Roundup: Greenville beats Hickory; Sharon, Wilmington, GC post wins

October 11, 2008 12:04 am

— 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.
“I’m glad we don’t have to play them again,” said Herrick of the Hornets. “That Jones is a great athlete. ... I thought our offensive line is very good and really makes our offense go.”
The victory moves Greenville into a battle for 2nd place in the region next week against Sharon.
“Sharon is always a big game,” said Herrick. “We’ll enjoy this win for a few hours then get ready for next week.”
Antuono feels the effort Friday will carry over to next weekend when Hickory (0-4, 1-5) takes on Reynolds.
“I just hope we can put the same starting team on the field for two weeks in a row,” said Antuono, referring to some problems with discipline with some players this season.
Notes: Zuschlag carried the ball 22 times for 132 yards. ... Andy Bayer had a fumble recovery, an interception and a sack on defense for the Trojans. ... Joey Manilla played a superb game at linebacker for the Hornets. ... Elise Baldarelli was named homecoming queen, while Sean Zippie was voted king. — By Lynn Saternow, Herald sports editor.
ä Sharon 41, Titusville 28 — At Tiger Stadium, the host Tigers took hold of the Region 3-AA tilt by tallying 21 second-period points, snapping a 7-all stalemate.
Louis Brown and Ronnie Howard caught touchdown tosses of 41 and 18 yards from Todd Rearick, and Mike Tomko tossed a 40-yarder to Dustin Norcross as Sharon secured a 28-20 margin at intermission. In the 2nd half Sharon’s insurance resulted from Rearick rifling a 10-yard TD toss to Jordan Moss and Nick Juranovich returning an interception 37 yards.
Rearick rushed for 51 yards and passed for another 192 on 10-of-18 accuracy as the Tigers (4-1, 6-1) bounced back from their lone loss. Brown and Tomko split 6 receptions and Howard hauled in another pair in addition to rushing for 43 for Tigers taskmaster Bob Fromm.
Sean Clark collected a 2-yard TD run and John Proano produced a pair on a 9-yard run from scrimmage and 80-yard kickoff return for the Rockets (2-4, 2-5).
ä Wilmington 50, Reynolds 0 — At Transfer, the Greyhounds (5-0, 7-0) compiled 413 yards in total offense and held Reynolds to a total of 28 yards as they routed the Raiders (0-4, 0-7) in a Region 3-AA encounter.
Derrick Burns led Wilmington with TD runs of 25 and 1 yard. Luke Yohman (2 yards), Philip Woods (5 yards) and Jake DeMedal (31 yards) also scored rushing TDs for the ’Hounds. Shane Wagner also fired a 12-yard touchdown pass to Carson Sharbaugh, and Tom Bober caught a 14-yard pass from Curtis Bretz as the Wilmington backups contributed.
DeMedal rushed for 99 yards on only 7 carries.
ä Grove City 29, Corry 20 — At Corry, coach Jeff Bell’s Grove City Eagles rallied in the fourth quarter for the victory.
The Eagles scored 22 points in the final frame after trailing 12-7 for the Region 5-AAA triumph. Grove City is 2-0 in the region and 5-2 overall. Corry fell to 1-2, 3-4.
Casey Shay had a big game for the Eagles, scoring touchdowns on runs of 6, 23 and 14 yards, while amassing 213 yards rushing on 29 totes. Ryan McGeehan also scored for GC, hauling in a 33-yard aerial from Tyler Dagres. Bobby Kowalsky booted 3 PATs, while Dagres hooked up with Jason Ferdeber for a 2-pointer.
Corry had a potent air attack, as quarterback Scott Frisina passed for 327 yards, hitting 18 of 30 passes. Craig Marti pulled in 9 passes for 223 yards, including a 6-yard TD. Nicholas Upperman scored 2 touchdowns on passes of 11 and 14 yards.
Dwayne Martin had an interception for the Eagles, while Shay recorded 3 sacks. — Info submitted by Corey J. Corbin, Allied News sports editor
ä LaBrae 60, Brookfield 8 — At Addison, the visiting Vikings vanquished the Warriors in the All-American Conference Blue Tier Division tilt.
Bryan Watkins went for a pair of 14-yard runs from scrimmage and later added a 31-yard fumble return to lead LaBrae (4-0, 7-1) to its 7th straight success. Also, Evan Hill and Cameron Truss tallied 44- and 37-yard scoring sprints as part of a 36-point 1st-half outburst.
Denny Sulick scored from 5 yards out in the 4th frame for the Warriors (1-2, 2-6), but Brookfield was bludgeoned 304-81 on the ground and was guilty of 7 turnovers.
