Lorain squeaks by Cleveland Hts. 14-13

The Lorain High School held on to defeat Cleveland Hts. 14-13 to close out the 2016 regular season.

With the win, the Titans:

• First LEL title in school history - the first outright league championship in football for the city since the 1987 Admiral King team was the sole champion of the Erie Shore Conference
• An 8-game winning streak - 1st in school history, 1st in city history to close the season
• First home playoff game in school history in Division 1, Region 2

With the loss, Cleveland Heights find themselves out the post-season in Division 1, Region 1

After Lorain turned the ball over on downs at the Tigers 19 with 2:29,  Cleveland Hts. began their march for a potential game-winner.  Lorain appeared to have held but was called for roughing the passer on 3rd giving the Tigers a fresh set of downs at the Lorain 45.

The Titans defense came through against the Tiger offense including Nazihar Bohannon stopping Cleveland Heights QB Cam Searight for no gain on 4th and 1 at Lorain's 36 with 42 seconds left.

Lorain (8-2, 5-0 Lake Erie)	8	6	0	0	=14
Clev Hts (6-4, 3-1 Lake Erie)	0	6	7	0	=13

Scoring

Lorain	1	7:48	Carlos Chavis 4 run (Justin Sturgil run); 11 plays, 45 yards, 4:08; key play: Daesean Brooks 11 pass from Sturgil on 3rd and 7
Lorain	2	4:14	Naz Bohannon 35 blocked punt return (run failed)
Cleveland Hts.	2	2:39	Sir Summers 19 pass from Cam Searight (run failed); 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:35; key play: Xavier Pillar 26 run + Lorain facemask penalty
Cleveland Hts.	3	4:50	Reggie Harris 15 pass from Searight (kick good); 3 plays, 17 yards, :47; key play: Cleveland Hts. Recovery of Lorain fumble.

	Lorain	Clev Hts
Plays	66	49
Total Yards	223	135
Time	30:34	17:26
First Downs	14	8
3rd Down Conversions	9-18	3-14
4th Down Conversions	0-2	0-3
Penalties	6-75	4-20
Rushing	Carlos Chavis 22/83 TD, Aaron Huff 18/84, Justin Sturgill 4/11, Zion Cross 1/(-5), Team 3/6	Xavier Pillar 11/72, Cam Searight 7/5, Rahmon Davis-Smith 4/0
Passing	Justin Sturgill 5-17-0-0-44, Carlos Chavis 0-1-0-0-0	Cam Searight 8-27-2-0-58
Receiving	Daesean Brooks 3-28, Davion Dower 1-8, Carlos Chavis 1-8	Reggie Harris 2-21 TD, Jaylen Harris 2-14, Xavier Pillar 2-5, Sir Summers 1-19 TD, Rahmon Davis-Smith 1-(-1)
Turnovers forced	0	1
Points Off Turnovers	0	7
Red Zone Efficiency	1-2	2-2

Lake Erie League Lorain (8-2, 5-0) Cleveland Hts (6-4, 3-1) Bedford (7-3, 3-2) Maple Hts (6-4, 2-3) Shaw (4-6, 1-4) Warrensville Hts (4-6, 0-4)
Lorain Titans L 26-29 @Midview (9-1) L 18-32 @Elyria (3-7) W 48-0 Scott (0-10) W 42-38 Garfield Heights (2-8) W 39-12 @Warrensville Heights (4-6) W 34-7 Shaw (4-6) W 24-23 @Sandusky (9-1) W 44-22 @Maple Heights (6-4) W 42-7 Bedford (7-3) W 14-13 @Cleveland Heights (6-4)	Cleveland Hts. L 6-42 @Cardinal Mooney (7-2) L 6-40 @Warren G Harding (9-1) W 47-40 Benedictine (3-7) W 28-17 Lake Catholic (5-5) W 44-14 Start (5-5) W 34-30 Maple Heights (6-4) W 34-26 @Bedford (7-3) L 0-28 @St Vincent-St Mary (6-4) W 15-10 @Shaw (4-6) L 13-14 Lorain (8-2)