Rob Stoll returns to restore Turpin Spartans football standard
Rob Stoll, the all-time winningest coach in Turpin history, is back as the Spartans' head football coach.
The play still lives clearly in Andy Cruse's mind when he recalls his playing days at Turpin under head coach Rob Stoll. Cruse was a senior in 2007, when top-seeded Turpin led No. 8 Winton Woods, 17-14, late in the fourth quarter.
It was fourth down from the Winton Woods' 15-yard line. A short field goal would've extended Turpin's lead to six. Instead, Stoll turned to his seniors.
"What do you guys want to do? " he asked. "Let's go for it, coach!
" It was Turpin's bread-and-butter play, "91 Sprint Option. " Quarterback Ryan Martin lofted a ball toward Cruse, who hauled it in over a defender for a game-sealing touchdown. More: Vote for Greater Cincinnati high school athlete of the week, April 20 More: Anderson star LB Antwoine Higgins announces college commitment "That play doesn't happen if he doesn't ask us what we're thinking and what we wanted to do," Cruse said.
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