Forks closes out Greene with running game
GREENE - Held without a rushing first down the entire second half, Chenango Forks stuck to its guns rushing for three late first downs to run out the clock on a surging Greene Trojans team Friday night.
The Blue Devils dealt Greene its first loss of the season getting two TD runs from Isaiah Zimmer and a timely TD pass at the end of the first half in a 22-14 final at Raymond Field.
Greene drove for the only touchdown of the second half to close the deficit to eight points with 3:03 to play. The Blue Devils needed a first down – or two – in a big way. “The thing that sticks out the most in this game to me is that we were able to get those first downs at the end,” said Chenango Forks coach Dave Hogan, who could have pointed to any number of highlights that factored in the victory. “I was nervous until the clock hit zero.”
Until its final possession, Chenango Forks had exactly seven yards rushing on 11 attempts through four possessions in the second half. It was a far cry from the opening two quarters when the Blue Devils ran for 155 yards. “Hats off to Greene, they made some great defensive adjustments in the second half,” Hogan said. “Really, we just ran the same stuff (at the end of the game), and all of a sudden it was working again.”
Isaiah Zimmer ran for a pair of first downs on the last drive and finished with 110 yards and two touchdowns. Many of those yards came behind the left side of the Chenango Forks offensive line, but more importantly, none of the Chenango Forks running backs lost a grip on the ball. “We thought they might put the ball on the ground tonight, and they didn’t,” said Greene coach Tim Paske. “They had done that a little bit in their first three games, but they played a complete game. Our guys saw that, and they learned the importance of taking care of the ball.”
Each team scored on itsopening possession. For Forks it was a methodical 14-play, 72-yard drive capped by Zimmer. Greene responded quickly moving 61 yards in just over 4 1/2 minutes. Cole Browning’s 16-yard first-down run was aided by a Forks personal foul penalty that had the Trojans inside the Forks 15. Four plays later, Mike Beckwith scored on a nine-yard run. Dan Treadwell’s two-point run gave Greene its only lead.
After a defensive stop of Forks, Greene regained possession inside its 10. On the second play of the drive, Trojans quarterback Joe Beckwith mishandled the ball leading to a Forks fumble recovery. Zimmer plowed in from a yard for his second score and a one-touchdown lead.
Perhaps the back-breaker for Greene was an end-of-half sequence, one that proved a 14-point swing at the least.
The Trojans moved 43 yards to the Chenango Forks seven. Facing a fourth-down situation, Joe Beckwith rolled to his right targeting Jeremy Flohr. Flohr caught the ball in the back of the end zone, but was ruled out of bounds.
From there, Chenango Forks covered 93 yards in four minutes. On his first pass attempt of the game, quarterback J.C. Sweeney hooked up with Cody DeOrdio on a 37-yard scoring strike. DeOrdio was wide-open on the play, likely due to a blown coverage in the Trojans’ secondary. Those additional points gave Forks a 14-point lead, 22-8, entering the locker room.
“We were able to score right after the fumble, and that pass play was huge – to score at the end of the half,” Hogan said. “(The pass play) is something we’ve been working on. We thought it was the right time, and we were fortunate it worked out.”
Greene did not threaten to score again until late in the game. Beckwith connected with Flohr on a 41-yard pass down the right sideline to intiate the final scoring drive. Six running plays later, Trevor Parrish scored from two yards out.
Beckwith threw for 82 yards in the game, and the Trojans finished with 132 yards rushing, their lowest total of the season. “Not scoring in their end, and their (passing) touchdown, that was a 12- or 14-point swing,” Paske said. “That hurts. We have to finish (drives), and it’s something we have talked about. We’ll learn from this; there is a lot of football left to play.”
Greene (3-1) plays at Sidney Friday.
Score by quarters
CForks 6 16 0 0–22
Greene 8 0 0 6–14
Scoring Summary
First quarter
CF: Isaiah Zimmer 2 run (kick failed)
G: Mike Beckwith 9 run (Dan Treadwell run)
Second quarter
CF: Zimmer 1 run (JC Sweeney pass to Jacob Green)
CF: Sweeney 37 pass to Cody DeOrdio (Zimmer run)
Fourth quarter
G: Trevor Parrish 2 run (run failed)
Football Summary
G CF
First downs 10 14
Total yards 214 275
Rushes-yds 39-132 50-205
Passing yds 82 70
Comp-att-int 4-8-1 2-4-0
Punts-avg 2-36 4-36
Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-0
Penalties-yds 5-26.5 4-34.5
Individual Statistics
Rushing: (G) Mike Beckwith, 18-77; Cole Browning, 4-22; Dan Treadwell, 5-10; Trevor Parrish, 3-8; Joe Beckwith, 6-8; Joel Roselle, 3-7. (CF) Isaiah Zimmer, 25-110; Jacob Green, 9-49; Ryan Bronson, 5-24; Ethan Cook, 2-12; JC Sweeney, 9-10.
Passing: (G) Joe Beckwith, 4-8-1, 82 yds; (CF) Sweeney, 2-4-0, 70 yds, TD.
