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Glenville Trounces Solon 40-17
The Solon Comets fall to 1-1 after a tough 40-17 loss to Glenville at Stewart Field.
Last week, Solon's playmakers .
Tonight, all the playmaking was on Glenville's side, as offensive threat Marshon Lattimore scored four touchdowns to lead Glenville over the Solon Comets by a score of 40-17.
Solon falls to 1-1 on the young season.
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Despite an error-prone Glenville punt unit that gave Solon good field position throughout the night, the Comets couldn't capitalize. George Berry scored twice for the Comets, once on a Drew Barksdale pass and another on a short, goal-line run.
Solon was only able to muster one other scoring play, a 25-yard field goal by Keon Hemerlein before halftime, when the score was 14-10 Glenville.
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The game was still in reach after three quarters -- Solon even had a 17-16 lead in the third -- before Lattimore busted an 80 yard touchdown run and any chances of a Comets comeback.
Akron Buchtel is up next for the Comets.
BOX SCORE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL Glenville 6 8 10 16 40 Solon 7 3 7 0 17Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.