Podcast - Week 6 of the Coaches Corner Podcast

The 6th week of the Coaches Corner Podcast for the fall of 2016.  On this week - Wilton football coach Ryan Hetzler, Tipton football coach Josh Bahr and Durant football coach Greg Whtie.

 

CCP Link - Week 6 

Week 5 Leaders - class 1A district 4

Week 5 Offensive Leaders - District 3

Scarbrough's Take: Irrelevant and Indifferent… No Longer Tennessee

Sep 24, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones during the second half against the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 38-28. Photo Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

 By Lyn Scarbrough
Lindy's Sports


Irrelevant.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, its synonyms include … “immaterial, unimportant, insignificant.”
Indifferent.
That word is defined as, “uninterested, unenthusiastic, unimpressed.”
Irrelevant and indifferent. The worst two words that can be applied to any program or fan base in any sport, especially relating to college football, even more so when talking about the Southeastern Conference.
For longer than Vol fans could have ever imagined, that first word has been Tennessee football. How long has it been since the Volunteers have been a player in SEC championships, much less national title discussions?
The numbers speak for themselves.
Go back to 2003. In those 13 seasons, multiple Southeastern Conference teams have won national titles, played for national titles and/or had undefeated seasons.
During that span, Alabama won four national championships … 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015. Florida won two national titles … 2006, 2008. Auburn won one national crown (2010), played for another (2013) and had an undefeated season (2004). And, LSU won two titles (2003, 2007 and played for another in 2011.)
Notice that two of the traditional “big six” SEC teams aren’t on that list. Georgia (you see what that earned for their former longtime, highly-successful head coach) … and Tennessee. The Volunteers historically have been considered equal to if not above those other traditional SEC powers, but not in a while.
How bad has it been? Consider Tennessee’s recent history. Before Saturday’s game in Knoxville, Tennessee had lost 11 consecutive times to Florida, last winning in 2004. They have lost nine straight to Alabama, last winning in 2006; six straight to Auburn, last winning in 1999; and four straight to LSU, last winning in 2005. So against those four in the last 30 combined meetings, the Tennessee record was 0-30.
Tennessee last won an SEC Championship in 1998 … 18 seasons ago. They also won the national championship that season. Since then, league titles have been won by Alabama (5), LSU (4), Auburn (3), Florida (3) and Georgia (2). The Vols have had a few near-misses. They played in the SEC Championship Game in 2001, 2004 and 2007 – and lost them all.
Understandably, Tennessee fans have been restless for a long time. Frustrated. Disappointed. Angry. Disbelieving.
Last season, was another big tease. It would be the year that Tennessee finally broke through. They came close, probably closer than most fans realized. In games against Alabama (national championship), Oklahoma (College Football Playoff Final Four), Florida (SEC East Division champion) and Arkansas, the Volunteers had fourth-quarter leads … and lost them all.
But, this year was going to be different. Tennessee was the prohibitive favorite to win the SEC Eastern Division championship, and a darkhorse to win the SEC title and play in the College Football Playoff Final Four.
Why not? They had Josh Dobbs, the league’s second best quarterback. They had the all-star running back tandem, Jalen Hurd and Alvin Kamara. The receiving corps was solid. Defense was consistent. Recruiting rankings have risen. The Eastern Division was much easier than the Western Division and the schedule was favorable with Florida and Alabama coming to Neyland Stadium. Lindy’s ranked Tennessee as No. 6 in the preseason.
The Vols had three unimpressive wins heading into the showdown with the Gators on Saturday. And, 30 minutes into the game, many Tennessee fans were likely near the brink on that second word … indifferent.
Florida led 21-3 at halftime and had dominated the game. Fans around the country watching on television, and certainly fans inside the stadium, had to be asking the question (“If Tennessee can’t win this year, when will it ever happen?”).
How many seasons should once proud fans accept having the rug pulled out from under them?
But something happened during halftime. Different teams came out from the dressing rooms for the Vols and the Gators. Tennessee scored the first 35 points of the second half and outgained Florida in third quarter yards, 154-8, on the way to a 38-28 win. It was the Vols’ tenth consecutive win, good for the third longest streak in the country.
Dobbs played like the “real” Dobbs, finishing the game with 319 yards passing for four touchdowns, and rushing for 80 yards and another score. In the second half, he threw for 235 yards and all of his scores. Hurd ran for 95 yards, averaging almost four yards per carry and caught a 25-yard touchdown pass. And, all of this was against a Gator defense that had given up an average of just 4.7 points and 129.7 yards total offense this season.
The win, coupled with other SEC Eastern Division results, solidified Tennessee’s position. While no other division team looks as good as the Vols, Tennessee fans should wait a little longer before confirming those Atlanta hotel reservations for early December. The next three Saturdays will determine where Tennessee stands. Games at Georgia (Oct. 1), at Texas A&M (Oct. 8) and Alabama at home (Oct. 15) will show just how relevant the Vols have become and how excited Big Orange fans will be down the stretch of the season.
But for now, there can be a sigh of relief in Knoxville at least for another week. Tennessee is definitely relevant for the 2016 season and the fan base is still excited.
It’s been a long time since that has happened in east Tennessee and Big Orange fans hope it stays that way.

