Ben Cline involved in four Westfall touchdowns
Colton Morris
18 rushes
158 yards
3 touchdowns
The Bearcats put together a nice drive which covered a little over five minutes. On the drive, Paint Valley went to a combination of runners including Morris and McFadden mainly between the tackles, as well as, the great speed of Garett Tyree on the outside. Finally, it was Morris from five yards out to trim the lead to 27-12.
On the next drive it was Tyree coming up with a big interception giving quarterback Matt Workman and his Paint Valley offense a short field. On the first play of the next drive, PV went to a reverse and junior Wes Parker went 26 yards for the score. This play marked the third straight week that Parker has found the end zone, and at this point, Parker's score had cut the Westfall lead to 27-18.
Westfall answered with the play of the night. Coach Keller went into his bag of tricks and pulled out a triple-reverse, pass which ended in Ben Cline throwing a 77-yard touchdown pass to Bryant Gibson with 12-seconds remaining in the first half. The two teams would head to the half with Westfall up 33-18.
To start the second half, Paint Valley's defense came up with a much needed stop. Following a Westfall punt, the Bearcats went back to the ground game and moved the ball with great success. After a variety of Paint Valley ball carriers moved the ball down inside the five, it was Morris finding the end zone for the third time on the night to trim the Westfall lead to 33-24. This time PV was able to convert in the kicking game as Workman's PAT was good making it 33-25 halfway through the third period.
Several flags hurt Westfall's next drive - including one that erased what would have been a 41-yard touchdown pass from D.J. Cain to Gibson - and eventually forced WF to punt.
This opened the door for Paint Valley to get even for the first time since early in the first quarter; however, the Westfall defense forced a three-and-out, and setup great field position for the Mustangs.
Taking over at their own 48-yard line, the Mustangs started a seven play, 52-yard drive that ended in a Gibson score to push the WF lead back to two possessions at 39-25.
Now facing a near "must score" drive, PV was faced with a third and short when Parker was dropped for a big loss forcing a PV punt. This allowed Cain and company to grind the ground game and run the game clock all the way down under the five-minute mark.
Westfall's defense would make the 14-point advantage hold up as the Mustangs beat the Bearcats 39-25. The win extends Westfall consecutive SVC win streak to 20 games.
Unioto scored first to go up 7-0, but Huntington stayed true to the game plan which was to run the ball. Senior running back Tyler Bethel scored on runs of 55 and 4 yards. Scott Perkins scored Huntington's go-ahead score in the third quarter. Perkins rushed for 103 yards on the night.
Chris Marsh was perfect on all three PAT attemtps.
(RB)
205 yards
3 TDs
Zane Trace will host Huntington next week in a battle of two 1-0 SVC teams.
beats
SE
42-27
Adena 1-0
Huntington 1-0
Westfall 1-0
Zane Trace 1-0
Paint Valley 0-1
Piketon 0-1
Southeastern 0-1
Unioto 0-1