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Saturday, September 24, 2005
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>By JOSH WEIR Repository sports writer
CANTON — Jon Oberhauser didn’t need to wait for the referees to raise their arms. The celebration began as soon as the Jackson High School kicker put his golden shoe to the football.
Oberhauser drilled a 37-yard field goal in overtime, capping a remarkable 24-21 victory for the Polar Bears against GlenOak on Friday night at Fawcett Stadium.
The 5-foot-7, 145-pound junior — sporting gold kicking shoes — didn’t watch his kick pass through the uprights. He instead turned to the Jackson sideline in celebration, pumping his fists and screaming his lungs out as teammates rushed the field.
Oberhauser also connected on the game-tying extra point with 31 seconds left to send it to the extra session.
“He had the golden toe tonight,” Jackson coach Phil Mauro said. “We spend a lot of time on our kicking game. Obviously it’s a good thing we did.”
If it weren’t for James Craven, Oberhauser would have never had his golden moment. Craven ran for three second-half touchdowns and finished with 178 yards on 27 carries. He also had a 65-yard TD run called back in the first half because of a holding penalty.
“He’s a big leaguer,” Mauro said of his co-captain, who plays both ways and rarely comes off the field. “He’s been a starter since his sophomore year, and he just brings it. ... He’s the whole package.”
The Polar Bears (4-1, 2-0) likely threw up a few extra hallelujahs in their post-game prayers, because this was a game they had no business winning. GlenOak (2-3, 0-2) held leads of 14-0 and 21-7 and were ready to go in for the probable game clincher with 8:05 left in the fourth quarter when they fumbled it away on the 1.
“I don’t know,” GlenOak coach Jack Rose said on how his team can recover from the loss. “We’ll just have to see.”
“We obviously showed a lot of resilience,” Mauro said. “You play all 48 minutes, and I think that was evident tonight.”
As GlenOak quarterback Mike Hartline tried to stretch for the goal line, the ball was knocked loose, and Jackson’s Brandon Williams — in the game because of an injury to Phil Winnett — recovered.
Jackson’s second chance at life was flubbed when they gained only one first down. However, GlenOak was in a giving mood.
Jay Dupont’s punt hit GlenOak’s Eddie Freeze, who had been knocked to the ground, and Jackson’s Ryan Pfeiffer jumped on it.
“It’s just one of those things,” Rose said. “It’s just bad luck.”
This time, Jackson capitalized. Pfeiffer picked up 9 yards on fourth-and-5 to keep the drive alive. Six plays later, on another fourth-and-5, Craven took an option pitch from Brett Stefan and weaved his way for a 20-yard score with 31 seconds left. Oberhauser’s PAT knotted things at 21-21.
GlenOak got the ball first in overtime and threw four straight incompletions. That set up Oberhauser again.
“If it comes down to a field goal, we obviously feel pretty good,” Mauro said. “That’s why you love to go on defense first, because you know what you got to beat.”
Hartline’s fumble marred an otherwise sterling performance by the 6-6 senior. He completed 17-of-33 passes for 246 yards, three touchdowns and no picks.
He hit Pat Robbins on a 68-yard TD pass up the seam in the first quarter, then completed 5-of-6 passes during an 11-play, 75-yard drive in the second quarter, culminating in a 3-yard scoring pass to Brian McNew.
Carlin Isles got Jackson going by returning the second-half kickoff 63 yards. An 18-yard Craven run led to him barreling in from the 9, cutting Jackson’s deficit to 14-7.
Hartline answered with a 60-yard drive that ended in Pat Stoffer taking a slant pass 15 yards for a 21-7 lead with 4:11 left in the third. Jackson came back as Stefan and Craven led the Polar Bears downfield for a Craven 3-yard TD on the second play of the fourth quarter.
You can reach Repository sports writer Josh Weir at (330) 580-8426 or e-mail: [email protected]
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9/24/05
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Saturday, September 24, 2005
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>By JOSH WEIR Repository sports writer
CANTON — Jon Oberhauser didn’t need to wait for the referees to raise their arms. The celebration began as soon as the Jackson High School kicker put his golden shoe to the football.
Oberhauser drilled a 37-yard field goal in overtime, capping a remarkable 24-21 victory for the Polar Bears against GlenOak on Friday night at Fawcett Stadium.
The 5-foot-7, 145-pound junior — sporting gold kicking shoes — didn’t watch his kick pass through the uprights. He instead turned to the Jackson sideline in celebration, pumping his fists and screaming his lungs out as teammates rushed the field.
Oberhauser also connected on the game-tying extra point with 31 seconds left to send it to the extra session.
“He had the golden toe tonight,” Jackson coach Phil Mauro said. “We spend a lot of time on our kicking game. Obviously it’s a good thing we did.”
If it weren’t for James Craven, Oberhauser would have never had his golden moment. Craven ran for three second-half touchdowns and finished with 178 yards on 27 carries. He also had a 65-yard TD run called back in the first half because of a holding penalty.
“He’s a big leaguer,” Mauro said of his co-captain, who plays both ways and rarely comes off the field. “He’s been a starter since his sophomore year, and he just brings it. ... He’s the whole package.”
The Polar Bears (4-1, 2-0) likely threw up a few extra hallelujahs in their post-game prayers, because this was a game they had no business winning. GlenOak (2-3, 0-2) held leads of 14-0 and 21-7 and were ready to go in for the probable game clincher with 8:05 left in the fourth quarter when they fumbled it away on the 1.
“I don’t know,” GlenOak coach Jack Rose said on how his team can recover from the loss. “We’ll just have to see.”
“We obviously showed a lot of resilience,” Mauro said. “You play all 48 minutes, and I think that was evident tonight.”
As GlenOak quarterback Mike Hartline tried to stretch for the goal line, the ball was knocked loose, and Jackson’s Brandon Williams — in the game because of an injury to Phil Winnett — recovered.
Jackson’s second chance at life was flubbed when they gained only one first down. However, GlenOak was in a giving mood.
Jay Dupont’s punt hit GlenOak’s Eddie Freeze, who had been knocked to the ground, and Jackson’s Ryan Pfeiffer jumped on it.
“It’s just one of those things,” Rose said. “It’s just bad luck.”
This time, Jackson capitalized. Pfeiffer picked up 9 yards on fourth-and-5 to keep the drive alive. Six plays later, on another fourth-and-5, Craven took an option pitch from Brett Stefan and weaved his way for a 20-yard score with 31 seconds left. Oberhauser’s PAT knotted things at 21-21.
GlenOak got the ball first in overtime and threw four straight incompletions. That set up Oberhauser again.
“If it comes down to a field goal, we obviously feel pretty good,” Mauro said. “That’s why you love to go on defense first, because you know what you got to beat.”
Hartline’s fumble marred an otherwise sterling performance by the 6-6 senior. He completed 17-of-33 passes for 246 yards, three touchdowns and no picks.
He hit Pat Robbins on a 68-yard TD pass up the seam in the first quarter, then completed 5-of-6 passes during an 11-play, 75-yard drive in the second quarter, culminating in a 3-yard scoring pass to Brian McNew.
Carlin Isles got Jackson going by returning the second-half kickoff 63 yards. An 18-yard Craven run led to him barreling in from the 9, cutting Jackson’s deficit to 14-7.
Hartline answered with a 60-yard drive that ended in Pat Stoffer taking a slant pass 15 yards for a 21-7 lead with 4:11 left in the third. Jackson came back as Stefan and Craven led the Polar Bears downfield for a Craven 3-yard TD on the second play of the fourth quarter.
You can reach Repository sports writer Josh Weir at (330) 580-8426 or e-mail: [email protected]
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