1990 DIVISION IV CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Friday, November 23        Missillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium         Att. 9,427
Versailles Tigers    29                                                Loudonville Redbirds    26
Head Coach Al Hetrick                                                Head Coach Mike Warbel
          Colors:  Orange and Black                                           Colors:  Red and Gray

Versailles                             0            21            0            8            29
Loudonville                         14            0             6            6            26

L-Jason Beans 5 run (Pete Brothers kick)
L-Matt Quay  52 pass from Jason Beans (Pete Brothers kick)
V-Keenan Leichety  3 runs (Matt Stall kick)
V-Brian Griesdorn  45 interception return (Matt Stall kick)
V-Brian Griesdorn  12 pass form Lan Knore (Matt Stall kick)
L-Jason Beans   13 run (kick failed)
V-Kevin Bergman   2 run (Marc Litten pass from Lane Knore)
L-Matt Quay   22 pass from Jason Beans (kick failed)

Final Records:                Versailles (13-1)                    Loudonville  (13-1)
    Led by Brian Griesdorn's two touchdowns and an opportunistic defense, the Versailles Tigers roared back from a 14-point deficit for a 29-26 victory over the Loudonville Redbirds.
    The Redbirds scored on their first two possessions.  Quarterback Jason Beans ended the first drive with a five-yard touchdown run.  Beans capped off the second march by tossing a 52-yard touchdown pass to wingback Matt Quay with 10:05 left in the first quarter.  Pete Brothers kicked both extra points to give Loudonville a 14-0 lead.
    Versailles quarterback Lane Knore began the comeback when he connected with Kennan Leichty on a 62-yard pass to the Loudonville seven-yard line.  Leichty scored two plays later on a three-yard run.  The Tigers tied it at 14-14 when linebacker Griesdorn intercepted a pass from Beans and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown.  Matt Stall kicked both extra points.
    The Tigers captured the lead on a 12-yard scoring pass from Knore to Griesdorn with 2-22 left in the first half.  Stall kicked the extra point to make it 21-14.  The Redbirds were shell-shocked.
    Loudonville cut the deficit to 21-20 in the third quarter on a 13-yard touchdown scramble by Beans, but the Redbirds missed the all-important extra point attempt.
    Versailles responded with a 66-yard, 10-play drive capped off by Kevin Bergman's two-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter.  A crucial two-point conversion pass from Knore to Marc Litten gave the Tigers a 29-20 lead.
    The Redbirds cut the deficit to 29-26 on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Beans to Quay, who made a leaping catch over a Versailles defender.  The Redbirds had one more possession, but it ended in disaster.  Three of their final four plays resulted in quarterback sacks by the fired-up Versailles defense and they were forced to turn the ball over on downs at their own 20.
    Marc Litten led the Tigers' rushing attack with 78 yards in 13 carries.  Quay led the Redbirds with five receptions for 103 yards.
 
 

Cheers:  "When it was 14-0, I think every player on our team got it in his heart that we were not gonna go down like this."
Versailles center-lineback-kicker Matt Stall
 

Tears:  "We had a chance to be state champions, but just didn't do it."
Loudonville quarterback Jason Beans
 
 

THE AWARD WINNERS:
FIRST TEAM SRC OFFENSE:
Garth Hoellrich-Tackle
Brian Keiser-Guard
Matt Stall-Center
Lane Knore-Quaterback
FIRST TEAM SRC DEFENSE:
Joe Rush-End
Kevin Bergman-Linebacker
A.J. Bey-Linebacker
Keenan Leichty-Defensive Back
HONORABLE MENTION
Brian Greisdorn, Shane Schultz, Marc Litten
MORE HONORS
A.P. All Ohio First Team
Matt STall-Center
M.V.P Team Honors
Offense
Lane Knore-Quarterback
Kennan Leichty-Halfback
Defense
Kevin Bergman-Linebacker
Joe Rush-Defensive End