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Alter rallies to win wild regional final, 35-32, against Kenton and QB Maty Mauk
WAPAKONETA — Alter got 186 rushing yards from Zane Pitzer and withstood 386 yards from QB Maty Mauk to beat Kenton 35-32 and win the Division IV, Region 16 title.
31.6 seconds, fourth: Alter leads 35-32 and just stopped Kenton on fourth down.
1:33, fourth: Alter leads 35-32. After stopping Kenton on a fourth down, Alter got a 24-yard scoring run from QB Zane Pitzer and a conversion run by Pitzer to re-take the lead. Pitzer has rushed for 186 yards and 3 TDs.
3:59, fourth: Kenton Leads 32-27, but Alter stopped Mauk on a fourth-down run and takes over on its own 47-yard line.
5:40, fourth: Kenton leads 32-27. Alter RB Justin Winters slipped and fell with an open field in front of him on fourth down to turn the ball over on downs. Kenton takes over at its own 44-yard line.
7:41, fourth: Kenton leads 32-27: Kenton responded to Alter taking the lead by driving 65 yards for a 7-yard scoring run by QB Maty Mauk. Mauk has passed for 330 yards and 4 TDs and rushed for 80 yards and a score
10:10, fourth: Alter leads 27-26. On Alter’s second play after the interception, QB Zane Pitzer ran 70 yards for a score, but the 2-point conversion try failed on a run.
10:57, fourth: Kenton leads 26-21, but Alter just intercepted Mauk and has first-and-10 at its own 25-yard line
0:04, third: Kenton leads 26-21. Alter forced Kenton’s first punt of the game, and Pitzer scored from 1 yard to finish a 62-yard drive and cut the Kenton lead further.
10:07, third: Kenton leads 26-14. Kenton opened the half with a 63-yard drive capped by a 13-yard pass from Maty Mauk to Dustin Howell. The pass on the 2-point conversion failed.
Halftime: Kenton leads 20-14. Alter scored first, but Kenton got 20 first-quarter points. Alter then held the ball for 9:47 of the 12 minutes in the second quarter, but a 14-play, 54-yard, 7:03 drive failed to produce points.
Kenton’s Maty Mauk has passed for 209 yards and 3 TDs on 15-of-20 completions. Alter has rushed for 187 yards, led by QB Zane Pitzer’s 67 yards on 15 carries.
25 seconds, second: Kenton continues to lead 20-14. The Wildcats have called timeout with first-and-28 from their own 36-yard line upcoming.
10:17, second: Kenton leads 20-14. Alter QB Zane Pitzer scored on a 7-yard run to stop a string of 20 straight Kenton points.
End of first quarter: Kenton leads 20-7. Kenton QB Maty Mauk has thrown 3 TD passes, but Alter has stopped two of the 2-point conversion attempts.
2:07, first: Kenton leads 20-7. Kenton drove 41 yards in 10 plays to score on a 9-yard pass from Mauk to Morrison, but the 2-point conversation attempt failed. Mauk has thrown 10-of-14 completions for 142 yards and 3 TDs.
5:47, first: Kenton leads 14-7. Kenton recovered an onside kick and went 47 yards on two Mauk passes, but Mauk’s run attempt failed on a 2-point conversion attempt.
6:12, first: Kenton leads 8-7. Kenton QB Maty Mauk scrambled way back behind the line of scrimmage, broke two tackles and threw a 39-yard pass to Max Morrison to complete a 73-yard drive. Mauk ran it in on the 2-point conversation to take the lead.
7:47, first: Alter leads 7-0. The Knights went 9 plays for 78 yards in their opening drive and, perhaps more importantly, took 4:13 off the clock.
PREGAME: It’s an hour before 10-2 Alter will face 11-1 Kenton for the Division IV, Region 16 title, and there’s no mystery about the big key for the Knights: Hold on to the ball for as long as possible.
Alter has the offense to do it at Wapakoneta’s Harmon Field, the the Knights have shown throughout the season and over the course of coach Ed Domsitz’ tenure as coach. The powerful rushing offense has been a key weapon for Alter making it a regular playoff participant and the D-IV state champion of the past two seasons.
But it’s even more important tonight, because of Kenton junior QB Maty Mauk gets the ball, he certainly knows what to do with it, and quickly. Mauk enters the game having passed for 5,280 yards and 65 TDs in the unusual Kenton offense that knows only five-wide run-and-gun.
Kenton has lost, of course, to Ottawa-Glandorf 22-20 in Week 4, but the Wildcats have won eight straight since. That included an upset of top-ranked Clinton-Massie last week.
Either way, Region 16 will send a lower-seeded team to the state semifinals, as Alter is No. 6, and Kenton is No. 5.
And, I have several pens ready in case I run out of ink writing down the offensive plays.
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By Grandma Wyatt
November 19, 2010 7:27 PM | Link to this
Keep it coming; wish I were there.
By old coach
November 19, 2010 8:36 PM | Link to this
Wow, 20 points in the first quarter. Alter has only given up over 20 points in an entire game once this year. But, It’s close. Play some D Alter.
By Big D '77
November 20, 2010 5:29 AM | Link to this
I’m tired of hearing about Maty Mauk, so sit down and shut the F up! It’s like watching a group of 5th graders in someone’s backyard play a game of smear the queer.
By Happy
November 20, 2010 6:44 AM | Link to this
Maybe next year Martha Mauk and her mother the arrogant , ignorant caoch will learn that backyadr seven on seven can’t win in the playoffs. Maybe we’ll feature someone else on the team besides our baby.
By cville
November 20, 2010 9:38 AM | Link to this
How bout CENTERVILLE. Alter is not that good.
By CJ
November 20, 2010 9:45 AM | Link to this
If they would have kicked the extra points like a normal team the score would have been tied 35-35. Instead the idiot coach tries to show up other teams with on side kicks and no punting. Nice job coach, moron. Learn how to play the game right.
By CJ
November 20, 2010 10:09 AM | Link to this
Centerville? Are you kidding me? If that boring team learned how to throw the ball they might still be playing. That brand of football is like watching paint dry. Ullery is another moron coach who’s teams will NEVER advance past the second round of the playoffs. Centerville is nothing but jealous of the Knights success! And they would kick the crap out of the Wee Elks if they played now! Chew on that fat C-ville!
By Who cares?
November 20, 2010 11:43 AM | Link to this
Big deal…Alter is just another private school abusing the Ohio school playoff system by operating outside the constraints of public systems. Look at all the playoffs. The private schools are dominating, as would be expected.
By caj
November 20, 2010 5:37 PM | Link to this
Hey Who Cares? WAH!! You have no idea what you are talking about. Get some facts and then come back. Oh wait, Alter manipulates their enrollment - Wrong Alter would gladly accept another 200 students Or this one, Alter recruits. Wrong. Walk through the halls of Alter and most of the kids look like they belong in the glee club than on the football team. Alter has good coaching and motivated kids. End of story. Try again.
By db
November 20, 2010 10:51 PM | Link to this
If I’m not mistaken, Centerville’s season has long been over, right?? Hahaha.
By KJB
November 21, 2010 4:28 PM | Link to this
Hey cville, Alter played Centerville as tough as anyone else this year and Centerville players will tell you that. Take away the stupid half back pass and the fact that Alter fumbled on their own 15 yard line not because of a Centerville hit, but because of a dropped pitch and you have a very close game. Don’t forget, this is a rebuilding year for Alter. Alter would have beat Centerville in any of the last 4 years. And CJ fans, Alter is still the better team. They were injured, tired and not very fired up to play you. It’s not the same CJ program of the 80’s. Not much to get fired up about.
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