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Friday, November 4, 2011
Thurgood Marshall stuns Alter 35-27 in football playoff opener
Tavonn Crisp scored four touchdowns and Thurgood Marshall stunned previously unbeaten Alter 35-27 in the opening round of the Division III high school football playoffs Friday night at Welcome Stadium.
The Cougars (10-1) advance to the semifinals of Region 12 next Friday against unbeaten Springfield Shawnee, a 64-8 winner over Cincinnati Taft. The game will be played at a neutral site.
Crisp had TD runs of 32, 31, 19 and 10 yards. But his most important run was a two-point conversion with 3:33 left. That gave Marshall a 28-27 lead. The Cougars intercepted Knights QB Malik Zaire on the ensuing possession and Crisp added his final score with 1:18 left.
“It means that we can contend with anybody,” Crisp said.
“For the City League and the fans who came to the game to support, knowing that they still got a Dayton Public School in the playoffs fighting not to just win but to win the first football championship in DPS history.”
It’s believed to be the first City League playoff win since Dunbar defeated Kirk Herbstreit and Centerville in 1986. The only other City League football playoff win was Roth with Keith Byars in 1980.
“I’m just happy to win a playoff game, especially against a great program like Alter,” Marshall coach Earl White said.
“We said going into the playoffs that we wanted to play undefeated Alter in the first round. That was our goal and that’s what we got and the kids came out on top.”
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