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Published October 11, 2008 12:02 am - Greenville and Sharon posted wins on Friday night which set up a big Region 3-AA clash next Friday at Stewart Field in Greenville. Roundup: Greenville beats Hickory; Sharon, Wilmington, GC post wins Herald Staff reports
Greenville and Sharon posted wins on Friday night which set up a big Region 3-AA clash next Friday at Stewart Field in Greenville. The Trojans beat Hickory, 37-21, while the Tigers defeated Titusville, 41-28, in a shootout. Wilmington maintained the lead in 3-AA with a 50-0 rout at Reynolds. Also Friday, Grove City earned a 29-20 win at Corry; Lakeview beat Conneaut Valley, 30-14, in Stoneboro; Mercer rolled over winless Conneaut Valley, 45-12, and LaBrae rolled over Brookfield, 60-8. ä Greenville 37, Hickory 21 — Coach Brian Herrick’s red-hot Trojans spoiled Hickory’s homecoming Friday night, but their Region 3-AA victory didn’t come without a tussle. “Both teams played hard; I feel lucky just to get out of here with a win,” said Herrick, whose team moved to 3-1 in their region and 6-1 overall. “We played well early, but we made some mistakes. Tackling wasn’t as crisp as I would have liked.” And despite the loss, Hickory coach Frank Antuono was feeling good about his team’s effort: “The kids played hard against a very good Greenville team. I’m proud of their effort tonight. This is something to build on. “There were a lot of tears in that huddle after the game and that shows they care. We’ll get this thing turned around.” The contest was a game that featured a lot of big plays. In fact, it was an 80-yard punt return by Dylan Zuschlag that got the scoring started, shortly after Hickory’s defense stopped Greenville on 4th down at the Hickory 37. Mike Simons booted the point after for a 7-0 lead with 1:07 remaining in the opening period. Greenville moved out to 15-0 midway through the 2nd frame on a 1-yard run by R.J. Malson and PAT pass to Malson from David Holiga. But Hickory showed some spark a short time later when Ryan Voisey hit speedy Elrico Jones with a 51-yard pass play to score. The PAT run failed. Greenville threatened again shortly before half, moving to the 9-yard line. On a 4th-down play, Holiga found Nate Houpt in the corner of the end zone, but the referee ruled that he was knocked out of bounds by Hornet defender Andrew Walker before getting a foot down. The Trojans moved on top 23-6 with 6:46 left in the 3rd frame on a 28-yard Zuschlag sprint and PAT run by R.J. Malson. But Hickory came right back. Evan Anzio broke loose, picked up a key downfield block from Jordan Fortuna and went 71 yards to score. Voisey ran in the PAT to cut the margin to 23-14. Greenville put the game out of reach on a 6-yard run by Nico Zahniser, alternating in at quarterback, and PAT kick by Simons. But the final minute of the game was a wild one. Greenville scored with 31 seconds remaining on a Taylor Malson 4-yard pile-driving run and Simons’ kick made it 37-14. But Hickory wasn’t giving up. A short time later, Voisey connected with Jones on a 45-yard TD pass with 17 seconds left and Sean Zippie’s kick made the final score 37-21. 
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