Chenango Football Grid Forecast
Is Bainbridge-Guilford for real in 2007? The 2-0 start to the season bears a great resemblance to the 2006 squad that began with three straight wins – two of those shutouts. Coming off a 27-0 shellacking of Seton Catholic Central, tonight’s home contest against Deposit opens a rigorous Class D division schedule that includes Walton, Delhi, Oxford, and an improved Harpursville club.
Perhaps the biggest difference this year is the maturation of B-G senior quarterback Chris McGinnis, and the emergence of home run running back Dustin Ross. Already a vocal leader on the team and in his third year as a varsity starter, McGinnis is leading by example with much-improved statistics. He has three TD passes and one rushing TD against just one interception. Last year, he did throw six TD passes, but was also intercepted 13 times.
Ross, meanwhile, has TD runs of 31, 54, 61, and 61 yards, and is averaging nearly nine yards a carry. “Chris is growing in confidence and has improved a lot over last year,” said second-year B-G coach Tim Mattingly. “We have some pretty good skill kids, and we’re trying to get the ball in the hands of kids who can make plays.”
In this week’s opponent, Deposit, B-G is wary of the 2005 Class D, Section IV champions. That vigilant approach comes despite a 36-7 Bobcats romp last year and the Lumberjacks’ 46-12 blowout loss to Walton last week. “It will be a good test for us,” Mattingly said. “They have some big, physical kids and decent speed. It should be quite a battle Friday.”
Deposit will test the Bobcats’ secondary behind its senior quarterback, Brett Hauber. Hauber has four TD passes and 207 yards passing through two games. In addition, he has one rushing TD.
Game keys: Will B-G’s swarming, quick – but undersized – defense hold up against Deposit’s running attack?
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Elsewhere, after much anticipation and an early rescheduling, Norwich opens its artificial surface field Saturday night against Greene in what is the first known meeting between the two schools. Friday night, Sherburne-Earlville hosts A-P-W, Walton comes to Oxford, and UV-Edmeston looks for its first win when it entertains Spencer-Van Etten. Read on for an inside look at this week’s contests:
Greene (1-1) at Norwich (2-0), Saturday, 7 p.m.
Greene hopes to follow in the footsteps of its fellow Class C compatriots, Sidney and Unatego, who had wins over Norwich a year ago. Greene coach, Tim Paske, knows emotions will run high on the Norwich side, especially unveiling a state-of-the-art field. “I’m sure there will be a lot of rah, rah stuff,” Paske said. “It’s exciting for our kids to play on this field, and it will be a festive atmosphere. We’re looking forward to competing at this level.”
Trekking to the Class B ranks, as it is against Norwich, isn’t foreign to the Trojans. Greene has wins over Whitney Point and Oneonta over the past two seasons, and it is coming off back-to-back winning seasons and a Class C playoff appearance in 2006. Still, the Trojans’ recent success does not match the established winning tradition of Norwich, who are looking as imposing as ever on the offensive side of the ball. “They are solid and physical up front,” Paske said. “They have good running backs who are tough and run hard.”
Greene has its share of tough running backs as well. Jake Wentlent, Garrett Hickey, and Chris Engler should see most of the carries this week, then there is perhaps the Trojans’ most dangerous weapon, quarterback Nate Whittaker. Whittaker showed flashes of his ability last week against Unatego, and is completing better than 50 percent of his passes. Paske hopes his offense can sustain drives, but more importantly, finish drives with points. “Norwich is such a good offensive team, the more we control the clock on offense, the better for us,” he said.
This contest interrupts and busy division schedule for both clubs, but it is a stern test and an opportunity to pick up momentum for next week’s return to division play.
Game keys: Will Norwich impose its will on the offensive and defensive lines? Greene also has a shallow depth chart, while Norwich is much deeper at several positions. Unatego wore Greene down last week with greater numbers, so will that again be a factor?
Walton (2-0) at Oxford (1-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
Playing Walton is never for the meek of heart, and Oxford coach Mike Chrystie is telling his team to respect his week three opponent, but not fear it. “Walton is a team, with its amount of success, that garners your respect every week, every year,” he said. “Just because we lost one division game, that doesn’t mean our season is over. Why not us? Why can’t we still go out and win the division. We want our guys to respect our opponents, but not fear them.”
Oxford may not fear Walton, but the Warriors are the perfect example of a fearsome lot. The 46-point output last week was preceded by a whopping 62-16 non-league win in week one over Sullivan West. Richard Fletcher, Casey Killian, and Logan Wood lead the Walton running game, and quarterback Patrick O’Brien is back after missing most of last year with an injury. O’Brien has 176 yards through the air giving Walton excellent balance to an already vaunted running game.
Game keys: Will Oxford succeed in the running game, an area where its predecessors failed against the Walton defense.
