High school athletes of the week: Sept. 14

Branford's John Perry (Front) With teammates (left to right) Willie Clemons, Billy Peck, Matt Lambert, and Joey Fraddosio.

By Cliff Olsen
Correspondent
Published: Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, September 14, 2009 at 12:30 a.m.

John Perry had a huge a game in Branford’s 28-13 win over Trenton on Friday night.

It is the way Branford coach Bill Wiles said he has been expecting Perry to play for two years.

Out of the Buccaneers single-wing attack, the senior carried the ball 26 times for 314 yards and scored four touchdowns. He also caught one pass for 19 yards.

How big of a part did Perry play in Branford’s offense?

He accounted for 333 yards of the Bucs’ 384 yards of offense and scored all of his team’s touchdowns.

“It was absolutely his best performance in two years, he played with tremendous effort,” Wiles said. “I was most proud of how physical he played.”

Perry also played defense for the Bucs (2-0) and made nine tackles from his safety position.

“He was so exhausted, but he played through that,” Wiles said. “He is a good kid and he has come a long way.”

Perry was the difference in a game that was tied at halftime. His 50-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter provided the final margin and gave Branford its second-straight win over the Tigers.

“It is a team game. I’m proud of our team. John just happened to be the beneficiary Friday night of making the most of his touches,” Wiles said. “Maybe he needed a game like that to show him what he can be.”


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Holley stuns O-A 16-7

Hawks now 2-0 after a winless 2008 season
By Bill Bruton Jr. bbruton@batavianews.com
Monday, September 14, 2009 10:39 PM EDT

HOLLEY -- The Holley football team did not win a game a year ago.

What a difference a year makes.

On Saturday, the Hawks stunned Oakfield-Alabama, winning 16-7 over a Hornets team that went unbeaten in the Genesee Region League a year ago in compiling a 9-1 record.

Holley got on the board first on a safety when O-A had a bad snap on a punt.


O-A scored next on a 4-yard touchdown run by Jason Stanley and a Jon Fisher extra point.

The Hornets had a chance to take a 10-2 halftime lead with two seconds left in the first half, but Holley's C.J. Fallato blocked the field goal attempt.

Holley took the lead in the third quarter when Tyler Winter scored on a 30-yard run. Cadzish Norford ran in the two-point conversion, carrying O-A defenders to do it.

Holley put the game away on a 7-yard TD run by Sean Baylor in the fourth quarter.

Quarterback Guy Hills had 100 rushing yards for Holley (2-0) and also made two fumble recoveries on defense.

Preston Lawrence had an interception as Holley won the turnover battle 3-0.

Baylor finished with 16 tackles.

O-A drops to 1-1.

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Auburn's Single-Wing Scores 4 Times

Auburn offense comes alive in victory

ANDY BITTER - Special to the Sun Herald

AUBURN, Ala. — Three to two this wasn’t.

A year after an ugly, low-scoring win at Mississippi State signaled that everything wasn’t right with Auburn’s offense, a runaway 49-24 victory against those same Bulldogs on Saturday night suggests everything might be better than expected.

Offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn’s fast-paced attack racked up 589 yards against Mississippi State in its SEC opener before 85,269 at Jordan-Hare Stadium, surpassing the 556 it gained in the season opener against Louisiana Tech.

“It’s very innovative and it’s fun to watch,” said Gene Chizik, who improved to 2-0 as Auburn’s head coach. “From a defensive background, it’s problematic in a lot of ways.”

Auburn (1-0 SEC) has won 51 consecutive games when scoring 30 or more points, a streak dating back to 1996. The 49 points were the most Auburn has scored in an SEC game since beating Kentucky 49-27 in 2005.

The Tigers ran for 390 yards Saturday. Ben Tate, despite sitting out the first quarter, ran for 157 yards and a touchdown and Onterio McCalebb added 114 yards and a score. It marked the first time in Auburn history two players rushed for more than 100 yards in back-to-back games.

Malzahn thought this kind of success might be possible heading into the season.

“We knew that our front five, we knew that they were a solid offensive line, and we knew we had some backs who could be change of pace,” he said. “And so far they’ve really bought in to what we’re doing.”

Quarterback Chris Todd continued to find his comfort zone in the offense, going 10-for-23 for 186 yards. He developed a solid rapport with receiver Darvin Adams, who shook off a few early drops to catch five passes for 116 yards, both career highs.

And Wildcat triggerman Kodi Burns, who moved from quarterback to receiver in August, continued to evolve into the multi-use threat coaches envisioned. He ran for three 1-yard scores out of the single-wing formation and threw a confused Bulldogs defense for a loop in the third quarter, when he pulled up after a play-action fake out of the Wildcat and lobbed a touchdown pass to a wide open Philip Lutzenkirchen.
“I really didn’t know what to expect when (the position change) first happened,” Burns said. “It was pretty much a disappointment, but it’s this year. I’ve just got to go out there and do what I can for my team.”

Auburn went into halftime with a 28-17 halftime lead that could have been bigger if not for a pair of special teams miscues. Clinton Durst shanked a punt midway through the second quarter, leading to a Mississippi State field goal.


On the next possession, Durst had his punt blocked by Patrick Hanrahan. Robert Elliott picked it up and rumbled 10 yards for the score, giving the Bulldogs their first lead of the game at 17-14 with 4:44 remaining before the half.