Lindy's Sports columnist Lyn Scarbrough is a contributor to this blog.  He lives deep in SEC country and offers his take on the College Football landscape.

PODCAST - Coaches Corner Podcast Weeks 3 and 4

The Coaches Corner Podcast is a weekly podcast where I sit down with area coaches to talk about the previous week's events.  After taking a week off from posting, here are week's 3 and 4 of the Coaches Corner Podcast.  You can subscribe in iTunes as well, just look for this cover art:

 

Week 3 - Coaches Corner Podcast - Link to Week 3 of the CCP

Week 4 - Coaches Corner Podcast - Link to Week 4 of the CCP 

Scarbrough's Take: With Gratitude to Leonard; Scarbrough’s “Sad Seven”

Sep 17, 2016; Iowa City, IA, USA; North Dakota State Bison place-kicker Cam Pedersen (36) celebrates with placeholder Cole Davis (7) after kicking the game winning field goal on the final play of the fourth quarter against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium. North Dakota State won 23-21. Photo Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports

By Lyn Scarbrough
Lindy's Sports

One day last week, my friend Bob Lochamy and I were talking about Leonard Postosties. Some of you, probably the ones over 40 years old, may remember Leonard, or at least you may have heard about him.
He was Leonard Postero, an Athens, Ga. native and big, really big, Georgia fan. About 13 years after serving as a Navy aviator during World War II, he taped his first “Leonard’s Losers” radio show, looking ahead to the next weekend’s college games, but telling the audience why a team would lose, not why he picked one to win.
Joined on-air by Percy Peabody (a non-existent sidekick, also played by Leonard), Postero had listeners around the country anxiously awaiting the show every week to find out if their favorite teams would make the dreaded list. He mixed country twang and Southern slang, and made-up colorful mascot names. (The hated Florida Gators were the “giant water lizards.”)  At one point, the show was on more than 1,400 stations, including Armed Forces Radio worldwide.
As a grammar schooler, I listened regularly to Leonard’s show, wondering for years why any family would be named after a breakfast cereal. I wanted to know about his friend Percy and why he always asked Percy to get him “outta here.”
At a happenstance meeting in the mid-1990s, I could have gotten the answers. I was at a self-service gas station in northeast Georgia when coincidentally Postero was at the same counter. I was so awestruck with meeting him that I forgot to ask the questions. I didn’t get another opportunity. Postero died in his beloved Athens in July, 2001.
Leonard was on my mind on Sunday in the aftermath of college football from the day before. There were some significant winners last weekend, but there were more gigantic losers. For the winning teams, there’ still a lot to play for and a lot more chances to stumble. But, for the losers … the biggest losers … their 2016 season dreams are already finished – and there’s still another game to play in the month of September.
So, with gratitude to Leonard Postosties, here are the biggest losers from last weekend. Let’s call them “Scarbrough’s Sad Seven.”
In alphabetical order …  
Auburn – Where do you start? The defense is probably the best in at least a decade. The kicking game is among the nation’s best. But, offensive play-calling and execution looks like the Keystone Cops, and that is an insult to old policemen everywhere. It’s not the fact that the Tigers have lost to undefeated Clemson and Texas A&M. It’s the way that they’ve lost two very winnable games due to inept offense from the players, and more importantly, mystifying strategy from the coaches. Auburn has been ranked in the national Top 10 in recruiting in each of the past four seasons … and this is the best you can get? Is this really worth $4 million? The loss to the Aggies was the fifth SEC game in the past two seasons when the Tigers have been within a touchdown in the fourth quarter and lost them all (Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Georgia in 2015 and Texas A&M in 2016) … and don’t forget the Clemson game three weeks ago. Unless things improve dramatically and quickly – and there’s absolutely no reason to think that will happen – Auburn could win four games, spend the holidays at home, and resumes could be heading to the Loveliest Village. Auburn played in two of the past six national championship games. Those days seem like a long, long time ago.
Florida State – In a weekend of underachieving losses, this one takes the cake. You’re the No. 2 team in the country, co-favorite along with Clemson to represent the Atlantic Coast Conference in the four-team College Football Playoff, and favored on the road to win at Louisville … and you decide to kick a field goal with 51 seconds remaining in the game to pull to within 43 points! How embarrassing is that? The Cardinals doubled the Seminoles in total yardage, led by 25 points at halftime and by 46 points late. Florida State completed only eight of 24 passes, while Louisville’s super talented Lamar Jackson … backed by chants of “Heisman, Heisman” … looked like the second coming of Cam Newton or even Jameis Winston, who played his ball in Tallahassee. It was the most points ever allowed in Florida State football history. Regardless of what happens the rest of the way, the game in Papa John’s Stadium is what people will remember about the 2016 FSU season.