ä Lakeview 30, Conneaut Lake 14 — At Stoneboro, the host Sailors picked up a key Region 1-A victory as Kyle Scott scored 3 touchdowns on runs of 30, 49 and 18 yards. He amassed 160 yards on 21 carries for the game.
Jake Novak scored the final TD for Lakeview (2-3, 3-4). Jordan Damko ran in a pair of PATs, while Novak ran in another. No stats were submitted for Conneaut Lake (2-3, 2-5).
ä Mercer 45, Conneaut Valley 12 — At Mercer, it was a happy homecoming as the Mustangs rolled to 4-1 in Region 1-A play and 6-1 overall. No statistics were submitted by Mercer.
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GREENVILLE 7 8 8 14 37
HICKORY 0 6 8 7 21
Scoring plays
G — Zuschlag, 80 punt return (Simons kick)
G — R.J. Malson, 1 run (Malson pass from Holiga)
H — Jones 51 run (run failed)
G — Zuschlag, 28 run (T. Malson run)
H — Anzio 71 run (Voisey run)
G — Zahniser, 6 run (Simons kick)
G — T. Malson, 4 run (Simons kick)
H — Jones 45 pass from Voisey (Zippie kick)
Team stats
GREENVILLE HICKORY
15 First downs 8
269 Rushing yards 153
46 Passing yards 126
7-3-1 Att-comp-int 22-13-1
315 Total yards 279
0-0 Fumbles-lost 1-1
0-0 Penalties-yards lost 3-16
Individual stats
Rushing: GREENVILLE — Zuschlag 22-132, T. Malson 6-54, R.J. Malson 11-44, Weaver 4-7, Zahniser 6-26, Holiga 4-7, Riffe 1-(-1); HICKORY — Anzio 3-83, Jones 2-55, Hosey 4-9, Walker 6-14, Voisey 3-(-15), Hayes 2-7.
Passing: GREENVILLE — Holiga 6-3-0, 46; Zahniser 1-0-1, 0; HICKORY — Voisey 22-13-1, 126.
Receiving: GREENVILLE — Houpt 2-45, R.J. Malson 1-1; HICKORY — Jones 6-84, Mainlla 4-23, Hayes 1-11, Hosey 1-9, Walker 1-(-1).
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GROVE CITY 0 0 7 22 29
CORRY 6 0 6 14 20
Scoring plays
C — Marti, 6 pass from Frisina (kick failed)
GC — Shay, 6 run (Kowalsky kick)
C — Upperman, 11 pass from Frisina (pass failed)
GC — Shay 23 run (Kowalsky kick)
GC — McGeehan, 33 pass from Dagres (Ferderber pass from Dagres)
C — Upperman, 14 pass from Frisina (Upperman pass from Frisina)
GC — Shay, 14 run (Kowalsky kick)
Team stats
GROVE CITY CORRY
23 First downs 15
339 Rushing yards 48
120 Passing yards 327
10-7-0 Att-comp-int 31-18-1
459 Total yards 375
3-2 Fumbles-lost 2-1
10-64 Penalties-yards lost 4-35
Individual stats
Rushing: GROVE CITY — Shay 29-213, Martin 17-114, Schneider 5-17, Dagres 2-(-5); CORRY — Frisina 16-25, Kurtz 3-12, Zimmerman 3-12, Upperman 1-(-1).
Passing: GROVE CITY — Dagres 10-7-1, 120; CORRY — Frisina 30-18-1, 327; Mosher 1-0-0.
Receiving: GROVE CITY — McGeehan 2-58, Ferderber 2-47, Martin 2-6, Shay 1-9; CORRY — Marti 9-223, Upperman 5-35, Mosher 3-35, Kurtz 1-12.
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TITUSVILLE 7 13 8 0 28
SHARON 7 21 7 6 41
Scoring plays
T — Clark, 2 run (Clark kick)
S — Tomko, 15 pass from Rearick (Flaugher kick)
S — L. Brown, 41 pass from Rearick (Flaugher kick)
T — Bonano, 9 run (Clark kick)
S — D. Norcross, 40 pass from Tomko (Flaugher kick)
T — Porano, 80 kickoff return (kick failed)
S — Howard, 18 pass from Rearick (Flaugher kick)
S — Moss, 10 pass from Rearick (Flaugher kick)
T — Atha, 38 pass from Pattison (run good)
S — Juranovich, 37 interception return (kick failed)
Team stats
TITUSVILLE SHARON
N/A First downs 16
N/A Rushing yards 129
N/A Passing yards 228
N/A Att-comp-int 19-11-0
N/A Total yards 357
N/A Fumbles-lost 2-2
N/A Penalties-yards lost 5-16
Individual stats
Rushing: TITUSVILLE — N/A; SHARON — Rearick 8-51, Howard 11-43, K. Brown 5-24, L. Brown 1-7, C. Brown 2-4.
