Last night, Friday, September 11, 2009, the Wellsville Tigers just out ran on offense and their defense dominated the Lisbon Blue Devils for maybe all of the game except for about two minutes late in the 4th Quarter. I think The Review's Mike McElwain summed it up best in this morning's paper when he wrote "Lisbon was outmatched and unable to stop the Wellsville running game".
The Tigers ended the night with 330 yards rushing and held the Blue Devils to just 140 combined yards for the night. Most of the game was played on Lisbon's side of the 50-yard line. Jeremy Carter took game honors with four touch downs and 183 total yards on 15 carries. With his speed and some wide open running lanes Carter made it look easy. Wellsville didn't need the passing game last night and only attempted two tosses.
The Tiger offense ran most of the game in the "Power-I" formation with Nick Broughton at QB and Carter, Bubba Dowling & Chad Elliott in the backfield. It worked well. They were vastly improved on holding onto the ball with not one single fumble. Last week they dropped five of them.
The Tigers finished the night with a final score of 44-7. Wanting to beat the traffic I left with less than five minutes in the 4th Quarter with the score at 38-0. In that time Lisbon finally got on the board but the Tigers, heavy with substitutions, answered that with a touch down of their own. The Tigers are now 3 & 0 on the young season and play back-yard rival Southern Local next Friday at home. I'll bet the stands are full on both sides for that game.
If you want to get to the Southern game in time to get a good seat and don't want to take the time to fix something for supper stop by the high school. The girls Volleyball team is putting on a home made spaghetti dinner from 4 - 7 P.M. at the school before the game. It only cost $6 for adults and $3 for children. No fuss, no muss and you'll only be three blocks from the stadium. Nicole Amato's mom promised everyone will be fed in plenty of time to get to the game.
Got up to Wellsville's press box last night. In the lower right hand corner of the collage above are three familiar faces at WHS sporting events with Mike Kerr, Steve Creaturo & Skip Hamilton. Mike handles the controls for the score board, Steve does the P.A. and Skip was doing the spotting. Across the field Joe, Roger & Bud were doing their usual fine job broadcasting the game on wkmxlive.com in the other press box. Joe told me the game films are now being shown on http://www.wellsvillealumni.com/ after they get them loaded up. Sparky Miller handles all the technical stuff back in the studio. Prior to the kick-off an observance was held for the victims of 9/11 and especially for Wellsville's own Cathy Salter.
Great game Tigers.
ole nib
11 comments:
You will want to get their early for a seat. Not only is it a rivalry game, but the band will be presenting a very exciting show which includes lots of students from Garfield, Daw, and HS.
Hey Boostermom - What time is this all suppose to begin? Is it pre-game or a half time show?
nib
It is half-time.
Thanks...
nib
Hey Nib hearing a lot of good comments about the WHS band this year.Maybe you could do a interview with the band director and clue us in about Friday's show.
On another note: Please take this seriously. I for one, am very proud of our little cheerleaders when they compete and win in the various competitions. But please take a hard look at the victory parade around town. I hold my breath everytime I see them going by, hanging out the windows, standing up in the backs of trucks, back doors and side doors open on vans with the kids hanging out yelling and waving. Please get the word out so we can stop this before a tragedy occurs. If there is officers reading this, do something now before it's too late. Concerned parent.
At last count, they are estimating over 300 students participating in the half time show. Mrs. Jennifer Gooch is an awesome band director. What a way to promote Tiger pride!
What, not one other parent sees the danger in the kids hanging from the trucks, cars and vans. Is it going to take a tragedy to see this stopped?
I competely agree with Concerned Parent regarding the victory parades through town for the Little Tigers Cheerleaders. When I see them hanging out of the vehicles it just chills my blood. I hope something can be done to stop this practice before someone's child is critically injured or worse.
You are right, someone with a brain needs to tell these people to keep their kids safe. There is nothing wrong with going around town beeping horns, it makes the kids feel good, but use some common sense.
I think when they are having a victory parade, the police should be notified so that they can lead the parade. Then I bet none of the kids would be hanging out of the cars. I have lost a son, so when I saw the kids hanging out cars last weekend, my stomach just dropped. It would be a shame to have a tragedy happen. But what haven't the parents that are driving these cars and trucks thought of the dangers, where are there brains. Also, if the police do see them driving around they should say something to them, they shouldn't be afraid to do their jobs, they could be saving a life of a precious child.
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