By Spencer Waugh
Ironton - It was a slobberknocker of a football game, just what
many preseason prognosticators predicted at Ironton on Friday night.
The scoring was limited to one 65-yard screen pass and the mud and muck
kept either team from doing more damage.
It was just the fifth win in 20 tries over Ironton in school history,
but this one capped off a perfect 7-0 season in the SEOAL and propelled
Logan into the Division 1 playoffs.
The Logan defense limited Ironton to just 158 total yards, all of them
on the ground, and held the Fighting Tigers on two goal line stands inside
the Logan 10-yard line. Chad Miller led all rushers with 79 yards
on 17 carries.
Logan, playing without Justin Frye who sustained an ankle injury late
in the third quarter against Portsmouth, was held to just 88 rushing yards,
their second lowest total on the season. It was only the absence
of Frye that held the rushing stats down however, a field that gave no
traction between the hashes had a lot to do with it. Clay Morgan
and Mark Potter combined for 102 yards on 29 carries for LHS.
Both teams struggle through most of the first half, early in the second
quarter Ironton drove to inside the LHS 4-yard line thanks to some fine
running by Dominic Murphy and a couple of crucial penalties, but a 4th
down pass from Miller to end Andy Colegrove was batted down by Mark Potter
and Seth Moritz to end the threat.
Logan answered with the lone score of the night. It was third and 11
from the Ironton 35-yard line when the Chieftains took advantage of the
Tigers aggressive defense. Michael Angle dropped back looking to
his right, but abruptly turned to his left and threw to Morgan in the flat.
Morgan gathered the ball off his shoe strings and followed one blocker
and outraced the other Tiger defenders for a 65-yard touchdown. Ironton's
Brandon Sites met Morgan at the goal line but he was bulled over by the
160 pound sophomore. Kyle Kennard's PAT gave Logan the only points
they would need and a 7-0 lead.
Ironton dominated the second half. The Tigers outgained Logan
130-20 in the second half including another late drive into Logan territory.
The Tigers' Miller and their 250 pound sophomore fullback Tony Murphy led
the Tigers down the field, but a quarterback sneek on 4th down was sniffed
out by the Logan defense.
The Chiefs weren't in the clear though with under 4 minutes to play.
Logan went three and out, including a near safety on 3rd down. But
a penalty on the Tigers for having 12 men on the field wiped out a long
Miller punt return and allowed Logan to run the clock out.
Logan will travel to Hilliard Davidson next Saturday night to take on
the 10-0 Wildcats. Ironton will travel to Williamsport Westfall,
who is also 10-0, for their first round playoff game.
GAME STATS
| Team Stats |
LOG |
IRO |
| First Downs |
8 |
10 |
| Plays from scrimmage |
40 |
44 |
| Rushes-Yards |
37-88 |
42-158 |
| Passing Yards |
65 |
0 |
| Total Yards |
153 |
158 |
| Passes (C-A-I) |
1-3-0 |
1-2-1 |
| Punts |
4-35.5 |
3-33.7 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
3-1 |
2-0 |
| Penalties-Yards |
8-52 |
8-55 |
| Time of Possession |
23:15 |
24:45 |
Scoring Summary:
LOG - Clay Morgan, 65-yard pass from Michael Angle (Kyle Kennard
kick); 6:32 2nd
Individual Stats
Rushing:
Logan: Clay Morgan 21-61, Mark Potter 8-41, Michael Angle
8-(-14); Ironton: Chad Miller 17-79, Tony Murphy 13-48, Dominic
Murphy 6-14, Drew Kuehne 3-12, Brandon Sites 1-2, Craig Stamper 1-2, Major
Brice 1-1
Passing:
Logan: Michael Angle 1-2-0, 65 yards, Lucas Wright 0-1-0;
Ironton: Chad Miller 0-2-1, 0 yards
Receiving:
Logan: Clay Morgan 1-65
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