Numbers: Part One
Junior wide receiver Michael Burke IV finished the season with 72 catches for 1,185 yards. Friday, he caught six passes for 158 yards, his third best of the season. All the catches were in the first half.
Numbers: Part Two
Junior quarterback Tyler Harrison connected on 16 of 32 passes for a career-high 314 yards and two scores to Burke and John Markley. He also threw a season-high three interceptions. Seven different players caught passes from Harrison.
Numbers: Part Three
The loss was the fifth in a row in the playoffs for the Tide to Steel-High. The 41-32 final represented the most points scored in the series by both teams. Columbia also lost to the Rollers in 2008, 2005, 2000 and 1999. The closest game in the series was a 26-18 loss to the Rollers in 1999. The Tide last won a playoff game in 2001 over Holy Nae by a 48-7 score.
Overall, Columbia has a 4-13 playoff record.
Numbers: Part 4
According to rodfrisco.com, the playoff appearance this season was the Tide's 14th, third highest in Class A behind Holy Name and Camp Hill. They have the seventh longest losing streak in District 3. Harrison's 314 yards passing could be a district record.
Odds and ends....
The Tide was 4-2 in games they led at halftime. The two losses were Friday to Steel-High and in week two to Northeastern.
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