Marion regrouped during halftime and smacked Lyons in the mouth during the first series of the third quarter, driving 74 yards in 13 plays to score the go-ahead touchdown. The drive consumed six minutes of clock time, all of the Lions momentum, and most of the hosts' energy; Mitchell Leppke capped it with an 11-yard bolt through the middle. Marion continued to be unwelcome guests, as Luke Gordon and Eric Vogel obliterated a screen pass, throwing junior quarterback Jake Craig for a sack which forced a Lyons 3-and-out. Marion blasted another score into the Lyons end zone with 1:41 left in the third on a 10 yard TD run by Sheldon Boone, taking a 13-6 lead. Marc Washington capped the scoring with 4:03 left in the fourth, using a burst of speed around the right flank to get into the open field, and, accelerating through the Lyons secondary, outrunning all pursuers for a 79-yard score.

An interception by Tylor Neil of a pass tipped by Drew Maddox effectively nailed it shut with 3:43 to go.