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The Beacon Journal Sunday, November 6, 1994, Page D13 Massillon 42, McKinley 41 For McKinley star, right really isn't all right But McDaniels says he can handle missing PAT that cost Bulldogs game it was to accept at the time considering it's the 100th game and my senior McKinley-Massillon game, will make me a stronger person. In fact, I know that because I know that I already am stronger for it And it's only an hour after the game." NOTEBOOK Sports Illustrated writer Leigh MontvtHe was in Stark County for three days to do a piece tne upcoming SI. Referee Fred Vfcaroi was doing his 20th consecutive McKjniey-Massillon game. Pro Football Hall of Farmer Bart Starr did the pregame coin toss at midfield. Honorary captains for the game were the captains of the 50th anniversary game, which included McKin-ley's Joe Pujazon and kv Lombard! along with Massillon's BiH Gable and Glenn Keller.

The 83 combined points easily surpassed the 55 points scored in the 1953 and 1991 games for most total points in a game in the senes. passes for 148 yards and one touchdown. And only a botched snap denied McDaniels the opportunity to win the game in regulation with a 50-yard field as the clock ran out. "I had the wind and I had the feeling that I was going to hit it," said McDaniels. "That would have been a dream way to end the game." Instead, it turned into a nightmare when he missed the extra-point.

"Maybe it's just that God thinks I'm the best person on this day to deal with this type of tremendous emotional tragedy," said McDaniels. "And he's given me this burden instead of giving it to somebody else. "I know I can handle it. And I know tiiis experience, as tough as And never was that fact more deeply embedded in McDaniels' mindset than yesterday afternoon at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in the 100th edition of the celebrated Massillon-McKinley series. The Massillon Tigers beat McDaniels' Bulldogs 42-41 in overtime.

The margin of difference turned out to be the extra-point kick McDaniels sent ever so slightly to the right of the right upright after the Bulldogs opened overtime with Kinta Mitchell's fourth TD run of the game. McDaniels figures he has kicked at least 100,000 extra-points from the time he started kicking six seasons ago as a seventh grader at Lehman. He has kicked extra-points any time he can find anybody, includ right," said McDaniels. "It wasn't good. I have no argument about that." The unfortunate aspect was that this one miss had to come at such a time.

It overshadowed an otherwise superb performance by McDaniels. If Rommel was the Desert Fox during World War then McDaniels was the Sand Turf Fox during this game. He exercised his field leadership in leading the Bulldogs up and down the field to score five touchdowns in regulation. McDaniels, who sports a 4.4 grade-point average and has an SAT score in the range of a star NFL running back's numbers, called a near-flawless game at quarterback. And he hit 14-of-20 ing mother Chris, to hold for him.

He has kicked extra-points in the morning. In the evening. And in the dark at Don Scott Field. He had missed only two extra-point attempts all season. He was a perfect 5-for-5 in the regulation time of this amazing game.

"Josh is the best person, no make that the only person, I would want to have kicking with the game on the line," said Thorn McDaniels. "Nobody could be more prepared for such a moment than Josh. I knew that all along. But I learned today just how really big of a person he is." It's just that it wasn't to be on this particular kick. "I just pushed it a little to the BYBOXLILLEY Bmnm Journal abiff uriler Canton McKinley senior Josh McDaniels never has had to be told what life is all about.

He's the son of the McKinley coach, Thorn McDaniels, who just happens to be the winningest coach in McKinley history as well as one of the most-maligned whenever the Bulldogs suffer their one or two losses of each season. "I've known for a long time that life simply isn't fair," said McDaniels the younger. r7T i Rivals Massillon gets a passing grade in overtime Continued from Page Dl XX game," said Rose, who recorded his first win in the series in three tries. "It seemed like whichever team didn't make the mistakes and had the ball last was going to win." Rose was dead right on both counts. The Tigers, who committed only 12 turnovers in their first nine games, played error-free football.

