Wyoming football advances to state title game with 32-20 comeback win over Steubenville

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Wyoming trailed Steubenville late within the fourth quarter of their Division IV state semifinal sport Saturday evening and the Massive Crimson have been wanting so as to add one other rating.

However a fumble restoration by Tony Blair, who additionally had an interception within the regional ultimate win over Taft, gave the Cowboys new life.

Wyoming took benefit of the chance, as Wyoming drove 84 yards in eight performs and working again C.J. Hester scored the go-ahead landing from 4 yards out with just below two minutes left.

After which within the ultimate minute, junior linebacker D.J. Grey’s intercepted a move and took it 52 yards for a landing to seal a 32-20 victory and ship the Cowboys to the state championship sport.

Hester, a finalist for Ohio’s Mr. Soccer award, completed the sport with 94 yards dashing and two scores and caught two passes for 50 yards and a landing regardless of lacking time through the sport because of a leg damage. He additionally was in on protection for the final possession of the sport and intercepted a move on Steubenville’s ultimate offensive play.

Wyoming led the sport 19-7 within the third quarter after Hester scored on a 16-yard move from quarterback Quaid Hauer, who had a season-high 274 yards passing within the sport.

However Steubenville grew to become the primary crew this 12 months to attain thee tocuhdowns in a sport on the Cowboys, as Spenser Ostovich rating from one yard out within the third quarter after which Savier Faulks scored on a 70-yard run with simply over eight minutes left within the sport to present the Massive Crimson a 20-19 lead.

Faulks had 182 yards on 18 carries for the Massive Crimson, whereas Gavin Bozica added 84 yards on the bottom and Spenser Ostovich scored two dashing touchdowns.

Wyoming’s Will Svendsen led all receiver sin the sport with 122 yards on 5 catches.

Wyoming (15-0) will face Glenville (14-0) in a battle of undefeated groups for the Division IV state title. That sport can be performed in Canton at Tom Benson Corridor of Fame Stadium on Saturday, December third at 7:30 p.m.

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