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Roadrunners shock Irish, knock top-ranked KCHS out of playoffs
Staff Reports - Thu, Nov, 22, 2007
As it was last season, Knoxville Catholic has been eliminated from the TSSAA state playoffs at home against an opponent it beat soundly during the regular season.
Austin-East traveled to Blaine Stadium and, boosted by a late-game missed extra-point, left with a 26-25 victory against the state’s top-ranked Irish in Class 3A second-round action.
Jeffrey Faris’ 7-yard run put Catholic ahead before the Roadrunners (9-3 record) answered.
A one-yard run from Dorian Cozart lifted the Irish to a 13-6 halftime lead.
Following a Michael Robins interception that thwarted an Austin-East drive deep into Catholic territory, the Irish went 90 yards capped by Faris’ 23-yard run making it 19-6.
The Roadrunners then responded in the quickest way, an 86-yard kick-off return to trim the KCHS lead to 19-12.
Touchdown pass plays of 44 and 27 yards, aided by a fumbled kick-off return, suddenly had Austin-East ahead 26-19 midway into the fourth quarter.
But the Irish used an off-sides penalty on fourth-down to keep its drive alive before Cozart scored from three yards out with 1:09 remaining, cutting the lead to 26-25.
After the missed extra point, Catholic recovered the on-side kick. But a penalty forced a second try that A-E recovered.
Ranked No. 1 in Tennessee most of the season, Catholic suffered its first loss and ends with an 11-1 record.
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