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Sep. 7—Make some big plays then run behind the big guys.
That was part of Bath’s game-winning formula when it beat Shawnee 49-23 on Friday night.
The Wildcats had passing plays of 54, 43, 41, 23, 21 and 18 yards which moved them into scoring position and touchdown runs of 1 yard, 1 yard, 3 yards, 4 yards, 6 yards and 8 yards.
“The biggest thing is they hit big plays and when they got those big plays they went to more of a heavy run package,” Shawnee coach Shane Wireman said after the Indians (2-1, 1-1 Western Buckeye League) lost for the first time in three games this season.
“They have some really nice offensive linemen and they matched up well against us in the trenches. Our biggest thing was we wanted to keep them out of that 20-yard zone because we knew when they got down there they were going to sub in that big package and we don’t match up well against that.
“They took it to us,” he said.
Bath (2-1, 2-0 WBL) got three rushing touchdowns from quarterback Zach Welsch, two from running back Mikey Hale and one from running back James Davenport.
Welsch rushed for 113 yards on 17 carries, completed 12 of 19 passes for 190 yards, threw a touchdown pass to Jaxon Foster, intercepted a pass and had a half dozen tackles. Hall gained 68 yards on 15 carries.
Shawnee quarterback JJ Spyker ran for 107 yards on 13 carries and scored touchdowns on runs of 6 yards, 13 yards and 31 yards. He was 17 of 28 for 185 yards passing. Michael Garlock had 9 catches for 93 yards.
Shawnee led 10-0 early in the second quarter before Bath scored touchdowns on seven of its next eight possessions.
“They gave us a little different look on defense than we were expecting. It took us a series to adjust but we came out and scored 21 points in the second quarter,” Bath coach Frank Russell said.
Harroun Jmial’s 32-yard field goal midway through the first…
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Author : The Lima News, Ohio
Publish date : 2024-09-07 14:33:00
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