Cabot-North, Quincy Triumph; Head to House Football Finals

It was definitely a day to choose the run over the pass.

And that's exactly what Quincy quarterback Dan Sullivan did in overtime yesterday, leading his team to a 6-0 victory over Kirkland. Rolling out from Kirkland's three, Sullivan elected to keep the ball and sliced in for the deciding score.

The victory puts Q-world in the House football championship next Tuesday against the Cabot-North juggernaut.

Chilling temperatures, a steady wind, and a rain-drenched field shut down the passing attacks of both squads throughout he game.

Only one pass was completed all day (on the final play in regulation time). And foul-ups in the passing game--mainly interceptions and holding penalties--destroyed both teams' scoring bids early on.

At the end of regulation time, the squads were deadlocked at zero, so the officials called for an "Arizona tiebreaker" to decide the winner. The tiebreaking method gives each team a chance to score in four downs from the opponent's 10. The team that comes away with more points is the winner.

Kirkland couldn't crash the goal line in four tries, so Quincy moved in for the kill.

A personal foul penalty on Kirkland and a two-yd. Tim Manges run brought the ball to the three, setting up Sullivan's choice.

The designed rollout gave Sullivan the option of passing to receiver Mike Kline or keeping the ball himself.

He made the right choice, and put Quincy in the final.