One of the things that makes Tyrone coach John Franco so good \u2013 at least in the eyes of Indian Valley coach Gawen Stoker \u2013 is his ability to break down an opponent\u2019s weaknesses and figure out what will work when his team has the football.
\nUnfortunately for Stoker, what worked against his Warriors in their 47-13 loss to Tyrone last night in a MAC non-divisional game at Mitchell Field could be broken down pretty easily. It might even fit with room to spare on a quarterback\u2019s wristband play card: everything.
\nTyrone pulverized Valley from beginning to end, scoring on every possession but its last, which ended when backup quarterback Tyler Golden drove the Eagles as far as the IV 5, only to take a knee on the Eagles\u2019 final four plays.
\n\u201cCoach Franco always does a good job,\u201d Stoker said. \u201cHe picks at things and finds out where you\u2019re weak and how you\u2019re reacting to things and comes back to them.\u201d
\nWhat Franco went to most against Valley was a running game so potent that it never went without gaining positive yardage until Golden began killing the clock with just over three minutes to play. The Eagles rushed for 317 yards and six touchdowns with senior Brinton Mingle leading the way, piling up 117 yards and three scores on 14 carries.
\nLeonard Wilson completed 8 of 10 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns, in the process becoming the first quarterback in Tyrone history to surpass the 3,000-yard mark for his career. He also ran for 49 yards before being pulled in the third quarter.
\nFour of Wilson\u2019s completions went for 13 yards or more as the senior averaged 10 yards per attempt.
\n\u201cWhen you protect your passer and he\u2019s as good as Leonard Wilson, your passing game is going to work,\u201d Stoker said.
\nThe win assured Tyrone (8-0) of the top seed in the District 6-AA playoffs, which begin in two weeks. It also put the Eagles one step closer to clinching the program\u2019s ninth unbeaten regular season, which they will shoot for next week against Penns Valley at Gray Veterans Memorial Field on Senior Night.
\n\u201cWe played well in just about every area tonight,\u201d said Tyrone coach John Franco. \u201cYou have to because Stoker-coached teams are always tough and well-prepared.\u201d
\nWhile that may be true, the Warriors were in no way prepared to handle Tyrone\u2019s defensive onslaught, which accounted for three sacks, 10 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, three turnovers and 36 yards in losses.
\nIt was that effort that guaranteed Tyrone would play the game miles ahead in the battle for field position. Of the Eagles\u2019 nine possessions, their worst field position to start a drive was their own 47.
\nTyrone scored first on a seven-play, 43-yard drive that saw Wilson complete passes of 15 and 13 yards to Trey Brockett and Shane Barr, respectively, before Mingle sprinted in from seven yards out. Buddy Stotler\u2019s kick made it 7-0.
\nSophomore Johnny Franco set up the Eagles\u2019 next score when he intercepted Valley quarterback Anthony Trutt at the IV 38. On Tyrone\u2019s ensuing play, Wilson broke loose on a quarterback draw for a 44-yard gain to the 7, and two plays later Mingle crashed in from the 2 to make it 14-0.
\nLater in the first quarter, following a short IV punt and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against the Warriors, Franco scored his ninth touchdown of the season on a 16-yard run as time expired in the first quarter. On the play, Franco hurdled one defender and cut on a dime past another near the goal line to put the lid on a three-play, 43-yard scoring march and lift Tyrone to a 21-0 lead.
\nWilson\u2019s tenth touchdown pass of the season \u2013 a four-yarder to Tyler Gillmen in the second quarter \u2013 ended an eight-play, 43-yard drive and made it 27-0 with 6:19 until halftime.
\nValley got on the board with its next possession, moving 80 yards in eight plays. Jordan Brought capped the drive by hauling in an 18-yard pass from Trutt in the front corner of the end zone to make it 27-7 with 1:56 left in the first half.
