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Franklin Central saved its best for last. The Flashes scored the final 22 points of the game, capped by Jeff Powell's 10-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Nick Sharp in overtime for a 22-16 victory over host Roncalli on Friday night. "It's our motto: 'F.C. Pride: Flashes never quit,' " said Sharp, who finished 7-for-19 passing for 71 yards and two touchdowns. "We never quit until the last horn rings." Franklin Central (2-0), which snapped a three-game losing streak against the Rebels, fell behind 16-0 following Ben Polizzi's 1-yard TD run for Roncalli (0-2) with 10:03 left in the fourth quarter. "We knew this was going to be a marathon, not a sprint," Flashes coach Lance Scheib said. "They dominated the game for three quarters, but we were able to get rolling in the fourth." Franklin Central cut the deficit to 16-8 on Darius Willis' 31-yard TD scamper and two-point conversion run. Minutes later, the Flashes tied the score on Patrick Bade's 16-yard TD reception and Willis' two-point conversion run with 8:03 left. Willis, who ran for 266 yards in the Flashes' Week 1 victory over Decatur Central, had 67 yards rushing in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with 104 yards on 21 carries. "Darius Willis is an All-American for us right now," Sharp said. "I would say he's the backbone of our team." Franklin Central scored on its second play of overtime when Sharp found Powell open in the end zone. "It was exciting," Powell said. "Words can't even explain it, that's how excited I was." On its overtime possession, Roncalli tried a reverse pass to quarterback Kevin Banich on fourth-and-goal from the 6, but the ball fell incomplete. "Certainly, Franklin Central made a couple big plays, but we kind of put them in a position to make big plays, too," Rebels coach Bruce Scifres said. "We're hugely disappointed tonight with this loss." Roncalli took a 9-0 halftime lead on Aaron Puntarelli's field goals of 28, 40 and 27 yards. Franklin Central 22, Roncalli 16

F. Central 0 0 0 16 6-- 22 Roncalli 3 6 0 7 0-- 16

Scoring R -- Aaron Puntarelli 28 field goal. R -- Puntarelli 40 field goal. R -- Puntarelli 27 field goal. R -- Ben Polizzi 1 run (Puntarelli kick). FC -- Darius Willis 31 run (Willis run). FC -- Patrick Bade 16 pass from Nick Sharp (Willis run). FC -- Jeff Powell 10 pass from Sharp (kick failed). Team Statistics Roncalli F. Central First Downs 13 8 Rushes-Yards 50-111 24-105 Passing Yards 88 71 Comp-Att-Int 4-9-0 7-19-0 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-1 Penalties-Yards 2-15 1-10 Punts-Avg. 4-48.3 8-38.1

Rushing -- Roncalli: Dan Bohn 16-66; Polizzi 24-79; Evan LeMasters 1-(-5); Kevin Banich 9-(-29) {$326} Franklin Central: Willis 21-104; Delmar Kelly 1-2; Anton Scott 1-(-1); Sharp 1-0. Passing -- Roncalli: Conner Trumble 2-2-0 49; Banich 2-6-0 39; Trevor Lynch 0-1-0 0 {$326} Franklin Central: Sharp 7-19-0 71. Receiving -- Roncalli: Kyle McCoy 1-9; John Hasty 1-40; Polizzi 2-39 .. Franklin Central: Powell 4-39; Scott 1-6; Patrick Bade 2-26. Missed Field Goals -- Roncalli: Puntarelli (24 yards).