Chieftains Set-Up 6th Straight SEOAL Title Game with Gallipolis, Beat Athens 35-7 on Homecoming
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It should have been a predictable outcome. Logan and Gallia Academy will square off again this coming Friday with major SEOAL championship implications. The Blue Devils sit alone atop the SEOAL standings at 3-0, while Logan sits a game behind at 2-1. With a GAHS win, they would guarentee themselves no worse than a share of the title. A Logan win would leave them with a home game against Warren as the only hurdle between them and their twentieth SEOAL title. Marietta also sits at 2-1, and will play GAHS in week 10.
Friday night, Logan downed archrival Athens at Bill Sauer Field 35-7. It was homecoming on the hilltop, and Allison Potter was crowned homecoming queen on a rainy night. Logan scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, and put up 21 in the second before calling of the dogs in the second half. Athens lacked the speed and athleticism to hang with the Chieftains.
The purple and white rushed for a season high 338 on 42 rushes. Conversely, Logan was held to a season low total threw the air. Logan attempted only 9 passes, completing 3 for 32 yards 1 touchdown with two interceptions.
The game started on a sour note for the Green and Gold. Athens split end Zach Catania bobbled the opening kick-off twice, the second time it was recovered by the purple and white. Logan then proceeded to march into the endzone from 22 yards out, as the drive was culminated by a one-yard Justin Pack touchdown.
Spackey was intercepted on Logan's second possession, but on the third he connected with BJ Hughes for a 31-yard touchdown pass down the right sideline. The score came with just under two minutes to play in the 1st quarter and Poindexter's second PAT made the score 14-0 Chieftains.
Less than 3 minutes later, Kevin Call went nearly untouched for 74 yards and Logan's third score of the game. Call burst threw the line on a simple dive play and outran the Bulldog defenders to pay dirt. The PAT made the score 21-0.
Two and a half minutes later, BJ Hughes intercepted Carpinelli at the Athens 30 yard line and returned it to the Athens 8 yard line. Justin Coakley rushed two times, the second from 1-yard out and for the touchdown. Poindexter's PAT increased Logan's lead to 28-0. Logan's final score of the first half came off of Carpinelli's second interception, this time Tory Kratzenburg had the interception. Logan started at the Athens 30-yard line, and the drive culminated with another Coakley TD, this time from 9-yards out. Logan took a 35-0 lead into the locker room, and held Athens to only 11 yards rushing in the first half.
Athens got a second half score from Mitch Spires with 5:45 to play in the game. Spires finished with 57 yards on 15 carries. Athens finished with only 104 yards rushing on 34 carries. Nate Griffith carried 4 times for 34 yards against Logan's 3rd team in the final minute and half to push Athens over the century mark in rushing yards.
Logan missed one scoring opportunity in the third quarter. BJ Hughes, who was playing quarterback, threw the ball down field to two open Logan receivers in the endzone. However, a mis-communication caused both of them to be in the same place at the same time and neither came down with the ball in the endzone.
Logan, who had only play reach the century mark in the first 7 games, had two plays top it against the Bulldogs. Junior TB Kevin Call rushed 10 times for 124 yards and a touchdown. Justin Coakley ran for 106 yards on 10 carries with 2 TDs. Corey Spackey completed 3 of 8 passes for 32 yards, all to Senior SE BJ Hughes. The duo combined for one touchdown and Spackey was intercepted twice by Bulldog Senior Safety Adam Harris.
Logan will travel to Gallipolis this Friday with a share of the SEOAL title possibly on the line. Kick-off will be at 7:30. Athens will host Marietta at Rutter Field in the Plains.
Game Stats
LO - 14 21 00 00 - 35
AT - 00 00 00 07 - 07
LO - Justin Pack, 1-yard run (Nick Poindexter kick), 10:44 1st
LO - BJ Hughes, 31-yard pass from Corey Spackey (Poindexter
kick), 1:46 1st
LO - Kevin Call, 74-yard run (Poindexter kick), 10:55 2nd
LO - Justin Coakley, 1-yard run (Poindexter kick), 8:36 2nd
LO - Coakley, 9-yard run (Poindexter kick), 2:59 2nd
AT - Mitch Spires, 1-yard run (Jared Wren Kick), 5:45 4th
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Individual Stats
PASSING
Athens: Chris Carpinelli 4-13-55-0TD-2INT, Adam Harris 4-7-44-0TD-0INT
Logan: Corey Spackey 3-8-32-1TD-2INT, BJ Hughes 0-1-0-0TD-0INT
RECEIVING
Athens: Phillip Hewitt 3-40, Adam Harris 1-21, Zach Catania
2-19, Jared Wren 2-19
Logan: BJ Hughes 3-32 TD