Hudson surprises Addison to win playoff berth

By Bill Mullaly

The Hudson Tigers are headed to the state football playoffs after a thrilling win on Friday night over Addison at Bellinger Field. Hudson didn't just beat the Panthers but better yet they shut them out 12-0 in a huge win. The Tiger triumph gives them the necessary six wins to advance to the MHSAA playoffs where they now will take on Blissfield on Friday night at 7:00. Hudson used a hard-nosed defensive effort to get past the Panthers in a game that was a classic battle between these two rivals along US 127. The Nine Mile War trophy was presented to Hudson after having watched the Panthers walk away with it the past two years by lopsided scores. This time it was Hudson's turn to enjoy the revelry that goes with winning the Big Game in the now annual Battle for 127

Supremacy. "This was such a huge win and it means so much to beat Addison and get into the playoffs at the same time," said a jubliant Hudson head coach Chris Luma immediately after the game as he was being congratulated by Tiger fans. "This gives us a double reason to celebrate by beating your main rival on their field and gettting that sixth win all in one. This is a great group of kids that we have here and they sure have bounced back well from the slow start we had after the first five games."

Four weeks ago Hudson stood at 2-3 and needed to win four straight games to get into the playoffs and that is what they did. Of the four wins none was as sweet as the victory over Addison. The reason the Tigers won the game was the defensive effort that they displayed in shutting down the Panther running game and forcing them to throw. Addison came into the game with one of the area's best runners in Jaron Butts but they turned the Addison star runner into a non-factor as Butts was held to a season-low of just 41 yards on 18 carries. "We shut down Butts and that was a big key to us getting the win and our defense played great," said Luma, who saw his team make the playoffs for the eighth time in his 11 years as head coach. "The last two years have been very disappointing not being in the playoffs as we had to watch other teams play in the post-season when we were used to being in the playoffs. It's great to be back in the playoffs and now we are playing our best football at the right time of the season."

Hudson will take on the Royals a team that they played in week four and lost to 21-0. However, look for a much closer game this time as they meet again. More on that game later.                   

Addison goes down hard

The win over the Panthers was due to Danny's defense and that being Danny Rogers who is Hudson's defensive coordinator. "Danny has done an amazing job with these kids the past four weeks and we are really playing great on defense," said Luma, who knows the biggest reason for the team's turnaround was the defensive play. "We have given up just eight points the past three weeks and the defense as a group is playing great with a lot of kids getting to the football."

Hudson shut out Ida three weeks ago and then allowed Kingsley just eight points and then blanked Addison last week and Rogers thinks he knows why. "The kids are playing together as a team and working well together," said Rogers who takes great pride in the play of his defense as does his kids. "These boys are playing with pride and they are having fun playing defense. They know how important the play of the defense is to the team's success."

Hudson scored first as the defense forced a turnover when the ball was jarred loose from Butts in the second quarter and an alert Johnny Monahan fell on the ball at the Panther 34-yard line. A run of three yards set up a nice 26-yard pass completion from Zach Warner to Mitchell Webb down to the Panther five-yard line. Two running plays netted just two yards and on third and two it was hard-running fullback Kyle Benschoter going over the right side of the line to score the touchdown. Benschoter followed the key blocks of Chase Briggs and Kyle Hillard to get into the end zone for the 6-0 lead with 2:46 to go until halftime. The second half was more of the same as it turned into a good old-fashioned defensive struggle for both teams as neither offense could do much especially Addison's. Hudson finally got the offense in gear and put together a long drive to seal the win. Starting with 8:22 left in the game the Tigers went 73 yards in 13 plays all on the ground to clinch the win. The drive didn't come off however, without some good fortune. "The guy upstairs I think was looking out for us," said Luma, who might have been right. Facing fourth and about two yards inside the Panther ten-yard line the Tigers needed a first down to finish off the Panthers instead Benschoter who fought hard for the first down and had it then fumbled the ball. A couple of Addison players couldn't get a handle on the elusive pigskin and it bounced into the waiting hands of Tiger quarterback Warner who zipped seven yards into the end zone to drive the stake in the heart of the demoralized Panthers. "What a big play that was," said Luma who credited Warner with carrying out his fake that put him near the play to begin with. "Zach did his job and carried out the fake and that is why he was near the play and not standing back in the backfield," said Luma, who had an explanation for his team's good luck in the closing minutes.