Iowa – Had the Hawkeyes not read up on North Dakota State? That’s the Bison, the team that has won five consecutive Football Championship Series (FCS) national championships. Iowa somehow led, 21-14, after three quarters, but was outscored the rest of the way, 9-0, on its home field, including the 37-yard winning field goal as time expired. The Bison lost its record setting quarterback to the NFL after last season, but you couldn’t tell in Iowa City on Saturday. This one was no fluke. North Dakota State had 132 more yards total offense and had the ball for almost 37 minutes. The undefeated Hawkeyes are still alive in the Big Ten, but if you can’t beat an FCS team at home, how likely are you to win at Penn State or when Wisconsin, Michigan and Nebraska come to town? By the way, this was the sixth consecutive win for North Dakota State over a Football Bowl Series (FBS) team. Here’s a good suggestion … don’t schedule the Bison!
Notre Dame – This was supposed to be a special season for Notre Dame. Lindy’s rated the Fighting Irish at No. 11 in the preseason. With DeShone Kizer and Malik Zaire, the Irish had two experienced quarterbacks. The kicking game returned intact. Only two offensive line starters returned, but one of them was Lindy’s All-American junior Mike McGlinchey. Maybe a great season was too much to expect after the Irish lost three all-star defensive starters and skilled position players on offense after last year. The opening loss to Texas didn’t look too bad … until the Longhorns gave up 50 points in a loss to California, which had given up 45 in a loss to San Diego State. Then on Saturday, Michigan State dominated the game in South Bend, having the ball for almost 38 minutes, and leading 38-14 after three quarters before the home team scored two late touchdowns to at least make it look respectable.  With a 1-2 record already, and games still to come against Stanford, Miami, Virginia Tech and Southern Cal, there’s no guarantee for the rest of the season.
Oklahoma – No team has fallen faster than the Sooners. Admittedly, they have lost to Ohio State and Houston, teams ranked No. 2 and No. 6 respectively in this week’s Associated Press poll, but when the season started, Oklahoma was also there, ranked even higher. The Sooners, who played last season in the College Football Playoff, were ranked at No. 3 in the preseason by Lindy’s. Ohio State was No. 4; Houston was No. 12. They returned senior Baker Mayfield, Lindy’s second team All-American quarterback, All-American defensive lineman Charles Walker, and one of the program’s all-time great runners, Samaje Perine. Most troubling was how the Sooners lost on Saturday. Playing at home with so much on the line, they didn’t offer much competition. The Buckeyes led, 42-17, early in the third quarter and coasted the rest of the way. The visitors had the ball for almost 36 minutes, controlling the contest from the start. Ahead for Oklahoma … at TCU, Texas in Dallas, at Texas Tech, plus Baylor and Oklahoma State at home. The Sooner Schooner could be sitting on its axles.
Ole Miss – Here’s another team whose College Football Playoff dreams are gone just three weeks into the season. Most worrying for the Rebels is the trend already set … get a big lead, then totally collapse. First it was blowing a 22-point second quarter lead to Florida State (that same FSU team that lost by 43 on Saturday – see above). Then, it was a 21-point second quarter lead over Alabama, followed by another collapse. With under three minutes left in the first half, the score was 24-3. In the next 27 minutes, Alabama outscored the Rebels, 45-6. Late scores made it look respectable, but the collapse issue can’t be covered up. Still ahead for Ole Miss, games at three nationally ranked teams (Arkansas, LSU, Texas A&M). Hotty toddy, anybody?
Southern California – National playoff hopes are gone here, too, but like Auburn, at least there weren’t high preseason expectations. A lot of people thought this could be a mediocre season … and they were right. There were nine starters back on offense, including one of the nation’s top wide receivers, JuJu Smith-Schuster. But, there was a new starting quarterback, and the entire starting defensive line from 2015 was gone. On Saturday, the Trojans lost by a comfortable margin to Stanford, the second double digit loss to a Top 10 team this season. Looking ahead, there’s not much to get excited about with games at Washington and UCLA, plus home games against Arizona State, California, Oregon and Notre Dame. And, they’re an underdog to Utah this weekend!
I do miss Leonard’s Losers, but in a way I’m glad Leonard Postero hasn’t had to suffer through some of the bad football, colossal collapses and monumental losses that have happened in just the first three weeks of the season.
If you do remember Leonard’s Losers, or have thoughts about teams on the loser list, hope you’ll let us hear about it.
In the meantime, I’ve had all of the losing that I can take for one weekend.
Get me outta here, Percy!

