TRINITY ADVANCES! Wide receiver Ryan Merrifield dominates in the second half and catches the game-winning touchdown to send the Tigers to the second round of the Division III playoffs!
Head coach Jerheme Urban celebrates with his team following Trinity's 14-7 playoff victory over Hardin-Simmons at Tiger Stadium on Saturday, November 19, 2022.– In their first home playoff game since 2014, Trinity pieced together two scoring drives in the second half to rally past Hardin-Simmons 14-7 and punch their tickets to the second round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs on Saturday afternoon.
The weather was certainly a factor. With driving rain and 40-degree temperatures hampering Trinity’s high-powered offense throughout the first half, the Tigers fell behind 7-0 in the waning seconds of the second quarter on a seven-yard touchdown run from Noah Garcia. That marked the first time all season Trinity had trailed at halftime.After a penalty pushed Trinity back to their own eight-yard line on the opening kickoff, the Tigers methodically drove down the field.
Both teams then traded big plays and punts until midway through the fourth quarter. Quarterback Tucker Horn once again pieced together a drive featuring a key third-down conversion to Merrifield and a consistent presence from Hutchison that eventually came to a breaking point at the Hardin-Simmons 38-yard line. One 3rd-and-6, Horn dialed up a deep ball for a wide-open Merrifield, who made the grab in stride for a 38-yard touchdown that proved to be the game-winner.
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