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The Fairmont Heights Falcons (FHF) put on an offensive exhibition and defeated the Invaders 32-26 in overtime. The Invaders received the first possession of the game. After completing a 40 yard pass to TE Lionel Anderson, QB Michael Hawkins completed a 7 yard touchdown pass to WR Taurus McGhee. The 2-point conversion kick was made by George Wyatt to give the Invaders an 8-0 lead. FHF responded immediately with a 65 yard touchdown pass on their first pass to WR Stephan Lee. The Invaders answered right back with a 54 yard td pass from Hawkins to McGhee to give the Invaders a 14-6 lead. Again, FHF responded with a 65 yard touchdown pass on their first play of the series to cut the Invaders' lead to 14-12. Unphased, the Invaders excecuted another scoring drive, capping it off with a 2 yard td pass from Hawkins to BB Danny Gay. After finally stopping FHF on a possession, the Invaders executed another scoring drive that ended with 10 td pass from Hawkins to TE Matthew Anderson to give the Invaders a 26-12 lead. The Falcons continued to burn the Invaders scoring additional touchdowns from 52 yards and 38 yards, and added a 2-point conversion to tie the game at 26-26 at the end of regulation. The Invaders received the first possession of overtime and the Falcons defense held them scoreless in 4 downs. FHF began their overtime posssession with a hitch to their left wideout for a 10 yard gain. Then, on 3rd and goal, they completed a pass in the back of the Invaders' end zone to come away with a 32-26 overtime victory.