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H.S. Football: Mediapolis Falls Just Short In 2A Title Game

By on November 16, 2012
KBUR Sports

THE 2012 CLASS 2A IOWA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TITLE GAME MAY BE REMEMBERED FOR SOME TIME TO COME…

 

THE MEDIAPOLIS BULLDOGS FOOTBALL TEAM FELL JUST SHORT IN A BID FOR THE CLASS 2A STATE TITLE, LOSING TO SPIRIT LAKE 17-TO-15 IN A WILD, INTENSE BALLGAME THAT FEATURED SEVERAL BIG MOMENTUM SWINGS.

 

MEDIAPOLIS LED EARLY THANKS TO A BLOCKED PUNT THAT WAS RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN BY CHASE MILLER LESS THAN 2 MINUTES INTO THE GAME. THE BULLDOGS MAINTAINED A 7-0 LEAD THROUGH THE FIRST HALF EVEN AS STAR QUARTERBACK JESSE ERTZ SAT OUT DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT KNEE INJURY.

 

BACKUP DREW FOSTER PLAYED WELL THROUGHOUT THE GAME, BUT UNFORTUNATELY HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE THIRD QUARTER WITH TWO INTERCEPTIONS… SPIRIT LAKE ENDED UP SCORING 17 POINTS IN THE THIRD TO TAKE A 17-7 LEAD, BUT MEPO WOULDN’T LET THE GAME END WITHOUT A FIGHT.

 

THE BULLDOGS SCORED ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN ON A ONE-YARD RUN FROM DALTON SCOTT TO CUT THE DEFICIT TO 17-13… THEN THE BULLDOGS RECOVERED A FUMBLE WITH JUST MORE THAN 2 MINUTES LEFT. MEPO WAS ONLY 36 YARDS AWAY FROM A GO-AHEAD TOUCHDOWN AT THAT TIME, BUT THEN FOSTER THREW AN INTERCEPTION AND SPIRIT LAKE WAS ABLE TO ALMOST RUN OUT THE CLOCK.

 

ON FOURTH DOWN, AND WITH JUST 5 SECONDS LEFT ON THE CLOCK, SPIRIT LAKE DECIDED TO HAVE A MAN RUN AROUND AND THEN TAKE AN INTENTIONAL SAFETY AFTER TIME EXPIRED. HOWEVER, WITH A SAFETY ONLY WORTH 2 POINTS, THE BULLDOGS ENDED UP LOSING 17-TO-15.

 

BOTH TEAMS END THE SEASON 13-AND-1.