2008

South Stuns PHS, 33-14

Scoring a defensive touchdown on just the third play of the game, Parkersburg South went on to stun the Big Reds 33-14 at Stadium Field in the 42nd meeting of the two city rivals.

The Patriots got two touchdowns each from Chanz Jarrell and Hunter Ferguson, who each rushed for over 100 yards. Jarrell rushed 14 times for 133 yards, including a 70 yard TD scamper, while Ferguson added 105 tough yards up the middle on 22 carries.

Meanwhile, the Big Reds found out earlier in the day that versatile co-captain Derek Wenzel would not be able to play because of a knee problem and had to take to the air early and often as they played catch-up. Senior Matt Newlon completed 25 of 43 passes for 256 yards and one touchdown with Wes Ankrom catching 10 for 129 yards and one score while junior Stephen Roush caught nine passes for 95 yards.

PHS ran 72 offensive plays to just 46 for South as the Big Reds had a 19-11 edge in first downs and a 325 to 299 margin in total yards.

A crowd of over 8,000 fans gathered to watch the Big Reds elect to receive the opening kickoff but when Michael Molinari's kick went into the end zone, PHS had to start from the 20 yard line. On the second play from scrimmage Jarrell broke through to sack Newlon for an eight yard loss and that was just a taste of things to come. On the next play Newlon tried to throw a middle screen but South tackle Mark Swisher was right there to grab the pass and return it five yards into the end zone for a touchdown with just 1:13 gone off the clock. Although Michael Winans blocked the extra point attempt South still had a quick lead and the early momentum.

The Big Reds moved the ball on its next possession, advancing from their own 28 to the South 33 but on fourth down and two yards to go, they were called for a motion penalty when they tried to snap the ball quickly. Faced with a fourth and seven after the penalty, PHS tried to pass but Newlon's throw was on target - but dropped.

South responded by driving 62 yards on 11 plays with fullback Ferguson plowing up the middle for the final five yards and a touchdown with 50.4 seconds left in the first quarter.

The teams traded punts before PHS began a serious drive from its own 33 with 7:22 left in the half. A 15 yard pass to Ankrom was the big play as the Big Reds moved to the South 29 but on fourth down and two yards to go, South's defense stuffed a run up the middle by Chris Row (who had 52 yards on 19 carries in the game) and took over on downs at the 30.

On the very next play Jarrell broke over left tackle, cut up the middle and out-ran the defense for a 70 yard touchdown run with three minutes on the clock. Molinari's kick made it 20-0.

Newlon tried to get his team on the board with four completions in five attempts to move the ball to the South 29 but with less than 30 seconds to play he dropped the snap from center, picked it up and tried to throw to the goal line only to have Hunter Barton of South intercept on the one yard line with 19.5 seconds remaining.

South came out of the locker room and started the second half with a 63 yard, eight-play drive (all on the ground) to put its fourth touchdown on the board on a five yard run over left tackle by Jarrell with 8:41 on the clock. Jarrell and Ferguson each broke off 23 yard runs on the drive which put the Pats up 27-0.

PHS finally got on the board on its first possession of the second half, going 67 yards on 10 plays (six of them passes, all in a row). Ankrom caught two for 28 yards while Christian Ong had a 13 yard catch and Roush a nine yard reception to the South 13 yard line. From there, Ong went up the middle to the one and two plays later he scored behind the block of Kyle Smith to make it 27-7 with 5:39 left in the third quarter.

But finding itself in a must-pass scenario, PHS had trouble moving the ball on its next two possessions.

With 8:03 left to play the Big Reds took over on their own 10 yard line after a South punt and a holding penalty. Newlon proceeded to throw for 15 yards and 30 yards to Ankrom, then hit Roush for 11 and Ong for seven. A nine yard run by Row was followed by an eight yard pass to Roush to the 10 yard line. From there Newlon rolled out and found Ankrom in the end zone for the touchdown to make it 27-14 with 5:32 remaining.

