Miamisburg (2-2) took an early 3-0 lead on Kyle Tollett’s field goal and retained the lead when senior Robby Mays picked off Springfield quarterback Chris Wallace inside the Vikings’ 10-yard line. But the visiting Wildcats scored three touchdowns in the final 7 minutes, 12 seconds of the half to take control of the game.
First, 5-foot-6 speedster Titus Montgomery took a screen pass from Wallace, shook a few defenders and streaked 54 yards untouched to the end zone. Five minutes later, Wallace capped a nine-play, 80-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-1. But it was the third of Springfield’s three successive scores that summed up Miamisburg’s rough night.
“This is just a game that got away,” Miamisburg coach Tim Lewis said, “and we never came back.”
After getting the ball with less than 90 seconds left in the half, the Vikings appeared set on milking the clock and regrouping in the locker room.
But the same could not be said of Springfield (1-3), which used all three timeouts to regain possession on its own 30 with 11 seconds left — a seemingly harmless position that turned out to be anything but.
Springfield receiver Andrae Carey Jr., double-teamed, out-sprinted the entire Miamisburg defense and hauled in a perfectly thrown ball by Wallace before streaking into the end zone uncontested, pushing the lead to 20-3.
The Vikings — on that Hail Mary and throughout the game — couldn’t catch up.
Montgomery picked off a pass and raced 56 yards to the end zone on Miamisburg’s first second-half possession.
Another pick-six by Springfield’s Marques Moore was called back for a hold on the return. Mays was a bright spot for Miamisburg’s defense with two interceptions.
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