nickgyp
10-11-2009, 10:16 PM
Just back from Withrow High School stadium where on a clear but chilly night, Xavier's football team held off an Ohio State comeback with a stellar goal line stand as the clock ran out for a game bunch of Buckeyes.
In the first quarter after the OSU kickoff, X started on its own 31 yard line. After a 30 yard pass from QB Chris Greenwood to Wideout Jon Deters moved the ball to the OSU 35, X moved to the OSU 26. On a 4th and 1, Greenwood's sneak gave the Muskies a 1st down at the OSU 24. After another 1st down at the OSU 12, X faced a 4th and 2; and a Greenwood sneak gave X another 1st down. RB CJ Moreland scored a 1yd run; the PAT kick faile dand X led 6-0 with 8:31 left in the 1st Qtr..
Miami field the kick-off at their 15 and returned it to X's 40. The Buckeyes faced a 3rd and 10 but DB Eric Miles intercepted a pass giving Xavier the ball on its own 35. Mixing up passes to WRs Chris Sexton and Dan Deters, X moved to OSU's 33 but on 3rd and 18, X failed to convert. The Xavier punt was downed at the OSU 7. X recovered an OSU fumble at the OSU 10 but X failed to score as a 30 yd field goal by Scott Manze was wide.
With 37 seconds left in the quarter, OSU fumbled again and X had the ball at OSU's 21. The quarter ended X up 6-0 but the Muskies failed to score with a pass to the end zone on a 4th and 14 went incomplete.
OSU started on its own 25 as the 2nd qtr. began; and on a 4th and one., the OSU QB sneak was good for a first. The Muskies held on downs and after an OSU punt, X took over on its 35. Facing a 3rd and 15, Greenwood connected on a 22 yd. pass to Jon Deters. Another pass to WR Pat Nester gained 7 yds. and an OSU facemask penalty gave X a 1st down on OSU's 8 yd. line. Xavier upped the score to 13-0 on a 1 yd. run by RB Jim Castrigano and a Manze PAT kick. with 4;25 left in the half.
OSU took the kick to its own 26; and on a 3rd and 12 from the 29, OSU passed to X's 34. The Buckeyes moved to X's 25 after converting a 4th and 2. DB Eric Miles broke up an OSU pass in the endzone and LB James Tilton sacked the OSU QB for a 15 yd loss.
OSU failed to convert on a 4th and 25. DB Eric Miles fielded the OSU punt at X's 20 and with 20 seconds left in the half, he returned it some 80 yards for a touchdown to push X's lead to 19-0. Manze's kick was good for a 20-0 half-time lead.
The second half began with Xavier kicking off. OSU moved the ball into X territory at the Muskie 45. The Muskie defense stiffend and held OSU on a 4th and 5. With the ball on its own 40, X's offense sputtered. Facing a 3rd and 11, Jon Deters tipped a Greenwood pass
which an OSU DB intercepted returning it 40 yds to X's 1yd. line.
The Muskie defense stuffed two OSU runs before OSU scored on a 1yd. plunge. The 2 pt.conversion failed and X led 20-6 with 5:35 left in the 3rd. qtr..
X went 3 and out after the OSU kickoff,. After the Xavier punt, the Buckeyes tookover on their own 33 and then proceeded to X's 43.
X DB Andrew Bodziony broke up an OSU pass at X's 10 and LB James Titlon stopped the Buckeyes' run on 4th and 4. The 3rd. qtr. ended Xleading 20-6.
X tookover on its 38; and a roughing the passer gave X life on a 3rd and 7. RB CJ Moreland gained 9 yds on a run and a 15 yd pass to Jon Deters gave X a 1st d. on OSU's 20. A Greenwood pass to Dan Deters in the end zone was called an OSU interception with both players claiming the ball. OSU's ball at the 20 but a pass interference on the Muskies gave OSU a 1st down on its 45. DL James Heinmiller tackled the OSU back for a 4 yd. loss; amd LBs Brett Hoyer and Jmaes Tilton sacked the OSU QB for a 15 yd. loss.
An 11 yd. OSU screen pass was stopped by LB Kevin Tierney but the Buckeyes' attempt to convert a 4th and 17 on their own 37 faileded. X tookover with 6:35 on the clock. However, X's fumbled pitchout gave OSU the ball on their own 41. Facing a 4th and 5 on the OSU 41, the BUckeyes went for it with 4:05 on the clock. The OSU pass was intercepted by DB Brandon Tucker and retuned 45 yds for an apparent Muuskie TD. The score was nullified by pass interference on X.
OSU's ball on X's 41 but an illegal chop block forced the Bucks into a
1st and 25 from their own 40. With 3:04 left on the clock, OSU's QB connects with a wideout for a 60 yd. TD pass to cut the lead to 20-12. X defended the 2 pt. conversion pass well but the ball was deflected into an OSU reciever's hand. X led 20-14.
2 minutes and 41 seconds were left in the game. X recovered the onside kick at midfield; however, the MUskies could not convert and punted. OSU got the ball on its own 23 with 1:52 left and no timeouts. A Buckeye pass to their own 43 was negated by another chop block.
OSU had the ball 1st and 25 with 1:15 on the clock on its own 28. Facing a 4th and 12, an OSU receiver made a sensational one-handed catch at the X 28. 25.4 seconds remained.
A procedure penalty pushed the Bucks back to the X 32. An OSU pass to the X 2yd. line was apparently intercepted by Eric Miles but the referee ruled that the OSU receiver caught the ball and he was down by contact.