An onside kick attempt failed and South took over on its own 48. On a third-and-12, the Pats pulled a bit of trickery out of the bag by running an inside reverse and Joe Reed ran for 41 yards to set up the final Patriot points, a one yard run by Ferguson.

                            Scoring Summary (Final)

               Parkersburg South (5-2) vs. Parkersburg High (3-4)

Date: Oct 10, 2008  Site: Parkersburg           Stadium: Stadium Field

Attendance: 8000

 Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----

Parkersburg South... 13  7  7  6  - 33

Parkersburg High....  0  0  7  7  - 14

 Scoring Summary:

1st 10:47 SP - Mark Swisher 5 yd interception return (Mike Molinari kick blocked)

                                                                                SP 6 - PHS 0

    00:51 SP - Hunter Ferguson 5 yd run (Mike Molinari kick)

                                                 11 plays, 62 yards, TOP 4:51, SP 13 - PHS 0

2nd 03:00 SP - Chanz Jarrell 70 yd run (Mike Molinari kick)

                                                   1 play, 70 yards, TOP 0:12, SP 20 - PHS 0

3rd 08:41 SP - Chanz Jarrell 5 yd run (Mike Molinari kick)

                                                  7 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:19, SP 27 - PHS 0

    05:39 PHS - Christian Ong 1 yd run (Jeff Lantz kick)

                                                 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 2:54, SP 27 - PHS 7

4th 05:32 PHS - Wes Ankrom 10 yd pass from Matt Newlon (Jeff Lantz kick)

                                                 9 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:31, SP 27 - PHS 14

    02:19 SP - Hunter Ferguson 1 yd run (Mike Molinari kick failed)

                                                 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 3:13, SP 33 - PHS 14

                           Team Statistics (Final)

                                                    SP      PHS

               FIRST DOWNS...................       11       19

               Field Goals...................      0-0      0-0

                                 Individual Statistics (Final)

Parkersburg South                              Parkersburg High

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg   Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg

Totals...       44  294   14  280  4 70  6.4

Passing         Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack   Passing         Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack

Totals...          2-1-0     19  0   19    1   Totals...         43-25-2   256  1   29    2

Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long            Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long

                                               Totals...         25  256    1   29

Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB Punting          No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB

Totals...          3  129  43.0   48    1    0 Totals...          2   83  41.5   44    1    1

                  Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept                    Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept

Totals...        0   0  0  2  43 23  2   5  5

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg        Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg

Mike Molinari      6  334   1   0  55.7        Jeff Lantz         3   98   0   1  32.7

  FUMBLES: Parkersburg South-Hunter Ferguson 1-0. Parkersburg High-None.

2007

Six Big Reds Score as PHS Swamps South 48-7 For 21st Win In a Row

Six different Big Reds found the end zone, including 300-pound All-American lineman Josh Jenkins, as PHS ran its winning streak to 21 in a row with a 48-7 triumph before a crowd of 6,500 at Erickson Field.

While Matt Lindamood had another big night, scoring two touchdowns and rushing for 179 yards on 15 carries before taking a seat late in the third quarter, everyone had a big night for the Big Reds, who came into the game 6-0 and ranked number one in the state.

Andy Thomas ran for one score and threw for another while Stephen Roush caught the scoring pass. Joey Shafer added a score on a six yard run and even Jenkins got in on the fun when he was inserted into the Power-I backfield with Lindamood and Shafer inside the South 10 yard line. Two carries produced his first career rushing touchdown.

Offensively, PHS rolled up 18 first downs and 346 yards rushing on 45 attempts. Thomas completed three of six passes (all in the first half) for another 23 yards. Defensively, the PHS prevent unit held South to seven first downs (only one in the first half), only 54 yards rushing and only 52 passing (6 of 12 with one intercepted).

