Westfall beats Piketon 42-12 to capture SVC title
Win is also #25 in a row for the Mustangs as they tie PV's record; WF to host Unioto in Week 10 in hopes of golden season and 26th straight!
PV scores 35 unanswered to beat ZT
Playoff hopes for Bearcats still alive!
For ZT, Jordie Wonderleigh carried it 27 times for 180 yards. Kirk Maxwell had a hand in all four ZT touchdowns as he threw three - all to Gabe Haynes who had 94 yards on six catches to go with his three TDs - and Maxwell also ran for a score.
With PV trailing 28-20, Wes Parker caught a 53-yard TD from quarterback Matt Workman. Gage McFadden scored on the two-point play to tie it at 28-28. After ZT fumbled on its first play, Colton Morris rushed for the go-ahead score with just under a minute to play. On the night, Morris became Paint Valley's single-season rushing leader passing current PV coach Ben Burke who played in the PV backfield from 1994-1997.
The win keeps Paint Valley's Week 11 hopes alive. The Bearcats will need a win at Southeastern next week as well as some help from some other teams in the Division V, Region 19 playoff picture. Click here to visit Joe Eitel's up to date computer rankings entering Week 10.
PIKETON - Scioto Valley Conference football fans expected plenty of offense Friday night in Pike County and that is exactly what they got from D.J. Cain, Ben Cline, and the explosive Westfall offense. What they didn't get was the normal explosiveness from the Piketon offense that entered Friday night averaging a league best 38.5 points per game.
Westfall's offense took the field six times in the first half and six times the Mustangs found the end zone. Meanwhile, Piketon's offense did get on the board when down 14-0 with a halfback pass from Jordan Miller to Jordan Brabson to cut the lead to 14-6. Quarterback Kenny Helton hooked up with Brabson later in the half for Piketon's other score - this time with WF leading 35-6 to cut it to 35-12. That is all the Westfall defense allowed as the Mustangs went to halftime with a 42-12 lead - a lead that actually ended up the game's final score after a scoreless second half.
For Westfall's offense, Cain ran 15 times for 177 yards and two scores. The senior signal-caller was also 6 for 8 through the air for 141 yards and two more scores. Cline caught seven balls for 105 yards and a touchdown, and the all-around star also rushed for a score.
The win gives Westfall the outright championship. It also marks their 25th straight SVC win which ties PV's previous record set back from 1989-1992. A win against Unioto next week would complete the golden season and set a new SVC record at 26 straight.
In other action, Southeastern picked up its third win of the year. The Panthers got a huge night from Jordan Elam. Elam rushed 11 times for 115 yards and two scores. He also threw a touchdown, scored a defensive touchdown, and capped off his five touchdown night with a special teams score as well.
