NEW HAVEN 28, CENTER LINE 19

NEW HAVEN0 2 11 15 -- 28


KEY PLAY: New Haven's Tyler Baade ran for a 32-yard TD midway through the fourth quarter to break a 19-19 tie.


STAR OF THE GAME: Baade, a junior, rushed for 103 yards on 16 carries and 2 TDs He added five solos tackles and a goal-line interception in the fourth quarter.


KEY STATISTIC: New Haven came back from a 192 halftime deficit and outscored Center Line 26-0 in the second half.


COACH'S VIEW: "We gave up an interception for a touchdown and we fumbled on our own five in the first half that cost us two touchdowns," New Haven assistant coach TeeJay Peterson said. "The defense really stepped up in the second half."


RECORDS: New Haven is 1-0; Center Line is 0-1.

First Quarter

CL - John Essemacher 15 pass from Eric Sharrard (run failed)

Second Quarter

NH - Quentin Cowart safey

CL - John Gaynon 68 int ret (pass failed)

CL - Sharrard 5 run (kick good)

Third Quarter

NH - Tyler Baade 3 run (Tim Davenport run)

NH - Damian Nicholson 23 FG

Fourth Quarter

NH - Chris Ashley 1 run (run failed)

NH - Baade 32 run (Nicholson kick)

NH - Cowart safety

CL NH

First downs NA NA

Rushes-yds NA 57-279

Passing NA 11

Comp-Att-Int NA 1-4-1

Punts NA 1-21

Fumbles-Lost NA 4-2

Penalties-yds NA 3-20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS


RUSHING: NH: Baade 16-103, Chris Hessell 14-76


PASSING: NH: Hessell 1-4-1


RECEIVING: NH: Davenport 1-11

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Single-Wing St Charles Win Big!

Hornets Fall

ST. CHARLES - For the second straight year, St. Charles handed New Lothrop a season-opening football defeat 42-13.

With long-time Bulldogs coach Bob Welzein stepping down as head coach after last season, newcomer Brady Lake collected his first coaching victory at the Hornets' expense.

St. Charles' single-wing offense racked up 367 total yards, including 324 on the ground.

The first quarter was a 7-7 standoff. St. Charles drew first blood on Dugan Roosa's 13-yard scoring scamper.

New Lothrop countered with Jeremy Emmendorfer's 5-yard run. It was set up by Trevor Vincke's 50-yard pass to Cody Peterman to the Bulldog 5.

The Bulldogs then scored 21 unanswered points in the second period and added 14 more unanswered points in the third quarter.

The Hornets' final points came with 8:32 left in the game. Vincke passed 10 yards to De'Andre Johnson.

Vincke completed five of 15 passes for 93 yards, one score and one interception.

Zach Maike was the top New Lothrop rusher with 57 yards on 11 carries.

Ryan Parks had 11 tackles for the Hornets.


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Gators set for home opener with Lakewood

Demetrius McKelvie

By DAN BISER
Sports Editor

For the first time in nine years, the East Columbus High School football team will open a season on its homefield this Friday night.

Coach Travis Conner’s Gators will play host to the Lakewood Leopards Friday at 7:30 with hopes of breaking a three-year losing streak against the Sampson County team.

East Columbus last played the season opener on its homefield on Aug. 20, 1999 as it defeated Pender 20-7 with junior back Kaliym Hazel rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns on 14. In 2000, the Gators opened the season with a loss to Bladenboro, and from 2001 through 2006, the Gators held a season-opening endowment game series with Southwest Onslow ... all on the SWO field. Last season, ECHS opened the season with 20-12 loss at Lakewood.

The 1999 home game with Pender also marks the last time East Columbus won its season opener, so Conner and his staff are hoping that will be a good sign this week.

“We had our chances against Lakewood last year, but there were just too many mistakes,” Conner said. “Mistakes and injuries were our big drawback last season.”

East Columbus went 5-7 last year only to realize after the season that it had used an ineligible player and had to forfeit the wins.

The Gators have shown some good things in pre-season scrimmages with Fairmont and Fayetteville’s E.E. Smith, but Conner is still cautious about the season, especially about opening against a Lakewood team that advanced to the Western 1A finals last season, losing out to North Duplin.

Lakewood, a member of the “rough-and-tumble” Big Six Conference, also took wins of 21-0 in 2006 and 29-16 in 2005 over the Gators.

“I’ve been impressed by Lakewood each time we have played them in the past,” Conner said. “They are aggressive and well-coached.”

Lakewood, coached by James Lewis, made a good showing against West Bladen in last week’s Sampson County Jamboree, but reports are that turnout for football has been lighter than usual at Lakewood this year and the varsity numbers are down a little.

East Columbus has a strong Division I college prospect in free safety Demetrius McKelvie. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound McKelvie has earned All-Conference and All-County honors. McKelvie was unable to compete in pre-season scrimmages as he had to miss some practice days while off in Long Beach, Calif., competing for the Southeast All-Stars in the Area Code Baseball Classic.

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The News Reporter

Aggies smash Ashville

By Shannon J. Allen
The Reporter
Published August 30, 2008

ASHVILLE — Senior quarterback Jared Fontaine made sure Albertville’s first-ever meeting with Ashville entered the win column.

Fontaine rushed eight times for 123 yards and two touchdowns and completed three of four passes for 75 yards and two TDs to Madison Tharp, propelling the Aggies to a 38-14 triumph Friday night.

It was Albertville’s third consecutive victory in a season opener.

Ashville grabbed an early 7-0 lead when quarterback Barry Woods scrambled 6 yards for a touchdown.

Albertville answered with a nine-play, 69-yard drive Fontaine capped with a 13-yard scoring toss to Tharp with 1:57 left in the first.

The Aggies took the lead for keeps on Fontaine’s 76-yard dash to the end zone at the 9:38 mark of the second.

Albertville drove 54 yards on nine plays on its first series of the third period. Kane Hubbard scored on a 4-yard run with 6:15 remaining.

Fontaine connected with Tharp on a 52-yard scoring pass with 3:46 to play in the third.

The Bulldogs responded with a 65-yard drive that featured a 2-yard TD run by Courtney Williams.

Albertville then drove 74 yards in 11 plays. Fontaine scored from 2 yards out with 5:24 to play, giving the Aggies a 35-14 cushion.

Aggie linebacker Addison Powell recovered a Bulldog lateral at the Ashville 1-yard line.

Four plays later, Troy Simmons nailed a 21-yard field goal, making it 38-14.


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