Most observers felt that had Addison recovered the ball it was higly doubtful they could have marched over 90 yards in less than 2:30 to tie the game. Addison's only chance would have been for someone to have recovered the fumble and somehow ran it back on the same play, which was also high unlikely.

With 2:29 to go the Tigers had a 12-0 lead and that is how it ended giving Hudson its first win since the series renewed in 2005.

A look at the numbers

Hudson ran the ball 51 times for 141 yards compared to Addison's 54 on 28 carries. Benschoter ran for 63 yards on 17 attempts, while Taylor Milligan had 24 yards on three tries and Gannon Curtis also had 24 yards on 18 carries. Keith Walworth added 19 yards on four attempts. Butts had his 41 and Brandon Douglass had 10 yards on three carries. It should be noted the Telegram listed Butts for just 36 yards but we will go with Kevin Reed's 41 as Reed and his dad, Larry, are the best in the business when it comes to statistics. Addison had to pass the ball as they couldn't run it and they were three of eight for 23 yards with two passes intercepted by Tiger defensive back Garrett Schoonover. Hudson was two of three passing as Warner connected with Webb for the long one and with Benschoter for two yards for a total of 28 yards. On defense the top tackler was Caleb Ely with 13 stops and Monahan and Colin Wollet both had nine each. Nathan Smith and Kyle Hillard both had seven tackles. Hudson punted four times to six for Addison and the Tigers had just two penalites for nine yards compared to eight for 79 for Addison including two 15-yarders for unsportsmanlike conduct as the Panthers became unglued against a relentless Tiger attack. Addison had only five first downs to eight for Hudson in a truly domination performance by Danny's Tiger defense.

Up next is Blissfield

Hudson has been shutout three times in a row by the Royals as they were blanked 15-0 in 2005, 14-0 last year and then 21-0 this year. Take into account the 39-0 Tiger win in 2004 and the last four wins by the victorious team has been by a shutout. Let me tell you now that won't be the case on Friday. Hudson will score and they will win this game. The Tigers are playing so much better and with more determination than five weeks ago. Look for a huge upset win as the Tigers go over to Blissfield and shock the Royals. It won't really be an upset as it will just be good old-fashioned Tiger football as they will beat the Royals in division 6 district football action. The Tiger defense will be the difference. Watch for Hudson's offense to get going and when the Tigers score first the Royals will be flustered and Hudson will go on to the win. Prediction: Tigers 13, Royals 7 in another classic. Just for a bit of motivation former Tiger legendary coach Tom Saylor is expected to be at the game to root on the Tigers. Saylor commented that he is coming to the game for only one reason. "To see the Tigers win." Go Tigers!

right or wong (and yes, that spelling is correct)

by Bill Mullaly 

The playoffs are here and it’s my job to tell you who will win or at least whom I think will win. Remember though, that I don’t know anymore than you do about whom will win but because Wes let’s me do this prediction thing I will try my best to pick the winners.

*First, Hudson scores a few points and it’s enough to beat the Royals. When the Tigers score first the Royals will be shell-shocked as Hudson has not scored on them in three years falling 15-0, 14-0 and 21-0 so that is 50-0 over the past few years. I predict that the Tigers will finally score and it will be enough to beat Blissfield. Look for a 13-7 Tiger win in a hard-fought game that will be a classic. It’s so big that former Tiger legendary coach Tom Saylor will be there to watch the historic upset for the Tigers as they beat the big bad Blissfield bunch. It won't really be an upset it will just be Hudson being Hudson and that is playing tough, hard-nosed football.

*Addison will realize they are not playing a quality team like Hudson and they will beat Hanover-Horton in a rematch of an earlier Comet win. H-H will not win this time as Addison wins 28-27.

*Hillsdale will take care of LCAA foe Dundee winning 35-14.

*Waldron must go all the way to Sterling Heights to lose and that will be the result as they take on unbeaten Sterling Heights Parkway Christian. SHPC 24 Waldron 14.

*Pittsford also has to go all the way to Livonia to play Redford Covenant but the Wildcats will win beating RC 30-19.

*Reading will be playing at home and will edge Morenci 21-20.

*Sand Creek likes beating Big 8 teams and they will continue that trend whipping Springport 35-18.

*Grass Lake will beat Royal Oak Shrine 23-22.

*Onsted will feast on Romulus Summit Academy winning 42-24.

