Football
Oxford 6, Whitney Point 0
WHITNEY POINT – Oxford is taking a liking to the road.
The Blackhawks won their second game on the road this season blanking Whitney Point Friday night.
Lane Barry, making his first start of the season, hit 6-foot-5 junior Kevin Davis on a 15-yard fourth-quarter scoring pass in the fourth quarter. The Barry to Davis connection weighed heavily in the final scoring drive.
On and third-and-20, Oxford extended the drive when Barry found Davis on a 35-yard first-down play. “They were still trying to cover (Kevin) one on one, so I figured we would try that play,” said Oxford coach Jeff Newton.
Oxford’s defense, and sophomore defensive back Jon Heggie, held Whitney Point out of the endzone on two late scoring threats. Heggie halted one drive with an interception in the endzone, and on the Golden Eagles’ final possession, Heggie picked off another pass.
Oxford proceeded to run out the final minutes of the clock to improve its mark to 2-1 on the season. “Our defense bent but never broke, which was awesome,” Newton said. “The defense showed good discipline throughout the game, even being down three starters. Guys stepped in and played positions they never played before.”
Bryan Simpson rushed for 80 yards to lead the Oxford offense. The Blackhawks travel to Candor Friday.
Score by quarters
Oxf. 0 0 0 6–6
WPt 0 0 0 0–0
Scoring Summary
Fourth Quarter
O: Barry 15 pass to Kevin Davis (kick failed)
Individual Statistics (Oxford)
Rushing: (O) Bryan Simpson, 14-80; Nick Neer, 7-52; Trenton Lyons, 1-10; Josh Nelson, 1-2; Garett Sylstra, 1-1. (WP) (204 total rushing yards)
Passing: (O) Lane Barry, 6-12-1, 90 yds, TD. (WP) 65 total passing yards.
Receiving: (O) Nick Neer, 4-40; Davis, 2-50.
Sherburne-Earlville 56, Sauquoit Valley 6
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville avoided the post-big-win hangover blasting Sauquoit Valley Friday in its division opener.
Matt Hull rushed for three touchdowns and 108 yards, Brodie Roebuck carried 11 times for 137 yards to go with two TDS, and Cody Marango threw a pair of long TD passes to Ben Khoury.
The Marauders were limited to just a single score in the first stanza, but came alive in the second as Roebuck and Hull scored on runs, and Marango’s 42-yard TD strike to Khoury made it 28-0 at halftime.
S-E was without several starters due to a one-game suspension for violation of team rules, but showed no ill effects of those absences. “The kids really responded, and I had every kid in the game by the third quarter,” said S-E coach Mike Jasper. “We threw it well and we ran it well. I don’t have any real complaints.”
Score by quarters
S.Va. 0 0 6 0-6
S-E 6 20 22 8-56
Scoring Summary
S-E: Matt Hull 18 run (PAT failed)
S-E: Brodie Roebuck 9 run (Marango pas to Ben Khoury)
SE: Hull 25 run (PAT failed)
S-E: Cody Marango 42 pass to Ben Khoury) PAT failed)
SV: #44 32 Interception return (kick failed)
S-E: Hull 40 run (PAT failed)
S-E: Marango 46 pass to Khoury (Marango pass to Gavin Giroux)
S-E: Roebuck 6 run (Adam Palmer run)
S-E: Hunter Owen 8 run (Palmer run)
Individual Statistics (S-E only)
Rushing: Brodie Roebuck, 11-137; Matt Hull, 7-108; Hunter Owen, 8-63; Ronnie Price, 7-47; Jake Kwasnik, 1-8; Adam Palmer, 1-6. (SV) 31-51 yds.
Passing: Cody Marango, 6-10-1, 108 yds, 2 TDs. (SV) 3-8-1, 38 yds.
Receiving: Ben Khoury, 3-91; Matt Hull, 2-11; Gavin Giroux, 1-3.
Delhi 26, Bainbridge-Guilford 21
BAINBRIDGE – Delhi literally stole a victory from the Bobcats on the Bulldogs’ final offensive play of the game Friday at Bainbridge.
Faced with a fourth-and-10 from its own 40 with 14 seconds left, Delhi quarterback Dylan Cumpston heaved a ball down the field to a circle of offensive and defensive players. B-G’s defensive back intercepted the ball, but as he made a move the other way, Delhi receiver Nate Denison ripped the ball back, and raced 25 yards for the improbable winning touchdown.
Dennison’s score came with just three seconds left in the game, and spoiled B-G’s own apparent miracle finish. “Never in my 35 years of coaching and playing have I ever experienced anything like this,” said B-G coach Tim Mattingly.
Bainbridge-Guilford created its own scintillating offensive moment on the previous possession. With starting quarterback Austin Carr injured on the previous possession, Mattingly was forced to move starting running back Dylan Moffitt to quarterback.
Moffitt directed his team on a last-minute drive, and connected with Austin Capalupo on a 36-yard scoring strike with 32.5 seconds left. “Austin (Capalupo) just made an unbelievable catch,” Mattingly said.
The TD moved B-G to within 21-20. On the conversion attempt, a B-G offensive lineman was moved to fullback, and he served as the lead blocker as Moffitt, from the shotgun formation, rushed the ball in for the two-pointer and the lead.
Delhi stalled on its first three plays of its final possession before the miracle finish. “Talk about highs and lows,” Mattingly said. “That has to be one of the toughest losses I’ve ever experienced. For the fans, I guess it was awesome. But it wasn’t for us.”
Before suffering his injury, Carr threw a pair of TD passes to Capalupo and Bailey Green. Moffitt, meanwhile, rushed 25 times for 157 yards. “It was a frustrating loss, but we hurt ourselves a lot, and we need to do a better job getting the kids mentally prepared,” Mattingly said.
Score by quarters
Delhi 6 8 0 12–26
B-G 7 6 0 8 –21
Scoring Summary
First quarter
D: Nick Morino 10 run (pass failed)
BG: Austin Carr 27 pass to Bailey Green (Dylan Moffitt kick)
Second quarter
BG: Austin Carr 21 pass to Capalupo, (kick failed)
