Homecoming night - with several alumni classes returning to their roots
Coach Bryan Stern meets with players in winner's circle
The rain held for homecoming action ...
... with the largest crowd of the season
By Gaylen Duskey
realfang@citlink.net
Calhoun survived a case of the "Homecoming Blues" to post an 8-6 victory
over South Harrison in a key LKC match up Friday night.
The Red Devils were able to down the pesky Hawks when Chance Hardway and
Matt Houchin combined for a pass-catch touchdown and a two-point conversion.
Even at that it took a game-saving tackle by Caleb Ball late in the fourth
quarter to preserve the win.
Despite being virtually punch less in the first half the Red Devils trailed
only 6-0 at intermission.
But after Queen Dani Church and her court were introduced at halftime the
Red Devils shook off their case of the "Homecoming Blues" and took over in
the second half to gain the victory.
During the game the Red Devils had several flashes of brilliance, including:
-The
running of Eddie Burrows who gained 43 yards after Caleb Hart suffered
another leg injury in the third quarter.
-The running and punting of Jeff Goodrich. Goodrich had 77 yards rushing
with 73 of them coming after intermission. He also averaged 37 yards on six
punts.
-The cool hand of Houchin who grabbed a bad snap on the extra point attempt
(Nick Whytsell was lined up to kick) and hitting Hardway in the end zone for
the two-point conversion. He had hit Hardway with an eight-yard scoring pass
that tied the game setting up the extra point attempt.
-Hardway's sure hands on both the touchdown and the conversion along with
his block of a South Harrison punt.
-Zach Moore's three receptions for 71 yards, including a 54-yard run and
catch on a third down play. Moore, a freshman, did all that despite being
hampered by a strong South Harrison defense and a slick field.
-Roman Rader's interception in the fourth quarter, which killed a South
Harrison drive. He made the interception on the next play following a muffed
interception.
-Ball running down South Harrison fullback Scott Brosius after he took a
screen pass and raced 45 yards down the sideline. Ball was the last man with a
chance to catch Brosius as time was running down and Calhoun was clinging
to an 8-6 lead.
-The defensive efforts of several key players including Zac Yeager, Jake
Wagoner, Steven Wagoner, Cody Cottrell and Hart in stopping the South
Harrison offense in the second half.
South Harrison took a 6-0 lead on a nine-yard run by Brosius in the first
quarter and it look like it might stand up since Calhoun did not have an
offense in the first half as 18 yards total offense and two first downs
would attest.
But after intermission the Red Devils were as dominant as the Hawks had been
before intermission, moving the ball at will but failing to come up with
more than one touchdown.
But that one touchdown was enough as the Red Devils moved to 5-1 on the
season. The
Red Devils should move up in the ratings. Pending the outcome of
the PCHS-Hancock, Md., game the Red Devils will have either a rating of
either 6.83 or 7.0.
Calhoun is off next week before playing host to Roane County, a 22-8 victor
over Class AA top-ranked Sissonville Friday night.
Alumni band members join the Red Devil band
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