*Jackson Lumen Christi will beat Hopkins 34-17.

*Adrian wins over Fowlerville 25-18.

*Tecumseh lost to Chelsea earlier this year but this time they lose by just one point 35-34.

*Albion lost to Leslie a month ago but this time Albion wins 32-30.

*Union City goes down to Kalamazoo Christian 29-26.

*Clinton, we hope, will win so we can have an all-LCAA final in our district. Oops, Clinton is not in the LCAA anymore but we will pretend they are. Unfortunately, it won't matter as Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central wins over the Skins' 42-27.

Get out to a game on Friday and preferably make it the game at Blissfield. Cheer on those Tigers and let's have a large and loud crowd supporting our boys in orange and black. Go Tigers!

JVs end season 8-1 after defeating Addison

By Bill Mullaly

The Hudson High School junior varsity football team won its eighth game of the nine-week season, as they were victorious over archrival Addison last Thursday evening at Thompson Field in the regular season finale for both teams. Hudson beat Addison who is coached by former Tiger gridiron great George Ames and they denied Ames one of his greatest joys, which is to beat Hudson. The Tigers jumped ahead early and went on to take a 20-14 win over the Panthers in a game that was not as close as the final score might indicate. The Tigers jumped out in front 20-0 and kept a comfortable lead as they beat the Panther for the second time in three tries since this series renewed back in 2005. “We played real well and a lot of boys got time on the field and it was a nice way to end the season,” said a satisfied Tiger head JV coach Scott “Scooter” Marry about his team that ended the 2007 season at 8-1. Hudson also won the unofficial LCAA crown with a 4-1 league mark.

In the win over Addison it was Hudson freshman speedster Drew Milligan putting the Tigers on the scoreboard first as he scored on a 25-yard run with 4:15 left in period one. The point after kick by Milligan was good and Hudson led 7-0. Then it was fullback Grant Benschoter plowing his way into the end zone from three yards out with just 52 seconds left in the first quarter to put Hudson on top 13-0 as the point after attempt failed. Hudson then scored again before halftime as Milligan went in on a short three-yard run with 7:19 left in the second stanza.

The point after kick by Milligan was good putting the Tigers on top 20-0. No Ames-coached team will ever quit and Addison didn’t as they used a well-executed 40-yard halfback pass for a touchdown with just 37 seconds left until intermission and the score at halftime was 20-8 as the two-point run was good. Hudson played all its kids in the second half and still kept a safe and comfortable lead over the Panthers. Addison scored the final points of the game with just 34 seconds left on a short five-yard pass. The run failed and the Tigers walked away happy with a 20-14 win. "We played well on defense and we did a nice job of stopping their running game and forcing them to pass," said Hudson defensive coordinator Jeremy Beal.

The Tiger defense forced Addison to pass and they put it up 23 times and completed 11 of them for 208 yards but they had just 99 rushing. Hudson threw the ball four times and Zeb Hilyard completed three of them for 37 yards. James Williams had two catches for 24 yards and Milligan had a grab for 13 yards. Running the ball is what Hudson does best and they did that with 220 yards on 43 carries led by Milligan with 86 yards on 22 attempts. Derrik Marry ran the ball eight times for 65 yards, while Benschoter had seven carries for 36 yards. John Nealy added 26 yards on four tries. Addison out-gained the Tigers 307 to 257 but the main statistic is the final score.

On defense the Tigers were led by Zeek Williams with 12 tackles and teammate Juan Alba also had 12. Milligan had seven stops and Marry added five. Freshman Matt Smith along with Brad Kirkendall and Nate Osborne all had four tackles. Alba and Jordan Lake fell on fumbles for the Tigers. This team had a great season and won its first four and lost one but bounced back with four more wins for another outstanding season. About ten players from this team will be heading up to the varsity level for the playoffs so that will be an exciting time and a nice reward for those players. Great season little Tigers and the future for Hudson Tiger varsity football looks very bright with the type of kids that played JV ball this fall. Helping Marry and Beal as the special teams coach was Brad Milligan. Go get'em Tigers!





Hudson Tigers -- 2007 Boys LCAA Champions
                 Photo by Cindy Carpenter

Runners take league title; girls fourth

By Bill Mullaly

The Hudson High School sports teams had a busy week as the fall athletic teams were in some heavy competition late in the season. It was showdown time for the cross country teams as they both competed in the LCAA league meets with the boys winning the LCAA title. The girls were fourth in the league meet and were fourth overall in the final league standings. The Hudson volleyball team is struggling along fighting for wins and respectability as its season continues on. Here is a look at how the three fall teams did as the golf team is finished for the 2007 season.   

