Canfield Cardinals beat the Bloom Carroll Bulldogs 35-14 to earn the state title.

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David Burnworth | December 4, 2022

The Division Three-State Final would pit the Canfield Cardinals (13-1) against the Bloom Carroll Bulldogs (13-1). This would mark the first time these two teams had faced off. Both schools would feature two solid players for the Cardinals, Broc Lowry, and for the Bulldogs, Dylan Armentrout. Lowry, a 6-3, 205-pound quarterback, would have a big night as expected, with 121 rushing yards good for three touchdowns. He would complete 1-17 passes for just 95 yards and one touchdown. Armentrout would not have as good a night as expected due to the solid effort from the Cardinals defense. He would be held to 81 yards on 16 carries.

Lowery would plunge in from a yard out to open up the scoring with 4:18 left in the opening quarter, and after Joel Miasek booted the point after kick, we had ourselves a 7-0 game. The score would remain that way as the quarter came to a close. Defense was the name of the game for the most part in the quarter, where the two teams combined for a total of 120 yards, with the Cardinals getting 88 of those.

In the second quarter, Lowery would rush in for a 3-yard score to make this a 14-0 game. Bloom Carroll would close to within 14-7 with five seconds left in the half when Ethan Thanthanavong found Brodyn Bishop for the three-yard score, and then Treyton McKee was true on the point-after kick. The two teams would combine for 144 yards of offense in the quarter.

The third quarter brought just one score, and that came on a 2-yard run from Lowery at the 3:55 mark. Even though it was only a two-point victory, the Cardinals were in complete command. Their defense was able to keep the Bulldogs on a tight leash, while their offense was doing just enough to keep them out in front. In all, there were 117 yards of total offense, with the Cardinals accounting for 82 of them.

In the final frame, Lowry caught a 69-yard touchdown on a nicely thrown ball by Paul Bindas, making this a 28-7 game. The Cardinals would go up 35-7 when Lowrt found Dom Marzano from 9 yards out. The Bulldogs would bark last in this one when they closed to within 35-14 on a 1-yard run by Chase Plantz. Both offenses were able to move the ball in the final frame, with the Cardinals scoring 122 yards on 12 plays. For Bloom Carroll, they totaled 86 yards on 15 plays.

Andrew Marshall was the game’s leading tackler with a total of 12, with four of them being solo tackles. Leading the Canfield defense was Vince Malkovits with eight tackles, four of which were solo. The Canfield offensive line did not allow a sack, while their defense recorded two. Danny Inglis recorded the only touchdown, while Malkovitsteamed up with Angelo DeLucia for the other sack. Each team had an interception. For Canfield, Caden Kohout did the honors, and he had a 45-yard return on the pick. For the Bulldogs, Cater Cornelius had the pick, and he also had a pass breakup.

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