DeMatha Catholic tops No. 18 Washington Massillon in Ohio: Live score, updates (9/27/2024)

The Stags spoil Massillon's homecoming with a stellar defensive effort

DeMatha scored a big win for Maryland high school football, Friday night in Ohio, defeating Washington Massillon, the No. 18 team in the country, 20-14. / John Bowers

Nationally ranked Washington Massillon (OH) hosts DeMatha Catholic (MD) in showdown between regional powers in Ohio on Friday night.

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DEMATHA AT MASSILLON

	1	2	3	4	F
DeMatha	3	7	10	0	20
Massillon	0	7	0	7	14

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FINAL: DEMATHA (3-1) 20, MASSILLON (4-2) 14

4Q

DeMatha 20, Massillon 14, End of 4th

- Gardner throws a rare pass and Keys grabs it for a first down. DeMatha is in victory formation.

- A holding call brings back a big run by Coombs.

- Massillon attempts an onside kick, but DeMatha covers it. The Stags have the ball with 2:40 to play as they attempt to run out the clock and head back to Maryland with a victory.

- TOUCHDOWN! From inside the one, Mylen Lenix plows into the end zone. The Tigers get the extra-point kick and now they trail by just six, 20-14, with 2:43 to play.

- Massillon was forced to punt and then forced DeMatha into punt formation. The Stags snapped the ball over their kicker's head and Massillon has the ball a the Stags' 6.

- Lennis with another first down run. The Tigers are at the DeMatha 28, but the clock is now a factor. We're under six minutes.

- Mylen Lenix has three straight nice runs for the Tigers and picks up a couple of first down. With 7:18 to play Massillon is trying to build some momentum as DeMatha calls its final timeout.

- Massillon also forced a punt and the game is back underway after another injury delay.

- DeMatha gets a sack and forces a quick three and out. The Stags have the ball and two score lead with 10:10 to play in the game.

3Q

DeMatha 20, Massillon 7, End of 3Q

- TOUCHDOWN! Bud Coombs takes a direct snap and scoots 12 yards for the TD. The kick is good and DeMatha has opened up a 20-7 lead with 9 seconds left in the third quarter.

- Gardner loses the ball and six yards, but DeMatha retains possession at the 12.

- Keys, a Penn State commit, gets a huge punt return from Keys, all the way down to the Massillon 7. He went 73 yards to give the Stags a first and goal.

- FIELD GOAL! Amaya hits his second of the night for DeMatha. The Stags lead 13-7.

- Penalties continue to hurt DeMatha. They are back at the 15.

- Denzel Gardner runs it down to the 10 and Elijah Lee takes it to the five.

- Bud Coombs busts a 38-yard run down the right sideline. The Stags are in business at the Massillon 19.

- Lavar Keys takes a third down wide receiver screen 72 yards to the end zone, but the TD is waived off by a holding call. The penalty is marked off from the spot of the file, so the Stags do advance out to their own 40 with a first down.

- The Tigers can't move the ball and the punt it away. DeMatha has it at its own 28.

- After long break, we're back underway in the third quarter. Massillon has the ball first.

HALFTIME

2Q

- DeMatha 10, Massillon 7, Halftime

- DeMatha quickly moves the ball down to the Massillon 32, but the Stags had no timeouts left and could not get off a field goal attempt before the half comes to a close.

- TOUCHDOWN! Slaughter makes up for the poor throw with a 22-yard TD scramble on fourth down. The Tigers are on the board with 1:26 left in the half. It's 10-7 DeMatha.

- Braylyn Toles gets a step, but Jalen Slaughter underthrew the receiver.

- DeMatha safety Darrell Carey makes an excellent play with a pass breakup in the end zone. DeMatha still leads, 10-0.

- Massillon is making a late bid for points. The Tigers have a first down at the DeMatha 22 with 1:50 left in the first half.

- BLOCKED FIELD GOAL! A delay of game penalty caused DeMatha to take a 51-yard field goal by Amaya off the board. The Stags then let Amaya take a shot from 56 and the kick was blocked. Massillon takes over at it's 22.

- Penalties have nullified a couple of nice gains for DeMatha, but the Stags are at the Massillon 39 as we near the four minute mark.

- Massillon suffers a sack to stall another drive and the Tigers will punt it away again with 7:30 to play in the first half. Lavar Keys gets a nice return for DeMatha and the Stags are at their own 40.

- TOUCHDOWN! Elijah Lee scores for DeMatha from the two and the kick is good to extend the Stags' lead to 10-0.

- Denzell Gardner run it down to the one and then loses a yard on third down.

1Q

- DeMatha 3, Massillon 0, End of 1Q

- Bud Coombs runs for a first down on the last play of the quarter. The Stags will have a first and goal at the 10 when the game resumes.

- DeMatha is in the Red Zone with 26 seconds left in the first quarter. We have a timeout.

- FUMBLE RECOVERY! After a short reception, Gamble fumbles the football and DeMatha covers it at the Tigers 33.

- DeMatha got out near midfield behind some nice running by Coombs, but Gardener was sacked on third down and the Stags have to punt as we near the two minute mark of the first quarter.

- The Massillon drive stalls and the Tigers punt the ball away. The Stags are at their own six after the punt went out of bounds inside the 10.

- Cross was greeted by his teammates as he left the field. The game has resumed and Massillon is at its own 45 after a penalty.

- Injury timeout after Deangelo Zimmerman makes a first down catch, near midfield, and collides with DeMatha defender Nijel Cross, who went down to the turf. Cross is being carted off the field.

- Je'Meir Gamble converst a first down run in the Tigers first series. They have the ball at their own 30.

- FIELD GOAL! Alex Amaya puts DeMatha on top with 9:24 to play in the first quarter as he connects on a 39-yard kick.

- DeMatha calls timeout to talk over a fourth down play.

- A holding penalty pushes DeMatha back, but they have moved back into field goal range.

- Bud Coombs breaks a big run for DeMatha as they move down to the Tigers' 25.

- We're underway. DeMatha got the ball first and Denzell Gardner completed hist first pass to put the Stags in Massilon territory.

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ABOUT DEMATHA (2-1)

After dropping their season opener to Maryland's top-ranked team, nationally ranked Archbishop Spalding, the Stags have won two straight. Last week, DeMatha handed Roman Catholic (PA) its first loss as senior quarterback and Marshall commit Denzel Gardner accounted for five touchdowns.

ABOUT MASSILLON (4-1)

The Tigers became the No. 1 team in Ohio after an exciting, 31-21, win over then No. 1 St. Edward last week. Ja'Meir Gamble was the workhorse for the Tigers, with 22 carries for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Mylen Lenix's 39-yard touchdown run sealed the deal for Massillon with under two minutes left in the game.

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