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2006 Homecoming queen crowned
By RICHARD HARRIS
(From the Nov. 1, 2006 issue)
Marion County High lost a heartbreaker on Homecoming last Friday, Oct. 27, falling to region foe Crawford County by one point in overtime (26-27).
It was an exciting game (as well as halftime as Ashley Hopkins was crowned the 2006 Homecoming Queen), but in the end the visitors prevailed.
The Eagles struck first, with Tramayne Wilson rushing for a touchdown with 7:12 left in the first quarter to give MCHS a 6-0 lead.
Crawford came right back, marching down the field
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from the game and halftime ceremony.
Randall Alexander set the Eagles right back up to reclaim the lead by returning the kickoff all
The visitors, however, once again mounted a long drive – this time 83 yards long – and scored with 8:21 left in the first half when a receiver made perhaps the “catch of the year,” diving backward and pulling the ball in as he fell on his back. After the extra-point kick, Crawford led once again (12-14).
The Eagles came right back in this see-saw competition, with a long drive down the field that was aided by a couple of good runs by Mike Jones. With 4:48 left in the half, Jones wrapped up the drive with a 7-yard touchdown run. Wilson tossed a pass to Alexander for two extra points and the home team reclaimed the lead (20-14).
Crawford threatened to score once more before halftime, reaching the Eagles’ 20-yard line, but the defense hunkered down and stopped them on a fourth down play with 11 seconds left on the clock.
Marion got the ball first in the second half, but was forced to punt. Crawford then scored with 6:29 left in the third quarter to knot the score at 20-20.
Crawford County was stopped cold on its next possession, with Larico Dixon making a big tackle in the backfield on third down to force them to put from their own 26-yard line.
The Eagles took over on the Crawford 45-yard line and drove toward another score, but a defender picked off a pass in the endzone.
Both teams then were forced to punt before Crawford took the ball on its own 41 with 3:38 left in the game. They put a scare into the Homecoming crowd, reaching the Marion County 18-yard line with 29 seconds left to play, but missed a field goal attempt and the game was send into overtime with the score still 20-20.
In overtime, each team gets a possession, starting at the opponent’s 15-yard line.
Crawford went first, scored, and kicked an extra point to take a 20-27 lead and put pressure on the Eagles.
Marion County’s Kendrick Reeves rumbled all the way from the 15 to the 8-yard line on the first play, with Tramayne Wilson taking the ball down to the 1-yard line on the second play. Reeves scored on the next play to make the score 26-27 with the “extra point play” still to go. The Eagles went for two points, but fumbled on the attempt, leaving the final score at 26-27.
Marion fell to 3-5 with the loss, while Crawford improved to 3-6.