LATE FIELD GOAL LIFTS CENTRAL PAST ELDERIn a game that featured major offensive fireworks in the second half, it was a field goal that was the deciding factor.
Emilio Nadelman nailed his second field goal of the night, this one with three seconds remaining, to propel
Central (Miami, Fla.) to a 24-21 on the road against Cincinnati power
Elder.
Both teams started slowly. Elder used a
Ben Gramke-to-
Joe Ramstetter touchdown pass to take an early 7-0 lead until Central tied the game late in the first quarter.
Joseph Yearby
File photo by Stuart Browning
Neither team scored again until Central's sophomore playmaker
Joe Yearby broke loose for a 76-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter to give Central a 14-7 lead.
Elder responded, showing some explosiveness of its own, as Gramke hit
Max Mazza for a 54-yard touchdown to tie the score at 14-14.
The Panthers had no answer for Yearby. He used his speed to break an 80-yard touchdown with 10:27 left. Gramke and Mazza fired back. With 1:12 left, Gramke found Mazza again on a 4th down pass to tie the score before Nadelman won it for Central.
Nadelman, regarded as one of the best kickers in the state of Florida, has also hit 51-yard and 46-yard field goals this season.
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