The Bulldogs, on the other hand, committed two turnovers. The most costly was a fumble of a high, short kickoff that Massillon senior safety Steve Griffith recovered at the McKinley 25 midway through the second quarter. That enabled the Tigers, who MIKE CARDEW Beacon Journal Canton McKinley 's Josh McDaniels (12) and Mark Thewes chase ball after a mishandled snap on a field-goal attempt on the final play of the fourth quarter yesterday. law' ymmxffii II! Scoring MASSIliON 42, CANTON MCKJNLfY 41 0 14 7 14 6-41 McKinley MassMcn the coaching staffs adjusted it became virtually impossible for either team to stop the other." 0 14 14 7 7-42 SECOND QUARTER McKINLEY Kinta Mitchell scored on a 6-yanl run wild 11:30 left to cap a 6-play. 80-yanj, 2:23 drive that was highlighted by Josh McDaniels' 45-yard pass to Jaiyvcone Jack Rose MassiiUm coach had just evened the score 7-7 on Spencer's 3-yard TD run, to take a 14-7 lead four minutes later when tailback Ashcraft scored on a 2-yard run.

"That was the big mistake that you simply can't have in a big game like this," said Thorn McDaniels. "We made it. And it made the difference." Oh, it didn't kill the Bulldogs right there. Josh McDaniels ran a brilliant 2-minute offense and drove the Bulldogs 65 yards for the tying score. But instead of a 14-7 halftime lead, the Bulldogs had to settle for a 14-14 tie.

The Tigers sensed they had the momentum. And they opened the second half with a trick play, a flea flicker. Spencer handed off to Ashcraft, who promptly flipped the ball back to Spencer. Spencer unloaded a bomb that Redrick caught off his shoulder pads in strike at the 20 and took into the end zone for a 62-yard TD. Redrick celebrated by throwing his wristbands into the crowd.

That put the Bulldogs in a catch-up mode forever. They did manage to tie the game 35-35 when McDaniels hit Shakeer Abdullah for an 8-yard TD off a brilliant play-fake with 1:18. But even at that, it seemed like McKinley was playing from behind all the time. And even though the Bulldogs opened overtime with a 1-yard TD run by Kinta Mitchell, their lead was only 41-35 when the extra-point kick was missed. "We saw that as our opening," said Spencer.

"And we knew we had to take advantage of it." The Tigers did. Spencer ran an option play to the right and, after from McDaniels with 1:18 to play to cap a 7-play, 68-yard, 1:01 dnve that was highlighted by Brown's 17-yard run. McDaniels kicked the extra 35-35. OVERTIME McKINLEY Mitchell scored on a 1-yard run to cap a 5-play, 20-yard dnve that was highlighted by Brown's 11-yard run on the first play. Extra-point kick McKinley 41-35.

MASSILLON fiednck scored on a 20-yard run. Pnbich locked the extra point Mauikn42-4L Team statistics McK Md9t Total first downs 25 18 By rushing 15 14 By passing 8 3 By penalty 2 1 Total net yards 233 245 Total offensive plays 65 50 Average gain per play 5.2 6.6 Net yards rushing 233 245 Total rushing plays 45 37 Net yards passing 148 103 Attempts-Completed 20-14 13-6 Times Intercepted 1 0 Punts Number, average 1-35 Blocked 0 0 Numberpunt yards returned 2-0 1-4 Numberkidioff yards returned 6-52 6-65 Numberintercepfjon yds. return 0 1-32 Penalties yards 5-25 4-47 Fumbles tost 4-1 0-0 Time of possession 24:37 23:23 "This was the most incredible game I've ever been involved with, even if it was as the losing coach." THOM MCDANIELS McKinley coarh Richards. McDaniels kicked the extra McKinley 7-0. MASSILLON Willie Spencer scored on a 3-yard run with 6:20 left to cap a 12-pJay.

80-yard, 5:10 dnve that was highlighted by three first -down tuns by Spencer. Nek Pnbich kicked the extra 7-7. MASSILLON Leon Ashcraft scored on a 2-yard tun wrth 2:18 left to cap a 7-play. 25-yard, 3:59 dnve that was set up by Steve Griffith's recovery of a fumble on the kickoff. Pnbich kicked the extra point Massillon 14-7.

