{"id":48617,"date":"2008-10-25T09:49:43","date_gmt":"2008-10-25T13:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/v3\/?p=48617"},"modified":"2008-10-28T09:55:54","modified_gmt":"2008-10-28T13:55:54","slug":"golden-eagles-open-up-big-early-lead-dominate-penns-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/?p=48617","title":{"rendered":"Golden Eagles open up big early lead, dominate Penns Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nLittle package
\nAlthough just 5-6and 140 pounds if you believe the stats in the Tyrone program, Eagle senior Cody Weaver (3) carries a big punch. Weaver accounted for 86 yards against Penns Valley, despite touching the ball just twice. (The Daily Herald\/Virgie Werner)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

There are two really big reasons why Tyrone senior Larry Glace has been able to shift from the offensive line to become the 16th rusher in school history to amass more than 1,000 yards in a season. One is Glace\u2019s own talent, and the other is an offensive line that has made things look, well, easy.
\nBut nothing has come easy, according to coach John Franco, not even last night\u2019s 42-0 win over Penns Valley in Spring Mills – a second consecutive mercy-rule victory for the Eagles, who hiked their record to 8-1 heading into next week\u2019s conference showdown against 8-1 Central.
\n\u201cIt looked like it was easy. It wasn\u2019t easy. Our kids just played really hard,\u201d said Franco.
\nNone harder than the offensive line, which for the sixth straight season paved the way for a back to eclipse the 1,000-yard plateau. This time it was Glace, the most unlikely of rushers, considering this time last year he was an offensive guard.
\nBut it\u2019s the change of positions that has allowed Glace to have a special relationship with his line, and that made his accomplishment different from the others in a lot of ways.
\n\u201cWe never thought at the beginning of the year he would have 1,000 yards,\u201d said senior lineman Dustin Weaver. \u201cAnd (Mark) Mingle is only 300 yards away. We all block hard and work hard on the sled (at practice). Actually, every day, when we\u2019re doing sleds, Larry comes over and cheers us on when he\u2019s done running.\u201d
\nGlace finished the game with 75 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries, giving him 1,008 yards on the season. It\u2019s the 20th 1,000-yard season recorded by a Tyrone rusher, and it places Glace 20th on the Eagles\u2019 all-time rushing list, just behind Kenny Noel, who had 1,011 yards in 1947.
\n\u201cAs well as Larry played, guys like Weaver, Jordan Berry, Matt Murray, Jerrod Good, Danny Benson, (Jared) Templeton, John Shaffer – those guys opened up things,\u201d said Franco. \u201cZach Gault was blocking hard. Mark Mingle was blocking hard. Larry is a heck of a runner. He did a great job. But everything works together. It\u2019s not one guy.\u201d
\nAgainst Valley, it wasn\u2019t even one facet of the Eagles\u2019 game. Everything Tyrone attempted turned to gold in the crisp October air, and that allowed the Eagles to attack in a variety of ways. Levi Reihart completed 7 of 12 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns to Eric Desch, six players contributed at least 25 yards of offense, and Mingle scooped a first quarter fumble and returned it 25 yards for the Eagles\u2019 second defensive touchdown of the season.
\n\u201cOur mind set was, we\u2019re coming out to play, and it didn\u2019t matter if it took us three quarters, four quarters. Our mind set was, we\u2019ve got to keep playing hard,\u201d said Franco.
\nAs far as the Rams (1-8) were concerned, just one quarter might have been enough. In that one 12-minute span alone, Reihart went 4-for-6 for 77 yards, Glace had 70 yards on 7 carries, and Tyrone led 28-0.
\nThe Eagles (6-1 MAC Nittany Division) opened the game with a drive that went 76 yards on 10 plays, with Tyrone converting once on fourth down when Reihart found Shaffer open over the middle for a 20-yard gain to the Valley 20-yard line. Glace raced up the middle on the next play for the score, giving Tyrone the lead at the 7:12 mark.
\nAfter Valley went 3-and-out, it took Tyrone just four plays to score again. Glace got things rolling with a 23-yard gain to the Valley 32, and on the next play Cody Weaver took a reverse 27 yards to the 5. Glace scored 1 play later to make it 14-0.
\nWith time winding down in the quarter, Reihart stood strong in the pocket on a play-action fake and took a shot to the ribs as he unloaded a perfectly placed ball to the waiting finger tips of Desch down the left sideline for a 42-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds left. But the Eagles weren\u2019t done yet.
\nOn the Rams\u2019 next play from scrimmage, Valley quarterback Kyle Hockenberry made an option pitch that was too much for Brian Lee to handle. The ball bounced loose and was snagged in stride at the 25 by Mingle, who returned it all the way for a touchdown as time expired, giving Tyrone a 4-touchdown cushion.
