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Marion Local 38, Dalton 0: Live update recap of Ohio high school football Division VII state championship game

Follow along with SBLive Sports for updates from the OHSAA Division VII football state championship game between Marion Local and Dalton

Ryan Isley, SBLive Sports

Marion Local 38, Dalton 0: Live update recap of Ohio high school football Division VII state championship game
Marion Local 38, Dalton 0: Live update recap of Ohio high school football Division VII state championship game /

CANTON, Ohio - Marion Local defeated Dalton 38-0 Thursday for the OHSAA Division VII state championship at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

Marion Local won its 14th state title in program history and fourth in five years.

Here's the recap of live updates from the game.

Stay here with SBLive Sports for live updates as the game progresses.

Marion Local turns it over on downs: With 3:23 left in the game, Dalton will take over at its own 10, trailing 38-0.

Three quarters in the books: After three quarters of play, Marion Local leads 38-0.

Otte at it again: Kyle Otte catches a n 8-yard touchdown pass from Justin Knouff for his second score of the day to make it 38-0 Marion Local with 7:41 left in the third quarter.

Running clock: The second half will begin with a running clock. If Dalton can get the deficit to under 30, we will go back to normal clock operations. 

Marion Local begins the second half with the ball.

Halftime:

Marion Local leads 31-0.

Total yards: Marion Local 175, Dalton 105

Field goal, Marion Local: Carson Bills hits a 19-yard field goal to give Marion Local a 31-0 lead with 18 seconds left before the half.

Interception Dalton! Brady Hignight comes up with a turnover for the Bulldogs. 

House call! Marion Local's Victor Hoelscher fields a punt and takes it 65 yards for a touchdown to make it 28-0 with 5:55 left in the half. It is the longest punt return touchdown in Division VII championship game history.

Pick-6!! Marion Local junior defensive back Griffin Bruns reads the route and jumps in front of the receiver to intercept the pass and takes it 80 yards for a score. 

Marion  Local leads 21-0 with 8:18 left in the second quarter.

End of the first quarter

Marion Local 14, Dalton 0.

Flyers score again! Ethan Heitkamp scores from one yard out with 55 seconds left in the first quarter to give Marion Local a 14-0 lead.

 

Touchdown, Flyers! Marion Local caps off an 8-play, 63-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown run by Kyle Otte. Marion Local leads 7-0 with 5:18 left in the first quarter.

Turnover on downs: The first possession for Dalton stalls out at the Marion Local 37 with 8:45 left in the first quarter.

-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh

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RYAN ISLEY, SBLIVE SPORTS

Ryan Isley is a regional editor at SBLive Sports for the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Ryan, a native of Akron, Ohio, has been following and covering high school sports in Ohio for more than 20 years, including the St. Vincent-St. Mary basketball teams that featured NBA superstar LeBron James. Ryan joined the SBLive staff full-time in May, 2022 after freelancing for SBLive Sports for nearly nine months, beginning with his experience covering Bishop Sycamore, which was featured in a documentary in the summer of 2023. You can reach Ryan at ryan@scorebooklive.com

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