With four seconds left, OSU completed a pass to X's 1yd line where three Muskie defenders swarmed and stopped the Buckeyes a yard short.
X wins 20-14 to go 3-1 for 2009.
In the first quarter after the OSU kickoff, X started on its own 31 yard line. After a 30 yard pass from QB Chris Greenwood to Wideout Jon Deters moved the ball to the OSU 35, X moved to the OSU 26. On a 4th and 1, Greenwood's sneak gave the Muskies a 1st down at the OSU 24. After another 1st down at the OSU 12, X faced a 4th and 2; and a Greenwood sneak gave X another 1st down. RB CJ Moreland scored a 1yd run; the PAT kick faile dand X led 6-0 with 8:31 left in the 1st Qtr..
Miami field the kick-off at their 15 and returned it to X's 40. The Buckeyes faced a 3rd and 10 but DB Eric Miles intercepted a pass giving Xavier the ball on its own 35. Mixing up passes to WRs Chris Sexton and Dan Deters, X moved to OSU's 33 but on 3rd and 18, X failed to convert. The Xavier punt was downed at the OSU 7. X recovered an OSU fumble at the OSU 10 but X failed to score as a 30 yd field goal by Scott Manze was wide.
With 37 seconds left in the quarter, OSU fumbled again and X had the ball at OSU's 21. The quarter ended X up 6-0 but the Muskies failed to score with a pass to the end zone on a 4th and 14 went incomplete.
OSU started on its own 25 as the 2nd qtr. began; and on a 4th and one., the OSU QB sneak was good for a first. The Muskies held on downs and after an OSU punt, X took over on its 35. Facing a 3rd and 15, Greenwood connected on a 22 yd. pass to Jon Deters. Another pass to WR Pat Nester gained 7 yds. and an OSU facemask penalty gave X a 1st down on OSU's 8 yd. line. Xavier upped the score to 13-0 on a 1 yd. run by RB Jim Castrigano and a Manze PAT kick. with 4;25 left in the half.
OSU took the kick to its own 26; and on a 3rd and 12 from the 29, OSU passed to X's 34. The Buckeyes moved to X's 25 after converting a 4th and 2. DB Eric Miles broke up an OSU pass in the endzone and LB James Tilton sacked the OSU QB for a 15 yd loss.
OSU failed to convert on a 4th and 25. DB Eric Miles fielded the OSU punt at X's 20 and with 20 seconds left in the half, he returned it some 80 yards for a touchdown to push X's lead to 19-0. Manze's kick was good for a 20-0 half-time lead.
The second half began with Xavier kicking off. OSU moved the ball into X territory at the Muskie 45. The Muskie defense stiffend and held OSU on a 4th and 5. With the ball on its own 40, X's offense sputtered. Facing a 3rd and 11, Jon Deters tipped a Greenwood pass
which an OSU DB intercepted returning it 40 yds to X's 1yd. line.
The Muskie defense stuffed two OSU runs before OSU scored on a 1yd. plunge. The 2 pt.conversion failed and X led 20-6 with 5:35 left in the 3rd. qtr..
X went 3 and out after the OSU kickoff,. After the Xavier punt, the Buckeyes tookover on their own 33 and then proceeded to X's 43.
X DB Andrew Bodziony broke up an OSU pass at X's 10 and LB James Titlon stopped the Buckeyes' run on 4th and 4. The 3rd. qtr. ended Xleading 20-6.
X tookover on its 38; and a roughing the passer gave X life on a 3rd and 7. RB CJ Moreland gained 9 yds on a run and a 15 yd pass to Jon Deters gave X a 1st d. on OSU's 20. A Greenwood pass to Dan Deters in the end zone was called an OSU interception with both players claiming the ball. OSU's ball at the 20 but a pass interference on the Muskies gave OSU a 1st down on its 45. DL James Heinmiller tackled the OSU back for a 4 yd. loss; amd LBs Brett Hoyer and Jmaes Tilton sacked the OSU QB for a 15 yd. loss.
An 11 yd. OSU screen pass was stopped by LB Kevin Tierney but the Buckeyes' attempt to convert a 4th and 17 on their own 37 faileded. X tookover with 6:35 on the clock. However, X's fumbled pitchout gave OSU the ball on their own 41. Facing a 4th and 5 on the OSU 41, the BUckeyes went for it with 4:05 on the clock. The OSU pass was intercepted by DB Brandon Tucker and retuned 45 yds for an apparent Muuskie TD. The score was nullified by pass interference on X.
OSU's ball on X's 41 but an illegal chop block forced the Bucks into a
1st and 25 from their own 40. With 3:04 left on the clock, OSU's QB connects with a wideout for a 60 yd. TD pass to cut the lead to 20-12. X defended the 2 pt. conversion pass well but the ball was deflected into an OSU reciever's hand. X led 20-14.
2 minutes and 41 seconds were left in the game. X recovered the onside kick at midfield; however, the MUskies could not convert and punted. OSU got the ball on its own 23 with 1:52 left and no timeouts. A Buckeye pass to their own 43 was negated by another chop block.
OSU had the ball 1st and 25 with 1:15 on the clock on its own 28. Facing a 4th and 12, an OSU receiver made a sensational one-handed catch at the X 28. 25.4 seconds remained.
A procedure penalty pushed the Bucks back to the X 32. An OSU pass to the X 2yd. line was apparently intercepted by Eric Miles but the referee ruled that the OSU receiver caught the ball and he was down by contact.
With four seconds left, OSU completed a pass to X's 1yd line where three Muskie defenders swarmed and stopped the Buckeyes a yard short.
X wins 20-14 to go 3-1 for 2009.