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.
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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.
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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
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