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| Tipton's Logan Stolte (2) gets a big block from Dylan Mente (51) during the Tigers 33-8 loss at West Liberty last week. The loss ended the Tigers season at 6-3 and 3-2 in district play. Stolte topped the 1,000-yard mark for the season in the game. Photo by Darren Miller. |
By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
WEST LIBERTY — The Tipton football team saw their season come to an end last Friday night after a 33-8 road loss at West Liberty. The Tigers went to West Liberty with hopes of knocking off the Class 2A District 5 leaders who were 4-0 entering the game. There, the Comets would control the game, allowing only a late Tipton touchdown to prevent picking up their second shutout of the season. The Comets finished off a perfect 5-0 district record after beginning the season 1-3 after four non-district games. The Comets also won all four home games this season with the win.
“We didn’t get the outcome we were hoping for. I think when we (coaches) look back on the season in a few weeks we will be ok. Tonight stings though,” said Tipton football coach Joe Zeutenhorst.
West Liberty improved to 6-3 overall and will enter the Class 2A playoffs this week with a home game Friday against Chariton. The Comets have won five straight football games heading to the postseason. Tipton ends their season with a 6-3 record, their best finish since Tipton was 7-3 in 2015. The Tigers have only had six or more wins twice before (2015 and 2007) since 2005. The Tigers came into the game having won the last two meetings between the teams with a 27-0 win in 2015 at West Liberty and 32-21 at home in 2014.
The Tigers were ranked No. 13 in the RPI going into the game, and for the season, the Tigers were within the top-16 places in the poll more than not being in the top-16. The new playoff system takes the top-16 teams either by district championships or RPI. After the loss to the Comets, the Tigers were on the outside looking in, as they finished No. 17 in the RPI rankings.
West Liberty scored the game’s first points in the early stages of the game. With 9:14 left in the first quarter Seth Feldman run the football into the end zone from 6 yards out for a 6-0 lead. West Liberty added to that score with two touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 20-0 halftime lead. A Feldman 10-yard scoring pass to Lake Newton and a 4-yard Coy Ruess touchdown run where the points for the Comets.
Neither team scored in the third quarter. West Liberty made it 33 unanswered points in a row with a pair of Feldman touchdown passes to set the score at 33-0. Tipton finally got points on the scoreboard with a 3-yard run with 2:09 left in the game.
Tipton had 187 yards of total offense in the game. The Comets held the Tigers passing game down all game. Blake Wilkins had a hard time finding open receivers in the game, completing 1-of-8 pass attempts for only 8 yards. He did not throw a touchdown or an interception in the game. Logan Stolte rushed for a team-high 82 yards on 15 carries with a 5.5-yard average. Stolte topped the 1,000-yard mark for the season in the game and finished the season with 1,062 yards. He joined Chandler Harden who rushed for 1,467 yards in 2013 and Koby Johnston who rushed for 1,549 yards in 2015 as Tigers who have rushed for over the 1,000-yard mark since 2008. Defensively, the Tigers were led in tackles by Logan Stolte with 11, Dylan Mente with 8, and Chance Koch with 5.
The Comets scored 30 or more points in four of the five district games this season. Friday, Tipton had problems containing Comet senior quarterback Seth Feldman. Feldman passed for 146 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 55 yards and another touchdown in the win. Gabriel Melendez rushed for 85 yards on 10 carries and Coy Ruess added 59 yards on nine carries. Will Esmoil caught a team-high six passes for 122 yards in the game. Defensively the Comets were led by three players that topped 10 tackles with Gavin Chown getting 13, and Will Esmoil and Cobain Polman each with 11.
The Comets will host Chariton Friday in the first round of the playoffs. The Chargers are 8-1 and their only was to top-ranked PCM. Chariton has scored 40 or more points in each of their last four games with a high of 63 in a 63-13 rout over Centerville at home on Friday, September 18.
Dylan Cain has rushed for 1,253 yards and 18 touchdowns and Graden Arnold has passed for 633 yards and 9 touchdowns. Two receivers have double-digit reception totals for over 200 yards. Defensively, Cain is their leading tackler with 77 solo stops and 94 total tackles. Nick Wood had seven quarterback sacks. On special teams, three different Chariton players have returned a kick-off for a touchdown this season.
Tipton will say goodbye to seniors Logan Stolte, Chance Koch, John Crowley, Brady Beranek, Davis Butler, Dylan Mente, Skyler Harroun, Skyler Horman, and Kyle Priebe. The Tigers schedule flips next season. Tipton will play at North Cedar to start the 2019 season and at Vinton-Shellsburg in week two before their first home game in week three. Durant, West Branch, Mount Vernon, West Burlington, and West Liberty will be the Tigers home games next year.
