FINDLAY – A tremendous season by the Antwerp football team came to an end Saturday night at Donnell Stadium in Findlay as Lima Central Catholic posted a 43-7 victory over the Archers in the Division VII, Region 26, championship game.
It was a case of the Thunderbirds dominating the night on the ground, racking up 367 yards overall in rolling to the win.
Lima Central Catholic jumped in front 14-0 at the end of one period, getting a pair of touchdowns from Gabe Cira on runs of five yards and 11 yards.
The Thunderbirds expanded the margin to 27-0 at the intermission after a ten-yard plunge for a score from Carson Parker before the LCC signal-caller added a 20-yard scramble for a touchdown.
In the third quarter, the T-Birds pushed the game into the running clock with another 20-yard touchdown run by Parker that widened the LCC lead to 36-0.
Payne Cutlip then provided the final Thunderbird touchdown with a five-yard scott to make it 43-0 in favor of the T-Birds.
Antwerp broke up the shutout in the final period as Carson Altimus hooked up with Landon Brewer on a 31-yard scoring strike to set the final at 43-7.
The Thunderbirds ended the night with 417 yards of total offense in all as Lima Central Catholic improved to 10-4 on the season.
Antwerp wrapped up its historic season with a record of 13-1, recording the most wins in school history and the first Green Meadows Conference championship in school history. Seniors Parker Moore and Kendric Robinson concluded their Archer football careers in the loss as each played in their final game.
