Cavs comeback falls short

Marion- 28 points ain't enough to kill the fight of the new-look 2019 East Burke football team.

The Cavaliers came all the way back to be down one score in the fourth quarter but host McDowell was able to sneak in a late touchdown to complete the 41-28 victory.

"I give a lot of credit that there was a lot of fight left in our kids," said East Burke head coach Mark Buffamoyer. "We have to hang in there and hopefully good things will happen for us."

Senior Josh Moore again led EB (1-1) with a four-touchdown performance finishing with 174 yards on 29 carries.

His first touchdown run for 11 yards completed a 12-play second-quarter drive and later added a 10-yard run just before halftime to cut the Titans lead to 35-14.

Brett Childers opened the second half with a tuck and run 38-yard keeper to get deep in McDowell territory.

Moore was in the endzone again eight plays later off a one-yard dive cutting back McDowell's lead to 14 points.

The Titans committed a turnover on downs on the next drive just near midfield and the Cavs went to work with a Childers to Luke Coble 23 yard completion setting up just another one-yard touchdown dive by Moore.

McDowell had a lengthy drive go into EB territory but were ultimately forced to punt downing it at the Cavaliers own ten-yard line.

An offsides call on the Titans moved EB up five yards and Moore and Childers each took short runs until Moore busted out a 45 yard run up the Cavalier sideline setting up a chance to tie the game.

Two plays later, Childers was intercepted on a rushed pass attempting to be thrown away.

McDowell answered with a touchdown run in six plays to put the final nail in their first win of the season.

Childers also crossed the 100-yard rushing mark with 107 yards and added 56 yards on five completions all to Coble.

Cody Huffman (three sacks) and Logan Johnson (INT) led the Cavs defensively.

EB stays on the road next Friday vs. Fat Friday rival Freedom.