Lindy's Sports columnist Lyn Scarbrough is a contributor to this blog.  He lives deep in SEC country and offers his take on the College Football landscape.

THE HY-VEE CLASSIC EXTENDED THROUGH 2019

AMES/CEDAR FALLS/DES MOINES/IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The directors of athletics of Drake University, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, and the University of Iowa, and the leadership of the Iowa Events Center and the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau, announced today a two-year extension of The Hy-Vee Classic. The annual event featuring Iowa’s four Division I men’s basketball teams will be held through 2019.

The Hy-Vee Classic, formerly known as the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic, has been held at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines since 2012.

This year’s basketball doubleheader will take place on Saturday, Dec. 17, with UNI facing Iowa and Iowa State challenging Drake. Game times and television information will be released at a later date.

“As a longtime supporter of Iowa college athletics, we’re happy to be extending this relationship to bring the state’s big four basketball teams to center stage in Des Moines,” said Hy-Vee Chairman, CEO and President Randy Edeker. “The Hy-Vee Classic is a great way for fans to collectively come together to show their team spirit and cheer on our student athletes.”

Each institution has an equal number of game tickets to distribute, ranging in price from $30 to $75 each. Fans can begin purchasing tickets to the event through their respective institution’s ticket office beginning today (Sept. 19) through Friday, Oct. 14. Tickets will be good for admission to both games of the doubleheader and will be made available first to each institution's season ticket customers, and then to other fans of their men's basketball program. 

