Tigers Lose a Heartbreaker in Overtime, Comets Get 27-21 Victory

In a good rivalry, the last play can be the one that wins the game. Twinsburg versus Solon was no exception.

After the Tigers missed a 20 yard field goal with the first possession of overtime, Solon's senior fullback Nick Davidson took the second play from scrimmage 20 yards into the endzone for the 27-21 win.

The win propels the Comets to 7-1. The Tigers fall to 5-3.

"I was extremely proud of how hard they fought," Head Coach Joe Schiavone said. "Our kids have done that all year. Regardless of the outcome, our kids play hard all four quarters."

The Comets came out of the half trailing Twinsburg 14-0 after the Tigers got a three yard touchdown on the ground from junior back John Barton and a short touchdown pass from Jalen Washington to B.K. Grewal.

Behind 14-0 at halftime and playing poorly against an inspired Twinsburg squad, Senior Quarterback Pat Kramer rallied the troops, throwing three touchdown passes to a wide receiver corps with ice in its veins.

Solon's Cory Stuart caught two, including a 67-yard bomb. And Darian Hicks caught a 14 yard touchdown pass with no time left to send the game to overtime at 21-21.

Then Solon's defense forced Twinsburg into a field goal attempt in overtime, Davidson, a captain more known for his defense than his offense, took tha handoff at the 20 yard line and ran it in for the winning score. His teammates mobbed him behind the endzone.

"He's one of our captains," said Coach Jim McQuaide. "I'm not surprised at all that he made a play like that."

That's a good ball club we faced, and we knew that," Schiavone said.

"Solon is solon and they are a big physical team. We knew that. our defense played well in the second half as well. They had one more play than we'd like."

Twinsburg will look to bounce back from the tough loss next week as they head to Medina to take on the Bees at 7 p.m.