\nThe Rams failed to convert a first down on their next series, and the punt put Tyrone back to its own 34. On the second play of the drive, Reihart found Desch open 20 yards down field over the middle, and a quick spin allowed the junior receiver the avoid two tacklers in the defensive backfield. He then outran the secondary to the end zone on a 67-yard touchdown play that punctuated the drive 56 seconds after it started.
\n\u201cLevi was throwing the ball crazy today,\u201d Desch said. \u201cHe hit me in stride both times. It was just open field from there.\u201d
\nTyrone\u2019s last score came on the heels of another Valley turnover, this one at its own 8-yard line. The Rams had just held Tyrone on downs, taking over at their own 11, but Lee fumbled on the first play of the drive, and David Cherry recovered. Cody Smith punched it in on the next play.
\nIt was the fourth time in the last five weeks the Eagles went over 40 points, and the third time they accumulated more than 400 yards of total offense. In two others they amassed 395 and 398.
\nJust as good was the Eagles\u2019 defense, which held its fifth opponent under 150 yards in total offense, while registering its third shutout. Valley managed just 88 yards, with five plays ending in the Rams\u2019 backfield.
\nThe Rams\u2019 longest play from scrimmage – a 27-yard scramble in the first quarter by Hockenberry – came on a broken play, and Valley\u2019s deepest penetration – a foray that went as deep as Tyrone\u2019s 23 – ended when the Rams turned the ball over on downs in the fourth quarter.
\nIt was a complete performance that allowed Tyrone to head into the Senior Night game against Central feeling good about itself. Tyrone currently holds the top spot in the District 6-AA standings, while Central is close behind at No. 2. With Clearfield losing 33-7 to Huntingdon, the Dragons, Eagles and Bisons find themselves log-jammed at the top of the division at 6-1.
\n\u201cTo me, it\u2019s the first playoff game,\u201d Franco said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a real intense game. It\u2019s exciting to have a big game for Game 10, and it\u2019s going to determine a lot of our standing in the playoffs.”
\n“We\u2019ve got to work extra hard this week,” said Weaver. “We have to make sure we study everything we get and just go out and be ready for it.\u201d
\nGRID TIDBITS: No other Tyrone team has ever scored 40 or more points four times in a five week regular-season stretch in program history … Mingle now has 712 yards rushing … Tyrone defeated Central 47-13 last season in Roaring Spring … Cody Weaver accounted for 86 yards in total offense … Tyrone has not punted in three straight games.
\nTYRONE 42 PENNS VALLEY 0
\nTYRONE 28 7 0 7 – 42
\nPENNS VALLEY 0 0 0 0 – 0
\nFirst Quarter
\nT – Glace 20 run (Shaffer kick) 7:12
\nT – Glace 5 run (Shaffer kick) 5:19
\nT – Desch 42 pass from Reihart (Shaffer kick) :10
\nT – Mingle 25 fumble return (Shaffer kick) :00
\nSecond Quarter
\nT – Desch 67 pass from Reihart 8:48
\nFourth Quarter
\nT – Smith 8 run (Ripka kick) 11:06
\nTeam Statistics
\n T \t\t PV
\n1st Downs \t19 7
\nYards Rushing 210 49
\nPass Att.-Comp. 8-14 4-10
\nYards Passing 222 39
\nTotal Offense 432 88
\nInt. By 0 0
\nFum. Rec. 1-0 3-2
\nPunts-Avg. 0-0 4-36.8
\nPenalties\/Yards 3-20 1-5
\nIndividual Statistics
\nRUSHING
\nTYRONE – Glace 9-75; Mingle 5-34; C. Weaver 1-27; Patton 2-25; Gault 5-24; Clark 2-17; Smith 6-13; Ripka 1-4; Burke 1-3; Walker 1-0; Reihart 1-(-12).
\nPENNS VALLEY – Hockenberry 6-23; Sweeley 4-13; Fegley 6-12; Helm 1-3; Lee 8-(-2).
\nPASSING
\nTYRONE- Reihart 7-12-163, 2 TDs, 0 Int.; Walker 1-2-59, 0 TD, 0 Int.
\nPENNS VALLEY – Hockenberry 2-6-9, 0 TD, 0 Int.; Helm 2-4-30, 0 TD, 0 Int.
\nRECEIVING
\nTYRONE – Desch 3-122; C. Weaver 1-59; Shaffer 2-26; Ingle 2-14.
\nPENNS VALLEY – Weaver 1-16; Montminy 1-14; Zettle 1-9; Sweeley 1-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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