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Alter recovers from early jolt, tops Clinton-Massie in regional final
CENTERVILLE — After trailing 7-0 just three plays into the game, the Alter High School football team scored 32 consecutive points and topped Clinton-Massie 32-7 on Saturday, Nov. 21, in the Division IV, Region 16 championship game at Centerville High School.
The top-ranked Knights (13-0) gained 302 yards and held the Falcons (12-1) to just 7 total yards after their opening 73-yard scoring drive, which gave them the touchdown lead just 1:21 into the game.
Fourth quarter, 10:44 left: Ending a stagnant second half, Nolan Wilson rushed for a 35-yard touchdown to give Alter a 25-7 lead.
Clinton-Massie has struggled to move the ball since a first-quarter, 73-yard scoring drive (including a 65-yard scoring run by Jordy Scanlon). Since that drive, the Falcons have — get this — 72 yards rushing in the game. So, since that drive, they’ve lost 1 rushing yard.
End third quarter: After a scoreless third quarter, Alter continues to hold its 18-7 lead against Clinton-Massie.
Alter starting quarterback Zane Pitzer, who was helped off the field in the second quarter, has remained on the sideline in his uniform while Cody Byers serves as a backup. Both offenses had trouble consistently moving the ball in the quarter.
Halftime: After trailing 7-0 following the game’s first three plays, Alter has firmed up its defense and collected a variety of scores to take an 18-7 halftime lead against Clinton-Massie in the Division IV, Region 16 final at Centerville High School.
Knights starting quarterback Zane Pitzer, however, was helped off the field limping with an apparent injury to his right leg with 3:38 left in the first half after a 2-yard run.
Backup Cody Byers, a Wisconsin recruit at safety, subbed for Pitzer and drove Alter to the Clinton-Massie 8-yard line with 26.6 seconds left. But, he threw an interception to Falcons linebacker Logan Evans, and Clinton-Massie took a knee to get to halftime.
Second quarter, 6:49 left: Alter QB Zane Pitzer ran for a 42-yard touchdown on the first play after a Knights safety to give Alter an 18-7 lead with 6:49 left.
Alter has scored a touchdown with a missed extra point, on a 30-yard field goal, on a safety and on a 42-yard run following a safety. As one press box observer noted: “They’re doing it every way you can do it.”
Second quarter, 7:03 left: Alter’s Teddy Link blocked a Clinton-Massie punt that went out of the end zone for a safety and an 11-7 Knights lead. The play was set up by a 43-yard Alter punt that put the Falcons at their own 2-yard line.
End of first: After a wild first quarter, with two 60-plus-yard runs, a fumble recovery and missed extra point, Alter leads Clinton-Massie 9-7 at the end of the first quarter.
First quarter, 4:14 left: Alter’s Andrew DiMario kicked a 30-yard field after Alter recovered a Clinton-Massie fumble at the C-M 25-yard line to take a 9-7 lead with 4:14 left.
First quarter, 8:10 left: Nolan Wilson followed a 65-yard run with a 6-yard scoring run with 8:10 left in the first quarter, but Alter missed the extra point and trails Clinton-Massie 7-6.
First quarter, 10:39 left: Clinton-Massie has taken a surprising 7-0 early lead against Alter on a 65-yard run by junior Jordy Scanlon just 1:21 into this Division IV, Region 16 final.
Scanlon accounted for all of the Falcons 73 yards on the drive’s three plays and broke away for the long run and the lead.
Pregame, 6:17 p.m.: Looks like Centerville athletic director Ron Ullery is getting some advance scouting done while his stadium hosts this Division IV, Region 16 final between Alter and Clinton-Massie, set to kick off at 7 p.m.
Centerville will play Alter next season is a much-anticipated area game, and Ullery was down on the field while Alter was warming up getting a closer look at the Knights players. Ullery had a roster in his hand and his reading glasses on.
Pregame, 4:18 p.m.: If you’re looking for a reason why the Alter and Clinton-Massie football teams have stayed undefeated this season and will play for the Division IV, Region 16 title tonight at Centerville High School, consider the schools’ commitment to football.
One watching the game from the stands tonight will see about one-third of both schools’ total male enrollment in uniform. According to the rosters and OHSAA enrollment figures, 145 of the 447 boys that attend both schools will be suiting up for the game.
Alter (12-0) enters as the state’s top-ranked team and defending state champion. But, based on computer points, the Knights are the No. 2 seed in Region 16.
Clinton-Massie (12-0) holds the top seed and talented junior running back Jordy Scanlon, who, at 5 feet 10 and 205 pounds, has already gained more than 300 yards in two playoff games.
Alter’s defense hasn’t yet allowed a playoff point with shutouts of Jonathan Alder and Carlisle, and Clinton-Massie uses a power running game. Both teams should stay mostly on the ground, making this regional final a game of muscle.
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