Matt McClain scored twice, one by a run and one by a pass as Valley started off the season with a 21-0 win against Huntington Ross on Friday. McClain ran for 68 yards on 16 carries as the Indians ran for 170 yards total. McClain also caught two passes from Zach Utley for 20 yards.
Mike Fulks led the Indians with 74 yards rushing and the sophomore Utley, making his starting debut, was 7 for 11 for 80 yards.
Valley coach Darren Crabtree, however, was more impressed with his defense, which shutout the Huntsmen.
“After last week's scrimmage with Portsmouth, there were a lot of questions to answer,” Crabtree said. “But we played well defensively and we shut somebody out.
“Utley did a nice job for his first start. We didn't have a single player on offense start last year in the position they were in today.”
Fulks capped off the scoring with a one-yard run with less than three minutes to go to ice the game.
Valley 0 7 0 14 - 21
Huntington Ross 0 0 0 0 - 0
SCORING SUMMARY
Second Quarter
V -McClain 1 run (Richard kick) 7:00.
Fourth Quarter
V - McClain 18 pass from Utley (Richard kick) 11:15.
V - Fulks 1 run (Richard kick) 2:44.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Valley; Fulks 17-74, McClain 16-68, Utley 7-28. Totals 40-170.
PASSING - Utley 7-11-0 80.
RECEIVING - Valley; Phipps 3-42, McClain 2-20, Fulks 1-12, Keller 1-6.
Record - Valley 1-0
West 19, Fairland 13
Mark Murphy scored two touchdowns, including a 66-yard scamper as West opened up the season with a close win at home against Fairland.
Murphy led the Senators in rushing with 105 yards on 14 carries, and Dale Swords added 96 more on 16 carries. Travis Journey had a 46-yard punt return for a touchdown. Alfie Bricker had 55 yard passing, including a 32-yard connection to Swords and 14 more to Journey on two passes.
West 7 0 6 6 - 19
Fairland 0 0 6 7 - 13
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
W - Murphy 5 run (Morgan kick) 3:58
Third Quarter
W - Murphy 66 run (kick failed) 6:22
F - Bloomfield 17 run (kick failed) 2:54
Fourth Quarter
W - Journey 46 Punt Return (kick failed) 11:28
F - Crigger 13 from Hatfield (Ward kick) 2:20
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - West; Murphy 14-105, Swords 16-96. Fairland; Kersey 8-22, Bloomfield 5-25.
PASSING - West; Bricker 4-9-1 55. Fairland; Hatfield 18-35-3 200.
RECEIVING - West; Journey 2-14, Swords 1-32, Piatt 1-9. Fairland; Crigger 7-70.
RECORD - West 1-0.
Meigs 40, Oak Hill 30
Oak Hill wasn't able to avenge last year's loss to Meigs County but it came close at home on Friday.
The Oaks rode the play of freshman quarterback Jessie Slone who went 23-for-33 with no interceptions and a touchdown. He finished with 281 yards passing and ran for two more touchdowns.
“We're more than pleased,” said Oak Hill coach Greg Phillips. “He pretty much cemented himself that job tonight. It was a close battle (for quarterback) and he just did little things with the football that we thought could give us a chance to win.”
Slone replaces Chase Allman who started at QB for the Oaks last season.
The Oaks had 437 total yards in the loss but Phillips was pleased with the team's effort.
“The kids played hard,” said Phillips. “It's the first time since I've been at Oak Hill our kids played hard for 48 minutes. (Meigs) won a real hard fought contest.”
Records - Meigs 1-0; Oak Hill 1-0
Thursday
East 33, Northwest 14
East 14 12 0 7 - 33
Northwest 0 0 0 7 - 7
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
E - Bradford 93 run (run failed) 3:32
E - Hoover 46 run (Bradford run) 2:21
Second Quarter
E - Hoover 14 run (kick failed) 7:57
E - Hood 37 pass from Bailey (pass failed) 4:01
Fourth Quarter
E - Bradford 9 run (Hatch kick) 10:33
NW - Crabtree 52 fumble return ( ) 2:58
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING - East; D. Bradford 13-168, Colins 11-55, Hoover 11-90, Bailey 3-(-2), Gray 3-9, Jon Garrett 1-8, Jor. Garrett 1-1, Blair 4-16, R. Bradford 2-(-1). Totals: 49-344. Northwest; Thuma 2-3, Prose 8-37, Malone 9-(-12), Kirkendall 2-(-3). Totals 21-25.
PASSING - East; Bailey 2-4-0 59. Northwest; Malone 9-32-1 127.
RECEIVING - East; Hood 1-37, Hoover 1-23. Northwest; Spriggs 6-113, Horsley 1-9, Thuma 1-9, Prose 1-(-4).
Records - East 1-0. Northwest 0-1.
Soccer
Clay 2, South Point 2
Zach Parker and John Valentine scored goals for the Panthers as the team battled the heat and the Pointers to a 2-2 tie at home on Thursday. Kenny Gable got the assist on Parker's tally while Tyler Robinson helped out Valentine.
Ryan Kirkpatrick made 14 saves for Clay.
“It was a very hot day and I think that reflected how the game was played,” said Clay coach Herman Patrick. “The kids didn't play up to their potential because of the heat, but they did play their hearts out.”
South Point 1 1 - 2
Clay 1 1 - 2
First Half - 1, Zach Parker (Gable), 2:25; 2, South Point, Fletcher (una.), 8:41.
Second Half - 1, John Valentine (Tyler Robinson), 37:30; 2, South Point, Fletcher (una.), 8:19.
Saves - Clay; Ryan Kirkpatrick 14.
Record - Clay 1-0-1 (1-0 SOC).
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