FOOTBALL: Kenston 42, Alter 6: Knights falls short of Division III State Championship Title

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OK3Sports Football: Archbishop Alter Knights vs Kenston Bombers

Canton, OH. - November 30: OK3Sports coverage of the 2018 OHSAA Football State Championshipshigh game featuring The Archbishop Alter Knights and The Kenston Bombers on Friday,November 30, 2018 at The Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, OH. (Photo: Olen Kelley III/OK3sports) Canton, OH. - November 30: OK3Sports coverage of the 2018 OHSAA Football State Championshipshigh game featuring The Archbishop Alter Knights and The Kenston Bombers on Friday,November 30, 2018 at The Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, OH. (Photo: Olen Kelley III/OK3sports) Canton, OH. - November 30: OK3Sports coverage of the 2018 OHSAA Football State Championshipshigh game featuring The Archbishop Alter Knights and The Kenston Bombers on Friday,November 30, 2018 at The Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, OH. (Photo: Olen Kelley III/OK3sports) Canton, OH. - November 30: OK3Sports coverage of the 2018 OHSAA Football State Championshipshigh game featuring The Archbishop Alter Knights and The Kenston Bombers on Friday,November 30, 2018 at The Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, OH. (Photo: Olen Kelley III/OK3sports) Canton, OH. - November 30: OK3Sports coverage of the 2018 OHSAA Football State Championshipshigh game featuring The Archbishop Alter Knights and The Kenston Bombers on Friday,November 30, 2018 at The Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, OH. (Photo: Olen Kelley III/OK3sports)

Kenston 42, Alter 6

Archbishop Alter fell well short of the state football championship on Friday at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, OH.

That doesn’t mean the Knights didn’t accomplish a great deal in 2018 despite a 42-6 loss to Kenston in the Division III title game.

The Knights finished the season 13-2, only lost it first and last games this season.

Their playoff run included wins at Wapakoneta (21-7) in the third round and at Norwalk (34-13) in the quarterfinals.

The Knights scored first Connor Bazelak through a 19-yard touchdown pass to Derek Willits. Then the Bombers defense kept them out of the end zone the rest of the night.

Bombers led at halftime 21-6.

“We had no answer for their offense,” Alter coach Ed Domsitz said. “That was a thorough butt kicking.”

Kenston defense made it a mission to win tonight, giving the Bombers their first state title.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Kenston Bombers	7	14	14	7	42
Archbishop Alter Knights	6	0	0	0	6

Written by Brett Carrington