Lebanon over Tigers by 29 – travel to Oak Hills Friday

Lebanon 50 – Tigers 21

Loveland, Ohio – The 2015 Homecoming game for the Loveland Tigers required 2 nights, nearly 29 hours, and Lebanon quarterback Dakota Allen lighting up the late night sky with an air attack of 345 yds. It lasted a few minutes shy of saying, “Hello” to Sunday morning.

Friday’s scheduled start was postponed until Saturday because of continuing lightning strikes on the horizon. Then, the Saturday game started briefly at 7 PM, but halted when the lightning detection system blared it’s horn. Officials kept an eye on the horizon for 2 hours, re-starting their 30-minute delay timer each time one saw a new bolt. Lebanon said they weren’t going home until the game was played, and officials said the rules allow a 3 AM or later re-start if that is what it took. The game did not start in earnest until 9:15 PM and lasted a few minutes shy of Sunday morning.

In the end, it was Allen’s lightening accurate strikes to 5 receivers that defeated the Tigers, 50-21.

For the Tigers, Luke Waddell’s 186 rushing yards (and 51 receiving yds.) an 38 yd. run by Trevor Gajus, a 31 yd. run by Ryan Bagnoli, a 21 yd. run by Rudy Grant, a 81 yd. kick-off return by Cameron Beck was not enough to overcome 4 Tiger turnovers and 7 penalties of 71 yards.

Loveland, now 0-2, travels to Oak Hills (1-1) for their home opener this Friday to play a third non-conference game. Game time is 7 PM. Oak Hills lost their first game to Elder, 15-56 and then defeated Harrison, 31-29.

How to get to Oak Hills Hills High School at 3200 Ebenezer Rd, Cincinnati, OH.

HERE is Loveland’s remaining schedule.

Saturday, September 05, 2015
50 Lebanon	1 2 3 4 T LEB 12 10 14 14 50 LVL 0 7 0 14 21	21 Loveland

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