Ellet tops Field in crazy walk-off fashion 29-27 despite four touchdowns from Fulst

BRIMFIELD, OH- A pair of 0-1 teams squared off Friday night at Falcon Field as the Field Falcons hosted the Ellet Orangemen. It was the first time the two teams met since the 2018/19 season. This one would end in wild fashion as Ellet shocked Field 29-27 at the end of regulation.

Ellet received the ball to start the game. They would pick up a pair of first downs on the opening possession before a sack for a 10-yard loss by the Falcons aided in stalling the drive. There was a bad snap on the punt attempt which forced the Ellet punter to run and he was stopped well short of the first down turning the ball over to the Falcons.

It was a quick three and out for Field who punted the ball back to Ellet. The Orangemen would put together a long 14 play drive that ran into the 2nd quarter and ended with a beautiful 20-yard touchdown pass from Demetrius Halsell to Trey Carter. The PAT have Ellet a 7-0 lead with 7:44 to play in the first half.

The ensuing short kickoff was fumbled by the Falcons and Ellet recovered the ball at the Field 42-yard line. They would make the Falcons pay for the turnover taking it 8 plays and into the endzone as 240 lb. senior Brandon Knowles smashed it in from a yard out. The PAT put Ellet on top 14-0 with 3:12 to play in the half.

Field had only run three plays through the games first 20+ minutes to this point. The Falcons were able to get the offense moving before the half as they went 62 yards in 6 plays aided by a 26-yard pass from Mason Fulst to Joey Dillworth. Fulst would punch it in from 6 yards out for the Field touchdown. They would convert a two point conversion to cut the Ellet lead to 14-8 with 1:31 to play in the first half.

Mason Fulst gets the Falcons on the board with a 2nd quarter TD

Ellet ran out the first half clock and took a 14-8 lead into the break.

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Field would ride the late 2nd quarter momentum with their first possession of the second half. Fulst came out slinging the ball completing three straight passes for 42 yards as the Falcons went 73 yards capped off by another Fulst rushing touchdown. The two point attempt was unsuccessful and we were all tied up at 14-14.

Mason Fulst with his 2nd TD of the game to tie it up at 14-14

The Falcons defense would come up big holding Ellet to a three and out punt from their own 6-yard line. The Field offense would keep on rolling taking advantage of good field position at the Orangemen 34-yard line. They would go 6 plays with the big play coming on a Fulst 31-yard completion to Andrew Phillip. Three plays later it was Fulst again from three yards out for his third touchdown of the game The PAT made it a 21-14 Falcons lead with 4:09 to play in the 3rd quarter.

Fulst adds another rushing TD in the 3rd

Things continued to go the way of the Falcons in the 3rd as Ellet would fumble on the third play of their next possession turning it over to Field at the Orangemen 49-yard line. The Falcons would move the ball to the Ellet 19-yard line as the 3rd quarter expired. After a 1-yard run by Victor Brown to open the fourth, the Orangemen were whistled for a personal foul that moved the ball half the distance to the goal line. From there four plays later it was Fulst again this time from 4 yards out for his 4th rushing touchdown of the game. The PAT was missed. The Falcons had scored 27 unanswered points to take a 27-14 lead with 9:50 to play in the game.

Mason Fulst with his 4th rushing TD of the game to put Field up 27-14

Ellet would get a nice 49 yard kickoff return by Jaloni Austin to set them up nicely in Falcons territory. They avoided disaster on the third play when Halsell was picked off by Garrett Smith only to have it called back due to a roughing the passer penalty on Field. Ellet would move the ball to the Falcons 12-yard line before Field forced incomplete passes on 3rd and 4th down to force the turnover on downs.

Field’s next possession would be the beginning of the fourth quarter turnover downfall for the Falcons. Ellet would force a critical fumble that was returned by Travontae Harbin over 40 yards down to the Falcons 2-yard line. From there Knowles punched it in for his second touchdown of the game. The PAT cut the Falcons lead to 27-21 with 4:45 to play.

Field got a big time boost when Victor Brown returned the kickoff 55 yards nearly taking it to the house. That would set them up nicely at the Orangemen 20-yard line. Fulst would hit Joey Dillworth on a 9-yard pass play along the sideline. As Dillworth turned and was hit the ball came out and was recovered by Ellet at the 12-yard line. The second straight critical turnover for the Falcons.

Ellet would drive the ball the length of the field in the final three plus minutes ending up at the Falcons 5-yard line with two seconds to play. Halsell would run a keeper but appeared to be stopped short at the 1-yard line, however the ball popped loose into the endzone and was recovered by the Orangemen for a touchdown as time expired tying the game at 27-27. After the play an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty moved the PAT attempt half the distance to the goal. With the ball only inches from the goal line, Ellet coach Bob Sax elected to go for two. They would run it in with ease and clinch the 29-27 victory.

A brutal loss for Field who held a 13 point lead with just over five minutes to play. Turnovers were the difference in this one with the Falcons losing three critical fumbles.

In the lass Mason Fulst had a stellar game going 10/12 for 130 yards through the air and adding the 4 rushing touchdowns to earn R & S Landscaping and Excavating Player of the Game honors. Andrew Phillip had two receptions for 53 yards.

The Falcons face a tough test in week 3 as they travel to Poland Seminary next Friday.