11-30-2012 State Championship vs Newark Catholic

OHSAA: 2012 State Tournament Division VI
Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium - Friday, November 30, 11:00 a.m.
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Marion Local Wins Back-to-Back Football Championships in Thrilling Fashion
Flyers win 28-21 over Newark Catholic in Division VI Championship
MASSILLON Maria Stein Marion Local needed all 48-minutes and an untimed down to hold off Newark Catholic, 28-21, and repeat as OHSAA Division VI state football champions Friday afternoon at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon.
Ninth-ranked Marion Local (13-2) scored with 21-seconds left in the fourth quarter on a sweep left from freshman Hunter Wilker, his third touchdown of the game, to give the Flyers the lead. Seventh-ranked Newark Catholic (12-2) responded, starting with the ball on its own 35-yard line. Junior quarterback Chayce Crouch found senior receiver Kevin Bourne twice down field to drive the ball to the Marion Local 11-yard line. A pass interference call in the end zone as time expired gave the Green Wave one untimed down where Flyer junior defensive back Nate Nagel knocked away a pass in the end zone, ending the game.
The 2012 football state championship marks the sixth time Marion Local has won a title and is the third time the Flyers have won back-to-back championships.
Marion Local lost starting running back sophomore Jacy Goettemoeller early in the first quarter after only three carries for 19 yards. Junior quarterback Adam Bertke stepped in to carry the load offensively, rushing 27 times for 102 yards, while completing 17 passes for 166 yards. While the junior quarterback carried the offense, Wilker, the converted receiver, put them into the end zone on rushing touchdowns of six, 11 and one yards. Senior Alaric Keller provided the other touchdown, punching the ball in from the one yard line in the third quarter for the Flyers.
Marion Local 2012
8/24 H Shawnee (2-8) W 42-28
8/31 A West Jefferson (7-3) W 44-37
9/8 A Parkway (0-10) W 49-22
9/14 H Fort Recovery (3-7) W 42-0
9/22 A Versailles (5-5) L 14-24
9/28 H St John's (8-5) W 14-0
10/5 H St Henry (9-4) W 38-22
10/12 A Coldwater (15-0) L 0-27
10/19 H Anna (5-5) W 27-21
10/26 A New Bremen (2-8) W 26-0
11/2 H # Bradford (8-3) W 53-27
11/9 N # Minster (9-3) W 41-34
11/16 N # St Henry (9-4) W 28-21
11/23 N # McComb (13-1) W 34-28 3 ot
11/30 N # Newark Catholic (12-3) W 28-21
- Ohio playoff game
Source: 2012 Football State Championships Coverage (ohsaa.org)