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Message: [QUOTE="CuseLegacy, post: 1348906, member: 469"] [SIZE=4][B][URL]http://www.sj-r.com/article/20141108/Sports/141109519[/URL][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][B][/B] [B]SHG blanks Marion to reach Class 5A football quarterfinals[/B][/SIZE] The State Journal-Register By [EMAIL='ryan.mahan@sj-r.com'][U]Ryan Mahan[/U][/EMAIL] Staff Writer Posted Nov. 8, 2014 at 3:56 PM Updated Nov 8, 2014 at 7:55 PM [LIST][*][IMG]http://www.sj-r.com/storyimage/LS/20141108/SPORTS/141109519/AR/0/AR-141109519.jpg&MaxW=650[/IMG] | [URL='http://sj-r.mycapture.com/mycapture/remoteimage.asp?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sj-r.com%2Fstoryimage%2FLS%2F20141108%2FSPORTS%2F141109519%2FAR%2F0%2FAR-141109519.jpg%26MaxW=580&source=jsapi&backurl=http://www.sj-r.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D%2F20141108%2FSPORTS%2F141109519%2F12553%2FNEWS&notes=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sj-r.com%2Fstoryimage%2FLS%2F20141108%2FSPORTS%2F141109519%2FAR%2F0%2FAR-141109519.jpg&credit=Journal-Register'][/URL] Albert Okwuegbunam breaks free for a 54-yard touchdown reception Saturday during the first quarter of Sacred Heart-Griffin’s 42-0 win over Marion in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register)[/LIST] By [EMAIL='ryan.mahan@sj-r.com'][U]Ryan Mahan[/U][/EMAIL] Staff Writer Posted Nov. 8, 2014 at 3:56 PM Updated Nov 8, 2014 at 7:55 PM Albert Okwuegbunam had a game bigger than his name. Okwuegbunam made key plays on both sides of the ball and Sacred Heart-Griffin High School easily dispatched yet another opponent, getting its 11th running clock of the season by beating Marion 42-0 Saturday in a Class 5A second-round game. SHG (11-0) will take to the road for the first time this postseason, visiting former Central State Eight Conference opponent Taylorville (10-1) in the quarterfinals.He wasn’t in on every single play, but Okwuegbunam was in more than his fair share.First, the player referred to simply as Albert O caught a 54-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Gabe Green to give SHG a two-score lead. On the opening play of Marion’s next drive, Okwuegbunam sacked the fourth-seeded Wildcats’ quarterback Izak Baker for a six-yard loss. Marion’s drive eventually ended on a turnover on downs, giving the Cyclones the ball at the SHG 34. Six plays were all that was needed, capped by a 5-yard pass from Green to Okwuegbunam, who was entirely alone out wide in the end zone. Not a single Marion player had attempted to cover Okwuegbunam on the play. “As I was doing good, it just kept (snowballing),” Okwuegbunam said.With his team leading 21-0, Okwuegbunam make another outstanding play from his defensive end position, once again stopping Baker for a loss. “It just goes back to the film room, studying their defense,” Okwuegbunam said. “I read him, he down-blocked, the guy was pulling so I knew the quarterback was going to come right to me.”Two plays after helping No. 1 SHG get the ball back, Okwuegbunam caught his third TD pass of the game, this one for 43 yards. Okwuegbunam finished with four catches for 127 yards and three TDs. [/QUOTE]

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