The Tigers answered right back in lightning quick fashion. McCalebb took an option pitch from Todd and burst up the left sideline, running past the defense for a 43-yard touchdown that made it 21-14 Auburn.

After a Bulldogs three-and-out, the Tigers raced down the field, moving 78 yards in eight plays. Todd completed three passes to Adams for 69 yards, the last getting the ball to the Bulldogs’ 1. Burns punched it in with 16 seconds left before halftime to give Auburn an 11-point lead.

The Tigers out-gained the Bullodgs 314-171 in the first half, but put things away after the break. Burns’ touchdown pass to Lutzenkirchen made it an 18-point game with 3:52 left in the third quarter. Tate broke a 35-yard run up the sideline for a touchdown 2 1/2 minutes later to give Auburn a 42-17 lead.

“This game is a game of momentum swings,” Chizik said. “When the offense had a chance to step up and get some momentum back, they did. When the defense had a chance to step up and get some three-and-outs, it did. That’s why I was proud to see our team step up and answer the bell on all sides.”

Auburn’s defense limited Bulldogs quarterbacks Chris Relf and Tyson Lee to only 130 passing yards. The Tigers had two interceptions, one by defensive end Antonio Coleman, who returned it 20 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter.

Overall, the Tigers held Mississippi State to 126 yards and only seven points in the second half.

“It’s crazy,” Coleman said. “We were giving up all the points in the second half last year. We focus on finishing now. That’s what we do.”


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Gladiators keep rolling on

Offense unstoppable in road win at L’Anse

By Paul Peterson - For the Gazette
POSTED: September 12, 2009

L'ANSE - Don't look now, but the Ontonagon High football team is halfway to gaining a postseason spot in the playoffs.

The Gladiators moved their record to 3-0 on the young season with a 44-22 throttling of L'Anse Friday night in nonconference action.

Ontonagon's new single wing offense moved at will on a warm evening at Meadowbrook Field - piling up 339 yards rushing and another 106 through the air.

"We couldn't stop them," L'Anse skipper Mark Leaf said afterward. "They run that Single Wing offense very well ... and they have some dangerous weapons on offense."

Senior tailback Mike Schmaus did most of the damage for the Gladiators, scoring three times and accounting for 145 rushing yards. He also accounted for most of his team's passing yardage

"He (Schmaus) is the ideal back to have in our offense. He's a U.P. dash champion and he can get to the outside real quickly," said OAHS first-year coach Dave Linczeski. "He's also throwing the ball very well."

Schmaus marched his team 66 yards on the opening drive of the game, mixing his own runs with hand-offs to quick tailbacks T.J. Huotari and Nick Soumis.

Schmaus tallied on a three-yard run and also tacked on the two-point conversion with a run for an 8-0 score.

That swelled to 16-0 later in the quarter as Schmaus ran 10 yards to pay dirt and passed to Soumis for the two-pointer.

The Hornets bounced back with a nice scoring drive of their own in the second frame. Tailback Parker Miller capped the drive with a 5-yard run and also added the two-pointer for a 16-8 reading.

Ontonagon, looking for its first winning season since 1996, answered back before the half ended on an 11-yard run by Huotari. Soumis ran in the two-pointer for a 24-8 halftime score.

The Purple Gang marched to the Ontonagon 31 early in the third quarter before running out of downs.

The Glads then embarked on a 17-play, 69-yard drive and ate up nearly nine minutes of the clock to erase any doubts about the outcome. Huotari covered the final yard and when Schmaus passed to Cameron Menigoz, it was 32-8.

Schmaus added a 19-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter to up the count to 38-8.

Miller scored on a ten-yard run for the Hornets not long after that to make it 38-14, but a 47-yard TD scamper from Dylan Kirkley of OAHS nullified that.

Dennis Anderson caught a 61-yard scoring pass from Jake Jaeger late in the contest and the two hooked up on the two-point PAT for the final points.

Leaf said he was encouraged by Jaeger's 10-of-13 passing performance for 143 yards.

"We'll need that kind of passing to open up the running game," he pointed out. "It was one of the encouraging things tonight."

Ontonagon travels to Crystal Falls to face rugged Forest Park next Friday for a Great Western Conference game.

"The kids are excited about the challenge of playing a team like (the Trojans)," Linczeski said.

L'Anse, now 1-2, goes to Hancock next Saturday for a WestPAC meeting.

Fact Box ============================================== Ontonagon 16 8 14 6 - 44 L'Anse 0 8 0 14 - 22 First quarter ON - Schmaus 3 run (Schmaus run) ON - Schmaus 10 run (Soumis pass from Schmaus) Second quarter LA - Miller 5 run (Miller run) ON - Huotari 11 run (Schmaus run) Third quarter ON -Huotari 3 run (Soumis run) ON - Schmaus 19 run (pass failed) Fourth quarter LA - Miller 10 run (pass failed) ON - Kirkley 47 run (pass failed) LA - Anderson 61 pass from Jaeger (Anderson pass from Jaeger) Stats First downs: Ontonagon 17; L'Anse 9 Rushing: Ontonagon 45-339 (Schmaus 18-145, Soumis 6-78, Kirkley 3-54, Huotari 14-38; L'Anse 25-154 (Miller 9-84, Anderson 13-63 Passing: Ontonagon, Schmaus 3-6-0-88; L'Anse 10-13-143 Receiving: Ontonagon, Menigoz 2-87; L'Anse Anderson 4-72

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