St. Paul's Livengood gets 300th career win as Crabbs runs for 391 yards

EDON — On a milestone night, it took a record performance. The St. Paul football team won a shootout over host Edon for a second straight year on Friday. The Flyers won their sixth straight game with the 60-52 non-league win at Leanne Field. But the victory also served as the 300th for head coach John Livengood — all at St. Paul. He unofficially became the 17th coach in Ohio high school football history to achieve the milestone. Of the 17 coaches, Livengood has the third best winning percentage (.789), and is only the sixth to win 300 games at one school. However, the victory wasn't without another major milestone. All-Ohio senior running back Quincey Crabbs unofficially ran for 391 yards on 38 attempts and five touchdowns for the Flyers, which is a new record for yards in a game. "You can't even describe it, this means so much to me," Crabbs said. "To get Coach Livengood his 300th win meant everything to us seniors. He worked so hard for us, so we wanted to get it for him." St. Paul trailed for the first time with 8:28 left in the third quarter when the Bombers (4-4) went ahead 39-36. The Flyers responded with a 10-play, 65-yard scoring drive as Jack Stieber scored on a 13-yard run on a third-and-4 with 4:24 left in the third quarter. Crabbs ran in the conversion and put St. Paul ahead 44-39. The Bombers then opted to punt on a 4th-and-8 from their 44 on the next possession, and pinned the Flyers at their own 1. However, St. Paul churned out a 99-yard drive in eight plays over a 4:11 stretch, highlighted by a 62-yard run from Crabbs. Stieber scored on a 7-yard run with 11:20 left in the game, and added the 2-point run to make it 52-39. Edon answered with a 65-yard drive of its own and pulled within 52-45 with 7:52 left, but the Flyers needed just three plays to counter on a 26-yard TD run by Crabbs with 6:28 left. Leading 60-45, the Flyers allowed one more TD to the Bombers with 4:03 left. But when St. Paul got the ball back, it was able to run out the clock to preserve Livengood's historic win. "It was a hard fought win and I'm proud of the kids for hanging in there," Livengood said. "We did enough … we did enough to get the win." The Flyers went into the game without fullback Josh Pocos, then lost standout running back Ben Burger to an injury after one quarter. He had totaled 148 yards and a 77-yard TD on just eight attempts. "We had Jack step in and Xavier Smith our backup tight end steps in as well," Livengood said. "They did so well blocking for each other. We knew at that point Quincey had to carry the load, and the line stepped up and blocked that much harder." Faced with a two-hour drive home, Livengood quickly reflected on the milestone win. "I've been lucky and blessed, because you have to have great players to do that," he said. "And it's that we have hard working kids who are dedicated. You have to have kids who are disciplined and work hard. "I got great coaches, longtime coaches like Tom Baker and Larry Fisher … I've been lucky. It's not about me or what I do, but what we do together as a program. I've had great administrative support, and especially family support." Most coaching wins in Ohio history 1. 401: Jim France, Akron Coventry, Akron Manchester (1971-2019)2. 381: Bob Lutz, Ironton St. Joseph, Ironton (1969-2011)3. 371: Reno Saccoccia, Steubenville (1983-2017)4. 369: Chuck Kyle, Cleveland St. Ignatius (1983-present)5. 361: Ed Domsitz, Trotwood-Madison, Northmont, Kettering Alter (1976-present)6. 360 : Terry Malone, Hamilton Badin (1957-2003)7. 337: Randy Baughman, Newark Licking Valley, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley North (1982-2020) 8. 336: Jay Circosta, Woodsfield Monroe Central (1971-2017) 9. 334: Al Hetrick, Versailles (1968-2005)10. 323: Pat Mancuso, Leetonia and Cincinnati Princeton (1955-96)11. 318: Ron Hinton, Amanda-Clearcreek, Chillicothe (1980-present) 12. 310: Bill Gutbrod, Clev. St. Joseph, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (1950-97)13. 309: Don Bucci, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (1966-1999)14. 308: August Bossu, Cleveland Cathedral Latin, Cleveland Benedictine (1947-93)15. 303: Paul Culver Jr., Thornville Sheridan, Buckeye North, Glouster Trimble (1973-2012)16. 301: Bob Gregg, Dayton Jefferson Township and Centerville (1959-99)17. 300: John Livengood, St. Paul (1991-present)