On the first play of the game, junior cornerback Seth Moritz took the legs out from under Chillicothe's Chris Givens.  It was supposed to send a message.  Apparently, Givens and the Cavaliers didn't receive it.

A key third down pass for 27-yards from Caleb Knights to Steven Mallow kept the first Chillicothe drive alive and senior running back Clay Beeler broke two tackles on his way to scoring the games first touchdown from 16-yards out.  Freshman Drew Basil's PAT put the Cavs ahead 7-0.

Logan's Clay Morgan was stopped just short following a screen pass on Logan's first possession.  Needing just half a yard on their own 40-yard line, the Logan coaches decided to roll the dice and tried to send another message to the Cavaliers.  Instead, it was Chillicothe's Clay Beeler who sent the message stuffing Morgan behind the line of scrimmage and sending the Cavs offense back on the field.

The purple and white defense came up with a couple of key stops and held the Cavaliers to a 25-yard field goal limiting the 4th down blunder to only 3 points.  The Logan offense answered on their next series.

Driving 65-yards on 7 plays, the key play in the drive was a 29-yard pass from Michael Angle to senior Ashton Sundgren.  Sundgren took a shot from Givens on the play but held onto the football and fell forward for two more yards.  Junior running back Corey Kissling capped the drive with a 12-yard run.  Kyle Kennard's PAT pulled Logan to within a field goal. 

Chillicothe's big play offense struck back.  Knights connected with Givens for a huge 76-yard touchdown on a play where junior safety Lucas Wright was caught creeping up to support the run.  The PAT put the Cavs back on top by 10 with 2:48 to play in the opening stanza.  

A Logan fumble on their own 35-yard line set up Chillicothe's last score of the half.  The defense stepped up on first down, getting to Chillicothe's Knights and forcing him into an intentional grounding penalty and a second and long situation.  However, a break down on third down allowed Givens to break a screen pass for a long gain and a first down.  An 8-yard screen pass to Beeler on third down gave the Cavs a 24-7 advantage.

Logan wasted one more opportunity before halftime.  A ten play drive was kept alive thanks to a heads up play by sophomore Jon Neff.  Jesse Wilson's punt was blocked by the Cavs, but Neff picked up the ball and advanced it just enough for a first down.  A 12-yard pass to Mark Potter follwed by an 11-yard carry by Potter later and it looked like Logan would score before halftime.  But a bad pitch-out by Angle on fourth down ended the drive.

The third quarter was the lone bright for the purple and white side of the field.  Logan consumed 8 minutes of clock time and 75 yards on 16 plays to cut the lead back to ten.  Runs from Morgan, Potter, and Kissling pushed the Cavalier defense back on their heels. A pass from Angle to Wright kept the drive alive, and Kissling finished the drive with a 2-yard run off left tackle.

On the ensuing kick-off, Givens fumbled for Chillicothe but the Cavalier defense rose to the challenge and held Logan to a three and out.  Before the game ended, the Cavs added a 21-yard scoring pass to stretch their lead to 31-14.  

Logan capped the scoring with a 55-yard run by junior running back Justin Frye.

Logan will travel to Pickerington North for a 7:30 kick-off next Friday.  North will enter the game 1-1 with a win over Walnut Ridge in week 1 and a loss to Watterson on Friday.  Chillicothe will travel to Big Walnut in a battle of unbeaten teams.

Passing:
Logan:  Michael Angle 8-14-86-0 INT-0 TD; Chillicothe:  Caleb Knights 14-18-309-0 INT-4 TD

Receiving:
Logan:  Lucas Wright 3-35, Ashton Sundgren 1-29, Clay Morgan 2-7, Mark Potter 1-12, Corey Kisslign 1-3; Chillicothe:  Chris Givens 5-156 1 TD, Clay Beeler 3-33 2TD, Nathan Woodworth 2-49 1TD, Joe Blankenship 2-30, Steven Mallow 1-27, Isaac Steele 1-14