by Olmsted Falls – This is it, week 10 of Ohio High School Football action. It’s the last push for the playoffs. The Olmsted Falls Bulldogs (7-3) played host to the Midview Middies (5-5) in this final regular season game. The Bulldogs were able overcome the Middies to beat them by a score of 31 to 10.
First Half
A lot of back-and-forth action happened tonight at Vitamix field in Olmsted Falls. The Middies would receive the opening kickoff and start things off. They would drive down and were able to get to the Bulldog 32-yard line where they were stalled. The Middies would send in kicker #25 Ethan Morris who would kick in the first points of the night from 47-yards out.
The Bulldogs would take the ball and run down the field relying on running back #25 Owen Singleton who burst though the line for a 55-yard dash but was tripped up with the 10-yard line. After another play quarterback #9 Jimmy Rosol would keep it for the touchdown.
After the Middies got the ball back the Bulldog defense would force a punt. The Bulldog offense would drive out the remaining time in the quarter but get stalled by the Middie defense just outside of the redzone. To kick off the second quarter the Bulldogs sent out kicker #24 Callen Kaufman who tacked on three more points for the Bulldogs from 34-yards out.
After catching the kickoff, the Middies decided that they could not be outdone. Quarterback #7 Cody Martin tossed an 80-yard bomb to wide out #17 Camden Scott who was able to outrun the Bulldog defender to the endzone.
Fearing the momentum shifting from the Bulldogs to the Middies the Bulldog offense needed to create a successful drive. They started their drive deep in their own territory and things were looking bleak as they seemingly stalled before getting to midfield. But, on third down #9 Rosol was able to break away from a tackle and get a 62-yard touchdown run.
The Middies would proceed to fumble the ball and turn it over to the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs would have one safe play, then would fumble and turn the ball back over to the Middies. The Middies would proceed to drive down the field and get deep into Bulldog territory but are stalled before entering the redzone. They then sent out their kicker, but after some penalties they were pushed out of the field goal range and would be forced to punt. That would end the half, Bulldogs 17, Middies 10.
Second Half
The Bulldogs would start out the second half with the ball. The offense would again rely on the ground game as they drove down the field running 5 minutes off the clock. They would cap off the drive with an 8-yard touchdown run to #26 Singleton.
The Middies would not be outdone, driving all the way from their own 28-yard line to the Bulldog 7-yard line, taking 6 minutes off the clock in the process. They would get stalled and were forced to make a tough call, kick the field goal or go for the fourth and three. Head coach Jack Armstrong decided on the latter and the Bulldog defense was able to force the turnover on downs.
The Bulldog offense would, you guessed it, rely heavily on the ground offense for their drive. Who would get the touchdown from 21-yards out, none but Bulldog running back #26 Singleton.
The Middies would need to score on this drive to have a chance at winning this game. After driving to mid-field, the Middies would fumble, and the Bulldogs would get possession with just shy of six minutes left in the game. The Bulldog offense would drain it out the clock to take home the 31-10 victory over the Middies.
Players of The Game:
Player of the game for the Bulldogs would be senior running back #26 Owen Singleton who had 226 yards, 2 touchdowns, all on 24 carries.
Player of the game for the Middies was senior quarterback #7 Cody Martin. Martin went 19 for 31 with 279 passing yards. His longest was an 80-yard touchdown bomb.
Both teams will be looking to make some playoff runs. More information will be released by each school on later this week about how their playoff runs will start out. One thing is for sure, kickoff will be at 7pm.
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