HAVILAND—Tinora head coach Eric Becker knew he and his Rams would be in a battle Friday night as the Rams faced the Wayne Trace Raiders who came in with two straight shutouts on defense.

Coach Becker, however, didn’t see a game tied 0-0 through the four quarters of play.

Jacob Bishop was the man of the hour in the OT period for the Rams, as he provided the only points of the game as he hit a 36-yard field goal in Tinora’s first position in the OT session.

On defense, Bishop intercepted a fourth-down pass on the Raiders only possession in overtime, sealing Tinora’s thrilling win.

On a beautiful night at Wayne Trace High School, Tinora’s opening drive of the game took them down to the Wayne Trace 30-yard line. Jacob Bishop’s 47-yard attempt was a bit wide left, leaving the game scoreless with 6:08 remaining in the opening quarter.

After a lightning-quick first quarter, Tinora would drive deep and wind up inside the Raider 10-yard line midway through the second stanza. However, a bit of miscommunication on a snap resulted in a considerable loss, putting the Rams back to the Wayne Trace 31-yard line. Tinora would send Jacob Bishop out again for an FG try this one from 50 yards.

As in his first kick, Bishop’s attempt was online, but this time just to the right of the uprights. With 4:49 in the half, the score remained 0-0.

After the Tinora defense made another stop, the Raiders were forced to punt from deep in their own territory. The Rams would wind up with the ball at the 50-yard line at 3:22 on the second quarter clock.

Owen Ferrell would drive the Rams to the Raider 8-yard line with just over one minute in the initial half. The Raiders defense came up big, stuffing the Rams three straight time. Bishop again came out for his third attempt, 20 yards out. Uncharacteristically, Bishop pushed the attempt wide left, hitting the upright.

Teams headed to the half scoreless after a first half that took only 32 real-time minutes.

Tinora ran 31 for 141 yards, while the host Raiders ran 15 plays for 23 yards in the initial half.

As both defenses emerged from the locker room, realizing one play could make or break the game, each seemingly tightened the lugnuts.

After a long drive at the end of the third quarter, getting to the Raiders 28-yard line, Tinora again attempted a long field goal by Jacob Bishop. Bishop’s 45-yard attempt was wide to the left with just 55 seconds in the third quarter.

The fourth quarter saw more of the same, with each team’s defense digging in. Both offenses seemed to struggle over the final 12 minutes.

Wayne Trace’s deepest drive was midway through the fourth quarter as they drove to the Tinora 20. Faced with a fourth and five, the Rams defense again came up with a stop, taking over with 3:51 in regulation, with the game still scoreless.

Tinora could do anything with their possession, kicking the ball to the Raiders with just over one minute in the fourth quarter. Tinora’s Cooper Ferrell came up with a massive sack with 45 seconds in regulation on a Raider third down attempt, forcing another Raider punt.

The Raiders punt was fantastic, putting Tinora at their 25-yard line with 30 seconds on the clock. Wayne Trace’s Tyler Head intercepted a deep Owen Ferrell pass with 12 seconds on the game clock, and the Raiders took over at their own 35-yard line.

The Tinora stingy defense forced three straight incompletions as the fourth quarter ended, but the scoreboard still showed 0-0 after 48 minutes of play.

Tinora took the ball in overtime and started at the Raiders 20. They were unable to gain any ground. The Rams again brought out Bishop for a 36-yard attempt. Bishop, 0-4 on the night, saw his line drive kick finally sail through the uprights for a 3-0 Tinora advantage.

The Raiders got their chance at the 20-yard line in OT. After three straight incompletions from Wayne Trace’s offense, they faced a fourth and 10. Jacob Bishop jumped in front of a Raider pass attempt and intercepted it, sealing the Tinora 3-0 win.

Tinora ran 64 plays for 214 yards
Wayne Trace ran 42 plays for 83 yards

Tinora passing: O. Ferrell 23-32-163-2 INT -0 TD
Tinora rushing: Replogle 13-68, Graziani 10-44, Luellen 3-1, Delarber 1-0, O. Ferrell 5 (-62)
Tinora receiving: Lieb 7-51, Bishop 8-50, Delarber 3-31, Graziani 4-20, Schaufele 1-11

Wayne Trace passing: Schoenauer 7-19-65, C. Morehead 0-2
Wayne Trace rushing: Thomas 4-3, Whitman 7-11, Schoenauer 6-7, C Morehead 4 (-4)
Wayne Trace receiving: Head 6-51, Stoller 1-14

TINORA 0-0-0-0-3 = 3
Wayne Trace 0-0-0-0-0 = 0

Tinora improves to 4-3, 4-0 in GMC play. The Rams will prepare to host Ayersville in the River Rivalry next Friday.

Wayne Trace falls to 2-5, 2-2 in conference play.

The Higbea Embroidery Player of the Game went to Alex Homier, who again placed constant pressure throughout.

The Patriot Outdoor Hunting play(s) of the Game went to Jacob Bishop for his OT field goal and game-clinching interception.

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