Tickets not sold by the institutions will be placed on sale for the general public beginning Monday, Oct. 24, through the Iowa Events Center. The event has sold out the last two years.

“We appreciate the continued support of Hy-Vee and are excited that this event has been extended two more years,” said UI Director of Athletics Gary Barta. “This is a great event that celebrates college basketball in the state of Iowa.”

Youth Concussion Management Expert to Speak at Iowa Concussion Coalition September 23

The Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa announces a statewide webinar and Iowa City Town Hall Meeting to be held on September 23, 2016, focused on concussion prevention and management in youth.   Both events will feature Dr. Karen McAvoy, internationally recognized expert  and author of concussion protocols.

Dr. McAvoy, Director at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, is the author of REAP (Remove/Reduce, Educate, Adjust/Accommodate, Pace), a Community-Based Concussion Management Program for families, schools, and medical professionals. The Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa, in partnership with St. Luke’s Unity Point and the Iowa Concussion Consortium, will be unveiling a customized Iowa edition of the REAP protocol at these events.

The first event of the day, a webinar titled “REAP – A Statewide Concussion Management Program for Iowa,” will take place in an online format at 12pm on Friday, September 23rd.  The webinar will provide an overview of Iowa Concussion Consortium collaborators, an introduction to REAP, detailed information educating the public about concussion, and how to appropriately manage a concussion to encourage a successful return to sports and to the classroom and other activity.

The final event on Friday, September 23rd, will be a Town Hall Meeting event held at the Iowa City Public Library from 6:00 – 7:30 pm. This event will present the multi-disciplinary team approach outlined in Iowa’s REAP manual which schools or families can use to create a safety net for all students with at risk for concussion. The meeting will address public concern that has grown surrounding appropriate concussion management and will educate the audience about how to increase successful outcomes when assisting students in their return to the classroom and activity.

All events are open to members of the community, including athletic trainers, school nurses, teachers, school administrators, parents, and students. Interested participants can register for both events at www.biaia.org.   A full copy of the REAP-Iowa Manual is also at this www.biaia.org.

To inquire about interviews with Dr. Karen McAvoy and the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa or for more information about these upcoming events, please contact Melissa at (319) 466-7455 or at icc@biaia.org

MARVIN LAMPKIN TO SERVE AS HONORARY CAPTAIN

 IOWA CITY, Iowa - - Former University of Iowa running back Marvin Lampkin will serve as honorary captain Saturday when No. 11 Iowa hosts North Dakota State at Kinnick Stadium (11:01 a.m., ESPN2) Saturday.

Lampkin is a native of East St. Louis, Illinois, who lettered for the Hawkeyes from 1990-92.  He led the team in rushing as a senior, rushing 171 times for 653 yards and two touchdowns.  He was named the Chevrolet Scholarship Player of the Game after rushing for 97 yards against Colorado in 1992.  Lampkin completed his career with 1,066 rushing yards, currently ranking 38th on Iowa’s career rushing list.

Lampkin scored three touchdowns during the 1990 season as Iowa tied for the Big Ten championship and earned a spot in the 1991 Rose Bowl Game.  He averaged 5.5 yards per carry as a junior in 1991, when the Hawkeyes posted a 10-1-1 overall record, but he was hampered by injury and had just four rushing attempts over the final seven games of the season.

Lampkin joined the Hawkeyes after a standout prep career that included winning the Illinois state title his sophomore season and returning to the title game each of the following two years.  He rushed for over 3,000 career yards and was named the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year as a senior.

Lampkin will accompany the Iowa captains to the center of the field for Saturday’s pregame coin toss.  He will also be with the Hawkeyes in the locker room before and after the game.

PODCAST: Coaches Corner Podcast - Week 2

This week there are two episodes to the Coaches Corner Podcast.  The reason is that there are two?  More coaches on the show.  In an effort to not make these more than an hour long, I split week 2 into two parts.  Each are about an hour long.  Thanks for listening! - RS.

