CANAL FULTON, OHIO — Typically with the offensive-heavy play style of modern football, seven points isn’t even close to being enough to win a game.
However seven points was enough for Lake Catholic on Saturday night, as their defense forced six turnovers en route to a 7-0 playoff victory over Northwest.
Lake Catholic wasted no time forcing turnovers on defense, as they recovered a fumble and grabbed an interception within the first six minutes of the game.
On 4th down, Lake Catholic throws an interception in the end zone.
0-0 with 6:02 in the 1st.@NWHSIndians @LCCougarsAD pic.twitter.com/uOMoW2nvlT
— Northeast Ohio HS Sports (@NEOhsSports) October 31, 2020
The score remained 0-0 until the 3:26 mark of the second quarter.
That’s when a fourth down touchdown pass from Joe Malchesky to Brady Bowser gave Lake Catholic a 7-0 lead.
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*Division IV, Region 13 Semifinals*2Q | 3:26
(1) Northwest Indians – 0
(12) Lake Catholic Cougars – 7On fourth down, Lake Catholic picks up a 3-yard TD pass from Joe Malchesky to Brady Bowser!@NWHSIndians @NW_Nation @LCCougarsAD @LCCougarFB pic.twitter.com/ACFQ5ceQpH
— Northeast Ohio HS Sports (@NEOhsSports) October 31, 2020
Little did they know that would end up being the game winning touchdown.
The closest Northwest would get to scoring the rest of the game came after a deep completion to Nick Dinkins put them at the Cougars 36.
WHAT A GRAB! Northwest is down to the Lake Catholic 36 after this catch by Nick Dinkins.
7-0 Lake Catholic leads with 5:08 in the 4th.@NWHSIndians @LCCougarsAD pic.twitter.com/H4Lh7RDhzF
— Northeast Ohio HS Sports (@NEOhsSports) November 1, 2020
However just like they did all night, Lake Catholic got the stop.
Northwest also had a stellar defensive game, forcing a punt down the stretch to give their offense one more chance.
Unfortunately for the Indians, they couldn’t take advantage, as Lake Catholic broke up a deep fourth down pass to secure a 7-0 victory.
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*Division IV, Region 13 Semifinals**Final Score*
#1 Northwest Indians – 0
#12 Lake Catholic Cougars – 7Lake Catholic seals a shutout victory after this 4th down stop!
The Cougars will advance to face #6 Ursuline next Saturday in Youngstown. pic.twitter.com/jr4ffMUata
— Northeast Ohio HS Sports (@NEOhsSports) November 1, 2020
Top seed Northwest finishes their season at a respectable 8-1.
12th-seeded Lake Catholic continues their impressive run and improves to 7-2. The Cougars will advance to the regional final next Saturday against 6th-seeded Ursuline.
#12 Lake Catholic 0 7 0 0 7
#1 Northwest 0 0 0 0 0
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