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11/24 - 7:00 PM Football Final Goshen 56 St. Luke's 52
St. Luke’s in the Class 2A state quarterfinals.
Six of Snyder’s touchdowns went for 30 yards or more. He finished 18-of-33 passing for 421 yards and an interception, plus a rushing touchdown. After St. Luke’s (10-2) took a 52-42 lead on a Zach Alford to complete the comeback.
Alford led the Eagles (12-1) with 120 receiving yards, while Iyan Hinkle had 101 receiving yards and a score.
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The Wildcats led 14-0 before Goshen’s first offensive snap and pushed the lead to 21-0 late in the first quarter on the second of six rushing touchdowns from Jermaine Brown. He finished with 470 yards on 38 carries, tied for the second-most yards in a game by a single rusher in AHSAA history. In the third quarter alone he had touchdowns of 80, 67 and 47 yards as the teams combined for 42 points in the period.
Play of the game: After a botched snap late in the first half, Brown scooped up the loose ball, broke to the sideline and scampered for a 34 yard score, his third of six on the night.
Key Sequence: Up 52-49 with 3:21 to play, the Wildcats decided to go for it on 4th and 5 from their own 27 yard line. They would end up unsuccessful on the effort, setting up Goshen for their game-winning touchdown with 2:51 to play.
By the Numbers: 596 - Rushing yards by the Wildcats, including a 36-yard Mike Winston touchdown to open the scoring. ... 12.37 - Average number of yards gained per rush by Brown … 23.39 - Average number of yards per completion for Snyder.
Coachspeak: "We played a great football team. We played the best 2A football player there is in Jermaine Brown. We made mistakes early, but we come from this mentality that we won't give up, we believe in each other, there's four quarters in the football game, and we're not going to give up. This is a total team effort. That's what all these guys will tell you. We just kept pushing, kept grinding." - Goshen coach Bart Snyder
"You know they come in here 11-1 and that’s not by accident. They’re well coached, they played well, they took advantage of our coverage and we knew that we were suspect in that area so my hat’s off to them. I’ve got nothing but respect for our kids. I thought we played as hard as we could. They had a few more weapons than we did, and I wish them all the luck in the world." - St. Luke’s coach Ronn Lee.
Next week: Goshen returns home to face seventh-ranked Leroy in the state semifinals.
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