By Spencer Waugh
Logan - It was a recording setting night at Bill Sauer Field as the the Chieftains topped Athens 55-0.  Early in the evening, Logan inducted Ron Soliday (class of 1949), Dave Emerson (class of 1978), Becki Kuhn (class of 1979), and Josh Jackson (class of 1992).  The final score was a record winning margin for the Chieftains in a game vs Athens, a series that dates back to the early 1920s. 

The Chieftains also set new marks for total offense, 614 yards, and rushing offense, 523 yards.  By halftime, junior running back Justin Frye had racked up over 200 yards rushing.  Shortly after halftime junior Lucas Wright returned a punt 70-yards for a touchdown.  It was the first time that had been accomplished by a Chieftain since Jeremy Coakley did it during the 2001 season.

The Chieftains opened the game with scoring drives of 58 yards (12 plays) and 73 yards (4 plays) in the first quarter.  Justin Fry capped both drives with touchdown runs of 1-yard and 5-yards respectively. 

The onslaught continued as the Chiefs continued to move the ball on the ground, this time driving 63 yards on 9 plays with another Frye touchdown, this time from 9-yards out.

Senior cornerback Allen Brandon made the first LHS interception on the Bulldogs next possession setting Logan up on their own 10-yard line.  Clay Morgan carried for four yards and followed that run with an 86-yard touchdown run to increase the Chieftain lead.  Kyle Kennard missed the PAT and Logan led 27-0. 

Lucas Wright scored the last touchdown of the half turning a short screen pass into a 53-yard touchdown pass.  Wright was aided on the play by a huge block by junior receiver Seth Moritz.

Frye fumbled on the first series of the second half to end one of the only two Chieftain possessions not to end with a score.  Later in the third quarter, Wright added his punt return that increased the lead to 41-0. 

The third quarter came to a close when the Chiefs hurried to the line, caught the Bulldog defense on their heels and Morgan burst up the middle for 55-yards and his second touchdown.

The Logan JVs played the final quarter.  Sophomore Jon Neff took his first snaps under center and picked up a key first down on a 14-yard run.  Austin McCann showed power from the tailback spotted and finished the scoring with a 13-yard touchdown run.  Junior kicker Jon Geiger added the final PAT.

The Logan defense was dominant, holding Athens to only 130 yards of total offense.  Cameron Tope, the Athens halfback who was coming off consecutive 200-yard rushing games, was held to 40 yards on 12 carries.  Logan's Jon Neff, Mark Potter, Zak Gompf, and Zack Adams all added sacks of Athens' Chris Carpinelli.

For the game, Frye led all backs with 225 yards and 3 toucdowns on 28 carries.  Morgan added 166 yards and 2 touchdowns on only 6 carries.  Potter added 47 yards on 5 carries.

Michael Angle completed 4 of 5 passes 91 yards and a touchdown.  Ashton Sundgren had 2 catches for 28 yards.

Scoring Summary:
LOG - Justin Frye, 1-yard run (Kyle Kennard kick); 6:26 1st
LOG - Frye, 5-yard run (Kennard kick); 1:58 1st
LOG - Frye, 9-yard run (Kennard kick); 9:48 2nd
LOG - Clay Morgan, 86-yard run (kick failed); 6:22 2nd
LOG - Lucas Wright, 53-yard pass from Lucas Wright (Kennard kick); 1:23 1st
LOG - Wright, 70-yard punt return (Kennard kick); 8:33 3rd
LOG - Morgan, 55-yard run (Kennard kick); 0:00 3rd
LOG - Austin McCann, 13-yard run (Jon Geiger kick); 2:15 4th

Passing:
Logan:  Michael Angle 4-5-91yards-1TD-0INT; Athens:  Chris Carpinelli 5-13-44yards-0TD-1INT

Receiving:
Logan:  Lucas Wright 1-53 TD, Ashton Sundgren 2-28, Zack Adams 1-10; Athens:  Zach Strickmaker 2-15, Jake Anderson 2-11, Cameron Tope 1-18