RICHMOND — A valiant effort came up just short Thursday night for Uniontown High.
The Eagles trailed 16-0 at the break, before closing to within two points in the third quarter, 16-4. Both teams managed a single touchdown in the fourth quarter, with Central Heights High holding a slim 24-22 advantage when the clock expired.
The loss drops Uniontown’s record to 2-7 and prevents the Eagles from making the playoffs. They would have qualified for postseason play had they defeated Central Heights by five or more.
“Offensively, we had two good drives the first half, but one missed assignment here or here killed those drives deep in Central Heights territory,” Eagle head coach Chad Stroud said.
Central Heights took advantage, scoring its second touchdown of the game late in the first half.
“That took a lot of wind out of our sails going into the half. But to our kids’ credit they bounced back. I was incredibly proud of our kids tonight.”
Zach Travis passed for 137 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 59 yards more. Trenton Miller had a touchdown among his 41 rushing yards, 24 yards reception, eight tackles and a forced fumble.
Seth Sympson pulled in two touchdowns among his seven catches covering 103 yards.
On defense, Ty Clayton had 12 tackles and an interception. Max Labbe and Brenton Esslinger added 13 and nine tackles, respectively.
Eagles’ second-half rally falls short