A-P-W (1-1) at Sherburne-Earlville (1-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
Of S-E’s eight losses last year, perhaps the contest with A-P-W was the most winnable – a 7-6 A-P-W victory in which the Marauders significantly outgained their opponent, but failed to punch in its scoring opportunities.
The Marauders return to the gridiron after a flat performance against Holland Patent. It was a stark difference to week one’s team-wide intensity that led to a 21-6 win. “I think the kids learned that you have to show up ready for every practice and every game,” said S-E coach Mick James. “I think that is the next growing part for this team.”
The Marauders’ biggest weapon is no secret. Senior back Billy Northey has 455 yards rushing in two games, and James expects A-P-W’s blitzing defense to stack the line of scrimmage to hold down Northey and the rest of the S-E running game. “I think everybody is aware of Bill, and we know (A-P-W) will load up in the box,” James said. “That’s okay. We can hurt them in other ways.”
S-E’s passing game appears improved. Quarterback Logan Klockowski is 10-for-20 for 136 yards in two games, and six different receivers have caught passes.
Game keys: S-E needs to get off to a good start – either a defensive stop or a touchdown on offense – to set the tone for the rest of the game.
UV-Edmeston (0-2) vs. Spencer-Van Etten (1-1), Friday
The Storm face a Panthers squad that has shown a Jeckyll and Hyde quality in that it was blown out in week one, but won in convincing fashion last week against Moravia (26-6). “I know I hope which team shows up against us,” joked UV-Edmeston coach Jack Loeffler.
The Storm are languishing a bit on offense, Loeffler said. His team has shown the ability to move the ball between the twenty-yard lines, but has just three touchdowns to show for its efforts in two games. “Our words of the week are ‘finish things off,’” Loeffler said. “We are putting together long drives, then fumble or stall with a penalty. We don’t want to leave things hanging.”
It’s no secret, Loeffler said, that his team wants to pound the ball between the tackles with its starting running backs. Jay Lloyd, Eric Bennett, and Tom Giordano are all capable backs who could lead the team in rushing any given day. At quarterback, Josh Wright makes his second straight start, and his numbers should have looked better, Loeffler said. “The execution, the patterns, and the protection (when we passed) were excellent,” Loeffler said. “We just dropped the ball all over the place. Josh’s numbers (3-for-18) are a bit deceiving.”
And as a show of faith in his quarterback and receivers, Loeffler says he plans to open the offense up a little bit more. “Everyone knows we’re going to run the ball inside,” he said. “We want to take the pressure off those guys and work the passing game on the outside.”
Game keys: The Storm do not have a quick-strike offense, so not falling behind is the first key. Second, as Loeffler noted, finishing drives with points is an absolute must.
Perhaps the biggest difference this year is the maturation of B-G senior quarterback Chris McGinnis, and the emergence of home run running back Dustin Ross. Already a vocal leader on the team and in his third year as a varsity starter, McGinnis is leading by example with much-improved statistics. He has three TD passes and one rushing TD against just one interception. Last year, he did throw six TD passes, but was also intercepted 13 times.
Ross, meanwhile, has TD runs of 31, 54, 61, and 61 yards, and is averaging nearly nine yards a carry. “Chris is growing in confidence and has improved a lot over last year,” said second-year B-G coach Tim Mattingly. “We have some pretty good skill kids, and we’re trying to get the ball in the hands of kids who can make plays.”
In this week’s opponent, Deposit, B-G is wary of the 2005 Class D, Section IV champions. That vigilant approach comes despite a 36-7 Bobcats romp last year and the Lumberjacks’ 46-12 blowout loss to Walton last week. “It will be a good test for us,” Mattingly said. “They have some big, physical kids and decent speed. It should be quite a battle Friday.”
Deposit will test the Bobcats’ secondary behind its senior quarterback, Brett Hauber. Hauber has four TD passes and 207 yards passing through two games. In addition, he has one rushing TD.
Game keys: Will B-G’s swarming, quick – but undersized – defense hold up against Deposit’s running attack?
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Elsewhere, after much anticipation and an early rescheduling, Norwich opens its artificial surface field Saturday night against Greene in what is the first known meeting between the two schools. Friday night, Sherburne-Earlville hosts A-P-W, Walton comes to Oxford, and UV-Edmeston looks for its first win when it entertains Spencer-Van Etten. Read on for an inside look at this week’s contests:
Greene (1-1) at Norwich (2-0), Saturday, 7 p.m.
Greene hopes to follow in the footsteps of its fellow Class C compatriots, Sidney and Unatego, who had wins over Norwich a year ago. Greene coach, Tim Paske, knows emotions will run high on the Norwich side, especially unveiling a state-of-the-art field. “I’m sure there will be a lot of rah, rah stuff,” Paske said. “It’s exciting for our kids to play on this field, and it will be a festive atmosphere. We’re looking forward to competing at this level.”
