The A & W Titans came up just short in a tough fight against the Stark County Rebels on Friday night. The game hinged one big decision by Coach Tony Gripp. With just over 2 minutes to go, the Titans scored a touchdown to bring the score to 21 to 20 in favor of Stark County. Coach Gripp made the bold decision to go for two but it did not go the way the Titans had hoped. Stark County's defense stacked up the Titans at the goal line and kept a 1 point lead. The Rebels defense then held off one more late charge by the Titans to win the game 21 to 20. After the game, Bob McKee and Tim Carstens talked about a close but tough loss for the Titans who fall to 1 and 1 on the season. Stark County moves to 2 and 0 on the year with the win.