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Saturday, October 13, 2012

NBC Football: Rossford defeats Elmwood
BLOOMDALE -- Elmwood took a 13-7 lead into halftime before Rossford rallied for a 28-13 victory Friday in a Northern Buckeye Conference football game.

Michael Smith scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter for the Royals (3-5, 1-4 NBC) and Michael Chapman caught an 18-yard scoring pass from Zach Foster as Elmwood built a 13-0 lead.

Rossford (5-3, 3-2) responded with the next four touchdowns. Sean McCormick caught a 31-yard TD pass from Ryan Clay late in the first half and Ian Stollar gave Rossford the lead in the third quarter with an 11-yard run.

McCormick returned a fumble 31 yards for a third-quarter score and Clay ran 17 yards for touchdown in the fourth.

Foster was 7 of 16 passing for 117 yards. Smith ran for 59 yards on 18 carries and Derick Mobus caught four passes for 86 yards.



Rossford 0 7 14 7 -- 28

Elmwood 0 13 0 0 -- 13

Second Quarter

ELM -- Smith 1 run (Baxter kick)

ELM -- Chapman 18 pass from Foster (kick failed)

ROS -- McCormick 31 pass from Clay (Aguirre kick)

Third Quarter

ROS -- Stollar 11 run (Aguirre kick)

ROS -- McCormick 31 fumble return (Aguirre kick)

Fourth Quarter

ROS -- Clay 17 run (Aguirre kick)


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