The Tecumseh Indians held the lead for most of the game with the Adrian Maples, but the Maples Luke Bruggeman scored with just :20 seconds left and the converted a 2-point conversion to give the Maples 15-14 victory over the Indians at Indian Stadium on Friday Night. Bruggeman’s touchdown capped 8-play, 97-yard touchdown drive after Tecumseh’s Chance Gormley had pinned Adrian on their own 3-yard line with a punt with just 2:38 to play. With the Maples still in the shadow of their own goal and facing 2nd and 7, Maple quarterback Jaxon Dowling connected with Ryder Borton for a 37-yard gain to the Maple 43. After a run for no gain on first down, Dowling hit Prince Russell for 9-yards to set up a 3rd and one at the Tecumseh 43. Dowling then picked up the first down and more to the 35 and a 15- yard penalty on Tecumseh moved the ball to the Tecumseh 20-yard line with 1:08 left in the game. Dowling then hit Frankie Pechaitis at the eight to set up the heroics by Bruggeman, who ran the final eight yards for the score and after a Tecumseh penalty moved the ball half the distance to the goal added the game winning points from a yard out. Adrian had taken an early 7-0 in the first quarter after the teams had traded interceptions, Bruggeman started the scoring with a 79-yard touchdown run. But the Indians responded at the end of the quarter with a long run by Chance Gormley of 60 yards but could not convert the 2-point conversion try and the score remained 7-6 Adrian. Tecumseh would score the only points of the second quarter again with the big play when Gromley hit Sam Abbott at the 15 and Abbott ran into the end zone for a 49-yard touchdown to take the lead. Gabe Abbott converted the 2-point conversion to put the Indians up 14-7 at half. The second half was mostly a defensive struggle, but the Indians missed a golden chance to put the game away when after an interception by Sam Abbott, the Indians went on a 17 play, 96-yard drive which consumed 10:19 on the clock. But with 1st and goal at the 4-yard line the Maples mounted a goal line stand and stopped Tecumseh on downs at the 2. Statistically the game was as close as the score with each team picking up 11 first downs, with Adrian putting up 306 yards of total offense to Tecumseh’s 265, but Adrian committed 3 turnovers to Tecumseh’s two. Individually for Tecumseh Gromley was 5 of 20 passing with one touchdown, while rushing for another 188 yards on 32 carries. Cooper Lewis was the Indians top defender with 11 stops including 6 solo tackles and a sack. Tecumseh will be home again next week at 7 pm. when they take on the Taylor Griffins.