Oak Hill 27, Independence 26
Gallery by Heather BelcherĀ
Oak Hill – Oak Hill rallied from a 20-6 deficit Friday evening to knock off defending Class AA champion Independence 27-26 in Oak Hill.
Malachi Lewis threw four touchdown passes against the Patriots, piling up 130 yards through the air while J.D. Mauritz rushed for 109 yards. Trey Bowers and Connor Bradford each rushed for 100 yards in the loss after Independence running back Tyler Linksweiler left early with a shoulder injury.
The loss is the first in the regular season for Indy since Oct. 2, 2020 when it fell to Liberty.
The Patriots will be on a bye next week before hosting Shady Spring on Sept. 15.
Oak Hill will continue its gauntlet Friday when it travels to Princeton in a matchup of undefeated Class AAA schools.
Box Score courtesy of Dave MorrisonĀ
Oak Hill 27, Independence 26Ā
Independence Ā 6Ā Ā 14Ā Ā 6Ā Ā 0Ā Ā –Ā Ā 26Ā
Oak HillĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 6Ā Ā 14Ā Ā 0Ā Ā 7Ā Ā –Ā Ā 27Ā
First quarterĀ
I ā TylerĀ LinksweilerĀ 8 run (kick failed), 4:55Ā
OH ā Mikey Spack 76 pass from Malachi Lewis (kick failed), 3:50Ā
Second quarterĀ
I ā Dalton Williams 4 pass from Trey Bowers (Micah Cuthbert kick), 10:14Ā
I ā ChristianĀ LinksweilerĀ 45 pass from Bowers (Cuthbert kick), 7:38Ā
OH ā Elijah Gray 36 pass from Lewis (Jackson Pino kick), 3:18Ā
OH āĀ ZychaeusĀ Lewis 9 pass from Malachi Lewis (Pino kick), 0:00Ā
Third quarterĀ
I ā Connor Bradford 6 run (kick failed), 1:42Ā
Fourth quarterĀ
OH ā Spack 14 pass from Lewis (Pini kick), 6:24Ā
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSĀ
Rushing ā I: T.Ā LinskweilerĀ 6-29-1, Trey Bowers 26-103, Connor Bradford 19-109-1, Lucas Waddell 2-10, Landon Riddle 1-1, Sylas Nelson 1-(-2). OH: J.D. Mauritz 18-109, Malachi Lewis 5-24, James Green 6-27, LeviĀ Kiszka 1-5, Tyler Ashmore 2-48.Ā
PassingĀ ā I: Bowers 9-17-1-94-2. OH Malachi Lewis 6-14-1-130-4.Ā
Receiving ā I: Resean Simms 1-7, Lucas Waddell 1-6, Sylas Nelson 4-26, Dalton Adkins 1-6, Dalton Walliams 1-4-1, ChristianĀ LinksweilerĀ 1-45-1.Ā OH ā Armonyi Hick 2-64, Mikey Spack 2-21-2, Elijah Gray 1-36-1, Zycheaus Lewis 1-9-1.
Turnovers ā I: C. ChristianĀ LinskweilerĀ INT, FR. OH: Elijah Gray INT.