South won the toss, elected to defer and the Big Reds decided to show their traditional style of play from the very beginning. PHS drove 78 yards on 16 plays, consuming nearly nine minutes (8:54) of the clock. As Lindamood, Shafer and Thomas took turns running the ball down the field behind the Fab Five, PHS showed some diversity on the touchdown when Thomas rolled left and found Roush in the left corner of the end zone for an 11 yard scoring pass with 3:06 on the clock. Tyler Warner's kick was low but the 6-0 lead was just the beginning.

South ran three plays, gained two yards and tried to punt from its own 22. A bad snap forced Chase Fieler to run with the ball and he was swarmed under for a 10 yard loss.

Starting just 12 yards away from the end zone, the PHS offense took three plays to double the score on Lindamood's run up the middle with 20.8 seconds left in the first quarter. Thomas passed to lanky Kyle Smith in the back of the end zone for the two-point conversion to make it 14-0.

Another outstanding defensive stand by PHS, holding South to minus four yards on three plays, forced another punt, which Roush returned seven yards to the Patriot 40 and once again the Big Reds had a short field to try to score. The field got shorter in a hurry as Lindamood broke off one of his patented runs, shaking off would-be tacklers and going 25 yards up the middle to the 15 yard line. Three plays later Thomas faked to Lindamood and kept over the right side for TD number three.

Another three-and-out by the South offense, gave PHS the ball back again on the South 40 and even a holding penalty could only slow things down. An 18 yard pickup by Lindamood was followed by a great leaping, stretched-out pass reception for 14 yards by Roush. On third down from the 20 Lindamood went over right tackle, weaved through the defense and scored standing up for his second TD. Warner's kick made it 28-0.

South did get a first down on its final possession on a 20 yard scramble by quarterback Zach McMullen but an interception by Derek Wenzel, his fourth of the year, stopped South from officially getting into Big Red territory.

The third quarter was more of the same as PHS got possession on the South 24 after another low snap on a punt attempt. Two plays, and 18 yard run by Lindamood and a six yard carry by Shafer, produced the touchdown.

Another three-and-out by the South offense, put PHS back in business following a punt on the Patriot 48. PHS moved to the 30 and Thomas gained 15 yards on a great second-effort run only to have the ball stripped by South's Cory Hamilton, who returned it 85 yards for the touchdown with 3:55 left in the quarter.

South tried an onside kick but did not give PHS a chance to field the ball by catching the kick in the air. The penalty was declined, PHS took over on its own 40 and on the first play, Lindamood went up the middle, broke over the right side and picked up 52 yards before being run out of bounds. In came Jenkins, who carried for four yards. A South penalty put the ball on the two and Jenkins got the call again, going over right guard for the touchdown with 2:23 left in the third quarter.

South did threaten against the PHS second defensive unit, driving to the eight yard line but came up short when a fourth down pass fell incomplete. Meanwhile, the PHS second offensive unit put together a 44 yard scoring drive that was capped by Christian Ong's three yard run for the final point spread.

  Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

    Parkersburg......... 14 14 13  7  - 48       Record: (7-0,6-0)

  Parkersburg South...  0  0  7  0  -  7       Record: (0-6)

   Scoring Summary:

  1^st

 03:06 PHS - Roush, Stephen 11 yd pass from Thomas, Andy (Warner, Tyler kick failed), 16-78 8:54, PHS 6 - PS 0

 00:21 PHS - Lindamood, Matt 3 yd run (Smith, Kyle pass from Thomas, Andy), 3-12 1:22, PHS 14 - PS 0

  2^nd

 08:50 PHS - Thomas, Andy 8 yd run (Warner, Tyler kick), 4-40 2:08, PHS 21 - PS 0

 04:37 PHS - Lindamood, Matt 20 yd run (Warner, Tyler kick), 6-40 2:24, PHS 28 - PS 0

  3^rd

 07:37 PHS - Shafer, Joey 6 yd run (Warner, Tyler kick blockd), 2-24 0:40, PHS 34 - PS 0

 03:55 PS - Hamilton 85 yd fumble recovery (Fieler kick), , PHS 34 - PS 7

 02:23 PHS - Jenkins, Josh 2 yd run (Warner, Tyler kick), 3-60 1:32, PHS 41 - PS 7

