Desales Stops Logan in Mudbowl, Wins 13-00

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It's true. When it rains, it pours. Before a smaller tahn expected crowd, the Logan Chieftains and Desales Stallions competed in a mudpit, pitching man against man. But when it came down to the final bell, turnovers and a tenacious Stallion defense would prove to be too much for the Chieftains.

The Stallions would fumble the ball 9 times. But lost just two of those. On the other side of the field Logan would fumble just twice, but lost them both. The difference? The Stallions were able to intercept David Ellis 3 times, including twice on the goal line to keep Logan off the board.

The first half was played to a near stalemate. Neither side could move the ball in the wind and rain they were faced with. Desales did manage one score. Following an Austin Rohr fumble on the Logan 21 yard line, Desales used 4 plays to get down to the goal line. From their FB Luther Henderson bulled his way in from one yard out, and the PAT put the Stallions on top 7-0.

Logan put together one good drive as the half wore down. The Chieftains wer able to drive inside the 10-yard line and take over on first and goal. But the Stallion "D" put the clamps down. The running game was shut down, as it was all night by the swarming Stallion Defense. The aerial game could put the ball in the endzone either, as a desperation Ellis heave was intercepted ending Logan's first half hopes.

At halftime the rain stopped, but it would tak 2 days for the field to be playable again. Instead of hearing the sounds of pounding pads on Friday, all you could hear was the sound of squishing feet in the mud. Desales ground-attack, led by Dino Razzano and Luther Henderson just pounded away at the Logan "D," chewing up clock and yards at the same time.

Desales put together the only real scoring drive of the night, a 55-yard drive that culminated in a Dino Razzano 4-yard scamper. The PAT attempt was blocked by the Chieftains. Logan would drive inside the 10-yard line once more, and once again have a first and goal. The field position came after an errant snap on a Desales punt attempt. Once again the Desales "D" would prove to be too much. They shut down the Logan offense, getting a big sack of Dave Ellis, and the last pass of the drive would wind up in the arms of a Stallion defender.

When it was all said and done, Desales had a hard-fought 13-0 victory. A Moral victory for the Chiefs? Coach Amyx says those don't exist. Logan was beaten by a better team on Friday night.

The Stallions gained 230 yards on the ground, while completing just one pass for 28 yards. Logan was held to just 76 yards of total offense. 60 of those came on the ground, compared to 16 yards on 3 completions.

Austin Rohr rushed 16 times for 53 yards for Logan. Steve Call carried 6 times for 20. For Desales, Dino Razzano was the man gaining 139 yards on 19 carries. FB Luther Henderson rushed 21 times for 91 yards.

Logan falls to 3-2 (1-0) on the year. The Chieftains will be at home on Friday for a homecoming match-up with Warren. The Warriors are stuggling this year, and are off to an 0-5 start. They were thumped by Athens Friday 60-13. The top-ranked Stallions improved to 5-0, and will play their first league game next Friday against 5-0 Columbus St. Charles.

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