BAY VILLAGE, Ohio – Cloverleaf senior running back Ethan Gray has had his number called many times during the 2025 season.

He came into Friday night’s Division IV, Region 14 first-round playoff game with 152 carries for 691 yards and five touchdowns for the 7-4 Colts during the regular season. And he knew during the week that his team would be calling his number quite a bit Friday night at Bay Memorial Stadium if his team was going to make history and win its first-ever playoff game.

When it was all said and done, after a wild roller coaster of a ride that saw Bay (6-5) erase an early 21-point lead and tie the game late in third quarter, only for No. 10 seed Cloverleaf to come away with an emotional 42-35 victory , a spent Gray stood in the end zone after carrying the ball 37 times for

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