\nIt was 1:56 that the Eagles used judiciously, piecing together a six-play, 53-yard drive to squeeze in one more score before halftime. Franco got the drive started with a 13-yard run, and Trey Brockett kept it going with a 21-yard reception to the IV 12 four plays later. Wilson then hit Shane Barr crossing over the middle for a 12-yard touchdown pass that made it 33-7.
\nThe teams exchanged fumbles out of the locker room, but the net result was Tyrone beginning its second drive of the third quarter at the Warriors\u2019 30-yard line. On play number 3 of the series, Mingle crashed in from the 8 and Tyrone led 40-7.
\nIt was 47-7 just two minutes later, following another short-field drive. Tyrone took over following a punt at its own 49 and promptly handed off to Gillmen for 24 yards and Franco for 20 to the IV 2. Marvin Williams did the rest of the work from there, blasting in from the 1.
\nGRID TIDBITS: Brockett recovered a first quarter fumble, while James Updike corralled one in the third quarter \u2026 Stotler and Robert Emigh each had sacks \u2026 Franco ran for 65 yards on six carries \u2026 Valley\u2019s final touchdown came on a one-yard run by Nam Shartzer in the fourth quarter \u2026 the Warriors fell to 2-6.
\nSports Editor\u2019s Note: I apologize to all the Tyrone faithful for failing to report that due to the Daily Herald\u2019s strict Friday night deadline for getting our pages to the printing company, that we would not be able to print the story about the Tyrone\/Indian Valley football game until Monday. The mistake in not alerting you was totally mine, for which I am very sorry. I will do the very best I can, not to let that happen again. Thank you for your concern. Bob Miller, Daily Herald Sports Editor.
\n Tyrone 47 Indian Valley 13
\nTyrone 21 12 14 0 \u2013 47
\nIndian Valley 0 7 0 6 \u2013 13
\nFirst Quarter
\nT \u2013 Mingle 7 run (Stotler kick) 7:05
\nT \u2013 Mingle 2 run (Stotler kick) 3:44
\nT \u2013 Franco 16 run (Stotler kick) 0:00
\nSecond Quarter
\nT \u2013 Gillmen 4 pass from Wilson (PAT failed) 6:19
\nIV \u2013 Brought 18 pass from Trutt (Laub kick) 1:56
\nT \u2013 Barr 12 pass from Wilson (PAT failed) 0:13
\nThird Quarter
\nT \u2013 Mingle 8 run (Stotler kick) 8:18
\nT \u2013 M. Williams 1 run (Rudasill kick) 6:17
\nFourth Quarter
\nIV \u2013 Shartzer 1 run (PAT failed) 11:06
\nTeam
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t T IV
\nFirst Downs 21 12
\nYards Rushing 317 66
\nPass Att.-Comp. \t 8-10 8-15
\nPass Yards \t101 92
\nTotal Yards 418 158
\nFumbles\/Lost 1-1 4-2
\nInterceptions Thrown 0 1
\nPenalties\/Yards \t\t 6-30 2-25
\nPunts\/Avg. 0-0 4-35
\nRushing
\nTyrone \u2013 Mingle 14-117; Wilson 2-49; Franco 6-65; Gillmen 2-25; Tate 4-30; Leader 3-7; M. Williams 1-1; Walk 2-5; B. Williams 1-3; Golden 5-0; Brockett 1-15.
\nIndian Valley \u2013 White 2-31; Shartzer 8-27; Hartman 2-5; Hockenberry 3-14; Long 2-13; Thompson 4-(-9); Trutt 6-(-16).
\nPassing
\nTyrone \u2013 Wilson 8-10-101, 2 TD, 0 Int.
\nIndian Valley \u2013 Trutt 6-11-59, 1 TD, 1 Int.; Long 2-4-33.
\nReceiving
\nTyrone \u2013 Barr 3-41; Brockett 2-36; Gillmen 2-12; Morrow 1-12.
\nIndian Valley \u2013 Brought 2-24; Rosenberry 1-21; Green 2-20; Shartzer 1-11; Reigle 1-4; White 1-12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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