History was within their grasp and it slipped out of their hands literally. Already history makers by getting to this game, the Glenville Tarblooders came up one point short of being the first Cleveland area public school to win a state title when they fell to Hilliard Davidson 16-15 on Saturday night.
It was a game that will go down as one of the best in Cleveland High School history. Up 15-8 late in the 3rd quarter, Glenville had a chance to put it away. Deep in Davidson territory, Glenville quarterback Cardale Jones found senior Christian Bryant cutting across the field near the end zone but Bryant could not haul in the pass and Glenville turned the ball over to Davidson. The next play from scrimmage, Hilliard’s quarterback Jake Trubiyano raced 73 yards with a carry down to the Glenville 3 yard line. A couple of plays later Davidson was in the end zone to pull to within 15-14. With balls of steel, Davidson went for two and made it to go up 16-15 with just a minute left on the clock. Glenville took the ball after a touchback and drove to the Davidson 45 yard line before Jones was intercepted in the end zone to seal the win for Davidson.
It was a storied season for Latwan Anderson and the Glenville Tarblooders. Unfortunately, they came up short of the win in the end in what was a thrilling high school football game.
Chad Wilson is a college football recruiting expert and creator of the GridironStudsApp which allows high school football players to gain exposure to college football coaches and fans. Wilson is a former college football player for the University of Miami (92-94) and Long Beach St. (’90-’91) and played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks (’95). He is also a former youth and high school football coach for over 15 years most recently for 5-A State of Florida Champs American Heritage. He runs All Eyes DB Camp a defensive back training company located in South Florida IG: @alleyesdbcamp. Wilson’s oldest son Quincy plays in the NFL for the New York Giants and his younger son plays cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals.