Region's Top Team Dominates Logan by 48-0 Count

September 25, 2005

LOGAN - Friday nights match-up was billed as one of the top match-ups in the area.  It brought the 4-0 Gahanna-Lincoln Lions to take on the 3-1 Logan Chietains. Gahanna led Division One, Region Three and the Chieftains came in as the fourth place team in the region.  In the end, it was Gahanna that flexed it's muscles and sent the Chieftains to the outside looking in of the playoffs.

The Lions outmuscled Logan from the outset, putting on one of the most impressive displays by a Chieftain opponent in recent memory. The loss was the largest since an equal 48-0 loss at Dayton Dunbar in 1983.  The loss nearly equaled the school record for largest loss via shut-out, which is a 49-0 win by Hilliard in 1978.

Gahanna showed a balanced attack that was a surprise to spectator and coach alike.  The Lions threw only two passes in a 21-0 win over Reynoldsburg in week 4.  The Lions threw only four passes on Friday, but 4 went for touchdown passes.  GLHS QB connected on touchdowns of 52 yards and 27 yards to Kyle McAllister, 44 yards to John Hughes, and 5 yards to Ben Reisdorf.

The Lions held Logan to a three and out on their first series, and the Lions marched down the field for their first score. Using Sophomore back Darius Reeves to drive down the field, Anton Robinson and Kevin Grassman cleared the way for the Sophomore.  Robinson topped the drive off with a touchdown run from one-yard out.

The Lions led 34-0 at halftime.  Logan put together one solid drive that included a 19-yard run by Sophomore receiver Lucas Wright.  However, a 48-yard run by Kevin Call was nullified due to a holding penalty, and the drive never got restarted.  The Chieftains tried several gimmicks on offense to try to muster some success, but it was to no avail.

Logan was held to just 7 first downs and ran only 47 plays from scrimmage.  Logan did win the time of possession battle, holding onto the ball for 24:11.  Logan's dynamic duo in the backfield was held to 37 yards on 20 carries combined.

Logan will return to action this week when they travel to Jackson for the SEOAL season opener.  The Ironmen will enter the game 4-1, including a win over future SEOAL foe Ironton.  Jackson holds a two-game winning streak against the Chieftains, including a 21-14 win a year ago at Bill Sauer Field.  Kick-Off is slated for 7:30 at Jackson's Alumni Stadium.

Game Stats

LO - 00 00 00 00 - 00
GL - 14 20 00 14 - 48

GL - Anton Robinson, 1-yard run (Nick Spadafore kick); 8:57 1st
GL - Kyle McAllister, 52-yard pass from Bruce Hymes (Spadafore kick); 4:49 1st
GL - McAllister, 27-yard pass from Hymes (Spadafore kick); 10:49 2nd
GL - John Hughes, 44-yard pass from Hymes (Spadafore kick); 6:54 2nd
GL - Ben Reisdorf, 5-yard pass from Hymes (Spadafore kick); 0:33 2nd
GL - Phillip Wade, 23-yard run (Spadafore kick); 8:00 4th
GL - Jeff White, 9-yard run (Ryan Ballenger kick); 1:40 4th

TEAM STATS

LOGAN
OPPONENT
7
First Downs
21
47
Plays from Scrimmage
54
32-65
Rushes-Yards
47-318
28
Passing Yards
136
93
Total Yards
454
4-15-0
Passes (Comp-Att-INTs)
5-7-0
2-0
Fumbles-Lost
3-1
3-35
Penalties-Yards
5-45
9-35.7
Punts-Average
3-31.7

Individual Stats

RUSHING
Gahanna-Lincoln: Darius Reeves 13-91, Anton Robinson 14-83 TD, Jeff White 7-62, Phillip Wade 2-33, Bruce Hymes 6-28, Kevin Grassman 3-11, Tristan Morre 2-10
Logan: Kevin Call 13-26, Lucas Wright 2-19, Justin Vorhees 5-12, Justin Coakley 7-11, Zak Gompf 2-10, Corey Kissling 1-3, Michael Angle 2-(-16)

PASSING
Gahanna-Lincoln: Bruce Hymes 5-6-136-4TD-0INT, Tristan Moore 0-1-0-0TD-0INT
Logan: Michael Angle 4-13-28-0TD-0INT, Jon Bapst 0-1-0-0TD-0INT, Justin Coakley 0-1-0-0TD-0INT

RECEIVING
Gahanna-Lincoln: Kyle McAllister 2-79 2TD, John Hughes 1-44 TD, Elliott Williams 1-8, Ben Reisdorf 1-5 TD
Logan: Lucas Wright 1-15, Josh Clifton 2-7, Justin Coakley 1-6