Photo Courtesy of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune - Preston Yates fights for extra yardage Logan rallies from double-digit deficit to draw even late in game before 72-yard TD run gives Marauders thrilling 25-19 victory
ROCKSPRINGS — There’s no question as to just how important Meigs quarterback Cody Bartrum is to his team’s offense.
But as well as he played behind center for the Marauders Friday night, it was his defense and toughness that came up huge on a last-gasp goal-line stand as the visiting Logan Chieftains threatened to tie — and maybe take the lead — in the final 90 seconds at Meigs High School’s Farmer’s Bank Stadium.
After being held out of almost all of the second half on defense following an ankle injury he sustained in the second quarter, Bartrum came in at linebacker on the game’s final series and, with the ball on the Meigs 1-yard line, made a huge third-and-goal tackle, throwing Logan’s Preston Yates for a 4-yard loss.
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- By CRAIG DUNN Sports Editor cdunn@logandaily.com
ROCKSPRINGS — There’s no question as to just how important Meigs quarterback Cody Bartrum is to his team’s offense.
But as well as he played behind center for the Marauders Friday night, it was his defense and toughness that came up huge on a last-gasp goal-line stand as the visiting Logan Chieftains threatened to tie — and maybe take the lead — in the final 90 seconds at Meigs High School’s Farmer’s Bank Stadium.
After being held out of almost all of the second half on defense following an ankle injury he sustained in the second quarter, Bartrum came in at linebacker on the game’s final series and, with the ball on the Meigs 1-yard line, made a huge third-and-goal tackle, throwing Logan’s Preston Yates for a 4-yard loss.
Read More in the Logan Daily News (CLICK HERE)
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