Olmsted Falls 28, Amherst 21

Olmsted Falls withstood an inspired Amherst team and hung to win 28-21. You can listen to the replay online. The Bulldogs are still undefeated in Southwestern Conference play (5-0, overall 6-2) while the Comets are winless in conference play (0-5, overall 1-7).

Amherst was smelling upset when leading 21-20, DB Stephen Hause intercepted Olmsted Falls quarterback Brennan Laird giving the Comets the ball at their own 44 with 6:56 left in the game. Unfortunately for the Comets, a bad snap on 3rd and 1 resulted in a 13 yard loss.

From there Laird took over.

• Amherst punted and a 22-yard return by Laird set up the Bulldogs on a short field.
• Laird directed an 8-play 48 yard drive which he was 5-5 for 46 yards passing.
• Called his own number and scored the game-winning touchdown on a 2-yard sneak.
• Called his own number again and converted the 2-point conversion.
• Amherst got the ball at their own 16. Comets completed a pass to Tom Gula but it was Laird who stripped the ball from the receiver. The Bulldogs recovered and ran out the clock.

Laird finished the game 23-33-309 passing with a TD, an interception and completions to six different receivers. Amherst quarterback Eric Lamb had a breakout game with 29-44-296 passing to seven different receivers with two touchdowns to Tray Waite who finished the game with 10 catches for 73 yards.

Olmsted Falls (6-2)	0	7	13	8	=28
Amherst (1-7)	7	0	7	7	=21

Scoring

Amherst	1	8:10	Tray Waite 11 pass from Eric Lamb (Ryan Lamb kick)
Olmsted Falls	2	10:52	Evan Rieke 1 run (Nathan Ferster kick)
Amherst	3	9:03	Logan Mahar 2 run (Ryan Lamb kick)
Olmsted Falls	3	8:08	Eric Meeham 62 pass from Brennan Laird (Nathan Ferster kick)
Olmsted Falls	3	:26	Evan Rieke 1 run (kick failed)
Amherst	4	7:11	Tray Waite 4 pass from Eric Lamb (Ryan Lamb kick)
Olmsted Falls	4	1:51	Brennan Laird 2 run (Laird run)

	Olmsted Falls	Amherst
Plays	66	74
Total Yards	380	360
Time	20:47	27:13
First Downs	22	24
3rd Down Conversions	4-10	7-15
4th Down Conversions	0-3	2-4
Penalties	5-40	11-90
Rushing	32-78 (Rieke 15-62, Laird 17-16)	27-64 (Jordan Irvin 16-49, Mahar 6-24)
Passing	309 (Laird 23-33-1-1)	296 (Lamb 29-44-2-0)
Turnovers forced	2	2
Points Off Turnovers	0	0
Red Zone Efficiency	3-5	3-4