Receiving: (G) Treadwell, 3-41; Jeremy Flohr, 1-41; (CF) Cody DeOrdio, 1-37; Andrew Ziegenfus, 1-33.
The Blue Devils dealt Greene its first loss of the season getting two TD runs from Isaiah Zimmer and a timely TD pass at the end of the first half in a 22-14 final at Raymond Field.
Greene drove for the only touchdown of the second half to close the deficit to eight points with 3:03 to play. The Blue Devils needed a first down – or two – in a big way. “The thing that sticks out the most in this game to me is that we were able to get those first downs at the end,” said Chenango Forks coach Dave Hogan, who could have pointed to any number of highlights that factored in the victory. “I was nervous until the clock hit zero.”
Until its final possession, Chenango Forks had exactly seven yards rushing on 11 attempts through four possessions in the second half. It was a far cry from the opening two quarters when the Blue Devils ran for 155 yards. “Hats off to Greene, they made some great defensive adjustments in the second half,” Hogan said. “Really, we just ran the same stuff (at the end of the game), and all of a sudden it was working again.”
Isaiah Zimmer ran for a pair of first downs on the last drive and finished with 110 yards and two touchdowns. Many of those yards came behind the left side of the Chenango Forks offensive line, but more importantly, none of the Chenango Forks running backs lost a grip on the ball. “We thought they might put the ball on the ground tonight, and they didn’t,” said Greene coach Tim Paske. “They had done that a little bit in their first three games, but they played a complete game. Our guys saw that, and they learned the importance of taking care of the ball.”
Each team scored on itsopening possession. For Forks it was a methodical 14-play, 72-yard drive capped by Zimmer. Greene responded quickly moving 61 yards in just over 4 1/2 minutes. Cole Browning’s 16-yard first-down run was aided by a Forks personal foul penalty that had the Trojans inside the Forks 15. Four plays later, Mike Beckwith scored on a nine-yard run. Dan Treadwell’s two-point run gave Greene its only lead.
After a defensive stop of Forks, Greene regained possession inside its 10. On the second play of the drive, Trojans quarterback Joe Beckwith mishandled the ball leading to a Forks fumble recovery. Zimmer plowed in from a yard for his second score and a one-touchdown lead.
Perhaps the back-breaker for Greene was an end-of-half sequence, one that proved a 14-point swing at the least.
The Trojans moved 43 yards to the Chenango Forks seven. Facing a fourth-down situation, Joe Beckwith rolled to his right targeting Jeremy Flohr. Flohr caught the ball in the back of the end zone, but was ruled out of bounds.
From there, Chenango Forks covered 93 yards in four minutes. On his first pass attempt of the game, quarterback J.C. Sweeney hooked up with Cody DeOrdio on a 37-yard scoring strike. DeOrdio was wide-open on the play, likely due to a blown coverage in the Trojans’ secondary. Those additional points gave Forks a 14-point lead, 22-8, entering the locker room.
“We were able to score right after the fumble, and that pass play was huge – to score at the end of the half,” Hogan said. “(The pass play) is something we’ve been working on. We thought it was the right time, and we were fortunate it worked out.”
Greene did not threaten to score again until late in the game. Beckwith connected with Flohr on a 41-yard pass down the right sideline to intiate the final scoring drive. Six running plays later, Trevor Parrish scored from two yards out.
Beckwith threw for 82 yards in the game, and the Trojans finished with 132 yards rushing, their lowest total of the season. “Not scoring in their end, and their (passing) touchdown, that was a 12- or 14-point swing,” Paske said. “That hurts. We have to finish (drives), and it’s something we have talked about. We’ll learn from this; there is a lot of football left to play.”
Greene (3-1) plays at Sidney Friday.
Score by quarters
CForks 6 16 0 0–22
Greene 8 0 0 6–14
Scoring Summary
First quarter
CF: Isaiah Zimmer 2 run (kick failed)
G: Mike Beckwith 9 run (Dan Treadwell run)
Second quarter
CF: Zimmer 1 run (JC Sweeney pass to Jacob Green)
CF: Sweeney 37 pass to Cody DeOrdio (Zimmer run)
Fourth quarter
G: Trevor Parrish 2 run (run failed)
Football Summary
G CF
First downs 10 14
Total yards 214 275
Rushes-yds 39-132 50-205
Passing yds 82 70
Comp-att-int 4-8-1 2-4-0
Punts-avg 2-36 4-36
Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-0
Penalties-yds 5-26.5 4-34.5
Individual Statistics
Rushing: (G) Mike Beckwith, 18-77; Cole Browning, 4-22; Dan Treadwell, 5-10; Trevor Parrish, 3-8; Joe Beckwith, 6-8; Joel Roselle, 3-7. (CF) Isaiah Zimmer, 25-110; Jacob Green, 9-49; Ryan Bronson, 5-24; Ethan Cook, 2-12; JC Sweeney, 9-10.
Passing: (G) Joe Beckwith, 4-8-1, 82 yds; (CF) Sweeney, 2-4-0, 70 yds, TD.
Receiving: (G) Treadwell, 3-41; Jeremy Flohr, 1-41; (CF) Cody DeOrdio, 1-37; Andrew Ziegenfus, 1-33.
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