Chieftains move into three-way tie atop SEOAL standings, Outmuscle GAHS 43-13
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In a game that many expected to go down to the wire, Logan jumped out to a 28-0 lead before running away with a 43-13 win. Gallipolis entered Friday nights contest undefeated in SEOAL play and with one of the league's most high-octane offenses. With the exception of a 97-yard touchdown pass against Logan's second team, Logan held GAHS to only 25 yards of offense. The Blue Devils ran only 9 offensive plays in the second half.
Logan's offensive and defensive lines dominated the game from the get go, as Logan finished with 370 rushing yards while holding the Blue Devils to only 12. Gallia Academy got the first break, returning the opening kick off to their own thirty. But the LHS defense held the Blue Devils to a 3 and out. Logan started their first drive at the GAHS 5 yard line.
Logan marched 95 yards on 7 plays to take an early 7-0 lead on Justin Pack's 6-yard run. Key plays on the drive were a 38-yard reverse pass from Tory Kratzenburg to BJ Hughes and a 13-yard reverse by Kratzenburg. Corey Spackey also found TE Jake Wolfe for a 24-yard gain.
GAHS was plagued by turnovers all night long. The Blue Devils lost four fumbles and were intercepted on a fake punt attempt. Logan's second touchdown was set up by the second fumble recovery. Logan's second drive started on the GAHS 27-yard line and was the second scoring drive when Justin Pack got into the endzone for his second score, this time from 10-yards out. Nick Poindexter's PAT made the score 14-0 Logan.
Less than a minute and a half later Logan got it's biggest play of the game. Junior tailback Kevin Call raced 72-yards down the left sideline to pay dirt, and Logan had a three score lead. Gallia Academy would beat themselves again a couple of minutes later. A lateral from Jeff Golden was too hot for Dustin Winters to handle, and Rob Rose recovered the fumble on the GAHS 10-yard line. Justin Pack scored from 2-yards to give Logan a 28-0 lead.
Logan nearly sacked Jaymes Haggerty in the endzone on the next series, and the Blue Devils punted on third down. Logan squandered the good field position however, as Haggerty intercepted a Corey Spackey passed and returned the pick 40-yards. GAHS capitalized a few plays later. A quick completion to Austin King picked up 10-yards and another 17 yard run by King put GAHS inside the Logan 5-yard line. Dustin Winters converted on 4th down with 20 seconds to go in the first half, and GAHS failed on a two-point conversion try. Logan took a 28-6 lead into the lockerroom.
Logan came out in the third quarter with one thing in mind: Run the ball down the Blue Devils throat and run the clock out. Logan dominated time of possession in the third quarter, but neither team got into the endzone. LHS did intercept a Todd Saunders pass on a fake punt attempt.
Scoring resumed in the fourth quarter. Justin Coakley got into the scoring when he ran off tackle for a 10-yard score. On the conversion attempt, Todd Saunders came through untouched and appeared to have blocked Poindexter's PAT, but instead Patrick Howe ran around left end for the two point conversion. The score put Logan on top 36-6.
Late in the game, as both teams began substituting, 14 more points went on the scoreboard. Jeff Golden connected with Jaymes Haggerty for a 97-yard touchdown. Logan answered with a 74-yard touchdown run from Sophomore TB Michael Coleman. The score was Coleman's first with the Varsity, and Alex Hubbard kicked the PAT, also a first for the Junior.
Logan got a big night rushing. Junior Kevin Call ran 10 times for 130 yards and a score. Senior Justin Pack ran 20 times for 80 yards and 3 scores. FB Justin Coakley added 68 yards on 11 carries and a score. BJ Hughes caught two passes for 47 yards.
Game Stats
LO - 07 21 00 15 - 43
GA - 00 06 00 07 - 13
LO - Justin Pack, 6-yard run (Nick Poindexter kick), 7:07 1st
LO - Pack, 10-yard run (Poindexter kick), 10:33 2nd
LO - Kevin Call, 72-yard run (Poindexter kick), 9:08 2nd
LO - Pack, 2-yard run (Poindexter kick), 6:46 2nd
GA - Dustin Winters, 1-yard run (Run Failed), 0:21 2nd
LO - Justin Coakley, 8-yard run (Patrick Howe run), 7:44 4th
GA - Jaymes Haggerty, 97-yard pass from Jeff Golden (Tyler Clagg
kick), 2:31 4th
LO - Michael Coleman, 74-yard run (Alex Hubbard Kick), 1:12
4th
TEAM STATS
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Individual Stats
PASSING
Gallia Academy: Jeff Golden 4-14-110-1TD-0INT, Todd Saunders
0-1-0-0TD-1INT
Logan: Corey Spackey 5-8-48-0TD-1INT, Tory Kratzenburg 1-1-38-0TD-0INT
RECEIVING
Gallia Academy: Jaymes Haggerty 1-97 TD, Austin King 1-10, Sean
Thompson 1-6, Jeff Golden 1-(-3)
Logan: BJ Hughes 2-47, Jake Wolfe 1-24, Tory Kratzenburg 1-17,
Justin Coakley 1-1, Justin Pack 1-(-3)