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10/30/05


Homan bruises Blue Jays: Top-ranked Coldwater pulls away in second half
By MARK ALTSTAETTER
419-993-2085
10/30/2005
limanews@limanews.com

DELPHOS — His tackles were bone-crushing.

But his runs were simply devastating.

Coldwater’s Ross Homan will probably line up at a linebacker position in college.

But unfortunately for Midwest Athletic Conference opponents this season, they had to deal with not only his great defensive prowess, but also his explosive running ability out of the backfield.

The Ohio-State bound Homan erupted for 186 second-half rushing yards and ended the game with 209 yards on the ground and four touchdowns, to help lead No. 1 Coldwater to a convincing 35-21 victory over Delphos St. John’s at Stadium Park.

Homan scored four touchdowns on the night — three in the second half — as the Cavaliers pulled away from a 14-14 tie at halftime and broke the game wide open in the third quarter.

Homan’s three third-quarter touchdown runs pushed Coldwater out to a 35-14 lead by the end of the quarter. Homan’s fourth TD of the game was a 91-yard run off tackle in the third quarter that gave the Cavs a 21-point advantage.

Coldwater coach John Reed gave credit to his entire team for the huge win that kept the Cavaliers undefeated (10-0, 9-0 MAC). St. John’s fell to 7-3 and 6-2 in the MAC.

“When their coaches shook our hands after the game, they told us that we had some great players,” Reed said with a smile. “I guess he’s (Homan) one of them.

“I thought the difference in the second half was our offensive line. They really came off the ball.”

Coldwater quarterback Steve Borger was pin-point with his passes, completing 12 of 15 for 141 yards.

“He (Borger) had 14 starts last season,” Reed said. “I think that really helped him to be able to play through certain situations this season.”

St. John’s was led by quarterback Nick Johnson’s 147 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Johnson (4-of-19 passing, 54 yards) also threw a TD pass to Curtis Laudick in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 14 points.

St. John’s coach Todd Schulte said, “They have a lot of athletes and they made a lot of plays. I give them credit. They’re a great team and they deserve to win the MAC.”

Schulte added, “I told the kids to go home, wake up tomorrow, and forget about it. We have a lot more things to worry about.”