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Published November 10, 2009 01:07 am - Blackhawks strike in overtime, trip Greenfield By Craig Hull
sports@joplinglobe.com GREENFIELD, Mo. — Needing to cover 60 yards in less than three minutes to tie the game, George Bruto gave the ball to his playmaker quarterback. Trevor Gregg, all of 5-foot-10 and 167 pounds, directed a 12-play, 60-yard drive allowing him to score on a 4-yard run with two second left to tie the game at 22. Then in overtime, Bruto let Gregg and classmate Skyler Kariker carry the Blackhawks into the Class 1 state quarterfinals. Gregg’s 20-yard fade to Kariker on Adrian’s third play in overtime lifted the Blackhawks to a 28-25 victory over Greenfield Monday night in a standing room only crowd at Wildcat Stadium in the Class 1 sectional championship. “All I told him was make sure you put it in the corner and I knew I could catch it,” said Kariker while shedding tears of joy following the game-winning catch. “I didn’t even see it when he released it, but when I turned to find it, it was right there for me to catch.” The victory sends the Blackhawks (10-2) into Saturday’s quarterfinal contest at home against undefeated Tipton, a 49-7 winner over University Academy. The loss caps a 10-2 season for Greenfield, the Spring River Valley league champs. “The Kariker kid is an all-state caliber player,” said Greenfield coach Jamie LaSalle. “We had our best corner on him all night and that final play, the coverage was great, we just didn’t get pressure on the quarterback.” Trailing 15-14 to start the fourth quarter, Greenfield took advantage of Adrian’s second turnover of the game driving 28 yards in eight plays with Jamie Gray scoring on a 1-yard run and quarterback Jordan Bryant adding the two-point conversion run with 6:40 left for a 22-15 Wildcat lead. After trading three-and-out possessions, Adrian took over at its own 40 with 2:59 left to play. Bruto, Adrian’s head coach, put the ball in the hands of Gregg and senior tailback Erik White. The two combined to carry the ball on 10 of the 12 snaps on the game-tying drive with White eating up 18 yards on six carries and Gregg running four times for 44 yards on scrambles of 11, 13 and 16 yards. “We were wanting to get it down through the air, but their defense had our routes covered so I just pulled it down and took off,” Gregg said. “I tried to make something out of the play.” 
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