McKINLEY Mitchell scored on a 1-yard run with 18 seconds left to cap a 10 play, 65-yard. 2:00 dnve that was highlighted by McDaniels' 14-yard pass to Mark Thewes. McDaniels kicked the extra pont. 14-14. THIRD QUARTER MASSILLON Victor Rednck caught a 62-yaid pass from Spencer with 11:21 left to cap a 2-play, 71-yard.

39 second dnve the second play after the second-half kickoff. Pnbich kicked the extra MassWon 21-14. McKINLEY Adnan Brown scored on a 2-yard run with 8:08 left to cap an 8-rjiay. 81-yard, 3:13 dnve that was highlighted three long runs by Brown. McDanets Kicked the extra 21 21.

MASSILLON Vaughn Mohler caught a 6-yard pass from Spencer with 4:27 left to cap a 7-play, 68-yard, 3:41 dnve that was highlited by Ashcraft's 21 -yard run. Pnbcch kicked the extra point. MassWon 28-21. FOURTH QUARTER McKINLEY Mitchell scored on a 1-yard run with 8: 13 to play to cap a 14-play. 80-yard, 8:14 dnve that was highlighted by a 2-yard run by Mitchell on fourth-and-1 on the previous play.

McDaniels kicked the extra pant 28-28. MASSILLON Ashcraft scored on a 20-yard run with 4:00 to play to cap an 8-play, 80-yard, 4:13 dnve that was highlighted by an 18-yard run by Ashcraft. Pnbich kicked the extra MassHon 35-28. McKINLEY Shakeer Abdullah caught an 8-yard pass juking one defender, fired a pitch to trailing back Redrick. "The hole was so big all I could see ahead was a sea of orange the orange end zone," said Redrick.

Redrick went into the end zone untouched. Nick Pribich put the extra-point kick right down the middle to boost Massillon's edge in the 100-game war to 54-41-5. Individual statistics Brown 19-138. Mitchell 15-71, McLeod 5-27, Richards 1-8. Ashcraft 19-109, Spencer 12-94, Turner 5-24, Rednck 1-20, Fraelich 1-2.

Passing McDamels 20-14-148, Spencer 13-6-103. Receiving Brown 2-2, Thewes 7-62. Richards 2-55, Pulombo 1-14. Mitchell 1-7, Abdulah 1-8. Shanor 2-14, Williams 1-9, Rednck 1-62, Mohler 1-6.

JOCELYN WILLIAMS Beacon Journal McKinley's Adrian Brown (6) runs for daylight against Massillon. Brown had one touchdown in yesterday's game. Turner 1-12. 1967-1979 1894-1930 P-, 'WWW WWfw 1 5 30 84 50 ,,78. '33 i -Jit 1967 Massillon 20, Canton McKinley 15 1968 Canton McKinley 26, Massillon 6 1969 Canton McKinley 14, Massillon 7 1970 Massillon 28, Canton McKinley 0 1971 Massillon 28, Canton McKinley 6 1972 Massillon 12, Canton McKinley 3 1973 Canton McKinley 21, Massillon 0 1974 Massillon 20, Canton McKinley 15 1975 Canton McKinley 21, Massillon 15 1976 Massillon 7, Canton McKinley 3 1977 Massillon 21, Canton McKinley 0 1978 Massillon 13, Canton McKinley 10 1979 Massillon 24, Canton McKinley 0 'i 4 a-: Paul Brown (fourth from left, white shirt), who coached Massillon from 1932-40, stands with his some of his 1933 team.

