The Knights were primed and poised for the upset bid. Quarterback Harrison Doty (pictured from the Titusville game) had just completed a 31-yard pass to Damian Cassano to the Meadville 12 where they were lining up to erase a 20-15 Meadville lead.

But, alas.

The clock hadn't been working all game, and, here, they would come to find out, it was over. OVER. And the winless Knights were left with their sixth loss of the season. 

Franklin withstood a crunching second half ground game to have a chance at the 'Dogs -- a team they had lost to seven straight times and by resounding scores. 

Meadville had rallied from a 7-6 halftime deficit to take a 20-7 lead into the last quarter. With about five minutes left, the Knights were within 20-15 on Doty's 12-yard TD pass to Caden Mincer and another pass to Cassano for the PAT. Then they forced a punt on Meadville's next possession to have a chance for the victory.

They got the ball on their 21 and the 'Dogs were called for pass interference on the first play. After an incompletion, Doty hit Mincer again for 20 yards to the MASH 43. Then came the pass to Cassano to take the ball to the 12. Upset here we come, but, no.

​Turnovers led to Meadville's first two touchdowns -- an interception that set up the first of three TDs by Leo Collins, this one a 1-yard run in the opening quarter. A bad snap on the extra point left the score 6-0.

The ooopsies continued to plague Franklin after that -- three straight false starts on their next possession, for instance. They also left a MASH receiver uncovered who was wide open. for a potential 60-yard TD, but dropped the ball. Still,  the Knights took the lead with about five minutes left in the half on Doty's 3-yard pass to Ryder Stevens and Jacob Fleming's extra point. 

While this was going on, Meadville's ground game was grounded -- 61 yards on 16 tries before halftime. These numbers took off after intermission -- 173 yards on 23 carries with Collins scoring from the 1 on fourth-and-goal to make it 13-7 and then adding a 33-yard touchdown later on. A roughing the passer kept that 99-yard march alive. 

Meanwhile, the Knights continued to sputter. Another fumble ruined a promising drove to start the second half. It came on the MASH 17 after Doty completed a 24-yard pass to Cassano. Meadville went ahead to stay after that.

Doty finished 16-for-26 for an unofficial 205 yards and the two TDs. Cassano, a newcomer to the team, caught six passes for 109 yards. Mincer was an unofficial 17/113 rushing. Collins, a sophomore, put up 100-plus yards for Meadville, 2-4. Total yards were an unofficial 302 for Franklin and 234 for Meadville.