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The Maumee
Panthers have to be wondering what hit them Friday night in their 56-35 loss to
the Shoremen. It was an incredible offensive display, the likes of which have
not been seen since the days when Stross, Means, Schroeder, and Doyle wore
maroon and gold. Trent Toy completed
nine of 16 passes
for 249 yards. Ronnie Willoughby caught
touchdown passes of 65, 38, 15, and 40 yards, while Mike Mansnerus had 195 rush
yards and two TD’s. Maumee’s
spread offense gave the Avon
Lake defense fits, but
the Shoremen got enough stops for the win.
Nick Marinkov and T.J. Thompson each had an interception, with Nick
returning his 22 yards for a touchdown.
The Shoremen
returned the opening kickoff to the 20, and the Panther defense swarmed all
over Mansnerus on a sweep for a loss of one on the first play from
scrimmage. On the next play, however,
Mike found a hole on a quick trap up the middle and raced 71 yards to the Maumee 10. Three plays later he took it in from the
four and Brad Brill’s PAT made it 7-0 Shoremen just two and a half minutes into
the game. Maumee came right back with a 66 yard gain on
a flanker screen on their first play, moving inside the Shoremen 20. Three plays later Panther QB Jake Goatley
snuck in from the one to tie the game at 7.
The Shoremen went three and out, punting to their own 49. The Panthers gained a first down and the on 3rd
& 12, Goatley hit Damon Contat on a post pattern. Contat broke two tackles and sprinted into
the end zone for a 14-7 lead. Some good
kick coverage by the Panthers pinned the Shoremen back at the 15. After one first down the Shoremen had to punt
again, this time to Maumee’s
47. The defense
forced a three and out, with Jordan Market making a nice return to the
Shoremen 32. On second down, Willoughby got behind the
corner and Toy hit him in stride for a 65 yard TD. The PAT kick was just wide to leave the score
14-13. On their first play after the
kickoff, the Panthers came back with the same screen pass that set up their
first touchdown. This time Marinkov was
waiting as he picked off the pass, slipped a tackle, and cruised in for the score. Toy hit Willoughby
for the two pointer and it was 21-14 Shoremen. After forcing another punt, the Shoremen
looked to be in control until they fumbled the ball away. It began to feel like a prize fight with two
heavyweights landing punch after punch, as Maumee came back with a quick drive leading
to a five yard Goatley to Contat scoring strike to tie the game again. Craig Goodwin returned the kickoff to the
Shoremen 43, and three Mansnerus runs produced a first down at the Maumee 43. After three plays netted five yards, The
Shoremen decided to go on fourth down.
Incredibly, Toy again found Willoughby
running open on a post pattern for a 38 yard TD. Brill hit the extra point and it was 28-21 at the
half.
Maumee got the
ball to start the second half. They
didn’t have it for long, though, as Thompson picked off a tipped ball at the
32. Mansnerus ran three times to the 15, and it was Toy to Willoughby again, this
time for a 15 yard score. After the
Panthers picked up one first down, a sack by Austin Detzel left Maumee facing 3rd
& 18. A quarterback draw went
nowhere, and so did the punt, which took a Shoremen bounce backwards to the
Panther 41. This time on third down, Willoughby hauled in
another pass around the 25, broke a tackle, and cruised in for his fourth score
of the night and a 42-21 lead. Maumee again came right
back, marching 80 yards on a nice mix of pass and run. Goatley capped the drive with his second
one-yard TD run of the game to cut their deficit to 14. And again, the Shoremen
came back with an 80 yard drive of their own. Mansnerus raced in untouched from 17 yards
and the lead was back to 21. Goatley
still wasn’t done,though, as he launched a 72 yard
lightening bolt to Nick Gebhart to keep the Shoremen fans nervous. But Nick Marinkov finished another nice
Shoremen drive with a nine yard touchdown.
Goatley was sacked twice on Maumee’s final possession, and the Shoremen
took a knee twice to seal the win.
Notes:
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Willoughby’s four TD receptions are the most ever by a Shoremen
in a single game, breaking the old record of three which was held by five
players. Ronnie totaled five catches for
167 yards.
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Toy’s 249 yards
passing are the most ever by the Shoremen in a playoff game, just short of the
all-time team record of 267 yards held by Jeremy Wallace.
·
Mansnerus moved
into fifth place on the team’s all-time scoring list, with a total of 44
touchdowns for 264
points.
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This was the
Shoremen’s first ever true road win in the playoffs. They have won many games at neutral sites, butt
his was the first post season victory at the opponent’s home stadium.
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Avon Lake will play Toledo St. Francis DeSales next Friday
at 7:30, probably at Fremont or Huron.
OHSAA will announce the location Sunday afternoon.
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Avon
Lake
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7
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21
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14
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14
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56
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Maumee
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14
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7
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7
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7
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35
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M
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A.L.
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First downs
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16
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16
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Rush Yds
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79
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234
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Pass Yds
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291
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249
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Passes att-comp-int
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27-15-2
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16-9-0
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Fumbles-lost
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1-0
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2-1
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Penalties
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7-47
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5-45
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AL – Mansnerus 4 run (Brill kick)
M – Goatley 1 run (Olman kick)
M – Contat 33 pass from Goatley (Olman kick)
AL – Willoughby 65 pass from Toy (kick failed)
AL – Marinkov 22 interception return (Willoughby pass from Toy)
M – Contat 5 pass from Goatley (Olman kick)
AL – Willoughby 38 pass from Toy (Brill kick)
AL – Willoughby 15 pass from Toy (Brill kick)
AL – Willoughby 40 pass from Toy (Brill kick)
M – Goatley 1 run (Olman kick)
AL – Mansnerus 17 run (Brill kick)
M – Gebhart 88 pass from Goatley (Olman kick)
AL – Marinkov 9 run (Brill kick)