  4^th

 04:08 PHS - Ong, Christian 3 yd run (Butterfield, A. kick), 6-44 2:05, PHS 48 - PS 7

                                                PHS       PS

  FIRST DOWNS...................       18        7

  RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   45-344    35-54

  PASSING YDS (NET).............       23       52

  Passes Att-Comp-Int...........       6-3-0   12-6-1

  TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   51-367   47-106

  Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0     1-85

  Punt Returns-Yards............       4-27      0-0

  Kickoff Returns-Yards.........      1-7     3-53

  Interception Returns-Yards....      1-5      0-0

  Punts (Number-Avg)............    1-29.0   4-27.0

  Fumbles-Lost..................      1-1      3-1

  Penalties-Yards...............       7-53     9-52

  Possession Time...............     23:51    24:09

  Third-Down Conversions........   8 of 9  3 of 11

  Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 0   0 of 4

  Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      7-7      0-1

  Sacks By: Number-Yards........      1-6      0-0

   RUSHING: Parkersburg-Lindamood, Matt 15-179; Thomas, Andy 8-55; Shafer, Joey 5-22; Ong, Christian 4-19; Thorpe, Anthony 3-18; Armitage, Steve 2-18; Humphrey,  Tyler 3-10; Row, Chris 1-10; Butterfield, A. 1-8; Jenkins, Josh 2-6; Ankrom, Wes  1-minus 1. Parkersburg South-McMullen, Zach 9-41; Ferguson 6-32; Hamilton 4-9;  Jarrell 4-8; Coe 3-4; Buskiek 1-minus 2; Swearingen 3-minus 8; Jarrett 3-minus  8; Fieler 2-minus 22.

   PASSING: Parkersburg-Thomas, Andy 3-6-0-23. Parkersburg South-McMullen, Zach

  4-10-1-31; Fickiesen 1-1-0-8; Swearingen 1-1-0-13.

   RECEIVING: Parkersburg-Roush, Stephen 2-25; Lindamood, Matt 1-minus 2.

  Parkersburg South-Hamilton 2-10; James 1-13; Ferguson 1-12; Wigal 1-10; Coe 1-7.

  INTERCEPTIONS: Parkersburg-Wenzel, Derek 1-5. Parkersburg South-None.

      Stadium: Erickson Field        Attendance: 6500

  Kickoff time: 7:30      End of Game: 9;52      Total elapsed time: 2:22

   SACKS (UA-A): Parkersburg-Garrett, Chase 1-0. Parkersburg South-None.

   TACKLES (UA-A): Parkersburg-Winans, Michael 5-3; Lindamood, Matt 4-2; Winans,  Matt 2-6; Thomas, Andy 2-5; Humphrey, Tyler 4-0; Phillips, Jason 3-1;  Eckelberry, B. 3-1; Thorpe, Anthony 2-2; Littleton, Matt 1-3; Nolan, Zach 2-0;  Riblett, M. 1-2; Jenkins, Josh 1-1; Mitchell, Ryan 1-1; McGee, Zack 1-0; Clark,  Ben 1-0; James, Chris 1-0; Bunner, Travis 0-2; Powell, Jordan 0-1; Haynes,  Justin 0-1; Easton, Alex 0-1; Ruddlesden, T. 0-1; Shafer, Joey 0-1; Wenzel,  Derek 0-1; Pamfilis, M. 0-1. Parkersburg South-Seckman 4-2; McMullen, Zach 2-5;  Hamilton 4-0; Jarrett 4-0; Ferguson 3-2; Buskiek 2-1; Fickiesen 1-3; Bird 2-0;  Blair 2-0; Reed 1-2; Robinson 1-2; Rollyson 1-1; Coe 1-1; Hardman 1-0; Foggin  1-0; Taylor, Mikel 1-0; Freeland 0-1; Buchanan 0-1; Stull 0-1.