Very rarely do they get flustered or whatever. “I know it’s a cliche and every coach that wins says it,” News said, “but these guys don’t ever give up.
Some might, even against seventh-seeded Winton Woods (9-3) next week in the Region 8 finals.īut Nees knows what he has, and that realization didn’t just hit him over the past fortnight. Our defense really came through at the end. “They were really tough to go against, so this was definitely a battle. “It didn’t look good there for awhile, but that’s a great team we played,” Medley said. Medley rushed for 140 of Piqua’s 193 on the ground and Ouhl augmented that with a 7-of-12 passing performance that worked for 92 more yards. The Cougars pounded for 260 of their 274 yards on the ground, more than doubling Piqua’s normal per-game allowance.
“It was everything you wanted in a heavyweight fight except we came out on the short end of the stick.” “They threw punches and we threw punches,” said Edgewood coach Scott Clemmons, whose team had won nine straight since starting 0-2. Medley tweaked his ankle on the play, so teammate Bryson Roberts powered in on the next snap, leaving Edgewood only 51 seconds to answer - a task its run-heavy Wing-T isn’t equipped for, particularly without its leading rusher. Three Medley carries moved to the seven, and then on a fourth straight attempt he appeared to go down at the line, only to fight his way free and reach the one. What a night for Jasiah Medley…19 carries, 140 yards and three touchdowns. The Indians took over at the Edgewood 17 with 2:40 left. “I just saw the ball pop out, so I tried to dive on it and hold it real tight,” Kemp said. But that play came back via the Cougars’ first penalty of the night, a holding call that forced first-and-22 from the eight.ĭailey took the handoff and cut up the middle and into the grasp of Schmiesing, who knocked the ball free and into the diving recovery of teammate Tanner Kemp. Overtime beckoned, or perhaps a worse outcome, since Edgewood ran for more than 10 yards on its initial snap. Medley darted into the line and bounced outside for 34 yards to the Edgewood 20 on the first snap, then covered the final 16 yards in two carries to score from the seven and knot the score at 21-21 with 2:52 left. Going both ways all night, Medley hadn’t been leaned on as heavily on offense as desperation demanded now.Īs he’s done so often for Piqua during his career, the senior speedster delivered. He’s one of the best players in the state, for sure.” “We just put our faith in our offensive line and Jasiah Medley. “I walked in the huddle and said, ‘Guys, we’ve worked for this since Aug. The Park National Bank proudly supports high school sports coverage on Press Pros. “I think everybody was wondering how we were going to stop them,” Indians linebacker Sam Schmiesing said. It looked dicey until then, and had since Piqua recovered an Edgewood fumble on the first play from scrimmage and turned that into a Jasiah Medley one-yard touchdown run at 8:37 of the first quarter.ĭespite being tied, 14-14, at halftime, a steady drip of doubt mirrored the falling rain as Edgewood churned out yard after yard with numbing efficiency and claimed a seven-point lead on its first possession of the third quarter. 1 seed in Division II Region 4 with a fourth-quarter comeback win over Cincinnati Withrow last week and another pulsating late rally to eliminate Trenton Edgewood.įacing an even bigger and more daunting eight-ball Friday night at Heidkamp Stadium than a week ago, the Indians made every play necessary over the final eight minutes to erase a 21-14 deficit and escape with a 28-21 victory. Huber Heights, OH - A few more doubters in Southwest Ohio might be believers now that unbeaten Piqua has validated its No. Momentum seemed on Edgewood’s side, but Piqua remained resolute and made every play necessary on offense, defense and special teams down the stretch to survive the regional semis and move on in Region 8.