‘It means everything’: Orrville football snaps three-year losing streak to rival Wooster

WOOSTER — Orrville’s players knew exactly how much time had passed since seeing a victory slip away against their biggest rival.

Three hundred and seventy-two days.

They made sure there wouldn’t be another countdown after the first Friday night of the 2024 season.

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Orrville got out to an early lead and never gave it back during a decisive 41-18 win over Wooster, snapping a three-game losing streak against the Generals to start out the year with a bang.

“It means everything,” Orrville senior lineman Shane Troyer said. “We’ve been working so hard. We gave them one last year we should have had. It’s good to get one. It’s been eating at us for (372) days, thinking about it every day.”

After watching Wooster celebrate a come-from-behind victory on a walk-off field goal a year ago, Orrville made certain there was no doubt down the stretch this time, scoring 17 points in the opening 10 minutes and not relenting as the game went along.

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Orrville made all the right plays — converting three Wooster turnovers into points, along with recovering a surprise onside kick — while the Generals saw everything go wrong almost from the start.

The Red Riders busted two big pass plays early. Junior QB Cam Kraft — a first-year starter — found Breylon McDuffie for a 66-yard TD to start the scoring with 5:39 left in the first quarter. And just over a minute later, a play after Troyer came up with one of his two fumble recoveries, Kraft found Jax Haley for a 34-yard score with 4:38 left in the first to give Orrville a 14-0 lead to stun the home Generals.

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Author : The Daily Record

Publish date : 2024-08-24 04:37:44

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