September 14, 1991
By Joe Williams Of The Sentinel Staff
EUSTIS — Oran Singleton, whose runs continually provided lifts for Leesburg, got a well-deserved ride on the shoulders of friends Friday night at the Panther Den after the Yellow Jackets escaped with a 7-6 victory over Eustis in a non-district high school football game.
Singleton got the ride, but it was linebacker Bo Widmann who delivered the victory, which came in front of a crowd of about 3,500.
Widmann made a dizzying hit on Eustis running back Bayfus McCoy on a two-point conversion attempt with 1:28 to play to keep Leesburg in the lead. Widmann was slow getting up, and the Panthers had no time to recover.
''I saw it coming,'' Widmann said. ''I set up the blocker, and I just had an open shot at him.''
McCoy pulled the Panthers to a point when he took a pitchout from quarterback Anthony Allen on a fourth-and-18 play. McCoy got to the outside and blew past the Yellow Jackets for a 50-yard touchdown run. It was the only time McCoy broke a long run.
The game was matched two of Central Florida's most explosive running backs. McCoy finished with 119 yards on 21 carries.
Singleton rushed for 146 yards on 20 carries, including a 34-yard run on a fake punt in the first quarter, which led to a missed 35-yard field-goal attempt by Brian Rausch. Singleton also broke a 37-yard run in the second quarter to set up Leesburg's touchdown by quarterback Steve Gooden.
Gooden scored on a 5-yard run after being trapped by several defenders, including Jason Cory and Chris Likely. But Gooden spun away, cut back to his left and scored with 4:44 remaining in the half. Rausch kicked the extra point.
Leesburg 7, Eustis 6
Leesburg 0 7 0 0 - 7
Eustis 0 0 0 6 - 6
L - Gooden 5 run (Rausch kick); E - McCoy 50 run (run failed).
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