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Petters kicks Ephrata past Lebanon
- 11 September 2005
Senior running back Ryan Crowther (17 carries for 55 yards) had a pair of short touchdown
runs, and senior Eric Petters drilled the game-winning field goal in the
fourth quarter Friday night as Ephrata edged host Lebanon 15-13 in the
Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 openers for both teams.
Ephrata improved to 1-0 in the section and 1-1 overall. Lebanon, which knocked off cross-town rival Cedar Crest in its opener, slipped to 0-1 in the section and 1-1 overall.
Crowther's 1-yard TD dive sliced Lebanon's lead to 7-6 at the break. And his 3-yard TD run gave Ephrata a 12-7 lead with 3:46 left in the third quarter. Ephrata's lead wouldn't last long as a big kickoff return found the Cedars deep in Mountaineer territory.
And with 1:53 left in the third, Lebanon pushed ahead to take a 13-12 lead when junior Jared Marderness slammed in from the 2.
But Petters won it for Ephrata with a 33-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. With 2:01 left to play all the Mounts defense had to do was shutdown Lebanon's offense one more time.
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The Mounts now look to make it two in a row as they host the Cocalico Eagles next week.
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