Another opponent stunned by Loveland Tigers

 

Tigers in State Final

 

Jeff Prifti holds the ball as Evan Burig kicks the winning field goal in double overtime

 

Loveland Head Coach Fred Cranford praised Tiger fans in his post game interview

Columbus, Oh. - This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is Rickey Mulvey interviewing Loveland High School Head Football Coach, Fred Cranford after the win on Friday that sends the Tigers to the State Championship game next Friday.

Watch the plays that tied the game and Evan Burig's winning field goal.

For the second week in a row, the Loveland Tigers stunned their gridiron opponents with a come back win, this week in the Ohio State Div. II Semi-Final game on Friday in Columbus against Zanesville.

Halftime brought a tie 14-14 contest, and Zanesville went up 21-20 with 19 seconds left in the 3rd quarter and added 7 more early in the 4th to make it 28-20.

With time and hope dwindling to 17 seconds, Drew Plitt hit Giavanni Ricci for a 36 yard pass down the right sideline for a score. The Tigers still needed 2 to stay alive. For the extra points, Plitt faked a hand-off to the obvious choice Gunner Gambill to carry the ball and headed to the right looking for open receivers. Plitt almost threw the ball twice, but instead, headed to the end-zone and leaped high over a defender to tie the score at 28-28.

Zanesville got the first chance from the 20 yard line in overtime and scored. Loveland answered to again tie the game, 35-35.

Evan Burig kicked a 29 yard field goal in the second overtime to take Loveland ahead, 38-35. The Tiger defense held Zaneville in their last possession to end the game after a Zanesville field-goal attempt failed.

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