Part 1 link: https://archive.org/details/Week2Part1

Part 2 link: https://archive.org/details/Week2Part2

Tough Loss For Tigers, 13-12 At Clayton Ridge

GUTTENBURG — Making one their longest road trip of the season with all the conidence in the world was a good bench mark three games into the 2016 season last Friday.  The Tigers had two entirely different non-district football games, a loss to Wilton and a win at Louisa-Musatine to learn a lot about themselves.  Tipton took their 1-1 record up against 1-1 Clayton Ridge and in a hard fought football game, fell by the narrowest of margins, 13-12.  The Tigers had chances and flashed their outstanding defensive play that as a unit has only given up 21 points now in two games.

“Games like this are the toughest for a lot of reasons.  Close game, one point loss, you had some things that set you back.  The most important thing for us is that it was a good game experience.  There will be another game like this, we know that their will be.  We will have to find a way to win it,” said Tipton football coach Josh Bahr.

All 25 combined points by the two teams were scored in the first half.

“It came down to field position, especially in the second half and I think that was the difference in the game. It happens like this sometimes.  You look at the things you wish were different, but you learn from it and move on.  We have a big game this week,” said Bahr.

The Tiger defense stepped up to play the best they have all season against a quality opponent.  Clayton Ridge came into the game with back-to-back football games where despite losing one, racked up an average of 352 yards a game.  In the game Friday night, Tipton allowed only 215.  Eagle senior quarterback Jace Moore came into the game with 412 passing yards, the leader in district 3.  Tipton shut him down, to the tune of 105 yards on less than 50-percent completion rate.  The Tigers were all over the field especially seniors Zach Ford and Brendon Claussen.  Both had a pass break-up and an interception in the football game.  The Tigers also held Eagle star running back Eric Ihde under his season average rushing.  Ihde rushed for 162 yards in the Eagles win over Ed-Co in week 2, but Tipton held the senior back to 94 yards on 22 carries, making him earn every yard.

The weather didn’t help matters for an air attack.  Rainy most of the night, the Tigers were able to establish their running game five Tigers getting carries.  Tipton rushed for 155 yards and scored a touchdown on the ground in the game.

“Our sefense played outstanding.  They have an outstanding quarterback, and outstanding reciever and we did a great job of keeping them under control.  Coach Reeve and Coach Goodenow had them going and I we are playing very well right now as a unit,” said Bahr.

“We are tackling well right now.  We were concerned about #10 getting out of tackles and picking up extra yards and we did a great job with him.  Our kids threw it around, tackled and rallied and did a good job,” he said.

Tipton opened the game aggressively putting together a 7-play drive into Eagle territory before turning the football over on downs.  Each team traded drives, and on the second Eagle drive, Clayton Ridge dented the scoreboard on an Ihde 5-yard touchdown run.  A PAT made the score 7-0.

Tipton answered the Eagle score with 1:33 left in the first quarter when Daulton Mente broke through the Eagle line for a 4-yard scoring run.  The PAT failed, and the score was 7-6.

Ihde scored another rushing touchdown in the second quarter with 6:35 before halftime to put the score at 13-6 as the Eagles PAT failed.

Tipton went three and out on their next drive, punting the football back to the Eagles.  On the first play of the Eagles ensuing drive, Brendon Claussen picked off a Jace Moore pass and raced 48 yards down the left sideline with a wall of Tiger blockers to turn the turnover into 6 points.  With the score 13-12, the weather starting to make things crazy, the Tigers went for a two-point conversion.  The Eagles snuffed out the attempt, stopping a Dalton Clark run and keeping the score at 13-12 with 4:48 before halftime.

The Tigers had the football late in the first half and driving but could not score.  The Tigers put together an 11-play, 41-yard drive that ended at halftime at the Eagle 31-yard line.

