Football
Greene 15, Susquehanna Valley 14
GREENE – Susquehanna Valley nearly pulled off its second big upset in as many weeks.
The Trojans (6-2) stopped a two-point conversion with 1:27 remaining on the clock to preserve a one-point lead and hold on for a tight victory Friday at George Raymond Field.
Greene turned the ball over five times in the game, twice in the fourth quarter inside its own 25. SV was stopped on a fourth-and-goal from the two the first time, but cashed in on an 11-yard scoring run from Laurent Dure to close the gap to one point.
Greene seniors Tyler Beckwith and Nic Puglisi penetrated quickly to stuff Dure on the two-point try. “We knew from week one to now, Susquehanna Valley has improved a ton,” said Greene head coach Tim Paske. The Sabers lost their first six games, but upset previously-unbeaten Newark Valley last week. “We gave them hope, and they stayed in the game. They kept fighting, and that’s a credit to their staff and players.”
Greene broke an 8-8 halftime tie executing a 12-play, 63-yard drive late in the third quarter. On a fourth-and-nine from the SV 15, Dan Jenks took a quick handoff, and squirted through the left side for the go-ahead touchdown. It was a similar situation to the Trojans’ initital score when Kurt Shear scored on a fourth-and-goal from the seven – on a run play.
“We had run the ball to get down there (near the endzone), and they were defending a certain way with our trips formation,” Paske said. “The kids came through. The O-line made the blocks and Jenks ran hard.”
Sus Valley capitalized on Greene’s first turnover of the game recovering a fumble deep in the Trojans’ territory. Dure scored on an eight-yard run, and added the two-point run.
Shear finished off a long drive and added the two-point run to knot the game in the second quarter. Shear, getting his most extensive work of the season, finished with a game-high 97 yards on 21 carries.
Score by quarters
SV 8 0 0 6–14
Gr. 0 8 7 0–15
Scoring Summary
SV: Dure 8 run (Dure run)
G: Shear 7 run (Shear run)
G: Jenks 15 run (Nic Puglisi kick)
SV: Dure 11 run (run failed)
Team Summary
G SV
First downs 11 9
Rushes-yds 42-153 51-134
Passing yds 0 0
Comp-att-int 0-5-0 0-7-0
Punts-avg 4-34.5 5-28.4
Fumbles-lost 5-5 3-0
Penalties-yds 4-20 4-30
Individual Statistics
Rushing: (G) Kurt Shear, 21-97; Dan Jenks, 5-38; K. Beers, 4-17; T. Beckwith, 3-14; S. Gorton, 8- (-5); B. Day, 1- (-8). (SV) L. Dure, 20-70; Chris Lewis, 11-43; Ryan Nobobilski, 14-37; Mike Banko, 1-1; James Chantry, 5-(-7).
Passing: (G) Gorton, 0-5-0, 0 yds; (SV) Chantry, 0-7-0, 0 yds.
Receiving: None.
Oxford 13, Seton Catholic Central 7 (OT)
OXFORD – Oxford gave up 78 yards on the Saints’ first possession, then stopped the visitors cold the rest of the way.
The Blackhawks halted a two-game losing streak and kept their aspirations of a winning season alive with an overtime victory on Friday night.
Paul Wonka’s three-yard TD run on Oxford’s first overtime possession proved the margin of victory. “After that first drive, our defense was solid,” said Oxford coach Mike Chrystie. “It was just a matter of getting the ball into the endzone.”
The Saints’ offense executed its opening drive to perfection, and Jesse Wood’s 28-yard score put SCC up 7-0. After that, Seton turned it over eight times – six in second half alone.
Paul Wonka dove into the endzone carrying a would-be Seton tackler the final two yards on a 10-yard score in the second quarter to tie the game.
Oxford had two field goal attempts in the fourth quarter to win the game. A bad snap foiled the first attempt, and the second went wide right to force extra minutes.
“I think it’s a major improvement for our team to go 2-7 last year to possibly 5-4 if we win next week,” Chrystie said. “This group was disappointed that it did not make the playoffs, and that’s a good thing. It shows that they were not satisfied with our performance this season.”
Wonka led the Blackhawks with 113 yards rushing on 27 carries, his third 100-yard rushing day of the season.
The Blackhawks host Moravia on Thursday at 6 p.m.
Score by quarters OT
SCC 7 0 0 0 0–7
Oxfd. 0 7 0 0 6–13
Scoring Summary
SCC: Jesse Wood 28 run (O’Brien kick)
O: Paul Wonka 10 run (Andrew Golden kick)
O: Wonka 3 run (run failed)
Team Summary
S O
First downs 7 7
Rushes-yds 41-131 49-195
Passing yds 14 0
Comp-att-int 4-8-1 0-7-3
Fumbles-lost 8-7 4-2
Penalties-yds 2-20 3-20
Individual Statistics
Rushing: (S) Jesse Wood, 35-122; Andrew Tripicco, 1-6; Adrian Davis, 1-3; Patrick Loughlin, 4-0. (O) Paul Wonka, 27-113; Booker Davis, 5-41; Jeremy Nelson, 7-24; John Wonka, 12-17.
Passing: (S) Loughlin, 4-7-1, 14 yards; Wood, 0-1-0. (O) John Wonka, 0-5-2, 0 yds; Jamie Smolcnop, 0-1-0, 0 yards; Paul Wonka, 0-1-1, 0 yards.
Receiving: (S) Tripicco, 3-8, J.M. Rwamakaba, 1-6.
Chenango Forks 36, UV-Edmeston 0