Trekking to the Class B ranks, as it is against Norwich, isn’t foreign to the Trojans. Greene has wins over Whitney Point and Oneonta over the past two seasons, and it is coming off back-to-back winning seasons and a Class C playoff appearance in 2006. Still, the Trojans’ recent success does not match the established winning tradition of Norwich, who are looking as imposing as ever on the offensive side of the ball. “They are solid and physical up front,” Paske said. “They have good running backs who are tough and run hard.”
Greene has its share of tough running backs as well. Jake Wentlent, Garrett Hickey, and Chris Engler should see most of the carries this week, then there is perhaps the Trojans’ most dangerous weapon, quarterback Nate Whittaker. Whittaker showed flashes of his ability last week against Unatego, and is completing better than 50 percent of his passes. Paske hopes his offense can sustain drives, but more importantly, finish drives with points. “Norwich is such a good offensive team, the more we control the clock on offense, the better for us,” he said.
This contest interrupts and busy division schedule for both clubs, but it is a stern test and an opportunity to pick up momentum for next week’s return to division play.
Game keys: Will Norwich impose its will on the offensive and defensive lines? Greene also has a shallow depth chart, while Norwich is much deeper at several positions. Unatego wore Greene down last week with greater numbers, so will that again be a factor?
Walton (2-0) at Oxford (1-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
Playing Walton is never for the meek of heart, and Oxford coach Mike Chrystie is telling his team to respect his week three opponent, but not fear it. “Walton is a team, with its amount of success, that garners your respect every week, every year,” he said. “Just because we lost one division game, that doesn’t mean our season is over. Why not us? Why can’t we still go out and win the division. We want our guys to respect our opponents, but not fear them.”
Oxford may not fear Walton, but the Warriors are the perfect example of a fearsome lot. The 46-point output last week was preceded by a whopping 62-16 non-league win in week one over Sullivan West. Richard Fletcher, Casey Killian, and Logan Wood lead the Walton running game, and quarterback Patrick O’Brien is back after missing most of last year with an injury. O’Brien has 176 yards through the air giving Walton excellent balance to an already vaunted running game.
Game keys: Will Oxford succeed in the running game, an area where its predecessors failed against the Walton defense.
A-P-W (1-1) at Sherburne-Earlville (1-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
Of S-E’s eight losses last year, perhaps the contest with A-P-W was the most winnable – a 7-6 A-P-W victory in which the Marauders significantly outgained their opponent, but failed to punch in its scoring opportunities.
The Marauders return to the gridiron after a flat performance against Holland Patent. It was a stark difference to week one’s team-wide intensity that led to a 21-6 win. “I think the kids learned that you have to show up ready for every practice and every game,” said S-E coach Mick James. “I think that is the next growing part for this team.”
The Marauders’ biggest weapon is no secret. Senior back Billy Northey has 455 yards rushing in two games, and James expects A-P-W’s blitzing defense to stack the line of scrimmage to hold down Northey and the rest of the S-E running game. “I think everybody is aware of Bill, and we know (A-P-W) will load up in the box,” James said. “That’s okay. We can hurt them in other ways.”
S-E’s passing game appears improved. Quarterback Logan Klockowski is 10-for-20 for 136 yards in two games, and six different receivers have caught passes.
Game keys: S-E needs to get off to a good start – either a defensive stop or a touchdown on offense – to set the tone for the rest of the game.
UV-Edmeston (0-2) vs. Spencer-Van Etten (1-1), Friday
The Storm face a Panthers squad that has shown a Jeckyll and Hyde quality in that it was blown out in week one, but won in convincing fashion last week against Moravia (26-6). “I know I hope which team shows up against us,” joked UV-Edmeston coach Jack Loeffler.
The Storm are languishing a bit on offense, Loeffler said. His team has shown the ability to move the ball between the twenty-yard lines, but has just three touchdowns to show for its efforts in two games. “Our words of the week are ‘finish things off,’” Loeffler said. “We are putting together long drives, then fumble or stall with a penalty. We don’t want to leave things hanging.”
It’s no secret, Loeffler said, that his team wants to pound the ball between the tackles with its starting running backs. Jay Lloyd, Eric Bennett, and Tom Giordano are all capable backs who could lead the team in rushing any given day. At quarterback, Josh Wright makes his second straight start, and his numbers should have looked better, Loeffler said. “The execution, the patterns, and the protection (when we passed) were excellent,” Loeffler said. “We just dropped the ball all over the place. Josh’s numbers (3-for-18) are a bit deceiving.”
And as a show of faith in his quarterback and receivers, Loeffler says he plans to open the offense up a little bit more. “Everyone knows we’re going to run the ball inside,” he said. “We want to take the pressure off those guys and work the passing game on the outside.”
Game keys: The Storm do not have a quick-strike offense, so not falling behind is the first key. Second, as Loeffler noted, finishing drives with points is an absolute must.
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