Boys Win LCAA Title


STEVE TENNIS, SABIN ENERSON AND ZACH PEARCE running together at the LCAA meet held last Saturday, where the Tiger Boys Cross-Country won the LCAA title.                                  Photo by Cindy Carpenter
 

The Hudson male harriers have been the dominant team in the LCAA all season long winning both of the league jamborees but they wanted to put icing on the cake by winning the biggest meet of the season and they did just that on Saturday afternoon at Tecumseh running at Evangelical Friends Church. The league meet win for Hudson wrapped up its first LCAA title since 2003. Twice since then they have been state runner-up in 2003 and 2006. “We are thrilled to win the LCAA crown outright and we knew coming in all we had to do was take second to win the league title but we wanted to win the league meet as well,” said Tiger head coach Matt Carpenter, who saw his team accomplish that goal quite handily. “I am very happy for the boys as they ran well together and ran as a pack. We had a tough week of practice and it paid off in winning this race. We are running well as a team and the boys are working hard to stay together. We are really looking right now to see who wants to be our number five runner.”

Hudson won the meet with 44 points placing three runners in the top seven and those three earned all-LCAA first team honors. Ida was next behind Hudson with 67 points and Erie Mason was third with 84. Onsted was next with 86. The top Tiger was Stephen Tennis with a third place overall finish in 17:09. Senior standout Sabin Enerson was in 17:38 and Zach Pearce was fifth in 17:49. Those in the top seven runners made the first team while the second set to seven are the second team all-LCAA. Earning that honor for Hudson was Derick Clark who finished 12th in 18:12. Hobbs Valley was the fifth Tiger runner to be counted as he was 20th in 19:07.

The Tigers will now set their sights on winning the division 4 regional Saturday at Willow Metro Park where they will run at a site near Metro Airport. The Tigers will face a serious challenge from Lenawee Christian School (LCS) in a bid to win the regional crown and advance to the division 4 state meet. “We are going over there to run with the hope of winning the regional,” said Carpenter. Hudson beat LCS at the Hudson Booster meet three weeks ago and then two weeks ago they lost to LCS at the county meet so this third meeting this month should be a dandy. Look for the Tigers to come through and beat the Cougars or at least let’s hope so.

Girls Run to Fourth

Ida won the girls LCAA crown with a very low score of 22 points to easily lay claim to the league crown. Blissfield was next with 54 points and in third was Erie Mason with 66 points. Hudson came in a distant fourth with 123 points but that didn’t disappoint Hudson coach John Enerson. “Fourth is kind of what I expected knowing the competition we faced and we have a real strong league with several very good teams,” said Enerson, who thinks the LCAA will send possibly four teams to the state meet. “We ran in a pack quite well and that was good to see and we will try to get the girls even closer together this week at the regional meet.”

Hudson’s top female runner was senior sensation Emily Austin who was eighth overall missing out on first team all-LCAA by one place. Austin had a time of 21:42. Jennifer Adams was 22nd in 23:45. Chelsea DeSeranno made a giant step forward as she was the third overall Tiger but finisher placing 30th in 24:42. Next, for Hudson was Cassie Bailey in 31st at 24:53 and the fifth and final Lady Tiger to finish was Liz Austin in 32nd at 24:55. "We ran close together and we need to continue that at the regional meet on Saturday," said Enerson, who wants to see his team crack the top three at the regional to qualify for the state meet. "We know we can make it to the state meet but we have several good teams that also want to advance. I'm confident that we can qualify as a team but we will have to run well. We know where we stand and what we need to do."

Enerson knows Ann Arbor GreenHills is the best team at the regional but the other two spots will go to either Hudson, Pittsford, Waldron or Sand Creek. Let's hope Hudson is one of those three teams. Only the top three teams qualify from the regional meet to run on the first Saturday of November at the state meet at Michigan International Speedway.

