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Published: November 15, 2008
THE DIFFERENCE: Following a 27-yard overtime field goal by Wesley Chapel's C.J. West, River Ridge QB Kenny Toce threw a 6-yard TD pass to Mike Conran for the win, spoiling Wesley Chapel's homecoming.
GAME NOTES: The Royal Knights overcame an eight-point halftime deficit and a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime. ... River Ridge ran 32 plays in the first half compared to 11 by Wesley Chapel, yet the Wildcats led, 14-6. ... River Ridge ran the ball 56 times for 205 yards. They got 67 yards and a TD on 16 carries from leading rusher Stavros Arianas. ... Hunter Joyer scored on a 53-yard TD run on Wesley Chapel's first play from scrimmage. He finished with 139 yards on 15 carries, giving him 1,009 yards rushing on the season.
STAT OF THE GAME: The Knights' Jack Paris was 3-for-3 in field goals, booted a 54-yard punt and had touchbacks on five of six kickoffs.
QUOTE OF THE GAME: "We made some mistakes in the first half, but we thought we were more physical than they were. We didn't panic in the fourth quarter; even though we were down by 10, we knew we could overcome that deficit. We played hard and eliminated mistakes in the fourth quarter." - River Ridge coach Tim Stevens
Kenny Sanders
| River Ridge | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | - | 28 |
| Wesley Chapel | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | - | 25 |
R-FG Paris 45
W-Wozniak 38 pass from West (West kick)
R-FG Paris 35
R-Toce 1 run (pass failed)
W-Wozniak 33 pass from West (Charles pass from Degroot)
R-Arianas 1 run (Paris kick)
R-FG Paris 22
W-FG West 27
R-Conran 6 pass from Toce (no conversion attempted)
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