FROSTBURG — The Frostburg State football team saw its season come to a close with a 28-7 loss to Fairmont State in a Mountain East Conference game at Bobcat Stadium Saturday afternoon.
Prior to the game, the Bobcats honored their senior class of Owen Doyle, Carter Mazalewski, Sam Dominguez, William Barbe, Harrison Fritz, Daquan Stevenson, Tanner Herman, Cayden Bratten, Owen Doyle, Austin Paul-Umstead, JeVonn Gilyard, Latrel Gatewood, Ramal West, Bryce Ellison, Max Heineman, Brennan Gielner, Nico Margittai, Kurt Thomas, Arriq Redd and Zack Isaac.
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The Fighting Falcons won the opening toss and elected to receive to begin the game. They got a spark on 3rd-and-7 when Deven Sisler found Daelen Thomas for 23 yards, then a pass interference call gave them another 15 yards.
After driving into the red zone, two straight runs gained just two yards. Then graduate Kamari Ramsey made a tackle shy of the first-down marker to force a field goal, which missed wide right.
As Frostburg took its first possession, junior quarterback Peyton Murphy found classmate Tra’Shaun Timmons for seven yards before converting a 3rd-and-10 to senior Daysen Shell on a 28-yard gain to get into Fairmont territory.
Timmons then took a touch pass for 13 yards before junior Ray Adames worked out of the wildcat on a 24-yard run around the right side for the game’s opening score. Mountain Ridge graduate Tyler Cook’s extra point made it 7-0.
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The Falcons managed to convert a third down, but earned just five yards on their next three plays for a punt.
The Bobcats got some momentum going in their next drive. Murphy found Paul-Umstead on the right sideline to convert a third down, as he took the ball all the way down to the Fairmont 40 for 32 yards to end the first quarter.
Timmons then had a 13-yard run through the right side. However, the next two plays went nowhere and junior KJ Smothers was stopped four yards short on third down. Frostburg decided to go for it and thought it had the line to gain on Murphy’s scramble, but he was downed a yard shy for a turnover on downs.
After a 19-yard run on their first play from scrimmage, the Falcons weren’t able to get much going with another punt. However, they got the ball right back as Muprhy was picked off by Gavin Smith, who return the ball all the way back to the Bobcats 6.
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Two plays later, Elijah Tidwell found the end zone to tie it at 7-7.
Doyle looked to provide a spark on offense, catching a screen pass for 19 yards on second down. However, the next three plays netted just four yards, resulting in a punt.
Sisler marched Fairmont down the field with completions of 22, 13 and 10 yards before Rickey Hunt, Jr. punched in from three yards out to put the visitors ahead 14-7 at the half.
Receiving the ball to start the third period, Timmons continued to be a bright spot on offense, catching a pass on 3rd-and-8 and spinning away from his defender for 14 yards to get to midfield.
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Once again, the Falcons’ defense stepped up and forced Dominguez into another punt.
Fairmont went down the field as Sisler tossed to Gage Michael for 14 yards and Chico Thomas Jr. for another 26 to get just outside the red zone.
Isaac then stripped Tidwell on a fumble that was recovered by graduate Rainer Halveland.
Frostburg’s momentum didn’t last long as Murphy fumbled on a scramble that was gathered by Kalon Curry to set up Fairmont’s offense.
Sisler then found Michael on a crossing route in the end zone to extend the lead to 21-7.
A personal foul call against Fairmont allowed the next Bobcats’ drive to continue. But an incompletion, two-yard run and sack followed, with the snap on the punt forcing Dominguez to just fall on the ball at the Frostburg 44.
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The Bobcats once again looked for a momentum-shifting play, as Halveland broke up a pass play by sacking Sisler and knocking the ball loose, and Stevenson recovered it to end the quarter.
Still the offense couldn’t put much together, with two runs and an incompletion gaining no yards.
The Falcons then took to their ground game to march down the field. Hunt Jr. and Tidwell helped Fairmont march into the red zone before the former carried it in from 11 yards out to put the score at 28-7.
Sophomore Tobie Lewis then took over at quarterback and found Timmons for 13 yards and Paul-Umstead for 12 to get into Falcons territory. On 4th-and-4 Lewis was hit as he threw, with the ball falling into the arms of Nick Longo for an interception.
Fairmont then ran out the rest of the clock to secure its season-ending victory to end both teams’ campaigns at 4-7 overall.
The Bobcats ended the season with four consecutive losses.
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