The Tigers came away with one of the most hyped and exciting games in school history. The game was Rivals.com's high school game of the week. The pregame atmosphere was great for a Saturday night; it was almost like the MBA game last year. The tailgaters were out, the TV trucks were stationed behind the end zone bleachers, there were reporters on the side lines, TV cameras were every where in the stands, and parents and teachers were there early to save seats before the rest of the capacity crowd filled up the stands.
The game started off as a defensive struggle. Daniel McFadden recovered a fumble on the Patriots opening drive, giving the Tigers great field position; however, they left empty handed after a series of false start calls against Ensworth, forcing 4th and goal from outside the 20. On 4th down Jacob carter missed the long field goal attempt and from then on the game was scoreless until about halfway through the second quarter when the Tigers put an impressive drive together led by Orleans Darkwa who capped it off with a 2 yard touchdown run, but Jacob Carter missed a crucial extra point putting the Tigers up 6-0 at the half.
In the second half the Patriots came out strong after recovering Quinn Hamilton's second fumble on the opening kick-off. Tee Mayberry took the ball into the endzone from 1 yard out to give Oakland a 7-6 lead. After the Tigers did virtually nothing on their next series Oakland got the ball back and junior OL/DL Antonio Richardson came hobbling out of the game to get looked at by a trainer. During Richardson's absence Oakland drove down the field and scored on Mayberry's second touchdown of the game from 18 yards out to take a 14-6 lead.
The Tigers came back in the 4th quarter with the help of a 25 yard punt return to the Oakland 20 from senior Jacob Carter. Then senior quarterback Cody Tollison hooked up with Corey Sacks for his first touchdown ever as starting quarterback for the Tigers. The Tigers needed the 2 point conversion to tie at 14-14, and they converted with the help of Darkwa's 2 yard run.
The Tigers went on offense to start overtime, and they were rewarded with a 5 yard encroachment call against the Patriots. Soon after, Orleans Darkwa had his second touchdown of the game from 2 yards out. The Tigers went for the 2 point conversion once again, this time it was junior running back Marcus McAlpin taking it off an option pitch from Tollison.
Oakland's first play was a 9 yard run from Mayberry, and then the very next play, he took it in for the score from 1 yard out. However, they had to go for the two points. The Patriots fans were in shock when they saw the pass from Christian Adams to tie the game and send the match into a second overtime fall incomplete.
The players went crazy and the coaches went wild as the Ensworth students swarmed the field after the amazing comeback victory.
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