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10.14.09- Rams Advance To Regional Final

Once again the City is pleased to congratulate the Trotwood-Madison Rams for its second round 43-7 win in the Division II, Region 8 State Tournament Playoffs against Cincinnati Turpin Friday night. The Rams (9-3) will meet Cincinnati Winton Woods in the Regional Final at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 20th, at a location to be determined.

(The following is a Dayton Daily News online article by Staff Writer Kyle Nagel.)

Trotwood Defeats Previously Unbeaten Turpin 43-7

By Kyle Nagel, DDN Staff Writer, Friday November 13th, 2009

CINCINNATI – Antwan Gilbert rushed for 263 yards on just 16 carries and scored three touchdowns as Trotwood-Madison roasted previously unbeaten Turpin 43-7 in a Division II, Region 8 second-round game at Princeton on Friday night.

The Rams (9-3) advance to next Friday’s regional final vs. Cin. Winton Woods, which eliminated Tecumseh also on Friday. The site will be announced on Sunday.

Gilbert scored on runs of 90, 7 and 2 yards in powering the Rams’ running game. Turpin (11-1) was ranked No. 2 in the state.

With its two playoff wins, this is the deepest T-M has advanced since coach Maurice Douglass was a Rams senior in ’81, when Trotwood lost in the Division II state final to Cleveland Benedictine.

THIRD QUARTER: Gilbert has now run for 258 yards on 15 carries and scored three times as Trotwood leads top-seeded and undefeated Turpin 34-7 after three quarters in this Division II, Region 8 regional semifinal at Princeton High School.

After Trotwood was stopped on its first drive of the half, Gilbert once again hit the jets. On the Rams’ second drive, he ran for 8, 34, 1, 9 and 7 yards to account for all of Trotwood’s yards and scored a 7-yard touchdown with 5:46 left. The extra-point kick failed, so the Rams led 34-7.

Turpin took the following possession 54 yards in 4:48 and but was stopped on a fourth-and-1 at the Trotwood 16 to preserve the Rams’ 34-7 lead.

SECOND QUARTER: Antwan Gilbert continued to dominate the Turpin defense as Trotwood-Madison led the Spartans 28-7 at halftime.

So far, Gilbert has run 9 times for 196 yards and two scores, including one of 90 yards.

After Trotwood scored its first touchdown of the quarter on a 4-yard pass from Marcus Graham to tight end Justin Favors with 11:11 left in the half, Gilbert ran away from the Turpin defense for a 90-yard touchdown with 6:39 left to give the Rams a 28-7 lead.

FIRST QUARTER: Antwan Gilbert has rushed for 85 yards and returned a kickoff 74 yards as Trotwood-Madison led Turpin 14-7 after the first quarter.

Trotwood caught some luck and speed on its first time touching the ball. After a Turpin three-and-out on the opening possession, Trotwood’s Raphael Allen fielded the punt at about the 50-yard line. While returning, Allen fumbled at the 39, where teammate Michael Jordan picked it up and ran for the opening score with 10:50 left in the first quarter.

Turpin took its next drive 65 yards and scored when receiver Brogan Orcutt went uncovered from the slot into the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown pass from Eric Martin with 6:18 left.

Special teams then helped Trotwood again, as Gilbert took his first touch 74 yards on a kickoff return to get to the Turpin 17-yard line. Three plays later, he scored from 2 yards to make it 14-7 Trotwood with 5 minutes left in the first.

Gilbert ran the first handoff of the second drive 66 yards to the Turpin 10, and Trotwood stood at the Turpin 5 as the second quarter began.

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