For the first time since the pandemic, a large throng of football fans descended on the St. Louis Park stadium and they saw an outstanding finish with Deontez Ross Jr.'s second touchdown in overtime to lead the Orioles to a 26-20 win over the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars Friday night.
Ross set the table in first quarter with a 32 yard run and Nick Kent connected on a 28 yard field goal to put the Orioles ahead 3-0.
Both teams would tally in the second quarter. The Jaguars took the lead on a one yard touchdown pass from Robert Traylor to Isak Sevig. But the Orioles would regain the lead on a six yard touchdown run from Ross to give them a 10-7 halftime edge.
Defense would prevail for the Jaguars in the third quarter as Frank Arth intercepted Will Dvorak's pass and scampered down the left sideline into the end zone.
Jefferson would widen their lead to 10 in the forth quarter on Traylor's second touchdown pass of the game, a 23 yard strike to Nathan Habermas. But St. Louis Park wasn't done yet. Kent, who is also a member of the Oriole boys soccer team, booted his second field goal this time from 26 yards and the Orioles came within seven. They would tie the game on Dvorak's one yard keeper run. Could the Jaguars get into field goal range for the win? The answer would be no as they ended up punting on fourth and two, sending the game into overtime.
In the overtime period, the Jaguars were backed up 10 yards due to a holding penalty and Traylor's pass was intercepted by Darryl Kemp III. Two plays later, Ross got the handoff from Dvorak, ran right and scored from five yards to send the Orioles fans home happy.
Both teams return to action on Friday, September 17 at 7 PM. The Orioles improved their record to 1-1 and will head to Mendota Heights to face the Two Rivers Warriors. The Jaguars fell to 0-2 and host Apple Valley.
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