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Friday, Mar. 29, 2024

Titans defeat VW in season-ending game

DAVE MOSIER/independent sports

Titan Brandon Kuhlman ran for 201 yards and four touchdowns as Ottawa-Glandorf ended its Western Buckeye League season with a 61-7 victory over the winless Cougars in Eggerss Stadium on Friday.

Caleb Lloyd (28) looks for running room during Friday night's game against Ottawa-Glandorf. (Jan Dunlap/Van Wert independent)

O-G generated a total of 422 yards of offense while holding Van Wert to 134 yards of total offense.

With the win, the Titans finish in third place in the WBL, behind Kenton, winner over second-place Wapakoneta 52-32 in their battle for the league championship on Friday. Ottawa-Glandorf ended the regular season with a record of 7-2 in the WBL and 8-2 overall. The Wildcats were undefeated at 9-0 in league play and 10-0 overall, while the Redskins were 8-1 in the league and 9-1 overall.

The Cougars ended a forgettable season at 0-9 in the WBL and 0-10 overall.

The Titans scored seven times before Van Wert was able to get on the scoreboard. Kuhlman ran for three of the first four scores (the Titan’s special teams unit got the other when Brad Racer blocked a Cougar punt and ran it four yards for a touchdown).

Kuhlman ran for 74 yards for the first score, 34 yards for the second and 5 yards for a third, all in the first half. Caleb Siefker had the other Titan score in the first half on a 6-yard run with 15 seconds remaining in the second quarter. Josh Buckland hit all five extra points and it was 35-0 at halftime.

Ottawa-Glandorf took up where it left off in the second half, with Kuhlman getting the first score of the third quarter with an 18-yard run with 7:46 remaining in the quarter. Quarterback Logan Rieman put up the next TD with a 15-yard pass to Luke Recker with 2:19 remaining in the third quarter.

Van Wert scored its only touchdown in the third quarter on a 21-yard run by Caleb Lloyd with 1:10 remaining in the quarter. Austin Reichert hit the PAT kick and it was 48-7 with one quarter yet to do.

The Titans dominated the final period with a 5-yard run by Rieman (Tyler Morman kicked the PAT) for a 55-7 lead, while the O-G defense scored the final touchdown of the night when Blake Blevins intercepted a Cougar pass and ran 40 yards for a score with 4:38 remaining in the game.

Reichert was Van Wert’s leading rusher with 59 yards on 11 carries, while Lloyd had five carries for 45 yards and a TD.

Lloyd also caught two passes for 20 yards, while Reichert had three catches for 24 years. Siefker was the top passer in the game with 8 completions on 13 attempts for 109 yards, while Rieman was 3 of 3 for 63 yards and a touchdown for the Titans. Tyler Williams hit 4 of 7 pass attempts for 35 yards, while Nick Krugh connected on 2 of 10 pass attempts for 19 yards and the interception that went for a touchdown.

POSTED: 10/29/11 at 5:10 am. FILED UNDER: Sports