SOUTH CHARLESTON — Fort Loramie adjusted on defense, held Southeastern scoreless in the second half and rallied to earn a 42-35 victory in a Division VII, Region 28 playoff opener on Friday.
Southeastern scored three touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 35-21 halftime lead, but the Redskins scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second half.
The No. 11 seed Redskins (6-5) advance to face No. 14 St. Henry (4-7) in a regional quarterfinal this coming Friday. They will host St. Henry, which beat Riverside 28-5 in the first round, at Redskin Stadium.
Gabe Hart threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Carter Eilerman in the third quarter, then Will Holland scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter to tie it and scored on a 9-yard TD run in the fourth to put the squad ahead.
Hart completed 16-of-22 passes for 199 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Holland ran for 192 yards and four TDs on 37 carries. Max Maurer caught seven passes for 107 yards with one TD and Eilerman caught six passes for 71 yards with one TD.
Fort Loramie had 442 yards of offense while the Trojans (7-4) had 376.
The teams traded TDs in the first half. Holland scored on a 12-yard TD run, then Brennan Workman threw a 54-yard TD pass to Jonah Asebrook to tie it. Hart threw a 25-yard TD pass to Maurer, then Hayden Davis scored on a 40-yard TD run to tie it 14-14.
Holland scored on a 1-yard TD run in the first quarter, but it was all Southeastern in the second. Davis scored on a 3-yard run, Zach McKee threw a 6-yard TD pass to Dallas Coffey and Davis scored on a 1-yard run.
Carter Gasson and Louis Hart each had five tackles for Fort Loramie.
Anna 58, Allen East 28
The Rockets built a solid lead before halftime and ran away in the second half of a Division VI, Region 24 playoff game on Friday at Booster Field.
Anna, the No. 8 seed, will travel to No. 1 Williamsburg (10-1) for a regional quarterfinal this Friday.
The Rockets (6-5) built a 27-14 lead by halftime, scored the first two touchdowns of the third quarter and further pulled away from there.
Alex Shappie completed 13-of-16 passes for 232 yards with two touchdowns and ran for 40 yards and two TDs on 10 carries. Zach Osborn ran for 189 yards and five TDs on 27 carries and caught four passes for 77 yards. Trey Heitkamp caught five passes for 79 yards and scored one TD.
Anna had 482 yards of offense while Allen East had 303. The Mustangs committed three turnovers while the Rockets didn’t commit any.
Aaron Shappie intercepted one pass and Mason Hughes recovered one fumble.
Osborn scored on a 6-yard run and Alex Shappie scored on a 28-yard run to give the squad a 14-0 lead by the end of the first quarter, then Osborn scored on a 1-yard TD run to boost the lead to 20-0.
Heitkamp caught a 5-yard TD pass from Shappie before halftime. Shappie scored on a 4-yard run in the third quarter and Osborn scored on a 1-yard run. Shappie threw an 18-yard TD pass to Noah Aufderhaar in the fourth and Osborn scored on a 46-yard run and a 1-yard run.
Cedarville 42, Lehman Catholic 28
The Cavaliers lost in a Div. VII, Region 28 playoff opener on Friday in Cedarville.
The Indians were without their starting quarterback and top running back, but they amassed 240 yards of offense. They also returned two interceptions for touchdowns and a kickoff for a touchdown.
Backup quarterback Will Mossing threw a 39-yard TD pass to Josh Flora in the first quarter, but Lehman starting QB Donovan O’Leary scored on an 80-yard TD run to tie it 7-7.
Cedarville RB Colt Coffey scored on a 1-yard TD run late in the first to give the squad a 14-7 lead, but Da’Ron Pride scored on an 18-yard TD run to tie it 14-14 at halftime.
The Indians controlled the second half. Mossing threw a 4-yard TD pass to Tyler Cross, then Jackson Miller intercepted a pass from O’Leary and returned it 29 yards for a TD to put the squad ahead 28-14 at the end of the third quarter.
O’Leary threw a 26-yard TD pass to Seth Knapke to start the fourth, but Cedarville’s Mac Rader returned an onside kickoff attempt 47 yards for a touchdown to push the margin back to 14 points. Cross returned an intercepted O’Leary pass 67 yards shortly after to push the lead to 42-21.
Knapke caught a 20-yard TD pass from O’Leary for the Cavaliers’ final score.
Lehman had 446 yards of offense but committed five turnovers. O’Leary completed 18-of-29 passes for 207 yards with two TDs and four interceptions. He ran for 169 yards and one TD on 13 carries; Pride ran for 55 yards and one TD on 10 carries.
Lehman finishes 7-4 overall. The Cavaliers will lose seven seniors to graduation, including O’Leary.
Coaches can report results for Sidney Daily News’ daily roundups by sending scores, statistics and comments as soon as possible after games to [email protected].
