This time, though, South’s defense stood tall to force an Aidan Forget 25-yard field goal to extend the lead to 17-13. The PAT was missed, sending Park into the break with a 14-13 edge.įor the second week in a row, Park’s special teams came up big when Owen Tipton blocked a South punt and was recovered by Quinton Velas at South’s 19-yard line. On the ensuing kickoff, South’s Aidyn Cooke rumbled 53 yards down to Park’s 33-yard line and with 44 seconds to go in the half, Shockey found Triston Walker for a 34-yard TD connection. Park’s momentum was short-lived, however.
“We just have one week to find a way to get better and that’s what we have to do between now and next Friday.” “They made plays that kept us in the game,” Daugherty said of his defense. Park’s defense set up another score for its offense late in the second quarter as South suffered another fumble, this time scooped up by Charlie DiSaia at South’s 20.Īgain, it was Nixon taking advantage with an 8-yard TD run to give Park a 14-7 advantage with 1:36 remaining in the half. That drive took one play as Nixon stormed 14 yards for the equalizer with 2 minutes left in the first. Park’s defense, which played well all night, forced a turnover of its own later in the first quarter as Hunter Nixon smashed South quarterback Robert Shockey, who lost the ball and Jacob Stewart jumped on it to give Park the ball at South’s 14-yard line. Two plays later, Carter Agnew took a screen pass and raced 29 yards for a 7-0 cushion.
The turnover bug hit Park early as a fumble on the game’s opening drive set up South with the ball at Park’s 42. But, to just come out (Friday) and put it all together - I couldn’t be prouder of the kids.” “We had two weeks there where our offensive line got quarantined, so we were dealing with a make-shift line. “The middle part of our season, we probably couldn’t have had more adversity,” South coach Nathan Tanner said.
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