Passing: TITUSVILLE — N/A; SHARON — Rearick 18-10-0-192, Tomko 1-1-0-40.
Receiving: TITUSVILLE — N/A; SHARON — L. Brown 3-70, Tomko 3-65, D. Norcross 1-40, Howard 2-39, Moss 1-10, K. Brown 1-4.
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WILMINGTON 21 16 6 7 50
REYNOLDS 0 0 0 0 0
Scoring plays
W — Yohman, 2 run (Wilson kick)
W — Burns, 25 run (Wilson kick)
W — Burns, 1 run (Wilson kick)
W — Sharbaugh, 12 pass from S. Wagner (Wilson kick)
W — team safety
W — Woods, 5 run (Wilson kick)
W — DeMedal, 31 run (kick failed)
W — T. Bober, 14 pass from Bretz (Wilson kick)
Team stats
WILMINGTON REYNOLDS
16 First downs 3
362 Rushing yards 24
51 Passing yards 4
17-5-0 Att-comp-int 7-1-1
413 Total yards 28
N/A Fumbles-lost N/A
4-25 Penalties-yards lost 6-47
Individual stats
Rushing: WILMINGTON — DeMedal 7-99, Burns 6-81, Whiting 6-48, Yohman 4-41, Llewellyn 6-29, S. Wagner 2-18, Woods 4-14, Bretz 1-14, Vasko 1-11, Crawford 2-4, Klinesmith 4-3, Macklin 1-0; REYNOLDS — Everson 9-13, Baptiste 3-12, Mahlon 1-3, Rhodes 1-1, Fowler 4-1, Kirk 1-0, Farina 1-(-2), Murray 3-(-4).
Passing: WILMINGTON — S. Wagner 15-4-0, 37, Bretz 2-1-0, 14; REYNOLDS — Fowler 7-1-1, 4.
Receiving: WILMINGTON — Sharbaugh 2-27, T. Bober 1-14, M. Wagner 1-5, Woods 1-5; REYNOLDS — Baptiste 1-4.
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LABRAE 12 24 16 8 60
BROOKFIELD 0 0 8 0 8
Scoring plays
L — Truss, 37 run (run failed)
L — Watkins, 14 run (run failed)
L — Hill, 44 run (Woodyard catch)
L — Watkins, 14 run (Collins run)
L — Woodyard, 35 pass from Miller (Szorady run)
L — Watkins, 31 fumble return (Szorady run)
B — Sulick, 5 run (Shaw catch)
L — Szorady, 30 run (Miller run)
L — Keeney, 10 run (Miller run)
Team stats
LABRAE BROOKFIELD
8 First downs 3
304 Rushing yards 81
38 Passing yards 29
3-2-0 Att-comp-int 8-3-2
342 Total yards 110
3-3 Fumbles-lost 5-5
7-45 Penalties-yards lost 4-24
Individual stats
Rushing: LABRAE — Hill 5-73, Truss 8-68, Szorady 5-43, Collins 8-42, Watkins 3-26, Miller 5-26, Keeney 4-16, Miller 6-11, Herron 3-(-1); BROOKFIELD — Sulick 10-70, O’Brien 8-11, Pascale 3-8, Palumbo 12-4, Kirila 3-(-2), Sydlowski 4-(-10).
Passing: LABRAE — Miller 3-2-0, 38; BROOKFIELD — Palumbo 4-1-2, 3, Pascale 4-2-0, 26.
Receiving: LABRAE — Woodyard 2-38; BROOKFIELD — Shaw 2-20, Boyer 1-9.
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CONN. LAKE 0 6 0 8 14
LAKEVIEW 16 0 6 8 30
Lakeview Scoring plays
L — Scott, 30 run (Damko run)
L — Scott, 49 run (Damko run)
L — Scott 18, run (run fail)
L — Novak, 32 run (Novak run)
Team stats
CONN. LAKE LAKEVIEW
N/A First downs N/A
N/A Rushing yards 318
N/A Passing yards 0
N/A Att-comp-int 3-1-0
N/A Total yards 318
N/A Fumbles-lost N/A
N/A Penalties-yards lost N/A
Individual stats
Rushing: CONNEAUT LAKE — N/A; LAKEVIEW — Damko 4-7, Scott 21-160, Novak 17-125, Chad Blair 1-19, Nick Parimuha 2-7.
Passing: CONNEAUT LAKE — N/A; LAKEVIEW — Damko 1-3-0 0.
Receiving: CONNEAUT LAKE — NA; LAKEVIEW — Novak 1-0.

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