. Buescher connected with Smith for the touchdown to put South up, 14-0 with 1:45 left in the quarter.

Ike Lake (Cardinal Mooney) was thrown down by Caeleb Layton (Nelsonville-York) for a loss of three with 9:50 left in the half. Cooper Bauer (Grandview Heights) and James Hall (St. Bernard-Elmwood) got to Jake LeVerde for a loss of two at the 5:01 mark. Vito Komara (Poland Seminary) was dropped for an 8-yard loss by Caden Turner (Coal Grove) with 2:53 left in the half. LaVerde would find a wide-open Trevon Baxter for a 58-yard score. Luke Ruehling (Massillon Tuslaw) hit the point after kick to make this a 14-7 game, with 2:45 left in the half.

The third and fourth quarters flew by with defense ruling the time for the most part. With 3:17 left in the third, Hall sacked LaVerde for a 13-yard loss.

In the fourth Layton got to Ike Lake (Cardinal Mooney) for a short loss. With 10:46 left, Arvell Neslon (Cleveland Glenville) hit Lake to lock the game up at fourteen. The game would go to overtime with the game still tied at fourteen.

The coaches agreed to one overtime period with the drive starting at the twenty-yard line. The South drive ended with Daureon Johnson (Akron Buchtel) picking off a Bueschler pass on a play where there was heavy pressure by the North. The North drive ended with as much excitement as we were treated to all game long when the South blocked a would-be game-winning 18-yard field goal by Ruehling, causing the game to end 14-14.

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