Unatego-Franklin runs past UV
NORWICH - Unatego-Franklin's powerful rushing attack proved too much for Unadilla Valley Saturday night at Norwich High School.
U-F senior running back, Leo Temple, rushed for 163 yards and three scores, and added a 66-yard TD reception in a 50-30 win over the Storm (1-1).
"Unatego has about five kids that are absolute studs, and we knew they would pound it," said UV coach Art Rigas.
The Spartans grabbed a 20-0 first-quarter keyed by two passing scores, and a Temple 50-yard touchdown run.
UV hurt its own cause, Rigas said, with two turnovers that led to U-F first-half scores.
Temple added a 60-yard touchdown in the second quarter before UV found the endzone.
Blaine Rifanburg, a former quarterback, took over for Kyler Butts, who was injured in UV's win over Greene last week.
Rifanburg tossed a 39-yard TD pass to John Leonard in the second quarter, completed a 10-yard TD pass to Marcus Proskine in the third, and added a two-yard TD run in the third.
Leonard also had a rushing score hitting paydirt from 11 yards out with four minutes left in the game.
Rifanburg finished with a game-high 173 yards rushing, and threw for 109 yards and two scores.
"Blaine became eligible (with enough practices) this week, and he's a heck of an athlete," Rigas said.
U-F finished with 505 yards of total offense, but UV forced the Spartans to continue to score as the Storm put up 24 second-half points.
"Listen, (Unatego-Franklin) earned it, and had a good game plan against us," Rigas said. "Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong at inopportune times…They outscored us 20-0 in the first quarter, then we played them even the last three quarters. That's what I told the kids."
UV hosts its senior night Friday at Norwich High School when It plays Oxford.
Score by quarters
Unat 20 6 16 8--50
UVall 0 6 8 16--30
Scoring: U, #9 pass 49 pass to #3 (run failed); U,Leo Temple 50 run (Jacob Pitcher run); U, #9 51 pass to #3 (run failed); U, Temple 60 run (run failed); UV, Blaine Rifanburg 39 pass to John Leonard (PAT failed); U, #9 66 pass to Temple (#44 run); U, #32 36 run (#9 run); UV, Rifanburg 10 pass to Marcus Proskine (Rifanburg run), UV, Rifanburg 2 run (run failed), U, Temple 20 run (#44 run); UV, Leonard 11 run (Rifanburg run).
First downs: U 17, UV 18; Rushes-yds: U 34-327; UV 33-243; Passing: U 5-11-0, 178; UV 7-17-0, 109. Total yards; U 505, UV 352. Punts-avg: U 0-0, UV 3-29. Fumbles-lost: U 0-0, UV 3-3. Penalties-yds: U 3-30, UV 4-30.
UV individual statistics
Rushing: Blaine Rifanburg 21-173, Matt Bodgan 5-38, John Leonard 3-24, Marcus Proskine 4-8.
Receiving: Leonard 4-86, Proskine 2-12, Colin Gilbert 1-11.
Passing: Rifanburg 7-17-0, 109 yds, 2 TDs.
U-F senior running back, Leo Temple, rushed for 163 yards and three scores, and added a 66-yard TD reception in a 50-30 win over the Storm (1-1).
"Unatego has about five kids that are absolute studs, and we knew they would pound it," said UV coach Art Rigas.
The Spartans grabbed a 20-0 first-quarter keyed by two passing scores, and a Temple 50-yard touchdown run.
UV hurt its own cause, Rigas said, with two turnovers that led to U-F first-half scores.
Temple added a 60-yard touchdown in the second quarter before UV found the endzone.
Blaine Rifanburg, a former quarterback, took over for Kyler Butts, who was injured in UV's win over Greene last week.
Rifanburg tossed a 39-yard TD pass to John Leonard in the second quarter, completed a 10-yard TD pass to Marcus Proskine in the third, and added a two-yard TD run in the third.
Leonard also had a rushing score hitting paydirt from 11 yards out with four minutes left in the game.
Rifanburg finished with a game-high 173 yards rushing, and threw for 109 yards and two scores.
"Blaine became eligible (with enough practices) this week, and he's a heck of an athlete," Rigas said.
U-F finished with 505 yards of total offense, but UV forced the Spartans to continue to score as the Storm put up 24 second-half points.
"Listen, (Unatego-Franklin) earned it, and had a good game plan against us," Rigas said. "Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong at inopportune times…They outscored us 20-0 in the first quarter, then we played them even the last three quarters. That's what I told the kids."
UV hosts its senior night Friday at Norwich High School when It plays Oxford.
Score by quarters
Unat 20 6 16 8--50
UVall 0 6 8 16--30
Scoring: U, #9 pass 49 pass to #3 (run failed); U,Leo Temple 50 run (Jacob Pitcher run); U, #9 51 pass to #3 (run failed); U, Temple 60 run (run failed); UV, Blaine Rifanburg 39 pass to John Leonard (PAT failed); U, #9 66 pass to Temple (#44 run); U, #32 36 run (#9 run); UV, Rifanburg 10 pass to Marcus Proskine (Rifanburg run), UV, Rifanburg 2 run (run failed), U, Temple 20 run (#44 run); UV, Leonard 11 run (Rifanburg run).
First downs: U 17, UV 18; Rushes-yds: U 34-327; UV 33-243; Passing: U 5-11-0, 178; UV 7-17-0, 109. Total yards; U 505, UV 352. Punts-avg: U 0-0, UV 3-29. Fumbles-lost: U 0-0, UV 3-3. Penalties-yds: U 3-30, UV 4-30.
UV individual statistics
Rushing: Blaine Rifanburg 21-173, Matt Bodgan 5-38, John Leonard 3-24, Marcus Proskine 4-8.
Receiving: Leonard 4-86, Proskine 2-12, Colin Gilbert 1-11.
Passing: Rifanburg 7-17-0, 109 yds, 2 TDs.
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