Hoover 45 - Austintown Fitch 42

October 3, 2008

Game Summary

​AUSTINTOWN Hoover’s Erick Howard had another big offensive day as the Vikings edge Fitch in double overtime. Howard scored on runs of ten, one and three yards, as well as a 64-yard touchdown pass to contribute to his 258 total yards.

​Fitch quarterback Jon Ballard connected for 3 touchdown passes to Quinton Pirl for 6 yards, Terry Terrigno for 57 yards and Sam Mariano for 20 yards, as well as rushing for a touchdown.

​Hoover trailed by 10 midway through the fourth quarter when quarterback Brett Tulodzieski found Erick Howard for a 64-yard touchdown which cut the lead to 3. Tulodzieski completed 19-of-26 passes for 258 yards.

​A 21-yard field goal by A.J. Sarbaugh with 50 seconds left in regulation sent the game into overtime.

​Fitch scored on the first play with a touchdown pass from Ballard to Mariano. Hoover answered with its possession on a 3-yard run by Howard.

​In the second overtime Sarbaugh kicked a 23-yard field goal to take the lead but Fitch fumbled on third and goal from the one to end the game.

​Hoover’s Dan Nettleton caught 7 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown and Fitch’s Sylvester Gibbs and Nick Groat both added a touchdown run.​

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