Volleyball team still competing

Hudson lost its LCAA match at home to powerful Blissfield a week ago Tuesday falling in three games by scores of 25-10, 25-18 and 25-10. The Royals had an easy time in winning the conference match against the Tigers and they kept Hudson winless in LCCC play. Blissfield also won the junior varsity and freshman matches to gain a complete sweep for the night of action. This was the first of two league matches last week for the team with Hudson going to Ida last Thursday where they fell in three matches to the tough Bluestreaks. The scores were 5-25, 8-25 and 10-25. Jessica Varney had four digs, while Varney, Kellee Wonders and Rachel Pawson all had four points serving. Hudson also competed in the Jonesville Invitational on Saturday. The Lady Tigers didn't fare too well as they lost in pool play to North Adams-Jerome 25-16, 25-15, Litchfield 25-15, 25-16 and Hillsdale Academy 25-11, 25-11. Hudson split with Reading falling 25-19 and winning 25-23. Varney had seven digs, while Mary Bocks and Mykahla Frayer had eight assists. Wonders had 29 points serving with one ace. Varney had 27 points with six aces and Samantha Gordon had 24 points with four aces. Wonders had four blocks and seven kills, while Frayer added 11 kills. Hudson is now 1-32 and 0-8 in the LCAA. Hudson didn't advance to the tournament portion of the event.

Pop Warner season nearing end

By Bill Mullaly

The seventh week of Pop Warner football has been played. The flag football teams are done for the year but the tackle program still has two more weeks left to go. Here is a look at how things went last Saturday up in Addison.

In the first game it was the Adrian Maples winning 18-6 over North Adams. The game was closer than the score indicates as the Maples scored on the last play of the game when Kody Galvan intercepted a pass and ran it back 35 yards for the final points as the clock read :00. North Adams scored first taking the ball down for a score as Trent Powers scored from two yards out with 7:00 still to go in period one. It was 6-0 but Adrian soon tied the game with 4:30 left in the first quarter as Jonn Dotson ran in a touchdown from 37 yards out tying the game at 6-6. Dotson scored again with just 40 seconds left until halftime giving Adrian a 12-6 lead. Galvan’s late interception returned iced the win for the Maples who are now 5-2 on the year. Galvan added a fumble recovery. Collin Edinger had a fumble recovery for the Rams and Hannah Webb had several tackles on defense for North Adams. The Rams fall to 3-3.

In the second game it was Madison winning 33-0 over Waldron. Colin Slates scored the first touchdown on a 60-yard pass from Nolan Anschuetz putting Madison up 6-0 and Zach Fisher added the point after. Anschuetz recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and the Trojans soon scored again on a 50-yard run by Nick Klemm. Austin Wilt ran in the point after making it 14-0. Chris Kangas scored next for Madison on a run of 13 yards and Anschuetz added the point after for a lead of 21-0 at halftime. In the third quarterback Anschuetz teamed up with Slates for a touchdown pass of 63 yards making it 27-0. Slates added the final score on a run of one-yard with three minutes left to play for the final of 33-0. Recovering fumbles for Madison were Avery Cantu, Slates, Curtis Yerrick and Klemm. Receiver David Gilbert had a nice catch for the Trojans. Getting fumble recoveries for Waldron were Levi Long and Neal Kintner. It was Kintner who was tough on defense for the Spartans as were Shane Baldwin and Charlie Haskell all with several hard hits for tackles. Madison improves to 4-2, while the Spartans are 0-6. 

In the third game it was Hudson winning again this time 20-0 over the Addison Red team. Hudson scored first on a short run of five yards by fullback Cody Nelson and Cole Weaver added the point after for a 7-0 lead. Weaver then intercepted a pass leading to another Tiger score soon after. This time Weaver scored from two yards out making it 13-0 with still nine minutes until halftime. The final Tiger touchdown came on a run of 10 yards by Weaver with four minutes to play in the third quarter and the point after was run in by Weaver for a final of 20-0. Dustin Mattison had an interception for Hudson, while Jacob Morgan had two fumble recoveries and Charlie Robertson fell on a fumble for the Tigers. Hudson is now a perfect 7-0 and Addison Red is 2-4.

In the fourth and final game of the day it was Addison White winning 32-14 over Pittsford. Addison White improves to 3-3 after starting out 0-3. Pittsford is now without a win at 0-6. Drew DeFay started the game with a 60-yard kickoff return for Addison putting them up 6-0 just 12 seconds into the game. Pittsford came right back and scored on a reverse as Bryce Collar went 35 yards for the score making it 6-6 with just under seven minutes to play in period one. Tyler Corbin ran 13 yards for an Addison score then he hit RJ Walch for the point after for a lead of 13-6 as the first quarter ended. Then Addison got tricky as Corbin hit Hunter Biggs who handed off to DeFay who was off on a touchdown run of 50 yards for a lead of 19-6 with five minutes until halftime. Corbin then hit Bryce Glazier for the point after making it 20-6. Corbin added a 38-yard scoring run giving Addison a lead of 26-6 at halftime.

