Loveland, Ohio – Tiger quarterback Drew Plitt’s 13/17, 251 yard night, plus 70 rushing yards wasn’t enough to beat Lakota East last Friday in Loveland’s home opener. The final tally, 35-34 reflects the back and forth game that was decided in the final 37 seconds when Plitt scored on a 5-yard run, but failed to win it on a go for broke, Plitt, 2-point try. Riley Boucher kicked 4/4 extra points in the early going, however wasn’t called upon to tie the game.
Loveland’s Luke Waddel also ran for 70 yards, with two rushing and two receiving touchdowns. Waddel added an additional 178 receiving yards.
Lakota East’s Tyler Glenn ran 28 times for 183 yards and caught 2 passes worth 42 additional yards making his game total, 225.
All photos for Loveland Magazine by David Burig.
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| Scoring Summary | |||||
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| 1ST QUARTER | EAS | LVL | |||
| EAS | TD | 06:44 | JEMISON, TJ 1 YD RUN (VANFOSSEN,Tyler KICK) | 7 | 0 |
| LVL | TD | 05:04 | Luke Waddell 30 YD RUN (Riley Boucher KICK) | 7 | 7 |
| EAS | TD | 00:57 | JEMISON, TJ 3 YD RUN (VANFOSSEN,Tyler KICK) | 14 | 7 |
| 2ND QUARTER | EAS | LVL | |||
| LVL | TD | 09:30 | Luke Waddell 22 YD PASS FROM Drew Plitt (Riley Boucher KICK) | 14 | 14 |
| LVL | TD | 04:43 | Luke Waddell 11 YD RUN (Riley Boucher KICK) | 14 | 21 |
| EAS | TD | 01:03 | GLENN,Tyler 2 YD RUN (VANFOSSEN,Tyler KICK) | 21 | 21 |
| 3RD QUARTER | EAS | LVL | |||
| LVL | TD | 05:04 | Luke Waddell 89 YD PASS FROM Drew Plitt (Riley Boucher KICK) | 21 | 28 |
| 4TH QUARTER | EAS | LVL | |||
| EAS | TD | 06:04 | LEPPER,Kaleb 41 YD PASS FROM JEMISON, TJ (VANFOSSEN,Tyler KICK) | 28 | 28 |
| EAS | TD | 01:10 | GLENN,Tyler 20 YD RUN (VANFOSSEN,Tyler KICK) | 35 | 28 |
| LVL | TD | 00:37 | Drew Plitt 5 YD RUN (Drew Plitt RUSH FAILED) | 35 | 34 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| EAS | LVL | |
| 1st Downs | 20 | 14 |
| Total Yards | 373 | 388 |
| Passing Completions | 4 | 13 |
| Passing Attempts | 5 | 17 |
| Passing Yards | 108 | 251 |
| Passing Average | 21.6 | 14.8 |
| Rushing Attempts | 54 | 25 |
| Rushing Yards | 265 | 137 |
| Rushing Average | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 9-14 | 4-8 |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Penalties | 7-109 | 7-62 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:08 | 28:52 |
See complete game stats HERE
