MARQUETTE---The Escanaba Eskymos rallied from a 28-7 deficit and took the lead in overtime, but the Marquette Redmen scored a touchdown and added a two-point conversion to pull out a thrilling victory, 36-35, Friday in Marquette.
After Brendan Kaski scored on a three-yard quarterback keeper, the Redmen had a 21-point lead, with 4:34 left in the third quarter.
That's when the Eskymos turned things around with a Craig Kamin touchdown pass to Ben Willis.
There was a bad snap on the extra point kick, and the two-point play failed.
In the fourth quarter, Kamin got loose for a 30-yard touchdown run, and Ethan Silverstone knocked in the extra point to bring the Eskymos to within 28-20.
The Eskymo defense got a big sack of Kaski on third down, forcing a punt, which was booted out of bounds, with 2:46 left in the fourth quarter. It didn't take long for Kamin to get going again, taking it 40 yards to the house with 1:36 left in the game.
Both teams called time out, with a huge two-point conversion play looming. The Eskymos converted, and all of a sudden, it was a 28-28 game.
Escanaba actually had a chance to win in regulation when Kamin intercepted a Kaski pass in the final minute. But four throws to the end zone came up empty.
The Eskymos got the ball first in overtime, and it went to fourth-and-ten before Kamin found Josh Bruntjens in the end zone for the touchdown. Silverstone's extra point kick made it a 35-28 Escanaba lead, the team's first lead of the night.
But Marquette got its chance from the ten, and Brady Wright scampered into the end zone, making it a 35-34 game. The Redmen decided to go for the two-point conversion, and they got the sweep run by Robert Apple to win the game.
Earlier in the game, Kaski hooked up with Ethan Martyz on a 41-yard touchdown pass to give Marquette a 14-0 lead.
The Eskymos battled back to within 14-7 on a Issac Cooper touchdown run and Silverstone extra point kick.
Marquette took a 21-7 lead into the locker room on a TD run by Apple.
Marquette hosts Petoskey next weekend while Escanaba hosts DC Everest.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos, videos from Friday night's game.
That's when the Eskymos turned things around with a Craig Kamin touchdown pass to Ben Willis.
There was a bad snap on the extra point kick, and the two-point play failed.
In the fourth quarter, Kamin got loose for a 30-yard touchdown run, and Ethan Silverstone knocked in the extra point to bring the Eskymos to within 28-20.
The Eskymo defense got a big sack of Kaski on third down, forcing a punt, which was booted out of bounds, with 2:46 left in the fourth quarter. It didn't take long for Kamin to get going again, taking it 40 yards to the house with 1:36 left in the game.
Both teams called time out, with a huge two-point conversion play looming. The Eskymos converted, and all of a sudden, it was a 28-28 game.
Escanaba actually had a chance to win in regulation when Kamin intercepted a Kaski pass in the final minute. But four throws to the end zone came up empty.
But Marquette got its chance from the ten, and Brady Wright scampered into the end zone, making it a 35-34 game. The Redmen decided to go for the two-point conversion, and they got the sweep run by Robert Apple to win the game.
Earlier in the game, Kaski hooked up with Ethan Martyz on a 41-yard touchdown pass to give Marquette a 14-0 lead.
The Eskymos battled back to within 14-7 on a Issac Cooper touchdown run and Silverstone extra point kick.
Marquette took a 21-7 lead into the locker room on a TD run by Apple.
Marquette hosts Petoskey next weekend while Escanaba hosts DC Everest.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos, videos from Friday night's game.