Brown had a 6-3 record against McKinley. A Massillon player scrambles for some extra yardage against Canton McKinley in 1984, a game Massillon lost 17-6. 1950-1966 1931-1949 1931 Massillon 20, Canton McKinley 6 1932 Canton McKinley 19, Massillon 0 1894 Canton McKinley 16, Massillon 6 Game 2 Canton McKinley 12, Massillon 8 1895 Canton McKinley 6, Massillon 0 1900 Canton McKinley 5, Massillon 0 Game 2 Canton McKinley 45, Massillon 0 1903 Canton McKinley 5, Massillon 0 Game 2 Canton McKinley 6, Massillon 0 1904 Canton McKinley 18, Massillon 0 Game 2 Canton McKinley 12, Massillon 5 1906 Canton McKinley 24, Massillon 0 Game 2 Canton McKinley 28, Massillon 0 1907 Massillon 0, Canton McKinley 0 Game 2 Canton McKinley 44, Massillon 0 1908 Canton McKinley 17, Massillon 0 Game 2 Massillon 12, Canton McKinley 6 1909 Massillon 11, Canton McKinley 6 Game 2 Massillon 6, Canton McKinley 2 1912 Canton McKinley 19, Massillon 0 1913 Massillon 13, Canton McKinley 13 1914 Massillon 3, Canton McKinley 0 1915 Canton McKinley 7, Massillon 6 1916 Massillon 16, Canton McKinley 9 1917 Massillon 7, Canton McKinley 6 1919 Massillon 21, Canton McKinley 0 1920 Canton McKinley 14, Massillon 0 1921 Massillon 13, Canton McKinley 12 1922 Massillon 24, Canton McKinley 0 1923 Massillon 9, Canton McKinley 0 1924 Massillon 6, Canton McKinley 0 1925 Canton McKinley 6, Massillon 3 1926 Massillon 0, Canton McKinley 0 1927 Canton McKinley 13, Massillon 0 1928 Canton McKinley 7, Massillon 0 1929 Massillon 31, Canton McKinley 6 1930 Massillon 14, Canton McKinley 6 1933 Canton McKinley 21, Massillon 0 1934 Canton McKinley 21, Massillon 6 1935 Massillon 6, Canton McKinley 0 1936 Massillon 21, Canton McKinley 0 1937 Massillon 19, Canton McKinley 6 4 1938 Massillon 12, Canton McKinley 0 1939 Massillon 20, Canton McKinley 6 1940 Massillon 34, Canton McKinley 6 1941 Massillon 32, Canton McKinley 0 1950 Massillon 33, Canton McKinley 0 1951 Massillon 40, Canton McKinley 0 1952 Massillon 41, Canton McKinley 8 1953 Massillon 48, Canton McKinley 7 1954 Massillon 26, Canton McKinley 6 1955 Canton McKinley 13, Massillon 7 1956 Canton McKinley 34, Massillon 7 1957 Massillon 25, Canton McKinley 7 1958 Massillon 38, Canton McKinley 16 1959 Massillon 20, Canton McKinley 0 1960 Massillon 42, Canton McKinley 0 1961 Massillon 7, Canton McKinley 6 1962 No Game, Canton McKinley suspended by OHSAA for illegal rwruiting 1963 Massillon 24, Canton McKinley 20 Massillon 22, Canton McKinley 6 (make-up) 1964 Massillon 20, Canton McKinley 14 1965 Massillon 18, Canton McKinley 14 1966 Canton McKinley 25, Massillon 16 1980-1994 1980 Canton McKinley 16, Massillon 7 1980 (plavoff) Massillon 14, Canton McKinley 1981 Canton McKinley 9, Massillon 6 1982 Massillon 7, Canton McKinlev 0 1983 Massillon 18, Canton McKinley 7 1984 Canton McKinlev 17, Massillon 6 1985 Canton McKinley 21, Massillon 6 1986 Canton McKinley 23, Massillon 6 1987 Canton McKinley 18, Massillon 15 1988 Massillon 10, Canton McKinley 7 (OT) 1989 Massillon 24, Canton McKinley 7 1990 Canton McKinlev 20, Massillon 7 1991 Massillon 42, Canton McKinley 13 1992 Canton McKinley 14, Massillon 6 1993 Canton McKinlev 21, Massillon 13 1994 Massillon 42, Canton McKinley 41 (OT) 1942 Canton McKinley 25, Massillon 0 1943 Massillon 21, Canton McKinley 0 1944 Canton McKinley 27, Massillon 0 KoBLN WITUv Beacon Journal 1945 Canton McKinley 0, Massillon 0 1946 Canton McKinley 6, Massillon 6 1947 Canton McKinley 14, Massillon 0 1948 Massillon 21, Canton McKinley 12 Canton McKinley's Shawn Katusin (33) celebrates a touchdown the 1990 matchup, which the Bulldogs won 20-7. 1949 Massillon 6, Canton McKinley 0.