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However nearly within the blink of a watch it was gone.

The Hillbillies regrouped and acquired the job accomplished.

Ethan Fry threw a 16-yard landing go to Jameson Quinn, and Samuel Atzrott recovered a fumble in time beyond regulation as Fredonia beat Southwestern 28-21 at Charles A. Lawson Discipline.

The Hillbillies managed a lot of the sport, taking a 21-Zero lead halfway by the third quarter, however accidents alongside their offensive and defensive traces started to meet up with them.

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The Hillbillies’ Micah Davis seems for room to run.

So did the Trojans.

Southwestern’s Jameson Walsh ran away from the stress of Atzrott and threw a 9-yard landing go to Cameron Lemk with 8:59 left within the sport and Neves Hoose added the primary of his three profitable point-after kicks to make it 21-7.

“That’s actually a sport for character constructing,” Fredonia head coach Greg Sherlock mentioned. “We began having accidents and we acquired out of what we have been capable of do early for the primary three quarters.”

The Trojans then elected to go for the onside kick and recovered it on the Fredonia 49-yard line. 4 performs later, Walsh linked with Matt Pannes for a 32-yard landing to make it 21-14.

“We have been down 21-7 so we needed to get some momentum going,” Southwestern head coach Jake Burkholder mentioned. “At that time, we had nothing to lose.”

“That kicker is so good. I’ve been watching him for just a few years now and he’s fairly superb,” Sherlock mentioned of Hoose. “We spend a variety of time on kickoffs, however he’s simply that good.”

5 performs into Fredonia’s subsequent drive, Brody Larson intercepted a desperation Ethan Fry go on third-and-15 to provide Southwestern the ball again at its personal 21-yard line with 7:21 remaining. The Trojans then engineered a 14-play, 79-yard drive that was capped by Walsh as he refused to go down on a 12-yard scramble that ended up tying the sport at 21-all after one other Hoose PAT.

“We got here out slightly flat. Our children have been able to go and able to roll, however generally that depth doesn’t all the time carry over the bodily facet of issues,” Burkholder mentioned. “We’ve been a second-half staff, it appears, for the final couple of years.”

After a touchback, the Hillbillies took over at their very own 20-yard line and on the primary play, Fry danced round on the line of scrimmage earlier than discovering Tim Discipline open down the sideline for a 47-yard acquire. On the subsequent play, Micah Davis was introduced down by a pair of tacklers and grabbed by the face masks earlier than fumbling the ball. Southwestern recovered and was awarded the ball, regardless of the penalty on the play.

Every staff had one other possession down the stretch, however was unable to attain sending the sport to time beyond regulation.

Fry linked with Discipline for four yards on first down earlier than discovering Quinn ultimately zone on second-and-6 for the 14-yard landing. Sal Tabone’s fourth profitable PAT made it 28-21.

“It’s a learn. He has to make a superb learn,” Sherlock mentioned of Fry. “He was a receiver … and he has been the one thrown into the hearth. … He made the suitable learn.”

Walsh then ran for 11 yards on first all the way down to arrange first-and-goal from the 9-yard line. Walsh went for five yards on the subsequent play, however on second down the snap acquired away from him and Atzrott was capable of fall on it earlier than Walsh to finish the sport.

“Sam Atzrott is a person. He had some unhealthy video games earlier, however he’s turned it up the previous couple of weeks,” Sherlock mentioned. ” … We count on lots from Sammy. He put a variety of stress on in the present day. He’s actually what makes us tick.”

Fredonia went up 7-Zero within the first quarter on a Fry-to-Quinn 25-yard landing and elevated its result in 14-Zero with 3:43 left within the second quarter on an 11-yard landing run by Micah Davis.

Atzrott then ran for a 1-yard landing with 7:50 left within the third quarter and it seemed just like the Hillbillies could be on their approach to an enormous Class C South win, extra importantly a 20-point division win.

However Southwestern turned issues round and made a sport of it, ultimately solely dropping by 7, which could possibly be crucial for tiebreakers on the finish of the season.

“The league is tight. All people was inside 5 factors for level differential,” Burkholder mentioned. “That was a dialog about (going for a successful 2-point conversion), however we have been coming from behind so we simply wished to take that momentum and get into time beyond regulation.”

Walsh completed 21 of 43 for 206 yards and two touchdowns whereas additionally being the Trojans’ main rusher with 37 yards and a landing. Pannes caught 10 passes for 139 yards.

Fry completed 14 of 31 for 252 yards and two touchdowns with an interception whereas Davis ran 25 occasions for 149 yards and a landing. Quinn caught eight passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns and Discipline caught 4 passes for 103 yards.

Southwestern, Salamanca and Fredonia are all tied atop the league with similar 3-1 data. The Trojans completed divisional play at Allegany-Limestone subsequent Friday, the Hillbillies go to Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton in Mayville and Salamanca closes league play on Friday, Oct. 21 at residence in opposition to Silver Creek/Forestville.

“That tiebreaker, if everyone wins out, might be going to go to Salamanca,” Sherlock mentioned. “That’s why it was so massive after we have been up 21.”

Fredonia 7 7 7 0 7 — 28

Southwestern 0 0 0 21 0 — 21

Fre–Quinn 25 go from Fry (Tabone kick)

Fre–Davis 11 run (Tabone kick)

Fre–Atzrott 1 run (Tabone kick)

Sou–Lemk 9 go from Walsh (Hoose kick)

Sou–Pannes 32 go from Walsh (Hoose kick)

Sou–Walsh 12 run (Hoose kick)

Fre–Quinn 16 go from Fry (Tabone kick)