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FB: Claremont-M-S at Puget Sound (2nd Half & OT)

406 Views Length: 103:50 TACOMA, Wash. - On paper, the Puget Sound Loggers and Claremont-M-S Stags seemed as equal as could be. On the field, they proved that to be true but it was the Loggers that prevailed in a triple-overtime thriller, defeating the Stags, 34-28, in a… TACOMA, Wash. - On paper, the Puget Sound Loggers and Claremont-M-S Stags seemed as equal as could be. On the field, they proved that to be true but it was the Loggers that prevailed in a triple-overtime thriller, defeating the Stags, 34-28, in a NCAA Division III football game on Saturday at Peyton Field at Baker Stadium in Tacoma, Wash.

The Loggers (2-0) got on the scoreboard just three plays into the game when Kavin Williams (Ocean Shores, Wash./North Beach) connected with Darrell Stewart (Long Beach, Calif./Loyola) for a 60-yard touchdown pass to give the Loggers a 7-0 lead following the made PAT by Wyatt Evenson (Spokane, Wash./Shadle Park). The Stags evened things up at the 6:44 mark in the first quarter when Michael Hirokawa collected a pass from Ryan Larsen for a 47-yard touchdown that capped a five-play, 67-yard drive. The defenses took over in the second quarter as the teams headed into the halftime break tied at 7-7.

In the third quarter, the Loggers again used a big connection between Williams and Stewart to take a lead, this time a 78-yard touchdown catch with 8:15 left in the period to give UPS a 14-7 lead after the PAT. In the fourth quarter, CMS evened it up on an 18-yard touchdown reception by Nick Marineau and then with 2:38 remaining, the Stags took a 21-14 lead following a 14-yard run by D.J. Lillard that finished in the Logger endzone.

Determined not to give up, the Loggers quickly marched down the field, using five plays to go 56 yards as Williams found a diving Brian Eggers (Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain) in the end zone for six and the Evenson PAT evened it up with just under two minutes to go in the game. The Stags got the ball at their own 39-yard line and marched their way down to the UPS 23 to set up a 40-yard field goal attempt by David Dubinksi. The snap was good by the Loggers' Brian Walker (Keizer, Ore./McNary) pounded through the line and blocked the kick to force overtime.

In the first OT period, the Loggers had t ... More