Field position in the second half was key to the game.  Clayton Ridge did not allow the Tigers to get past midfield three straight drives in the second half.  The Tigers crossed midfield on their opening drive of the second half, but stalled at the Clayton Ridge 44 and punted.  The Tigers would get something going late in the game, starting their final drive on their own 28-yard line.  A Daulton Mente 12 yard rush on the first play of the drive gave the Tigers a first down at their 40.  Facing a 3-10 on the 40, Ben Emrich tossed a 13-yard pass to Mente to move the chains past midfield for the second time in the second half.  Two runs by Mente and two by Emrich gave the Tigers their third first down of the drive at the Eagles 35 with less than two minutes left in the game.  Tipton took to the air to try to advance the football but the Eagle pass defense rose up and forced three incomplete Tiger passes, the last one on 4th and 6, giving the football back to the Eagles.  Clayton Ridge took advantage of the Tigers, who had used their timeouts to get into scoring position, to run out the clock, ending the game.

Tipton had 11 first downs and 208 yards of total offense.  Ben Emich rushed for 111 yards on 21 carries to lead Tipton in rushing.  Daulton Mente rushed for 34 yards on 11 carries and scored one touchdown.  Emrich passed for 53 yards on three completions and Mente caught two passes for 43 yards.

Defensively, Zach Ford and Logan Schroeder each had 7 tackles while Dylan Mente, Logan Stolte and Dalton Clark each added six.

Clayton Ridge had 11 first downs and 215 yards of total offense.  Eric Ihde led the Eagles in rushing with 94 yards on 22 carries.  He scored both of Clayton Ridge’s touchdowns in the game.  Jace Moore passed for 105 yards on 5-of-12 completions and Robby Sweers caught three passes for 73 yards.  

Defensively, Breyer Witham led Clayton Ridge with 13 tackles while Ihde and Hunter Frederick each had 7.

The Tigers will return home this week to play Jesup on Friday.  It will be homecoming for the Tigers and their first home game in two weeks.  Jesup comes into the game 1-2 overall and 0-1 in district play after losing last week to 9th ranked West Branch.

“We are excited to be home.  To be here.  For the opportunity to play at home.  We get a lot of support and we are looking forward to that this week,” said Bahr.

“They are going to present a challenge for us.  They have a great quarterback and up front they are very big and very good.  Defensively, they are well coached.  Lots of challenges.  We are going to have to be ready to go Friday night,” he said.

Team Statistics:

TIP CR

First Downs 11 11

Rush Att.-Ave. 45-3.4 35-3.1

Rush yards 155 110

Pass C-A-I 3-10-0 5-12-0

Pass yards 53 105

Total Offense 208 215

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1

Penalties-yds. 1-5 5-22

Punts-yds. 6-175 6-201

Punt ave. 29.2 33.5

Poss. Time 26:20 21:40

3rd D Con. 6-of-14 2-of-10

4th D Con. 0-of-2 0-of-0

Quarter Scores:

1 2 3 4 Final

Tipton 6 6 0 0 12

Clayton Ridge 7 6 0 0 13

Scoring Summary:

1st Qtr (5:57) - CR - Eric Ihde 5-yard run (Sawyer Schmeize kick)

1st Qtr (1:33) - TIP - Daulton Mente 4-yard run (Zach Ford kick missed)

2nd Qtr (6:35) - CR - Eric Ihde 2-yard run (Sawyer Schmeize kick missed)

2nd Qtr (4:48) - TIP - Brendon Claussen 48-yard interception return (Dalton Clark run failed)

Individual Statistics:

Rushing: Tipton - Ben Emrich 21-111, Daulton Mente 11-34, Dalton Clark 7-7, Zach Ford 4-5, Quinten Mesick 2-(-2).  Clayton Ridge - Eric Ihde 22-94, Jace Moore 8-30, Jake Jensen 1-(-9), TEAM 4-(-5).

Passing: Tipton - Ben Emrich 3-for-10 53 yards, 0 TD’s, 0 INT’s.  Clayton Ridge Jace Moore 5-for-12 105 yards, 0 TD’s, 0 INT’s.

