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Football Photo Gallery: Tinley Park Edges Bremen in Thriller
Playoff-bound Titans rally in second half and then hold off Braves for victory No. 7.
Friday night’s meeting of two 6-2 teams in Tinley Park lived up to expectations, as the Titans survived Bremen’s late threat and held on for a 34-29 victory.
Tinley Park (7-2) got things rolling with quarterback Kyle Sheridan running for a 36-yard touchdown. Bremen (6-3) tied the game on Dion Starnes’ 48-yard TD.
Sheridan went to the air and found receiver Eldridge Anderson for a 56-yard completion to put the ball on the Braves’ 7-yard line. Two plays later, Sheridan ran in his second TD of the night, and Tinley Park took a 14-7 lead.
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Bremen took a 15-14 lead on a 3-yard TD run by running back Devonte Wilson and a two-point conversion. The teams traded scores and Bremen took a 22-21 lead into halftime.
The Titans mounted two scoring drives and took a 34-22 lead into the fourth quarter. Bremen drew within five points on a 42-yard TD pass play, and with 2:38 seconds left in the game, the Braves got the ball back and started to drive on the Titans. But Tinley Park defensive back Robert Wallace picked off a pass that sealed the victory for the Titans.
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Sheridan finished 8-of-12 passing for 144 yards with a touchdown and two rushing TDs. Titans running back Gregory Wallace had 144 yards and a touchdown on nine carries, while teammate Preston Thompson had 121 yards and a TD on nine carries.
Check out the photo gallery for highlights from this game.