1st quarter
6:36 WHS Evitt 63-yard run (Roland kick) Wagoner 7, Grove 0. Summary: After a Wagoner punt and a Grove turnover, it appeared the Ridgerunner defense had the Bulldogs stopped again as they faced a 3rd and 8. But Evitt weaved his way through the Grove defense for the first of his three touchdowns.
1:06 WHS Hawkins 60-yard fumble return (Roland kick) Wagoner 14, Grove 0. Summary: After staying with the Bulldogs for most of the first quarter and missing a couple of chances to score, Hawkins’s scoop and score of a Grove fumble was a devastating blow that Grove spent most of the second quarter recovering from.
2nd quarter
8:31 WHS Evitt 33-yard run (Roland kick) Wagoner 21, Grove 0. Summary: A 24-yard completion from Jake Woodson to Roman Rodriguez on 3rd and 3 kept the drive alive before Evitt scored his second touchdown of the night.
3:39 WHS Threet 15-yard pass from Woodson (Roland kick) Wagoner 28, Grove 0. Summary: An interception set the Bulldogs up at the Grove 35, and Woodson hit Justice Beets for 30 on the first play before throwing the touchdown pass following a Wagoner holding penalty.
1:05 WHS Evitt 22-yard run (Roland kick) Wagoner 35, Grove 0. Summary: Woodson completed a 46-yard pass on the first play of the drive and Evitt burst through the middle for his third and final score of the night two plays later.
0:09 GHS Sharp 30-yard pass from Spychalski (Cross kick) Wagoner 35, Grove 7. Summary: The Ridgerunners got on the board late in the half. Set up by a good return from Clayton Honeycutt and a 24-yard run by Ty Phillips, Jake Spychalski found Cole Sharp streaking down the middle of the field for the 30-yard touchdown.
4th quarter
1:40 GHS Jeffries 26-yard pass from Spychalski (Cross kick) Wagoner 35, Grove 14. Summary: The Bulldogs bled away most of the second half clock, but Spychalski completed four pass, the last one a leaping grab by Jeffries at the goal line for the final score of the evening.
GHS WHS
Rushes-Yds 24-79 41-294
Passing 152 122
Total 231 416
C-A-I 12-26-1 5-11-1
First downs 10 15
Third downs 5-13 6-9
Fourth downs 1-2 0-0
Fumbles-lost 3-2 3-1
Penalties-Yds 1-5 10-75
Individual
RUSHING: GHS – Dickey 5-21, Phillips 4-26, Spychalski 12-24, Cross 2-6, Sharp 1-2. WHS – Evitt 15-202, Lee 6-29, Rodriguez 5-27, Clark 1-22, Hawkins 6-19, McKee 2-2, Beets 1-4, Murray 1-5.
PASSING: GHS – Spychalski 12-26-152 yds-2TD-1INT. WHS – Woodson 5-11-122 yds-1TD-1INT
RECEIVING: GHS – Jeffries 4-74, Sharp 3-45, Dickey 2-0, Honeycutt 1-23, Lyle 2-17. WHS – Beets 3-83, Rodriguez 1-24, Threet 1-15
Notables
Turnovers – Much like last week’s game against Jay, the Ridgerunners were plagued by turnovers. A fumble on their first snuffed a scoring opportunity inside the Wagoner 20, while another fumble was returned for a touchdown. In all Grove had three turnovers last night and seven in their last two games.
Missed opportunities – In addition to the fumble on their first possession of the game, Grove had other opportunities. A Ty Phillips interception set Grove up at the Wagoner 22 late in the third quarter, but the Ridgerunners would be stopped on 4th and goal from the one.
Containing Evitt – Overall, Wagoner tailback Lawrence Evitt’s numbers – 15 carries for 202 yards and three touchdowns – were stellar. But the Ridgerunners were more effective against Wagoner’s running attack than first appears. Five of Evitt’s carries accounted for 166 of his yards, while his other 10 covered 36. Wagoner also had 8 other backs combine for 26 carries totaling 92 yards.
Jeffries scores again – After being held to just 1 catch for 22 yards in last week’s loss to Jay, senior wideout Matt Jeffries caught 4 passes for 74 against Wagoner, including a 26-yard touchdown near the end of the game. Jeffries now has 11 receptions for 198 yards and two touchdowns on the season, including 5 catches of 20 yards or more.