Quarter Scores:
1 2 3 4 Final
Tipton 0 0 0 8 8
West Liberty 6 14 0 13 33
Scoring Summary:
1st Qtr (9:14) - WL - Seth Feldman 6-yard run (PAT Failed)
2nd Qtr (8:31) - WL - Lake Newton 10-yard pass from Seth Feldman (Will Esmoil kick)
2nd Qtr (1:21) - WL - Coy Ruess 4-yard run (Will Esmoil kick)
4th Qtr (11:09) - WL - Lake Newton 6-yard pass from Seth Feldman (PAT Failed)
4th Qtr (4:52) - WL - A.J. Lenz 10-yard pass from Seth Feldman (Will Esmoil kick)
4th Qtr (2:09) - TIP - Conner Hermiston 3-yard run (Hermiston 2-point run)
Team Statistics:
TIP WL
Total Plays 58 63
Total Yards 187 376
First Downs 10 16
Rushes-yards 48-179 39-180
Pass yards 9 196
Fumbles lost 2 1
Penalties-yds 2-22 7-62
3rd Down 4-for-13 4-for-11
4th Down 2-for-4 3-for-6
Indivduual Stats:
Rushing: Tipton - Logan Stotle 16-82, Connor Hermiston 9-27, Lake Anderson 8-23, Jaxon Murphy 7-29, Austin Lenz 4-18, Blake Wilkins 4-0. West Liberty - Gabriel Melendez 10-83, Coy Ruess 10-63, Selth Feldman 11-9, Talen Dengler 5-19, Will Esmoil 1-6, A.J. Lenz 1-0.
Passing: Tipton - Blake WIlkins 1-for-8 9 yards. West Liberty - Seth Feldman 11-for-19 145 yards 3 TD’s; Talen Dengler 1-for-1 51 yards 0 TD’s, 0 INT’s.
Receiving: Tipton - Conner Hermiston 1-9. West Liberty - Will Esmoil 6-122, Coy Ruess 9-55, AJ Lenz 2-26, Lake Newton 2-16, Gabriel Melendez 1-5.
Defensive Statistics:
Tackles (S-A-T): Tipton - Logan Stolte 8-3 11, Dylan Mente 4-4 8, Chance Koch 3-2 5, Austin Lenz 3-1 4, Skyler Harroun 3-1 4, Conner Hermiston 2-2 4, Kyle Priebe 2-1 3, Nile Schuett 1-2 3, Payten Elijah 1-2 3, Frank Bierman 1-1 2, Jessie Lieser 1-0 1, Brady Beranek 1-0 1.
West Liberty - Gavin Chown 11-2 13, Will Esmoil 7-4 11, Cobain Polman 6-5 11, Spencer Daufeldt 2-3 5, Lake Newton 2-2 4, Talen Dengler 3-1 4, Austin Beaver 1-3 4, Kobe Simon 0-3 3, Eben Bierman 0-2 2, Sam Gingerich 1-0 1, Bryson Iske 1-0 1, A.J. Lenz 1-0 1, Thayne Lowman 1-0 1, Austin McMichael 1-0 1, Coy Ruess 0-1 1.
Tackles For Loss: Tipton - Dylan Mente 2, Kyle Priebe 1, Nile Schuett 1. West Liberty - Will Esmoil 3, Cobain Polman 2, Gavin Chown 1, Spencer Daufeldt 1.
Fumble Recoveries: Tipton - Skyler Harroun 1.
Fumble Recoveries: Tipton - N/A. West Liberty - Spencer Daufeldt 1, Will Esmoil 1.
Kicking Statistics:
Kick-Offs: Tipton - Frank Bierman 3-116 yards. West Liberty - Will Esmoil 5-263 yards.
Kick-Off Returns: Tipton - Logan Stolte 5-58. West Liberty - Austin Beaver 1-11, Coy Ruess 1-10.
Punts: Tipton - Austin Lenz 4-160 yards, 40.0-ave. West Liberty - A.J. Lenz 1-54 yards, 54.0-ave.
Punt Returns: Tipton - N/A. West Liberty - Lake Newton 1-25 yards.
Tipton leading rushers Since 2008
Logan Stolte 2018 1,062
Quinten Mesick 2017 618
Dalton Clark 2016 865
Koby Johnston 2015 1,549
Adam Hermsen 2014 736
Chandler Harden 2013 1,467
Chandler Harden 2012 740
Cole Cook 2011 679
Brian Goerdt 2010 646
Brody Phelps 2009 827
Adam Pelzer 2008 711
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