Lebanon 50 – Tigers 21

 

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Junior Linebacker #42 Andrew Hesse eyes his prey as he runs down Lebanon’s Mitch Turpin (Photo by David Burig)

 

Loveland, Ohio – The 2015 Homecoming game for the Loveland Tigers required 2 nights, nearly 29 hours, and Lebanon quarterback Dakota Allen lighting up the late night sky with an air attack of 345 yds. It lasted a few minutes shy of saying, “Hello” to Sunday morning.

Friday’s scheduled start was postponed until Saturday because of continuing lightning strikes on the horizon. Then, the Saturday game started briefly at 7 PM, but halted when the lightning detection system blared it’s horn. Officials kept an eye on the horizon for 2 hours, re-starting their 30-minute delay timer each time one saw a new bolt. Lebanon said they weren’t going home until the game was played, and officials said the rules allow a 3 AM or later re-start if that is what it took. The game did not start in earnest until 9:15 PM and lasted a few minutes shy of Sunday morning.

In the end, it was Allen’s lightening accurate strikes to 5 receivers that defeated the Tigers, 50-21.

For the Tigers, Luke Waddell’s 186 rushing yards (and 51 receiving yds.) an 38 yd. run by Trevor Gajus, a 31 yd. run by Ryan Bagnoli, a 21 yd. run by Rudy Grant, a 81 yd. kick-off return by Cameron Beck was not enough to overcome 4 Tiger turnovers and 7 penalties of 71 yards.

 

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Senior Defensive Lineman Jake Saunders tackles and strips the ball from the Lebanon ball carrier

 

 

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Senior Wide Receiver #6 Michael Peters draws an interference call on a pass thrown by Drew Plitt

 

Loveland, now 0-2, travels to Oak Hills (1-1) for their home opener this Friday to play a third non-conference game. Game time is 7 PM. Oak Hills lost their first game to Elder, 15-56 and then defeated Harrison, 31-29.

How to get to Oak Hills Hills High School at 3200 Ebenezer Rd, Cincinnati, OH.

HERE is Loveland’s remaining schedule.

Saturday, September 05, 2015
50
Lebanon
1 2 3 4 T
LEB 12 10 14 14 50
LVL 0 7 0 14 21
21
Loveland

Scoring Summary
1ST QUARTER LEB LVL
LEB TD 10:41 BROWN,Cody 25 YD PASS FROM ALLEN,Dakota (HALEY,Xander KICK FAILED) 6 0
LEB TD 05:29 BARSALA,Zach 35 YD PASS FROM ALLEN,Dakota (HALEY,Xander KICK FAILED) 12 0
2ND QUARTER LEB LVL
LEB TD 11:32 TURPIN,Mitch 75 YD PASS FROM ALLEN,Dakota (HALEY,Xander KICK) 19 0
LVL TD 08:19 Drew Plitt 2 YD RUN (Riley Boucher KICK) 19 7
LEB FG 00:00 HALEY,Xander 19 YD 22 7
3RD QUARTER LEB LVL
LEB TD 03:22 TURPIN,Mitch 15 YD RUN (HALEY,Xander KICK) 29 7
LEB TD 00:49 BROWN,Cody 20 YD PASS FROM ALLEN,Dakota (HALEY,Xander KICK) 36 7
4TH QUARTER LEB LVL
LVL TD 10:43 Trevor Gajus 6 YD RUN (Riley Boucher KICK) 36 14
LEB TD 09:02 TURPIN,Mitch 5 YD RUN (HALEY,Xander KICK) 43 14
LVL TD 07:47 Luke Waddell 26 YD PASS FROM Drew Plitt (Riley Boucher KICK) 43 21
LEB TD 03:48 WOLF,Dawson 10 YD RUN (HALEY,Xander KICK) 50 21
Team Stat Comparison
LEB LVL
1st Downs 25 20
Total Yards 484 385
Passing Completions 21 6
Passing Attempts 37 12
Passing Yards 337 91
Passing Average 9.1 7.6
Rushing Attempts 25 51
Rushing Yards 147 294
Rushing Average 5.9 5.8
3rd Down Efficiency 5-11 4-10
4th Down Efficiency 2-2 2-3
Penalties 10-74 7-74
Turnovers 0 4
Possession 22:43 25:17

 

 

Read full stats HERE

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