by North Royalton, OH- It was the battle for bragging rights in Parma Heights as the Valley Forge Patriots took on the Holy Name Green Waves Saturday night.
The Green Waves, 4-2, overcame the Patriots, 4-3, 21-14.
Holy Name won the toss and chose to defer to the second half. The Patriots secured one first down on their opening drive but were stymied by the Green Wave defense and forced to punt.
Green Wave QB Jayvon Williams got the ball moving at the end of the first quarter with a 57-yard pass to WR Joey Ragone. Williams ticked the first touchdown of the game for the home team with a 12-yard dash into the end-zone.
Patriots K Riley Hein trimmed the score with a 22-yard field goal to put 3 on the board, but Green Wave rallied on the next drive as RB Kriztion Sanchez’s 1-yard plunge upped the score 14-3.
Hein put the ball through the uprights from 38 yards to round out the first half 14-6.
The Patriots hit their stride in the third quarter. Quarterback Dan Kiewel called his own number for an 8-yard touchdown, and a two point conversion tied the game 14-14.
Williams stole the show on the following drive. He carried the ball 6 times and ran a 13-yard touchdown to give the Green Wave a 21-14 edge with 5:14 remaining in the third quarter.
Ragone kept the momentum going for the home team and blocked Hein’s punt to regain possession on the Valley Forge 29-yard line. An unsuccessful 30-yard field goal attempt stilled the score at the end of the quarter.
The Green Wave defense held strong on its own 10-yard line as time ticked down in the fourth, overwhelming the Patriots on the line of scrimmage and forcing a turnover on downs to end the game.
The Holy Name Player of the Game is QB Jayvon Williams, who carried the ball 23 times for 141 yards, and completed 2 passes for 62 yards.
The Valley Forge Player of the Game is K Riley Hein, who made two field goals from 22 and 38 yards.
Holy Name travels to take on Normandy next Thursday night, while Valley Forge hosts Parma on Friday.