Receiving: Tipton - Daulton Mente 2-43, Dillon McCollough 1-10.  Clayton Ridge - Robby Sweers 3-73, Sawyer Schmeize 2-32.

Defensive Statistics:

Tackles (S-A-T):

Tipton - Zach Ford 3-4 7, Logan Schroeder 2-5 7, Dylan Mente 6-0 6, Logan Stolte 5-1 6, Dalton Clark 2-4 6, Ben Emrich 2-1 3, Dillon McCollough 2-0 2, Zach Jones 1-1 2, Brendon Claussen 0-2 2, Eddie Soto 1-0 1, Quinten Mesick 1-0 1, Daulton Mente 1-0 1, Will Avey 0-1 1, Keith Penningroth 0-1 1.

Clayton Ridge: Breyer Witham 12-1 13, Eric Ihde 6-1 7, Hunter Frederick 4-3 7, Jace Moore 4-1 5, Joe Bebber 4-0 3, Ben Andregg 4-0 4, Robby Sweers 3-0 3, Jake Jensen 2-0 2, Brandon Wahls 1-0 1, Matt Klaes 1-0 1, Riley Meyer 0-1 1, Braydn Harbaugh 0-1 1.

Tackles For Loss: Tipton - Ben Emrich 1.5, Dylan Mente 1, Dalton Clark 1, Dylan Mente 1, Eddie Soto 1, Will Avey 0.5, Zach Jones 0.5, Logan Schroeder 0.5.  Clayton Ridge Ben Andregg 4, Breyer Witham 1, Eric Ihde 1, Joe Bebber 1.

Forced Fumbles: Tipton - Logan Stolte 1.  

Fumble Recoveries: Tipton - Ben Emrich 1.  Clayton Ridge - Ben Andregg 1.

Interceptions: Tipton - Brendon Claussen 1-48, Zach Ford 1-10.  Clayton Ridge - none.

Pass Breakups: Tipton - Zach Ford 1, Brendon Claussen 1.

Sacks: Tipton - Dylan Mente 1.  Clayton Ridge - Joe Bebber 1, Breyer Witham 1.

Kicking Statistics:

Kick-Offs: Tipton - Zach Ford 3-140 yards, 46.7 ave.  Clayton Ridge - Sawyer Schmeize 3-162 yards, 54.0 ave.

Kick-Off Returns: Tipton Daulton Mente 1-25, Brendon Claussen 1-18.  Clayton Ridge - Robby Sweers 1-13, Jake Jensen 1-13.

Punts: Tipton - Blaise Thumma 6-175 yards, 29.2 ave.  Clayton Ridge - Sawyer Schmeize 6-201 yards, 33.5 ave.

Punt Returns: Tipton - N/A.  Clayton Ridge - N/A.

Participation Report (Final)

Tipton: 1-Blaise Thumma, 2-Logan Stolte, 3-Dalton Clark, 5-Daulton Mente, 8-Ben Emrich, 13-Quinten Mesick, 23-Brendon Claussen, 24-Dillon McCollough, 30-Zach Ford, 44-Dylan Mente, 56-Zach Jones, 63-Keith Penningroth, 70-Logan Schroeder, 77-Will Avey, 79-Eddie Soto.

clayton Ridge: 2-Robby Sweers, 6-Jake Jensen, 10-Eric Ihde, 11-Joe Bebber, 22-Jace Moore, 25-Sawyer Schmelze, 26-Brandon Wahls, 40-Ben Andregg, 50-Breyer Witham, 54-Matt Klaes, 59-Braydn Harbaugh, 63-Riley Meyer, 67-Hunter Friederick.

Kickoff time: 7:30  • End of Game: 9:35  • Total elapsed time: 2:05

Scorer: Chris Pruess  •

Temperature: 69  • Wind: 0  • Weather: rain

Tip Capt: Dalton Clark, Zach Jones. Clayton Ridge Capt:

Robby Sweers, Eric Ihde, Joseph Bebber, Jace Moore,Braydn

Harbaugh.

Clayton Ridge won and defered. Tipton recieve defend north