Eisenhower suffers 2-overtime heartbreak at Northwestern
ALBION, Pa. – For the second time this season, it was overtime heartbreak for the Eisenhower Knights.
Actually, this one was in double overtime.
Preston Rusner’s 28-yard field goal in the second extra period lifted host Northwestern to a 37-34 win over Eisenhower in a seesaw affair Friday night.
After Rusner’s field goal attempt in the first overtime was blocked, Eisenhower appeared to win the game on an Ethan Chambers 10-yard run, but the play was called back on a holding penalty and the Wildcats (4-1), were able to get the stop they needed to extend the game.
It was the Ethan Chambers show for the Knights, as the senior back rushed for four touchdowns, including a 2-yarder with 6:23 to go in the fourth quarter, that, coupled with the 2-point conversion tied the game at 34-34.
It was part of a monster effort for Chambers, who rushed for 237 yards on 34 carries.
Northwestern drove to the Eisenhower 31 with inside of a minute left in the fourth quarter, but the Eisenhower (1-4) defense forced a turnover on downs to send the game to overtime.
Leading 20-14 at halftime, Chambers 1-yard plunge gave Ike its biggest lead of the contest at 26-14.
Northwestern rattled off the next 20 points, however, thanks to a pair of Jeremy Dohanic touchdowns runs and a 77-yard punt return by Dawson Fiester.
Dohanic also had a big game, rushing for 102 yards and three scores.
(Due to the length of the game, a complete story will be published in Monday’s edition of the Times Observer.)
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Score by quarters
Eisenhower 14 6 6 8 0 0 – 34
Northwestern 7 7 20 0 0 3 – 37
Scoring summary
First Quarter
E-Ethan Chambers 14 run (Jake Venman kick), 7:36
N-Jeff Bish 44 run (Preston Rusner kick), 5:24
E-Riley West 48 run (Venman kick), 3:10
Second Quarter
E-Chambers 1 run (Venman kick blocked), 10:28
N-Jeremy Dohanic 46 run (Rusner kick), 2:36
Third Quarter
E-Chambers 59 run (Venman kick missed), 9:40
N-Dohanic 40 run (Rusner kick), 8:46
N-Dawson Fiesler 77 punt return (Rusner kick), 7:06
N-Dohanic 5 run (Rusner kick missed), 6:07
Fourth Quarter
E-Chambers 2 run (Chambers run), 6:23
OT
None
2OT
N-Rusner 28 field goal
Team stats
E N
Total plays 75 55
Rushes-yards 65-361 35-174
Comp-att-int 5-10-0 8-20-0
Passing yards 42 128
Total yards 403 302
Fumbles-lost 2-2 1-1
Individual stats
Rushing: Eisenhower-Ethan Chambers 34-237 4TD, Garrett Head 15-80, Riley West 7-62 TD, Nate Holt 4-3, Owen Trumbull 5-(-21). Northwestern-Jeremy Dohanic 15-102 3TD, Ryan Tewell 14-36, Jeff Bish 5-36 TD, Frankie Valletta 1-0.
Passing: Eisenhower-Trumbull 5-10 42 yards. Northwestern-Tewell 8-20 128 yards.
Receiving: Eisenhower-Zane Alexander 2-22, Chambers 2-6, Head 1-14. Northwestern-Tyler Sumner 3-53, Dohanic 2-33, Josh Schmidt 2-14, Jarrod Glasl 1-28.
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