ORRVILLE—No. 2 Chagrin Falls captured a Division IV district championship in dramatic fashion on Saturday, defeating No. 4 Lake Catholic, 2-1, in double overtime at Orrville High School.
With just 46 seconds remaining in the second overtime period, senior captain Harrison Horvath tapped in the game-winning goal off a corner kick from fellow captain Owen Edwards, sealing the Tigers’ 18th win of the season and a spot in the regional semifinals.
“This season has been extra special because we have a really good group of young men,” said Chagrin Falls head coach Brian McKenna. “This is a group we’ve enjoyed being with on the field and off the field. We felt that we were going to be able to compete well in the playoffs, and here we got that victory against Lake Catholic.”
Chagrin Falls struck first when Grayson Fisher scored with 36:14 remaining in the first half to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. Lake Catholic battled back, finding the equalizer midway through the second half at the 12:38 mark to force overtime.
Neither team could find the net through the first extra period, setting up a tense finish in the second overtime. With time winding down and penalty kicks looming, the Tigers earned a corner kick—and that’s when their senior leaders connected for the championship moment.
“That was one captain to another,” McKenna said. “Owen is a player who has a remarkable throw-in, and it’s going to be tough to have him graduate after this year because it’s a rarity to get a throw-in like that, and we’ve scored a couple of times off of it throughout the season, none more clutch than that. Harrison, he’s the tallest player we’ve got, so we’ve been trying to find his head on that ball, and he was able to this time.”
The Tigers improved to 18-2 overall and advanced to play No. 8 Cardinal Mooney in a regional semifinal on Oct. 29 at Ravenna High School.
