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The Columbus Dispatch : Dashing ending: DeSales 13, Watterson 6

34-yard TD run on 4th down in final seconds lifts Stallions

Saturday, October 6, 2007 3:36 AM
By Steve Blackledge
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

When DeSales fullback Jeff Walsh slammed his bowling ball of a body into the middle of the line on fourth-and-inches last night in the final seconds against Watterson, it was clear that he had picked up a first down.

"It was a straight give and all I wanted was to get 1 yard, or maybe a few more, so we could set up a field goal," said Walsh, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound senior making his first carry of the game.

Then a strange thing happened as the overflow crowd at DeSales held its collective breath.

Walsh disappeared into the pile, re-emerged as a spinning top, then dashed around the corner all the way to the end zone with a 34-yard touchdown run that gave the Stallions a 13-6 victory.

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