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Published November 08, 2009 01:18 am - Oswego’s final comeback falls 14 yards short By Craig Hull
sports@joplinglobe.com OSWEGO, Kan. – All Lane Martin wanted was the ball and a chance for last-minute drive. The 5-foot-9, 155 junior quarterback/safety for Oswego got just that. Martin’s interception with four minutes left allowed the Indians to make a final, last-ditch effort at a come-from-behind victory. But three incomplete passes — including two shots into the end zone — from the Olpe 14 was all the resurgent Indians could muster. Oswego dropped a 20-16 decision to Olpe at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night in the Kansas Class 2-1A regional championship. The victory sends the Eagles (11-0) into next Friday’s state quarterfinals against St. Marys, a 42-8 winner at Valley Falls. The Indians, capping a 10-1 season, celebrated their first undefeated regular season since 1949 and welcomed back members of the 1949 team at halftime. Oswego trimmed the Olpe lead to 20-16 with 7:44 left in the fourth quarter on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Martin to tight end Michael Bullard and a two-point conversion pass from Martin to Matthew Dickinson. On the ensuing possession, Olpe picked up a pair of first downs and had the ball first and 10 at the Oswego 39 before a personal foul penalty after the first down play backed the ball up for a second down and 20 at the Olpe 49. Olpe quarterback Matt Redeker picked up six yards on second down, but his third-down pass was intercepted by Martin at the Oswego 25 and returned four yards with four minutes left. “I was playing center field and when I saw the ball go up, I knew it had to be mine,” Martin said. “After that, the only though in my mind was going down and winning this game.” Martin led the Oswego drive downfield gaining 11 yards on a quarterback counter play, connecting with Stuart Kenner for a 9-yard completion, a fourth-down run of 13 yards followed by a 3-yard run by fullback Nick Billingsley. “The (keeper) counter play, where I fake it to a couple of guys and boot out to the opposite was working well. We made their defense flow one way, and blocked it well the other way,” Martin said. 
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