NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (WKBN) – Cyleim Smith caught two touchdown passes and sealed the win with an interception in the endzone in the final seconds Friday night as Sharon defeated rival Grove City, 27-14 in a District X Class 3A playoff semifinal played at Wilmington High School.
Tied 14-14 at halftime, the Tigers’ defense forced three interceptions in the second half to pull away. Cassius Hosey recorded two of the INT’s on back-to-back possessions.
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After an 0-2 start, Sharon has now won eight consecutive games and will advance to face Hickory next week for the District X Class 3A Championship.
This was Sharon’s second win over Grove City in a few weeks, having beaten the Eagles in their regular-season finale on October 23.
Sharon took an early 7-0 lead on Smith’s first of two touchdown passes from Gha’Fir Lampkins, a 33-yard screen pass turned score to cap the Tigers’ first drive. Grove City would answer later in the first with Heath Homan finding Tanner Mong on a 15-yard misdirection shovel pass for a touchdown.
A Hosey touchdown from Sharon gave the Tigers a seven point lead until Grove City found themselves with the ball on the Sharon three-yard line with just 3.1 seconds left in the half. Instead of going for a field goal, the Eagles went for six and it paid off, with Gavin Purdy scoring on a QB keeper on the final play of the half.
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Marius Best gave Sharon the lead for good with a 33-yard touchdown run, his 15th of the season, in the third quarter.
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