Coldwater scores 10 points in final :96 seconds to capture Ohio Division VI state championship

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher November 22, 2020

Coldwater’s seventh overall Ohio high school football championship will go down as one of the most exciting. The Cavaliers trailed New Middletown Springfield 35-28 with just over a minute-and-a-half to play.

The Cavs tied it up at 36-all with 1:36 to play on Myles Blasingame’s 37-yard TD pass to Tyler Schwieterman.

Division VI State Championship ?

4Q | 1:36
New Middletown Springfield – 35
Coldwater – 35

Tie game… AGAIN! 36-yard touchdown pass from Blasingame to Schwieterman for Coldwater. pic.twitter.com/fq71Rmwrgp
— Northeast Ohio HS Sports (@NEOhsSports) November 23, 2020

After Springfield was unable to move the ball, it was forced to punt, which led to the following big return by Zack McKibben.

Coldwater returns a punt to the Springfield 11 with 8 seconds in regulation. 35-35. pic.twitter.com/kGWRv85xUn
— Northeast Ohio HS Sports (@NEOhsSports) November 23, 2020

Brady Klingshirn then booted game-winning 26-yard field goal as time expired.

Division VI State Championship ?

*Final Score*
Coldwater – 38
New Middletown Springfield – 35

Brady Klingshirn’s field goal is GOOD! Coldwater wins their seventh title in school history. pic.twitter.com/Vzy6wVCTeH
— Northeast Ohio HS Sports (@NEOhsSports) November 23, 2020

Coldwater finishes with a perfect 12-0 record.

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Jeff Fisher

Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.