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Devon Fox Overcomes His Mistakes, Leads Benedictine To 31-24 OT Win

CHARDON, Ohio- When Benedictine got the ball back in late fourth quarter, NDCL Manni Malone sacked Quarterback Nick Demchuk and everyone thought the game was over.

Apparently, that wasn’t the case.

With one second left in regulation, kicker Ivan Shuran kicked a 45-yard field goal to send it to overtime. However, the big difference in the game came when Wide Receiver Devon Fox overcame his mistakes by scoring  the winning touchdown and coming up with the game-ending interception in overtime to lead his team to a 31-24 win.

“I told Ivan to get ready for a 50-yarder and was going to try to get you in if we have too.” Coach Carter Welo said. “And thankfully it went through despite hitting the crossbar.”

“Defense played great tonight.” He also added.

But first, Devon Fox fumbled on a catch with less than eight minutes to go. That set up NDCL to take a 21-14 lead. Then he fumbled again on a muffed punt.

All Fox was thinking about was getting another chance, and it paid off.

He would score on an 85-yard TD by recovering a fumble to tie the game up at 21. He also would score on a go-ahead touchdown within three plays in overtime. His defense gave him a boost in confidence, intercepting Charles Forbes’ pass to end the game.

“I told myself I have to get this back.” Fox said. “I was upset I fumbled twice but I had to stay motivated, have faith and go win this game.”

Fox scored all four Benedictine touchdowns.

The Lions first scored in the second quarter when Running back Emmanuel Malone scored from two-yards out. Both teams were tied at seven at halftime.

With NDCL losing their first game of the season, Coach Andrew Mooney knows his team wanted it bad and wants his players to bounce back quickly.

“I told my players you have until Saturday Morning.” Coach Mooney said.

“We got to get ready for next week and we are going to continue to work hard like always.”

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