Pittsford started the second half like Addison did as Ronald Whitman ran back the kickoff for a Wildcat touchdown covering 65 yards making the score 26-12. Then Trevor Maynard ran a touchdown for Addison of 22 yards for the final Addison touchdown giving them a lead of 32-12. Early in the fourth quarter the Pittsford defense recorded a safety as Zach Hartman had the first hit in the end zone on Corbin for a Wildcat safety. Hartman had help from Trent Brackman and Garrett Adams. This made the final score 32-14. For Addison Blaze Valdez, Corbin and Erica Underwood had interceptions. Shawn Coleman ran hard for Addison as a fullback and he had a fumble recovery. Also, getting fumble recoveries for Addison were Mason Groenhout and Maynard, while Biggs had a real hard tackle for Addison. Brackman had a fumble recovery for Pittsford, while Thayer Cook had a real hard hit tackling Corbin. This ended another long day of football action for the tackle teams.

In the flag action it was the Adrian Maples winning over the Hudson Buccaneers. In game two the Adrian Bears shutout the Rams of North Adams. Pittsford blanked the Addison Gladiators. The Addison Patriots won over the Hudson Tigers. In the last flag game of the year it was Madison and Waldron playing to a 6-6 tie. The final standings show the Adrian Maples going unbeaten at 7-0 as the league champions. Pittsford was right behind at 6-1 with its lone loss being to the Maples in the first game of the season in week one. The Adrian Bears were 5-2 and the Addison Patriots were also 5-2. Madison was 4-2-1. The Hudson Bucs were 3-4, while both the Rams of North Adams and the Hudson Tigers were 2-5. Waldron ended with the tie going 0-6-1 and the Addison Gladiators played hard but failed to get a win at 0-7. Look for more information on the flag teams next week.

Middle School splits at Onsted

The Middle School Football teams have been at practice since August 27 and have had some unique situations with games.  Under the direction of coaches Dave Rickard and Paul Leal the 7th grade Tigers started against Onsted on September 19th.  Onsted scored on their second play, running around our left end for a 50-yard score.  The extra point run was good.  Troy Brown returned the kick and we started our first drive of 2007.  We were not successful and punted to Onsted. 

The Wildcats scored again on a counter play and the score was now 14-0.  Our offense was not effective but our defense held tough.  The defensive front of Zach Reiger, Collin Cottrill, Justin Boies, and Keith Waltz were tough against the run.  The line backing  group of Adam Laughlin, Korey Bodette, and Kameron Bellfy had some good hits.

Joe Borck ran the ball effectively and also had some big hits on Onsted.  Alex Messer threw to Justin Boies for gains of 25 and 60 yards but our offense could not get untracked and we lost by a 22-0 score.

The eighth grade Tigers under the capable leadership of David Messer, Eric Nelson, and Rob Bodette had a more successful opening against Onsted.  The Tigers opening drive ended in a TD as Burke Hart sneaked over to put Hudson in the lead.  He ran behind Cody Cleveland, Brian Parkhurst, and Gabe Lee.  The 10 play drive was also helped by the good blocking of tackles Josh Crippen, Devon Marry, and ends Brandon Strzelzcki and James Herron. Luke Sparapani ran in the extra point for an 8-0 score. Onsted returned to score their own eight points on a short drive and the score was tied at 8.  The Tigers had another drive in the second quarter as Sparapani scored.  Alex Leathers threw to James Herron for the two point conversion for a 16-8 score at halftime.

Onsted took the second half kickoff and drove to our 20 but a nice tackle by Alex Leathers ended the drive.  We fumbled two plays later and Onsted took advantage by scoring on a pass.  The extra point run was not good and the Tigers still led 16-14.  Hudson drove the ball for six minutes and featured Sparapani, Dominic Keene, and Marco Quevedo running the ball and the score was now 22-14.  The defense stopped Onsted the rest of the way as Cleveland recovered a fumble and the offense ended the game on a nice drive.  The coaches are all proud of our effort and sportsmanship.  
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